Big Country Travel: Trips to Russia, Adventure Tours & Vacation Packages

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We invite you to an exciting journey where every corner is saturated with history and natural beauty.

You will visit Belomorsk and plunge into the atmosphere of the city with its rich culture and traditions, the 19th gateway of the White Sea-Baltic Canal and the museum of the Karelian Front, as well as see ancient rock paintings created more than 7.5 thousand years ago. And you will also visit the legendary Solovki, where you will get acquainted with the history of the Solovetsky monastery.

Location

Republic of Karelia, Belomorsk

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Tour highlights

A trip to the White Sea

During the flight to Solovki, you will admire the archipelago of the Body, observe seabirds and, if you are lucky, meet seals and belugas

Getting to know the Solovki

Go on a tour of the Solovetsky Monastery, visit the existing temples and monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage List

White Sea petroglyphs

You will see rock carvings, the age of which, according to various estimates, reaches 7.5 thousand years

Itinerary

Day 1 - Getting to know Belomorsk
Arrival in Belomorsk:
by evening train No. 092A or night train No. 016A (Moscow — Belomorsk, an additional night in the city is required);
by morning train No. 012H (Saint Petersburg — Belomorsk).
Meeting with the guide at the main building of the railway station from the platform.
Breakfast in the restaurant of the Gandvik hotel.
Excursion to the 19th gateway of the White Sea-Baltic Canal.
On the instructions of I. V. Stalin, the 227 km long canal was built in twenty months — from September 1931 to April 1933. 19 locks, 15 dams, 12 spillways, 49 dams — such a number of hydraulic structures were erected by prisoners without the help of machines and attracted currency.
Independent lunch at the Pomeranian cuisine restaurant at the Gandvik Hotel.
Departure for a sightseeing tour of Belomorsk.
The small town stretches majestically along the coast of the White Sea for several kilometers.
Visit the Museum of the Karelian Front, located in one of the most significant monuments of the military history of Karelia and the military glory of the North of Russia — in the building of the former Headquarters of the Karelian Front.
In the museum you can visit a variety of places on the Karelian front — the exposition is built according to the geographical principle, and in the courtyard of the Museum there is a famous military equipment with guns of different calibers.
An excursion to the Belomorsky Petroglyphs is a monument that strikes the imagination of every person.
Rock carvings of an ancient man, whose age, according to various estimates, reaches 7.5 thousand years! The richest archaeological complex, which is world famous, includes more than 2,000 rock carvings.
The size of the paintings is striking in its scope: from 5 cm to 2.5 m. The images carved on horizontal granite rocks with a quartz chipper are not only a genuine masterpiece of world art, but also the history of our ancestors!
Departure to Kem (villageRabochyostrovsk).
Accommodation in the Berth tour complex.
Free time.
The group is released around 21:00.
Day trips: 140 km.

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Day 2 - Getting to know the Solovki
Breakfast in the restaurant of the tour complex.
Room release. Things are handed over to the tour's luggage room. the complex.
Departure on a flight to Solovki on the White Sea (2 most interesting hours on the way).
During the flight, you can admire the picturesque islands of the Kuzov archipelago, watch sea ducks and polar terns, feed seagulls, and if you're lucky, see White Sea seals and belugas.
Arrival on Bolshoy Solovetsky Island.
Sightseeing tour of the Solovetsky Monastery (duration: 2 hours 45 minutes).
The tour introduces visitors to the history of the Solovetsky Monastery. Tourists visit the territory of the Central Complex of the monastery, active temples, monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, objects of economic activity of the monastery, expositions.
Lunch at the island cafe.
Free time from 15:00 to 19:00.
19:00 Boarding the ship.
19:30 Departure to the village. Rabochyostrovsk.
21:30 Arrival in the village. Rabochyostrovsk.
A transfer will be waiting for you at the pier, which will take you to the Kemi railway station.
Transfer to the railway station, departure by night trains.
Attention:
For tourists leaving for St. Petersburg, it is possible to depart from Solovki on a daytime flight at 16:00 and transfer to train No. 011H with departure from Kemi at 20:40.
For tourists leaving by morning and afternoon trains, it is possible to stay in the Berth tour complex for an additional fee.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Camp Site

1 night

Comfort

Basic+
Midscale

The tour provides accommodation in the Berth tourist complex.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation:

double room — 28,850 rubles;
single room — 29,950 rubles.

Discounts:

extra bed for an adult — 5%;
extra bed for a child under 12 years old — 10%;
for children under 12 years old — 1500 rubles.

Extra night at the Berth tourist complex (breakfast is not included):

single room — 3,800 rubles/day;
double room — 4,600 rubles/day;
additional place — 2,000 rubles/day.

Prichal is one of the largest hotel complexes in the Kemsky district of the Republic of Karelia. It consists of eight cottages.

The village of Rabochiostrovsk, which is located on the western shore of the Kemskaya Bay of the White Sea, can be easily reached — it is located just 12 kilometers from the Kem railway station.

The Pier takes care of every guest. Despite the fact that the winds from the White Sea can be strong and cold, every visitor is welcome here and they surround him with warmth and attention.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

2 days 1 night

Group meets at

Republic of Karelia, Belomorsk

Included in price

accommodation according to the program;
meals specified in the tour program (2 breakfasts, 1 lunch);
transportation services according to the program;
the work of a guide;
entrance tickets;
excursions and visits:
- excursion to the 19th gateway of the White Sea-Baltic Canal;
- sightseeing tour of the city of Belomorsk;
- visit to the Karelian Front Museum;
- excursion to the White Sea Petroglyphs;
- sightseeing tour of the Solovetsky Monastery.

Paid extra

railway tickets to Belomorsk station and from Kem station;
meals not specified in the tour program;
extra night in the Berth tour complex (breakfast is not included):
- single room — 3,800 rubles/day;
- double room — 4,600 rubles/day;
- additional place — 2,000 rubles/day.

It's important to know

Passport of the Russian Federation (for citizens of the Russian Federation), MHI policy;
Personal medicines. We cannot guarantee the availability of medicines necessary for you along the route of the group in pharmacies;
The SIM card is only MTS or MegaFon;
Repellents (for allergy sufferers — clove oil);
Motion sickness pills;
Sunburn remedy;
Cash. A map in windy weather may make it difficult to calculate on the islands;

Clothing and shoes:

floor-length raincoat (not an umbrella, but a raincoat);
for women, a skirt and a headscarf (headdress) for visiting active monasteries and temples;
a warm jacket, necessarily windproof;
The sweater is warm;
hat and gloves;
warm boots;
sneakers;
thermal underwear;
warm socks;
2 sets of light clothes (a pair of T-shirts, shorts, light pants);
swimsuit.

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