In the edge of a thousand lakes

1 day

We invite you to spend a holiday in Karelia! You will find the edge of crystal lakes, clean rivers and endless forests. Packing suitcases, taking cameras, good mood and...

At 15:00 we leave Kazan to the Republic of Karelia (1,800 km).

The route passes through cities:

17:45 - Cheboksary (at the entrance to the cafe "Burger King", shopping center "Karusel", Ivan Yakovlev, 4b).

21:30 - Nizhny Novgorod (Lenin Square, at the monument to Lenin).

00:30 - Kovrov (Victory Square, monument "Eternal Flame").

02:00 - Vladimir (at the entrance to the shopping center "Globus", Suzdal Avenue, 28).

2 days

19:00 - We are welcomed by the "cultural capital" of Karelia, the city of Kondopoga.

A small provincial town is cozy located on the shore of Lake Onega.

Accommodation in the hotel "Karelia" *** (Kondopoga, Lenin Square 5).

Go to the shore of Lake Onega (300 m from the hotel).

- A picnic in nature. On the menu: a brewy Karelian ear with red fish, buckwheat porridge with stew, vegetable cutting and hot tea with cookies.

- Visit the kennel of sled dogs and the nursery garden of husky puppies. Experienced curls will introduce their pets - sled dogs, and in the "puppy" kindergarten you can squeeze fluffy lumps and go for a walk with them. And of course, small huskies are always ready to pose for a photo in pleasant company.

- National games and dances.

- "Fantastic gatherings" at a hot fire on deer skins. Together with the shaman, we will get the sacred fire, call spirits with diamond and guess on the runes. A wise master will spread the ashes of sad thoughts to the wind, predict the future and burn all troubles in the fire.

- Music carillons. We will get acquainted with the main attraction of the city - unusual clock-carillons. With their melodic bells, they slowly count down city time. Today, they will perform familiar tunes specifically for you.

3 days

Free day. The choice today is yours:

* Option 1. Excursion to Solovki Island (Strictly booked when buying a tour):

Attention! Due to the busy schedule, there is no dinner on the route, please take care of a snack in advance. You can order lunch boxes at the hotel. Cost: 350 rubles. Man.

- 02:30 - Departure to the port of Workoestrovsk.

Tune in to the fact that the 390 km long path will take 5-6 hours.

- Lunch box, on the way.

- 8:00 - Give me the moorings! We're going on a sea voyage. Keep the camera ready - a meeting with a ringed seal or a sea hare is possible, and from the end of June with a beluga whale. Photos among the endless White Sea will receive many likes in Contact.

Welcome to the famous island of Solovki - a unique architectural monument and a place of pilgrimage for believers from all over the world.

Upon arrival on the island:

Lunch in a cafe on the island (complex). The cost is 400 rubles. Man. (payment at the hotel the day before).

- Large sightseeing tour of the Solovetsky Kremlin.

During the excursion we will visit the territory of the central complex of the monastery, active temples, monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, objects of economic activity, Solovetsk fortress and the exposition “Monastic Prison”. Learn about the life of monks and the unique heating system of the monastery.

Impressions will be complemented by a walk to Cape Labyrinths. Colorful mosses and lichens, short junipers, curved dancing birches, clinging to scanty northern soil and ... stones. Smoothly polished by glaciers, they are the decoration of famous islands and keep their many secrets. It is said that during the time of Atlantis there was one of the most advanced civilizations of the Hyperboreans.

On the island in your free time you can buy the famous white sea cabbage, as well as cosmetics made of kelp, visit the operating temple or swim in the White Sea.

The time spent on Solovki Island is 9 hours.

21:00 - Arrival on a large land in the port of Workoestrovsk.

On the already familiar road, return to Kondopoga.

Estimated arrival at the hotel ~ 02:30.

Duration of the tour with transfers: 24 hours.

The cost of the tour: 6,900 rubles / person, a child under 10 years old (not inclusive) - 4,700 rubles.

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* Option 2. Expedition to the ancient cult complex on the mountain - the forces of Vottovaar (with dinner in a village house).

(Strictly booked when buying a tour):

Attention! There is no lunch on this route. You need to take care of a snack on the road in advance. You can order lunch boxes at the hotel. Cost: 350 rubles. Man.

Also, the route provides a long climb uphill, so we recommend comfortable clothes and sports shoes.

- 06:30 - early breakfast at the hotel - buffet.

