How to get to Vodlozero National Park? Attractions, park animals

Experienced travelers, tourists with experience, among whom half adore the sea, the sun and sand, recognize that the restraint of northern natural beauty is absolutely in no way inferior to the sultry and brightness of exotic countries.

North can not get lost on the background of the south, because they are too different and each has its own unique beauty. It's one thing - the south was mastered earlier by tour operators, everything goes there, and the north will be subdued only by a bold one, only truly in love with its amazing lakes.

Karelia, Vodlozero National Park - this is where you can feel the true soul of the Russian North Lake.

Forests, lakes ... Fairy tale. Reality

Karelia has always been a popular destination for lovers of solitude and relaxation on the "big" nature. Mighty forests, almost the beginning of the taiga, a lot of lakes - all this brings out an amazing, like a fabulous mood, the landscape is striking with its unobtrusive beauty, which can be admired endlessly.

But every fairy tale has its own morals. From the local tourists are always introduced to the park staff and forestry inspectors: you can not avoid officially approved routes, you can not change the itinerary yourself, you can not leave the group. Each participant of the expedition must be provided with hermetically packed matches or a cigarette lighter, a card, a knife, a flashlight and a whistle (to signal or scare the beast, if necessary). Well, plus an abundance of insects.

If you strictly adhere to the prescribed rules, then no trouble will happen, Vodlozersky National Park will remain impressed - a fairy tale.

Flora and fauna

Vodlozero, the name of which got its "name" park, is one of the largest reservoirs in Northern Europe. The sufficient depth (maximum 18 meters) and the area of the water area (358 km square or 10% of the total territory of the park) allow not to be crowded with two hundred picturesque islands located in it, and the clear water that has remained from the melting of glaciers and formed a lake is an excellent habitat fish.

In turn, 21 species of fish - an excellent choice for plodding and patient anglers. Most fishermen, professionals and amateurs, local and from afar, do not deny themselves the pleasure of even a couple of days to escape to the Vodlozero National Park. Fishing Here, they say, incomparable.

The reserve flora is represented mainly by the largest taiga massif in the world, consisting of European spruce, pine, warty birch and aspen. An especially valuable and protected territory here is called marsh bogs. On an unfriendly hot spot there are useful northern delicacies - cloudberry and cranberry, as well as invaluable for their medicinal properties, saber and ledum. Marshes abound in rare species of moss, including several "Red Book" species.

Many botanists and zoologists for research purposes visit the Vodlozero National Park - animals and plants here are truly unique.

The fauna in the reserve is typically taiga, on its territory were rescued from the complete destruction of several endangered species of animals and birds. Golden eagle , white-tailed eagle and osprey have found in the park a reliable house, almost a fortress in which they feel safe.

Brown bears and reindeers are walking along the reserved paths - a fabulous beast. You can meet animals and smaller size - fox, wolverine, badger.

Cultural heritage. sights

Vodlozero National Park - a place that provokes interest in representatives of various fields of science: both natural and historical. The reserve is rich not only in nature, but also preserved on its territory about three dozen monuments of ancient wooden architecture.

The most interesting, picturesque and visited of all is the ensemble of the Ilyinsky churchyard, consisting of two churches and a bell tower.

This architectural work has received the status of a monument of federal significance, which does not prevent it from remaining among the active churches that host hundreds of parishioners during the holidays.

This, you can say, a namolennoe place - Vodlozersky National Park. sights Reserve - both man-made and natural origin - are able to inspire and charge with the positive energy of everyone. Quiet prayer in the temple, a walk through the mysterious forest paths, probably this is the unpretentious happiness that every soul strives for.

Rest on Vodlozer

After visiting the reserve, travelers usually accent that they were resting on Vodlozero. Nothing strange - the lake occupies a huge part of the park area and therefore gives the impression that it is everywhere.

But Vodlozero National Park , in addition to fishing, can offer a lot of entertaining activities. Active recreation here is also organized with knowledge of the matter.

The reserve takes guests all year round, offering them hikes along ecological paths, tenting in the taiga (severe and romantic), picking up mushrooms and berries, winter and summer fishing, rafting along the rivers.

For schoolchildren and students, the staff of the reserve prepared a special program, with an emphasis on cognition.

Seasons and weather

Even if one has not heard about the Vodlozersky National Park, Petrozavodsk and its geographical location can present. Between the capital of the Karelian Region and Arkhangelsk is a reserve. From the north-east to the park is already approaching the Gulf of the White Sea. The edges are northern, severe, the weather is appropriate.

The winters are frosty and frosty, the summer months have quite a comfortable temperature regime: from +16 ⁰ . Sometimes it happens that the mercury column overcomes both the 25- and 30-degree marks.

The water in the rivers and lakes is warm, in summer it warms up to 18-20 degrees, the beach season in Karelia is quite possible.

But the peaks of the tourist season fall in May, when people go to admire the unusual phenomenon, characteristic only of the northern regions - white nights, and in September, when mushrooms and berries keep up.

Magnetism is also enjoyed by the wodoozero winters: many perfectly fluffy snow and a northern glow above the head. True, this tale may take a little time - winter in the province lasts six months.

Geography. Route

Over the territory of the Republic of Karelia and the Arkhangelsk region, hundreds of thousands of hectares of protected lands extend. The majority of tourists coming to these two northern regions of Russia are designated to visit the Vodlozero National Park. How to get to the reserve? Below are the options.

There are several routes. From Petrozavodsk - by bus, plane or boat. And this is a simplified version.

For those who are not used to looking for easy ways and by their transport or "shifting" gets to the Vodlozersky National Park, the driving directions Such: moving along the highway Medvezhyegorsk-Pudozh, before reaching 15 km to Pudozh, turn to the primer and drive to the village of Kuganavolok. This is already on the territory of the reserve.

If you have successfully arrived, there is only one thing - to enjoy your vacation.