Cruise excursion program Astrakhan - Akhtuba - Volgograd - Saratov - Samara - Ulianovsk - Cheboksary - Nizhny Novgorod - Rybinsk - Moscow (NRT) from 21.08.18 to 30.08.18, Ship «Mikhail Bulgakov»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Astrakhan | Included in the price of cruise | |
| Akhtuba |
Green stop.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Volgograd |
Your choice:
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Saratov |
Your choice:
1)Introduction to Saratov bus tour with a stop at the open-air National Village Museum and lemon orchard on Sokolovaya Mountain. Tour length – 3 hours.
2) Symbols of the Saratov Province bus tour with a stop at the Saratov Harmonica Museum. Tour length – 3 hours.
3)Introduction to Saratov bus tour with a stop at the Museum on Falcon Mountain. The Military Hall of Fame site displays all types of military equipment: armored fighting vehicles, aviation, artillery pieces, both modern and dating from the Great Patriotic War period. Tour length: 3 hours.
4)Bus tour to Gorky City Park. Enjoy the excursion to the City Park of Culture and Recreation — a magnificent monument of landscaping art. It is an absolutely stunning park! The park’s alleys flow around the ponds, the flower beds are beautifully constructed, the views are splendid. Tour length – 3 hours. | Included in the price of cruise |
| Samara |
Green stop.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Ulianovsk |
Your choice:
1) Bus and walking tour "Motherland of Lenin" with a visit to Simbirsk Classical Preparatory School Museum and the House Museum of Lenin. Tour length - 3 hours.
2) Simbirsk Neighbourhood Bus and Pedestrian Tour. The day trip includes the tour of the Simbirsk Neighbourhood with a stop at the following museums: Convenience Store, Carpentry Shop, and the Museum of Local History. Tour length – 3 hours. (Group Size: 19+ people).
3) Bus tour with a visit to Simbirsk Museum of Civil Aviation. (Group size: 35+). Tour length - 3 hours.
4)Domes of Simbirsk Bus & Walking Tour with stops at the Germanovskaya church, Simbirsk Chuvash school. Apartment of Ivan Yakovlev museum, Descent of the Holy Spirit Cathedral to the Apostles, the site of the Pokrov Savior and Ascension Monastery in the Name of All Saints. Tour length – 4 hours (group size: 19+).
| 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 | |
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
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 2 capitals Cheboksary- Yoshkar-Ola. Tour length - 8 hours.
| Group from 25 pax: 3000 rub. per person | |
| Nizhny Novgorod |
Bus tour to Gorodets. Trip to Feodorovsky Monastery and the fortifications. Tour to the Holy “Nicholas’ Spring”, where you will discover the history of popular beliefs, rites and celebrations.
| Included in the price of cruise |
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 | |
| Rybinsk | Optional excursion |