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

Author: Dimitry Paranyushkin (on 19 Aug 2009)
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;
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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;
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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;
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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;
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Can't Find Exactly What You Need? — Customize Your Own Tour and Send a Request to the Best Operators:
 
You can specify exactly the kind of tour you are looking for and send a request to one or few recommended operators. It can be any price (of course, reasonable), duration, and activity. Maybe the operators already have a tour that you are looking for, if not, they will create a custom tour for you and will send you a quote.
This is an information request, and there are no obligations. After you receive a reply from operator(s), you can then decide if you want to book the tour or not. Your data will remain confidential and will only be sent to the operators you choose.

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