Cruise excursion program Nizhny Novgorod - Cheboksary - Sviyazhsk - Tolyatti - Samara - Kazan - Makaryevo - Nizhny Novgorod from 30.05.19 to 06.06.19, Ship «Mikhail Bulgakov»
| Port | Excursions | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 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
Bus tour to 2 capitals Cheboksary- Yoshkar-Ola. Tour length - 8 hours.
| Group from 25 pax: 3000 rub. per person | |
| Sviyazhsk |
Historical Chronicle of a Marvelous City Tour. On-foot excursion around Sviyazhsk with a stop at the Historical Museum. Tour length: 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
| Tolyatti |
your choice:
1) City bus tour with a stop at the Technical Museum Park. The exhibition features military equipment dating from World War I and World War II and modern military equipment. Tour length – 3-4 hours.
2) City bus tour with a stop at the AutoVAZ Museum. Exhibits include the whole product line of cars assembled at the Volga automobile plant. The guide will introduce you to the history and development of the largest automotive plant in Russia. Tour length – 3-4 hours.
3) City bus tour with a stop at the Orthodox Gymnasium that is considered to be one of the best schools in Russia. The intricately decorated building of the gymnasium includes a museum and a unique church that is an interesting site by itself. The gymnasium does not look like a school building at all. The tour provides details about student programs, and tourists are invited for “a sit down” at the Russian Log Hut Museum of Traditional Russian Culture (a traditional Russian log hut is known as izba). The gymnasium takes particular pride in its functioning chapel – the All Russian Saints Church. Tour length – 3-4 hours. | Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Beer Tasting. Be sure to try the local beer in Tolyatti. Uncover the secrets of the five primary types of beer in terms of ingredients, flavors, and brewers. It is up to you to choose the best tasting beer. Our tour will introduce you to the history of the most renowned beer brand in Russia – Zhigulyovskoye. You will also find out why Alfred von Vacano, a third-generation brewer from Austria, established a landmark brewery in Samara. Learn about the favorite drinks of Tolyatti residents, and the ways how they drink beer. The tasting menu features five types of beer (100 g of each) and beer snacks. After the program, you can buy beer, other drinks, and dishes at one of the best restaurants of Tolyatti. Tour length – about 40 minutes.
| Group from 10 pax: 900 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Bus Tour to the Garibaldi Mansion. Griffons, mythical winged creatures with bodies of lions and heads of eagles, will greet you at the door. The magnificent gothic palace in the Renaissance style is a unique building. It is decorated with elegant towers topped with gothic steeples and statues of legendary heroes. The mansion has been under construction for more than a decade. We invite you to take a tour of the park with fountains, to enjoy the splendid views, and to find out the story that lies behind this building. The distance from the River Station to the mansion is 50 km. Tour length – 4.5 hours.
| Group from 19 pax: 1500 rub. per person | |
| Samara |
Please choose your tour:
1) Get to Know Samara Bus Tour with a stop at the Stalins’ Bunker. Tour Duration: 3 hours.
2) Samara Cathedrals Bus Tour with a stop at the sites of Iversky Monastery, Cathedral of the Intercession of the Virgin (Group Size: 35+ people). Tour Duration: 3 hours.
| Included in the price of cruise |
Optional excursion
Getting to Know Samara Bus Tour with a stop at the Samara Space Museum. Tour length - 3 hours.
| Group from 15 pax: 1600 rub. per person | |
| 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 |
Optional excursion
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 from 15 pax: 1200 rub. per person | |
Optional excursion
Tatar Settlement Bus Tour with a stop at the Kazan Kremlin (Annunciation Cathedral, Kul Sharif Mosque). Walking tour around the Tatar settlement. Stop at the Al Marjani Mosque. Chak-chak dessert degustation. Tour duration: 3 ½ hours.
| Group from 15 pax: 1900 rub. per person | |
| Makaryevo |
Excursion to the Holy-Trinity Makaryev Gheltovodsky Convent. Tour of the architectural ensemble of the 17th century and an introduction to the monastery’s history.
| Included in the price of cruise |