Acquaintance with Karelia

Arrival in Petrozavodsk by train No. 18.

Meeting with a guide at the train station under the clock from the side of the apron.

Breakfast at the café.

Bus sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk + walking tour of the unique open-air museum of modern art (exposition of sculptures on the embankment of Lake Onega).

During the tour you will get acquainted with the history of the city and its modern appearance.

Comet ride on O. Kidzhi

Kizhi Island is a pearl of Zaonezhye, located among the Kizhi skerries. The main attraction of the island is the Museum of wooden architecture, in the center of which is the ensemble of the Kizhi Pogost. During the tour of the island you will visit the traditional peasant’s house, learn about Karelian crafts and traditions, listen to the bells and see one of the main Orthodox shrines of the Russian North – the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus.

Return to Petrozavodsk.

Accommodation in the selected hotel.

Attention:

• excursions to the island. The skin depends on the weather conditions. In case of force majeure (storm, fog), the tour is canceled.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Excursion to the Kivach reserve is the oldest in Russia and the first in Karelia. During the tour of the reserve you will see the most famous waterfall of Karelia Kivach and the arboretum of the famous Karelian birch.

Excursion to the first Russian resort "Martial Waters". A unique opportunity to taste healing water from three sources known since the time of Peter I. Inspection of the Church of St. Apostle Peter (1721).

Late lunch.

Return to Petrozavodsk.

Transfer to the railway station.21:00 Departure by train No. 17 to Moscow.