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New Year and Christmas season is a time of miracles!

You will spend 4 days in Karelia in the atmosphere of a fairy tale, warm up by a wood-burning fireplace with a live fire and mulled wine to beautiful live music.

You will also write a real letter to the North Pole, which will be delivered and sent to you by a famous polar explorer on a real Arctic expedition. This is an opportunity that can be realized by no more than 150 people worldwide per year. And now you have such an opportunity! Isn't it a miracle?!

Location

Petrozavodsk

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Tour highlights

Gastronomic delight

Let's taste the north: steaks from Karelian trout, desserts from northern berries, lohikato, wickets, settings and herbal teas

New Year's Eve visiting the huskies

Let's go on an excursion to the kennel of northern sled dogs and ride a dog sled

Ruskeala Winter Mountain Park

Let's enjoy the beauty of the snow-covered marble canyon

Itinerary

Day 1 - Petrozavodsk
Arrival in Petrozavodsk.
Breakfast in a cafe in the city.
Acquaintance with the capital of Karelia — Petrozavodsk and its pearl — the embankment of Lake Onega.
Excursion program to the Karelian Fine Museum for the interactive exhibition "Kalevala" on the main Karelian epic — the philosophy of the Karelian land.
Transfer to the eco-complex.
Getting to know the Polar explorer's House, accommodation.
Lunch at the Polar Explorer's House.
Visit the threshold of Bolshaya Tolly, the most picturesque wish tree in South Shuya.
Dinner and a musical evening by the fireplace in the Polar Explorer's House.
Day 2 - Ruskeala Mountain Park
Breakfast at the Polar Explorer's House.
A visit to the Ruskeala Mountain Park — the basis of the complex is a cultural heritage site, a historical monument — a former marble quarry filled with groundwater on the banks of the Tohmajoki River.
The quarry began to be developed in 1765, at the beginning of the reign of Catherine II.
Ruskeala marble was used in the construction of significant buildings in St. Petersburg and the palace suburbs.
They lined St. Isaac's Cathedral, laid out the floors of the Kazan Cathedral, made the window sills of the Hermitage, framed the windows of the Marble Palace and the facade of the Mikhailovsky Castle.
Lunch along the route.
Return to the Polar Explorer's House.
Dinner by the fireplace.
Entertainment program with a presenter, fireworks (for arrival on New Year's Eve).
Day 3 - Visiting the huskies
Breakfast at the Polar Explorer's House.
The program "New Year's visit to the husky" with the participation of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden — an excursion to the kennel of northern sled dogs, dog sledding.
Hot lunch with lohikato, a rustic plate (pickles and smoked meats), a gate — a traditional Karelian pie, mors made from northern berries, herbal teas and Karelian tinctures of various strengths (for persons over 18 years old).
Dinner is a tradition of northern cuisine.
Watching a feature film about the Arctic.
A wood-burning sauna for those who wish.
Mulled wine with a crackling fireplace and pleasant music.
Day 4 - Marcial waters and Kivach waterfall. Departure
Breakfast at the Polar Explorer's House.
Excursion to Kivach waterfall, visit to the first health resort in the history of Russia "Marcial waters".
You will see 1000 Hares Mountain and Sampo Mountain, one of the most legendary places in Karelia, described in the epics about Karelia.
A full-day program.
Lunch is on the way.
We'll take a look at the Karelian fish shop and souvenir shops.
Final dinner at a restaurant in Petrozavodsk.

Difficulty

Involves moderate physical activity

Accommodation

Guest House

3 nights

Comfort

Basic+

The tour provides accommodation in an eco-complex in the Polar Explorer's House.

Check-in is possible on the tour. Single occupancy is possible with an additional fee.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the date of the tour:

Tour dates	Adult	A child from 5 to 12 years old (accompanied by parents)
30.12.24–02.01.25	69 300	40 600
other dates	64 200	35 100

The guest house "Dom Polyarnik" is designed to accommodate 18 people at the same time.

The house has 6 rooms — four triple, one double, one quadruple, no single rooms, two bathrooms and a shower cabin.

Usually, guests who do not cook themselves, but prefer to eat from the kitchen, move in here.

The administration of the tourist complex and the cabin company are located here - a cozy fireplace room with a large TV and Wi-Fi.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 18 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 airport, railway station and back;
accommodation for 4 days/3 nights in the HuskyMoa eco-complex in the Polar Explorer's House;
hot meals 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner) + tea parties;
festive dinner with non-alcoholic and alcoholic drinks of different strength levels and an entertainment program with the hosts (check-in for the New Year);
the cost of all excursions along the program route + guide support, master classes;
dog sledding accompanied by instructors and game characters (Santa Claus and Snow Maiden);
musical evening with live music and cinema-dinner with mulled wine by the fireplace;
"Arctic letter" to the North Pole;
bathhouse;
insurance for skiing.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Petrozavodsk and back.

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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