White sea summer vacation. Recreation center "white sea"

Every person with the word "sea" has such associations as: sun, beach, warm water, tanning, fun and relaxation. But if you are in search of other impressions, love active rest and wild nature untouched by human hands, go to the Terek coast of the White Sea, which you will not regret.

Where is the White Sea

The White Sea belongs to the seas of the Arctic Ocean and is located in the north of the European part of Russia. It is one of the smallest seas, with an area of ​​only 90 thousand square kilometers. It includes numerous small islands, among which tourists are most famous for Solovetsky Islands- 347 sq. Km. The White Sea is surrounded by land on all sides, and therefore it is exclusively the internal waters of Russia. The average depth of the sea is 67 m, the maximum is 350 m.

The underwater world of the White Sea

An interesting fact: the Turks call the Mediterranean Sea "Akdeniz", which in translation also means the White Sea. Therefore, do not confuse these names, as both seas are unique.

Feature Of the White Sea is weak salinity due to the many rivers that flow into it, and is cut by numerous lips and bays of the coast. Eastern shores Of the White Sea are low-lying, and the western ones are steep.

In these parts, a peculiar and rich animal and natural world, which reveals all the beauty and severity of the North. Every winter here you can see harp seals, which arrange a rookery, and the birth of seal pups. The sea is inhabited by beluga whales, sponges, starfish, crabs, hermit crabs, sea ​​urchins, shrimp, flounder, pinagor, catfish, sea bass, and many birds are found on the islands.

White Sea temperature

There is no stable weather throughout the year due to constant changes in air masses. However, winter on the White Sea is very harsh and long: average temperature in the month of February -15 ° С.

In summer, the average temperature in July is 8-12 ° C, maximum up to + 15 ° C. When southeastern winds prevail over the sea and the weather is sunny, the air temperature in the southern part can reach +25 - +30 degrees. But in general, most of the summer over the White Sea remains cloudy, cold temperatures, so you are unlikely to be able to swim.

What to do for a tourist

Fishing, berry picking and tourist infrastructure are highly developed in these latitudes. There are many hotels and tourist centers offering tourists a lot of entertainment:

Fishing;
bath with sea ​​water;
snowmobiling (in winter);
beluga whale watching;
a trip to the islands;
picnics against the backdrop of beautiful nature.

It is a quiet and very calm place for complete relaxation and rejuvenation.

Family tours

Family program “I want to see a whale!” in Karelia on the White Sea 10 nights

Program dates:15.06-27.06.2019, 27.06-09.07.2019, 09.07-21.07.2019, 21.07-02.08.2019

Price: 49,000 rubles per person in a 2-bed room "Comfort" and45,000 rublesper person for extra location

Price: 56,000 rubles per person in a 2-room "Family" room and47,000 rublesper person for extra location

Accommodation:

Included:accommodation, meals: breakfast, lunch; 4 dinners: welcome, pomor, on the island and barbecue. Drinks throughout the day, unlimited; water, black tea, green tea, coffee, fruits.classes, excursions and master classes according to the program.

Additionally paid: railway tickets Moscow - Belomorsk - Moscow and transfer.

Classes for children from 4 years old and for children from 8 years old:

Each age group has its own classes, workshops and evening events. We work with children and for children. For example, the "Maritime Academy" for children 4-7 years old is in the form of a story-game with the help of various thematic props, and for children from 8 years old in the format of an interactive lecture in combination with a biological excursion or a workshop.

Day 1.

Departure by train # 92 at 19:53 from the Leningradsky railway station from Moscow or by train # 22 from St. Petersburg at 21:06. Accommodation on the train, getting to know each other and the timetable.

Day 2.

To make the train ride fun and educational, each participant will receive a travel envelope with games and tasks for the trip.

09:51 Arrival to Belomorsk from St. Petersburg, transfer to the hotel in Belomorsk. Accommodation. Dinner. Free time. Dinner.

19:50 Arrival in Belomorsk from Moscow, transfer to the hotel in Belomorsk. Accommodation. Dinner.

Day 3.

