Solovetsky Islands and Belomorsk

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Everyone should make a trip to Solovki at least once in their life!

In this exciting tour you will plunge into the atmosphere of traditions, historical events and picturesque nature.

The journey will begin in Belomorsk, where you will see petroglyphs, the White Sea-Baltic Canal and the Museum of the Karelian Front. Next, you will travel along the White Sea to Solovki, where you will visit the Solovetsky Monastery, Mount Sekirnaya and take an excursion "The history of the Solovetsky special purpose camps of 1923-1939."

Let yourself be a part of this incredible adventure!

Location

Republic of Karelia, Belomorsk

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Tour highlights

The greatness of the Solovetsky Monastery

Visit the territory of the Central complex of the monastery and the existing temples

Lighthouse Church

Go to Mount Sekirnaya and get acquainted with the history and monuments of the current Holy Ascension Monastery

The history of the camps

You will learn about the Solovetsky special purpose camp, visit the new exposition and the monument to Solovetsky prisoners

Boat trips

In your free time, you can go to Anzer Island, the Body Archipelago, Bolshaya Muksalma or Bolshaya Zayachy Island

Rock paintings

You will visit the archaeological complex, which includes more than 2000 images

The Botanical Garden

You will see the monuments and unique plantings of various periods of the history of Solovki

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 amazes 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
Attention: The guide is fully present with the group on Solovki all 4 days!
Breakfast in the restaurant of the tour complex.
Room release.
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.
Transfer of items to the hotel's luggage room.
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.
The tour "The history of the Solovetsky special purpose camps of 1923-1939" (duration of the tour: 2 hours and 15 minutes). On this tour, visitors will be told about the Solovetsky Special Purpose camp, the stages of the camp's development and its reformation in 1937 into the Solovetsky Special Purpose prison, as well as learn about the fate of prisoners. You will visit a new exhibition about the camp and a monument to the Solovetsky prisoners.
Accommodation in the selected hotel.
Free time.
In your free time, you can walk around Bolshoy Solovetsky Island on your own, while visiting the following attractions during all the days of your stay on it:
Cape of labyrinths (1 km.). The main attraction of the cape is the northern labyrinths, one of the most mysterious monuments of antiquity. According to antiquity, this mysterious symbol may well compete with the Egyptian pyramids, and the number of various hypotheses and interpretations of the purpose of the labyrinths is in the dozens.
Filippovsky gardens (2 km.). During the walk, you can see the settlement site of the Venerable Zosima and Herman Solovetsky. He will get acquainted with the geological and hydrological features, flora and fauna of the White Sea, as well as with a unique hydraulic structure erected in the XVI century under Abbot Philip of Solovetsky.
Filippov desert (2 km.). According to legend, when Philip was not yet Metropolitan of Moscow, during another solitude in the desert, the image of the savior appeared to him. It was at that moment that the holy springs were clogged from the ground, where a well was then installed. Then a chapel, a cell building and a church in the name of the "Holy Mother of God" were built.
The "negotiating" stone (2.5 km.). A monument associated with the events of the Crimean War of 1854 in the form of a rectangular stone slab. The British presented an ultimatum on the surrender of the Solovetsky fortress, which was rejected by the abbot of the monastery, Archimandrite Alexander. The stone marks the memorable place of the abbot's negotiations with the British officer Anton N.
We recommend you to visit the Old Karbas cafe on the island. A corner of civilization on the harsh Solovki. Affordable prices and high quality service!

