Cruise excursion program Moscow (NRT) - Myshkin - Kuzino - Petrozavodsk - Sosnovetz (Solovetsky Islands) - Kizhi - Vytegra - Cherepovets - Uglich - Kalyazin - Moscow (NRT) from 30.06.19 to 12.07.19, Ship «Ivan Krylov»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Myshkin |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
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 |
Optional excursion
Walking-tour “Myshkin People’s Museum” with a visit to the “Mice Museum”, the “Boat Pilot Museum”, (or “Smirnoff Vodka Museum”) and the museum of wooden architecture and open air exhibition of retro auto equipment. (Group size: 20+) Program length – 1.5 hours.
| Group from 20 pax: 500 rub. per person | |
| Kuzino |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1)Bus tour to Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery.
2)Interactive program Journey to Rus Iznachalnaya (Primary Rus). A medieval northern village of the 11th to 13th centuries has been recreated on the picturesque banks of the Sheksna river. You will be told about ancient Russian costume, jewelry, arms and armor, dinner ceremonies, and rituals.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Master Classes: Pottery (Group Size: 10-30 people), Smithery (Group Size: 5-15 people), Russian Table Songs (Group Size: 10-30 people), Weaving (Group Size: 5-10 people). Master Classes range from 1-2 hours in length.
| Group from 10 pax: 900 rub. per person | |
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 parvis, frescoes of The Virgin Nativity Cathedral and the monastery site. Tour length - 3 hours. (Alternative to the main excursion).
| Group from 15 pax: 3000 rub. per person | |
| Petrozavodsk |
Excursion package of your choice: 1) Petrozavodsk City Tour. Take a walk along the embankment to have a peek of the sculptures donated by Petrazavodsk’s twin cities in Sweden, Finland, Germany, France and the USA. See the monument to the founder of Petrozavodsk Peter the Great, the historic downtown, the Theater Square, the Music Theater and the National Theater. Tour length – 2½-3 hours.
2) City Tour. Take a walk along the embankment to have a peek of the sculptures donated by Petrazavodsk’s twin cities in Sweden, Finland, Germany, France and the USA. Visit the National Museum of the Republic of Karelia. Tour length – 3 hours.
3) Pedestrian City Tour. Take a walk along the embankment to have a peek of the sculptures donated by Petrazavodsk’s twin cities in Sweden, Finland, Germany, France and the USA. Visit the Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Karelia. (icon-painting of the 15-19th centuries, folk art, national costume, embroidery, weaving, carving, painting on wood, birchbark, copper and ceramic utensil collections dating from the 19-20th centuries, Russian Art Fund: paintings by Levitan, Polenov, Korovin, Meshersky, Aivazovsky). Tour length – 3 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
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
Kivach Falls Bus Tour with a guided excursion of Petrozavodsk’s landmarks. It is time to enjoy the beauty of Karelia, stop by the Karelian birch tree, and visit the Kivach Falls – the second largest waterfall on flat terrains in Europe!
Visit to the Siberian Husky Kennel. The dogs of the Kennel are champions and participants of the most famous and longest races in Russia and around the world. Visit to the reindeer farm. You will get to know about these noble animals at the farm and in the wild, you will have a chance to feed them, and you will find out about the way the reindeer herders live.
Tour length: 5 hours. | Group from 18 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 | |
| Шлюз №5 |
Excursion package: 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) |
Excursion packages:
Group No. 1. Bus transfer from Sosnovetz to Belomorsk, then from Belomorsk to Solovki on the ship Sapphire. Travel time by ship – 5 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.
Free time.
| 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 | |
Optional excursion
Tourists will see the cape where the Great Solovetsky Island labyrinths are located and see the reconstructed stone labyrinths, learn of the largest pagan shrine dating back to 2000-1000 BC and the archeological landmarks of Solovki. Tour duration is 1 1/2 hours. The cape is located in 1 km.
| Group from 10 pax: 600 rub. per person | |
The Solovki-Rabocheostrovsk ship sets sail at 20-30 (travel time is 2 hours). Next the tourists board the Rabocheostrovsk-Sosnovets bus (travel time is 2 hours). Late dinner on board the Krylov ship.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
Optional excursion
Hotel accommodation (double rooms). Dinner at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel.
Sea trip by speedboat to Big Zayatsky Island. The unique attractions of the island are the largest pagan sanctuary of the first and second millennia BC, stone labyrinths, a pagan religious complex, the first stone harbor of Russia, and the monuments of the Andreevsky Hermitage. Tour length – 3 hours.
Please note: travel time from Big Solovetsky island to Big Zayatsky is 45 minutes. The excursion is possible only in good weather conditions, without a storm warning.
Lunch at the hotel.
