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P R O J E C T M A N A G E R : M I C E V E R S A

DAY 1Arrival to St.Petersburg international airport Pulkovo

Meet and greed with German speaking guide

Transfer to the hotel

Welcome dinner at the local restaurant

DAY 210:00-13:00 St. Petersburg city sightseeing:

- Peter and Paul's Fortress Visit

- St. Isaac's Cathedral visit with Colonnade visit

- Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

- Vodka Museum with Vodka tasting

13:00-14:00 Lunch in a local restaurant

15:00-17:00 Hermitage visit

Free time for shopping at Nevsky Prospekt

19:00 – 20:30 Dinner at the local restaurant

21:00 Return to hotel

DAY 36:30 Departure from St. Petersburg to Petrozavodsk

11:50 Arrival in Petrozavodsk, transfer to the port

12:30 Transfer by hydrofoil to the Kizhi Island (1 hour and 15 minutes – one way by Onega Lake)

13:45 Excursion program around the open-air museum of wooden masterpieces, visiting the Church ofthe Intercession and enjoying ethnographic exhibits

Lunch at a local restaurant

19:30 Return to Petrozavodsk, accommodation

Dinner at a local restaurant

DAY 4Breakfast in a hotel

09:00 Transfer Petrozavodsk - Kem

10:00 Visiting Kivach Waterfall and Reserve on the way

Lunch at a local restaurant

18:00 Arrival in Kem, accommodation in a hotel

Dinner at a local restaurant

DAY 5Breakfast in a hotel

08:00 Departure to Solovki island by boat (2h)

10:00-19:00 Sightseeing tour that introduces the history of Solovetsky monastery. Tourists visit the area of thecentral monastery complex, operating temples, monuments included in the UNESCO WorldHeritage List, monastery household activity objects, exposures

19:00 Transfer Solovki - Kem by boat (2h)

21:00 Accommodation in a hotel

Dinner at a local restaurant

DAY 6Breakfast in a hotel

Train to Murmansk (10-12 hrs)

DAY-BY-DAY PROGRAM

DAY 1. ST. PETERSBURG

WELCOME DINNER AT LOCAL RESTAURANT

ARRIIVAL TO ST. PETERSBURG

St. Petersburg is the second largest city in Russia after its capital - Moscow, with the population of about 6

million people. The city was founded 1703 by Peter the Great and has been called the Venice of the North

due to all canals and bridges along the Neva River and canals as well as the Window to the West, the

gateway to the East and many more. The city is created by five major Islands and the center is rather

small around all main attractions, the Marinsky Theater, the Palace Square, Peter & Paul Fortress, St.

Isaac’s Cathedral all surrounded by the Neva River and the main Street Nevsky Prospect.

DAY 2. ST. PETERSBURG

RUSSIAN VODKA MUSEUM

Russian Vodka Museum reopened in a new location at Number 4 Konnogvardeysky Boulevard under the same roof with

the new restaurant "Russian Vodka Room No. 1"Restaurant and museum complex is situated in the very heart of St.

Petersburg near St. Isaac’s Square in the historical building of Headquarters and Stables of the Horse Guard Regiment.

Russian Vodka Museum is the first museum in Russia and in the world dedicated exclusively to Vodka. Its exhibition tells

about the drink which has been an integral part and essential attribute of Russian life for centuries.

ST. ISAAC'S CATHEDRAL VISIT WITH COLLONADE

St. Isaac's Cathedral was originally the city's main church and the largest cathedral in Russia. It was built between 1818

and 1858, by the French-born architect Auguste Montferrand, to be one of the most impressive landmarks of the

Russian Imperial capital. One hundred and eighty years later the gilded dome of St. Isaac's still dominates the skyline of

St. Petersburg. Although the cathedral is considerably smaller than the newly rebuilt Church of Christ the Savior in

Moscow, it boasts much more impressive fades and interiors.

HERMITAGE & WINTER PALACE EXCURSION

Tour the world-renowned Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg with a 3-hour guided visit. Walk the reception halls of

the Winter Palace, and tour the art gallery to behold the great masterpieces of Western European art. Then explore the

rest at leisure.

