Summer vacation on Seliger. 8 days in the Tver region

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Seliger Lake is a nature–created resort. The landscape is extraordinary!

The amazing purity of the air, saturated with the smell of moss, juniper and ancient pines. Seliger is a place where everyone will find something important and interesting for themselves.

Admire the most protected corners of the lake, feel all its charm, learn something new from the history and culture of the Russian province, archeology and architecture, visit Holy places, visit significant events of the Upper Volga region – all this you will find together with a vacation in a boarding house in the Tver region.

Location

Saint-Petersburg

Sightseeing tours

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Tour highlights

The Magic of Valdai

Visit the Iversky Monastery on the island surrounded by the mystical Valdai Lake and immerse yourself in the atmosphere of spiritual peace

Architectural treasures of Torzhok

Take a walk among the historical monuments of Torzhok, where ancient churches, palaces and monasteries will take you back to the era of majestic Russian architecture

The Magic of Russian Gold

Get acquainted with the museum of gold embroidery, where sincere weavers continue the traditions of Russian folk craft

Rest on the shore of Seliger

Immerse yourself in the world of tranquility and harmony with the surrounding nature on the shore of Ostashkovsky Lake

A variety of experiences

From cozy reading of your favorite book and relaxing massage to horseback riding and hiking in the forest – relax the way you want

Itinerary

Day 1 - Departure from St. Petersburg. Lake Valdai and the Iversky Monastery
7:30 Departure from St. Petersburg from Moskovskaya metro station, Demonstration passage (the street behind the monument to V. I. Lenin). Household stops. Travel information. Drive to Lake Valdai (315 km).
Stop on the island of Lake Valdai. Valdai Iversky Svyatoozersky Bogoroditsky Monastery, located on a beautiful island in the middle of Lake Valdai. The monastery was founded in 1653 in honor of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God. It is a unique monument of architecture, a center of tile production, wood and stone carving.
A walk through the territory of the current monastery with an inspection of the interiors of the main temple. Free time.
Transfer to Lake Seliger (290 km). Acquaintance with the recreation center "Sokol". Placement.
Buffet dinner.
Free time.

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Day 2 - Ostashkov and the Nile Deserts
Breakfast (buffet).
Free time.
On request, for an additional fee, a boat tour to the Nile Desert.
Not far from the town of Ostashkov, on Lake Seliger, lies Stolobny Island, on which the walls and temples of the Ancient Russian monastery – the Nilo-Stolobenskaya desert rise majestically.
The monastery was founded in the XVI century. The richest monastery in Russia was created by many famous architects: K.Rossi, A. Melnikov, I. Charlemagne, A. Battani. Nilov Deserts is a whole city consisting of buildings of various purposes: residential and household buildings, rooms for the abbot of the monastery and the brethren, a hotel, barns, cellars, forges, ship repair workshops, a stable yard and an orchard. In the middle of the monastery stands the cathedral in the name of the Epiphany of the Lord.
You can climb the bell tower, which offers a magnificent panorama of the lake, adjacent islands, small villages and temples. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the Nile Desert was the most visited Russian shrine and the second in the world after the Holy Sepulchre.
Return to the boarding house.
Lunch (buffet).
Sightseeing tour of Ostashkov. You will see a small but beautifully planned city on a beautiful peninsula, which has preserved many buildings of very interesting architecture left over from several centuries of its rich history. A peculiar feature of the city is the feeling that it stands right on the water.
The Theotokos Monastery in Ostashkov is a modest, beautiful in its simplicity, strict monastery, one of the ancient and amazing architectural monuments, spiritual centers of the Upper Volga region. Founded in 1716, the monastery was dedicated to the main highly revered local shrine – the Smolensk Icon of Our Lady of Odigitria, the protector and patroness of Ostashkov.
Excursion to the Museum of Local Lore, which has a rich collection of fine arts and tells about the crafts and crafts of the Ostash, about the rich cultural and historical traditions of the region.
Dinner (buffet).
Free time.

