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Arrival in St. Petersburg. Meet at the airport with your guide.
Hotel check-in is after 2:00 PM/3:00 PM, depending on the hotel. You can leave your belongings in the hotel's luggage room.
Departure from the Hotel
Bus Sightseeing Tour of St. Petersburg
We invite you on a bus sightseeing tour of the city. This tour will introduce you to the history of St. Petersburg from its founding to the present day. You'll admire the magnificent architectural ensembles of the city's main center – Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square, and the Spit of Vasilievsky Island. You'll see the Admiralty, the Kunstkamera, the Menshikov Palace, and the Peter and Paul Fortress. All the most important and interesting, the most beautiful and famous awaits you in St. Petersburg.
Lunch
Hermitage Tour
This museum ranks alongside such major art museums as the Louvre in Paris or the Prado in Madrid. Today, the Hermitage's priceless exhibits include the famous mummy of an ancient Egyptian priest, the mechanical gold Peacock watch, two of the world's fourteen famous works by the great Leonardo da Vinci, a collection of unique paintings by Rembrandt, and much more. In total, there are more than three and a half million unique exhibits. Today, you will be able to form your own opinion about them. After the tour, you can remain in the Hermitage and continue exploring independently.
Return to the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Departure from the hotel for the Peterhof Bus Tour "Peter the Great's Seaside Paradise"
It's impossible to visit the city built by Peter the Great without visiting his beloved creation, the magnificent Peterhof. This tour will introduce you to one of St. Petersburg's most celebrated suburbs, which served as the imperial residence for two centuries.
Peterhof Fountain Park Tour. You'll see the Peterhof palace and park complex and admire the park's most famous fountains and cascades. The jets of the famous Samson Fountain shoot up to the height of a seven-story building. You'll have the opportunity not only to stroll along the park's alleys but also to admire the panorama of the Gulf of Finland.
Free time. Independent walk in the park.
Return to the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Free day
Early breakfast
Karelia Road Tour
A road tour along one of the most beautiful routes in the Leningrad Region and the Republic of Karelia, a story about the ancient history of the Karelian Isthmus and its amazing nature.
Korela Fortress (external inspection) in Priozersk
Priozersk is an ancient Karelian settlement, mentioned in chronicles as the city of Korela. At the turn of the 13th and 14th centuries, Novgorodians and Korelians founded a fortress here on an island in the Uzerve (Vuoksa) River to protect the northwestern borders of the republic from the Swedes. You will have the opportunity to explore the fortress and hear a fascinating story about the complex relationship between Veliky Novgorod and Sweden, about the fortress' prisoners: Ivan IV Antonovich, the "banned emperor," about Yevgeny Pugachev's two wives and their children, about the Decembrist Wilhelm Küchelbecker, and much more.
The city of Sortavala. A brief tour of the city.
The city of Sortavala is located on the shores of Lake Ladoga, in the very center of the Ladoga skerries. The center of the Northern Ladoga region, one of the oldest cities in Karelia, this city can rightfully be considered Swedish, Finnish, and Russian. Some of the city's districts are located on adjacent islands, creating a typical Karelian landscape – rocky fjords around the bluish-gray waters of the lake. You will learn about the history of the border town, the diverse architecture of its provincial streets, and monuments of "Finnish Romanticism".
Lunch at a city café
Ruskeala Akhvenkoski Waterfalls.
Transfer to the Akhvenkoski Waterfalls, a cascade of several waterfalls located on the Tohmajoki River. The water here rarely freezes, only in severe frosts, and suspension rope bridges have been installed over the waterfalls. These waterfalls became especially popular in the early 1970s, after the release of the film "The Dawns Here Are Quiet" which was filmed in this amazing place. A walk along the ecological trail is an optional extra.
Ruskeala Mountain Park Tour
A tour along the history trails of Ruskeala Mountain Park. The crown jewel of this park is the famous Marble Canyon. This enormous basin, carved by hand from a massive marble layer, is half filled with the purest emerald water. It is framed by gently sloping and steep cliffs rising up to 25 meters above the lake's surface. The canyon, surrounded by marble walls, captivates with its beauty at any time of year. Marble quarrying took place here in the 18th and 19th centuries, and it was from here that marble was delivered for the Marble and Mariinsky Palaces, as well as St. Isaac's Cathedral.
During the tour, you will not only be told the history of this place but also be provided with full information on what to do in the park after the tour.
Free time in the Mountain Park (active entertainment in the park for an additional fee)
Departure from Ruskeala Mountain Park
You can conclude your excursion in the park with a fascinating journey on the Retro Train (optional). Today, this is the only daily steam train in Russia, the interior of which is designed in the style of the "Nikolaev Express". The train arrives in the town of Sortavala, where our bus will pick you up to St. Petersburg.
Visit to the branded store of the trout farm in the town of Lakhdenpokhya.
On the way to St. Petersburg, the bus will make a stop in the town of Lakhdenpokhya so that you can get acquainted with the main culinary attractions of Karelia - fish and gifts of the forest. Eco-friendly and delicious products from the Karelian farm will be a wonderful gift for your family and friends.
Return to the hotel
Breakfast at the hotel
Check out until 12:00
Free day
Transfer to the airport
