08:20 Gathering of the group at the railway station of Sortavala. For those who cannot start the tour in Sortavala, it is possible to leave Petrozavodsk at 04:00 a.m. on our bus, at no extra charge.
08:40 Breakfast at the cafe.
09:10-10:50 Sightseeing tour of Sortavala with an inspection of local architecture — monuments of Northern Art Nouveau.
11:00 Departure by meteor to Valaam Island. Crossing Lake Ladoga is 50 minutes.
11:50 Arrival at the Monastery Bay.
Walking tour of the central estate of the monastery: the Transfiguration Cathedral and the concert of the choristers of the male ensemble "Valaam".
Transfer by meteor to Nikonovskaya Bay.
Lenten lunch in the refectory.
New Jerusalem Tour: visit the Resurrection Skete, walk to the man-made garden and Gethsemane skete with the wooden church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
The tour ends on Mount of Olives with a picturesque view of Ladoga.
16:50-17:50 Return trip by meteor to Sortavala.
18:15 Check-in at the hotel, dinner, free time and rest.
Please note! In the event of a storm and the cancellation of meteor flights within 3 days, a trip to Valaam Island is replaced by an excursion to the White Bridges Waterfall (Yukankoski) in a URAL car and a visit to the almadine pomegranate deposit with their extraction.









































































