Our Chinese department:
We meet our dear guests at the Petrozavodsk railway station.
Arrival by train No. 18 (~ 07:50).
The guide greets you with a sign saying "May holidays".
Tourists arriving on earlier trains or on their own transport approach the meeting place.
Breakfast in a cozy cafe.
Tourists arriving by train No. 92A (~at 10:00) will be met at the railway station.
In this case, tourists have breakfast on their own.
10:30 Departure for a country tour of the first Russian resort "Marcial waters" – volcano Girvas – Kivach waterfall (duration about 8 hours).
An introduction to the interesting history of the Marcial Waters resort, founded by Peter the Great in the 18th century. Tasting of water from three healing springs. Inspection of the Church of St. St. Peter the Apostle, built in 1721 according to the drawings of the emperor himself.
Next, the route lies to the area of the village of Girvas, where the remains of Karelia's oldest volcano, which is about 3 billion years old, are located. Petrified lava flows can be observed in the drained riverbed of the Suna River.
And if we're lucky, we'll see an amazing sight – the spring spillway at the Girvassky hydroelectric power station.
The height of the falling water is about 32 meters. A truly fascinating event that usually takes place only once a year during the May holidays.
Lunch.
The final stop of the excursion day is the Kivach Nature Reserve.
In the reserve you will admire the Kivach waterfall, the most famous in Karelia. He is praised in Russian poetry as the "northern hero".
Here you will also see the Karelian birch, the famous "cinderella" of the northern forests, get acquainted with the arboretum collection and the Nature museum.
Return to Petrozavodsk.
Accommodation at the selected hotel after the end of the excursion program.
