Solovetsky Islands. Tour Designer

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The Solovetsky Islands are a place of spiritual culture and contradictory history. We invite you to travel to this harsh but incredibly beautiful land! You will see the White Sea from the island's highest mountain, Sekirnaya.

Location

G. Kem

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Tour highlights

The best in Solovki

You will see the unique architectural ensemble of the Solovetsky Monastery, active temples and monuments

Flexible program

Choose excursions according to your taste on the third day

Axe Mountain

You will visit one of the highest points of the Bolshoy Solovetsky Island — Mount Sekirnaya, from the top of which an unforgettable view opens

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Kem
In the evening, arrival by train to the city of Kem (No. 092, No. 016 "Moscow — Murmansk"):
Train No. 092 — arrival on Saturday evening;
Train No. 016 — arrival on the night from Saturday to Sunday.
Meeting at the entrance to the railway station building.
Transfer to the Berth tourist complex, located on the shore of the White Sea in the village of Rabochiostrovsk (12 km from Kem).
Accommodation (overnight stay from Saturday to Sunday).
For those who arrive by other trains or by their own transport, check-in is possible on Saturday at check-out time from 14:00.
Day 2 - Tour of the Solovetsky Kremlin
Breakfast.
Departure by ship to Solovki. A 2-hour journey across the White Sea.
Arrival, transfer of things to the selected hotel: "Solovetskaya Sloboda" / "Solovki-hotel".
Accommodation after the end of the excursion program.
Sightseeing walking tour of the Solovetsky Kremlin (duration — 3 hours).
During the tour you will see the unique architectural ensemble of the Solovetsky monastery, active temples and monuments, objects of economic activity of the monastery.
You will learn about the history of the Solovetsky Monastery, which seems to mirror the history of Russia.
All temples and monuments are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Lunch.
On request, for an additional fee, an excursion "Sights of the Big Hare Island" (duration — 3 hours).
Boat trip on a sea boat to Zayatsky Island (travel time 45 minutes).
You will visit the largest pagan sanctuary of the II-I millennia BC, stone labyrinths, a complex of cult and burial structures, Russia's first stone harbor, monuments of the St. Andrew's Hermitage.
The cost is 1,300 rubles/person.
In your free time, we suggest you take a walk to the Cape of Labyrinths.
This is a picturesque natural area on the shore of the White Sea. There are reconstructed stone labyrinths and the famous Solovetsky "dancing" birches.

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Day 3 - Free day. Additional excursions (optional)
Breakfast at the hotel.
Optional for an additional fee (booking at the time of booking the tour, payment is made on the tour to the guide):
1. Walking tour "The history of the Solovetsky special purpose camp. 1923-1939." (duration — 2.5 hours).
On this tour, visitors will learn 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.
They will visit a new exhibition about the camp and a monument to Solovetsky prisoners.
The cost is 700 rubles/person.
2. A boat trip along the Long Bay (duration — 4-5 hours).
An exciting ecological boat trip along the Long Bay – the "inner sea" of Solovki, where even in stormy weather there are rarely disturbances.
A carbureted boat with a motor, driven by a fresh salty wind, will run past sandy beaches, countless islands and rocky ridges crashing into the water. On one of them there is a bird family, and on the other, it seems, a seal is basking in the sun.
Shallow depths allow you to see the underwater world: starfish are buried in the sandy bottom, translucent ultramarine jellyfish hover in the water, algae sway and stretch somewhere along with the sea currents.
The price of the tour includes a bus transfer to Long Bay and back, as well as tasting of White Sea mussels – perhaps you are lucky enough to find a real White Sea pearl in one of them.
Don't forget to bring a light snack and drinks.
Cost: adult — 2,500 rubles/person; child 3-10 years old — 2,000 rubles/person.
3. Boat trip to the island of Malaya Muksalma (duration —3–3.5 hours).
The tour period is July–August, when active harvesting of algae begins in the village.
The boats will pass through difficult straits between the shoals to the island of Malaya Muksalma, the most inaccessible and little–visited island of the archipelago.
Here is the site of the Arkhangelsk Algae Combine, the only enterprise in Russia that is engaged in the extraction and deep processing of Arctic algae, and the village of algae harvesters.
You will learn about the process of harvesting and drying kelp and get acquainted with the rich and colorful "deep life" on the White Sea.
The remains of the Chapel of the Nativity of Christ, which is called Onufrievskaya, have been preserved in the village.
Duration of one-way sea crossing: 35 minutes by speedboat.
Required: comfortable shoes, jacket, raincoat, repellent, drinking water.
The cost is 3,500 rubles/person.
Attention: water excursions are conducted under favorable weather conditions and in the absence of a storm warning.
Day 4 - Excursion "Sekirnaya Mountain. Holy Ascension Hermitage" and "Botanical Garden"
Breakfast.
After breakfast, the rooms are vacated (according to the check—out time before 10:00).
Things are handed over to the luggage room.
Bus tour "Sekirnaya Mountain. Holy Ascension Hermitage" and "Botanical Garden" (duration — 3.5 hours).
You will visit one of the highest points of the Bolshoy Solovetsky Island – Mount Sekirnaya, from the top of which an unforgettable view of the island and the White Sea opens.
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.
A visit to the northernmost botanical garden in Russia with an inspection of the Archimandrite's cottage, the Alexander Chapel and the Cross of worship.
Free time.
Transfer from the hotel to the pier by 15:30.
16:00 Departure of the ship from Solovki to Kem.
On request, a later departure time from Solovki is possible — at 19:00.
18:00 Arrival on the mainland.
Transfer to the railway station in Kem.
You can book an additional day at the Berth tourist complex after returning from Solovki. The next morning there will be a free transfer to the railway station of Kem. Departure by the Murmansk — Moscow morning train (train No. 015 ~ at 06:30 or train No. 091 ~ at 09:30).

