Cruise excursion program Moscow (SRT) - Ryazan - Murom - Nizhny Novgorod - Cheboksary - Kazan - Bolgar - Kozmodemyansk - Konstantinovo - Moscow (SRT) from 28.05.16 to 09.06.16, Ship «Sergey Obraztsov»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Ryazan |
City bus tour. Discover the history of a wonderful city hiding behind a magnetic ancient name. Ryazan. Tour the main city streets and squares. Marvel at the architecture of the city and its main attractions: the Shopping Arcades, the Merchant Yards (Gostiny Dvor), the first theater of Ryazan located near Cathedral Square, the former estate of Rumin and Saltykov-Shchedrin, the Noble Assembly, monuments to Evpatii Kolovrat and Prince Oleg of Ryazan and the Theater Square. Discover the symbol of Ryazan: the monument Mushrooms with Eyes. You will walk from the Cathedral square to Esenin’s statue on the embankment of Trubezh river and then to the historical heart of the city – the Ryazan Kremlin. Walk around the Assumption Cathedral and Birth of Christ Cathedral, the famous Bell Tower, the Palace of Prince Oleg, the Singing and Consistory Buildings and the former inn for ordinary folk. Tour length – 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion City bus tour with an extended excursion program at Ryazansky Kremlin. A tour of the historical exhibition From Rus to Russia at the Palace of Prince Oleg, viewing the diorama The Taking of Old Ryazan by Batu Khan. The Palace of Prince is an architectural monument of 17th to 19th centuries, the greatest civil building of the Kremlin. At different times it was a prince's residence, then the House of Ryazan bishops, and now an exhibition of the most valuable historical artifacts of the Ryazan region. Be ready for a visit to the Archangel Cathedral - a monument of ancient architecture of the 15th to 17th centuries, one of the oldest buildings of the Ryazan Kremlin (the former Prince’s house church, and at the same time - the tomb of the Ryazan bishops). You will also see the Uspensky (Assumption) Cathedral - the central building of the Kremlin. Tour length is 4-5 hours.
| Group from 7 pax: 2200 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 1900 rub. per person Group from 16 pax: 1500 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion City bus tour with a visit to the Airborne Troops Museum. It is said that “Ryazan is the capital of airborne troops”, because it is the only city with an Airborne Troops Academy. At the Airborne Troops Museum you will learn about the unique features, history and glory of these units. This is a great place for a selfie with military equipment in the museum yard in the background. Tour length – 4 hours. | Group from 10 pax: 1700 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion City bus tour with stops at the Shoco Rua chocolate factory and the Gingerbread Gallery. Sweets in Russia are an important part of feasts and have always been considered a mood enhancer. You will hear about the traditions of sweet treats in Russia in the Gingerbread Gallery, learn about all of the constituents of gingerbread, and compare it with traditional European sweets. You will also visit the Shoco Rua Factory where you will learn more about another sweet indulgence – chocolate. Degustation of 5 chocolate products, hands-on experience in making a chocolate figure. Tour length is 5 hours. | Group from 7 pax: 2900 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 2600 rub. per person Group from 16 pax: 2300 rub. per person | |
| Kasimov |
1st group. Your choice: 1) City walking tour will introduce you to monuments of Tatar architecture. Visit to the regional museum (Alyanchikov family house).
2) City walking tour will introduce you to monuments of Tatar architecture. Visit to Kasimov Bell Museum. The current collection contains hundreds of bells cast by Kasimov craftsmen, including ancient Chinese bells, Russian Orthodox church bells, Valdai coachmen’s bell, a Buddha wind chime and also a ship's bell and an Italian Campana bell. (Group size: 20+).
3) City walking tour. Visit to the Russian Samovar Museum. The museum houses more than 500 exhibits representing tea tasting traditions in Russia over the last 400 years. Some of the rare exhibits include the railway station samovar from the Siberian town Zanzur that was used by Alexander Kolchak (the so-called “sovereign leader” of the anti-communist government established in the 1920s in Siberia) and the samovar presented to Leonid Brezhnev in honor of his 75th anniversary. (Groups: 20+ people).
