Cruise excursion program Moscow (NRT) - Myshkin - Goritsy - Petrozavodsk - Sosnovetz (Solovetsky Islands) from 30.06.16 to 05.07.16, Ship «Ivan Krylov»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Myshkin |
Your choice:
1) Walking tour “Visit to the mice at the old mill” with an excursion to the old mill, the Museum of Russian Valenki, the artisans' house and Uspensky (Assumption) Cathedral. Tour length - 2-2.5 hours.
2)Walking Tour for Kids and Their Parents. Visit to the Mouse Palace. (group size: 25+). Tour length – 1.5-2 hours.
3)Provincial Kaleidoscope Walking Tour. A city sightseeing excursion, including a tour of some interesting wooden houses (Shipbuilder’s Thomson House, Myshkin Sheremetyev’s Station), visit to the old mill house with the Barn Mice display, the Victory Memorial, the Dormition Cathedral. (group size: 25+). Tour length – 2.5 hours. | Included in the price of cruise |
| Goritsy |
Bus tour to Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery with a visit to a monk’s cell and Uspensky (Assumption) cathedral (Group size: 15+)
Tour length - 3 hours. (alternative to the main excursion). | Group from 15 pax: 1500 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to Ferapontov Monastery. You will see the refectory, the parvise, frescoes of The Virgin Nativity Cathedral and the monastery site. (Group size: 25+). Tour length - 3 hours. (alternative to the main excursion).
| Group from 12 pax: 3000 rub. per person | |
| Petrozavodsk |
City Walking Tour. Tour length - 2 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Bus tour “Kivach Falls” with a tour of the main sights of Petrozavodsk. Tour length - 5 hours.
| Group from 18 pax: 1300 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Rafting on the Shuya river with a tour of the main sights of Petrozavodsk. Tour length - 5 hours.
| Group from 10 pax: 1800 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour of Petrozavodsk with a visit to the cathedral. Folk show by The Karelian National Song and Dance group “Kantele”. Return to the ship after the concert on foot. Tour length - 3.5 hours.
| Group from 30 pax: 1100 rub. per person | |
| Шлюз №5 |
Bus tour to Medvezhyegorsk (40 km), where the movie “Love and doves” was filmed. A short city sightseeing bus tour with a tragic narrative of Belbaltlag (a Gulag camp for building the White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal). Excursion to “Karelian Сraft” factory which produces linen products with traditional Karelian embroidery. On the way back – a stop at the memorial complex “Sandarmokh” – execution site at the place of the Karelian GULAG. Tour length – 3.5 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Sosnovetz (Solovetsky Islands) | Included in the price of cruise | |
Group No. 1. Bus transfer from Sosnovetz to Belomorsk, then from Belomorsk to Solovki on the ship Sapphire. Travel time by ship – 4 hours. Packed lunch. Walking tour of Solovetsky Kremlin.
This excursion introduces visitors to the history of Solovetsky Monastery. Tourists will visit the central complex of the monastery, active cathedrals, monuments inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites, and observe theeveryday objects of monastic life.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
Recommendations: Tourists can visit: souvenir shops, the Arkhangelsk Seaweed Complex store (buy products made from White Sea weeds, including healing cosmetics, food products, marmalade), the Solovetsky Sea Museum, the Solovetsky Cabin Boy School. Tourists can rent bikes and see for themselves the famous crossing stone and other landmarks on the island.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
Departure at 7 p.m. on Sapphire to Belomorsk. Afternoon tea on board Sapphire. Arrival at Belomorsk at 11:00 p.m. Bus transfer from Belomorsk to Sosnovetz. Late dinner on board the cruise ship Krylov. Total tour length – 14-15 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
Tips:
1. There are two mobile networks available at Solovki: MEGAFON and MTS.
2. Mobile Internet is available only with MTS.
3. There are no ATMs on Solovki, so it is best to bring cash.
4. Comfortable shoes.
5. Insect repellent.
6. Hooded jacket. The weather can change quickly.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
Departure of the ship from Solovki to Rabocheostrovsk is scheduled at 20-30 (travel time is 2 hours). Next, tourists transfer from the bus to the Kem railway station (please do not forget to pick up your luggage from the Pier Tourist Center).
Departure to Moscow on the following trains:
285A (even days of the week) or 225C (odd days of the weeks)
Departure time 01.45. Arrival to Moscow 00.09. Travel time is 22 hours and 24 minutes.
293A
Departure time 03.18. Arrival in Moscow 02.05. Travel time 22 hours and 47 minutes.
If you would like to delay your departure and return to Moscow on another train, you can book accommodation and shuttle services to the Kem railway station at the Pier Tourist Center, Kem Hotel (located 100 meters from the railway station, +7 (911) 4177363 (https://www.minihotel-kem.ru), and the Kem Beach Guest House, +7 921 220-79-99 (https://vk.com/public147579330).
015A Artic
Departure time 06.48. Arrival to Moscow 06.50. Travel time is 24 hours.
091A
Departure time 10.13. Arrival to Moscow 10.36. Travel time 24 hours and 20 minutes.
Departure to St. Petersburg by train:
015A Arctic
Departure time 06.48. Arrival to St. Petersburg 22.16. Travel time 15 hours and 28 minutes.
| Included in the price of cruise |