Moscow: arrival in Moscow. Transfer to “Kosmos”*** hotel, accommodation, visit to the Kremlin: the territory & Cathedrals, city sightseeing tour including the Red Square. A return to the hotel, overnight.

Moscow: After breakfast visit to the Museum-estate “Kolomenskoye”, lunch, walk excursion along Arbat street with possibilities of shopping, return to the hotel. Overnight.

Moscow: After breakfast full day tour to Sergiev Posad: visit to Troitse-Sergieva Lavra. Lunch. Return to Moscow, transfer to Leningradskiy railway station, 21:02 - departure for Petrozavodsk by overnight express train “Karelia” #018A

Petrozavodsk: 08:55 – arrival in Petrozavodsk, meeting at railway station. Transfer to “Park Inn Petrozavodsk”**** hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. After breakfast sightseeing city tour in Petrozavodsk. Then tour to Kishi island (delivery by passenger hydrofoil “Meteor’ along Onega lake, the way takes 1h20min). On Kishi island: visits to ethnographic exhibitions and Church of the intercession. Lunch at a café. Return to Petrozavodsk, accommodation at “Park Inn Petrozavodsk” hotel, time at leisure, overnight

Petrozavodsk: early breakfast at the hotel. 06:30 – departure for town of Sortavala (270 km from Petrozavodsk) by midibus. Arrival in Sortavala, then departure for island of Valaam by “Meteor” (the way takes 45 min along Ladoga lake). On Valaam island: sightseeing excursion to the central manor of the Monastery: visit to the Cathedral of the Transfiguration and the church of the assumption, chapels, the cell housings and hotel buildings. Lunch at Monastery refectory. Transfer to Nikonovskaya bukhta (bay). Visits to Nikonovskiy and Gefsimanskiy skits. Return to Sortavala. In Sortavala: excursion to Mountain Park “Ruskeala”. On the way a stop at Memorial “Poklonnyi Krest” (cross). Late return to Petrozavodsk, overnight

Petrozavodsk – Belomorsk: breakfast at the hotel, check-out. Transfer to Belomorsk town: trip to the 1st Russian Resort “Martsialnye vody”.Visits to Museum of Belomorsk and St. Peter and Paul Church (built in 1721). Visit to Kivach waterfall. Excursion to Museum of Nature and Arboretum of Karelian birch. Excursion to Belomorskiye petroglyphs. Transfer to “Gandvik” hotel, accommodation, supper at the hotel, time at leisure, overnight

Belomorsk - Solovki: breakfast at the hotel, check-out. Tourists hand over their luggage to hotel baggage room, then the luggage are delivered to board of m/s separately. Transfer to port of Belomorsk, embarkation to 3 desks river-sea motor ship “Sapphire”. Departure for Solovki island, arrival, disembarkation from m/s (the luggage are delivered from m/s to “Solovki” hotel separately). Lunch at Island café. A walk to “Cape of the labyrinths”. Excursion “History and Architecture of Solovki Monastery”. Transfer to “Solovki” hotel, accommodation, time at leisure, overnight

Solovki – Rabocheostrovsk – Kem: breakfast at hotel café, check-out. Luggage are handed over to baggage room at the hotel and delivered separately to board of m/s 15 min before embarkation. On island: excursion to Sekirnaya Mountain and to SvyatoVoznesenskiy skit by midibus. Tour to Botanical garden in Makarievskaya Pustyn by midibus. After the tour – time at leisure. 15:30 – embarkation on board of “Metel” m/s, departure for Rabocheostrovsk settlement, arrival at Rabocheostrovsk: dinner at Tourist Complex “Berth” (prichal). Transfer to railway station of Kem (12 km from Rabocheostrovsk). 20:55 – depature for Saint Petersburg by fast train #021 Murmansk-St.Petersbug (overnight in train).

St. Petersburg: 11:50 – arrival in St. Petersburg at Ladozhskiy railway station, meeting at the railway station, lunch at city restaurant, transfer to “Azimut” hotel***, accommodation, excursion to the Hermitage, city sightseeing tour in St. Petersburg incl visit to St. Peter and Paul fortress, return to the hotel, overnight

St. Petersburg: after breakfast half-day excursions to Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin): visit to Catherine Palace incl. the Amber Room and Peterhof incl visits to Palace and Park. Russian cuisine lunch at local restaurant. Half-day excursion to Peterhof incl. visits to Palace and Park. Return to the hotel, overnight.

St. Petersburg: after breakfast excursion to Church on the Spilt Blood, lunch at city restaurant, departure for …