The Karelia Express train holiday

The Karelia Express train holiday

Day 1: In the evening leave from Ladozhsky railway station in Saint-Petersburg for Petrozavodsk. Overnight in the train.

Day 2: Arrive in Petrozavodsk in the morning. Meeting by a car from a hotel and transfer to the hotel. Check-in. At the harbour, board a boat to Kizhi Island for a hiking excursion there. You can be met by a guide to show you Kizhi Island. Lunch on your own. It’s also good just to take some sandwiches and drinks with you. Take a ship to come back to Petrozavodsk. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: Check-out and spend the day in Petrozavodsk. Before noon you can explore Petrozavodsk city on your own or take optional trips.
In the afternoon leave for Kem (or for Belomorsk). Arrive in Kem or Belomorsk at night. Meeting by a car from a hotel and transfer to the hotel. Check-in. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 4: Leave for Solovetsky Islands in the morning (the harbour is close to the hotel in both cities). On Solovetsky you can explore the Monastery and its lands. Return to your hotel in the evening and take a taxi to the train station. Depart for Saint Petersburg on a late train. Overnight on the train.

Day 5: Arrive in Saint Petersburg at Ladozhsky railway station at noon. You have time to explore Saint Petersburg. If you want we can add extra hotel nights to your itinerary.

The Karelia Express train holiday

The Karelia Express train holiday can be extended with the following optionals:

• Petrozavodsk:
  • Trip to Zoo Complex located 70 km far from Petrozavodsk.
  • Trip to Kinerma Village with excursion and lunch located 100 km far from Petrozavodsk.
  • Combination of trips Zoo Complex and Kinerma village in a round drive. A taxi picks you up from Petrozavodsk, waits at the places and brings you back to Petrozavodsk.
  • Local guide-interpreter.
  • Entrance fees to Museums in Petrozavodsk will be between 5 and 10 euros per person.
  • Boat excursion to Kizhi Open Air Museum.
• Kizhi Open Air Museum:
  • Two-way boat tickets in Kizhi Island.
  • English speaking guide in Kizhi Island.
  • Audio guide on Kizhi Island: EUR 4,-- per person
  • See link above for more info.
• Kem harbour (5 min walk from boat to Solovetsky Island):
  • Overnight in a hotel: approx. EUR 51,-- per person in twin room
  • Overnight in a hotel: approx. EUR 85,-- per person in single room
• Solovetsky islands:
  • Two-way boat tickets
  • Entrance tickets to expositions. Price to exhibitions approx. EUR 3 to 5 per person.
  • Guided excursions for groups from 10 persons: from EUR 8 to 18 per person
  • Extra overnights in hotel: approx. EUR 51 per person per night in twin room or approx. EUR 85 in single room
  • See link above for more info
• Saint Petersburg:
  • Folklore program in Nikolaevsky Palace "Feel yourself Russian" inclusive traditional Russian snacks.
  • Guided hiking excursions in St-Petersburg, 3 hours.
  • Guided hiking and driving excursion in St-Petersburg, 3 hours.
  • 7 hour excursion to Tsarskoe Selo/Pushkin and Ekaterina Palace.
  • 7 hour excursion to Peterhof by hydrofoil “Meteor".
  • Entrance tickets for Hermitage: approx. EUR 18 per person.
  • Local guide-interpreter.
• Single- or double-entry invitations for Russian visa request.