2nd group. Bus tour to Gus-Zhelezny settlement (lit. Iron Goose) "Secrets and Legends of the Batashovo Estate". Tour length - 2.5 hours. | Included in the price of cruise |
| Murom |
Your choice: 1) Bus tour to Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery. Tour length - 9 hours.
2) Bus tour to Vladimir. Don’t miss the landmarks of the 12th century (Assumption Cathedral, The Golden Gates) and a tour of 2 museums ("Crystal. Lacquer Miniatures. Embroidery", historic museum.) Tour length - 9 hours. (Group size: 35+). | Included in the price of cruise |
| Nizhny Novgorod |
Your choice:
1) Bus tour "City over the Volga and Oka"- story of the city in the 13th to 21st centuries.
2) City bus tour with a visit to the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin and a stop at Maxim Gorky Museum House. Group size: 35+. Tour length - 3 hours.
3) Bus tour "Russian Orthodox Cathedrals and Monasteries" with a visit to Stroganov church, Saviour (Old Fair) Cathedral, Spassky Staroyarmarochny Cathedral, and Blagoveshchensky and Pechersky Ascension monasteries. (Group size: 35+). Tour length - 3 hours.
4) Industrial Nizhny Bus tour with a visit to the Museum of City Transport. Nizhny Novgorod is one of the first cities of Russia that launched a railway tram, doing so in 1869. Rare trams of Nizhny Novgorod are exhibited in the Museum of Electric Transport. Don’t miss wagons VDN-82, RV, HDP-6, and a replica of a pre-revolutionary open platform wagon at depot № 1. Hop into the operator’s cab and try the tram driver’s seat for yourself. Group size: 35+. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Tour “Journey to the Underground Kingdom”. Bus tour to Peshelan village. Stunning museum opened at a depth of 70 meters in the mineshaft of the still-operating Peshelan gypsum plant. Enjoy the unique collection of minerals, awesome stone gifts, cave paintings, a stone age camp, an underground lake, and a waterfall.
Tour length - 8 hours. | ||
Optional excursion
Bus tour "Semenov – the Capital of Golden Khokhloma". Trip to the Khokhloma factory «Khokhloma Painting». Tour length - 7 hours.
| Group from 5 pax: 7400 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 3700 rub. per person Group from 16 pax: 3200 rub. per person Group from 25 pax: 2000 rub. per person Group from 31 pax: 1800 rub. per person | |
| Cheboksary |
Your choice: 1) Bus tour to 2 capitals Cheboksary- Yoshkar-Ola. Tour length - 8 hours.
2) Bus tour Cheboksary in Russia’s History. Tour length - 3 hours. (Group size: 35+).
3) City bus tour with a visit to the unique Russian Tractor History Museum. Tour length - 3 hours. (Group size: 35+).
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to the Chapaev Museum. The exhibitions of the museum introduce visitors to the life and work of the legendary division commander, tell tourists about Chapaev’s studies at the General Staff Academy, his participation in wars, his battles against Kolchak, and his struggle for the establishment of the Soviet regime, and display his military decorations. The horse-drawn Machine-gun platform tachanka, Chapaev’s burka (traditional men’s coat), his sword, saber, revolver, pistol, rifle, Maxim machine gun , and horse saddles allow visitors to take an imaginary time machine back to the era of the Civil War.
Among the exhibits of great interest are genuine documents and photographs, four crosses and a medal of St. George, an Order of the Red Banner and a questionnaire personally filled by Chapaev.
After visiting the museum tourists are transported to the Akkond confectionery shop where they will participate in a candy tasting, as well as shopping at the Hosiery and Knitwear Factory. After completion of the itinerary, tourists will return to the River Terminal.
