Karelian voyage. Spring Train Cruise

07:50 Arrival of tourist train No. 928 in Petrozavodsk. Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated on the voucher).

Visit to the concert program at the Kantel. The best" The House of Kantele combines the most striking vocal, instrumental and choreographic performances created for the Kantele ensemble in different years. Some of them are included in the golden fund of the collective, others are new works, but already loved by the public. 

In addition to traditional Karelian, North Russian, Vepsian and Finnish songs, melodies and dances, modern works are also presented. The concert will be interesting for everyone who loves dance and music, who is interested in the diverse culture of the indigenous peoples of Karelia. 

"Kantele. The best" is an opportunity to hear a cantele that has captivated generations of residents of Karelia, Russia and foreign countries with its sound (duration about 1 hour).

Visit to the National Museum of the Republic of Karelia. The sightseeing tour of the central museum building includes an introduction to several museum exhibitions. 

The tour will tell you about the formation of rocks and minerals, reveal the peculiarities of the flora and fauna of our region. 

In the Archeology hall, visitors will be presented with unique artifacts – granite slabs with mysterious petroglyph rock carvings, ancient tools and household implements, religious objects and amulets from the burials of the Oleneostrovsky burial ground of the Stone Age, the largest archaeological site in Northern Europe. 

In the halls dedicated to the history of Karelia, visitors will be able to "immerse themselves" in the millennial era of the Middle Ages, learn how the factory industry was formed under Peter the Great and Empress Catherine II, how Petrovskaya Sloboda became Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Olonets province, and see how Petrozavodsk gradually developed and a Round Square was built in the XVIII–XIX centuries.

The tour will introduce you to traditional Northern tools, vehicles, fishing and hunting traps, epic songs of the Kalevala and Russian epics recorded by researchers of the XIX century in Karelia. The duration of the program is about 1 hour.

Bus sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk, where the northern severity is perfectly combined with a calm, balanced Scandinavian charisma. 

You will get acquainted with the history and modern appearance of the capital of the Prionezhye region, take a walk along the embankment, which is the hallmark of the city. This is a real open-air gallery of modern art, where amazing sculptures are located (duration about 1.5 hours).

Free time for independent lunch and souvenir shopping.

Excursion to the Kivach Nature Reserve, a state nature reserve that can be called one of the oldest natural monuments located in the country. This facility became the first national nature reserve in Karelia. Its main attraction was the beautiful Kivach waterfall, which gave its name to a unique natural object. 

The nature of Karelia, the land of forests, lakes and granite cliffs, is harsh, but majestic and beautiful. Nowhere in the world have giant glaciers left behind such a picturesque landscape. 

But there are particularly poetic places in this region, which enchants the traveler with its harsh, lyrical, and cheerful landscapes. And perhaps the most impressive of them is the Kivach Waterfall, the second largest plain waterfall in Europe (after the Rhine). 

The waterfall is incredibly beautiful and majestic. 

The waters of the Suna River, compressed by basalt rocks, fall down from an eight-meter height in a heavy cast stream, forming a powerful whirlpool in wisps of foam and creating an impressive noise.  

Kivach Waterfall was admired by the first governor of the Olonets Region (as Karelia used to be called), the great Russian poet Gavrila Derzhavin, "The mountain is pouring diamonds..." he wrote. Indeed, the falling water and its power are fascinating. Everyone should see this (the duration of the program is about 5 hours).

Return to Petrozavodsk.

Free time for independent walks and souvenir shopping.

Self-service transfer to the train station.

22:20 Departure of the tourist train No. 928 to Sortavala.

Overnight on the train.

Breakfast on the train

07:30 Arrival of tourist train No. 928 in Sortavala Karelskaya station.

07:35 Meeting with the guide on the platform.

Walking sightseeing tour of the historical Karelian city of Sortavala, exploring the sights and architecture of the city.

Free time for independent walks and souvenir shopping.

Return with a guide to the railway station. Sortavala Center.

10:05 Departure by retro train to Ruskeala Mountain Park.

Meeting with the guide on the platform of the railway station Ruskeala Mountain Park and organized passage to the park.

Ruskeala Mountain Park is the most famous attraction in Karelia. The magic marble "the color of white nights" began to be broken out here as early as 1769 by decree of Catherine II. It was used to decorate the majestic temples and palaces of St. Petersburg: the Marble Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Mariinsky Palace.

Today, Ruskeala Park and its landscape are stunning man—made canyons and crystal lakes, labyrinths of underground tunnels and picturesque steep marble cliffs. Nature and people have been interacting here for three centuries. The great works of generations of mining masters have given this place a special aura. 

Guided tour of the Marble Canyon program – you will learn how marble was mined in these magical places, and get acquainted with the history of mining and processing of the northern stone.

14:10 Transfer by "rail bus" from Ruskeala Mountain Park to the station. Sortavala (alternative – bus transfer).

14:50 Arrival at the railway station Sortavala.

15:09 Departure of the tourist train No. 928 from the station. Sortavala in Vyborg.

17:45 Arrival of tourist train No. 928 in Vyborg. Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number will be indicated on the voucher).

An exciting bus and pedestrian sightseeing tour of Vyborg awaits you – the only city in Russia where you can experience the atmosphere of medieval Europe and appreciate the necklace of squares. – Market, Cathedral, Petrovskaya, and of course Thorgilskaya, where there is a monument to the founder of the city, Thorgils To Knutsson. 

You will see the Town Hall Square, the House of the Merchant Guild of the Holy Spirit, the Townsman's House, the Clock Tower, the Burgher's Manor and the House on the Cliff. And you will definitely have the opportunity for an external inspection of Vyborg Castle on Castle Island.

Dinner at a cafe in the city.

Transfer to the railway station.

23:43 Departure of the tourist train No. 928 to Moscow.

10:16 a.m. Arrival of tourist train No. 928 at Leningradsky railway Station in Moscow.

The time in the program is indicated approximately. 

The company reserves the right to make changes to the tour program without reducing the total volume and quality of services, as well as to cancel the tour and/or offer alternative travel options in case of a shortage of the group and cancellation/replacement of rolling stock.