Cruise excursion program Moscow (NRT) - Uglich - Kostroma - Ples - Yaroslavl - Rybinsk - Koprino - Myshkin - Moscow (NRT) from 20.08.16 to 25.08.16, Ship «Princess Anastasia»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Uglich |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
2) Museum of arts and crafts tour. The museum houses a variety of workshops: wood painting, gingerbread baking, craft felting and beading. Tourists can watch the craftsmen at work and purchase their creations. Master classes are available after the tour. Visit to Alekseyevsky (Alexey) monastery. Tour length – 2 hours. Group size: 15+.
4) Visit to the House of Friendship Artists Association. It is located in a former merchant’s house on the Volga river bank. Tourists can familiarize themselves with the works of Uglich artists and visit their studios to personally observe their work. Visit to the Bogoyavlensky (Epiphany) monastery. Tour length – 2 hours. Group size: 20+.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Walking tour to the Hydroelectric Power Museum. (Group size: 15+.)
| Group from 5 pax: 1200 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 600 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 400 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Visit to museum “History of Russian Vodka”. You will hear the story of Peter Smirnoff, view different types of alcohol stills and see a display of antique bottles. Tour length - 30 minutes.
| Group from 5 pax: 450 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Kremlin walking tour with a visit to the Сhurch of Prince Dmitry “On Blood”, the Palaces of the Princes (1st floors), and Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Cathedral. Tour length - 1.5 hours. (alternative to the main excursion)
| Group from 10 pax: 650 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to Martynovo village. Tour length - 4 hours.
| Group from 10 pax: 2500 rub. per person | |
| Kostroma |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1) City Bus Tour with a visit to Ipatiev Monastery and the functioning Epiphany Convent of St. Anastasia. Tour length – 3 hours.
2) The Blessed City of Kostroma Bus Tour. Stop at the shops, farmer’s market, cheese stores, textile, linen and jewelry studios and the functioning Epiphany Convent of St. Anastasia which is known as the location of the ancient Feodorovskaya Icon of God’s Mother, a miraculous Icon of Mother of God worshiped by the Russian Orthodox Church, one of the House of Romanovs relics. Tour length – 3 hours (Group size: 35+).
3) City Bus Tour with a stop at the City Mayor Botnikov History Museum. You will find out about the remarkable person who made a difference in his city. The first city power plant, a fire station, a public library, and several educational facilities were all built during Botnikov’s time as mayor. He also introduced a mandatory house numbering system and installed telephone lines. Botnikov made personal contributions to urban improvements. The museum recreates the atmosphere of a residence of an affluent person at the beginning of the 20th century. Tour length: 3 hours. (Group Size: 35+). | Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Interactive entertainment program at the open-air museum of wooden architecture “Happy spirit” (with a guided tour of the museum). Tour length - 1.5 hours. (Group size: 15+)
| Group from 15 pax: 1400 rub. per person Group from 25 pax: 1100 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
City bus tour with a stop at “Snow Maiden's Fairy-Tale Mansion”. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Group from 15 pax: 1100 rub. per person Group from 25 pax: 800 rub. per person Group from 35 pax: 650 rub. per person | |
| Ples |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Yaroslavl |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1) Bus tour "Yaroslavl’s Jubilee" to the Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Monastery. Tour length - 3 hours.
2) Bus tour "Yaroslavl’s Jubilee" with a visit to the art museum. (Group size: 35+.) Tour length - 3 hours.
3)Historical Center Bus Tour with a stop at the Emalis Enamel Art Museum. The three halls of the museum display exhibits made in the following techniques: painted enamel, cloisonné enamel, champlevé enamel, filigree enamel, jewelry enamel. During the excursion the visitors will find out about the evolution of the “hot enamel” technique and will admire the best works of the world’s leading artisans. Each visitor has an opportunity to create his own art work under the supervision of master craftsmen. The program also involves the tour of the art gallery with a great selection of exclusive paintings, jewelry and souvenirs made with the use of hot enamel technique.
Tour length – 3 hours (group size: 35+). | Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to the Holy Vvedensky Tolga monastery. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Group from 10 pax: 1600 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus excursion to the center of Yaroslavl City with a visit to the city zoo. The zoo area is more than 120 hectares – one of the largest in the world. The zoo is presented as a landscape park. The excursion time is 3 hours.
| Group from 10 pax: 2900 rub. per person Group from 19 pax: 2450 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to the Karabikha Estate. You will learn about the history of the estate and its owners. You will be transported to the past and feel like a nobleman in a house where everything preserves the memory of the great Russian poet Nekrasov.
