The Russian North. Railway cruise with a visit to Teriberka

Breakfast on the train.

09:00 Arrival of the train in Arkhangelsk. Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated on the voucher).

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 Chumbarova-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 in the city.

Transfer to the Malye Korely Museum.

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.

Transfer to Arkhangelsk.

Visit to the Gostiny Dvory Museum.

Dinner at a cafe in the city.

Free time in the city center for independent walks, visiting cafes and souvenir shops.

Transfer to the railway station.

22:10 Departure of the tourist train to Belomorsk.

Breakfast on the train.

12:28 p.m. Arrival of the train in Belomorsk, meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated on the voucher).

An excursion to the White Sea Petroglyphs 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 etched 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 canal's construction, 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 train to Murmansk.

Breakfast on the train.

06:43 Train arrival in Murmansk.

Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated on the voucher). 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!

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

Lunch at a cafe in Teriberka.

Transfer to Murmansk railway station.

17:10 Departure of the train to Petrozavodsk.

Breakfast on the train.

11:50 a.m. Arrival of the train in Petrozavodsk, meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated on the voucher).

Bus sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk, where the northern severity is perfectly combined with a calm, Scandinavian, balanced charisma.

You will get acquainted with the history and modern appearance of the capital of the Prionezhye region, take a walk along the embankment, which is the hallmark of the city. This is a real open-air gallery of modern art, where amazing sculptures are located.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Excursion to the Kivach Nature Reserve, a state nature reserve that can be called one of the oldest natural monuments located in the country. Its main attraction was the most beautiful, the second largest flat waterfall in Europe, Kivach, which gave its name to a unique natural object.

The waterfall is incredibly beautiful and majestic. The waters of the Suna River, compressed by basalt rocks, fall down from an eight-meter height in a heavy cast stream, forming a powerful whirlpool in wisps of foam and creating an impressive noise.

Kivach Waterfall was admired by the first governor of the Olonets Region (as Karelia used to be called), the great Russian poet Gavrila Derzhavin. "A mountain of diamonds is falling..." he wrote. Indeed, the falling water and its power are fascinating. Everyone should see this.

Visit to Sampo Mountain. It was here that the legendary Soviet fairy tale film "Sampo" was shot, based on the Karelo-Finnish epic "Kalevala".

Karelian rocks are unique, they are surprisingly harmonious and beautiful, and it is from Mount Sampo that a wonderful panoramic view of the surrounding area opens.

Return to the city.

Dinner at a cafe in the city.

Transfer to the railway station.

22:20 Departure of the train to Sortavala.

Breakfast on the train.

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

Walking sightseeing tour of the historical Karelian city of Sortavala, exploring the sights and architecture of the city.

Free time for independent walks and souvenir shopping.

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

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 train to Vyborg.

17:45 Arrival of the train in Vyborg, meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number will be indicated on the voucher).

An exciting water 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 train to Moscow.

10:16 a.m. Arrival of a tourist train at the Leningradsky railway station in Moscow.