The Great Ring of Ladoga (6 days):

legendary fortresses, ancient monasteries, picturesque nature, ancient traditions! St. Petersburg - Priozersk - Ladoga Lake - Valaam Island - Sortavala- Ruskeal waterfalls - Olonets - Alexander Svir Monastery - Staraya Ladoga - Shlisselburg - St. Petersburg This is the decoration of our travel collection in Russia. A truly unique program. First time in 2005. The ring route around Lake Ladoga. All the best and most interesting in the area. Legendary fortresses and ancient monasteries, picturesque nature and ancient traditions. legendary fortresses, ancient monasteries, picturesque nature, ancient traditions! St. Petersburg - Priozersk - Ladoga Lake - Valaam Island - Sortavala- Ruskeal waterfalls - Olonets - Alexander Svir Monastery - Staraya Ladoga - Shlisselburg - St. Petersburg This is the decoration of our travel collection in Russia. A truly unique program. First time in 2005. The ring route around Lake Ladoga. All the best and most interesting in the area. Legendary fortresses and ancient monasteries, picturesque nature and ancient traditions. 1 day Departure from Moscow by evening train from Leningrad station to St. Petersburg. 2 days Arrival in St. Petersburg. A group meeting at the train station. Transfer to Priozersk. Travel information on the route "History and nature of the Karelian Isthmus". Transition on Lake Ladoga on the ship of the Valaam Fleet to Valaam Island. Arrive at Monastery Bay. Sightseeing tour of the Central Estate of the monastery with a view of the Transfiguration Cathedral, cell buildings, outbuildings. Visit to the Old Brotherhood Cemetery. Lunch is in the refectory. Transition by boat to the Northern Ladoga region in Sortavala. Hotel transfer. Placement. Rest. 3rd day Breakfast. Departure for the tour "Legends of the Marble Canyon". Sightseeing tour of the Ruskeala Mountain Park, a walk around the marble canyon, a visit to the famous Ruskeala waterfalls - the place where the film "And the dawns are quiet ..." was filmed. Moving to Sortavala. Sightseeing tour of an ancient city with a rich history. Moving to Olonets. Hotel accommodation. Rest. 4 days Breakfast. A unique ethnographic excursion “What a village is a custom”. Travel information about the villages that have preserved extraordinary Karelian traditions. These are villages of masters of straw hats, jewelers, hunters and fishermen. Especially famous is the village of Bolshaya Selga, which has not changed since the early 18th century and which is today a unique monument of wooden architecture with ancient huts, baths, wells, fences. During the tour you will receive a lesson of the Karelian language and will be able to say hello and explain love in the local dialect, take part in a master class on making a ritual doll, for you tea with wickets (Karelian cakes), Karelian games and Karelian quadrille. Visit to the functioning Alexandro-Svir Monastery. The Transfiguration part of the monastery, where the incorruptible relics of Alexander Svirsky lie in the temple. A chapel built on the site of the apparition to Alexander Svirsky of the Holy Trinity. Visit to the Trinity section. Back to the hotel. Rest. 5 day Breakfast. Moving to Old Ladoga - the first capital of Ancient Russia. It was here that the castle of the legendary Rurik stood. Visit to the Old Ladoga fortress (IX-XII centuries). St. George Cathedral with world-famous frescoes of the 12th century. Walk along the oldest street Varangian. Commemorative places associated with the name of the great Russian commander A.V. Suvorov. Moving to Schlisselburg. Excursion to the Shlisselburg fortress (Oreshek), which is located on the island at the confluence of the Neva into Lake Ladoga. Transfer to St. Petersburg to the Moscow station. Departure to Moscow by evening train. 6 days Arrival in Moscow at the Leningrad station in the morning. Special section: corporate tours, North-West of Russia Prices and availability of places (Big Ladoga ring (6 days): legendary fortresses, ancient monasteries, picturesque nature, ancient traditions!) The cost is given in rubles per person for the ride Cost of transport services: (railways + internal crossings) june coupe - from 4790 rubles. + 750 rubles, july - from 4890 rubles. + 750 rubles., july 26-august - 4990 rubles. + 750 rubles., september - from 4750 rubles. + 750 rubles.) june - from 2750 rubles. + 750 rubles., july - from 2810 rubles. + 750 rubles., july 26-august - from 2900 rubles. + 750 rubles, september - from 2750 rubles. + 750 rubles) Tickets only 45 days before departure! Dates of arrivals 2-seater from the oud. Commission to agencies Note! placement Brief description of accommodation facilities: Hotel Caunis Located in the center of Sortavala on the shore of Lake Ladoga. Rooms 2 local with amenities. Hotel Piipun Piha Located in the center of Sortavala on the shore of Lake Onega. The name from Finnish translates as “Korik with a trumpet”. The hotel room fund consists of single, double rooms. On the territory of the hotel complex: a restaurant, two bars, a sauna, a barbecue barbecue barbecue, a long pier, a guarded parking lot, a summer stage. Tour Complex "Winter's Dacha" The complex is located in a picturesque place on the shore of Lake Ladoga, in the vicinity of the city of Sortavala, on the territory of a unique arboretum, founded in 1905 by the project of Dr. Winter. On the protected area at the services of tourists: cafe "Karelian tale", sports trout camp, rental of 3 pleasure boats, fishing gear (amateur fishing rods), a mini-golf, beach volleyball, football, athletic town, table tennis and much more. The tourist complex has cottages of various comforts, each of which has a sauna, a living room with a kitchen, a front garden and a comfortable arbor. Cottages were built in 2000-2005, their facades are an imitation of the Finnish period of construction of the historical dacha of Dr. Winter (1909-1911). All interior decoration is made of Karelian pine, which creates a special coziness and comfortable atmosphere. Accommodation The cottage is two-storey, ten-seater. 1 floor: hall, living room with TV, equipped kitchen, sauna, shower, toilet, 3 double rooms. 2 floor: 2 double rooms with amenities. Heated floors in the showers. Cottages are single-storey, six-seater. Hall, living room with TV, equipped kitchen, sauna, shower, toilet, 3 double rooms. Hotel Scandinavia Located in the center of Sortavala. Rooms are 2 local with prey. Hotel Piipun Piha Located in the center of Sortavala on the shore of Lake Onega. The name from Finnish translates as “Korik with a trumpet”. The hotel room fund consists of single, double rooms. On the territory of the hotel complex: a restaurant, two bars, a sauna, a barbecue barbecue barbecue, a long pier, a guarded parking lot, a summer stage. Hotel "Olonia" in Olonets. Rooms are single and double with facilities. http://www.orfey.net/scomb.php?pid=55&tour=1120