"Islands of Valaam and Kizhi" Tour from Saint-Petersburg (2 days)

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- "Kizhi - Valaam" - Trip to the Wonderful Islands (4 days)
- "Islands of Valaam and Kizhi" - Tour from Saint-Petersburg (2 days)
- "The Unique Region" - Excursions to the Famous Sights of Russian Karelia (3 days)

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Days and dates of operation: from every Thursday and Saturday (during the navigation season on Ladoga and Onego lakes).

Day 1
08:00 Meeting in St.Petersburg
Transfer to Priozersk town (145 kilometres)
Hydrofoil transfer to Valaam archipelago (Ladoga lake)
Excursion in the central part of Valaam monastery with visit to the cathedral of the Transfiguration of the Saviour + free time
Dinner at the monastery refectory
Departure from Valaam
Transfer to the central part of Russian Karelia (280 kilometres)
Supper en route
Accomodation in "Kivach" hotel, in the town of Kondopoga or in a hotel of Petrozavodsk city

Day 2
Breakfast
Transfer to the shore of Onego lake
Hydrofoil trip to Kizhi Island
Excursion in the historic-architectural and ethnographic open-air museum-reserve of Kizhi Island: the Transfiguration and the Intercession churches, a traditional peasant house, smaller churches and other exhibits of the traditional folk wooden architectural art, a traditional house interiors
Departure from Kizhi
Arrival back to Petrozavodsk
In case of departure back to Saint-Petersburg (see below) by a night train, the following excursions are available (due to some spare time, as far as the train departures late in the evening):
- Overview excursion in Petrozavodsk city, the capital of the Russian republic of Karelia with visit to Petrozavodsk embankment of Onego lake
- Bus excursion to the famous Kivach waterfall. You will see a very rare and valuable tree - karelian birch
Visit to the museum and dendro park on the territory of Kivach nature reserve
+Dinner in a cafe of the city and/or supper in a cafe/picnic on the territory of Kivach

Transfer back to St. Petersburg by car/minibus/bus or departure to St. Petersburg by a night train
Note: the train arrives early in the next morning (day 3), car/minibus/bus arrives in the late evening of the same day (day 2)

Price: from 9,500 roubles per person
The price depends much upon the variant of departure back to Saint-Petersburg (car/minibus/bus or train)
The price depends, also, upon the date of the tour

The price includes: meals according to the programme, accomodation according to the programme, transfers and excursions according to the programme, guide services

Information about the official exchange rates:
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Note1: In case of bad weather conditions some of the excursions may be changed by others, equal in price
Note2: The sequence of the services may be changed without reducing their volume, in case of some unpredictable circumstances

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|Russian Visa| |Hotels in Petrozavodsk city|


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