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Carelia by bycicle
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Dates |
from May to September (9 days / 8 nights) |
Description
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Bicycle tour on muddy tracks with meals over camp fire and accommodation in tents. Visit of the Kizhi Island, UNESCO heritage site, with its wooden churches.
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1st day |
Flight Geneva-Moscow. Transfer to the railway station. Night train to Petrozavodsk (couchettes). |
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2nd day |
Arrival in Petrozavodsk. Safety briefing. Getting equipped and outfitted. Transfer by bus to the starting point, a village located at 60 km. distance. Radial biking in the surroundings (16 km). Transfer by motor boat to a typical island with traditional houses and churches. More biking (7 km) |
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3rd day |
60 km biking through typical Karelian landscape: lakes, forests and villages. |
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4th day |
56 km biking through typical Karelian landscape: lakes, forests and villages. |
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5th day |
Free day on a lake. Rides in inflatable boats. |
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6th day |
57 km biking through typical Karelian landscape: lakes, forests and villages. |
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7th day |
biking through typical Karelian landscape: lakes, forests and villages. Transfer by boat to a village. |
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8th day |
Visit of the Kizhi Island and of its wooden architecture museum. Transfer to Petrozavodsk by hydrofoil. Transfer to the railway station. Night train to Moscow (couchettes). |
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9th day |
Transfer to the airport. Flight Moscow-Geneva. |
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Price
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starting from CHF 1'640 / €
Included :
the trip, the invitation and the registration, the accommodation in tents, the meals during the tour, the transfers by boat, the bicycle rental, the hire of the necessary equipment on the spot (ex. sleeping bags), the activity instructors (instructors or instructor with translator, accompanying car with driver), sauna, guided visit of Kizhi.
Not included:
the visa, the meals during the trip, the transfers between the airport and the railway station, spirits. |
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Indispensable |
Experience in biking and own outfit. |
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