09:00 Meeting at Petrozavodsk railway station, accommodation by jeep. Breakfast in a cafe in the city.
A short sightseeing tour of the city, a walk along the Onega embankment.
10:00 Departure from Petrozavodsk along the Kola highway.
We are moving along the "old Murmansk highway" — the historical route along which Peter the Great traveled for treatment in the "Marcial Waters".
11:00 Visit to the first Russian resort "Marcial Waters" (founded by Peter I in 1719). Tasting of healing water from 3 underground springs.
Further movement to Girvas village.
12:00 Inspection of the operating Girvassky HPP (Paleozerskaya HPP), built in the period from 1933 to 1951 on a rock of volcanic origin.
We continue along the route — the asphalt ends, the road gets worse and worse, and here we are driving along a narrow forest path with dilapidated bridges through the Karelian taiga.
Safety instructions and the basics of driving an off-road vehicle. You can get behind the wheel yourself and, under the guidance of an instructor, take a ride on the Karelian off-road.
14:00 Rest stop on the shore of a beautiful forest lake, lunch. Sandwiches, pies and gates with potatoes (Karelian national pastries). Fresh vegetables. Hot tea, coffee. Tasting of balsam and sweet liqueurs made from natural Karelian berries and herbs.
Having refreshed ourselves, we continue our journey. Our current goal is a lake of tectonic origin — Pisanets. Unlike most Karelian lakes formed by the movement of a glacier, Lake Pisanets is a fault in the earth's crust — long, narrow and incredibly deep. The depth of this small-looking lake, according to some reports, reaches 200 meters!
16:00 We leave the jeeps, a 10-minute walk along the forest trail, and we go out onto the steep shore of Lake Pisanets. From the top point there is a beautiful view of a long rocky rift, at the bottom of which is Lake Pisanets.
Sightseeing of the lake, a walk along the steep shore, photos. Return to the jeeps, drive to Gimoli village.
21:00 Arrival at the guest house, dinner.