Acquaintance with Karelia
Description:
In just 4 days you will visit the most beautiful places of Karelia, and jeeping along the forest road will add adrenaline to the journey. You will walk along the Marble Canyon and see the famous Ruskeal waterfalls, where the film “And the Dawns Are Quiet Here” was shot. Discover the amazing landscapes of the Tolvojärvi National Park with picturesque lakes and military-historical monuments, and also climb to the top of Vottovaara - the sacred mountain of the ancient Sami.
In just 4 days of tour you:
- Drive along the old Murmansk highway to the first Russian resort Martialnye Vody, founded by Peter I in 1719
- Visit the ancient, but still operating hydroelectric power station, built on the rock of the ancient volcano Girvas
- Walk along the top of the mountain Wottovaara, strewn with stone seids - mysterious messages of the ancient Sami
- You will see the largest waterfalls of Karelia - Kivach and White Bridges
- Admire the beauty of the lakes, cut by high ridges, and inspect the military monuments in the national park "Tolvoyarvi" - during the Second World War there were fierce battles
- visit the Ruskeala mountain park with turquoise lakes, picturesque waterfalls and marble galleries of the XVII century
- you can capture panoramas of the largest lake in Europe - Ladoga and picturesque Ladoga skerries
- Visit the ethnic village of Kinerma and try traditional Karelian cuisine
For groups of two people, we can conduct this program on any other dates.