Spring winds of Ladoga in Karelia

After breakfast at glamping, you will have a guided walking tour (about 3 km) deep into Havus Island.

You will take a nature trail through the Karelian taiga.

You will see geological rocks that can be called the "backbone of the earth": a glacier passing through the territory of Ladoga exposed very ancient stone outcrops, which are up to 2.5 billion years old.

You will learn a lot of interesting facts about the local places: about Finnish families and the history of the Northern Ladoga region, about the peculiarities of forest species, about the animals that live here, etc.

The culmination of the route will be the exit to the Haukkariutta rock ("falcon reef"). From a height of more than 40 meters you will have a wonderful view of the Ladoga skerries.

After the walk, you will have a picnic lunch in the forest at an equipped place. You will taste freshly baked trout and the famous Karelian gate cakes.

After the picnic, you will finish the hiking route and return to glamping, where you will relax and have dinner.

Today you will have a Karelian evening: you will be told about the traditions and customs of Karelia, you will try your hand at solving Karelian riddles or take a quiz on the history of these places.

If you wish, you can also relax in the furako sauna or the Russian bath (for an additional fee, to be booked in advance).

After breakfast at glamping, you will embark on a circular route by aero or motorized boats to Ladoga Skerries.

You will see the most picturesque places of the surrounding islands. The capes of the island of Honkasalo, which are called the "Ladoga Fjords", the Aino reef mountain, the Chapaev Straits and much more. The route includes landings and ascents to observation decks, which offer spectacular views of the panorama of the skerry region and open Ladoga.

After returning to glamping, you will have a delicious lunch and rest.

If the weather is good, you will spend the evening around a large communal campfire organized for you. You can share your impressions, roast marshmallows, drink strong tea with Karelian herbs, play games or sing songs to the guitar.

After breakfast, you will have time to choose what to do.

You can:

• take a walk to the neighboring bay and try to surprise curious seals, watch a movie about Ladoga;
• explore the rock formations (including the nearby garnet vein);
• just get a good night's sleep in nature, but in comfortable conditions on cozy beds.

After finishing your chosen classes, you will need to pack your things.

Next, you will have a farewell lunch at glamping and departure to Ruskeala Mountain Park. A guided land tour and free time for a walk around the territory will be organized for you.

Ruskeala marble quarry is a monument of cultural heritage of Russia. Development here began in 1765. The walls of the famous St. Isaac's Cathedral, Ladozhskaya and Primorskaya metro stations in St. Petersburg are decorated with Ruskeal marble.

The quarry is a huge system of underground tunnels and tunnels connected by vertical shafts. Most of them were flooded after the Great Patriotic War, and the quarry turned into an amazingly beautiful lake with turquoise-tinged water, the transparency of which reaches 15-18 meters.

After the tour of the mountain park, you will travel to Sortavala on the unique Ruskeala Express. This is a retro tourist train powered by steam locomotives, plying the route of the overland road that transported Ruskeala marble to Lake Ladoga.

The interior of the train is decorated in the style of the interior of the carriage on which Auguste Montferrand, the chief architect of St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg, came to Ruskeala.

After arriving at the station, you will have about an hour of free time before the evening train to Moscow.

Return tickets must be purchased for train No. 160A departing from Sortavala at 20:52.