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Day 3 - The historical heritage of the Solovetsky Islands. Boat trip
Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Free time (morning until 14:00).
10:00 In your free time, you can take a boat trip to Bolshoy Zayatsky Island for an additional fee (duration of the tour: 3 hours, travel time by boat: 45 minutes).
Tourists will visit the largest pagan sanctuary of the II–I millennia BC, see stone labyrinths, a complex of religious and funerary structures, Russia's first stone harbor, monuments of St. Andrew's Hermitage. The cost is 1,700 rubles/person.
The tour will take place only in the absence of a storm warning.
Return from the island at 13:00.
17:00 In your free time, you can visit, for an additional fee, an excursion to the island of Bolshaya Muksalma (duration of the tour: 4 hours, travel time by boat: 40 minutes).
During a boat trip along the picturesque Long Bay to the island of Bolshaya Muksalma, you will see a grandiose hydraulic structure — a man-made boulder dam 1.2 km long.
The dam connects the islands of Bolshoy Solovetsky and Bolshaya Muksalma. Amazing landscapes will attract your attention!
In addition, you will get acquainted with the history of the Sergiev Skete of the Solovetsky Monastery. The cost is 2500 rubles/person.
The tour is conducted only under favorable weather conditions.
Return from the island at about 21:00.

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Day 4 - Free day. Additional excursions
Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
Free day.
Excursions on request for an additional fee:
Boat trip on the island Anzer (duration of the walk: 12 hours, travel time by boat: 2 hours). The cost is 3,500 rubles/person.
The second largest island of the Solovetsky archipelago, where strict prayer monasteries of Holy Trinity and Golgotha–Crucifixion were organized in the XVII-XVIII centuries.
You will be able to see a variety of natural landscapes, visit active monasteries, learn the history of the monastic, camp and modern periods of Anzer Island.
The tour is conducted with the blessing of the governor of the monastery, pilgrims are required to comply with the requirements of the charter of the monastery and be properly dressed.
Please note that the length of the pedestrian part of the route is 12 km. and all the necessary things, including food, must be taken with you!
The tour will take place only in the absence of a storm warning.
Return from the island at 18:00.
Boat trip to the archipelago of the Body (duration of the walk: 5 hours, travel time by boat: 50 minutes). The cost is 3800 rubles/person.
Get ready to experience a storm of emotions: a sea crossing on speedboats, landing on the rocky shore of a German island, climbing head—on down a steep slope - and here you are at the highest point of the White Sea, in the heart of the Archipelago of the Body nature reserve!
On the rise, it is clearly clear how the climatic zones change from the taiga to the tundra, the outline of the rock looks at the traveler like a frog, then a shaman, and at the top there is a breathtaking panorama: Solovki, Karelian skerries and placers of the White Sea archipelagos.
In the midst of this splendor, enjoy the serene silence, the endless sea and the almost untouched nature.
On a trip around the island, the traveler is waiting for the absence of civilization, overcoming himself and. The ancient sanctuary — the mysterious Seid plateau — is a "collection" of megaliths, mysterious stones of the North.
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that during the tour it is planned to climb a 126-meter-high cliff!
The tour will take place only in the absence of a storm warning, rain and only if the group is recruited.
Return from the island at 14:30.
In your free time, you can also rent a boat and make an independent boat trip along the lake and canal system of the Bolshoy Solovetsky Island.
Note: the distance from the excursion department to the boat station (2.8 km) and back will need to be walked!
The capacity of the Pella boat is: 4 people. The management of the boat is independent! It is necessary to have gloves and raincoats with you in case of rain.
It is possible only in the absence of a storm warning.

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Day 5 - Along the most popular Solovetsky routes
Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
Room release.
Things are handed over to the hotel's luggage room.
Excursion "Sekirnaya Mountain. Holy Ascension Hermitage" (duration: 2 hours).
You will visit one of the highest points of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island — Mount Sekirnaya, from the top of which you can enjoy an unforgettable view of the northern part of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island and the White Sea.
Get acquainted with the history and monuments of the current Holy Ascension Monastery, where at the time of the Solovetsky camp there was a penal isolation ward - a place of detention and punishment of prisoners.
You will see a unique lighthouse church.
Excursion "Botanical Garden — Makaryevskaya desert" (duration: 1 hour).
You will visit one of the northernmost botanical gardens in Russia, which is located on the territory of the former Makaryevskaya desert, see monuments, unique plantings of various periods of the history of the Solovetsky Islands, enjoy an amazing view of the ensemble of the Solovetsky Monastery, opening from Alexandrovskaya Hill.
Independent lunch at the island cafe.
The group is released around 15:00.
Day trips: 30 km.
For those who leave on a daytime flight at 16:00 in the afternoon, there is free time.
For those who leave on an evening flight at 19:30, an independent visit to the Solovetsky Maritime Museum is optional.
Free time until 18:30.
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 time from Kemi at 20:40.
For tourists leaving by morning trains, it is possible to stay in the Berth tour complex for an additional fee.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

3 nights
Camp Site

1 night

Comfort

Basic+
Midscale

The tour provides accommodation in a tour complex and a hotel.

