7 Days From £819 (1,290 USD)

Visit Karelia in the Russian Northwest and explore the capital, Petrozavodsk, in a region famous for cultural gems like Kizhi Island and Solovetsky Monastery. For full no obligation pricing options and operator contact details please enquire: Full Name* Email* Your Country* Afghanistan Albania Algeria Amazon American Samoa Andorra Angola Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bermuda Bhutan Bolivia Bonaire Borneo Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Cayman Islands Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Cook Islands Costa Rica Cote dIvoire Croatia Cuba Curacao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Faroe Islands Fiji Finland France French Guiana French Polynesia Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Greenland Grenada Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Himalayas Honduras Hong Kong and Macau Hungary Iceland India Indochina Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kalahari Desert Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Limpopo River Lithuania Luxembourg Macedonia Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Marshall Islands Martinique Mauritania Mauritius Mekong Mexico Micronesia Moldova Monaco Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar - Burma Namibia Nauru Nepal Netherlands Netherlands Antilles New Caledonia New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria Niue North Korea Northern Mariana Islands Norway Okavango Oman Pakistan Palau Palestine Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Pitcairn Islands Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Qatar Republic of Congo Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Rwanda Saba Saint Lucia Saint Martin Samoa San Marino Sao Tome and Principe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Silk Road Singapore Sint Eustatius Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka St Helena St Kitts and Nevis St Vincent and The Grenadines Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Andes The Antarctic The Arctic Tibet Timor Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Turks and Caicos Islands Tuvalu UAE Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Uruguay US Virgin Islands Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Victoria Falls Vietnam Western Sahara Yemen Zambia Zanzibar Zimbabwe Telephone

Key Information Travel Style: Small Group Start Location: St. Petersburg, Russia End Location: St. Petersburg, Russia Accommodation: Hotels Period: 22 Jun, 6 Jul, 20 Jul, 10 Aug, 24 Aug, 4 Sep Difficulty: Suitable for Most Travellers About The Operator Accreditations: Section coming soon. Years In Business: 9

Karelia is a region in the Russian Northwest. The capital, Petrozavodsk, is located nearly 400 km away from St.Petersburg and 300 km from the Russian-Finnish border. Karelia is famous for cultural gems like Kizhi Island and Solovetsky Monastery.

Tour Highlights
- Overnight sleeper train from St. Petersburg
- Petrozavodsk and Kizhi - first enjor a Petrozavodsk city walking tour. Departure for the Island of Kizhi, located in Onego Lake by boat. Arrival at the Island, meet the Museum guide there. Walking tour to the open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture - Kizhi - Churches of the Transfiguration, Intercession, chapels and traditional wooden houses.
- Kivach Waterfalls, the White Sea – Baltic Canal or Petroglyphs
- White Sea coast (~450 km to the north). Visit to the Kivach Waterfalls and Nature Reserve, featuring typical northern forest plants and animals. Tour of the White Sea – Baltic Canal, constructed during Stalin’s time mainly by Gulag prisoners or walking tour to Petroglyphs (an archeological sight, prehistoric rock-carvings).
- Solovetsky Islands - Departure for the Solovetsky Islands by the morning boat (travel time is about 2.5 hours). The Islands, located in the White Sea, are known for the unique historical and cultural heritage, as well as natural attractions, sea habitats - seals and white whales - are among them. Arrival at Solovetsky Island, transfer to the hotel. Orientation. Check-in. Walking tour to the Solovetsky Monastery, Fortress and the Gulag Museum.
- Solovetsky Islands - Boat tour to Zayatsky Island. The main places of interest of this Island, covered with tundra-type vegetation are its mysterious stone labyrinths, as well as the old wooden church of Andrew the First Caller (1702).
- Solovetsky Islands - Bus and walking tour to Sekirnaya Mountain. Visit to the Church of the Ascension built in the 19th Century. It also served as a lighthouse and later, during the Gulag times a penalty prison was located in this church. Walking tour to the Botanical Garden established by monks in the 19th Century. The Garden is considered to be one of the northernmost botanical gardens in the world. Transfer to the pier. Departure for Kem by evening boat. Accommodation at the hotel in the town of Kem.

A full day by day itinerary will be provided by the tour operator when you make an enquiry about this holiday.

Includes
- Accommodation at hotels
- Car/bus and boat transfers as per itinerary
- Meals as per itinerary (B - breakfast, L - lunch, D - dinner)
- Entrance fees and tours as per itinerary
- English-speaking tour leader and local guides' services
- Train tickets St.Petersburg – Petrozavodsk and Kem - St.Petersburg (2nd class sleeping cabin)

Excludes
- Airfare to St.Petersburg
- Accommodation in St.Petersburg

Prices per person, based on 2 people traveling - please submit an enquiry to receive a personalized itinerary and costs.