Winter railway cruise to Karelia

Breakfast on the train.

07:50 Train arrival in Petrozavodsk.

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

Visit to the concert program at the Kantele House.

Live music, a medley of ageless favorite New Year's songs, rousing dances, elegant and funny artists – all this awaits dear guests at our New Year's concert program.

Spend time at the Kantele House not only with pleasure, but also with benefit: the concert will be a valuable educational experience, because Kantele always strives to acquaint its guests with the traditional culture of Karelia (the program duration is about 1 hour).

Visit to the National Museum of the Republic of Karelia.

The sightseeing tour of the central museum building includes an introduction to several museum exhibitions.

The tour will tell you about the formation of rocks and minerals, reveal the peculiarities of the flora and fauna of our region.

In the Archeology hall, visitors will be presented with unique artifacts – granite slabs with mysterious petroglyph rock carvings, ancient tools and household implements, religious objects and amulets from the burials of the Oleneostrovsky burial ground of the Stone Age, the largest archaeological site in Northern Europe.

In the halls dedicated to the history of Karelia, visitors will be able to "immerse themselves" in the millennial era of the Middle Ages, learn how the factory industry was formed under Peter the Great and Empress Catherine II, how Petrovskaya Sloboda became Petrozavodsk, the capital of the Olonets province, and see how Petrozavodsk gradually developed and a Round Square was built in the XVIII–XIX centuries.

The tour will introduce you to traditional Northern tools, vehicles, fishing and hunting traps, epic songs of the Kalevala and Russian epics recorded by researchers of the XIX century in Karelia. The duration of the program is about 1 hour.

Bus sightseeing tour of Petrozavodsk, where the northern severity is perfectly combined with a calm, balanced Scandinavian 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 (duration about 1.5 hours).

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Transfer to the Patrimony of the Talviukko — Karelian Santa Claus.

Tour of the Talviukko Patrimony according to the program "Visit to the Talviukko Residence" and meeting with Karelian Santa Claus.

In the Patrimony program at the Karelian Calendar exhibition, you will see how all seasons live under one roof, try to control the weather and get acquainted with the "physics of goodness."

Next, we are waiting for the program "Northern Saga" with a visit to the kennel of sled dogs, acquaintance with the farmstead of pets, a walk through the deer farm, a visit to the Sami village.

And how can you do without hot herbal tea with Karelian pies on a cold winter evening?

Free time for independent walks and souvenir shopping.

Transfer to Petrozavodsk station.

Train No. 928 departs from Petrozavodsk to Sortavala at 22:40.

Overnight on the train.

Breakfast on the train

07:30 Arrival of the tourist train in Sortavala at Karelskaya railway station.

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.

10:50 (the time is valid for all check-in dates except 02/20/2026 and 03/06/2026, to be specified for them) Departure by retro train from the station Sortavala Center in Ruskeala Mountain Park.

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

Ruskeala Mountain Park is the most famous attraction in Karelia.

The magic marble "the color of white nights" began to be broken out here as early as 1769 by decree of Catherine II.

It was used to decorate the majestic temples and palaces of St. Petersburg: the Marble Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Mariinsky Palace.

Today, Ruskeala Park and its landscape are stunning man—made canyons and crystal lakes, labyrinths of underground tunnels and picturesque steep marble cliffs.

Nature and people have been interacting here for three centuries.

The great works of generations of mining masters have given this place a special aura.

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.

14:10 Transfer by bus or by RA "Orlan" to the station. Sortavala.

14:50 Arrival at the railway station. Sortavala.

15:09 Departure from the station Sortavala in Vyborg.

17:45 Arrival of the tourist train in Vyborg.

Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number will be indicated on the voucher).

An exciting bus and pedestrian 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 the railway station.

23:43 Departure of the tourist train to Moscow.

10:16 a.m. Arrival of train No. 928 in Moscow at Leningradsky Railway Station.