RDN3. Skiing in Karelia
Enjoy Russian winter in Karelia, skiing along lakes and forests to an old Karelian village Rubchoila where local dwellers still keep traditional handicrafts. Visit the Kivach State Natural Reserve with the second biggest plain waterfall of Europe and the Uspensky (Assumption) church in Kondopoga, built in 1774, - the top of Russian wooden hip architecture.
Type: Discovery
Tour duration: 3 days
Months of Operation: December - March
Recommended Group Size: 2-9 pax
Mode of Travel: car/minibus, cross-country skis
Itinerary:
Day 1. Arrival in Petrozavodsk by overnight train from St.Petersburg or Moscow. Transfer to a countryside hotel, located at the Syamozero lake 70 km from Petrozavodsk. Accommodation. Lunch. Selection of skiing equipment. Training in cross-country skiing. Dinner. Overnight in hotel. (LD)
Day 2. Breakfast. Skiing (15 km) to the old Karelian village of Rubchoila with a lunch-picnic at an open fire en route. Examination of the village. Transfer back to hotel. Dinner. Overnight in hotel. (BLD)
Day 3. Breakfast. Check-out. Excursion to the Kivach waterfall in the Kivach national reserve and to the Uspenskaya church in Kondopoga. Transfer to Petrozavodsk. Free time. Departure from Petrozavodsk by overnight train. (BL)
Legend: B- breakfast, L- lunch, D- dinner
Recommended trains:
- Moscow - Petrozavodsk: train #018 dep. 19:55 (Leningradsky train station), arr. 09:40 (next day)
- Petrozavodsk - Moscow: train #017 dep. 19:00, arr. 09:06 (next day)
- St.Petersburg - Petrozavodsk: train #658 dep. 22:02 (Ladozhsky train station), arr. 06:50 (next day)
- Petrozavodsk - St.Petersburg: train #657 dep. 22:50, arr. 07:07 (next day)
Tour Highlights:
- Winter nature of Karelia
- Karelian village of Rubchoila - traditional Karelian houses
- Kivach waterfall in the Kivach national reserve
- Uspenskaya (Assumption) church in Kondopoga - the top of Russian wooden hip architecture
Costs for tourists - winter 2011/2012:
| Group, PAX |
2
|
3
|
4-5 |
6-7 |
8-9
|
| Cost per person, EUR |
244
|
228
|
221
|
213
|
209
|
Included:
- TWN accommodation in hotel (en-suite WC/shower)
- meals as per itinerary;
- English-speaking guide on Day 3
- rent skis ans ski boots
- excursions as per itinerary with entry fees
Not included:
- train tickets
- service of English-speaking guide on Days 1-2
Supplements:
- Train Moscow - Petrozavodsk:
- 2nd class (QDR compartment) + 74 EUR per person
- 1st class (TWN compartment) +139 EUR per person
- Train St.Petersburg - Petrozavodsk:
- 2nd class (QDR compartments) + 41 EUR per person
- 1st class (TWN compartments) + 74 EUR per person
*No special skills in cross-skiing are necessary
All the costs are valid at the date of publication and are subject to reconfirmation at the time of booking