- 07:00 - Departure by bus to the village of Gimola, Muezer district (180 km).

Transfer to UAZ cars, moving 17 km along a difficult road to the most mysterious place in Karelia to the foot of the mountain. Hiking up the mountain - the forces of Vottovaar.

And here we are at the highest point of the West Karelian hill - 417.3 m above sea level, which holds many secrets. About 9,000 years ago there was a powerful earthquake, which formed a giant failure. So in the center of the mountain there was a natural amphitheater, dotted with small lakes, rocks and amazing trees twisted into a knot or growing down the top. At the top of Vottovaara there are about 1600 stones (sades and boulders), stacked in a mysterious order. Scientists put forward several theories of the emergence of an ancient cult complex - this is the melting of the glacier, and the work of ancient civilizations and the parking lot of Sami tribes.

After the tour, transfer by UAZ cars to Gimola.

- Country dinner in the hut.

- Return by bus to the hotel, approximate arrival at 24:00.

Duration of the tour with transfers: ~ 17 hours.

The cost of the tour: 3 700 rubles / adult, 3000 rubles / child.

For those who did not go on excursions:

- Breakfast at the hotel is a buffet. Free time.

You can use rental services on the shore of Lake Onega (300 m from the hotel):

- fun boats (capacity up to 4 people, cost 150 rubles). /person / hour, each subsequent hour 100 rubles / person.).

Bicycles (100 rubles per hour)

- fishing rods and spinning (from 70 rubles) for fishing in the Bay of Onega Lake.

Lunch in the hotel cafe (buffet/covering). Cost 350/300 rubles. Man.

Dinner in the hotel cafe (buffet/covering). The cost of 300/270 rubles / person.

4 days

- Late breakfast at the hotel cafe - buffet.

Excursion program to the natural mysteries of Karelia:

- Welcome to Girvas - a unique geological object, the oldest (about 2 billion years) crater of the volcano in Karelia!! You will see a section of more than 20 lava flows with a capacity of up to 32 m and fossilized volcanic "bombs", including gas voids.

Do not forget the video camera to create proof that you have visited a real volcano!

Bright attraction of Karelia - reserve and waterfall "Kivach".

“Diamond falls a mountain from a ledge with four rocks...” – Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin, the first poet-lyricist of Russia, wrote admiringly about it. A pleasant addition to the raging water element will be the grove of Karelian birch, which has become the decoration of the arboretum of the reserve. This is a mystery tree with amazing wood marble pattern. Even in the twenty-first century, scientists have debated its origin. Admire the souvenirs from the "scarlet" - you can in the Museum of Nature.

- Stop at Paleozero. It impresses tourists with clean water, wide sandy beaches and an abundance of coniferous trees that fill the air with amazing aromas. On the shore of the lake you can find a stone that will remind you of our region.

Lunch in the hotel cafe - buffet. The cost is 350 rubles per person.

Program with national color "Karelian gatherings":

Learning to play the ancient Finno-Ugric musical instrument Kantel. Let the "Karelian ghusli" sing about the wind and the warm cozy house, it will always be happiness and joy.

Culinary master class "Kalitka" (pie made of rye flour). We will sit together at a wide table and, under the guidance of an experienced master, prepare the famous rupittetu (gates).

While the northern cakes in the stove are blushing - it's time to get the lake stones from Paleozero, learn about ancient rock paintings and make a painting for memory.

Petroglyphs master class.

Tea with products of own production - wickets.

(“Tea table” in the hotel – round the clock, free and always at your service).

Dinner in the hotel cafe - buffet. The cost is 300 rubles per person.

5 days

- Breakfast at the hotel cafe is a buffet.

Water excursion to the famous island of Kizhi (Booked by buying a tour):

UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Site since 1990.

Travel by water 1 hour and 30 minutes one way on covered taxi boats from Kondopoga. During the water cruise we will admire not only Lake Onega, but also numerous islands - Kiga skerries.

And here we are – a temple complex, built almost without a single nail.

We will learn about all its secrets when inspecting the ensemble of the Kizhsky Pogost, visit the estate of a Zaonezh peasant and one of the oldest wooden churches in Russia - the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus, rumored to have the ability to heal all ailments. You will also have a unique opportunity to visit the Church of the Transfiguration, opened after a long restoration work.

Duration of the tour: about 6 hours.

Time spent on Kizhi Island: 2.5 hours.

The cost of water transfer to Kizhi Island:

- 3,000 rubles/adult

- 2 300 rubles / child up to 12 years.