Difficulty

For any person

Accommodation

Camp Site

1 night
Hotel

2 nights

Comfort

Midscale

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

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

"Berth" (Kem) + "Solovetskaya sloboda" (Solovki)	33,600 rubles/person in a 2-bed room 47,700 rubles/person 1-bed accommodation 25,900 rubles/person for an additional fee. location
"Berth" (Kem) + Solovki Hotel (Solovki)	34,300 rubles/person in a 2-bed room 48,900 rubles/person 1-bed accommodation 25,900 rubles/person for an additional fee. location

All rooms in the hotels have separate beds.

Additional payment for foreign citizens (including citizens of Belarus) for migration registration, self—payment upon check-in at the Berth t/c - 500 rubles /person.

Discount for children under 9 years old inclusive — 2,000 rubles/person.

It is possible to book an additional one. overnight at the Berth tourist complex after returning from Solovki for an additional fee (breakfast is not included in the price):

double room — 1,800 rubles/person.;
single room — 3,200 rubles/person.;
additional place — 1,500 rubles/person.

You can specify the accommodation requirements: DBL (2-bed room with one bed) or TWIN (2-bed room with two separate beds).

This is the largest hotel complex in the Kemsky district of the Republic of Karelia, with 8 cottages, located in a quiet location with a beautiful view of the White Sea. It has a good location – 12 km from the railway station "Kem", away from the main road and in close proximity to the sea pier. Near the Tourist complex, there is a city bus stop ("Port", the final one on route No. 1).

It offers 93 rooms with 190 beds. Each cottage is designed for a certain category of tourists, depending on the wishes and available budget.

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Solovetskaya Sloboda Hotel

It is located a three-minute walk from the Solovetsky Monastery and is a four-storey building with a facade stylized as an ancient brickwork. On the ground floor there is a restaurant with a bar and a banquet hall. On the first and second floors there are double rooms, suites and apartments. There is a billiard room in the annex of the first floor. On the attic floor there are two Suites, single and quadruple rooms.

The rooms are decorated in neutral tones, with wooden panels, and are equipped with LCD TVs with satellite channels. All rooms at the hotel have a private bathroom with free toiletries. The area and design of the rooms correspond to the European standard.

It offers free Wi-Fi in the rooms and the hotel's restaurant, billiards, bicycle rental and tourist equipment, a souvenir kiosk and a tour center. During the day, meals are served according to a pre-approved menu, in the evening the restaurant operates on an A-la carte menu. Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks can be purchased at the restaurant's bar. The restaurant has a cozy banquet hall with 24 seats, where you can celebrate a family or corporate holiday.

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Another option

The Solovki Hotel

The most comfortable on the Solovetsky Islands is located in one of the most picturesque places of the archipelago on the shore of the bay, a 5–minute walk from the famous Solovetsky Monastery and the ancient pagan sanctuary. The hotel is designed in a traditional Russian style and is located in 6 buildings, 5 of which are designed to accommodate guests, and in the sixth there is an accommodation service, a bar and a restaurant.

