Treasures of Karelia and Solovki

Breakfast at the cafe on the territory of the recreation center.

Rest day at the base or an excursion for an additional fee: Valaam + Ruskeala tour (reservation in advance, payment on the spot).

~05:00 Early check-out.

Breakfast – lunch box.

Transfer to the Northern Ladoga region (260 km).

On the way, visit the memorial "Poklonny Krest", erected in memory of the Winter War.

Upon arrival at the Ruskeala Mountain Park, take a land tour. You will see a unique creation — a huge bowl carved by human hands in an array of marble formations. Take a walk along the extraordinary lake, which is framed by gentle and steep cliffs of light gray marble, reaching a height of 25 m above the water mirror.

After the end of the tour, visit the Tokhminsky waterfalls (Akhinkoski waterfalls), where the film "And the dawns here are quiet" was shot.

An "Eco-trail" has been developed at the waterfalls along suspension bridges — passage along it is not included in the price of the tour and is paid additionally, if desired, directly on the territory of the waterfalls (if technically possible).

Transfer to the port of Sortavala.

Departure along Lake Ladoga to Valaam Island (50 min. on the way on the Meteor).

Valaam has a full lunch program (lenten), 5-hour stay on the island, walking programs:

Guided tour of the Central manor of the monastery.

Excursion to one of the hermitages of the Valaam archipelago (according to the technical capability of the monastery):

Excursion to Nikolsky hermitage — one of the most beautiful monasteries of Valaam or "New Jerusalem". The Resurrection Skete, the Gethsemane skete, climb Mount Olivet.

Valaam is the Northern Athos, the holy monastery, the magical land. At one time, N. Roerich, I. Shishkin, A. Kuindzhi, F. Tyutchev, representatives of the Romanov dynasty, and prominent church figures loved to visit Valaam.

Valaam will not leave you indifferent!

Return to Sortavala.

Transfer to Petrozavodsk, transfer to the Verkhovye recreation center.

~00:00 Late arrival.

Dinner at a cafe on the territory of the recreation center (in case of late arrival from the tour — dinner in the rooms).

Breakfast at the cafe on the territory of the recreation center.

A rest day at the base or an excursion for an additional fee.

On request, rafting on the Shuya River + picnic lunch is possible (program duration 5-6 hours, payment and booking when booking the tour).

Transfer to the meeting place of the group.

Transfer to the beginning of the rafting trip – Yumanishki threshold (40 km from Petrozavodsk).

Division into crews, equipment, safety instructions.

We're going sailing.

Shuya is waiting for our adventures: M. Yumanishki – por. The curve is a pore. Big Tolly (2-3 square meters), 3 km.

Riding on the threshold of a Big Crowd.

Continuation of the rafting.

A picnic is a field lunch in nature.

Transfer to the Upper Reaches.

Breakfast at the cafe on the territory of the recreation center.

Room release, check-out with your belongings.

Transfer to the meeting place of the group.

Departure by comfortable bus to Kem (470 km).

Visit to the shungite center.

You will get acquainted with the mysterious mineral, here you will learn about the properties of shungite and its application, visit the shungite relaxation room, rest in which will give you an incredible charge of living energy.

After that, we will treat you to Karelian ivan tea.

On the way, a country excursion to the Kivach Nature Reserve, the oldest in Russia and the first in Karelia.

During the tour of the reserve you will see the most famous waterfall of Karelia — Kivach and the arboretum of the famous Karelian birch.

Lunch at a cafe on the way.

Arrival in Kem (Rabochiostrovsk).

Accommodation at the Prichal Hotel, located on the shore of the White Sea (economy hotel, rooms with amenities).

Free time.

Early rise.

Breakfast at the Kemskaya Volost restaurant.

Departure of the ship to Solovki.

Crossing the White Sea (2-2.5 hours on the way).

Arrival on the island.

Transfer of things to the hotel.

Sightseeing tour of the Central manor of the monastery (walking, duration 2.5 hours).

The tour introduces visitors to the history of the Solovetsky Monastery. Tourists visit the territory of the central complex of the monastery, active temples, monuments included in the UNESCO World Heritage List, objects of economic activity of the monastery, the Solovetsky Fortress.

Lunch at a cafe.

Accommodation in a hotel on Solovki.

A walk to the Cape of labyrinths on the picturesque shore of the White Sea.

Here you can see dancing birches and labyrinths of stones.

Free time to buy souvenirs, visit shops.

Breakfast in the hotel cafe.

Room release at check-out time. Things can be left in the hotel's luggage room.

Bus tour to Sekirnaya Gora, where during the time of the Solovetsky camps there was a penal isolation unit — a place of punishment for prisoners. You will see a unique lighthouse church.

Excursion "The Botanical Garden — the Makaryevskaya desert". You will see one of the northernmost botanical gardens in Russia, which is located on the territory of the former monastery of the Makaryevskaya desert.

Lunch at a cafe.

Free time.

Please note! Departure 16:00, 19:00, 20:30. Tell us in advance which flight you need.

Due to the limited number of seats on the ships, departure information must be provided no later than 2 weeks before the start of the tour. In the absence of data on the residual distribution, delays on railway trains are possible.

Crossing the White Sea by boat (2-2.5 hours on the way).

Arrival in the village. Rabochiostrovsk.

Transfer to Kem railway station.

Departure by train to Moscow / Saint Petersburg.

It is possible to book an additional overnight at the Prichal Hotel from the 6th to the 7th day.