1. Transfer from the Upper Reaches to the pier in Petrozavodsk.
A trip by "comet" to Kizhi Island (1 hour 20 min. along Lake Onega. On the island — 4 hours).
Kizhi Island is the pearl of Zaonezhye, located among the Kizhi skerries.
The main attraction of the island is the museum of wooden architecture, in the center of which is the ensemble of the Kizhi cemetery.
During the island tour, you will visit a traditional peasant's house, learn a lot about Karelian crafts and traditions, listen to the bells and see one of the main Orthodox shrines of the Russian North — the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus.
Transfer to the Upper Reaches (duration 7-8 hours).
Cost: 6000 rubles/adult, 4000 rubles./children under 16 years of age.
2. Two-hour rafting on the Shuya river + picnic.
Transfer to the gathering with the group.
Arrival at the beginning of the rafting trip is the Yumanishki threshold (40 km from Petrozavodsk). Division into crews, equipment, safety instructions. We're going sailing. Shuya is waiting for our adventures: M. Yumanishki – por. The curve is a pore. Big Tolly (2-3 square meters), 3 km. Pokatushki on the threshold of a Big Crowd. Continuation of the rafting. Picnic (field lunch in nature).
Transfer to the Upper Reaches.
Cost: 2,900 rubles/person, 2,700 rubles/student.
3. Excursion trip to Valaam Island + Ruskeala Park.
Transfer to the beginning of the program.
Bus trip – Petrozavodsk – Sortavala – Ruskeala Park – Petrozavodsk.
Meteor ride – Sortavala – Central estate – Nikonovskaya Bay – Sortavala.
Sightseeing tour of the central estate of the Valaam Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery.
Lenten lunch in the monastery refectory. Boarding a motor ship and transfer to Nikonovskaya Bay.
Guided tour of the Gethsemane and Resurrection hermitages. Transfer to Ruskeala Mountain Park, land tour of the park.
Transfer to the Upper Reaches.
Cost: 11,000 rubles/adult, 10,500 rubles/school, student, pence, 7,300 rubles./children under 12 years old, 4,400 rubles./children under 6 years old with a seat on the bus and lunch.
4. Excursion trip to Ruskeala Mountain Park (12-13 hours, standard program).
Transfer to the beginning of the program.
Bus trip: Petrozavodsk – Ruskeala Park – Petrozavodsk.
Ruskeala Marble Canyon Tour.
The pearl of the park is the famous Marble Canyon. It is filled with natural waters
the oldest quarry of open-cast stone mining.
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.
Transfer to the Upper Reaches.
Cost: 4,400 rubles/adult, 4,100 rubles / school, pence. 60+, 3,100 rubles / 5-7 years.
5. Wonderful places of Ladoga region: Ruskeala + Ladoga skerries.
Transfer to the beginning of the program.
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".
The old and abandoned quarry of stone mining, which has been developed for almost three centuries, is now equipped for tourists to visit.
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 have a meal at the cafe of the Mountain Park for a fee.
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.
Return to the Upper Reaches.
Cost: 6900 rub./adult, 6400 rub./school, student, 60 pence+
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