The Russian North. Railway cruise

Breakfast on the train.

08:50 Arrival of the tourist train in Arkhangelsk, meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus.

Sightseeing bus and walking tour "Arkhangelsk - the capital of Pomerania" with a visit to the Museum of Artistic Exploration of the Arctic. Borisov's.

You will get acquainted with the history of the city, the diverse life of modern Arkhangelsk and its main attractions.

While walking along Chumbarov-Luchinsky Avenue, a protected pedestrian street affectionately called Chumbarovka by the townspeople, you will find an exciting story about the way of life and lifestyle of northerners and acquaintance with the wooden architecture of the early twentieth century.

All the buildings of Chumbarovka are unique, each house has its own biography and special history, some of them were moved from other areas of the city.

Lunch at a cafe.

The Wooden Architecture of the Russian North tour.

You will visit the Museum of Wooden Architecture and Folk Culture "Malye Korely", which has the largest collection in the world.

As soon as you set foot on the territory of the reserve, you will find yourself in the distant past, in the world of brave pomors, hunters, lumberjacks, and farmers.

Malye Korely is an open—air museum that preserves a unique culture.

Excursion to the Museum of Folk Crafts and Crafts of Primorye. Master class on painting Arkhangelsk gingerbread "goats".

Transfer to Arkhangelsk.

Free time in the city center for independent walks and visits to souvenir shops.

Dinner at a cafe in the city.

Transfer to the railway station.

22:10 Departure of the tourist train to Belomorsk.

Breakfast on the train.

12:30 Arrival of the tourist train in Belomorsk, meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus.

The excursion to the White Sea Petroglyphs (duration about 2 hours) is a monument that amazes the imagination of every person. Rock carvings of an ancient man, whose age, according to various estimates, reaches 7.5 thousand years!

The richest archaeological complex, which enjoys worldwide fame, includes more than 2,000 rock carvings.

The size of the paintings is striking in its scope: from 5 cm to 2.5 m. The images carved on horizontal granite rocks with quartz chisels are not only a true masterpiece of world art, but also the story of our ancestors!

Visit to the 19th lock of the White Sea-Baltic Canal.

On the instructions of I. V. Stalin, the 227 km long canal was built in twenty months — from September 1931 to April 1933. 19 locks, 15 dams, 12 spillways, 49 dams — so many hydraulic structures were erected by prisoners without the help of machines and attracted currency.

The country was faced with the task of building a waterway from the Baltic to the North and to the Volga. Connect the Black Sea with the Caspian Sea. Stalin himself mapped out the route of the canal, indicating its starting and ending points, practically repeating the path of Peter the Great — the Osudarev Road.

During the tour, you will learn the history of the construction of the canal, the history of the fate of prisoners who built the socialist world with their valuable lives, as well as get acquainted with the last 19th lock of the canal, and understand how this structure works.

Excursion to the Karelian Front Museum, the youngest and most modern museum of the Republic of Karelia.

The museum is located in a historic building that housed the Headquarters of the Karelian Front during the Great Patriotic War.

In the permanent exhibition, visitors will see the office of the Commander-in-chief of the front, halls dedicated to the battles in the Olonets and Medvezhegorsk areas, concentration camps in Petrozavodsk and the occupation of the city, work in the rear and evacuation, visit the Victory Day Parade in 1945, etc.

The display cases with objects are complemented by realistic installations of various events of the Great Patriotic War on the Karelian Front, which will not leave anyone indifferent.

On the territory adjacent to the museum, the tour participants will get acquainted with samples of military equipment, as well as the history and architecture of the building in which the Museum is located.

Transfer to the railway station.

18:50 Departure of the tourist train to Murmansk.

Breakfast on the train.

06:50 Arrival of the tourist train in Murmansk, meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus.
Travel information.

Excursion program to the Teriberka Nature Park.

We invite you for an unforgettable adventure on the coast of the Arctic Ocean with a visit to the shores of the Barents Sea, an old ship on the beach, a cemetery of abandoned ships, as well as the Teriberka Nature Park, where the Dragon Eggs beach and the Battery Waterfall are located.

During the tour, you will get acquainted with the history of this place, enjoy the beautiful view of the Barents Sea — part of the Arctic Ocean and the inviting hills.

Wild nature, endless tundra and unique northern landscapes. Experience the atmosphere of the Barents Sea!

Lunch at a cafe.

Transfer to Murmansk railway station.

17:10 Departure of the tourist train to Petrozavodsk.

A helicopter transfer Murmansk – Teriberka – Murmansk is available for an additional fee. For more information, see the "Important to know" section.

Breakfast on the train.

11:40 Arrival of the tourist train in Petrozavodsk, meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus.

Transfer by motor ship "Comet" on Lake Onega to Kizhi Island (travel time on Lake Onega ~ 1 hour 20 minutes, stay on the island 4 hours).

Kizhi Island tour.

Kizhi Island and the Kizhi Museum-Reserve located on it are the pearl of Zaonezhye.

It is one of the largest open-air museums in Russia and a unique historical, cultural and natural complex, which is a particularly valuable object of cultural heritage of the peoples of Russia.

The basis of the museum collection, the ensemble of the Kizhi Pogost, is included in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List.

During the tour, you will visit a traditional peasant's house, learn a lot about Karelian crafts, listen to the bells and see one of the main Orthodox shrines of the Russian North — the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus.

Free time for independent walks, visiting cafes and souvenir shops.

Transfer by motor ship "Komet" on Lake Onega to Petrozavodsk.

A short sightseeing bus and walking tour of Petrozavodsk, a city where the northern severity is perfectly combined with Scandinavian balanced charisma.

Transfer to the railway station.

22:20 Departure of the tourist train to Sortavala.

Breakfast on the train.

08:30 Arrival of the tourist train in Sortavala, meeting with the guide on the platform.

Walking sightseeing tour of the historical Karelian city of Sortavala, acquaintance with the sights and architecture of the city (the time of the tour is 1.5 hours).

Return with a guide to the railway station. Sortavala Center.

10:05 Departure by retro train to Ruskeala Mountain Park.

Meeting with the guide on the platform of the railway station Ruskeala Mountain Park and organized passage to the park.

Guided tour of the Marble Canyon program — you will learn how marble was mined in these magical places, and get acquainted with the history of mining and processing of the northern stone.

Bus transfer from Ruskeala Mountain Park to railway station Sortavala.

15:09 Departure of the tourist train to Vyborg.

17:45 Arrival of the tourist train in Vyborg, meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus.

An exciting bus and walking sightseeing tour of Vyborg awaits you - the only city in Russia where you can experience the atmosphere of medieval Europe and appreciate the necklace of squares — Market, Cathedral, Petrovsky, and of course Thorgilskaya, where there is a monument to the founder of the city, Thorgils Knutsson.

You will see the Town Hall Square, the House of the Merchant Guild of the Holy Spirit, the Townsman's House, the Clock Tower, the Burgher's Manor and the House on the Cliff.

And you will definitely have the opportunity for an external inspection of Vyborg Castle on Castle Island.

Dinner at a cafe in the city.

Transfer to Vyborg railway station.

23:43 Departure of the tourist train to Moscow.

12:10 p.m. Arrival of a tourist train at the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow.