Day 1: Embarkation
Today is the beginning of your exciting cruise!
Your driver meets you at the airport or hotel and takes you to the port to board the spectacular ship Mustai Karim!
After stepping on board this beautiful liner, you go through a short registration.
Today you have a wonderful opportunity to visit the Hermitage, walk around Saint Petersburg on your own or go on one of the offered optional tours.
Day 2: Sightseeing Tour and Departure
After a delicious breakfast onboard, you meet your guide for a bus city tour to explore the famous St Petersburg sights including Smolny convent, Summer Garden, Palace embankment, Winter palace, the Spire of the Basil Island, Bronze Horseman, St. Isaacs cathedral, and Nevsky prospekt.
In the evening, MS Mustai Karim departs for Valaam.
RussiaDay 3: Exploring Valaam
Today we visit the largest island of Valaam archipelago – Valaam, known as the "land of the monks.” In addition to the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, one of the island's main attractions is the Voskresensky Skete - the place of monks' residence. The preserved monuments of church architecture perfectly reflect the monastic life. Be ready to view some inspiring Orthodox heritage!
RussiaDay 4: Exploring Mandrogi
Look out of the cabin window - you'll be captured by a picturesque view of the fabulous fields, wooden houses, and craft shops! Are we in medieval Russia? You're almost right - we moored in Mandrogi! Located on the sprawling banks of the Svir River, the village of Mandrogi gives the impression of a medieval settlement. However, it was built relatively not long ago – at the end of the last century. The village was created with potential travelers in mind, offering many interactive experiences in craft houses, with the most popular being the visit to the Museum of Vodka. Here you can find out more about Russian drinking culture and feel close to the authentic peasant culture.
The highlight of the day is a picnic under the open sky.
RussiaDay 5: Exploring Kizhi
Good morning on another day of cruising on the Volga river. We're getting close to the halfway point! Today as you take the first steps on the Karelian island – Kizhi, you begin to feel the spirit of bright antiquity and boundless freedom of the Russian land. From time immemorial, Kizhi has been famous for its craft. Once there lived artists and poets who passed their skills down through the generations. Therefore, it is not surprising that the Architectural ensemble of the Kizhi Pogost was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
RussiaDay 6: Exploring Goritsy
Today, after crossing the Volga-Baltic Canal, you head to Goritsy-a village in the Kirillovsky district of the Vologda region. The village of Goritsy was first mentioned in written sources of the XVI century under the name "Maiden Mountain." Goritsy is famous for its' rich Russian cultural heritage: an incredible number of religious architecture monuments and medieval monasteries amaze the imagination! By the way, you have an excellent opportunity to visit one of them after disembarkation.
RussiaDay 7: Exploring Uglich
Our next berth is located in the ancient Russian town – Uglich. The most famous page of its' chronicle is the murder of Tsarevich Dmitry – Ivan the Terrible's son: the walls of the local Kremlin still guard the secrets of this tragedy. During your tour around Uglich, you step inside the Church of Tsarevich Dmitry, where you enjoy the subtleties of the tsarist epoche architecture, and admire the age-old Orthodox culture.
Day 8: Arrival in Moscow & Disembarkation
You spend this day on board the ship on the way to the capital of Russia - Moscow (breakfast and lunch onboard).
Early in the evening you disembark the ship. Your driver meets you at the port and takes you to the airport or hotel.
We hope you’ve had a wonderful journey on board with us, and we hope to see you again soon!
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