Our Chinese department:
The gathering of the group in Sortavala at 08:19 at the station from the side of the platform with a sign.
We recommend train No. 160B for arrival.
We are going to have breakfast in a cozy cafe.
We get to know the guide and other tour participants.
We get on the buses and rush to the shore of Lake Ladoga.
Here we go trekking on the "back of the devil", that is, on Mount Hiidenvuori.
Sometimes this mountain is also called Bald, because there is not a single tree on the top of the mountain.
The path to the top is short, but steep enough — special physical training is not needed.
From the top of the mountain we admire stunning views of Lake Ladoga, islands, skerries and the Yanisjoki River.
On a clear sunny day, we can even see the domes of the legendary Valaam Monastery.
There is a man-made cave on the top, which was built by the Finns during the Russian—Finnish war, a grotto with a vertical shaft. An inscription from 1940 has also been preserved there.
We go down, motor boats are already waiting for us below — we go to one of the islands of the Ladoga skerries, where we will set up camp tonight.
Lake Ladoga is the largest lake in Europe.
It is rich in islands — up to 500 islands with an area of up to 300 square kilometers.
The necklace of islands is divided among themselves by a maze of straits (skerries).
We go ashore, set up camp and cook dinner — we enjoy every moment of this trip.
