Christmas in Karelia (3 days)

Arrival in Petrozavodsk, meeting with the guide.
Welcome to Karelia! Get acquainted with winter Petrozavodsk, its new year avenues and streets, the magnificent Onega embankment and the famous open-air Museum of modern sculpture.
We invite you to the “House of Kantele”. You will see one of the oldest musical instruments of the Karelian and Finnish peoples – Kantele, hear its unique sound. The world-famous ensemble “Kantele” will perform Karelian and Finnish folk melodies, songs and dances for you.
Accommodation in the hotel “Piter Inn”.

New year gift from the tour operator to choose from:

1. Master class in the manufacture of Karelian gates. Kalitki-small open pies made of rye dough with various fillings-a traditional dish of Karelian cuisine. A story about the history and origin of wickets. Tea party.
2. Tour of the brewery restaurant “Paulaner”. You will hear a story about the history of brewing, ingredients, features and character of each type of beer. Professional beer tasting with a traditional Bavarian snack.

Buffet Breakfast is served in the hotel restaurant. We invite you to additional programs (payment when booking a tour).

For lovers of beautiful Karelian nature a trip to the mountain Park “Ruskeala” (11 hours). Cost: 3 900 rubles.
In winter Ruskeala conveys a special beauty. The forest is covered with a blanket of snow, and at nightfall in the Park begins to work a unique illumination that turns it into a winter fairy tale! The pearl of the Park is the marble canyon in a beautiful bowl of Ruskeala marble.

12-hour snowmobile Safari.
Cost: 3 500 rubles (two people on a snowmobile), 4 500 rubles (one person on a snowmobile).
We invite you to ride a snowmobile “Yamaha” on the forest track. This is a wonderful choice for exploring the real winter vacation in Karelia, with its snow-covered forests, sparkling sun and fresh frosty air. We will take care of your comfort and provide warm windproof overalls, helmets, shoes, gloves.

For adults and children a fabulous trip to the country estate Of grandfather hull (8 hours). Cost: 3 300 rubles / adults, 3 100 rubles/children from 5 to 17 years, 900 rubles/children from 2 to 4 years.

1. Our Grandfather Frost from Veliky Ustyug has many brothers all over the world: Santa Claus, Joulupukki, pakkayne and the most beloved – grandfather Halla, who every winter comes to work in his Karelian estate. You have a unique opportunity to look into his workshops and see with your own eyes how his assistants-housekeepers work on the creation of gifts.
2. To get to the Grandfather of hull is not easy, you need to pass tests: master the skill of skiing – “shukshah” and sledge – “smoke”, spin IN the Kruuga dance, participate in Karelian merrymaking. You were able to pass all the tasks and are ready to enter the secret workshop, where fairy-tale characters work? Together with them you will create a Karelian Christmas toy, and the youngest guests will visit the school of homeowners, where they will learn the magic tricks.
3. Hull’s grandfather often checks work in his workshops. Maybe you will be lucky enough to meet him and ask him to fulfill his new year’s wish?
4. Near the estate there is a magical place-the “Heart of Karelia”, which is associated with an ancient Karelian custom. Since ancient times, locals come here to ask for changes for the better in the new year.
5. Grandpa hull has his own post office, which sends greeting cards all over the country.
6. Hungry? In the courtyard of the estate for you to heat the stove and ready a hearty lunch. Be sure to visit the Sami chum and taste the fragrant forest tea with treats.

Buffet Breakfast is served in the hotel restaurant. Release of rooms.

Trip to the on site husky kennel.

Four Santa Claus, snow maiden And big Husky will conduct a fascinating tour of the kennel with real Arctic sled dogs, veterans of expeditions to the North pole. You will be taught to drive a dog team and ride it on the longest track in Karelia (2 km). Lunch in the plague with fish soup, wickets and warming drinks.

Do not forget to buy traditional gifts from Karelia: Souvenirs from Karelian birch, cloudberry jam, blueberry, cranberry and lingonberry, salted and smoked trout, Karelian tea, balsam, sweet tinctures on forest berries.