Reboot in Karelia. 4-day tour

The company reserves the right to change the order of excursions without changing the program as a whole. 

Excursions to Kizhi Island, Valaam Island, Solovki Island depend on weather conditions. In case of force majeure (storm, fog, malfunction of water transport), excursions are canceled with subsequent recalculation. 

Failure to appear or be late for more than 10 minutes by the time of departure of the day trip for any reason is equivalent to a refusal and does not entail a refund of the funds transferred to the Contractor, except for the fact of illness, documented from a medical institution. 

Refusing to continue along the route as part of a group tour and returning to the starting point of the tour on your own for any reason is equivalent to voluntarily abandoning the tour. Weather and climatic factors that do not threaten the life and health of the tourists cannot be grounds for a reasoned refusal of the excursion and are considered as a voluntary refusal. 

On the day of the start of the tour, meet your guide at the train station. A sign with the name of the tour. Meeting with train No. 018A (Moscow — Petrozavodsk). If you arrive earlier, wait. If you arrive by later trains than train No. 018A, transfer for an additional fee to the location of the group, with partial loss of the program, without recalculation. 

Please note the check-out time at the hotel: check-in after 15:00, check-out before 12:00!

When visiting holy places, please observe the dress code (women - skirt, headscarf, covered shoulders. Men — trousers (not shorts)). 

On Kizhi Island, Valaam Island, Solovki Island, all excursions are allowed only by the staff of the relevant museum. 

1. Excursion to Kizhi Island.

Transfer from Verkhovye to the comet pier in Petrozavodsk.

A trip by "comet" to Kizhi Island (1 hour 30 min. one-way crossing of 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). 

2. Rafting on the Shuya River + Lunch-picnic. 

Transfer to the meeting place of 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. A picnic is a field lunch in nature. Transfer to the Upper Reaches (duration 5-6 hours). 

3. Excursion trip to Ruskeala Mountain Park. 

Transfer to the meeting place of the group. Bus trip: Petrozavodsk – Ruskeala Mountain Park – Petrozavodsk (260 km one way, 4 hours on the way). On the way, we will stop at the Akhinkoski waterfalls (Tokhminsky waterfalls cascade), the place where the movie "And the dawns here are quiet" was shot. An "Eco-trail" has been developed at the waterfalls along suspension bridges — passage along it is not included in the price of the tour and is paid additionally, if desired, directly on the territory of the waterfalls (if technically possible). 

Upon arrival at the 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. 

Return to Petrozavodsk, transfer to the Upper Reaches (duration 12-13 hours). 

Additional medical insurance is not included in the price of the tour. The compulsory medical insurance policy is valid on the territory of the Russian Federation. If you wish, you can apply for insurance on the website of a Large Country without commission directly from insurance companies.

The period from early May to mid-June is particularly dangerous due to the activity of encephalitic ticks. Prepare in advance for a trip to Karelia during this period – get a preventive vaccination against tick-borne encephalitis, take with you a special ointment, as well as clothes and hats that cover all parts of the body as much as possible.

Mosquitoes are found everywhere from the end of May to the beginning of September, but they are especially active from the beginning of June to the middle of July. Woodlice are most active in the morning and evening. Midges, which look like flies, attack during the day. Horseflies are most active on hot sunny days. Don't forget the mosquito and midge repellent.

Snakes are found in some areas of Karelia. They are non-aggressive, but we recommend that tourists refrain from walking on tall grass and choose closed shoes for traveling.

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.