Ladoga Biking Tour

This is a special trip for those who are keen on biking. You will have a unique opportunity to see the oldest and biggest monasteries of Russian North, ancient churches and chapels. We will pass through many Russian villages; life there has no similar with life in crowded cities it is still calm and measured like centuries ago.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

This is a biking trip and you will need some physical health to go through it. The trip includes 10 days of biking covering 40-50 km daily. The road is both asphalt and good country. The traffic is small. You will be able to see different types of landscapes, enjoy scenery during biking. We will stop for rest on pictures rivers and lakes that are considered to be unique in region.

GRADE AND QUALIFICATION

No special experience is required for the trip. The road is not difficult except for some rather steep upgrades on asphalt or good country roads. The bikes used are "for all roads".

You should be in good physical condition and have some biking experience to feel yourself comfortable when biking for several hours. Hiking experience is a plus as we will spend many nights in tents, sleeping in sleeping bags etc.

The trip is supported by a car, so that the bikers travel only with day-packs. For that purpose a comfortable rucksack is necessary. There are a camp-manager (and) a cook in the car to make the camp and dinner ready by the time when the bikers arrive to the next campsite.

FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION

Meals are included in the initial cost. We will eat in hotel and restaurants in Tikhvin, Savozero and Lodeinoe Pole. A cook will prepare food for the times of biking. We try to consider vegetarians, but unfortunately we can't always suit the same standard as in the western countries. If you are a vegetarian please inform us beforehand.

During the trek we live in tents. For that purpose a sleeping bag and mat will be necessary. It might be possible to rent them if you do not have one. The camp-manager will take care on organizing the campsite.

In Petrozavodsk we will spend a night in a comfortable hotel.

HEALTH MATTERS AND DOCUMENTS

There are no special inoculations needed to enter Russia. But taking into consideration that the trip passes through many wild forests, the inoculation against encephalitis will be an advantage.

A visa is required to enter Russia. Geographic Bureau may provide you with necessary documents to obtain visa in your Russian Consulate.

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