The Ladoga and Onego Lakes are the largest lakes in Europe. Our snowmobile adventure will take you to the North of Russia - from one frand lake to the other, across the whole Karelia, the land of forests, frozen lakes and old villages. We invite you through the vast space of snow for discovery of the area where Epic Russia is still alive.
Tracks: forest tracks, lakes; length 300-350 km
Group size: 6 persons (1 pax on snowmobile) and 12 persons (2 pax on snowmobile)
Note on duration: this tour might be combined with another 3 days snowmobile tour (Snow Necklace before the current itinerary).
Day 1
For those who arrive from St Petersburg: arrive in Petrozavodsk at 06.50 am, meet your Karelian guide. Transfer downtown to a café for breakfast. Wait for those who arrive from Moscow (free time).
Day distance snowmobiling: 90 - 110 km
Day 2
Breakfast in a café of the guesthouse. Continue your snowmobile adventure from Lake Syamozero along the route Syamozero - Lake Shotozero – Yurgilitsa village – Kinerma village – Varlov les village – Ninisel’ga village – Kukshegory village. Stop for a walk and a visit to a small village museum in Kinerma, a 440 years old village of the Karelian livvik ethnic group. Visit a traditional wooden house and the chapel, feel how the unhurried lifestyle of the village make an impression of the Time standing still. Lunch as a light field snack on the way or in Kinerma. Arrive in Kukshegory village, get accommodated in the comfortable Umostu cottages. Dinner, overnight (DBL)
Day distance snowmobiling: 110-130 km
Day 3
After breakfast, start the last day of snowmobiling along the forest tracks, towards the largest lake in Europe – the majestic Ladoga lake. Cope with your snowmobile on the difficult forest tracks on the route Kukshegory village - Tuloksa village - Lake Ladoga - Vidlitsa village – Syandeba village – return to Kukshegory. Lunch as a light field snack on the way. Return to Umostu cottage complex by 4-5 pm, time for a shower. Dinner.
Day distance snowmobiling: 100 km
