Solovetsky Islands and the White Sea Channel

We invite you to a unique journey to the North of Russia, where history is intertwined with natural splendor, and every day is filled with discoveries and vivid impressions. 

You will visit the beautiful Belomorsk with its rich cultural heritage, see the legendary White Sea petroglyphs and go to the majestic islands of the Solovetsky Archipelago, surrounded by the White Sea. 

This tour is an opportunity to touch the past, feel the atmosphere of the North and enjoy the stunning views that will remain in your memory forever.

Location

Belomorsk
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Duration
4 Days
3 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 2 – 5 June, 2025
    • 9 – 12 June, 2025
    • 16 – 19 June, 2025
    • 23 – 26 June, 2025
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Accommodation
  • Camp Site
    1 night
  • Hotel
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 50 people
Minimum age
7 years old
Group meet at
Belomorsk
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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

The legendary White Sea Canal
Visit the 19th gateway of the White Sea-Baltic Canal, built on the instructions of I. V. Stalin
White Sea Petroglyphs
You will touch the history with the help of rock paintings, the age of which reaches 7.5 thousand years
Spiritual heritage
Explore the central complex of the Solovetsky Monastery — the pearls of Orthodox architecture
Sekirnaya Mountain
Visit Sekirnaya Mountain and admire the views of the White Sea
The Botanical Garden
Take a look at one of the northernmost botanical gardens in Russia, which is located on the territory of the former Makaryevskaya desert
A rich animal world
During the voyage across the White Sea, you can watch sea ducks and polar terns, feed seagulls, and if you're lucky, see White Sea seals and belugas

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Arrival, acquaintance with Belomorsk

    Arrival in Belomorsk: 

    • by evening train No. 092A or night train No. 016A "Arctic" (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.

    We can only guess how many lives were claimed by the construction of the White Sea-Baltic Canal…

    Independent lunch at the Pomeranian cuisine restaurant at the Gandvik Hotel.

    Departure for a sightseeing tour of the city of Belomorsk.

    The small town stretches majestically along the coast of the White Sea for several kilometers.

    Here the Vyg River with its numerous tributaries, forming a delta, flows into the waters of the White Sea.

    It is from the shore of Vyga that the future founders of the Solovetsky Monastery, Elder Savvati and Monk Herman, will go to the White Sea.

    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.

    Since the formation of the Karelian Front on August 23, 1941, the location of the front headquarters was the city of Belomorsk, which at that time was the military capital of the Karelo-Finnish SSR.  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 (village of Rabochiostrovsk).

    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 - Bolshoy Solovetsky Island
  • Day 3 - Free time or excursions for an additional fee.The fee
  • Day 4 - Excursions to Mount Sekirnaya and the Botanical Garden
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Camp Site
    1 night
  • Hotel
    2 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel and at a recreation center.

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

Placement"Berth" + "Solovetskaya Sloboda"Berth + Solovki Hotel
Double room55 60057 050
Single room75 15077 650

Discount when placing an additional one. location:

  • for a child under 12 years old — 10%;
  • for an adult — 5%.

Discount for children under 12 years of age — 1,500 rubles/person.

The Berth Tourist Complex 1 night

Prichal is the largest hotel complex in the Kemsky district of the Republic of Karelia, with 8 cottages. To the village of Rabochiostrovsk, which is located on the west coast

Kemskaya bay of the White Sea, very easy to reach (12 km from Kem railway station). And they really know how to take care of a traveler here. Despite the fact that the winds of the White Sea can sometimes be strong and cold, every visitor will receive a truly cordial and warm welcome. Welcome to visit us at any time of the year.

The northern nature is rare in beauty here.

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Solovetskaya Sloboda Hotel or The Solovki Hotel 2 nights

Tour conditions

Group
up to 50 tourists
Minimum age
7 years old
Duration
4 days 3 nights
Group meets at
Belomorsk

Included in price

  • habitation;
  • meals specified in the program (4 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 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 Monastery";
    • excursion "Botanical garden — Makaryevskaya desert".

Paid extra

  • railway tickets to Belomorsk and back from Kemi;
  • meals not specified in the tour program;
  • extra nights at 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;
  • boat trip to Bolshoy Zayatsky Island — 1,700 rubles/person.;
  • boat trip to the island "Bolshaya Muksalma" — 2,500 rubles/person.

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour
  • 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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Dates and Prices

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    2 – 5 Jun, 2025 4 days 3 nights
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    9 – 12 Jun, 2025 4 days 3 nights
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    16 – 19 Jun, 2025 4 days 3 nights
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    23 – 26 Jun, 2025 4 days 3 nights
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    30 Jun – 3 Jul, 2025 4 days 3 nights
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