09:30 Breakfast

10:30 Excursion to the most large nature reserve rock paintings in Europe - the archaeological complex "White Sea Petroglyphs". Here you will touch the history in the truest sense of the word. On the stone slabs, you will see drawings of ancient people dating back thousands of years. You will learn more details about life in those distant times, play "hide and seek" with primitive people and feel like discoverers, discovering rock paintings invisible to other views. Everyone can make a copy of the petroglyph they like and take it with them.

13:00 Dinner

14:00 Departure to the base.

17:00 Arrival at the base, resettlement, time to rest

18:00 Master class "Creating a sketch book", on which everyone will make their own book of our journey. There we will enter and paste everything that we learn and see on the program. This is not just a diary of observations, but a real research project that will certainly come in handy at school!

19:00 “Pomeranian” tasting dinner. You will get acquainted with Pomor cuisine, try several different fish pies, sea salads, and pies with delicious northern berries. Tasting of local liqueurs for adults and aromatic spicy kej for children.

20:00 - 21:30

Day 4.

09:30 Breakfast

10:30 Cognitive excursion along the White Sea coast. Acquaintance with the unique natural phenomenon of ebbs and flows, which change the shores twice a day almost beyond recognition. Close acquaintance with the inhabitants of the littoral zone. What is growing and who lives in the littoral? Collection of material for research in our laboratory.

12:00 Marine Academy: Marine Mammals. You will be introduced to those who have settled in the local waters, with the organization of the "life" of the inhabitants of the deep sea, with animal travelers, with the largest and tiniest "old-timers" of the White Sea. With the help of special scales you can convert your weight into whale weight and find out how many “you” are in the largest beluga whale.

Workshop: Create a vertical model of the sea by layers, where you will learn more about the conditions of life in the abyss and can resettle marine life on the "floors".

13:00 Dinner.

14:00 Quiet hour.

15:30 - 16:30 Marine Academy: Creating a Marine Aquarium Research underwater world, training in modeling an eco-system in a closed artificial reservoir.

17:00 Naval Academy: Family Traditions of White Whales. How are their family relationships and relationships built? What is the role of “grandmothers” in the family and how do they raise “grandchildren”? Can belugas be considered hospitable and how do they treat strangers?

Workshop: creation of a pedigree of white whales. You will find out how and why their land ancestors - pakycetes - turned into sea animals and what prompted them to leave their native shores further and further, into the depths of the ancient Tethys ocean.

18:00 Filling out sketchbooks

19:00 Time for dinner (paid additionally)

20:30 - 21:30 Evening event. For children under 7 years old, this is a fairy tale theater, lasting 15-20 minutes. For children from 8 years old and their parents, these are intellectual and entertaining quizzes lasting 60 - 80 minutes.

Day 5.

09:00 Breakfast.

10:00 Maritime Academy: Seals of the White Sea.

What's on their daily menu? Are seals thirsty? How does a cub during the period of milk feeding manage to gain up to three kg of weight per day? You will learn about the origins of these “excellent” swimmers, how they manage to navigate the underwater space. You will be able to experience for yourself how the seals withstand the critical temperatures of the aquatic environment. Get to know the character traits of seals that will surely make you pleasantly surprised and sympathetic to these friendly marine life. You will learn that even in the absence of lacrimal glands, peaceful and sensitive seals are able to cry, as well as how they care for their relatives.

11:00 Sea excursion to the summer residence of curious harp seals, clumsy bearded seals and miniature ringed seals. Observation of seals in their natural habitat.

13:00 Arrival to the island- to one of the rare places on Earth, where in summer time a “kindergarten” for belugas works seven days a week. White whales come with their cubs to the very shore and they can be observed very close.

13:30 Lunch on the island. Island life skills and safety in the forest and on the water. In our program, everyone will learn how to build a temporary shelter, not to freeze, not to get wet, make a fire and cook a delicious dinner.

15:30 Biological sightseeing tour of the island. Exploration of the island's ecosystem. Observations of the local fauna. Collection of biological samples and their determination in the island laboratory.

Collecting mussels and cooking found delicacies over an open fire.

Harvesting algae, harvesting methods and experience in cooking various tasty and healthy kelp dishes

17:00 Whale watching, during which you will see white whales on a very close range, get acquainted with the life and behavior of these animals, explore the peculiarities of their relationships.

