Winter voyage in the Arkhangelsk region

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We invite you to a unique winter trip to the Russian North, so that you can see firsthand all the beauty of the Pomeranian region! You will visit three pearls of the Arkhangelsk region!

Kargopol is the oldest city in the Arkhangelsk region, a treasure trove of stone architecture monuments of the XVI-XVIII centuries, with masterpieces of ancient Russian iconography and the world-famous Kargopol toy.

Arkhangelsk is Russia's first seaport, a beautiful ancient city on the shore of the Northern Dvina River, which is not only the cultural and historical Capital of Pomerania, but also the gateway to the Arctic.

And also Pinezhye is a region with untouched pristine nature, protected forests and unique northern caves.

Location

Russia, Arkhangelsk region, Nyandoma

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Tour highlights

The White Sea coast

This picturesque coast does not leave anyone indifferent

Small Corels

We will visit the famous open-air museum of wooden architecture

"Holy Spring"

We will see a majestic ice-free waterfall hidden in the forests

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting. Departure to Kargopol
10:15 Meeting of tourists at the main entrance to the railway station of Nyandoma from the platform.
Transfer to Kargopol (78 km).
11:30 Arrival in Kargopol.
Accommodation in a guest house in rooms with amenities.
Lunch at the cafe.
Walking sightseeing tour of the most wonderful and memorable places of the city.
There is a beautiful view from any point, and at any point you will find yourself at the "crossroads" of history.
There is an embankment above the wide flood of the Onega River.
In the city center, Russian craftsmen built a tall bell tower with a triumphal arch in the first tier to welcome Empress Catherine the Great.
And if you walk under this arch, you will just come out to the cathedral of the time of Ivan the Terrible.
Excursion to the exhibition "Kargopolye since ancient times".
The exhibition presents the history of the Kargopol fortress, objects of excavations of the XVII century, including weapons, cannons, cannons, etc.
Visitors will be presented with a unique icon "Boris and Gleb against the background of the burning Kargopol fortress", painted "1700 May 1 day" in memory of the miraculous rescue of Kargopol from fire, they will tell about the siege of the Kargopol fortress by Polish-Lithuanian detachments in 1612 and the successes of the Kargopol people, where they "showed glorious victories".
Independent acquaintance with the city (group transfer to Kargopol is organized on request) You can just walk around Kargopol without any purpose and enjoy everything you see. Different air, different rhythm, different thoughts. Intricate houses from different eras, in some places boardwalks, quiet provincial streets.
Visit to the souvenir shop.
Optional, optional, self-guided visit:
the private museum of the masters of the Shevelevs and Kargopol clay toys;
the center of folk crafts "Bereginya";
interactive ecopark "Bear Land".
Dinner on your own.

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Day 2 - Kenozersky National Park. Big Beef
Breakfast.
08:30 Departure to Kenozersky National Park.
The bus route is 90 kilometers.
These places are very important for understanding the peculiarities of the Russian North and getting amazing impressions.
This is a specially protected natural area that claims to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Kenozersky Park is one of the last islands of the Russian way of life, traditions, and culture.
A part of him is presented in the travel program.
The route will meet a unique natural monument dam-the watershed of the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans.
Tourists climb the Khizhgora to the church of Alexander Svirsky.
From the belfry of the temple there is a wonderful view of the vast lake system.
Then you can take a walk through the architectural park "Kenozerskie biryulki".
The monuments of wooden architecture of Kenozerye are recreated here — chapels, huts, outbuildings in miniature.
Rustic lunch in the "Handmade hut".
The route continues to the village of Bolshye Lyadiny (37 km).
There is a multi-headed Epiphany Church with an intricate semicircular porch, which is not found anywhere else.
It is pleasant to walk through the village past the old gate wells and other signs of the northern village, go to the ethnographic museum "Lyadinskoe uzorochye", where objects of peasant life and linen craft came together.
If there is a roadway and taking into account the length of daylight, it is possible to enter the former village of Krasnaya Lyaga, where the earliest tent-roofed Sreteno-Mikhailovskaya Church (1655) has been preserved on the shore of a bygone karst lake.
Return to Kargopol after 18:00.
Free time.
Dinner on your own.
Day 3 - The village of Oshevenskoye and Archangel
Breakfast.
Room release.
08:30 Bus and walking expedition to the "Oshevenskaya parish".
In addition to the village of Oshevenskoye, the way will be to the villages of Saunino and Pogost (50 km).
This is the second most important place in Kargopolye, where you should definitely visit.
An ancient reviving monastery, wooden architecture and traditional crafts for the Russian North coexist here at the same time.
The village of Oshevenskoye is an outstanding historical and landscape monument of the Russian North.
Residential buildings in the old layout organically coexist with chapels, churches, and the monastery complex.
But artifacts of pagan culture have also been preserved here — votive crosses, holy grove, cult worship stones — traces. And it's amazing!
In the village of Saunino, an inspection of the church of John Chrysostom (1665).
Inside, the temple is covered with a picturesque ceiling — "painted skies".
The hexagonal bell tower of the XVIII century gives the whole ensemble a complete and unique look.
Ensembles of monuments of wooden architecture are also expected in the village with the wonderful name Pogost.
In ancient times, this word meant not only a cemetery, but also a common place of nearby settlements.
Not all settlements have been preserved, but the village of Pogost has been preserved and is part of the Association of the most beautiful villages in Russia.
A rustic lunch of Kargopol cuisine.
Bread and pies from a Russian oven are a forgotten taste for someone, and an unknown taste for someone.
Simple and delicious food: rich soup and fish "according to the north", pickles and Oshevenskaya porridge.
After lunch we drive to the village of Archangel, where on the left bank of the Onega River there are two wooden churches — Archangel Michael (1715) and the Presentation of the Lord (1820).
The first one is unique in that it is completed with a cubed roof, known only in the Poonezhye and on the Prionezhsky shore of the White Sea.
The Sretensky Church has a helmet-shaped roof with a dome at the end.
The Temple of the Presentation of the Lord belongs to the type of tiered temples.
14:00 Transfer to Arkhangelsk. Travel time is 6 hours, stops are made on the way.
Arrival in Arkhangelsk after 20:00. Check-in at the hotel.
Free time.
Dinner on your own.

