Finland 8 home.days 7 packagedetails.nights May-2021/Sep-2021
Three nights accommodation in Imatra.
Four nights accommodation in St. Petersburg.
Seven breakfasts.
Fine-dining seasonal menu overlooking the beautiful Saimaa scenery at Sahanlahti, part of Saimaa gastronomy, awarded as Finland’s best food tourism product 2019.
Multicourse Karelian dinner with traditional classics accompanied by live music and singing in a traditional village house.
Open-fire lunch in the forest with the Finnish special Loimulohi or marinated salmon on open fire with other wild food specialties.
South Karelian street food experience tasting specialties such as ‘Vety’ and ‘Atomi’.
Learn to bake the Karelian classic pastry, ‘Karjalanpiirakka’ in a traditional setting with Karelian lady.
Caviar Master Class with a renowned sommelier, with Russian caviar tastings, preparation methods, and gastronomic pairings with vodka drinks.
Cooking course with locals learning to cook multi-course traditional lunch with classics such as Pelmeni and Blini, with a possibility to taste different Russian drinks such as vodka, moonshine, herbal bitter, traditional Russian tea, etc.
Three experiential lunches sampling diverse Russian, Georgian-inspired lunches from renowned local dining establishments.
One multi-course dinner in St.Petersburg.
Guided tours in the South Karelian cities of Imatra and Lappeenranta visiting iconic landmarks such as Imatra castle, Imatrankoski rapids, Ruokolahti church, Lappeenranta sandcastle, Lappeenranta castle, Saimaa canal, etc.
Lake Saimaa cruise on a floating sauna boat with sauna and barbequing facilities onboard (2h).
Guided tour in South Savo Saimaa region in Mikkeli visiting Saimaa geoparks landmarks in Puumala, the Parikkala statue park, etc.
Guided walking tour and stay in a majestic Art Nouveau castle, from 1903 overlooking the awe-inspiring Imatrankoski, voted in 2014 as the most beautiful building in Finland.
Guided tour in St.Petersburg visiting classics such as Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Nevskiy prospect Kazan Cathedral, Winter palace, Peter and Paul Fortress, Peterhof Grand Palace, Catherine Palace, etc.
Guided tour in the State Hermitage Museum.
Travel escort for the whole trip.
Private transfers in Saimaa and St. Petersburg region.
International and domestic flights.
Schengen and Russian visa costs.
Travel insurance.
Transfer between Helsinki and Imatra and Imatra and St.Petersburg.
Anything not mentioned explicitly in Inclusions.
Three nights accommodation in Imatra.
Four nights accommodation in St. Petersburg.
Seven breakfasts.
Fine-dining seasonal menu overlooking the beautiful Saimaa scenery at Sahanlahti, part of Saimaa gastronomy, awarded as Finland’s best food tourism product 2019.
Multicourse Karelian dinner with traditional classics accompanied by live music and singing in a traditional village house.
Open-fire lunch in the forest with the Finnish special Loimulohi or marinated salmon on open fire with other wild food specialties.
South Karelian street food experience tasting specialties such as ‘Vety’ and ‘Atomi’.
Learn to bake the Karelian classic pastry, ‘Karjalanpiirakka’ in a traditional setting with the lady of the house.
Caviar Master Class with a renowned sommelier, with Russian caviar tastings, preparation methods, and gastronomic pairings with vodka drinks.
Cooking course with locals learning to cook multi-course traditional lunch with classics such as Pelmeni and Blini, with a possibility to taste different Russian drinks such as vodka, moonshine, herbal bitter, traditional Russian tea, etc.
Three experiential lunches sampling diverse Russian, Georgian-inspired lunches from renowned local dining establishments.
One multi-course dinner in St.Petersburg.
Guided tours in the South Karelian cities of Imatra and Lappeenranta visiting iconic landmarks such as Imatra castle, Imatrankoski rapids, Ruokolahti church, Lappeenranta sandcastle, Lappeenranta castle, Saimaa canal, etc.
Lake Saimaa cruise on a floating sauna boat with sauna and barbequing facilities onboard (2h).
Guided tour in South Savo Saimaa region in Mikkeli visiting Saimaa geoparks landmarks in Puumala, the Parikkala statue park, etc.
Guided walking tour and stay in a majestic Art Nouveau castle, from 1903 overlooking the awe-inspiring Imatrankoski, voted in 2014 as the most beautiful building in Finland.
Guided tour in St.Petersburg visiting classics such as Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Nevskiy prospect Kazan Cathedral, Winter palace, Peter and Paul Fortress, Peterhof Grand Palace, Catherine Palace, etc.
Guided tour in the State Hermitage Museum.
Travel escort for the whole trip.
Private transfers in Saimaa and St. Petersburg region.
Coffee and pastries, Multicourse dinner
Multicourse lunch
Wilderness lunch, Snacks
Lunch, Dinner