19:00 Dinner on the island.

20:00 - 21:30 Evening event. On the shores of the White Sea, sitting by the fire, we will introduce you to the legends of Karelia and play funny games.

Day 7.

09:30 Breakfast.

10:30 Marine salt laboratory. You can take part in the old Pomeranian salt-making industry, during which we explore the waters of the White Sea: we will find out what is the difference between sea salt and table salt, find out the salinity level of the water, as well as the composition of microelements, because it is these substances that make sea salt unique. Lecture and practical lesson in the reconstructed Pomorsk saltworks on the shore.

11:00 Maritime Academy: The forest and its inhabitants, during which you can get acquainted with the animals of the forests of Karelia. Find out how they live, what they eat. A workshop on finding and identifying traces awaits you.

12:00 Installation of the salt lick in the forest for feeding forest dwellers and installing a photo-trap.

13:00 Dinner

14:00 Time to rest.

15:30 - 16:30 Marine Academy: Mosses and lichens. In the lesson, you will be able to find out what kind of soft carpet covers the forests of Karelia. Learn to distinguish between mosses and lichens, find out what a variety of species there is, and even be able to collect your own collection with the help of special guides.

17:00 Culinary master class on making open pies - berries

18:00 Master class "Northern souvenir" during which you can make a souvenir from Karelia, inspired by the northern nature - a magnet or a keychain.

19:00

20:30 - 21:30 Evening event. For children under 7 years old, this is a fairy tale theater, lasting 15-20 minutes. For children from 8 years old and their parents, these are intellectual and entertaining quizzes lasting 60 - 80 minutes.

Day 8.

09:30 Breakfast.

10:30 Walk to the old Pomor village of Kolezhma of the 16th century, which has preserved its original architecture, special northern beauty and magnetism.

13:00 Dinner

14:00 Time to rest

15:30 - 16:30 Visit to the boat workshop, where you will learn about how the Pomors make their famous boats, which they used to sail to the sea from the earliest times. They will tell you what has changed in techniques and instruments over the years, and which methods of construction have remained unchanged.

17:00 Archery workshop

18:00 Marine Academy: Life of a tree, where you will learn to determine the life history of a tree using a simple saw cut, create your own herbarium and learn more about the Karelian forests.

19:00 Time for dinner (paid additionally).

20:30 - 21:30 Evening event. For children under 7 years old, this is a fairy tale theater, lasting 15-20 minutes. For children from 8 years old and their parents, these are intellectual and entertaining quizzes lasting 60 - 80 minutes.

Day 9.

09:30 Breakfast.

10:30 Marine Academy: Birds of the White Sea. Armed with binoculars, we will go to study the birds. We will learn to distinguish and identify voices and observe the most interesting representatives.

11:30 - 12:30 Master class on soap making. You will make not a simple soap, but a Northern one - with juniper, kelp and white sea clay.

13:00 Dinner

14:00 Time to rest

15:30 - 16:30 Maritime Academy: Swamps of the Subpolar Region. You will learn what kind of swamps are, what is the difference between them and how to identify them. Why should a person value and protect these reservoirs? Why are swamps so attractive to animals? What dangers and surprising finds can you meet in the swamp? Our teacher will tell you about all this and together we will try to find the swamp and explore it.

17:30 - 18:30 Creative workshop "Eco-print". Create your own fabric pattern inspired by the nature of the North!

19:00 Time for dinner (paid additionally).

20:30 - 21:30 Evening event. For children under 7 years old, this is a fairy tale theater, lasting 15-20 minutes. For children from 8 years old and their parents, these are intellectual and entertaining quizzes lasting 60 - 80 minutes.

Day 10.

On this day, you can choose any of the additional excursions, go on a hike uphill, have a picnic on the seashore, or simply enjoy the surrounding beauty in a comfortable and familiar rhythm. We will help you organize your free time.

09:30 Breakfast (can be rescheduled for a later time on individual request)

13:00 Dinner

19:00 Time for dinner (paid additionally) ⁠

Day 11.

09:30 Breakfast.

