Summer romance: Petersburg and Karelia. Bus tour from Moscow

Breakfast at the hotel is a buffet.

Transfer to Peterhof.

Bus country tour "Imperial splendor, imperial grandeur.…». Travel tour "Old Peterhof road".

Guided tour of the Lower Park – an introduction to the history of the creation of the "fountain capital of the world". The Lower Park was modeled after regular gardens and retained all the features of its French originals.

The layout of the Lower Park is determined by two systems of alleys fanning out from the Grand Palace and the Marly Palace.

The layout scheme is thought out so deeply that not a single garden decoration, not a single detail is hidden from the eyes of the guests. Each alley ends with either a palace or a fountain, of which there are 150 in the Lower Park.

Free time in the Lower Park.

Lunch at a cafe.

Return to St. Petersburg.

Additionally: Boat tour along the rivers and canals of "Northern Venice": 1000 rub./adult; 800 rub./school. The boat tour is paid for on the spot and will definitely take place when the minimum required group is recruited.

Breakfast at the hotel is a buffet.

Transfer to Karelia. Travel information.

Today we are going to Ladoga Karelia, as Alexander Dumas did. In the summer of 1858, Alexandre Dumas, a classic of French literature, author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, visited Karelia?

In the company of friends, he visited Valaam, Serdobol (now Sortavala) and visited the Ruskeala Canyon. Moreover, he celebrated his 55th birthday on this trip!

Karelia is a land that attracts with the beauty of northern nature, and Sortavala is a unique city where three eras and two cultures are intertwined. Only here the flavor of the Russian North harmoniously coexists with Scandinavian Art Nouveau, merging into a single whole.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Visit to the Ruskeala Mountain Park. Dumas wrote: "I was destined to see the quarries of Ruskyala, because it was from here that the stone for St. Isaac's Cathedral was mainly mined."

The Ruskeala marble deposit originated as a result of complex tectonic processes 12 thousand years ago.

With the coming to power of Catherine II, large-scale searches for natural stone for the construction of St. Petersburg began in Russia, and it was found in Ruskale.

Ruskeala is a tourist park in Karelia, based on the site of an abandoned marble deposit.

It covers an area of several tens of kilometers. In the 18th century, marble was mined here for St. Isaac's Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, Mikhailovsky Castle, Marble Palace, and triumphal columns in Tsarskoye Selo and Gatchina.

At the end of the tour, transfer to Kondopoga.

Arrival in Kondopoga at about 23:00.

Accommodation at the Karelia 3* hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel is a buffet.

Departure for the excursion program with your belongings.

Nature reserve and waterfall "Kivach". "A diamond mountain is falling from a ledge with four rocks..." – Gavrila Romanovich Derzhavin, the first poet and lyricist of Russia, wrote admiringly about him... A pleasant addition to the raging water element will be a grove of Karelian birch, which has become an ornament of the arboretum of the reserve.

This is a mystery tree with amazing marble-patterned wood. Even in the 21st century, there is a debate among scientists about its origin. You can admire the souvenirs from Karelka at the Nature Museum.

Stop at Lake Palieozero. It impresses tourists with clear water, wide sandy beaches and an abundance of coniferous trees that fill the air with amazing aromas.

Lunch at the hotel cafe.

Transfer to Petrozavodsk.

Bus and walking tour of Petrozavodsk. What is St. Peter's city like? It is a port city, the forest capital of miners, fishermen, romantics. We'll take memorable photos of its sights and drive through the main squares of the city.

A walk along the Onega embankment of the city. By good tradition, each twin city leaves a piece of "its soul" here – a sculptural composition. So the embankment turned into a museum of modern avant-garde sculpture in the open air and became a favorite place for walks of citizens.

Everyone wants to see a piece of the Neubrandenburg starry sky, whisper cherished words into the magical ear of the Wish Tree and ask for material well-being from the Purse of Good Luck.

We return to Kondopoga.

A boat trip with an inspection of the trout farm and a picnic with tasting of Karelian tinctures on Lake Onega from the town of Kondopoga. Not everyone can boast that they have seen how fish are grown on a real trout farm. But 70% of the red fish that we see on store shelves appeared in Karelia.

The fish farmer's story about trout farming will be a pleasant addition to the culinary master class on cooking red fish on the grill.

You can share your impressions of the educational part of the tour at a picnic with fish, vegetables, hot tea and Karelian tinctures (150 gr.).

Duration of the tour with transfers: ~ 4 hours.

The boat trip takes place on licensed indoor boats on Lake Onega.

Transfer to the recreation center "Karelia" (village of Vatnavolok) (30 km).

Accommodation at the recreation center.

Breakfast at the hotel is a buffet.

Animation on the base. The military historical quest "The Banner of Victory". Having touched the story, the desire to participate in the trials and bring victory to the team is born.

The game of stations and military history will captivate both young participants and adults.

"Musical Ring" is a guessing game with a prize draw. Five rounds, the creation of an VIA and the fulfillment of wishes will give you positivity, smiles and laughter.

"Karelian upper room". At the national master classes we will get acquainted with the traditional culture of the northern people and the peculiarities of the region.

Let's sit down at a wide table and, under the guidance of an experienced craftsman, prepare traditional rupittetu (gates) from rye flour.

We will learn a lot of interesting things about the history of the Karelian doll and work on making a souvenir from Karelia. The result of the work will be a charm doll. Let's touch the strings of the ancient Finno-Ugric kantele and get our first lessons on the instrument. Let the "Karelian psaltery" sing about the wind, about a warm house, there will always be happiness and prosperity in it.

The song "Letka–enka" will play and beckon you to take each other's hands. Let's hug a friend by the shoulders, wink at a friend in a Finnish dance.

Tea drinking with products of our own production – gates.

Lunch at the hotel cafe (buffet/cover).

"Barbecue Party" is an animated program that introduces customs and traditions in the form of an educational and entertaining story. *Food (fish, meat, potatoes) – for an additional fee.

Dinner on a special menu.

Early breakfast buffet at the hotel.

Room release.

Staraya Ladoga is one of the oldest settlements in Russia.

Its history dates back to the time of Rurik. The first mention of the fortress is found in the Tale of Bygone Years in 862. The Ladoga Fortress was of crucial importance, being at the intersection of the routes "from the Varangians to the Greeks." Monuments from different eras, starting from the 12th century, have been preserved in Staraya Ladoga.

Guided tour of the Old Ladoga Fortress.

Lunch at a cafe in Staraya Ladoga.

14:00 Departure to Moscow.

Return to Moscow is approximately 24:00-00:30.