The taste of the era. Railway cruise to Tula and Yelets with a visit to Yasnaya Polyana

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Russian Russian writers are invited to take a cruise into the world of great Russian literature and the atmosphere of ancient cities on an exciting railway journey through the native places of great Russian writers.

You will find historical streets and cozy museum estates, temples and merchant mansions, rare exhibits and living stories about Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy and Ivan Alekseevich Bunin.

You will walk along the alleys where immortal works were created, you will be able to feel the leisurely rhythm of life and the charm of amazing Russian cities, as well as find parallels with the work of writers.

Location

Moscow

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Tour highlights

A warm welcome

You will have a delicious lunch and a tasting of "Ankovsky pie", a traditional dish in the house of Leo Tolstoy.

Tula is one of the oldest cities in Russia

Take a walk through the historical center of the city and take a tour of the museum-estate of L. N. Tolstoy "Yasnaya Polyana"

Literary education

You will visit the native places of the great Russian writers – Leo Tolstoy and I.A. Bunin, learn interesting facts from their lives and works.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Departure of the tourist train
Self-boarding the tourist train No. 925/926 according to the original documents (passports, birth certificates for children under 14 years old).
22:05 Departure of tourist train No. 925/926 from Kievsky railway station in Moscow.
Day 2 - Yasnaya Polyana — Tula
Breakfast on the train.
09:21 — arrival of the train at Tula railway station. Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated on your voucher).
Sightseeing bus and walking tour of the city with a visit to the historical center of Tula.
Transfer by bus to the railway station. Yasnaya Polyana (Kozlov Zaseka) with travel information.
Guided tour of the Kozlova Zaseka railway station.
Lunch at a cafe with an Ancov pie according to a recipe by Sofya Andreevna Tolstoy for dessert.
Guided tour of the museum-estate of Leo Tolstoy "Yasnaya Polyana", including a walk through the reserve, a visit to the house-museum of Leo Tolstoy.
Visit to the Kuzminsky Wing (self-guided tour of the exposition), free time for an independent walk to the grave of Leo Tolstoy and souvenir shopping.
Transfer to Tula.
Free time in the city center.
Transfer to Tula railway station.
20:43 — departure of the train.

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Day 3 - Yelets — Moscow
02:50 Train arrival at Yelets railway station.
Breakfast.
08:00 — meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding buses.
Sightseeing bus and walking tour of Yelets.
Sightseeing of the Red Square, the Cathedral of the Ascension, designed by the creator of the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Konstantin Ton, merchant mansions, a fire tower, a Grand Ducal church in the Art Nouveau style, the building of a former women's gymnasium, a monument to the artist Nikolai Zhukov (the author of the October asterisk with curly Ilyich and a pack of cigarettes "Kazbek").
Guided tour of the exposition of the Leo Tolstoy Memorial and Literary Museum, which is located in a typical station building of the late 19th century - the house of the station chief I.I. Ozolin.
Visit to the I.A. Bunin Literary Memorial Museum.
Lunch at a cafe in the city.
Visit to the drama theater "Benefit" with a mini-performance based on the works of I.A. Bunin.
Free time in the city center.
Transfer to the railway station.
16:36 — departure of the train from Yelets railway station.
23:56 — arrival of train 925/926 at Paveletsky railway station in Moscow.
The time in the program is indicated approximately. The company reserves the right to make changes to the tour program without reducing the total volume and quality of services, as well as to cancel the tour and/or offer alternative travel options in case of a shortage of the group and cancellation/replacement of rolling stock.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Train

2 nights

Comfort

Basic+
Midscale

The tour includes travel by tourist train.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Category	Four-seater compartment	sv	Single occupancy in St.
For an adult	40 900	55 300	88 600
For children from 0 to 9 years old inclusive (with location)	39 800	54 200	–
For children from 0 to 4 years old inclusive (without providing a separate seat and breakfast on the train)	18 900	18 900	–

Purchase of an additional seat in a 4-seater compartment – 15,600 rubles.

Attention! Check-in is only possible for mixed passengers (without dividing into men's and women's compartments).

The tourist train includes single-deck SV wagons and compartment wagons.

Double compartment (similar to the SV) 2 toilets with sinks in each car + 1 shower. Liquid soap is available.

The compartment has 1 shower + 2 WC with sinks in each car.

There is a dining car.

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2 lower (horizontal double compartment) or complete set (1 lower + 1 upper shelf – vertical double compartment), 1 medium towel for 1 person, linen change (extra charge), cleaning every day, traveler's kit (slippers, brush + toothpaste, soap).

When fully loaded, there are about 18 people in the car.

THE COMPARTMENT

2 lower ones+2 upper shelves, 1 medium towel for 1 person, linen change (extra charge), compartment cleaning - every day, traveler's kit (slippers, brush + toothpaste, soap).

When fully loaded, there are about 36 people in the car.

Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

7 years old

Duration

3 days 2 nights

Group meets at

Moscow

Included in price

travel in a carriage of the selected category along the route;
entrance tickets to tourist sites according to the program;
meals according to the program: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches;
transportation and tour services according to the program.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Moscow and back;
meals not specified in the program;
personal expenses;
purchase of an additional compartment seat – 15,600 rubles.

It's important to know

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

It is impossible to know in advance whether passengers can board and disembark at non-fixed stops, upon arrival at which the tour service is provided (there may be parking on the train, but boarding/disembarking may not be allowed. There are various reasons for this. For example, the length of the platform does not allow, the train is on the sidings, and there is basically no platform). The tour operator is not responsible for boarding and disembarking passengers when the train stops without sightseeing services.
Tourists can join the tourist route at any part of it, where there is a train parking with an excursion day service. But without recalculating the cost of the tour in terms of railway transportation. Since a cruise train ticket is issued from the start point of the tour to the end point of the tour, there will be no recalculation of the cost of railway travel in this case. For sightseeing days when tourists will not be present on excursions, we will recalculate the cost.
In a 4-seater compartment for two people, top+bottom accommodation is provided. Placement on the two lower shelves is possible only in a 2-seater compartment or a ST.
The purchase of the fourth seat in the compartment is optional, accommodation with check-in is possible.
Tours across the territory of the Russian Federation do not imply the presence of a notarized consent from one of the parents / legal representative for the travel of a child accompanied by a third person. However, we recommend a handwritten consent from one of the parents / legal representatives to make a decision if medical care is needed for the child + a copy of the first page and the page with the registration of the parent / legal representative giving the handwritten consent.
Smoking is prohibited on the train (both electronic and plain cigarettes; a fine of 1,500 to 2,500 rubles). You can smoke in the train parking lots, if possible, get off the train in smoking areas specially designated on the platforms.
The tour operator issues railway tickets according to the tariff without transportation of animals (for group railway transportation of tourists, this tariff is not possible for registration). In addition, it is not allowed to enter the tour bus with animals (there may be allergies in the group). Pets are also not allowed to enter the museums.

Dates and Prices

$549

9 – 11 Oct 3 days 2 nights

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