10:30 Maritime Academy: interactive lecture "Geology of the White Sea", where you will learn about the various minerals and rocks that have been under your feet all this time. Together with the teacher, you will collect your mini-collection of samples, and even learn how to mine semi-precious stones.

12:00 Cooking class on making roes- traditional gingerbread figures, where each child can create their own unique gingerbread, decorate it with icing and get a unique recipe for their family culinary collection.

13:00 Dinner

14:00 Time to rest.

15:00 Naval Academy: Guardians of the Abyss. You will find out who lives in the most inaccessible corners of the underwater world, illuminating the depths of the sea with their presence with amazing colors, and how these tiny mysterious creatures are able to emit a whole rainbow of colors, while absorbing only one blue light.

17:00 Creative workshop for felting wool

18:00 Final filling of sketchbooks

19:00 BBQ dinner

20:00 Evening event - final disco for children and parents

Day 12.

Day 13.

Additional services, master classes, excursions:

Important information for holidays in Karelia in summer:

Clothing and equipment:

Safety:

Each tourist signs a liability agreement

The tourist is obliged to comply:

Basic position of safety briefing

Follow the instructions of the instructor - the leader of the group on the entire route

The instructor has the right to remove the tourist from the route at any time in the event of a gross or repeated violation of safety rules.

Children under 4 years old who do not occupy a separate seat - free of charge.

You have a unique opportunity to spend time with your loved ones, friends or like-minded people in the atmosphere of the romance of the Russian North.

Breathe in the freshness of the healing sea air, recuperate in the Pomor bathhouse, visit the mysterious petroglyphs of Kanozero, go on a sea trip on a fishing boat or catch wild fish in the seething water of the Umba River, taste the specialties of local cuisine.

Polar day and night will give you an amazing sense of time. You can also enjoy the divine canvases of the polar lights and views of the harsh and beautiful White Sea. After your adventures, a cozy (hot water) house will warm you with the warmth of a wood-burning fireplace, and the chef will prepare a wonderful dinner for you.

Fishing

On our base, river (Umba river, salmon rivers) and sea (White Sea) fishing is possible.

First of all, Umba is famous for excellent fishing, especially for salmon. It contains mainly pink salmon, grayling, brown trout, trout and even salmon. Moreover, there are both sedentary and anadromous forms that rise from the White Sea in spring. You can also catch more traditional, but no less valuable species of fish: whitefish, pike, ide and others. It is better to catch them, like salmon, in the lower reaches, and other salmon, including brown trout, from Kanozero and higher.

In the White Sea, you can often find catfish, sea bass, flounder, herring, and cod from fish. Hermit crabs can also be seen.

Hunter's House. Fisherman's House.

Winter two-storey heated house:

• Area 62 sq. m.
• 4 main and 2 additional places
• Hot and cold water in the house
• Towels and bed linen
• Refrigerator, kettle, dishes, TV
• Fireplace with a supply of firewood

* Cost - 6400 rubles.
Additional bed - 800 rubles.

The most traditional wellness holiday with children is a trip to the shore in summer warm sea... But after all, the geography does not end at the usual resorts, and the coast northern seas almost limitless and conceals a lot of interesting things available for a trip with children. For example, the White Sea coast is a luxurious excursion program that allows the whole family to relax.

The White Sea region is primarily appreciated for its beauty, wonderful ecology, the opportunity, in good weather, to get a tan by going to White sand dunes of the northern resort. In summer, the charm of the north is complemented by the extraordinary sensations that white nights bring to the coast of the White Sea.

Excursion tours to the White Sea are in demand among families who prefer active holidays in beautiful places. There are several thousand interesting places scattered along the coast, including attractions that are considered the heritage of all mankind.

Inland sea of ​​Russia

Looking at the map, in the region of northern Russia, you can find an amazing inland sea, the only one in big country, which has access to the Arctic Ocean and the white Arctic basin through the strait. Thanks to this connection, the sea has a rich living world, unique northern living creatures. And the beauty of the harsh but beautiful sea is capable of capturing the hearts of tourists forever.

On the shores of the White Sea, you will not be able to find crowds of sunbathing beachgoers, corn and shrimp sellers. These places are created for family trips, unity with nature, educational excursions. On the long coast, the sea rolls over the rocks with pine trees growing on them and wide white sandy beaches... In summer, the beaches on the White Sea take vacationers who want to plunge into the clear waters, warming up to twenty degrees in the south. Of course, this is not southern resorts, but such a vacation is also suitable for children.

