Onega Lake
Lake Onega is the second largest in Europe after the Ladoga. Its length is 248 km, the width is 89 km, and the basin area is 9890 square kilometers. Its notable capes are New Nose, Demon Nose, Peter and Paul, Andom and Chapel.
Lake Onega is usually divided into northern and southern parts along the line of Petrozavodsk – the mouth of the Vodla River. In the southern part it consistently (from north to south) contains the Central, Southern and Svir Onego, from which the Svir River flows. In the northern part there are Big and Small Onego, Petrozavodsk Bays.
There are numerous islands between them. Bolshoi Klimetsky with an area of almost 150 square kilometers and Kizhi Island, which is the pearl of many Russian river cruises, are located there.
The shores of the lake are heavily indented by numerous bays and estuaries of small rivers. Since ancient times, these small rivers have been famous for their river pearls. About 40 rivers flow into Lake Onega, only the river Svir flows out.
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The ship tours 17 federated states of Russia – these are the lands of Russians and Tatars, Ingermanlanders and Veps, Chuvash and Mordovians, Kalmyks and Cossacks.The itinerary takes you to the biggest Russian city through the «tribal lands» via its grand waterways with stops in the cities of more than 20 cultures! This journey provides you with boundless insight into the country’s cultural and historic treasures. The cruise combines our «Moscow – St. Petersburg» voyage with «Great Mother Volga» one, the difference is that «From Baltic to Caspian» does not have Moscow included into the itinerary; however the capital of Russia can always be visited by way of pre- or a post-cruise extension.
The vessel cruising on the route is Svchenko (20-day cruise)
The ship tours 17 federated states of Russia – these are the lands of Russians and Tatars, Ingermanlanders and Veps, Chuvash and Mordovians, Kalmyks and Cossacks.The itinerary takes you to the biggest Russian city through the «tribal lands» via its grand waterways with stops in the cities of more than 20 cultures! This journey provides you with boundless insight into the country’s cultural and historic treasures. The cruise combines our «Moscow – St. Petersburg» voyage with «Great Mother Volga» one, the difference is that «From Baltic to Caspian» does not have Moscow included into the itinerary; however the capital of Russia can always be visited by way of pre- or a post-cruise extension.
The vessels cruising on the route are Shevchenko, Ivan Bunin.
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