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Out of reach Karelia

Moscow 2 days / 1 nights - Karelia 3 days / 2 nights - Moscow 1 day

VIP Individual Tour

 

Any departure date requested in the period June to October 30th

 

Program:

 

Day

Itinerary

Day 1

MOW

Arrival in MOW. Meet with guide. Transfer to the hotel. Check in. Dinner in the hotel (on request).

Day 2

MOW

Breakfast. Meet with guide. Moscow city tour (3-3,5 hrs).

Lunch in a city restaurant

Kremlin (Territory+ 1 Cathedral).

Free time for shopping

Dinner in a city restaurant.

Transfer to the railway station. Departure to Petrozavodsk.

Overnight in the train

Day 3

Petrozavodsk

Welcome to Karelia (Meals: Full Board)

Arrival in Petrozavodsk by train. Meeting with guide at the railway station.  Transfer to the harbor. Along  the way - short city tour of Petrozavodsk. Meet with the captain of the yacht Prestige 500S ( one cabin double bed, 2 cabins - twins), Accommodation on the yacht. Breakfast. Departure to Kizhi island. Arrival. Individual excursion to Kizhi Island. The Kizhi Museum is one of the largest open air museums in Russia. One of the main attractions located there is the Transfiguration Cathedral built in 1714. Thirty thousand shingles, made of aspen wood, on twenty-two separate cupolas (domes) on five tents compose the ascending nest. The aspen wood reflects a myriad of hues changing the color of the cupolas depending on the light. A spectacular sight and hard to believe it was done with wood.The collection of the Open-Air "Kizhi" Museum includes 89 monuments of wooden architecture: old chapels and houses, windmills and granaries, threshing barns and racks for drying crops... The gem of this collection is the 22 domed Church of the Transfiguration of Our Savior, 37 meters height. The Church of the Intercession of Holy Mary and the Bell-Tower located nearby emphasize the harmony and magnificence of the main Church.

After the tour, the captain will help you take photos from great perspective because you have your own yacht at your disposal.

Lunch onboard the yacht.

Continuing the tour on the yacht towards Cape Besov Nos. (Demon's Cape)

Trolling (fishing) along the way.

Dinner onboard the yacht.

Overnight on board the yacht in one of the closed picturesque bays of lake Onega.

Day 4

Petrozavodsk

(Onego Lake)

Petroglyphs on the east shore of Onego Lake (Meals : Full Board)

Breakfast onboard

Onego Lake Rock Art assemble is located on the Besov Nos (Demon's Cape) of the eastern shore of Onego Lake. Onego carvings are differed from others with their metaphoric character, fantastic nature and exotics of images. Local inhabitants attributed rock art to the activity of the "evil spirit". This resulted in the name of the area, Besov Nos (Demon's Cape) and later in attempts to neutralize the "devilish pictures" by carving Christian crosses on the figures of the demon and a swan, probably dated back to 15-th century. Rock art galleries of the White Sea and Onego Lake are the real pearls of ancient culture world wide. They indeed, are the archeological "visit card" of Karelia. Not by chance, in majority of publications they are called as a "stone book", "stone chronicles" or "awareness shop", and considered worth being registered in the World Heritage List.

Another place of visit is Murom Monastery of St. Assumptionis on the eastern coast of the Onego lake, on a narrow strip of the ground, which is a kilometer wide, between two lakes - vast Onego and small Murom. it is possible to get to the monastery only by water. The monastery was founded in XIV century, In 1786 the monastery was reorganized into a female monastery, and in 1787 it was abolished. It was restored in 1867 with assigning of staff of 7 monks, The revival of the monastery began in January 1991. By the end of XX century white walls of the Cathedral of Assumption and the frame of the church of All Saints are well kept. The monastery is still the place of a strict secluded life.

Lunch onboard the yacht.

Continuing the tour on the yacht towards settlement Povenets.

Trolling (fishing) along the way.

Arrival to the settlement. Transfer by the car to the Country Club Malaya Medvezhka  https://medvezhka.ru/; https://turbaza.ru/en/respublika-kareliya/id137/

Check in.

