New Year's tour to Karelia

A day of rest, enjoying nature and carelessness.

At your request, you can additionally book an excursion or an active tour.

Transfer to the Kivach Nature Reserve.

A walk, a tour of the waterfall, the nature museum and the arboretum of the reserve.

Kivach belongs to the geomorphological monuments of nature of federal rank. 

The waterfall was the second largest plain waterfall in Europe (after the Rhine). The water falls in four ledges from a height of 10.7 m. The waterfall arose as a result of sawing through the waters of the Suna River of loose quaternary sediments to the roof of the diabase ridge. 

Falling from the cliff, the stream deepened the riverbed in the thickness of lake loam and sandy loam below the ridge.

The first mention of him is found in a scribe's book for 1566: "On the Sun River under the Kivach threshold — tonya." 

There are three versions of the origin of the waterfall's name: Russian — from the word "nod", Finnish — from the word kivi (stone), Karelian — from the word kivas (snow mountain). The latter interpretation is the most likely, since it most closely corresponds to a huge boulder, white with foam.

There is a Karelian legend about how Kivach was formed. The siblings of the Sunna and Shuya rivers flowed side by side for a long time, not wanting to part. Sunna gave her sister a more comfortable channel, and she lay down to rest and fell asleep. Waking up, Sunna ("dream") found that Shuya had run far ahead, and rushed to catch up with her, turning over and crushing rocks and rocks. A waterfall appeared at the place of the breakthrough of the greatest obstacle.

Lunch.

Next, the program to choose from:

Option 1. Excursion to the kennel of sled dogs and reindeer + sledding track 2.5 km.

It's time to forget about work and enjoy the amazing beauty of Karelian nature on a short trip by dog sled!

In our 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 lay under their paws, with them you will make an unforgettable sled ride through the protected pine forest. We offer a 2.5 km dog sledding trip. 

You will also get acquainted with the beautiful reindeer, our reindeer breeder will tell you about them in as much detail as possible and provide an opportunity to feed them with hand-fed yagel.

The guide's sled will move ahead on all routes to ensure your safety. You can drive the sled yourself or enjoy the ride as a passenger.

Upon returning to the base, it's time to share your impressions with friends, relax, warm up around the campfire and drink tea with sweets in a traditional plague!

Option 2: Snowmobile safari.

You will enjoy a 2-hour safari, a rugged forest track, incredible landscapes and a lot of emotions. 

For children on safari, there is a master class in birch bark weaving in a cafe at the starting point.

With favorable ice conditions on safari, we will visit the ancient church, which turned 400 years old in 2020!

The architecture of the church on Lychny Island is identical to the architecture of the lost Assumption Church. 

The village on Lychny Island is one of the oldest and largest villages in Karelia, its fame is due to the famous church of Saints Peter and Paul, erected in 1620 and standing on the highest point of the island, the village has long been abandoned by its inhabitants, but their houses with carved porches and black baths on the shore have been preserved.

The program is selected when booking the tour.

The end of the program, transfer to the guest house.

Collecting things, clearing the house.

For an additional fee: an excursion program to the ethnic village of Rubchoila, a master class on cooking a national dish, lunch.

Rubchoila (sometimes called Rubcheila) is located in the Pryazhinsky National District. Karelians have been settling in these places for centuries. Their descendants live here to this day. 

According to legend, the village was founded by three brothers who came here from the north in search of a better life. Three centuries ago, Rubchoila was a small village of 7 houses, but its population was prosperous. According to statistics, cattle were kept 2 times more than in the surrounding villages.

The villagers lived very richly. There was even a leather workshop here, and the chrome boots of the Rubchoyl craftsmen were appreciated far beyond these places.

Transfer to Petrozavodsk.

Return to Petrozavodsk. 

Departure home.