Cruise excursion program Moscow (NRT) - Uglich - Goritsy - Mandrogi - Sortavala - Valaam - Lodeynoye Pole (lit. the Field of Boats) - Kizhi - Petrozavodsk - Myshkin - Moscow (NRT) from 29.05.17 to 08.06.17, Ship «Mikhail Bulgakov»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Uglich |
Your choice:
2) Tour to the Leather Craft Workshop Museum. Learn about the history of one of the oldest crafts, the leathercraft of Uglich, the production of leather in Russia, the history of the legendary Russian calf leather. Visit an exhibition of antiques and see reconstructed ancient pieces, take a look at original models of leather making equipment of the 17-19th century. Learn about contemporary art: leather carving, embossing, sculptures. At the end of the tour, each of the visitors will be able to briefly become an artisan and create a magnet, take pics with the exhibits, or read his/her fortune on runes. Visit the Alexey Monastery. The tour lasts 2 hours (for groups of 15 people and more).
3) Walking tour to the Hydroelectric Power Museum. (Group size: 20+.)
4) Tour to the Vintage Scooter Bike Museum. Find out about the evolution of the bicycle. The museum displays the 19-20th century bicycles, sports bicycles and leisure bicycles, bikes for adults and kids, etc. Ride any of the museum exhibits! Visit to the Alexeevsky Monastery. Tour length 2 hours. (Group Size: 20+).
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Visit to museum “History of Russian Vodka”. You will hear the story of Peter Smirnoff, view different types of alcohol stills and see a display of antique bottles. Tour length - 30 minutes.
| Group from 5 pax: 450 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Kremlin walking tour with a visit to the Сhurch of Prince Dmitry “On Blood”, the Palaces of the Princes (1st floors), and Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Cathedral. Tour length - 1.5 hours. (alternative to the main excursion)
| Group from 10 pax: 650 rub. per person | |
| 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 | |
| Mandrogi |
Things to do: try the famous pirozhki (stuffed buns) with a revitalizing herbal tea, feed the horses in the stables, have a horse ride - horseback or carriage-drawn.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Walking tour of the village. As part of the tour, guests will visit the arts and crafts village. Check out the workshops of potters, blacksmiths, and weavers (owners of an ancient loom), and shop for leather goods and Rostov enamel jewelry. Visitors are welcome in the "Old Village", which consists of five hundred-year-old houses, relocated from the Arkhangelsk and Vologda regions.
| Group from 10 pax: 650 rub. per person | |
| Sortavala |
Your choice: 1) City walking tour to Sortavala with a stop at two museums – the private gallery of Kronid Gogolev, a phenomenal wooden relief carving artist, and the local history museum of Northern Ladoga. Route distance - 4 km. Tour length - 4.0 hours.
2) Bus and walking tour to the marble canyon "Ruskeala". The tour runs along the perimeter of the marble quarry. The decorations of St. Petersburg’s St. Isaac Cathedral and Marble Palace are made from Ruskeala’s marble. Visit the private gallery of artist Kronid Gogolev (wooden relief carver). The route distance is 2 km. Tour length – 3.5 hours. (Group size 35+).
The tourists will be transported to Sortavala pier by ferry. | Included in the price of cruise |
| Valaam |
Ship tour to the central estate of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Cathedral. The ship tour goes through the most beautiful places of the Valaam archipelago among small islands, straits and the impressively secluded Predtechensky (Baptist) and Nikolsky skits (hermitages). During the tour of the Central Manor, you will visit the main operating cathedral of the monastery – the majestic Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Cathedral. Tour length - 3.5-4.0 hours.
Lunch on board.
Your choice:
1) Walking tour “Valaam’s Skits”. You will visit three of Valaam’s skits (hermitages): the Voskresensky (Resurrection), the Gethsemane and the Konevsky. Enjoy the unique natural phenomena of the Valaam archipelago - its flora and fauna. Route distance is 6 km. Tour length - 3.5 hours.(Group size: 15+).
