Storms of Ladoga. Karelia Tour

After breakfast, you will have a guided walking tour deep into the island of Havus.

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.

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.

Lunch at glamping.

After a short rest, we suggest taking collective steam sessions in our Russian sauna (1.5-2 hours, groups of up to 6-8 people, included in the price of the tour).

Dinner will be served for you in the evening.

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

You will spend the night in cozy hemispherical tents surrounded by a pine forest.

After breakfast, our guide will give a presentation about Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe. You will learn interesting facts about the lake and see how it happens at different times of the year.

Next, you will embark on a circular waterway along the Ladoga skerries during the storms.

Ladoga Skerries is a picturesque archipelago in the north of Lake Ladoga, consisting of many small rocky islands separated by straits.

One of the striking features of the Ladoga skerries is the so—called "reef mountains". Reef mountains are called mountains that break off into the lake with sheer cliffs, the height of which can reach 80 meters.

You will climb to the observation point of the Ladoga Skerries with panoramic views of the vast expanses of Ladoga and the Valaam Archipelago (in good weather).

Lunch at glamping awaits you after your return.

After lunch, we invite you to play a Karelian quiz game. After a short rest, a music workshop will be organized for you, during which you will learn the history of local musical instruments, as well as try your hand at playing them.

In the evening, you will have a dinner with dishes of Karelian cuisine.

You will spend the night in cozy hemispherical domes surrounded by a pine forest.

After breakfast, a master class on cooking Karelian wickets will be organized for you.

You will learn the cooking features of this national pastry, and a professional chef will show you the "secrets" of making dough, proper molding and other features. You will work with authentic grandmother's rolling pins, try out various pinches and shapes. Next, our chefs will bake the wickets in the oven.

After the master class, you will have time to pack your things and get ready to leave.

Next, you will go to the pier, where minibuses will be waiting for you, which will take you to the Ruskeala Mountain Park (1 hour on the way).

We'll have lunch at one of the cafes on the way.

Our guide will conduct a ground tour in Ruskeala Park. 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 Ruskeala Mountain Park, you will board the Ruskeala Express, a steam–powered tourist retro-train that runs along 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.

Evening arrival at Sortavala railway station.

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