White nights in Karelia. Excursion program and rafting on the Shuya River

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Imagine how much you will love Karelia in 8 days of dating!

Summer in Karelia is not only a time of picturesque landscapes, but also the most romantic and exciting period of the year for numerous guests.

Locals appreciate this unique opportunity no less than visitors. During the white nights in Karelia, you can not only enjoy the surrounding landscapes, but also attend a variety of events specially dedicated to this time.

Location

Petrozavodsk

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Tour highlights

Scenic Mountain Park

Admire the beauty and grandeur of the Ruskeala Marble Canyon

Solovetsky Islands

Immerse yourself in the unique atmosphere of Solovki

Mighty Kivach Waterfall

You will see one of the largest lowland waterfalls in Europe

Mysterious Kizhi

Visit the island, which is one of the "business cards" not only of Karelia, but also of Russia.

Rafting on the Shuya River

Take part in an exciting rafting trip along Karelia's most famous river

Karelian cuisine

Try the famous local cuisine

Itinerary

Day 1 - Rafting on the Shuya River
Arrival in Petrozavodsk, self-delivery of things to the storage room of the Peter Inn hotel.
09:45 Meeting with the instructor at the Peter Inn hotel.
Departure for rafting.
You must have with you: spare clothes, shoes (shoes must be of a sports type – sneakers, sneakers, light summer shoes such as "flip-flops" are allowed, but with a fixed back).
In case of rain, a rain cape.
Departure to the beginning of the rafting in Yumanishki.
Safety briefing.
Equipment delivery (spas. vests, paddles).
Rafting on the Shuya River, 8 km.
Arrival at the village of Polyana, equipment delivery, changing clothes.
Picnic by the campfire (fish soup, pasta in Navy style, sliced vegetables, water, tea).
Return to Petrozavodsk approximately by 16:00.
Independent accommodation at the hotel.
Free time.

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Day 2 - Sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk. Kizhi Island
Buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the Peter Inn hotel.
Sightseeing tour of the capital of Karelia and a walk along the Onega embankment.
And now we invite you to plunge into the friendly atmosphere of the northern city, the capital of Karelia – the city of Petrozavodsk.
On the sightseeing tour, you will see the beautiful embankment of Lake Onega, where you will find the "Tree of Desires" and other avant-garde sculptures donated to the city by the twin cities. Be sure to visit the Governor's Park.
Excursion to Kizhi Island.
Ride on the "Comet" (1 hour 20 min. along Lake Onega).
Kizhi Island is a "calling card" not only of Karelia, but also of Russia.
The unique ensemble of the Churchyard is known all over the world, and every year the flow of tourists wishing to visit the island is only growing.
Guided tour of the museum-reserve with a visit to the Church of the Intercession and ethnographic exhibitions.
Return to Petrozavodsk.

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Day 3 - Ruskeala Mountain Park. Valaam Island (for an additional fee)
Early rise.
Have breakfast with a lunch box.
Departure by comfortable bus to West Karelia (260 km).
Excursion to Ruskeala Mountain Park — Marble Canyon.
The park was established in 2005 on the basis of the Ruskeala Marble Quarry, a unique monument of Russia's industrial heritage.
Marble mining was started here in 1769 by decree of Catherine II to decorate the famous buildings of St. Petersburg: the Marble Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Mariinsky Palace, etc.
The combination of Karelian nature and human activity has given these quarries a surprisingly picturesque appearance that attracts travel enthusiasts not only from Karelia.
The next stop is at the Ruskeala Akhvenkoski waterfall. Translated from Finnish as "Okunevy threshold". Locals sometimes call it the "waterfall at the three bridges."
The bathing scene of one of the heroines of the film "And the dawns here are quiet" was filmed at this waterfall.
Amazingly picturesque nature invariably attracts the creators of modern films with its mysterious beauty and some kind of mysterious power.
In 2010, a fantasy film "The Dark World" was shot here (entrance to the waterfall is paid for on the spot at the box office).
Guests who do not go on an excursion to Valaam Island can stay longer in Ruskeala Mountain Park and come to Sortavala by taxi on their own (the cost is approximately 900 rubles) or come to Sortavala with a group and walk around the city.
For an additional fee, an excursion to Valaam Island (to be booked upon purchase of the tour, to be paid on the spot).
Arrival in Sortavala.
Departure by Meteor to Valaam Island (45 minutes along Lake Ladoga).
Arrival at the monastery bay.
Sightseeing tour of the central estate of the monastery with a visit to the Transfiguration Cathedral, chapels, cell buildings, outbuildings and hotel buildings.
Lunch in the monastery refectory.
Return to Sortavala.
Return to the hotel.
Attention: a water excursion to the island.Valaam will take place under favorable weather conditions!

