Karelia
Meeting place
Petrozavodsk
Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Price
395 € (per person in double room)
Tour group
from 10 to 55 pax
Petrozavodsk, Kizhi
Arrival to Petrozavodsk
Sightseeing
Kizhi
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Sightseeing
Kizhi
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- Sightseeing tour by bus. Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia, is a small and cozy town on the shore of lake Onega, which is the second largest lake in Europe. During the tour one can walk around the old town and the famous Onega promenade to see wooden houses of the pre-Soviet era.
- Tour to Kizhi island on a "meteor" (hydrofoil). Transfer takes 1.5 hours. Kizhi is an open-air museum of wooden architecture on one of the islands of Lake Onega. The wooden buildings presented at the museum were built in the 17th century using a unique technology - not a single nail was used in their construction. The Intercession Church, the unique 22-headed Transfiguration Cathedral and the ancient Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus of Murom are especially worth seeing. One can also see an old mill, barns and old houses where volunteers and museum workers show traditional peasant crafts.
Valaam, Marble canyon
Sightseeing at Valaam
Ruskeala mountain park - canyon and waterfalls
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Ruskeala mountain park - canyon and waterfalls
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- Transfer to the island of Valaam on Lake Ladoga takes less than an hour. A sightseeing tour to the central estate of the monastery includes a visit to the Transfiguration Cathedral, where the relics of the Monks Sergius and German rest. On the shore of Nikon Bay there is the Resurrection Sket with a copy the cave of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem. After a walk along the forest road towards the Gethsemane monastery with the wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the excursion ends on the Eleonskaya Mount, which offers one of the most poetic views of Lake Ladoga.
- A walking tour of the marble canyon of Ruskeala, which is a huge bowl cut out by men in an array of marble strata, half filled with pure emerald water. It is framed by gentle and steep cliffs of light gray marble, towering up to a height of 25 m above the surface of the lake.
- A visit to the Ruskeala Falls - the place where the famous film "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" was filmed.
Waterfall Kivach and Rabocheostrovsk
Nature reserve Kivach
Transfer to Rabocheostrovsk
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Transfer to Rabocheostrovsk
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- Visiting the Kivach Natural Museum-Reserve. Acquaintance with the history of the region, local traditions and rituals. In the Kivach nature reserve you can immerse yourself into the wonderful world of Karelian nature, see the second largest plain waterfall in Europe, as well as a unique tree - the Karelian birch.
- Transfer to the village of Rabocheostrovsk, where Pavel Lungin's film "The Island" was shot. The village is located on the White Sea coast and is a harbor for ferries to Solovki.
Solovki
Boat transfer to Solovki (2 hours)
Sightseeing
History of Solovki camp
Transfer to Rabocheostrovsk
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Sightseeing
History of Solovki camp
Transfer to Rabocheostrovsk
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- Sightseeing at the Solovetsky Kremlin includes visiting exhibitions "Monastery Prison", "Solovetsky Fortress" and "Solovetsky Ovens", where one can learn about the history of the Solovetsky Monastery. One can visit the central complex of the monastery, the temples, economic facilities of the monastery and the Solovetsky fortress.
- Free time. One can stroll along the White Sea to the grove of "dancing birches" or visit the seaweed and souvenir shop.
- Walking tour "History of the Solovetsky Special Purpose Camp 1923-1939" with a visit to the new exhibition about the Solovetsky Special Purpose Camp and the monument to the Solovetsky prisoners.
Departure
Transfer to the airport or to the railway station
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Arrangement price: 395 €
(per person in double room)
It includes:
(per person in double room)
It includes:
• accommodation in double rooms
• transfers according to the program
• entrance tickets
• organizational arrangement costs.
• transfers according to the program
• entrance tickets
• organizational arrangement costs.
Supplement for single room: 40€
Accommodation for a third adult in a double room, with additional bed * - upon request
* Supplementary beds are non-standard and unsuitable for tall people
Accommodation for a third adult in a double room, with additional bed * - upon request
* Supplementary beds are non-standard and unsuitable for tall people
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