Bus tour to Sekirnaya Mountain. Svyato-Voznesensky (Holy Ascension) Hermitage. Excursion to Botanical Garden – Makaryevskaya Hermitage. Tour of Russia’s northernmost botanical garden, the Archimandrite’s dacha, Alexandrovskaya chapel and the worship cross. Tour length – 3.5 hours.
| Group from 2 pax: 10250 rub. per person | |
Recommendations:
For those who will be staying at The Big Solovetsky Island for another day, we also recommend an amazing boat trip across the lake and river canals of Solovki. There are more than 400 lakes on Solovki with considerably different water levels. The construction of Solovetsky monastery resulted in the growth of the population and a corresponding increase in demand for potable water. The lack of rivers forced the settlers to connect lakes with canals. The canal system was started by the abbot Philippe (1548-1566) about 400 years ago. 78 lakes have been connected into a single Drinking Water System which feeds the Holy Lake. The distance from the tourist office to the boat station is 2.8 km. Pella rowing boats for up to 5 people are available there. Tourists operate the boats themselves. | 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 | |
Excursion packages:
Group No. 2. Excursion to Zalavruga with a tour of unique rock paintings - petroglyphs. Comfortable shoes and insect repellent are a must. (1.5 km walk). Tour of petroglyphs takes about an hour. Total tour length - 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
Concert of Russian Pomor Folk Choir. Duration - 1 1/2 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
Excursion packages:
Group No. 1. Excursion to Zalavruga with a tour of unique rock paintings - petroglyphs. Comfortable shoes and insect repellent are a must. (1.5 km walk). Tour of petroglyphs about an hour. Total tour length - 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
Excursion packages:
Group No. 2. Bus transfer from Sosnovetz to Belomorsk, then from Belomorsk to Solovki on the ship Sapphire. Travel time by ship – 5 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 the everyday objects of monastic life. Free time.
| 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 | |
Optional excursion
Tourists will see the cape where the Great Solovetsky Island labyrinths are located and see the reconstructed stone labyrinths, learn of the largest pagan shrine dating back to 2000-1000 BC and the archeological landmarks of Solovki. Tour duration is 1 1/2 hours. The cape is located in 1 km.
| Group from 10 pax: 600 rub. per person | |
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 | |
The Solovki-Rabocheostrovsk ship sets sail at 20-30 (travel time is 2 hours). Next the tourists board the Rabocheostrovsk-Sosnovets bus (travel time is 2 hours). Late dinner on board the Krylov ship.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
| Kizhi |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
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.
Tour length - 2 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Kizhi Island Pharmaceutical Garden tour. Tour length – 45 minutes. Group size: 5+.
| Group from 5 pax: 400 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
Traditional Karelian Cuisine Tour. Traditional Karelian Pastry Master Class. Tour length – 90 minutes. Group size: 3-15 people.
| Group from 3 pax: 700 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
The trip begins and completes by the main pier of the Kizhi Island.
- the tour of the windmill at the Seredka Village;
- the passage to Sennaya Guba Village. The tour of the basement of the stone-wooden Church of Nikolay the Miracle Worker, the Tikhvin Icon of the Holy Mother of God;
- the passage to Korba Village, walk around the waterside. Tour of the Miracle of the Lord Chapel of the 18th century; the chapel is made of pinewood. The church is of cellular shape, and it has a pyramidical tower.
- if time permits – a passage to Vorobyi Village, a tour of the Kirika and Iulitta Churches.
The guide will tell the tourists about the nature and hydrology of the Onega Lake, the villages of the Kizhi churchyard.
- return to the pier of the Kizhi Island.
Walk duration is 1 ½ hour.
Notes:
1. Trips by water and hiking are not carried out in the fog and with a wave height of more than 0.5 meters or in other adverse weather conditions since orientation is made impossible due to lack of visibility.
2. Children over the age of 10 are welcome to join the excursion.
3. Drunk tourists are inadmissible.
Safety rules for tours by motor boats and speedboats
Do not cut in line while boarding and disembarking from the boats. To eliminate negative effects of water excursions during boat movement, it is prohibited: to change seats, to shift loads, to use cutting and piercing objects, to rock the boat and dive from the board. All of the passengers on the boats must be wearing fastened life jackets.
| Group from 10 pax: 1400 rub. per person | |
| Vytegra |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
First-hand experience on a large ocean diesel submarine, equipped with its original machinery, systems and weapons, allows visitors to see the internal structure of the boat, understand the life of submariners, examine military memorabilia, climb up to the conning tower and check out the main deck of the ship.
2) City walking-tour with a visit to Vytegorsk local history museum. The interactive tour "Living Antiquity" will plunge you into the world of the peasantry in Vytegorsky County at the turn of the 20th century. In the course of the tour you will see the interior of a peasant's log hut with a Russian stove, learn how they cooked, and find out about the role of a samovar (traditional Russian metal kettle) for a Russian family. (Group size: 20+)
3) City walking tour with a visit to Vytegorsk local history museum. Theme tour "Vytegorsk Hunting." The exhibition tells you about traditional fishing instruments, methods for catching animals, and hunting traditions and signs. Don’t miss the unique taxidermy sculptures of birds and animals from the collection of the museum's founders.
