Kinfolk in Karelia in autumn

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10% discount when booking and paying in full for the tour more than 3 months before the start of the tour, the price is indicated without discount.

We invite you to visit the Polar Explorer's House and get acquainted with the history of Arctic exploration and modern Arctic travel.

You will live in an eco-complex, which contains more than 80 sled dogs that help explore the territories of the far north.

Here you will get acquainted with the legendary dogs of Arctic expeditions, take a dog sled ride through the Karelian taiga and have lunch by candlelight in a cozy fireplace room.

Come to Karelia to relax outside the city in nature to feel calm and peaceful.

Location

Petrozavodsk

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Tour highlights

Karelian cuisine

Take part in a master class on cooking fish soup over a campfire

Cozy atmosphere

Stay in the Polar Explorer's House, where you will spend a creative evening and a movie dinner by the fireplace

Friendly huskies

Get to know the Arctic sled dogs and take a ride on a sled

Itinerary

Day 1 - Getting to know the eco-complex. Excursion to the nursery. Dog sledding
Arrival in Petrozavodsk.
Transfer from Petrozavodsk to the eco-complex (30 km from Petrozavodsk — 45 minutes on the way). If you did not have time for the transfer and the main group is already in the eco-complex, then it is possible to arrange a transfer for an additional fee.the fee.
Getting to know the eco-complex.
Breakfast.
Excursion to the pearl of the eco-complex — kennel — acquaintance with expedition Arctic sled dogs.
Dog sledding 2 km.
Lunch at the Polar Explorer's House.
Rest time, free time to order additional workshops and seasonal activities (sledding/snowmobiling/walking with pets, etc.).
Creative evening.
Dinner by the fireplace in the Polar Explorer's House.

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Day 2 - Dog care and trekking. Movie dinner. Bathhouse
The polar explorer's breakfast.
Dog grooming and trekking along the route with lunch.
Rest time, free time to order additional workshops and seasonal activities (sledding/snowmobiling/walking with pets, etc.).
Movie dinner with mulled wine at the Polar Explorer's House by the fireplace, dedicated to polar expeditions.
A wood-burning sauna.

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Day 3 - Master classes. Free time. The threshold of the Big Tolly
Breakfast.
A master class on knitting a harness.
Rest time, free time to order additional workshops and seasonal activities (sledding/snowmobiling/walking with pets, etc.).
Optional — a walk to the threshold of the Big Tolly — the most picturesque threshold in South Shuya.
A master class by the campfire with the preparation of lohikato — Karelian ear of red fish on cream + a samovar on cones with gates.
Free time, board games.
Supper.
Day 4 - The Epic of Kalevala tour in Petrozavodsk
Breakfast.
Free time before lunch at the eco-complex.
Lunch at the Polar Explorer's House.
Transfer to the city of Petrozavodsk. If necessary, it is possible to bring things to the luggage room at the railway station (on the way to the museum).
Excursion "Epic of Kalevala" (art museum in Petrozavodsk) — the main epic of Karelia, the philosophy of the Karelian people.
Free time before departure.
If desired, an independent walk around Petrozavodsk, the embankment of Lake Onega and a visit to souvenir shops.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Guest House

3 nights

Comfort

Basic+

The tour provides accommodation in a guest house on the territory of an eco-complex.

The cost of the tour for 1 person:

adult — 33,100 rubles.;
a child from 5 to 12 years old (accompanied by parents) — 21,900 rubles.

10% discount when booking and paying in full for the tour more than 3 months before the start of the tour, the price is indicated without discount.

In the guest house for residents there are:

cozy rooms for 2-3 or 4 people;
WI-FI and mobile Internet;
hot shower and comfortable toilet one for 2-3 rooms;
wood-burning sauna;
gym;
fireplace in the common room with a large TV and an IVI subscription;
Candlelit breakfasts with light background music;
table games;
cozy outdoor verandas and barbecue areas;
swings, blankets.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 10 tourists

Minimum age

5 years old

Duration

4 days 3 nights

Group meets at

Petrozavodsk

Included in price

all transfers within the program, including from the railway station and airport;
accommodation for 4 days/3 nights in an eco-complex in the Polar Explorer's House;
meals specified in the program (4 breakfasts, 4 lunches, 3 dinners) + tea parties;
wood-burning sauna;
excursions and entertainment programs within the tour + accompanying guides, master classes;
dog sledding accompanied by instructors;
creative evening and cinema dinner with mulled wine by the fireplace;
insurance for skiing.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Petrozavodsk and back;
meals not specified in the program;
personal expenses, souvenirs.

It's important to know

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

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