Dog-Trekking Tour and Russian Banya Experience

from 152 €

St. Petersburg | 7 hours

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Voyage Russie - Husky, dog trekking à Saint Pétersbourg

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Discover the Russian nature outside of St. Petersburg and live a unique summer experience: meet the true owners of the Russian North - more than 30 Siberian huskies. With them, go for a 5-km trek in the forest. Ride a rowboat on a lake and experience the famous Russian banya! The highlight of your trip to St. Petersburg.

Languages available: French, English, Spanish, Russian, German, Italian (choice during the check-out)

Your guide meets you at your hotel in the morning. Together, get aboard a minibus to go outside of St. Petersburg, to reach a wonderful place located in the middle of the forest on the shore of a lake. As soon as you arrive, you will be warmly welcomed by a “kayur” (dog-sled leader) who participated to some of the main Arctic expeditions in Russia in the 21st century. He will introduce you to more than 30 dogs. Let the huskies share their absolute love for humans with you and take as many pictures as you want with them!

You will then go for one of the most popular Russian summer activities: dog-trekking. Accompanied by a professional, you will be hiking on 5-km in the forest: each member of the group will have a husky strapped to his back with a rope. The dogs themselves will be choosing the route and be guiding you through natural landscapes. In the middle of the journey, you will stop by the fireplace to enjoy a typical Russian lunch: grilled sausages, baked potatoes with cheese, bread and vegetables, with Russian berry juice and herbal tea. During lunch, you will discover the breathtaking history of huskies’ breed and some real stories about how it is to be a polar explorer in the Arctic Region.

After dog-trekking, you’ll have some time to ride a rowboat by yourself to the other side of the lake, observing the nature around.

Finally, the experience will proceed with trying the legendary Russian Banya in 2 different ways:

- Barrel-sauna where you enjoy the hot steam and smells of natural wood. Right after you can swim in the lake or take a summer shower.

- Phyto-sauna where you will enjoy diverse smells of herbal extracts and natural oils. This type of sauna is a perfect way to calm and improve the quality of your sleep.

At the end of this complete program, you’ll go back to St. Petersburg with your guide, and be dropped-off at the place of your choice.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This tour requires special clothing, in order to make this experience more comfortable for you:

- For 5-km dog-trekking please wear pants and comfortable shoes;

- If the weather is warm, you can bring swimsuits to swim in the lake;

- For saunas you will be given fresh robes, towels and slippers onsite.

You're traveling in winter? Come meet the dogs with us during our winter dog-sledding tour! Discover it here.

Includes

Transfer by minibus with hotel pickup and drop-off
Full-day services of a guide
The history of husky breed and Arctic expeditions told by professional “kayur” (dog-sled leader)
Visit of the dog kennel and meeting with more than 30 Siberian huskies
5-km dog-trekking activity in the forest with a professional
Lunch by the fireplace (grilled sausages, baked potatoes with cheese, bread, vegetables, berry juice and herbal tea)
Rowboat riding
Russian banya experience: barrel-sauna and phyto-sauna

You will see

More than 30 Siberian huskies
Summer forest and beautiful lake

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Lana Malaal

We booked the huskies activity when planning our trip and we enjoyed it a LOT! It was such an amazing experience to know the story of the dogs and see them training! The activities offered were really nice to discover the russian countryside and understand the Russian culture. We were amazed by the "bania", it is really nice to experience it. We would like to thank our guide for helping us to spend one of the best day of our stay.
Lana, Tim & Arthur

Paul Miller

Visiting the husky farm and listening all these stories about the dogs was trully interesting
We were warmly welcomed from by Anna who introduced us to the russian culture in all its glory with the russian sauna

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If the cancellation occurs less than one week (7 days) before the tour, the tour will not be refunded if entrance tickets are included. If the tour does not include entrance tickets, it can be refunded if the cancellation request is made up to 3 days (72 hours) before the tour. The amount refunded will correspond to the amount paid by the client, minus 2% of this amount, corresponding to the payment fees on www.tsarvisit.com.

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