Reboot in Karelia

In this tour, you can plan your vacation yourself – choose your favorite excursions or just relax at the cozy recreation center "Verkhovye".

At your service: a Russian wood-burning sauna, a small swimming pool, gazebos for relaxation.

There is a lake and a forest within walking distance, where you can fully enjoy the gifts of Karelian nature.

Location

Petrozavodsk
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$467
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Duration
8 Days
7 Nights
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 29 May – 5 June, 2025
    • 1 – 8 June, 2025
    • 5 – 12 June, 2025
    • 8 – 15 June, 2025
or
Accommodation
  • Camp Site
    7 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 50 people
Minimum age
3 years old
Group meet at
Petrozavodsk
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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Karelian pastries
Enjoy traditional Karelian pies with herbal tea
Open-air Museum of Modern Art
Admire the exhibitions of sculptures on the embankment of Lake Onega
The Pearls of Karelia
On your free days you can visit Valaam Island, Ruskeala Mountain Park, Ladoga Skerries and Kizhi Island

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk. Kindasovo village

    Upon arrival of train No. 18, meet with the guide at the railway station under the spire from the platform.

    Breakfast in a cafe in the city.

    A bus sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk and a walking tour of the unique open-air Museum of Modern Art (sculpture exhibition on the embankment of Lake Onega).

    During the tour, you will get acquainted with the history of the city, as well as its modern appearance. 

    Departure to the amazing Karelian village of Kindasovo, the first mention of which is recorded in the books of 1496. 

    The main local population is a nation with a cute name "Karelian people". The village stands on the banks of the beautiful Shuya River. 

    After the tour of the village, you will have a master class on playing traditional Karelian shepherd musical instruments (torvi, pili).

    Everyone will be warmed by branded Kindasa tea brewed in the purest spring water with Karelian herbs, and Karelian pies

    Transfer to Verkhovye

    Accommodation in rooms, rest.

    Welcome dinner.

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  • Day 2 - Free day. Additional excursions
  • Day 3 - Free day. Additional excursions
  • Day 4 - Free day. Additional tour
  • Day 5 - Free day. Additional tour
  • Day 6 - Free day. Additional tour
  • Day 7 - Free day. Additional tour
  • Day 8 - The center of Shungite. Mount Sampo. The resort "Marcial Waters". Girvas volcano. Kivach Nature Reserve
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Camp Site
    7 nights
Comfort
  • Midscale

The tour provides accommodation at the Verkhovye recreation center.

The cost of the tour:

  • double room (main place) — 42,800 rubles/person.;
  • single room (main place) — 55,900 rubles/person.;
  • additional place (euro-folding bed) — 30,400 rubles/person.

Discount for a child under 12 years old — 500 rubles.  

Recreation center "Verkhovye" 7 nights

The hotel is located in a pine forest, 20 km from Petrozavodsk in the village of Verkhovye, Prionezhsky district, Republic of Karelia.

On the territory: cafe, outdoor summer pool, Russian sauna, guarded Parking lot, children's playground, gazebos.

The townhouses are fully landscaped. The interior is bright and modern. There is a separate entrance and its own veranda. Free wi-fi. A baby cot and an iron are available on request.

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Tour conditions

Group
up to 50 tourists
Minimum age
3 years old
Duration
8 days 7 nights
Group meets at
Petrozavodsk

Included in price

  • habitation;
  • Meals: 8 breakfasts, 1 tea party, 1 dinner, 1 lunch;
  • transportation and sightseeing services;
  • entrance tickets;
  • the work of a guide.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Petrozavodsk and back;
  • meals not specified in the tour program;
  • a trip on the "comet" to Kizhi Island:
    • adults — 5,700 rubles/person.;
    • children under 16 years of age — 3,700 rubles/person.;
  • excursion to the Ruskeala Mountain Park:
    • adults — 4,100 rubles/person.;
    • schoolchildren, students, pensioners over 60 years of age — 3,900 rubles/person.;
    • children 5-7 years old — 2,900 rubles/person.;
  • Valaam + Ruskeala tour:
    • adults — 10,500 rubles/person.;
    • children under 12 years old — 7,300 rubles/person.;
    • children under 6 years old with a seat on the bus and lunch — 4,400 rubles/person.;
  • visit to the specially protected natural area "Valaam Archipelago" — 100 rubles/person.:
    • it is paid for independently on the website of the Directorate of Specially Protected Natural Territories of Regional Significance of the Republic of Karelia;
    • we recommend making payment on the day of visiting Valaam Island (not earlier than one day before departure), as flight cancellations are possible due to weather conditions, technical malfunction of ships;
  • rafting:
    • adults — 2,700 rubles/person.;
    • schoolchildren — 2,500 rubles/person.;
  • excursion "Wonderful places of Ladoga region: Ruskeala + Ladoga Skerries":
    • adults — 6,600 rubles/person.;
    • schoolchildren, students, pensioners over 60 years old — 6,100 rubles/person.;
  • sightseeing trip to Valaam Island:
    • adults — 8,400 rubles/person.;
    • children 6-12 years old — 6,200 rubles/person.;
    • children 6 years old with the provision of a place and meals — 3,500 rubles/person.

It's important to know

Personal equipment you need for the tour
  1. An identity document in an airtight package (for children — a birth certificate).
  2. A compulsory medical insurance policy.
  3. Comfortable shoes — sneakers or sneakers.
  4. Waterproof, windproof jacket.
  5. Raincoat.
  6. A warm sweater or a warm tracksuit (sweatshirt, pants).
  7. Sports trousers.
  8. A light headdress.
  9. A bathing suit.
  10. Sunglasses.
  11. Repellents and remedies for mosquito and tick bites.
  12. Personal first aid kit.
  13. Photo and video equipment + sealed packaging for them in case of rain.
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Dates and Prices

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  • $467
    29 May – 5 Jun, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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  • $467
    1 – 8 Jun, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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  • $467
    5 – 12 Jun, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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  • $467
    8 – 15 Jun, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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  • $467
    12 – 19 Jun, 2025 8 days 7 nights
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Reviews

  • K
    Konstantin
    26 Jul, 2024
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    Grand tour of Karelia and the Solovetsky Islands, a very interesting and exciting tour. Comfortable accommodation and buses. Qualified guides. A competent, positive, responsible guide Vera Ivanovna. Thank you very much.
    26 Jul, 2024