February holidays in Karelia

Buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Departure for a country trip.

Stop at the art object "Valley of the Hares". 

The Valley of the Hares is a place that is open to both adults and children. And what could be more impressive than a rock with a thousand hares? 

Artist Sergey Gapanovich set out to carve 1,000 hares on a rock, and now he has managed to embody about 600 hares. 

Everyone will find for themselves the reason why hares live in the valley, and perhaps they will want to become the owner of a new big-eared animal on the body of the rock.

Visit to the first Russian resort of Marcial Waters, founded by Peter the Great, with a tasting of water from 4 springs, a tour of the Church of the Apostle Peter.

Departure for a country trip to the Kivach Nature Reserve with a visit to Europe's largest plain waterfall.

Inspection of the Karelian birch arboretum.

Lunch at a cafe.

For an additional fee, we offer to visit the Husky kennel to participate in the Breath of the North program: adults and children from 13 years old — 4,300 rubles, children from 7 to 12 years old — 2,150 rubles, children from 0 to 6 years old — free of charge.

Children from 0 to 16 years old participate in the program only if accompanied by a parent/guardian.

It is booked upon purchase of the tour, paid on the spot.

In the program:

Departure to the country entertainment center for an active recreation program "Breath of the North".

You will get acquainted with the Siberian and Alaskan Husky sled dog breeds and ride with the breeze through the winter forest in real sleds.

Your acquaintance with the Husky will begin with the history of the breed and a guided tour of the kennel.

In the kennel you will be greeted by 40 of the best sled dogs in Russia – champions and participants of famous races.

Thousands of kilometers of the most difficult snow trails have fallen under their paws, and now they are ready to share their experience and strength with you.

You will take a short course in dog sled management theory and complete a mandatory safety briefing.

After all the instructions, the long-awaited dog sledding (2.5 km) under the guidance of an experienced instructor.

Handing over equipment, changing clothes.

Excursion to a deer farm with hand-fed yagel.

Tea party by the campfire with cookies.

Return to Petrozavodsk.

Buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Room release.

Departure for a sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk (the architectural ensemble of the Round Square, the Governor's Garden, Theater Square, the embankment of Lake Onega with the world's only open-air museum of modern avant-garde sculpture).

Transfer to the country tourist center.

A master class on cooking wickets under the guidance of a chef. You've probably already heard about one of Karelia's business cards, the gates. Today we will try to cook them with our own hands.

You will learn how to make dough, stuffing and properly "pinch" the gates. And upon returning home, you can surprise your friends and family with a recipe and skills brought from Karelia.

Lunch at the ethnic chum by the campfire with tasting of Karelian berry infusions.

Departure for an interactive excursion program to the national Karelian village of Kindasovo.

In the village of Kindasovo, the culture of the Karelian Luddiks and the peculiar Kindas humor are uniquely combined. 

Arriving there, you will find yourself in a fairy tale! 

You can enjoy the silence of the Karelian forest, breathe in the intoxicating pine air! 

Only here you will be treated to real Karelian pies and fragrant tea with herbs! 

You will hear the enchanting sounds of kantele and jouhikko, find out what eiga is, why Karel needs a big house and who is in charge of the village.

Transfer to Petrozavodsk railway station.

Sending it home.