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Day 4 - Severodvinsk and Arkhangelsk city tour
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:50 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.
09:00 Country tour "Severodvinsk — the city by the White Sea".
Sightseeing tour of Severodvinsk. Severodvinsk is the second largest city in the Arkhangelsk region, a hardworking city, an industrial and port giant.
Tourists will get acquainted with the history of the Russian submarine fleet during a city tour, and in the museum of local lore they will be able to "assemble a nuclear submarine."
The interactive program "Museum Submarine" includes interactive exhibits: "Boat in a suitcase", "Variable buoyancy", "Salvo!", "Eyes and Ears". You will have to create an interactive prefabricated model of the nuclear submarine project 971.
By assembling the "constructor", you will learn about technical solutions in the field of design and construction technology of nuclear submarines, about their internal structure and equipment of premises.
Transfer to the shore of the White Sea on the island of Jagra on the picturesque coast. The southern coast of the Arctic, century-old pine trees in the vast white expanses and the icy hummocks of the White Sea will not leave anyone indifferent.
Return to Arkhangelsk.
Lunch at the cafe.
Sightseeing tour "Arkhangelsk — the capital of Pomerania".
Arkhangelsk is a city with a beautiful name, the first commercial seaport in Russia, founded at the end of the XVI century by decree of Ivan the Terrible.
On the shore of the Northern Dvina on the cape with the mysterious name "Pur-Navolok" you will learn about why the city was founded here and how it got its name, get acquainted with the centuries-old history: from the times when brisk trade was booming here, Peter the Great founded the first state shipyard and launched the first commercial the ship "St. Paul".
You will hear about famous people, about Arctic expeditions, the first of which set off from the docks of Arkhangelsk, about the sights located along the Embankment of the Northern Dvina.
Walking along the protected street of the city.
Unique Pomeranian houses with carved architraves, elegant porches, and spacious merchant estates have been preserved here.
Each house has its own unique story.
Monuments to northern storytellers and their heroes are located along the street.
Free time.
On request, an independent visit: An excursion "The Mystery of the northern gingerbread" with a master class on painting gingerbread - "kozuli".
Dinner on your own
Day 5 - The beauty of Pinezhye. Krasnogorsk Bogoroditsky Monastery
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 Country tour "The beauties of Pinezhye" — an unforgettable experience for a lifetime! (One-way travel time is 4 hours).
We are going to the protected Pinezhye — the land of an unreal northern fairy tale, untouched pristine nature, dense centuries-old forests and unique northern caves, rocks, bubbling crystal rivers and waterfalls.
The Pinezh caves are a unique natural phenomenon: underground karst caves and systems, the largest and most numerous in the European part of Russia.
You will discover the wonderful world of caves, where eternal cold and darkness keep the secrets of bygone centuries.
Twilight halls and mysterious galleries, grotto ceilings covered with soft and fragile snowflakes, shaped icicles and ice crystals with diamond glitter.
It seems that Santa Claus himself waved his magic staff and created this icy splendor…
Lunch at the cafe in the middle of the program.
Walking along the ecological trail to the ice-free waterfall "Holy Spring" (about 1.5 km).
Through the most beautiful karst logs, through the dense taiga forest, we will go to the unique crystal waterfall, which does not freeze even in winter!
The small but powerful Holy Spring waterfall is so named due to the fact that its waters were used by the monks of the Krasnogorsk monastery.
Excursion to the Krasnogorsk Bogoroditsky monastery (inactive).
In the name of the mountain, the word "red", that is, beautiful, was fixed for a reason.
A majestic, breathtaking panorama unfolds before the visitors of Krasnaya Gorka.
Inspection of the burial place of Prince V.V. Golitsyn.
Return to Arkhangelsk (One-way travel time is 4 hours).
Arrival in Arkhangelsk after 19:00 hours.
Free time. Dinner on your own

