Snowmobile Safari to the Snowy Domes of Kizhi (KL-05)

Arrival in St. Petersburg. Transfer to the railway station

You will travel on a comfortable fast train to Petrozavodsk. Both 1st (2 berth) and 2nd (4 berth) compartments are available. Clean linen, including sheets, towels, blankets and pillows are provided for each berth. The train also has a dining car that serves good meals. Arrival in Petrozavodsk early in the morning.

Meeting at the railway station, transfer to a café, breakfast. After breakfast you will receive equipment and safety briefing and snowmobile driving training. Then off we go! We will have a snowmobile ride along the beautiful Onego lake - the 2nd largest lake in Europe - and its numerous islands. Snack lunch on the way. Arrival and accommodation in a guest house. Dinner.

Daily distance: 85 - 100 km (55 - 65 miles), on lake depending on the ice situation near Petrozavodsk.

Breakfast. Today we will have a guided snowmobile excursion to Kizhi island. You will be driving among the beautiful Russian churches. The Kizhi museum is one of the most interesting cultural sights in the Northern Russia, an open-air museum of wooden architecture with an amazing creation of the XVII-XIX centuries’ masters of the Russian North – an ensemble of traditional wooden structures - church, mills, barns, and Russian houses (izbas). It is also included on the UNESCO World Heritage list. 

After visiting the Kizhi Museum we will head for the Kizhi Necklace – the islands of the Onego Lake with old wooden chapels surrounding the Kizhi island like a precious necklace. Lunch en route. Return to the guesthouse. Dinner. Russian sauna.

Daily distance: 40 - 60 km, on lake (25-40 miles).

Note: the day itinerary might be altered depending on the ice condition on the Onego lake

After breakfast we will start our last day of adventures and discoveries. We will have a snowmobile ride to Petrozavodsk enjoying beautiful winter Karelian landscapes. Lunch en route. Upon arrival to Petrozavodsk russian sauna to wash off the fatigue before the train. Dinner. Transfer to the railway station to take the train back to St. Petersburg.

Daily distance: 85 - 100 km (55 - 65 miles), on lake depending on the ice situation near Petrozavodsk.

You will travel on a comfortable fast train to St. Petersburg. Both 1st (2 berth) and 2nd (4 berth) compartments are available. Clean linen, including sheets, towels, blankets and pillows are provided for each berth. The train also has a dining car that serves good meals. Arrival in St. Petersburg early in the morning.

Arrival in St. Petersburg. Our driver will meet you with a Go Russia sign board at the beginning of the platform. Transfer to the hotel.

Free day on your own to discover the city for yourself with optional excursions available to book.

Transfer to the airport. Our driver will meet you with a Go Russia sign board at the hotel lobby.