Karelian expedition

Itinerary

Day 1: Petrozavodsk- Kizhi island - Petrozavodsk

Stop At: City Park and Embankment, Onega Lake waterfront, Petrozavodsk Russia
Walking tour of Embarkment Onega Lake
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kizhi State Open-Air Museum of History, Architecture and Ethnography, Kirova Sq., 10A, Kizhi 185000 Russia
Petrozavodsk-Kizhi island-Petrozavodsk
boat trip with island excursion
Duration: 6 hours

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: Hotel 4*

Day 2: Petrozavodsk-Ruskeala-Lake

Stop At: Ruskeala Mountain Park, Turn Mear 21km To the Gorniy Park, Ruskeala 186759 Russia
One of the most striking and surprising places of the Northern Ladoga area is the Ruskeala Mountain Park, a unique and multidimensional monument to nature and the history of mining.

The heart of the park lies in the Marble Canyon. An old abandoned quarry, which delivered stone for almost three centuries, now caters for tourists. A huge bowl, carved by people in marble, stretches 456 meters from north to south, and is 109 meters wide. Filled with the purest emerald-green water, it is framed by slightly sloping and steep rocks, reaching a height of 25 meters above the water mirror.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Ruskeala Waterfalls, Ruskeala Russia
On the way back from the Ruskeala Marble Canyon you should stop at the Ruskeala waterfalls on the river Tokhmayoki. They are just on the way, so this stop will be both convenient and very interesting.

The Tokhmayoki is rather large river that flows from the Lake Ruokoyarvi near the Finnish border and falls into Ladoga Lake. It is full-flowing in spring and at the beginning of summer. It is then that the river may be interesting for those who love rafting. At first they pass simple rapids and small waterfalls and then come to the Ruskeala waterfalls. By August the stream of water is decreased and waterfalls are no longer suitable for rafting.

Ruskeala cascade comprises 4 waterfalls with the average height of 3-4 meters. The most beautiful waterfall is called Ahven koski, which means «perch rapid» in Finnish. The tour guides are sure to mention that the Soviet film «The Dawns Here are Quiet» was shot there in 1972.

Now there is a parking lot and walking paths near the Ruskeala waterfalls. There you may have a rest, and the walking paths go through very picturesque places among low rocks and boulders.

On the river Tokhmayoki there was another even higher Ryumya koski waterfall on the opposite side of the road. You could get to it only on foot, but in the middle of 2012 the old Finnish hydroelectric power station was restored on the waterfall, and now the waterfall access is restricted.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner
Accommodation included: hotel on the shore of a picturesque lake

Day 3: Lake-Sortavala-Saint-Petersburg

Stop At: Cultural Exhibition Center of Gogolev, Komsomolskaya St., 6, Sortavala 186790 Russia
Very nice exposition
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Vakkosalmi Park, Western Part of the Town, Sortavala Russia
City tour in Sortavala
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Lunch
No accommodation included on this day.