Cruise excursion program Moscow (NRT) - Uglich - Kuzino - Mandrogi - Valaam - Saint Petersburg (Salt Pier) - Lodeynoye Pole (lit. the Field of Boats) - Mandrogi - Kizhi - Sosnovetz (Solovetsky Islands) - Шлюз №5 - Petrozavodsk - Myshkin - Moscow (NRT) from 16.07.20 to 31.07.20, Ship «Ivan Krylov»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | Group from 10 pax: 700 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
SPORTING, otherwise known as Clay Pigeon Shooting, is the art of shooting special flying targets imitating birds. Guests are transferred in wagons and sleighs to the shooting range equipped with automatic devices flinging saucer-shaped targets into the air. The shooting range is located in a beautiful pine forest. The shooting is done under supervision from instructor. Enjoy a quick tea break with pirozhki. The programme length is 1.5 hours.
| Group from 1 pax: 5000 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Crucian Carp Fishing, European Carp Pond Fishing. Please be informed that all fish caught must be paid for per the following price list: Crucian carp – 300 rubles/kg, European carp – 900 rubles/kg. Your fresh caught fish will be served in at least 1 ½ hours.
| Group from 1 pax: 600 rub. per person | |
| 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 |
| Saint Petersburg |
Guided city bus tour will introduce you to the most important city landmarks of the city on the Neva. Water tour – “Rivers and Canals of St. Petersburg” along the banks of the rivers Moyka, Neva and Fontanka. Enjoy the sights as they pass by: Palace Square, Petropavlovskaya Fortress (Peter and Paul Fortress), Mikhailovsky Palace and much more…
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to Kronshtadt. On the island of Kotlin in the Gulf of Finland there is a port and a fortress called Kronshtadt. It is the main seaport of St. Petersburg. The first fortifications on the island were built on Kotlin in 1703 (at the same time as the founding of St. Petersburg). The island is the base of the Baltic Fleet. The architectural landmark of the city is the magnificent St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral, which celebrated its centennial in 2013. The majestic temple is a monument to all sailors who did not return from their voyages.
Tour length - 6 hours. | Group from 31 pax: 1200 rub. per person | |
| Lodeynoye Pole (lit. the Field of Boats) |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
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+).
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Included in the price of cruise | ||
| Mandrogi |
Green stop picnic (fit travel programs). (fresh vegetables, sauerkraut, shashlik [skewered meat], rice, open apple pies, tea, and mineral water.)
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
SPORTING, otherwise known as Clay Pigeon Shooting, is the art of shooting special flying targets imitating birds. Guests are transferred in wagons and sleighs to the shooting range equipped with automatic devices flinging saucer-shaped targets into the air. The shooting range is located in a beautiful pine forest. The shooting is done under supervision from instructor. Enjoy a quick tea break with pirozhki. The programme length is 1.5 hours.
| Group from 1 pax: 5000 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Crucian Carp Fishing, European Carp Pond Fishing. Please be informed that all fish caught must be paid for per the following price list: Crucian carp – 300 rubles/kg, European carp – 900 rubles/kg. Your fresh caught fish will be served in at least 1 ½ hours.
| Group from 1 pax: 600 rub. per person | |
| Kizhi | 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 | |
| Sosnovetz (Solovetsky Islands) |
After breakfast, the tourists leave at about 10-00 to take part in the excursions. Tourists board the Sosnovets-Rabocheostrovsk bus (110 km, travel time is 2 hours). Next, the group travels on the Rabocheostrovsk-Solovki ship (travel time is 2 hours; the ship sets sail at 12-30 and arrives to Solovki at 14-30). Lunch (lunch box).
Walking tour of the Solovetsky Kremlin. Learn about the history of the Solovetsky Monastery. Visit the central complex of the monastery, churches, UNESCO World Heritage sites, as well as the sites that are related to the economic activities of the monastery. Island tour duration is 3 hours.
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
Addition excursion (2 days on Solovki):
1st day: Check in at the hotel with dinner after the main excursion.
2nd day: Breakfast at the hotel.
Sea trip on a boat to the Great Zayatsky Island. Tourists will visit the largest pagan shrine dating back to 2000-1000 BC, see stone labyrinths, a complex of religious buildings, the first Russian stone harbor, as well as the Skete of Saint Andrew. Tour duration: 3 hours.
Note: It takes 45 minutes to get from the Great Solovetsky Island to the Great Zayatsky Island by boat. The tour is held during favorable weather conditions, provided that there is no storm warning.
Lunch at the hotel.
Tour by bus: Sekirnaya Mountain. Ascension Skete. Excursion: Botanical Garden-Macarius Hermitage. Visit to the Northernmost botanical garden in Russia, the archimandrite house, the Alexander Chapel, and the Memorial Cross. Tour duration: 3.5 hours.
Recommendations: For those tourists who stay on the Great Solovetsky Island overnight, we recommend making the first day a fascinating boat trip to the lake-channel system which is one of the best landmarks of the Solovetsky Islands. There are more than 400 lakes on Solovki, with significantly different water lines. The construction of the Solovetsky Monastery caused a significant increase in the population of the village that required an increasing amount of drinking water. The lack of rivers prompted settlers to connect the lakes by canals.
The lake-canal system was created four centuries ago under the leadership of Abbot Philip (1548-1566). Seventy-eight lakes were connected into a single water system that supplies water to the Holy Lake. The distance from the tour office to the boat station is 2.8 km. At the boat station, tourists get on Pella boats with a capacity of 4-5 people each. The tourists navigate the boats on their own.
| Group from 1 pax: 20600 rub. per person Group from 2 pax: 29800 rub. per person Group from 3 pax: 37000 rub. per person Group from 4 pax: 49200 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 19-00 (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 | |
Excursion to Zalavruga with a tour to the unique cave paintings-petroglyphs. Comfortable footwear and insect repellent are a must (1.5 km by foot). Tour of petroglyphs for about an hour. The total duration of the tour is 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise | |
| Шлюз №5 |
Автобусная экскурсия в город Медвежьегорск (40 км) с рассказом об истории Белбалтлага ОГПУ и о современной жизни и быте жителей Медвежьегорского района.
Осмотр финских оборонительных сооружений времен Великой Отечественной Войны на горе Лысуха или Прогулка на берег Онежского озера.
Осмотр 2 шлюза ББК, посещение церкви Николая Чудотворца.
Посещение мемориального кладбища «Сандармох»-места массовых расстрелов на территории Карельского ГУЛАГА. Продолжительность экскурсии 3,0 часа.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Petrozavodsk | 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 | Group from 20 pax: 2600 rub. per person | |
| 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 |