Multi-Active individual excursion tour «Valaam – Ruskeala – Kizhi – Solovki»

08:19 Arrival at Sortavala from Moscow by train #160 (departure a day before at 16:50).

Breakfast at the cafe.

City tour in Sortavala, that is proud of it's rich history.

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

11:45 Individual excursion with visit of monastery and transfer to the local farm where you'll have a chance to taste locally produced delicacies.

From the farm you'll have a walk along the rarely visited part of the island,

You'll go through wonderful pine forests along silent Igumenskie Lakes and Konevskiy Skete. Guide will tell you about the history and nature of Valaam.

Lunch in the monastery refectory.

You'll observe the most famous Valaam's sketes and then continue exploring the secluded parts of the island.

17:00 Returning to Sortavala by speedboat.

17:45 Transfer by car to a country hotel on the shore of the picturesque bay of Lake Ladoga (about 40 min).

* Hotel options depending on availability: Lumberg or Seasons.

Dinner in the hotel restaurant (payment on spot).

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Hiking to the Riutavuory mountain (8 km, 4–5 hours, including picnic in woods).

2-hour speedboat trip in a maze of Ladoga islands and straits (in a small combined group up to 10 persons, but accompanied by your personal guide, with stops for walking).

In the evening return to the hotel.

Dinner in the hotel restaurant (payment on spot).

09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Check-out from and departure to Petrozavodsk.

Arrival to the rafting starting point.

Lunch-picnic.

13:00 Safety briefing. Rafting on the Shuya River as a part of a group (it is possible to replace it with an individual rafting on a raft or a catamaran with additional payment: from 2 000 rubles per person).

Traditional Karelian pastries cooking class.

Returning to Petrozavodsk in the evening. Accommodation in the hotel 4*.

* Hotel options depending on availability: Fregat, Cosmos, Piter Inn.

Dinner at the hotel (payment on spot).

Breakfast at the hotel.

10:15 Departure by speedboat Meteor to Kizhi Island (1 hour 15 minutes).

11:30 Individual sightseeing tour with the guide of the museum-reserve + walk to the residential villages of Kizhi Island with audio guide on bicycles (extra charge, payment on spot) or on foot.

16:30 Departure to Petrozavodsk.

Lunch-snack on the way.

17:45 Arrival in Petrozavodsk. Guided excursion-walk along the embankment and historical part of the city.

Dinner independent.

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Check-out from the hotel.

09:00 Departure on the route: Petrozavodsk – Kivach – Medvezhegorsk – Belomorsk – Kem'.

10:00 Arrival to Kivach waterfall. Individual walking escursion with a guide along the eco-trail of the reserve.

11:30 Departure to Belomorsk.

Lunch on the way.

17:00 Walking excursion to the petroglyphs of Zalavruga. Local guide will tell you about peculiarities of ancient rock drawings.

Transfer to Kem'.

About 20:00 arrival and accommodation in the hotel Quay.

Dinner independent.

07:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

08:00 Departure by motor ship to Solovetsky Islands (2 hours).

10:00 Meeting by driver at the pier. Transfer to the hotel (it's possible to leave your luggage in the luggage room, check-in – after excursions).

10:30 Individual walking excursion with a guide «History of Solovetsky Archipelago». Idependent visit to the monastery.

Unusual excursion devoted to 5 thousand years of Solovki development. Ancient builders of mysterious labyrinths, tribes of Sami and Karelians, severe orthodox ascetics – these are the main heroes of the history. A fascinating story about ancient and modern flora and fauna of the islands, anomalous and rare phenomena observed here is waiting for you.

14:00 Lunch in the hotel restaurant.

Check-in to the Solovki Hotel (twin rooms).

Sea trip on a motor boat to Cape Beluzhy, where you can see white whales, or to the old lighthouse, where you can watch seals (in a small combined group).

Dinner independent.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Check-out from the hotel.

Sea trip by speed boat to Kuzova Archipelago (in a small combined group). Sea crossing (about 1 hour /1 way) + climbing to the top of Nemetsky Kuzova Island.

About 14:00 Return to Solovetsky settlement.

Lunch. Free time.

On this day you can choose various options for leisure (extra charge):

1. Maximum active: bicycles + rowing boats: rent a bicycle and go to the boat station. Pleasant ride by the rowing boats on the inland lakes and canals of the archipelago. On the way from the boat station, stop at the Filippov cages, walk along the stone dam and enjoy the sunset.

2. Active-cognitive: sea trip to the labyrinths of the Zayatsky Island (17:00–20:00 in a small combined group).

3. Cognitive: excursion to the Solovetsky monastery as a part of a combined group or individually.

! Attention: Options 2 and 3 should be booked in advance.

Dinner independent.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Check-out from the hotel.

Combined excursion to the Bolshaya Muksalma Island in a small group.

Transfer by car to the berth of the Dolgoy Bay.

Passage by a launch on the Solovki «inner sea» water area among picturesque islands. Walking tour: Solovetsky Dam, Bolshaya Muksalma Island, St. Sergiev-Radonezh Skete.

Master-class on catching and cooking mussels. Lunch-picnic (snack).

16:00 Departure to Kem' / 18:00 Arrival in Kem'.

Dinner.

Visit a masterpiece of wooden architecture – the Assumption Cathedral in Kem'.

20:40 Departure by train to Saint-Petersburg.

The end of the tour.

* Time is approximate.