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Jeep rides in the wild Karelia ( Meals: Breakfast + picknick lunch in the forest)
Breakfast at hotel
10 am departure. Route:
stop at the chapel
Stop. Ascent on foot to Sampo mountain (about 5 minutes walk to the top). From the top is the a magnificent view of forests and Islands of lake Konchezero. This amazing hill is located with an unusual surface, combining rocks, century trees, moss and vegetation. Having found yourself on a magical hill, you feel a special atmosphere among the mighty pines and stony rocks.
Stop. The first Russian spa resort founded by Peter the I in 1719 on mineral springs - Marcial Waters Since that time glandular sources called "Marcial waters" in honor of Mars - god of war and iron. Cognitive tourism can be easily combined with wellness in the modern spa resort "Marcial Waters", which was opened in 1964, is the largest in the North medical complex, which has its own therapeutic mud, physiotherapy and other departments.
Stop. The first off - road obstacle is Sand pits. Instruction on safety and the basics of driving jeeps.
Tourists drive a car themselves . Instructors are present in each car and monitor the safety of the route. Self-driving under the guidance of an instructor in the sand pits and forest roads along the coast of the lake. Off-road route. Overcoming difficult terrain. The track is designed in such a way that you first learn to control and get used to the car, then learn to pass off-road obstacles.
Rest and picnic in a pine forest on the shore of the Lake. Barbecue on the coals. Here on the table there is a steaming barbecue, fresh vegetables, cheese, bread. For this snack, you can taste balms and liqueurs made from natural Karelian berries and herbs. At the end of the picnic-hot tea or coffee with gingerbread.
Stop near Girvas settlement. There is an old airfield of strategic aviation near the settlement. Its length is 4300 meters, more than a meter in depth, while in width it is already main avenue in St. Petersburg. And all this mass of concrete is in the deep woods!
In the southern part of the village there is a unique geological object - the oldest (about 2 billion years) crater in Karelia. It was found in autumn of 1966 during the archaeological researches of volcanic formations in the northern margin of settlement Girvas in the course of spillway Paleozerskoy autumn. Today only a small part of the volcanic apparatus: the part of the eruptive vents, south-eastern slope of the lava cone and a big part of the side crater - a volcanic explosion pipe, is available for direct observation, while the rest of it is hidden under a thick cover of deposits. Girvas volcano was, apparently, one of the connecting channels of the vast plateau of lava, spread over a vast area of West Lake Onega within Girvas volcanic zone.
Girvas hydropower station is located nearby.
Exit To the m-18 Kola highway.
Stop and visit to The Nature Reserve of Kivach. Kivach reserve is the first protected territory in Karelia. It was organized in 1931 on the territory of 2000 ha and later enlarged tol 10.6 thousand ha. The preserve is crossed with the Suna River which has more than 50 rapids and waterfalls. The most famous waterfall is the "Kivach". Its height is 10,7 meters. Water falls down in 4 ledges among mighty basaltic rocks.
End of the route. Arrival to Petrozavodsk Railway station.
Overnight in the train |
