- New Year's Eve à la russe with Russians and in a traditional way
- Dog sledding ride
- Stay in Russian Karelia on the shore of the frozen lake
- Ice fishing and competitions of fishing
- Dishes of national Karelian cuisine
This tour is organized to make you feel the magic of Christmas holidays in the Karelian region into the heart of Russian winter. Far away from civilization where time goes on in its rhythm, you will be warmly welcomed and surrounded with attention. You will get a good dose of sensations far removed from the daily routine: you will taste typical Karelian dishes and beverages, learn about local traditions, ride a dog sled, participate in ice fishing and art and crafts. You will definitely make new friends with locals during this the most long-awaited event in Russia!
- Day 1Meeting with Talvi UkkoPetrozavodsk — Kudama
- Day 2Ice fishing and New Year celebrationKudama
- Day 3Town festivals and local cuisineKudama
- Day 4Farewall and end of the programmeKudama — Petrozavodsk
- 09:00Meeting in Petrozavodsk at the train stationTransfer to the patrimony of Karelian Ded Moroz - Talvi Ukko
- 09:30BreakfastTraditional pies and tea
- 10:00Meeting with Talvi UkkoMeeting with Talvi Ukko, and his assistants: real reindeers and famous sled dogs. Excursion to the reindeer farm and to the biggest sled dog kennel in Russia. You will get in touch with the best Siberian and Alaska huskys and learn to ride dogs. Then, you will make a little circle riding dog sled yourself!
- 11:30Dog sledding rideYou can feel like a real musher - 500 m through the snowy taiga on a sled pulled by sled dogs!
- 13:30Transfer to the resort and accommodation in wooden houses
- 14:00Lunch
- 15:00Time at leisure
- 16:30Outdoor activitiesYou will master the skill of sledding and take part in the competition of Kudama snowmen.
- 18:00DinnerDinner at restaurant in a warm ambiance
- Overnight in the resort
0.5 h dog sledding (0.5km)
- 09:00Breakfast
- 11:00Ice fishingIce fishing and competition for the biggest prize! The winner will get the title "Best Fisherman"!
- 14:00Lunch
- 16:00Free timeOptionally a few activities are possible: skiing, skating, toboggan, snowmobiles. Only from 100 rubles / hour. To ask on place.
- 18:00New Year's quest "Secrets of Northern Kudama"
- 21:00Festive dinnerFestive dinner at the restaurant in a warm ambiance. Beginning of animation. Award "Best Fisherman". Festive goodbyes to year.
- 23:55Speach of the president and Kremlin striking clocksChampagne. Continuation of the program: Ded Moroz (Russian Santa Claus) and his granddaughter Snegurochka (Snow Maiden), animation, gifts and firework!
- Overnight in the resort
- 10:00Late breakfast
- 12:00Town festivalsTraditional games, competitions for children and adults with Karelian Ded Moroz - Talvi Ukko.
- 14:00Lunch
- 17:00Degustation of the local cuisineTasting of Karelian smoked fish Bielomorka near by fire in a traditional hut Yarana (wooden 8-boarded yourt with a fireplace in the middle): we will get to the village of ex-nationality Saam. Tasting of Karelian infusion and herbal tea.
- 19:00Dinner
- Overnight in the resort
- 09:00Breakfast
- 11:00Check-out
- 11:30Transfer to the railroad of Petrozavodsk. End of the programme.
2 h transfer (92km)
| > 6 months | > 8 months | > 10 months |
| Amount of discount (total payment) | ||
| 5% | 10% | 20% |
| Amount of discount (deposit payment) | ||
| 0 | 5% | 10% |
| New departures available soon |
- Dog sled rental
- Russian-speaking guide services
- Excursions and visits as per itinerary
- Transfer from airport / railway station on first day
- Transfer to airport / railway station on last day
- Celebratory dinner with alcoholic beverages
- Letter of invitation
- Accommodation as per itinerary
- Transport as per itinerary
- Meals according to the program
- Personal expenses and tips
- Visa fees and travel insurance
- Banya
- Railway tickets
- English-speaking guide
- Medical insurance
- Airline tickets
- Optional activities
Departure guaranteed - joining a group from 1 participant. Special prices for children under 12 - 35 200 RUB. Supplementary services: - Banya on the lake shore – 1500 RUB/an hour - Skiing – 100 RUB/an hour, - Skates – 100 RUB/an hour We will be pleased to book train tickets to / from Petrozavodsk according to your request.
They travelled with BaikalNature and speak about their tour. Discover their testimonies!
Since 2012, we collect reviews from travelers who trusted us. At the end of their stay with us, each participant of our tours receives an e-mail asking to answer a survey in order to evaluate the quality of the given services.
Survey focuses on:
- BaikalNature office / customer support
- Quality of accommodation
- Quality of meals
- Friendliness and professionalism of guides / management
- Quality and originality of visits / attractions / events
Rating goes from 1 – very poor to 5 – excellent.
The published rating is the average of the ratings assigned from the traveler to each of those 6 fields.
With due regard for transparency and integrity, we do our best to publish all reviews, good ones as bad ones.
Each review must follow rules below:
- No aggressive, coarse, violent, obscene, comments
- No private data (family name, telephone number, address and e-mail address) concerning both you and BaikalNature team, its hotel managers, transport companies, guides and other agents
- No off-topic. Comments should be directly associated with the given tour and/or our services
Reviews are published as they have been written by their authors.
This webpage is meant to be a space where one’s can share and discuss. Therefore, BaikalNature retains the right to answer travelers' comments.
Data « Overall rating » and « Travel with BaikalNature again? » give the average rating for all received evaluations. They are automatically calculated by our system.