DAY 2 ST. PETERSBURG

RUSSIAN VODKA MUSEUM

Russian Vodka Museum reopened in a new location at Number 4 Konnogvardeysky Boulevard under the same

roof with the new restaurant "Russian Vodka Room No. 1"Restaurant and museum complex is situated in the

very heart of St. Petersburg near St. Isaac’s Square in the historical building of Headquarters and Stables of the

Horse Guard Regiment. Russian Vodka Museum is the first museum in Russia and in the world dedicated

exclusively to Vodka. Its exhibition tells about the drink which has been an integral part and essential attribute

of Russian life for centuries.

PETER AND PAUL FORTRESS

Today, the Peter and Paul Fortress is for the most part under the auspices of the St. Petersburg Museum of

History, with a number of permanent and temporary exhibitions charting the various aspects of the

compound's past. While the central visitor attraction is undoubtedly the Ss. Peter and Paul Cathedral, one of

St. Petersburg's most striking buildings, there is plenty within the walls of the fortress to keep children and

adults occupied for a full day at least. This tour also includes a walk to Peter and Paul Fortress to visit the

Cathedral where all the Russian Tzars are buried. Hear many interesting facts about every Russian Tsar buried

underneath the Church from your tour guide.

DAY 2 ST. PETERSBURG

HERMITAGE & WINTER PALACE EXCURSION

Tour the world-renowned Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg with a 3-hour guided visit. Walk the reception

halls of the Winter Palace, and tour the art gallery to behold the great masterpieces of Western European art.

Then explore the rest at leisure.

Highlights:

• Visit one of the largest art galleries in the world on a guided tour

• Enjoy one of the best Western European art collections in the world

• See masterpieces from Raphael, Leonardo, Rembrandt, and many more

• Experience the grandeur of the former winter imperial residence

DAY 3. KARELIAKIZHI

Kizhi is a unique historical, cultural and natural complex, representing a cultural heritage of the peoples

of Russia.

The collection of the Open-Air “Kizhi” Museum includes 83 monuments of wooden architecture: old

chapels and houses, windmills and granaries… Most of them have been moved to the island from

various Karelian villages and cover the period from the XIV century up to the present time.

Interesting Facts about Kizhi Island:

➢ Kizhi Island is home to the oldest wooden church in Russia, the Church of the Resurrection of

Lazarus, which was built in the late 14th century.

➢ While many of the buildings on Kizhi Island have stood for centuries, it was not until the mid-20th

century that the Soviets decided to make Kizhi Island into an open-air museum.

➢ No nails were used in the construction of the wooden architecture of Kizhi Island. Instead, pieces of

wood have been notched together to form even the most intricate structures.

➢ Kizhi Island is located in approximately the center of Lake Onega and spans about 6 km long.

A special ruble coin was issued in Russia in 1995 in honor of Kizhi Island.

➢ The first churches on the island did not have onion domes, but pyramid-shaped roofs.

LUNCH AND DINNER AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS

DAY 4. KARELIA

KIVACH WATERFALL

Is the second largest plain waterfall of Europe after Rhine Falls. Water falls down in four steps from the

height of 10.7 m. The waterfall is splendid at any time of the year: waters of the Suna river trapped by

basalt rocks cascade down in a heavy stream making a powerful whirlpool and causing impressive noise.

A homonymous nature reserve surrounds the waterfall, one of the oldest in Russia, established in 1931

LUNCH AND DINNER AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS

DAY 5. KARELIA

SOLOVETSKY MONASTERY

Solovetsky Monastery stands on a small archipelago in the harsh Russian environment of the White

Sea. It grew from a small community of Russian Orthodox monks during medieval times into one of the

largest and most prominent monasteries in Russia. During the 20th century Solovetsky Monastery also

became famous as one of the first Soviet concentration camps in a newly formed USSR. Solovetsky

Monastery spreads across several islands of the Solovetsky archipelago in the White Sea. First human

settlements date back to the 3000 BC. In the first millennium BC Sami tribes erected pagan religious

structures known as "seyda" still visible today. First Slavic fishermen and hunters from the Novgorod

Republic moved to the region in the 12th- 13th century.

LUNCH AND DINNER AT LOCAL RESTAURANTS

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