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Day 4 - Kivach Waterfall
Breakfast buffet.
Room release.
Visit to the Shungite Center.
Visit to the souvenir center, where you can buy figurines, cosmetics, jewelry made of shungite at wholesale prices.
As well as a visit to the relaxation room, filled with the vitality of shungite.
The natural black stone is a real miracle.
A cure for many diseases, saving lives.
It is suitable for an old man and a baby, a man and his home, it can make any place bright, clean and blessed.
Departure to the city of Kem.
Kivach Waterfall tour. Kivach is one of the largest lowland waterfalls in Europe.
You will also visit the arboretum, the decoration and pride of which are the famous Karelian birches.
Karelian birch is a tree to which nature has given the amazing beauty of wood, which resembles marble in its pattern.
Even in the 21st century, there is a debate among scientists about the origin of this amazing tree.
Lunch at a cafe.
Arrival in Kem.
20:00 Accommodation in the tourist complex "Pier" Rabochyostrovsk.
Free time.

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Day 5 - Solovetsky Islands
Breakfast.
Room release.
Transfer by boat to the Solovetsky Islands (2 hours across the White Sea).
Arrival at the Bay of Well-being.
The items are transported to the hotel.
Sightseeing tour of the Central manor of the monastery.
The tour introduces visitors to the history of the Solovetsky Monastery, the Solovetsky Special Purpose Camp, the Training Detachment of the Northern Fleet and the Jung School.
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, expositions.
Lunch at a cafe.
Accommodation at the hotel.

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Day 6 - Boat trip to Bolshoy Zayatsky Island (for an additional fee)
Breakfast at the cafe.
For an additional fee, a boat trip + a guided tour of Bolshoy Zayatsky Island (to be booked with the tour, to be paid on site).
Today you can enjoy a boat trip to Bolshoy Zayatsky Island. On the island you will visit the largest pagan sanctuary of the II-I millennia BC, see stone labyrinths, a complex of religious and funerary structures, Russia's first stone harbor, monuments of St. Andrew's skete.
Lunch for an additional fee.pay in one of the island's cafes.
Free time.
Dinner for an additional fee at one of the island's cafes.

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Day 7 - Sekirnaya Mountain and Botanical Garden (for an additional fee)
Breakfast in the cafe.
Room release before 10:00.
Things in the luggage room.
Guided tour for an additional fee "Sekirnaya Mountain and Botanical Garden" (to be booked with the tour, to be paid on the spot).
We invite you to visit one of the highest points of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island – Mount Sekirnaya (77.5 m above sea level), from the top of which you can enjoy an unforgettable view of the northern part of Bolshoy Solovetsky Island and the White Sea.
To get acquainted with the history and monuments of the current Holy Ascension Skete, where during the time of the Solovetsky camp there was a penal isolation unit - a place of detention and punishment of prisoners.
See the unique lighthouse church.
And also, take a look at one of the northernmost botanical gardens in Russia, which is located on the territory of the former Makaryevskaya desert, see the monuments, unique plantings of various periods of the history of the Solovetsky Islands, enjoy the amazing view of the ensemble of the Solovetsky Monastery, opening from Alexandrovskaya Hill.
Return to the village.
Lunch for an additional fee.pay in one of the island's cafes.
16:00 Boarding the ship.
18:00 Return to Kem.
18:00 Accommodation in the tourist complex "Pier".
Participants of the tour from St. Petersburg can leave Kemi by evening train No. 011H Kemi — St. Petersburg at 20:40.
In this case, a discount is provided.:
for double occupancy — 2500 rubles/person.;
for single occupancy — 4000 rubles/person.;
for an additional location — 2000 rubles/person.
Day 8 - Departure home
Breakfast.
Room release.
Transfer to Kem railway station.
Departure to Moscow, train No. 091A Kem — Moscow at 09:55.
To St. Petersburg, train No. 015A Kem — St. Petersburg at 06:20.
See you soon!

Difficulty

Involves moderate physical activity

Tour organizer's comments

The tour has large bus rides of up to 300 km each way.

