Cruise excursion program Nizhny Novgorod - Kazan - Elabuga - Cheboksary - Nizhny Novgorod - Kineshma - Uglich - Moscow (NRT) from 13.05.18 to 20.05.18, Ship «Mikhail Bulgakov»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Kazan |
Your choice: 1) Historic downtown bus tour: The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Kaban Lake, Tatar Sloboda, Kazan Kremlin (The Annunciation Cathedral, Kul Sharif Mosque, Tower of Soyembika). Tour length – 3½ hours.
2) Sport in Kazan city bus tour with a stop at the Kremlin. During the tour you can visit the sports venues of the 2013 Universiade, the 2015 World Aquatics Championship and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Group size: 35+. Tour length – 3½ hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Elabuga |
Your choice: 1) City bus tour with a tour of the Bekhterev Museum of local medicine, the Shishkin House Museum and the Museum-Estate of the cavalry-girl Nadezhda Durova.
Tour length – 4 hours.
2) City bus tour “Tsvetaeva’s Elabuga» with a visit to the literary museum of Tsvetaeva, the Memorial of Tsvetaeva, the “Portomoynya” Museum (lit. “trouser washing”), and Pokrov Church. Tour length – 4 hours. (Group size: 35+).
3) City bus tour “Elabuga’s Merchant Traditions” with a tour of the city history museum, the restaurant “Elabuga” with a tasting menu and a lecture about the history of beer brewing and the traditions of Elabuga’s merchants and brewers. Tour length –4 hours. (Group size: 35+).
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Cheboksary |
Your choice:
1) Bus tour Cheboksary in Russia’s History. Tour length - 3 hours. (Group size: 35+).
2) City bus tour with a visit to the unique Russian Tractor History Museum. Tour length - 3 hours. (Group size: 35+).
3)City Bus Tour with a stop at the Made in Chuvashia signature shops (confectionery, textile products, knitwear). Tour duration: 3 hours (Group size: 35+ people).
| Included in the price of cruise |
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 | |
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 | |
| Nizhny Novgorod | Optional excursion
Departure for the guided tour from Nizhny Novgorod. Bus tour "Semenov-the Capital of Golden Khokhloma". Visit to the "Khokhloma Painting" factory". Return to Gorodets by ship after the tour. Tour length - 7 hours.
| Group from 10 pax: 4900 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 3450 rub. per person Group from 30 pax: 2500 rub. per person |
| Gorodets |
Your choice: 1) City bus and walking tour with a visit to the museum “Home of the Russian Samovar”. Tour length - 3 hours.
2) City bus and walking tour with a visit to the museum “House of Countess Panina”. Tour length - 3 hours.
3) Bus tour to Gorodets with a stop at the City of Masters Museum and Tourist complex. Group size: 35+. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
City bus tour with a stop at the embroidery factory. Witness the creation of goldwork. Don’t miss the museum and the embroidery shop. Tour length - 2 hours.
| Group from 5 pax: 2300 rub. per person Group from 8 pax: 1500 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 1300 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 900 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus tour to the Suvorov Gingerbread Guild. The program includes a gingerbread figure workshop, gingerbread painting, tea ceremony and gingerbread tasting. Tour length - 2 hours.
| Group from 5 pax: 2700 rub. per person Group from 8 pax: 1900 rub. per person Group from 10 pax: 1700 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 1300 rub. per person | |
| Kineshma |
Your Choice: 1) Life Stories and Destinies of Kineshma Walking Tour with a stop at the Kineshma Museum of Art and History. Tour length – 1½-2 hours.
2) Kineshma – Home of Alexander Ostrovsky Walking Tour with a stop at the Ostrovsky Drama Theater and the Ostrovsky Theater Museum. Tour length – 1½-2 hours.
3) Arts and Crafts of Kineshma Walking Tour with a stop at the Kineshma Museum of Felt Boots. Tour length – 1½-2 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Kineshma – Home to the Ostrovsky House Museum.
This magnificent family estate is the favorite place of writer Alexander Ostrovsky. This is the very “birthplace” of the Snow Maiden, nomadic tsars and other characters. Visit the House-Museum, walk through the scenic park, marvel at the Snow Maiden’s two-storey gazebo. Tour length – 4 hours.
| Group from 19 pax: 1800 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Yuryevets City Bus Tour. Yuryevets is a quiet and cosy town with a rich historical background and wonderful landscapes of the Gorky Reservoir. Sightseeing tour. Stops at the House-Museum of Andrey Tarkovsky and the Museum of the Architects Vesnin Brothers. Tour length – 5 hours.
| Group from 19 pax: 1900 rub. per person | |
| Ples |
At your choice: 1) City walking tour with a stop at The Landscape Museum.
2)Walking City Tour along the embankment, no uphill walking required. Stop at the Landscape Museum. Group size: 20+ people. Tour duration – 1 ½ hour.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
City walking tour with a stop at the museum of the famous artist Isaac Levitan.Tour length – 3 hours.
| Group from 20 pax: 600 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
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
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
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
How to milk a cow Tour.
Welcome to the Voshazhnikovo dairy farm – one of the largest agricultural enterprises in Russia. Find out about the farm’s legacy and main activities, enjoy the modern dairy farm experience, meet the calves at the “cow day-care” and get to know record-setting cows that can produce more than 60 liters of milk per day. Kids can learn about tractors, sit at the steering wheel and take lots of pics! Tour length – 3.5 hours. (Distance is 55 km. Trip duration is 1 hour, one way.) | Group from 10 pax: 2000 rub. per person Group from 15 pax: 1600 rub. per person Group from 20 pax: 1400 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
A Visit to Daria in Ivashkovo Program. The program features a tour of an old farmhouse and a farmyard, an introduction of different equestrian equipment (sledges, carts, harnesses) and peasant linen crafts. You can feed animals at the petting zoo. The program concludes with a Russian tea ceremony and pancakes. Tour length – 2 hours.
| Group from 15 pax: 1100 rub. per person |