Winter tour programs

If you make up your mind to spend a weekend or vacation in Karelia or to come here with children for winter holidays, you will have a unique opportunity to see winter Kizhi - the gem of Russian wooden architecture and the wonder of the northern nature. The Kizhi museum invites you to make a unique winter trip to the island reserve by hovercraft HIVUS-10. The vehicle has a spacious interior with comfortable temperature maintained even in extreme cold. During field excursions you are going to get acquainted with the main attraction of the museum – the world famous architectural ensemble of the Kizhi Pogost. It is the first site in Russia inscribed on the World Heritage List of UNESCO together with the Moscow Kremlin and the historic center of St. Petersburg. During a walking tour around the island you will see multi-domed churches, visit the Church of the Intercession, get acquainted with the way of life of a Zaonezhie farmer and the traditional culture of the Russians of Zaonezhie. Depending on the program selected, you can learn the secrets of the unique process of restoration of the Transfiguration Church and visit the Carpenter center of the museum or get acquainted with traditional crafts of Zaonezhie at master classes held in an ancient farmer house.