Individual excursion tour «Solovki – Kizhi – Valaam»

Arrival to Kem from Moscow. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation.***

***Not included in the tour, for extra charge.

10:39 Arrival to Kem from Saint-Petersburg (departure from Saint-Petersburg a day before at 21:24).

Transfer to the tour camp Prichal (30 minutes).

Breakfast at the cafe.

12:30 Departure to the Solovetsky Islands by ship (2 hours).

14:30 Arrival.

* Also possible to take a flight to the Solovetsky Islands via Arkhangelsk city (if there are tickets).

Lunch.

Accommodation at the hotel Solovki (twin rooms).

16:00 Individual sightseeing excursion to the Solovetsky monastery.

20:00 Returning to the hotel (on foot).

Dinner at the hotel restaurant (not included, paid on spot).

08:30 Breakfast at the hotel.

09:30 Individual excursion around Solovetsky sketes (by car and on foot, 4 hours).

Lunch at the cafe on the seashore.

Motorboat trip to Cape Beluzhy (in a combined group, 2 hours).

The excursion is organized in case of good weather conditions, at low tide.

* Time of excursion depends on the time of sea tide and corrected daily.

* In case of bad weather conditions / storm on the White Sea motorboat trip is replaced by an excursion to the labyrinths of Bolshoy (Big) Zayackiy Island (by water and on foot).

Returning to the hotel.

Free time. It's possible to walk independent to Labyrinths Cape.

Dinner at the hotel restaurant (not included, paid on spot).

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Check-out (luggage can be left in a storage room).

09:30 Departure to Kuzova Archipelago by speedboat (in a combined group).

Kuzova Archipelago is famous for its monuments from the ancient Saami times and amazed with the beauty of northern nature.

The Kuzov's sides and idols are unrivalled and included in the list of protected sites of national importance.

You'll take part in an exciting walking excursion around Nemeckiy Kusov with hiking to the top of the island where there is a breathtaking view of the archipelago's many islands.

Duration of the excursion – 4 hours in a combined group in a case of good weather conditions.

* In case of bad weather conditions / storm on the White Sea excursion can be replaced by water-walking tour of Solovki Island sea or a boat trip on the lakes and canals of Solovki.

13:30 Returning to the hotel for luggage.

Lunch.

Transfer to the pier.

16:00 Departure to Kem city by ship (2 hours).

18:00 Upon arrival transfer to Petrozavodsk by comfortable bus or by car (450 km, 6 hours).

About 00:00 arrival in Petrozavodsk.

Accommodation at the hotel on the quay of Lake Onega (twin rooms in hotel Fregat / Cosmos).

09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

11:00 Departure to Kizhi Island by a speed ferry (1 hour 15 minutes).

12:30 Individual sightseeing tour (2 hours).

You'll visit the amazing Preobrazhensky temple with 22 domes. It was finally opened in 2022 after 40-years reconstruction!

Lunch at the restaurant.

16:30 Returning to Petrozavodsk by a speed ferry.

18:00 Arrival at the hotel, free time for walking along the quay (independently).

Dinner (not included, paid on spot).

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Check-out with luggage.

10:00 Transfer to Sortavala city (110 km).

11:30 Arrival to ethnic Kinerma village.

During individual walking excursion you'll get acquainted with traditions and customs of the southern Karelians.

Lunch with traditional local dishes cooked in a Russian stove.

14:30 Departure to the Ruskeala Mountain Park (170 km).

16:00 Individual excursion in the park (2 hours).

In this unique nature monument marble mining was developed from XVIII century. As a result quarries with sheer marble walls were formed there.

After the mining has been stopped, the water flooded these pit bowls and turned them to the marvelous green lakes.

18:00 Transfer to the park-hotel Lamberg located on Lake Ladoga bank (30 minutes).

19:00 Accommodation in cottages or twin hotel rooms.

Dinner at the hotel restaurant (not included, paid on spot).

09:30 Breakfast at the hotel.

Check-out with luggage.

10:15 Transfer to the Sortavala pier (15 minutes).

11:00 Departure by a speedboat «Meteor» to Valaam Island (45 minutes).

11:45 Individual excursion with visiting Central monastery manor and the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral.

Walking to one of the most beautiful Valaam skete – Nikolskiy (St. Nicholas'). You'll go along picturesque bays of the Ladoga Skerries and wooden bridges will lead you to the magnificent St. Nicholas' skete.

Lunch-picnic.

Transfer to Nikonov Bay. Excursion to the Voskresensky and Gethsimansky sketes.

17:00 Returning to Sortavala by speedboat.

17:45 Free time.

Independent walking around the historical Sortavala center, visiting souvenir shops.

Dinner (not included, paid on spot).

Transfer to the railway station.

20:37 Departure to Moscow by train №160А.

* Please note! In case of bad weather conditions / storm on the Ladoga Lake, the excursion to Valaam can be replaced to the excursion «Passo Peak – Sortavala – Akhvenkoski waterfalls» or to Ladoga Skerries.

* Time is approximate.