Pick-up at the airport or hotel in St.Petersburg, transfer to the train station (without guide).
~22:02 - Departure by the overnight train for Petrozavodsk.

~07:00 - Arrival in Petrozavodsk.
Meet by the local English-speaking guide at the train station.
Transfer by bus to Zaonezhsky Peninsula located in the north of Lake Onego (~190 km).
En-route - visit to the Kivach Waterfalls and Nature Reserve, featuring typical northern forest plants and animals.
Lunch.
Accommodation at the guesthouse in the area of Medgora.
Optional skiing near the guesthouse.
Dinner.
Overnight at the guesthouse.
(B, L, D)

Breakfast.
Transfer to the starting point of the skiing trip in the village of Velikaya Guba or Sibovo.
Skiing to the village of Ersnevo (12-20 km, depending on road and snow conditions).
Along the way, we will observe several wooden chapels and traditional villages located on islets in Lake Onego.
Lunch as a light field snack.
Accommodation at the guesthouse in Ersnevo.
Russian banya (steam-bath sauna).
Dinner.
Overnight at the guesthouse.
(B, L, D)

Breakfast.
Skiing to the Kizhi Island (3 km).
Tour to the open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture Kizhi - Churches of the Transfiguration, Intercession, chapels and traditional wooden houses.
Lunch as a light field snack.
Skiing to the northern part of the Kizhi Island. Observation of the historical chapels, windmills and villages.
Return to the guesthouse.
Dinner.
Overnight at the guesthouse.
(B, L, D)

Breakfast.
Skiing to the village of Sibovo or Velikaya Guba (12-20 km).
Transfer to Petrozavodsk by bus (~230 km).
Lunch en-route.
Arrival in Petrozavodsk in the late afternoon-evening.
City tour.
Dinner.
~23:00 - Departure from Petrozavodsk by overnight train for St.Petersburg (without guide).
(B, L, D)

~07:07 - Arrival in St.Petersburg, Ladozhsky train station.

1. Accommodation:
- guesthouse near Medgora, rooms for 1-2 people with shared WC and shower,
- guesthouse in Ersnevo, rooms for 1-2 people with private WC and shower;
2. Car/bus transfers as per itinerary, support snowmobile between Velikaya Guba/Sibovo and Ersnevo villages;
3. Ski and ski pole hire in case of necessity;
4. Meals as per itinerary (B - breakfast, L - lunch, D - dinner);
5. Entrance fees to Kizhi Museum and Kivach Nature Reserve;
6. English-speaking guide's services as per itinerary;
7. Train tickets St.Petersburg - Petrozavodsk - St.Petersburg, 2nd class 4-bed cabin for 4 people (upgrade to private cabin for 2 people is RUB 2500/person/roundtrip).