ST. PETERSBURG 45ºF - 46ºF - RUSKEALA NATIONAL PARK - SORTAVALA 43ºF - 43ºF

Welcome to your Europamundo Trip Style!!! The information about the meeting place and start time of your circuit can be found on your voucher.We get an early transfer to the railway station with our guide, and after travelling through picturesque landscapes, we´ll reach Sortavala. We will take the tourist train from here to RUSKEALA NATIONAL PARK, a paradise on earth with virgin nature and Karelia´s marble heart. The central attraction is a fascinating canyon from where marble was mined once and is now flooded with transparent underwater. We will visit the canyon, accessible and prepared and will do an underground tour of the mountain. In the hot season, after walking by the tunnels, we could watch the flat emerald surface of the canyon during a boat tour on a floating platform. After lunch, we return to Sortavala by a regular train line. Accommodation

SORTAVALA 43ºF - 43ºF

Today we will start with a boat ride to the VALAM ISLANDS, where we will have time for lunch upon arrival. We are in the biggest of the islands forming the archipelago. The main place of interest here is the monastery, of remote and unknown origin, and its eleven hermitages, Russian style. The island is inhabited permanently by several monks and families. We will admire the monastic and traditional life of the area and its marvellous landscapes, where more than 480 species of plants grow. Return to Sortavaka by boat. Arrival and accommodation. Important note: the ship´s summer schedule lasts from May 15 to August 31. From September there will be a boat at that time as long as navigation and weather conditions allow it, we will go to the island in a boat that breaks the ice.

SORTAVALA 43ºF - 43ºF - ST. PETERSBURG 45ºF - 46ºF

Transfer to the railway station and return to Saint Petersbourg by fast train. Arrival and transfer to the hotel. End of services. Our guide will drop you off at the agreed point.We hope you have enjoyed your circuit with Europamundo.