In addition, the hotel pays entrance fee to the island of Kizhi:

- adult - 700 rubles per person *

- pensioners - 400 rubles per person *

- a child under 16 years - 300 rubles per person *.

Lunch in the hotel cafe - buffet. The cost is 350 rubles. Man.

- We go to inspect the popular health resort, the first Russian resort "Martialnye Vody". It was opened in 1719 by order of Peter I. The emperor several times rested and was treated at the resort, and also loved to play with his retinue in "Birylki".

Its main attraction is the Church of the Apostle Peter. People call her a “foreigner.” This is not surprising, because he led the construction of a unique temple designed by the emperor Dutchman Wilhelm Genin. The church has preserved candlesticks from Karelian birch, carved and painted under marble by Peter I himself. The entrance fee to the church is additional: an adult - 150 rubles / person, a child - 100 rubles. Man.

Tasting useful iron water from four sources will give new strength before climbing to the cult place from the national epic "Kalevala" - Mount Sampo. It has long been known that this mountain fulfills all the most secret desires. Check it out?

Dinner at the hotel - buffet. The cost is 300 rubles per person.

6 days

Attention! Due to the constantly changing epidemiological situation in the region and the change in the schedule of meteors, departure for the excursion is possible at 04:00, breakfast - lunch box.

- 06:00 - early breakfast at the hotel - buffet.

- Room release.

06:45 - Departure to the former Finnish territories without visas and passports (290 km).

The first parking lot is Ruskeala Marble Park. Now it is one of the most beautiful places in Karelia.

On the excursion (1.5 hours) we will explore the mountain park from a height - the largest deposit in Priladoga. Artificial white marble rocks picturesquely hang over the emerald water surface of a small lake. Since Catherine’s times, marble was mined here to decorate the cathedrals and palaces of St. Petersburg. On the tour, you will learn how the Marble Lake was formed, you will visit one of the tunnels and you will be able to take a souvenir stone as a souvenir.

Time spent in the mountain park is 2 hours.

- Second stop is cinematic. The famous “sinking threshold” is the Ahvenkoski Falls.

The film “The Dawns Are Quiet Here...” began his “creative career.” Locals call it “Zhenkina river”.

And here is the ancient city of Serdobol (Sortavala). It is rightly called the “architectural encyclopedia of European architecture”. He gave creative inspiration to Robert Christmas, Bella Akhmadulina and many other poets and artists.

* 15:00 - lunch (complex) in the cafe of Sortavala. The cost is 370 rubles / person.

Free time for the soul, spend it usefully.

*16:00 - excursion "Legendary North Athos..." (Valaam Island).

The time of water travel by meteor from Sortavala to the island on Lake Ladoga is 45 minutes one way. Like the fabulous backs of whales or old giant fish rise from the water of Ladoga skerries - fjords. And here we are in the center of the spiritual, cultural and Orthodox life of Russia.

During the main excursion: acquaintance with the central estate of the monastery and a visit to the majestic architectural monument - the functioning Spaso - Transfiguration Cathedral, where the relics of the founders of the monastery Herman and Sergius of Valaam rest. Then return to the worldly bustle, to the mainland.

Duration of the tour: 4.5 hours. Time spent on Valaam Island is 2.5 hours.

Cost: adult - 3,000 rubles, a child up to 12 years inclusive - 1,700 rubles.

For those who did not go on an excursion - a walk around the city, a visit to the Church of Nicholas the Wonderworker, built at the expense of St. Petersburg merchants Eliseev in the Russian style according to the project arch. N. P. Grebenka, climbing the mountain Kuhavuori and photo-stop "from a bird's eye view". What is not a good end to the excursion day?

- 20:00 - We meet on the shore of Lake Ladoga.

Dinner at the cafe in Sortavala (cover). The cost is 350 rubles. Man.

Free time to purchase food on the road.

21:00 - Departure to your city. Night move.

7 days

Estimated arrival in your city:

13:30 - Vladimir (at the entrance to the shopping center "Globus", Suzdal Avenue, 28).

15:00 - Kovrov (Victory Square, monument "Eternal Flame").

18:00 - Nizhny Novgorod (Lenin Square, at the monument to Lenin)

21:30 - Cheboksary (at the entrance to the cafe "Burger King", shopping center "Karusel", Ivan Yakovlev, 4b)

00:00 - Kazan (TSUM, Moskovskaya Street, 2).