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Day 6 - Small Corals. Completion of the program
Breakfast at the hotel.
Room release. Things in the luggage room.
09:00 Country tour to the Museum of Wooden Architecture and Folk art "Maly Korely".
Malye Korely is Russia's best open—air museum of wooden architecture and the main attraction of Arkhangelsk.
Once in Maly Korely, you will find yourself in Russia of the XVIII-XIX centuries: peasant huts, slender tent temples of Kargopol, Mezen, Pinega, Podvinya and beautiful northern pines stretching to the sky create a feeling of patriarchy and extraordinary peace.
The excursion program "Yuletide in the northern village".
Free time for self-inspection and participation in the traditional New Year festivities "Pomorskie New Year".
Return to Arkhangelsk. The end of the excursion program is after 14:00 hours.
Lunch at the cafe.
Free time.
Dinner on your own.
Self-departure. Transfers for an additional fee.
Recommended departure from Arkhangelsk after 19:00.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Guest House

2 nights
Hotel

3 nights

Comfort

Midscale

The tour provides accommodation in hotels along the route.

The cost of the tour for 1 person in rubles:

Name of the hotel

For 2-bed accommodation

Additional payment for 1-bed accommodation

Kargopol: guest house "Cloudberry" or "Kargopolskaya Sloboda", rooms with amenities (2 nights).

Arkhangelsk: The Capital of Pomerania Hotel, standard rooms with amenities (3 nights).

67 000

18 000

It is possible to move into TWIN rooms (with separate beds) – specify when booking.

Guest House "Kargopolskaya Sloboda"

Guest House "Kargopolskaya Sloboda" is the first two-storey cottage on the territory of the future park-hotel 12 km from Kargopol on the banks of the Onega River (built in 2021).

It offers 8 cozy rooms with an area of 14 square meters with all amenities (shower, bathroom, TV) with single beds. In one room, it is possible to organize a double bed by connecting two bonpriks beds (transformer beds). Two rooms have extra beds (Euro cots). On the ground floor of the guest house there is a cozy hall-refectory, where guests can be fed hearty breakfasts and dinners.

On the territory of the cottage there is a Russian sauna with steam room, Parking for cars. In your free time, you can rent plastic 3-seater Armada boats and row along the Onega River, go fishing.

Another option

Guest House "Cloudberry"

Guest House "Moroshka" is located a 20-minute walk from the center of Kargopol and the main attractions. Comfortable rooms of various categories, designed for 25 people. Its own cloudberry style, cozy atmosphere, equipped with everything necessary for a comfortable stay.

It offers a shared kitchen for cooking, with all necessary equipment, a lounge and a conference room, a billiard table, a 24-hour front desk, a souvenir shop, free parking with a video surveillance system. Discounts are available for those staying for more than three days and for large groups.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

6 days 5 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Arkhangelsk region, Nyandoma

Included in price

accommodation according to the tour program;
meals 2 times a day (5 breakfasts, 6 lunches);
excursion and transport services according to the program;
entrance tickets.

Paid extra

railway passage to the station Nyandom;
air and railway tickets from Arkhangelsk;
transfer on the last day of the tour;
meals listed as "on their own" or "for an additional fee";
excursions and services listed as "on their own" or "for an additional fee";
personal expenses.

It's important to know

Complex meals are provided on the tour. Changing the set of dishes is possible only by prior agreement and for an additional fee.

Dates and Prices

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3 – 8 Jan, 2025 6 days 5 nights

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Reviews

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Elena Zolotareva

29 Oct, 2024

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The tour was excellently organized; on the last day, a private excursion to Malye Korely was even arranged, just for the two of us.

29 Oct, 2024

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