(Group size: 20+)
4) Walking tour of the city, a tour of the recreated ancient embankment of Vytegra with a stop at Vytegra downtown (for groups of 20 people and more).
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Cherepovets |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1) Bus tour “Cherepovets-Gates of the “Iron Field” with a visit to the “Metallurgy Museum”- the first Russian museum dedicated to this industry. The cutting-edge exhibits will inform you about the development of metallurgy. The museum’s exhibits trace the history of metallurgy from its origins to our days. Explore a wide range of interactive programs via touch screens, special displays, and audio-visual installations. This museum is a special project of the company “Severstal”.
Tour length - 4 hours.
2) Bus tour «Cherepovets-Homeland of the Painter, Vereshagin» Visit the family home of Vereshangin. Tour length - 3 hours. (Group size: 35+)
3) Bus tour «City over the Blue Sheksna» with a Visit to the Memorial Estate of Ivan Milyutin, Mayor of Cherepovets. Tour length - 3 hours. (Group size: 35+)
4) Bus tour «Holy Sites of Cherepovets» with a stop at the “Russian Orthodox Art of the 14th to 19th centuries” exhibition at the art museum. Tour length - 3 hours. (Group size: 35+ )
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion Bus tour to the Galskiy Estate. Tour length - 2 hours. | Group from 10 pax: 1500 rub. per person | |
| Uglich |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
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
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 | |
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
Stop at the Folk Toy Museum. Discover the unique, almost 50 years-old collection. Find out about the cultures and traditions of more than 35 countries through games and toys. Tourists will get to know more about the daily life, customs, and rites of Russians. Tour length: 45 minutes.
| Group from 10 pax: 650 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Visit to the City Life Museum, including an entertainment program and a tea ceremony. Please join us to find out about the way of life, traditions, customs, fashion in a Russian provincial town of the 19th century. Find yourself in a market place and a jaunty salesclerk will offer you all sorts of merchandise and will probably even invite you to a wedding or a baby shower. The hosts will be more than happy to share some herbal tea and one of the best Uglich cheeses with you.
Tour length – 45 minutes. | Group from 5 pax: 450 rub. per person | |
| Kalyazin |
Your choice:
1)Walking tour Mysteries of the Flooded City around the Zarechny District (Across the River) in Kalyazin City. Stop at the Regional History Museum. Tour length – 2 hours.
2)Needle Lace of Kalyazin walking tour along Zarechnaya Street. Discover the flooded bell tower of the St. Nicholas Cathedral, learn some small town legends. Visit the Volga Pier museum to view a scale model of the town, learn about merchants’ family trees, as well as the fairs and markets of Kalyazin. Unique masterclass on bone lace making. Tour length – 2 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Kalyazin Wings City Bus Tour with stops in two districts of the modern city. Excursion to the Locator, a giant parabolic antenna for space communications. See a modern military ultrasound battle plane at the MIG plant. Tour length: 3 hours.
| Group from 18 pax: 1400 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
All Kinds of Houses Kalyazin City Bus Tour: Find out about Svistushinskaya and Nikolskaya Settlements and the story of the flooded bell tower. Stops at the Ascension Cathedral which houses the holy relics of the founder of the city Makariy and the Monument to Makariy of Kalyazin. Discover the unique charm of small town houses and their inhabitants, as well as features of the buildings dating from the 20th century. Learn about family traditions and local philanthropic efforts. All That Is Mine Is With Me Tour to the largest snail farm of Russia (extra charge: tasting of snails in different sauces). Tour length: 3 hours.
| Group from 18 pax: 1400 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
My Sweet Kalyzain City Bus Tour with stops in two districts of the modern city, and the historic settlement. Stops at the Ascension Cathedral which houses the holy relics of the founder of the city Makariy and Monuments to Mikhail Skopin-Shuyskiy and Makariy of Kalyazin. A walking tour along an old merchant street. Find out the story of the flooded bell tower of Nikolaevsky Cathedral. Next stop - Nikitsky Village (5 km from Kalyazin). You will learn about the love story of poet Alexander Pushkin and Ekaterina Ushakova and the history of the Ushakov Estate. You will visit the chapel, the Kazan Mother of God bell tower, and memorial bust commemorating the poet. Tour length: 3 hours.
| Group from 15 pax: 1000 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour around the Central and Zarechny Districts with a show program The Tale of Baba Yaga’s Spoons at the playground by the “cabin on chicken legs”. Meet the Yaga of Tver. Baba Yaga is a witch in Russian folklore. Tour length – 3-4 hours.
| Group from 18 pax: 1500 rub. per person |