This is exactly the time when beaches are becoming popular. South Shore Of the White Sea. For example, Yagrinsky White beach near Severodvinsk becomes an object of pilgrimage for townspeople and tourists. Even if it is chilly for lovers of the southern climate, you can always enjoy the fresh air, sand dunes, picnic.

The tent can be placed right on the shore and the whole family can enjoy the famous tides of the White Sea and the delights of its nature. If the recreation format does not imply "tent" amenities and you want normal comfort, then at the services of vacationers with children are numerous boarding houses and recreation centers scattered along the coast of the White Sea, offering excursion program with children of different ages.

Northern holidays in August will allow children to play on the warmed up sand and go for a walk. And autumn on the White Sea offers “quiet” hunting in the forest, especially since the forest part of the White Sea coast is full of mushrooms, cloudberries and other forest berries useful for children.

A family vacation on the White Sea with older children can be diversified by fishing. In the sea you can catch pink salmon, catch a crab, and pull a northern starfish ashore.

Boat trips and more

With children, you can go on a trip along the White Sea or go rafting along the rivers flowing into it. It is better to plan such a vacation for the warm season, when the water warms up better. Already in May, you can go to the coastal zone on a boat rented from the local population or a travel agency. Sailing enthusiasts can walk along the local fjords, canoe or kayak.

Even kids will like such an adventure, in summer seals swim on the coastal stones to bask, seals splash merrily in the bays. When you approach the islands, you and your child can see how the seals, the inhabitants of the White Sea, rest. Such a joint event allows you to relax in nature, in one of best places country, and arrange for the kids an educational lesson in natural history, introducing them to the funny inhabitants of the White Sea.

A separate item on the program is a trip to the habitats of local sea ​​giants... Whales living in the White Sea are called belugas. Judging by the petroglyphs found in the region, they have lived in this area for a long time and have always made contact with people.

Whale watching is a popular family adventure offered by local travel agencies. The starting point for a bus trip to the White Sea is Kem. From there, sightseers are taken on a boat trip to the Beluga Cape to enjoy the beauty of the scenery and watch the whales. At low tide, if the weather is favorable, hiking to the places of mass habitation of beluga whales.

Kandalaksha Bay

With older children, you can go to the Kandalaksha Bay of the White Sea - it's not easy beautiful place Russian north, but also a popular center for family diving. People come here for active rest in enough comfortable conditions... It is better to dive with teenagers in the summer, when the water has warmed up. But adults are offered to come to the year-round center in winter and try ice diving.

In the bay, there is a completely modern tourist infrastructure with comfortable accommodation in hotels, motor vehicles that deliver divers to the most interesting bays of the White Sea, equipment rental and the opportunity to take a training course.

Pleasant features of the White Sea are the transparency of the water, excellent visibility and big variety underwater world. Among the brightest representatives - the northern species of "Gorgon's Head", the brightest sea anemones, massive thickets of kelp. Just above the vegetation, the owners of the long tentacles of the cyane jellyfish soar importantly. As an exotic thing, you can dive with ice floes floating on the surface. Kandalaksha Bay is gradually becoming one of the most popular places Murmansk region on the White Sea.

Despite the harshness of the edge, it comes into fashion winter holidays on the coast. For example, celebrating the New Year on the White Sea under the Northern Lights in remote villages like Nizhnaya Pulonga, or skiing, snowmobiling, and sled dogs.

Family excursions

The region of the White Sea, full of wonders created by nature and people, is ideal for teaching a child to good travel and acquaintance with the diverse world of the country. When deciding where to go, keep in mind that interesting places are available on coastline and numerous islands.

The most popular excursion destinations for children and adults are Karelia, Solovki, the vicinity of Arkhangelsk and individual islands. Wild islands far from civilization and their pristine nature suitable for short-term excursions, it is better not to set up a camp with kids there.

