Cruise excursion program Nizhny Novgorod - Gorodets - Yaroslavl - Uglich - Kalyazin - Moscow (NRT) from 07.07.17 to 10.07.17, Ship «Nikolay Karamzin»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Yaroslavl |
Your choice: 1) Bus tour "Yaroslavl’s Jubilee" to the Spaso-Preobrazhensky (Transfiguration of the Saviour) Monastery. Tour length - 3 hours.
2)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 Rostov Velikiy (Rostov the Great) – one of the oldest cities of our country. This tour walks you through the city’s evolution. Don’t miss the Rostov Kremlin. (56 km from Yaroslavl). Tour length - 5 hours.
| Group from 19 pax: 1600 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to the Linen King in Gavrilov Yam, a city located in 50 km from Yaroslavl. At the First Guild Merchant Lokalov’s Linen Manufacture Museum located in the building of a former parochial school you will discover the story of the linen industry development, find out about merchant Lokalov and his workers. There are many authentic exhibits and documents at the museum. A tea-drinking party “in the English style” concludes the tour. There are many linen products at the museum shop. Next stop is the Aurika’s Gardens pottery enterprise. Check the furnaces which are exact replicas of 18th century furnaces, visit the production facilities where a piece of clay will turn into a masterpiece right before your eyes. You can buy ceramic ware at the shop. Tour length – 5 hours.
| Group from 15 pax: 1800 rub. per person Group from 30 pax: 1400 rub. per person | |
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
Interactive program 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 master craftsmen. Each visitor has an opportunity to create his own art work and bake it in a muffle furnace at 850° 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 – 2 ½ hours.
| Group from 10 pax: 1500 rub. per person | |
| Uglich |
Your choice:
2) Tour to the Leather Craft Workshop Museum. Learn about the history of one of the oldest crafts, the leathercraft of Uglich, the production of leather in Russia, the history of the legendary Russian calf leather. Visit an exhibition of antiques and see reconstructed ancient pieces, take a look at original models of leather making equipment of the 17-19th century. Learn about contemporary art: leather carving, embossing, sculptures. At the end of the tour, each of the visitors will be able to briefly become an artisan and create a magnet, take pics with the exhibits, or read his/her fortune on runes. Visit the Alexey Monastery. The tour lasts 2 hours (for groups of 15 people and more).
3) Walking tour to the Hydroelectric Power Museum. (Group size: 20+.)
4) Tour to the Vintage Scooter Bike Museum. Find out about the evolution of the bicycle. The museum displays the 19-20th century bicycles, sports bicycles and leisure bicycles, bikes for adults and kids, etc. Ride any of the museum exhibits! Visit to the Alexeevsky Monastery. Tour length 2 hours. (Group Size: 20+).
| Included in the price of cruise |
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 | |
| Kalyazin |
Your choice:
1)Walking tour Mysteries of the Flooded City around the Zarechny District (Across the River) in Kalyazin City. Stop at the Regional History Museum. Tour length – 2 hours.
2)Needle Lace of Kalyazin walking tour along Zarechnaya Street. Discover the flooded bell tower of the St. Nicholas Cathedral, learn some small town legends. Visit the Volga Pier museum to view a scale model of the town, learn about merchants’ family trees, as well as the fairs and markets of Kalyazin. Unique masterclass on bone lace making. Tour length – 2 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Bus tour around the Central and Zarechny Districts with a show program The Tale of Baba Yaga’s Spoons at the playground by the “cabin on chicken legs”. Meet the Yaga of Tver. Baba Yaga is a witch in Russian folklore. Tour length – 3-4 hours.
| Group from 18 pax: 1500 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour around Kalyazin City. Discover the Svistushinskaya Village and visit the Ascension Church where the relics of Makariy, the founder of the city, are stored. Stop by the Makariy of Kalyazin monument and find out the history of the flooded belfry. Visit the Wolf’s Den Motorbike Center. Tour length – 3 hours.
| Group from 6 pax: 2200 rub. per person Group from 9 pax: 1800 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 1400 rub. per person Group from 30 pax: 900 rub. per person Group from 40 pax: 800 rub. per person |