Day 5

Petrozavodsk

(Marcial Waters, Kivach Waterfalls)

Jeep rides in the wild Karelia ( Meals: Breakfast + picknick lunch in the forest)

Breakfast at hotel

10 am departure. Route:

stop at the chapel

Stop. Ascent on foot to Sampo mountain (about 5 minutes walk to the top). From the top is the  a magnificent view of forests and Islands of lake Konchezero. This amazing hill is located with an unusual surface, combining rocks, century trees, moss and vegetation. Having found yourself on a magical hill, you feel a special atmosphere among the mighty pines and stony rocks.

Stop. The first Russian spa resort founded by Peter the I in 1719 on mineral springs - Marcial Waters Since that time glandular sources called "Marcial waters" in honor of Mars - god of war and iron. Cognitive tourism can be easily combined with wellness in the modern spa resort "Marcial Waters", which was opened in 1964, is the largest in the North medical complex, which has its own therapeutic mud, physiotherapy and other departments.

 

Stop. The first off - road obstacle is Sand pits. Instruction on safety and the basics of driving jeeps.

Tourists drive a car themselves . Instructors are present in each car and monitor the safety of the route. Self-driving under the guidance of an instructor in the sand pits and forest roads along the coast of the lake. Off-road route. Overcoming difficult terrain. The track is designed in such a way that you first learn to control and get used to the car, then learn to pass off-road obstacles.

Rest and picnic in a pine forest on the shore of the Lake. Barbecue on the coals. Here on the table there is a steaming barbecue, fresh vegetables, cheese, bread. For this snack, you can taste balms and liqueurs made from natural Karelian berries and herbs. At the end of the picnic-hot tea or coffee with gingerbread.

Stop near Girvas settlement. There is  an old airfield of strategic aviation near the settlement. Its length is 4300 meters, more than a meter in depth, while in width it is already main avenue   in St. Petersburg. And all this mass of concrete is in the deep woods!

In the southern part of the village there is a unique geological object - the oldest (about 2 billion years) crater in Karelia. It was found in autumn of 1966 during the archaeological researches of volcanic formations in the northern margin of settlement Girvas in the course of spillway Paleozerskoy autumn. Today only a small part of the volcanic apparatus: the part of the eruptive vents, south-eastern slope of the lava cone and a big part of the side crater - a volcanic explosion pipe, is available for direct observation, while the rest of it is hidden under a thick cover of deposits. Girvas volcano was, apparently, one of the connecting channels of the vast plateau of lava, spread over a vast area of West Lake Onega within Girvas volcanic zone.

Girvas  hydropower station is located nearby.

Exit To the m-18 Kola highway.

Stop and visit to The Nature Reserve of Kivach. Kivach reserve is the first protected territory in Karelia. It was organized in 1931 on the territory of 2000 ha and later enlarged tol 10.6 thousand ha. The preserve is crossed with the Suna River which has more than 50 rapids and waterfalls. The most famous waterfall is the "Kivach". Its height is 10,7 meters. Water falls down in 4 ledges among mighty basaltic rocks.

End of the route. Arrival to Petrozavodsk Railway station.

Overnight in the train

Day 6

MOW

Arrival in Moscow. Meet with guide. Transfer to the airport. Lunch (On request)

 

Price for the tour (EUR / pax):  on request

*Please check the prices by e-mail: natalia@spectrum.ru or use the request form

 

Price includes:

  • Accommodation in Moscow - 4* hotel - 1 night with breakfast, transportation, English speaking guide, 1 lunch, 1 dinner
  • Karelia: accommodation according to the program (1 night onboard Yacht  Prestige 500S (one cabin double bed, 2 cabins - twins), 1 night at Country Club Malay Medvezhka (https://medvezhka.ru/; https://turbaza.ru/en/respublika-kareliya/id137/)
  • Meals: 3 breakfasts, 2 lunches. 2 dinners, 1 picnic in the forest
  • Excursions and guide

 

Additional:

  • Train tickets MOW-Petrozavodsk-MOW

 

 

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