Arkhangelsk, located not far from the White Sea, has become a convenient base for sightseeing trips... In addition to walks on a historic motor ship along the Northern Dvina and sightseeing tours along sea ​​coast in demand are a trip to the world of the Russian north - to the ancient Pomor village "Malye Korely", to the unique wooden buildings that have survived from the 16th century. Authentic Pomor ships are lined up nearby, attracting the attention of children.

The location of Arkhangelsk allows you to get to the Yagry island, rest, landing on the sand itself. north beach country and take a walk in the pine forest. Its shores offer enchanting views of historical places, you can see the city of Severodvinsk, its port area, you can see the panorama of the Nikolo-Karelian monastery. You can get there, if the weather permits, on the coast of the White Sea.

Usually, family tours to the Arkhangelsk region involve a multi-day excursion program. Tourists are accommodated in boarding houses, sanatoriums, and from there they are transported by transport unique places Of the White Sea.

Karelia

Second popular destination in the region - Karelia with its White Sea coast. These are not only skerries and the white edge of the coastline, but also luxurious excursions into the past of the Slavic world. Sprawling near the Onega Bay of the White Sea, the Solovetsky Islands are popular not only for their dark prison past, but also for their wonderful original architecture and nature.

You can come to the archipelago for a few days, staying at the hotel of the monastery, the monastery courtyard. Pilgrims go here for obedience and labor for the benefit of the monastery, and with children you can go around the island, visit main temple Solovetsky monastery and tell them about the history of the area. After that, you can choose any sight you like and start exploring it. Near the coast, you can watch belugas with white offspring, dissecting the waters of the White Sea in games.

In summer, you can make a multi-day cruise from the capital to Karelia to the White Sea by renting a cabin for cruise ship... Usually the price includes meals with meals for children, animation on board. The journey from the capital to the north of the country will take several days, families are offered a tour of the Karelian skerries, cruise along the picturesque shores.

During the cruise, the group goes along the White Sea to Solovki, to see the museum-monastery and the beaches of the islands. Experienced travelers recommend that parents book cabins with all the conveniences so that the floating hotel on the White Sea will make it possible to travel as comfortably as possible, without getting out of the rhythm of children's life, and take more warm clothes with them, even if the tour takes place in the summer months.

It is worth going to the White Sea with children in order to compare it with more familiar "warm" places of rest. Moreover, such a trip to nature can be made for a long weekend or timed to coincide with a vacation, allowing yourself to be with your family while traveling along the White Sea.

One of the most mysterious and picturesque water areas in Karelia: petroglyphs and rock paintings of primitive people are carved on its coast; in its waters are the Valaam and Solovetsky archipelagos with Orthodox strongholds; ancient pagan sanctuaries and mysterious stone labyrinths have been found on its islands.

What is known about the White Sea?

Often referred to as Russia's only inland sea, it is actually a vast bay of the Arctic Ocean. This is one of the smallest seas: the area of ​​its water area is only 90 thousand square meters. m. The sea includes several large bays(Kandalaksha in the north-west, Mezensky in the east, North-Dvinsky and Onega in the south). The names of the bays were often given names seashores: so the coast of the White Sea in the north-west bears the names of Kandalaksha, Tersk and Karelian, in the territory from Kem to Onega, the coast is called Pomorsky, the northern coast of the sea is called Winter, and the southern coast is Summer.

The alternation of ebb and flow gives the unique charm of the harsh northern nature of the White Sea. During the day, the water comes and recedes twice, now exposing the strips of the coast, then forming large spills, while average height tides can range from 0.6 m to 7.7 m.

Despite the fact that the climate is White sea rather severe, in winter it does not freeze to the end - a strip of ice fast ice forms near the coast, but ice is not established in the middle part of the sea. In summer, the water sometimes warms up to + 16-18 ° С. But regardless of the temperature of the water, life is in full swing in the sea. Beluga whales, walruses, seals, bearded seals are observed here, sea stars are caught from the bottom, and many birds nest on the shores. On the White sea kelp or "seaweed" is mined on an industrial scale. And for experienced fishermen, there is a real expanse here - in the waters you can catch navaga, cod, White Sea herring, flounder, mackerel and valuable species of red fish: brown trout and salmon.

Tours on the White Sea

If you have decided that it is worth visiting there, then we present our