Travel to Ruskeala by retro train

From 2 700₽ per person

Category:

Adventures and fun activities

Subcategory:

Excursion

Description

Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 18 hours
* We have developed the most intense program with the most famous waterfalls in the region and an introduction to the medieval history of the Vikings in the Bastion, and a comfortable bus and a professional guide will help you everywhere. On the way back, you will visit a trout farm store and be able to delight your loved ones with gastronomic souvenirs from the trip. 06:15 – Departure by train "Swallow" Boarding place: St. Petersburg, Finlyandsky railway station 10:20 – Transfer to the retro train in Sortavala 10:50 – Departure from Sortavala by retro train The landing takes place at the Sortavala railway station. Ruskeala Express is a unique retro train powered by steam locomotives, which includes compartment cars, a stylized dining car and a photo booth equipped with an interactive system for instant photography. 11:55 a.m. – Arrival at Ruskeala station Our guide will meet you at the train station with the bus number from the text message that will be sent to you the evening before departure, and will guide you to the starting point of the tour. 12:00 – Ruskeala Mountain Park. Guided tour and free time Attention! Entrance tickets and tour service in the park are already included in the price of the "Full" package. 14:30 – Meeting with the guide. Departure to Ruskeala Waterfalls At the end of your free time in Ruskeala Park, our guide will meet you and you will set off along the next route together. 15:00 – Ruskeala waterfalls of Akhvenkoski 16:00 – Visit to the Museum of Living History and the Viking village Attention! Entrance tickets to the park are already included in the price of the "Full" package. 17:40 – Visit to the trout farm company store 18:10 – Arrival at the railway station Our bus will take you to the train station in advance. 18:45 – Departure by Lastochka train to St. Petersburg 22:43 – Arrival at Finlyandsky railway Station
Available languages

Russian

Group type

Group

Age restrictions

Not restricted

Training level

Not required

Transfer

Transfer not included

Details

Included

Transfer by comfortable bus (the capacity of the bus depends on the group set)

The work of a professional guide

Visit Marble Canyon, Italian Quarry, Lake Svetloye, abandoned marble factory

Stop at the Ruskeala waterfalls of Akhvenkoski

Visit to the trout farm company store and the Karelian balms and tinctures store

Entrance tickets to the Ruskeala Mountain Park (in the "Full" package)

Marble Canyon tour of Ruskeala Mountain Park with a certified local guide (in a Full package)

Entrance tickets to the Bastion History Park

A tour of the Bastion History Park, in the program of which you will see a mariner's camp, a blacksmith shop, a pottery workshop, residential buildings and a small mint, a temple, Russia's first reconstruction of a real Viking longhouse with a roof in the form of an inverted dragon boat (in the "Full" package)

Tasting of "Hop honey" or sbitnya (an ancient honey soft drink) (in a "Full" package)

Bus sightseeing tour of the ancient city of Sortavala

Excluded

Railway tickets: Lastochka St. Petersburg - Sortavala Sortavala – Ruskeala on the Sortavala – St. Petersburg retro train

Recommend to bring

Photographic equipment

Comfortable clothes and shoes for excursions and walks

We recommend taking cash with you on the road. Contactless payment terminals or the Internet may not be available at the route facilities...

Starting point

* Boarding point: St. Petersburg, Finlyandsky railway station

Finish point

* St. Petersburg, Finlyandsky railway station
Скантур
Скантур
Organizer
Туроператор «‎СканТур»‎ это более 500 000 довольных туристов за 11 лет работы. Мы не перепродаем туры, мы разрабатываем и продумываем до мелочей сценарии для ваших незабываемых путешествий. Наша миссия — подарить каждому настоящее Карельское счастье. Наша цель — дать туристу максимум впечатлений, комфорта и знаний. Поэтому в наших турах включено больше и не нужны дополнительные траты на билеты. Поэтому мы создали свою систему рейтинга для гостиниц Карелии и подберем вам самое комфортное размещение, подходящее по стоимости. Поэтому у нас можно поехать в Карелию на комфортабельных автобусах первого класса Ecolines. Поэтому мы работаем только с лицензированными гидами, которые не просто профессионалы, но еще и очень душевные люди, которые тепло относятся к каждому туристу.

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