Standard Room: One-room apartment with an area of 12 m2. The room has two separate beds, two bedside tables, chairs. There is a wardrobe at the entrance. The bathroom is equipped with a shower cabin, toilet, sink, hairdryer.

2-bed Junior Suite: a studio room with a work area, a bedroom and a bathroom. The room has one large bed, two bedside tables, chairs. There is a wardrobe at the entrance. The bathroom is equipped with a shower cabin, toilet, sink, hairdryer. The area is 25 m2.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

10 years old

Duration

4 days 3 nights

Group meets at

G. Kem

Included in price

accommodation in rooms of the selected category (1 night in Kem, 2 nights in Solovki);
meals according to the program (3 breakfasts, 1 lunch);
3 excursions on Solovki:
- overview of the Solovetsky Kremlin;
- The Axe Mountain. Holy Ascension Hermitage;
- The Botanical Garden;
transportation services:
- transfer by boat on the White Sea "Kem — Solovki — Kem";
- bus transfers;
the work of the guide accompanying all the days of the tour according to the program.

Paid extra

railway tickets to and from Kemi;
additional excursions (booking excursions when booking a tour, payment is made on the tour to the guide)
- "Sights of Bolshoy Zayatsky Island" — 1,300 rubles/person.;
- "The history of the Solovetsky special purpose camp. 1923-1939." — 700 rubles / person.;
- Long Bay boat trip (with mussel tasting):
  - adult — 2,500 rubles/person.;
  - child 3-10 years old — 2,000 rubles/person.;
- boat trip to the island of Malaya Muksalma — 3,500 rubles/person.;
meals not included in the tour price;
additional payment for foreign citizens (including citizens of Belarus) for migration registration, self—payment upon check-in at the Berth t/c - 500 rubles /person.;
extra night at the Berth tourist complex after returning from Solovki (breakfast is not included in the price):
- double room — 1,800 rubles/person.;
- single room — 3,200 rubles/person.;
- additional place — 1,500 rubles/person.

It's important to know

1. Medical preparations for individual needs.
2. Documents: passport, insurance policy (medical).
3. Comfortable sports shoes:

sneakers or moccasins, but not new, but familiar and comfortable;
replacement shoes (light sneakers or sneakers).

4. Sportswear for hot and cool weather:

The jacket is windproof, waterproof;
raincoat;
warm tracksuit (sweatshirt, pants);
T-shirts with long (from sunburn) and short sleeves;
sports trousers;
shorts;
socks.

5. Headdress: cap, panama hat (with visor).
6. Bathing suit.
7. Personal hygiene products.
8. Useful equipment:

small backpack (20-30 l);
flashlight with spare batteries;
sunscreen (required);
sunglasses.

It is also important to remember that the period from early May to mid-June is particularly dangerous due to the activity of encephalitic ticks. Prepare in advance for a trip to Karelia during this period – get a preventive vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis, take a special ointment with you, as well as clothes and hats that cover all parts of the body as much as possible.

The best protection against ticks is compliance with safety regulations:

1. It is not recommended to climb into impenetrable thickets of low-growing shrubs unnecessarily.
2. When moving along a forest road, do not tear off branches.
3. The legs should be completely covered (shorts are not recommended).
4. Sweatpants, tights (preferably with a smooth surface) should be tucked into socks.
5. It is mandatory to have a headdress (cap, shawl).
6. It is advisable to hide long hair under a headdress.
7. After hiking in the forest, it is necessary to check (shake off) both outerwear and underwear.
8. Examine the whole body.
9. Be sure to comb your hair with a fine comb. If you find a crawling tick, it must be burned. Ticks are very tenacious, it is impossible to crush it.

If you find a tick that has already dug into your skin:

1. In no case do not pull it yourself, because you can tear the body away from the head (the head can exist without a body).
2. To remove the tick, it is necessary to pour it with camphor or vegetable oil, after 10-15 minutes carefully pull out the tick with tweezers.
3. Lubricate the bite site with green paint or iodine.

Vaccination provides the most effective protection. If the immunization schedule is followed, human diseases are extremely rare and usually occur in a mild form. The difficulty of vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis lies in the duration of the course of vaccinations, you can find out more in detail at the vaccination center in your region.

It should be remembered that all vaccinations must be completed 2 weeks before the start of the tick activity season, i.e. by the end of March.

Tick bite insurance is not included in the tour price. We recommend that you insure your health.

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