Silver Necklace of Karelia (Summer-Autumn)
Kivach – Marcial Waters – Mount Sampo – shungite center
Tour dates: Friday, Saturday and Sunday of each week
August: 30, 31;
September: 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, 27, 28;
October: 4, 5, 6, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27;
November: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 15, 16, 17, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30.
Sightseeing country tour + visiting Mount Sampo (considered a place of power). Tour to the first Russian resort Marcial Waters. Tasting iron-rich mineral water from the healing springs. Next: Kivach reserve with a tour of the same-name, second largest plain waterfall in Europe – Kivach. The reserve is also renowned for its arboretum with rare Karelian birches.
Price per person in a group (w/t lunch):
Adults: ₽1,500/person
Schoolchildren, children, seniors, students: ₽1,400/person
Individual service:
Group of 1 to 2 persons: ₽5,800/group
Group of 3 to 4 persons: ₽6,900/group
Extras:
Lunch: ₽450/person
Tour program:
12:30 pm Departure by a comfortable bus; along the way: story about the Republic of Karelia, the past of Olonets region, Karelian peoples, explanation of local names and why the locations we are traveling to are famous.
- Visiting the point on Mount Sampo with a stunning view near Lake Konch-Ozero.
- Tour around the first Russian resort Marcial Waters founded by Peter the Great.
- Tasting healing water from three springs.
- Tour to Kivach nature reserve with the preserved Kivach Waterfall, one of the largest plain waterfalls of Europe glorified by the poet Derzhavin. Its height is 10.7 m.
- Visiting the arboretum with the grove of rare Karelian birches. Exploring the Museum of Nature.
05:00 pm - Return to Petrozavodsk.
Inclusive:
- transfers;
- guided tour service;
- visiting Mount Sampo's observation point;
- tasting mineral water from the springs of Marcial Waters resort;
- entrance tickets to Kivach reserve;
- visiting the museum of nature and arboretum with the Karelian birch grove.
- transfers;
- guided tour service;
- visiting Mount Sampo's observation point;
- tasting mineral water from the springs of Marcial Waters resort;
- entrance tickets to Kivach reserve;
- visiting the museum of nature and arboretum with the Karelian birch grove.