Trip by our wonderful road-free hovercraft will certainly make an unforgettable and bright impression on you. You will have a great opportunity to drive through snowy, icy and horizonless desert of Onega lake. It is a real fabulous winter road, created by nature. Onega lake will show you its winter beauties such as: clear ice, hummocks whose high goes to 6 or 7 meters and whose creation resulted from ice movement. Along with it you will see abandoned and operational beacons, islands with tall pine trees and maybe their inhabitants. You can meet lynx, moose, owl, hare and of course there is a great chance to make unique photos!
Information about our trip
Comfortable time for trip
from second half of January to March
Date
every day
Departure time
depend on your wishes and possibilities*
Travel time
from 5 to 6 hours
Travel program includes
– Trip by hovercraft from Petrozavodsk city to Kizhi;
– Informative walk in the winter Kizhi island. In accordance with your desire we can organize excursion service on the island. In this case our guide (employee of the museum “Kizhi” ) will wait for you at the appointed time, but this point is better to work out in advance. Along with it, there is another option to join other excursion groups, but it should be agreed with the museum staff. It worth to be mentioned, that in the latter case there is no guarantee that with your arrival the excursion will only begin or will be organized at all;
– Free time on the island;
– Departure from island and return to Petrozavodsk.
Travel time on the one way
1 hour 30 minutes
Travel cost
Group from 1 to 5 people : 17000 rubles
Group from 6 to 10 people: 3000 rubles per person
The price includes
Transportation from Petrozavodsk to Kizhi and vice versa
Transport characteristics
Hovercraft “Hivus-10”- is an amphibious, road-free cutter, which is equipped with a warm spacious cabin and comfortable seats. Carrying capacity of “Hivus-10” is 10 passengers. Moreover, the cruising speed of hovercraft is about 60 km/ph, but taking into account slant of wind, speed can reach 90 km/ph. It is unforgettable experience!
*Strong wind on the Onega can lead to big waves. In this case our travel will be delayed or postponed. We have no right to take risks and put out to the lake in case of storm warning. Сancellation of the trip due to weather conditions happens very seldom, but you should take into account that storm is possible.
Lifehack:Please, dress a warm clothing: winter jupe, warm trousers, a hat, mittens, warm shoes. This clothe will help you overcome severe weather. Bright emotions and frosty breath are guaranteed!