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Russian Tours - Solovetsky (Solovki) Archipelago Tour


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Day 1
Arrival in the town of Kem on the White Sea coast (by train or bus). Transfer to the hotel, accommodation.
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure for the Solovetsky Islands by boat at 08:00. Arrival at ~10:30, transfer and accommodation at a tourist class hotel. Lunch. Walking excursion to Solovetsky Monastery, Kremlin and the Gulag Museum.
Optional (subject to weather and tour availability, extra payment of 35 Euro/person, minimum 4 people) - boat tour to Zayatsky Island with its mysterious labyrinths and ancient wooden church.
(B, L)
Day 3
Breakfast. Transfer to the rowing boats pier. Paddling tour along the lakes and canals of the Island (5 km of rowing in the picturesque surroundings, 4-5 people per boat). Lunch (lunch boxes or picnic by the lake shore). Walking from the lake to the Botanical garden (1.5 km), exploration of the Garden. Bus tour to the Sekirnaya Mountain: visit of the Church of the Ascension and the observation ground. Return to the settlement of Solovetsky. Free time.
Optional (subject to weather and tour availability, extra payment 65 Euro/person, minimum 4 people) - whale watching tour to observe white whales (beluga).
(B, L)
Day 4
Breakfast. Check-out (luggage can be left at the cloak room). Free day or optional sightseeing (walk to the "Negotiation" Stone, hike to Muksalma Island and the Dam, etc.). Transfer to the port. 17:30 - Departure for Kem by boat (without guide). ~20:00 - Arrival in Kem. Overnight at the hotel
(B)
Day 5
Transfer (without guide) to the train station for a morning train to Moscow or St.Petersburg. Breakfast is provided in a breakfast box. Train tickets are not included (2nd class ticket to St.Petersburg is 70 Euro/person, daytime train #15 Kem 06:16 - St.Petersburg 22:27).
(B)
Price: 495 Euro/person
SGL supplement - 110 Euro.
Included:
Accommodation at hotels in Kem (WC and shower en-suite) and on Solovetsky (WC and shower en-suite), transport, sightseeing and meals as per itinerary, Englsih-speaking interpreter and local guides' services.
Additional:
Train or airplane tickets.
Dates 2007: June:
4-8/06, 11-15/06, 27/06-01/07.
July:
10-13/07 (4-day tour), 21-25/07.
August:
2-6/08, 11-15/08.

Groups of more than 8 people can request any dates within the period of 01.06.07-31.08.2007.

Notes: Train travel between St.Petersburg and Kem takes about 16 hours one way. The exact timetable will be available by 31/05/07.

- Getting to/from Solovetsky is also possible by plane from Arkhangelsk (3 times a week - Friday, Sunday, Monday) and Petrozavodsk (Saturday and Wednesday in July-August).

- If the size of our group is less than 15 people, we join bigger (Russian-speaking) groups on sightseeing tours, with an English-speaking interpreter for our group.

- The sequence of the excursions can be changed.
- All boat trips are weather dependent.

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