WINTER KARELIA

Upcoming dates: 24.02.2024-29.02. 2024

Immerse yourself in a world of adventure and adrenaline with exciting journeys on buggies and ATVs! Embark on exciting off-road trips and experience a sense of freedom and speed, penetrating the most remote and exciting corners of nature.

Route programme:

Day 1

• Arrival day.

Upon arrival in Sortavala, you will be met by a group transfer and brought to the park by the Winter’s Dacha hotel. That's where we'll meet.

• The park-hotel was created in a historical place - in the early 20th century.

Here was built a dacha for the outstanding surgeon and public figure Dr. Gustav Winter. The historical building "Dacha Winter" is an operating museum, which presents restored interior items of the early 20th century, unique archival photos and documents.

• Check-in at a park hotel.

Free time. You can walk along the arboretum or visit the embankment of Lake Ladoga.

• Dinner at Gustav Winter's restaurant.
• Meet the team.

After dinner, you will meet the team to create a friendly atmosphere and feel the team spirit.

• Briefing, briefing.

An important point of the day will be briefing and briefing, which will help participants to be ready for upcoming events and get the necessary information.

Day 2

• Breakfast at the hotel 8:00.
• Departure for 10:00.

After breakfast, the group leaves for the route at 10:00.

• The first point on the route will be the location of Tuoksalahti and the ruins of the Finnish dam on the Kitenjoki River.

Mountain Park Ruskeala, Ruskeal waterpounds and the village of Kalaamo.

• Then we will go to the village of Kalaamo, the first mention of which dates back to 1500.
• The most interesting place to visit on this day will be the Ruskeala Mountain Park and the most beautiful Ruskeala waterfalls.

These are marble canyons in which material was mined for the construction of St. Petersburg.

• End of the day.

Finish at the Kirkolahti location at the Black Stones tourist base. After check-in, you'll have dinner.

Day 3

• Breakfast at the hotel 8:00
• Departure to 10:00

At 10 a.m., we are on a new adventure.

• On this day, our path will lie along the shore of Lake Janisjärvi.

The Yanisjärvi Astroblema is located north of Lake Ladoga and represents one of the oldest meteorite craters on Earth with a radiological age of 725 ± 5 million years and an initial diameter of about 14 kilometers, which is deeply eroded and is currently occupied by the basin of Lake Yanisjärvi.

• Finnish Arch Bridge, lunch.

One of the stops will be near the Finnish arch bridge near Janissilta station. The bridge was built in 1939 in the shortest time, just over six months.
We will have a delicious lunch from our chef.

• Then we go down the river Yanisjoki.

We inspect the rapids and hydrological structures built at the time when Finland was part of the Russian Empire.

• Finish.

We will finish our day on the shore of Lake Ladoga in the beautiful guest complex “Seasons”.

Day 4

• Breakfast at the hotel 8:00
• Departure to 10:00

On this day we will spend the main part of our route on the ice of Lake Ladyga.

• On our third day we will enjoy the views of the main attraction of the Northern Ladoga region.

The beauty of the Ladoga Skeres National Park.

• We will see what is not available to ordinary tourists in winter.

Islands and streams, untouched, wild forests and sheer cliffs

• On the way, we will have lunch from our chef.
• End of the day.

The final of the day will be the arrival in the tourist complex "White Bridges". Where we will be waiting for a hot bath and a delicious dinner.

Day 5

• Breakfast at the hotel 8:00.

The morning starts with breakfast at the hotel at 8:00.

• Departure for 10:00.

After breakfast, the group leaves for the route at 10:00.

• On this day we will visit the beauty of the Northern Ladoga.

The first point will be the almandine pomegranate deposit, each guest will be able to mine a stone of incredible beauty. This is not so difficult, because this is the only place on the planet where they are not in granite, but in fragile mica.

• Yukankoski Falls.

Next we will have roads to the frozen waterfalls of Yukankoski, these are the highest waterfalls in this part of Karelia.

• The extreme point of our expedition will be a visit to the observation deck at the very top of the abandoned quarry.

We go back to the hotel where we have a good dinner.

• Final briefing, summing up the expedition and presentation of memorable gifts.

After the “sandbox” we will proceed to the hotel, where after check-in you will have a final briefing, where we will sum up the results of our exciting trip and give memorable gifts to the participants. This will be a time for sharing experiences and a joyful ending to our adventure. This will end our day filled with movement, the beauty of nature and the taste of adventure. We will create unforgettable moments that live in our hearts and memories.

Day 6

• Breakfast at the hotel from 9:00.

Further, at your discretion, you can go on a comfortable transfer to the railway station, or you can continue your journey along this beautiful land.

• Residence
• Three meals a day.
• Transfer from/to railway station
• Services of guide, mechanics and videographer
• Refueling transport

Payable separately:

• Moving to and from Sortvala
• Buggy rental (Maverick ds TURBO – 70,000 rubles / day of walking; Maverick MAX X RS TURBO RR – 100,000 rubles / day of walking)
• Single accommodation

The tour duration is 6 days, 4 of which are running.