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

Placement	"Berth" + "Solovetskaya Sloboda"	"Berth" + Solovki Hotel
Double room (adult)	65 800	67 600
Single room	94 100	97 850

The cost of accommodation for a child under 12 years old for an additional fee. place — 1,500 rubles/person.

The discount for accommodation in an attic room is being specified.

Extra day before the tour (on request) for double occupancy in the "Gandvik" — the price is being specified.

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.

Solovetskaya Sloboda Hotel

The Solovetskaya Sloboda Hotel is located in the center of the village, a three-minute walk from the famous Solovetsky Monastery and 187 meters from the Gulag Museum.

45 comfortable rooms are available for guests' accommodation. Each room has Wi-Fi, a sleeping place and a flat-screen TV. There is a billiard room and a library on site. A shuttle service is available on request.

The hotel's restaurant serves delicious local cuisine, as well as lunches and dinners. There is a restaurant with a bar on site.

For business events and banquets, the hotel has a spacious conference room equipped with all necessary equipment.

Solovetsky Port is a 20-minute walk away. The Courtyard Church of the Annunciation, the Solovetsky Monastery and the Assumption Church are within walking distance. The airport is 1.4 km away, and Kem Train Station is 54.2 km away.

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The Solovki Hotel

Solovki Hotel is located in the village of Solovetsky, surrounded by forests, next to the shore of the White Sea. Nearby are the Cape of Labyrinths and the Solovetsky Monastery.

The hotel consists of five buildings designed in a traditional Russian style. The administrative building houses a restaurant, a bar, a gift shop and a reception desk.

The hotel has 46 rooms of the "Standard" and "Junior Suite" categories. The rooms are decorated in the style of log houses, the windows are protected by mosquito nets. Each room has a private bathroom.

For seminars, trainings and conferences, the hotel has a conference room equipped with all necessary equipment.

Arkhangelsk Airport is 240 km away, and the railway station is 235 km away. There are several churches, a monastery and a Holy Lake within walking distance.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Republic of Karelia, Belomorsk

Included in price

accommodation according to the program;
meals specified in the tour program (5 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;
- excursion "The history of the Solovetsky special purpose camps";
- excursion "Sekirnaya Mountain. Holy Ascension Hermitage";
- excursion "Botanical garden — Makaryevskaya desert".

Paid extra

railway tickets to Belomorsk station and from Kem station;
meals not specified in the tour program;
boat trip to Bolshoy Zayatsky Island — 1,700 rubles/person.;
excursion to the island "Bolshaya Muksalma" — 2,500 rubles/person.;
boat trip on the island Anzer — 3,500 rubles/person.;
boat trip to the archipelago of the Body — 3,800 rubles/person.;
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); compulsory medical insurance 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;
Motion sickness pills;
Repellents;
Sunburn remedy (in sunny weather on the water, you can instantly get burned and come home as a polar explorer);
Cash (payment by card may be difficult on the islands).

Clothing and shoes:

a warm jacket, a must, a windproof windbreaker;
floor-length raincoat (not an umbrella, but a raincoat);
The sweater is warm;
hat + gloves;
warm boots;
sneakers;
thermal underwear (it is better not to need it and will lie idle in a suitcase than it will be missed);
warm socks;
swimsuit;
2 sets of light clothes (a pair of T-shirts, shorts, light pants).

For women, a skirt and a headscarf (headdress) for visiting active monasteries and temples.

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