Tour length - 3 hours. | Group from 15 pax: 2600 rub. per person Group from 25 pax: 2200 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Tour of the Dolphinarium. You can observe the Arctic whales and bottlenose dolphins from the viewing gallery. During the tour you will learn about different animals and their lives. You will have a chance to play with the dolphins and have a nice cup of aromatic tea at the “Golden Sands” café with a great view to the swimming pool with the dolphins. Tour length - 3 hours
| Group from 10 pax: 1500 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 1400 rub. per person Group from 20 pax: 1300 rub. per person | |
| Rybinsk |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1)Historic downtown walking excursion with a tour of the Monument to the Barge Hauler, Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Cathedral, monument to Russian poet Lev Oshanin. Tour length - 1.5 hours.
2) Historic downtown walking excursion with a tour of: the Monument to the Barge Hauler, Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Cathedral, monument to Russian poet Lev Oshanin, a visit to Rybinsk State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum with the original paintings of Shishkin, Aivazovsky, Makovsky, and Serebriakova. Tour length - 2.5 hours.
3) Historic downtown walking excursion with a stop at Admiral Fyodor Ushakov Museum (the unconquerable Russian naval commander). The first exposition is dedicated to the Ushakovs family lineage, Fyodor’s childhood, his training at the Russian Marine Cadet Corps, his first combat experience, battles (none of which was lost), last years of his life. The exposition Memory and canonization is an overview of the landmarks and memorials dedicated to Admiral Ushakov, ships named in his honour, his military decorations. Life size figures, weapons, clothes, model of a sailing ship bridge, a ship bell are exhibited at the Sailor, Naval Cadet, Fleet Officer of the 17th century and At the flagship bridge exhibitions. (Group size: 25+). Tour length – 2.5 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Koprino | A new “green stop” on the bank of Rybinsk reservoir Yaroslavl Seashore. The nature of Yaroslavl Seashore is one of its main attractions. The endless expanses of the waters of the Rybinsk Sea, the picturesque bay framed by sandy beaches, the beauty of centennial pines and firs are such a treat for a stressed-out city resident. The majestic nature of central Russia is shown here in all its splendor. You can rent sports equipment, adult and children's bicycles, roller skates, and electric cars. There is also a mini-zoo (with ostriches, reindeer, lambs, sheep, goats, a camel, and a llama). There is a clean forest nearby where you can collect mushrooms and go on comfortable promenades - all at your leisure. | Included in the price of cruise |
| Myshkin |
Your choice of shore excursion packages:
1) Walking tour “Visit to the mice at the old mill” with an excursion to the old mill, the Museum of Russian Valenki, the artisans' house, the ethnographic expo «Flax», and Uspensky (Assumption) Cathedral. Tour length - 2-2.5 hours.
2) Walking tour “A small town in a Great War”. City tour with a visit to the 60th Anniversary of Victory Memorial, Uspensky (Assumption) cathedral, Retro auto equipment museum «The Crew». (Group size: 25+.) Tour length - 2.5 hours.
3) Walking tour “Kingdom of Mice”. Tour of the “Mice Palace”, Museum of Russian Valenki, Uspensky (Assumption) cathedral. Tour length - 2-2.5 hours (Group size: 25+.)
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Walking-tour “Myshkin People’s Museum” with a visit to the “Mice Museum”, the “Boat Pilot Museum”, (or “Smirnoff Vodka Museum”) and the museum of wooden architecture and open air exhibition of retro auto equipment. (Group size: 20+) Program length – 1.5 hours.
| Group from 20 pax: 500 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Visit to the ECO-RANCH (ostrich farm, petting zoo). Tour length - 20-40 minutes.
There are baby ostriches and ostrich families, miniature horses, cows and goats at the ECO-RANCH. Exotic animals are raised on this farm minutes away by car from Myshkin. You can find black African ostriches, tiny horses (the smallest is only 75 cm at the withers!), and cheerful pygmy goats. It’s a fun place for the whole family! | Group from 10 pax: 300 rub. per person |