Tour length - 3 hours.
| Group from 8 pax: 2200 rub. per person Group from 12 pax: 1600 rub. per person Group from 18 pax: 1400 rub. per person Group from 25 pax: 1100 rub. per person Group from 36 pax: 900 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to Tikhvin Bogoroditsky (Mother of God) Women’s Monastery. Tour length - 3,5 hours.
| Group from 12 pax: 2100 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Walking tour to the Embroidery Museum. Chuvash embroidery is a unique phenomenon of world culture, and a hallmark of this people. A requirement for authentic folk costumes, embroidery served as a symbol of ethnic origin, age group, and social class. The exhibit displays the history of the traditional embroidery up to the 19th century. There is also a hall at the museum called Silver Pantry where women's silver jewelry is exhibited. Tour length – 2.5 hours.
| Group from 5 pax: 1500 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 800 rub. per person Group from 20 pax: 600 rub. per person Group from 30 pax: 400 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Folk program Let Your Soul Rejoice followed by a beer tasting. Tour length – 1-1.5 hours.
| Group from 15 pax: 1100 rub. per person | |
| Kazan |
Your choice: Historic downtown bus tour: Peter and Paul Cathedral, Kaban (lit. Boar) lake, Tatar Sloboda (city center), and The Kazan Citadel (The Blagoveshchensky [Annunciation] Cathedral, Kul Sharif Mosque, and Soyembika Tower). Length of the tour - 3 hours.
2) Bus tour to the Raifa Monastery. You will find six functioning churches, the miraculous icon of the Georgian Mother of God, a holy spring and a secluded lake. Length of the tour - 4 hours (Group size: 35+).
3) Bus tour to the nature reserve “Sviyazhsk Island”. Sviyazhsk is a fortress, built in 1552 as a military base during the siege of Kazan by the troops of Ivan the Terrible. During the trip tourists will visit St. Herman’s Сhurch in Uspensky (Assumption) Monastery, the Сathedral of the “Joy to All who Sorrow” icon, the stables, the forge, the kiln. (Group size: 35+). Tour length - 6 hours. Travel time - 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Bulgar |
Walking tour of the Bolgar Museum-Reserve. Visit the Bulgarian Civilization Museum, the Quran Museum, the Congressional Mosque, the Northern Mausoleum, the Eastern Chamber and Black Chamber.
Tour length – 3 hours. | Included in the price of cruise |
| Kozmodemyansk |
Your choice: 1) Guided city walking tour with a stop at the Art and History Museum.
2) Guided city walking tour with a stop at the ethnographic museum. (Group size: 20+).
3) Guided city walking tour with a stop at the Museum of the Merchant Household. (Group size: 20+)
4) Guided city walking tour with a stop at the Bender Satire and Humor Museum. (Group size: 20+) | Included in the price of cruise |
| Murom |
Sightseeing bus tour with a visit to the Murom History & Art Museum, stop at Ilya Muromets Statue, monasteries: Svyato-Troitzky (Trinity) Monastery, Blagoveshensky (Annunciation) and Spaso-Preobraghensky (Transfuguration of the Saviour) Cathedrals. Tour length – 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Kasimov |
1st group. Bus tour to Gus-Zhelezny settlement (lit. Iron Goose) "Secrets and Legends of the Batashovo Estate". Tour length - 2.5 hours.
2nd group. Your choice: 1) City walking tour will introduce you to monuments of Tatar architecture. Visit to the regional museum (Alyanchikov family house).
2) City walking tour will introduce you to monuments of Tatar architecture. Visit to Kasimov Bell Museum. The current collection contains hundreds of bells cast by Kasimov craftsmen, including ancient Chinese bells, Russian Orthodox church bells, Valdai coachmen’s bell, a Buddha wind chime and also a ship's bell and an Italian Campana bell. (Group size: 20+).
3) City walking tour. Visit to the Russian Samovar Museum. The museum houses more than 500 exhibits representing tea tasting traditions in Russia over the last 400 years. Some of the rare exhibits include the railway station samovar from the Siberian town Zanzur that was used by Alexander Kolchak (the so-called “sovereign leader” of the anti-communist government established in the 1920s in Siberia) and the samovar presented to Leonid Brezhnev in honor of his 75th anniversary. (Groups: 20+ people).
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Konstantinovo |
Walking tour in Konstantinovo village. Esenin Estate. The local school. 2021-2022 Пешеходная экскурсия в с. Константиново. Усадьба Есениных. Земская школа. Еще>>>
| Included in the price of cruise |