2) Walking tour “Rocky Shore”. The tour introduces visitors to the history of the Valaam Monastery during the Soviet-Finnish and Second World Wars. Savor Valaam’s unique nature surrounded by the Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe. Route distance 6 km.
Tour length – 2.5 hours.(Group size: 15+).
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Lodeynoye Pole (lit. the Field of Boats) |
Your choice:
1) Bus tour to the Holy Troitsky (Trinity) Alexander Svirsky Monastery. Tour length – 3.5 hours.
2): Bus tour to Vvedeno-Oyat Women’s Convent (Group size: 35+).
3) Bus tour to Olonets. Visit to the National Museum of Ethnic Karelians-Livviks. The museum serves as an introduction to the development of the first Karelian city – Olonets, its role in the history of Russia, traditional culture of Karelians-Livviks and their crafts, trades and family rituals. Tour length – 4 hours. (Group size: 35+).
Return to the boat after the tour to Mandrogy.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion | Group from 8 pax: 4300 rub. per person Group from 20 pax: 2700 rub. per person Group from 30 pax: 2100 rub. per person Group from 40 pax: 1700 rub. per person | |
| Kizhi |
At your choice: 1) Walking tour “Masterpieces of Kizhi Island”. During the tour you will see the unique multi-domed churches and their icons, examine a house of a Zaonezhie peasant, enjoy the chimes of Archangel Michael chapel and see the Church of the Resurrection of Lazarus - the oldest wooden church in Russia.
Tour length - 2 hours.
2) Walking tour “Villages of Kizhi Island”. A fascinating trip to the central part of the island to visit the ancient Kizhi villages Yamka and Vasilyevo. In the Vasilyevo village, you will see the largest and most beautiful wooden house of the island, richly decorated with carvings, the Mother of God Assumption chapel, and climb the Naryina Mount - the highest point of the island. In the village of Yamka you will explore one of the 19th century houses and learn about the peasant life of the past, as well as the experiences of the Zaonezhie villagers today.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Special tour program “Historic Restorations Works”. The Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Church is conducting restoration works unprecedented in their complexity - the temple is mounted on lifting supports - it's practically "floating" in the air. Excursion to the Carpenter’s Center, an area traditionally closed to the public.
| Group from 5 pax: 700 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Audio-guided bike tour “Secret Kizhi Island”. During the tour you are invited to cross almost the whole island from south to north. You will have a chance to visit special, hidden places of the island rarely seen by tourists.
| Group from 1 pax: 500 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Interactive folk program ”Music of the Northern Village”. This program gives you the opportunity to experience the diversity of folk traditions - it’s time for a party! Visit a Zaonezhie get together: listen to epics, religious poems, and lingering northern songs.
| Group from 5 pax: 400 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Program «Meet the Artisan». A hands-on experience of craftsmanship! Join the craftsmen for specific artworks and stories, then participate in a related art-making activity. Program length is 45 minutes. Your choice of workshops: “Blacksmithing”, “Weaving Traditions”, “Spinning Traditions”. (Group size: 5-10 people.)
| Group from 5 pax: 350 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
A fascinating trip to the central part of the island to visit the ancient Kizhi villages Yamka and Vasilyevo. Don’t hesitate to talk to the locals. Program length: 30 minutes. (Group size: 5-7 people.)
| Group from 5 pax: 800 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Kizhi Island Pharmaceutical Garden tour. Tour length – 45 minutes. Group size: 5+.
| Group from 5 pax: 400 rub. per person | |
| Petrozavodsk |
City Walking Tour. Tour length - 2 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Kivach Falls bus tour with a visit to the main sights of Petrozavodsk. Stop at the Siberian Husky kennel and discover the joys of dog sled racing. Real Siberian huskies, calm and strong, are a representation of the Northern nature. The kennel dogs are champions and participants of the most famous long races in Russia and abroad.
Tour length – 5 hours. | Group from 18 pax: 1500 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
Additional Excursion: Petrazavodsk City Bus tour with a stop at the House of Shungite Stone. Tour length – 3 hours.
| Group from 16 pax: 800 rub. per person | |
Sea day.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
| 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 |