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Day 3 - Recreation on Lake Seliger
Recreation on Lake Seliger.
Meals – full board buffet: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Boat and catamaran rentals are available at the Sokol Recreation Center during your vacation. You can also rent jet skis, paragliders, a Russian sauna, a "floating" bathhouse. You can visit the stable, which is a 10-minute walk from the pension. Hiking and hiking are available. The library is open.
For an additional fee:
bus tours "Holy Okovetsky key", "Shirkov Pogost", "Source of the Volga",
boat tours: "Along the inner lakes of Khachin Island", "To the top of Seliger", "Silver Lake" and other excursions.
Day 4 - Recreation on Lake Seliger
Recreation on Lake Seliger.
Meals – full board buffet: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 5 - Recreation on Lake Seliger
Recreation on Lake Seliger.
Meals – full board buffet: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 6 - Recreation on Lake Seliger
Recreation on Lake Seliger.
Meals – full board buffet: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 7 - Recreation on Lake Seliger
Recreation on Lake Seliger.
Meals – full board buffet: breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Day 8 - Torzhok
Buffet breakfast.
Departure from the boarding house.
Stop at the fish market.
Visit to the Seliger pyramid.
Departure to Torzhok. Sightseeing tour of the city. Torzhok is one of the oldest cities in the Upper Volga region. Numerous architectural monuments of the XVII-XIX centuries have been preserved in the city, including: the wooden church of the Ascension of the XVII century, the Travel Palace built under Catherine the Great, the complex of the Borisoglebsky Monastery, the Transfiguration Cathedral, architectural masterpieces of the XVIII century by N.A. Lviv with the only monument to the great architect in Russia, numerous residential buildings in the classical style.
Excursion to the Museum of Gold Embroidery. Torzhok is the only Russian city that has managed to preserve this ancient art to the present day.
The museum's exhibits reflect the history and current state of Torzhok gold embroidery and other types of folk hand and machine embroidery.
Lunch at the cafe.
Departure to St. Petersburg.
Arrival around 23:00.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Camp Site

7 nights

Comfort

Basic+

The tour provides accommodation in the Sokol boarding house on the shore of Lake Seliger.

The cost of the tour for 1 person / rub.:

Room/Accommodation	2-local	1-local	3-local
Standard	45 900	67 300	44 460
Standard with refrigerator	46 690	68 800
Improved	48 350	72 170	45 920
Euro (double bed)	56 600	88 690
Euro (single room)		67 790

Discounts:

for schoolchildren – 300 rubles.;
for pensioners – 150 rubles.

On the shore of Lake Seliger, the Sokol boarding house is located, which offers comfortable rest and quality wellness services. There is a medical center, a massage room for guests, and you can devote your free time to active sports or relaxing.

Rooms:

Standard (single beds, TV, bathroom, shower).
Standard with refrigerator (single beds, TV, bathroom, shower, refrigerator).
Superior (single beds, TV, refrigerator, bathroom (cosmetic repair), shower).
Euro (2-double bed, refrigerator, TV, air conditioning, bathroom, shower).
Euro single (bed, refrigerator, TV, air conditioning, bathroom, shower).

There is a restaurant for guests, where three meals a day are served according to the buffet system.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 45 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

8 days 7 nights

Group meets at

Saint-Petersburg

Included in price

road transport services;
accommodation at the Sokol recreation center (rooms of the selected category): 7 nights;
Meals: 7 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 7 dinners;
tour service, including entrance tickets to museums;
guide services.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to St. Petersburg and back;
meals not specified in the tour program;
boat dock: rowing boats, boating and motorboat excursions. Boats, jet skis, paragliders;
water attractions: "banana", "water balloon" and "cheesecake";
rental point (sports and tourist equipment);
bus and boat tours of the Seliger region, as well as water and cycling trips, hiking and horseback riding;
Russian wood-burning sauna, sauna and exercise equipment;
massage according to the "Antistress" program;
sports hall (billiards, table tennis, darts);
library (board games).

It's important to know

things and shoes for recreation;
bathing accessories;
insect repellents;
some cash (just in case);
documents.

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