Accommodation

Hotel

7 nights

Comfort

Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in hotels and a tourist complex.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Placement option	Cost
Double occupancy "Peter Inn" 4* / "Pier" / Hotel on Solovki ("Fortuna" promotion) without the last night. Adult	77 500
Double occupancy "Peter Inn" 4* / "Pier" / hotel on Solovki ("Fortuna" promotion). Adult	80 000
Double occupancy, "Peter Inn" 4* / "Pier" / "Solovki Hotel" (low season). Adults	79 000
Double occupancy "Peter Inn" 4* / "Pier" / "Solovki Hotel" (low season) without the last night. Adults	76 500
Single room "Peter Inn" 4* / "Pier" / Hotel on Solovki ("Fortuna" promotion) without the last night. Adult	101 500
Single room "Peter Inn" 4* / "Pier" / hotel on Solovki ("Fortuna" promotion). Adult	105 500
Single room "Peter Inn" 4* / "Pier" / "Solovki Hotel" (low season) without the last night. Adults	99 000
Single room "Peter Inn" 4* / "Pier" / "Solovki Hotel" (low season). Adults	103 000

Discount for children under 10 years old – 4000 rubles.

The Fortuna promotion involves accommodation at the Solovetskaya Sloboda or Solovki Hotel. You will be informed about which hotel you will be staying in a week before arrival. Rooms with in-room amenities.

The "low season" is relevant for arrivals that start on 05/31 or 06/01.

The Peter Inn Hotel is conveniently located in the center of Petrozavodsk and offers its guests high standards of service and a wide range of services. The reception is open 24 hours a day.

The rooms are bright rooms that are decorated in a modern style. Functional furniture and new appliances are installed in each category. The bathrooms are individual for each room. Some rooms offer stunning views of Lake Onega.

The Paulaner restaurant, which serves Bavarian cuisine, is located on the ground floor of the hotel. There is also a cafe "Coffee Shop", where there is a wide variety of homemade tea, fragrant coffee, delicious desserts, and European cuisine is served there.

Besovets International Airport is 14.4 km away from the hotel, and the railway station is 0.2 km away.

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Tour conditions

Group

From 35 to 50 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

Petrozavodsk

Included in price

hotel accommodation;
meals according to the program (7 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 rafting picnic);
transportation services along the route;
The guide's job;
entrance tickets for excursions;
Shuya River rafting;
tour service:
- Petrozavodsk City Tour;
- Kizhi Island Tour;
- Marble Canyon Mountain Park tour in Ruskeala;
- Kivach Waterfall tour;
- visit to the Kivach Nature Reserve Museum;
- visit to the Karelian Birch Arboretum on the territory of the Kivach Nature Reserve;
- sightseeing tour of the Solovetsky Monastery.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Petrozavodsk and back from Kemi;
meals not included in the tour program;
entrance to the Akhvenkoski waterfall (self-paid on the spot at the ticket office);
excursion to Valaam Island (to be booked upon purchase of the tour, to be paid on the spot):
- adults – 7700 rubles/person.;
- children under 12 years old inclusive – 4000 rubles/person.
the fee for visiting the protected area "Valaam Archipelago" (self–payment on the website of the Directorate of Specially Protected Natural Territories of Regional significance of the Republic of Karelia) is 200 rubles/person.;
boat trip to Bolshoy Zayatsky Island with an excursion (booked with the tour, paid on site) – 1,700 rubles/person.;
excursion "Sekirnaya Mountain + Botanical Garden" — 1,900 rubles/person.

It's important to know

1. Medical preparations for individual needs.

2. Documents: an identity document in an airtight package, an insurance policy (medical), and a birth certificate for children when traveling with children.

Don't forget to bring the medications that you take all the time and those that you may need.

3. Comfortable sports shoes:

sneakers or moccasins, but not new, but familiar and comfortable;
replacement shoes (light running shoes or sneakers).

4. Sportswear for hot and cool weather:

The jacket is windproof, waterproof;
raincoat;
warm tracksuit (sweatshirt, pants);
T-shirts with long (from sunburn) and short sleeves;
sports trousers;
shorts;
socks.

5. Headdress: cap, panama hat (with a visor).

6. Bathing suit.

7. Personal hygiene products.

8. Useful equipment:

small backpack (20-30 l);
a flashlight with spare batteries;
sunscreen (required);
sunglasses.

9. For photo and video equipment, take care of airtight packaging in case of rain.

To visit monasteries and temples, women will need a headscarf and a skirt below the knee, while men will need long trousers.

Please note that in summer, especially in early June, temperature fluctuations from +30°C to +10°C are possible. Therefore, take care in advance of warm clothes, windbreakers, hats and comfortable, well-worn shoes, as you will have to spend a lot of time on your feet.

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I really enjoyed everything and was very happy with the trip. The excursions and the support throughout the tour were of a very high standard. I will definitely recommend you to all my friends and acquaintances. Thank you very much, and I wish you continued success!!!
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Many thanks to the providers for putting together such a well-planned tour and selecting great hotels. And of course, bravo to all the guides. Truly friendly, knowledgeable, and highly professional!