Karelia Tours: Adventures & Sighseeing - Perfect for Short Countryside Tours outside St. Petersburg

Karelia, situated close to Moscow, St. Petersburg and Finland is a place where wilderness and untamed nature are just a moment away — you just need to travel a few kilometers by car or boat from the city (actually, the biggest, Petrozavodsk, is relatively small if compared to other Russian cities). Enjoy rafting, hiking, fishing, cooking meals on campfire or observe cultural wonders people have created on this northern land during the centuries. Trips to Karelia can be easily combined with travels to Moscow or St. Petersburg, or even be weekend "getaway" trips.

WayToRussia.Net has a partnership with the best and most reliable and professional tour companies in the region, and below we present you their tours. If you don't find the tour you would like below, please, fill in the form at the end of this page, and the tour operators will send you their offers.

Short Sightseeing Tours:

PETROZAVODSK (Capital of Karelia) & KIZHI (Wooden Architecture Museum) TOURS — Short & Inexpensive Sightseeing Tours Code: #2s03nt | Operator: Nordic Travel Activities: walking tours, raft tours, countryside;   Destinations: Petrozavodsk, Kizhi (Museums of Wooden Architecture), Martial Waters Spa   Level: Easy, Leisure; Duration: 1 to 3 days; Period: All Year; Budget: from $220 full price ($70 per person / day) - less for 1-day tours, including all transfers, transporation, accommodation, three full meals a day, needed equipment, entrance passes & fees, multi-lingual guides; Click here to read more about this tour and check availability...

Geese Springtime Migration Watch Tour Code: #2s01nt | Operator: Nordic Travel Activities: bird-watching, city and countryside tours; Destinations: Petrozavodsk, Olonets region, Monastery of Alexandr Svirsky, Kivach Nature reserve, Kondapoga. Level: Easy, Leisure; Duration: 3 days; Period: Now - May; Budget: $180 full price ($60 per person / day), including all transfers, transporation, accommodation, three full meals a day, needed equipment, entrance passes & fees, multi-lingual guides; Click here to read more about this tour and check availability...

 
 
Longer Sightseeing Tours:

THE WHOLE KARELIA TOUR - Enjoy the Countryside & See Karelia's Famous Landmarks. Code: #2s02nt | Operator: NordicTravel Activities: sightseeing (ethnographic sights, monasteries), countryside walks, rafting (optional), boat-rowing. Destinations: Petrozavodsk, Kizhi (wooden architecture), Kem (small town), Solovetsky Monastery, Shuya river. Level: Easy-Leisure; Duration: 9 days; Period: All Year (ex.winter); Budget: from $780 full price ($87 per person / day), including all transfers, transporation, accommodation, three full meals a day, all needed equipment, entrance passes and fees, multi-lingual guides; Click here to read more about this tour and check availability...

Active Tours:

RAFTING DOWN KARELIAN RIVERS - Rafting Trips Along Karelia's most picturesque and warm rivers. Code: #2w01nt | Operator: NordicTravel Activities: rafting, camping, swimming, fishing, gathering berries, mushrooms, swimming. Destinations: Petrozavodsk, Karelian villages, countryside, Kizhi (optional). Level: Easy-Moderate; Duration: 3 to 8 days; Period: June-August; Budget: from $360 full price ($45 per person / day), including all transfers, transporation, accommodation, three full meals a day, all needed rafting & camping equipment, entrance passes and fees, multi-lingual guides; Click here to read more about this tour and check availability...

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