Breakfast in the hotel cafe.
Free day.
For an additional fee, guided tours of your choice:
- Wonderful places of Ladoga region: Ruskeala + Ladoga skerries.
Transfer to the most beautiful corner of Karelia — Northern Ladoga region (260 km, 4 hours on the way), in the Ruskeala Mountain Park.
On the way, stop at the observation deck at the Akhinkoski waterfalls, where footage from the film "And the Dawns here are quiet" was shot (if technically possible).
Upon arrival at Ruskeala Mountain Park, there will be a land tour "The Road of Mountain Masters".
You will see a unique creation — a huge bowl, carved by human hands in an array of marble strata, which stretches from north to south for 456 m, and its width is 109 m.
Take a walk along the extraordinary lake, which is framed by gentle and steep cliffs of light gray marble, reaching a height of 25 m above the water mirror.
Free time in the mountain park.
For an additional fee, you can eat at the cafe of the mountain park.
Transfer to Sortavala.
Departure to Ladoga skerries.
A weekend boat trip along the Ladoga Skerries is a great opportunity to forget about the hustle and bustle of the city, be alone with the amazing nature of the North, and enjoy the extraordinary diversity of the natural landscape of the Northern Ladoga region, where sandy and pebble beaches alternate with huge boulders covered with "ram's foreheads" and sheer cliffs, forming landscapes of extraordinary beauty.
The route is circular, passing around the islands of Kivisaari, Laivatsaari, Karnetsaari with a landing on the island of Honkasalo with a visit to the viewpoints of the open Ladoga.
Return to Petrozavodsk (about 4 hours on the way).
Free time.
- Ruskeala Marble Canyon Tour (7-8 hours in the park)
The pearl of the park is the famous Marble Canyon, which is filled with natural waters and is the oldest open—pit stone quarry.
From here, blocks were obtained for cladding many architectural creations of St. Petersburg, including the majestic St. Isaac's Cathedral.
Ruskeala waterfalls is a cascade of Tokhmin waterfalls, the places where the movie "And the dawns here are quiet" was filmed.
The Tohmajoki River is one of the major waterways of the Northern Ladoga region.
- Sampo Mountain — Marcial Waters — Girvas — Kivach.
Visit to Sampo Mountain.
Sampo Mountain in Karelia is considered a place of power and impresses with its beauty. Sampo Mountain is small in height, easy to climb, and the view from the top is amazing.
Excursion to the first Russian resort "Marcial Waters".
The main object of the exhibition is the Church of St. Peter the Apostle, an architectural monument of the Peter the Great era.
Visit the ancient volcano Girvas.
Fortunately, the volcano is no longer active, but we can see frozen lava, volcanic rocks and amazing landscapes.
Departure for a country excursion to the Kivach Nature Reserve, the oldest in Russia and the first in Karelia.
During the tour of the reserve you will see the most famous waterfall of Karelia — Kivach and the arboretum of the famous Karelian birch.
Return to Petrozavodsk.
Free time.
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