New Year's holidays in Nizhny Novgorod. Weekend Tour

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Three days full of impressions in Nizhny Novgorod. You will drive through the historical streets that have preserved their beauty and former greatness, visit the observation decks, which offer "breathtaking" views. Then you will see with your own eyes how a New Year's toy is born at the Ariel factory, take part in an educational master class and take the toy with you! On the third day, visit Gorodets, where almost every house is unique, decorated with openwork carvings, and all together these streets recreate the spirit of an ancient merchant town.

Location

Russia, Nizhny Novgorod

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Tour highlights

The impregnable Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin

Let's take a walk through the Kremlin, which has never been captured in the entire history of its existence

The fabulous world of childhood

Let's see how a New Year's toy is born and take part in its manufacture ourselves

The Museum Quarter in Gorodets

Let's walk through the "museum streets", where the exhibits are old houses

Itinerary

Day 1 - The city above the Volga and the Oka
08:00 and 11:10 Meeting in the central hall of the Moscow railway station to the right of the main exit to the city near the Rospechat store.
Transfer to the hotel, things are handed over to the luggage room.
Self-check-in at the hotel after 14:00 (after the tour).
11:50 Gathering in the lobby of the hotel for an excursion (it is possible to change the time of gathering for an excursion, the time is specified at the meeting).
Bus and pedestrian sightseeing tour of Nizhny Novgorod “The city above the Volga and the Oka” (duration 4.5 hours).
You will see the main sights of Nizhny Novgorod: the Chkalovskaya Staircase, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the monument to M. Gorky, etc., visit the Stroganov (Christmas) Church, an architectural monument of the XVII century.
You will drive through historical streets that have preserved their beauty and former greatness: Malaya Pokrovskaya, Rozhdestvenskaya, Ilyinskaya, Verkhnevolzhskaya and Nizhnevolzhskaya embankments, visit Minin and Pozharsky Squares, Gorky Square, Sennaya, etc., visit the observation decks, from where you can enjoy "breathtaking" views of the riverine part of the city.
Nizhny Novgorod has the highest Volga embankment, and everyone can enjoy a wonderful view of the Volga expanses.
After the bus part of the tour, you will take an exciting walking tour of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.
In the entire history of its existence, it has never been captured, despite numerous attempts.
The oldest Nizhny Novgorod Cathedral is located here – Mikhailo-Arkhangelsky (an architectural monument of the XVII century), it is in it that the ashes of the great Nizhny Novgorod resident Kozma Minin are buried.
Next, you will have an excursion to the Voznesensky Pechersk Monastery.
Today, the ensemble of the monastery occupies more than 5 hectares and includes 5 temples, a bell tower and bishops' chambers.
The bell tower of the monastery is a rare type of ancient Russian belfries of the XVI century, and during its existence has acquired a large slope like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The Laurentian Chronicle, the oldest of the chronicles, was compiled within the walls of the monastery.
The excursion program will end with a cable car ride along the Nizhny Novgorod – Bor – Nizhny Novgorod route (in a circle without exit).
From the highest point there are magnificent views of Nizhny Novgorod and the flood meadows of the Bor floodplain.
The tour ends on the cable car – free time, tourists get to the hotel on their own.

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Day 2 - Nizhny Novgorod tour "Fragile dreams"
Breakfast at the hotel.
09:45 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.
10:00 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard hotel.
You will see with your own eyes how a New Year's toy is born at the Ariel factory, which has become the birthplace of the Nizhny Novgorod Christmas tree toy and has gained great popularity in European countries.
During the tour, you will not only get acquainted with the process of making and painting a toy, but also try to create a unique pattern on the toy with your own hands during an educational master class.
Everyone will be able to take the toy with them.
You can also buy toys painted by skilled craftsmen in the factory store.
After visiting the Ariel factory, you will go on an excursion to the Fragile Dreams gallery, where a unique collection of porcelain dolls is collected.
The dolls made by Hildegard Gunzel are so perfect that they look like they are alive.
They have glowing beautiful faces, meaningful eyes and real soft hair.
You will get acquainted with a unique collection of dolls, each of which is unique, and also watch a fascinating film about the history of the creation and development of the gallery.
14:00 Approximate return to the hotel.

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Day 3 - Gorodets is the oldest city in the Nizhny Novgorod region
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:20 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.
08:40 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel.
Check-in rooms, take your things with you and after the tour immediately transfer to the railway station.
Excursion to Gorodets.
During a sightseeing tour of Gorodets, you will visit the so-called "museum quarter" of Gorodets, where almost every house is unique, decorated with openwork carvings, and all together these streets recreate the spirit of an ancient merchant town.
Visit to the territory of the Feodorovsky monastery.
You will walk through the beautiful well-groomed territory of the monastery, get acquainted with its history and traditions.
Excursion to the museum and tourist complex “City of Masters".
During the tour you will get acquainted with various crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod region: works of ancient Russian painting, Gorodetsky paintings, gold embroidery, guipure embroidery, wood carvings, pottery and Zhbannikov whistle.
Excursion to the museum “Terem of the Russian samovar".
Currently, the museum has more than 1,000 exhibits (453 samovars and other tea items).
The largest samovar in the collection is 53 liters, and the smallest is 75 grams.
Free time for meals.
17:00 Tourists arrive at the Moscow railway station.

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Difficulty

For any person

Accommodation

Hotel

2 nights

Comfort

Upscale
Premium

The tour includes accommodation in an Ibis 3* or Courtyard 4 hotel*

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

Placement option	1-places.	2 places.	3 places.
Ibis 3*	28 500	22 700	21 800
Courtyard 4*	35 500	29 500	28 000

There is no connection. If you are traveling alone, you must choose a single room.

The Ibis Hotel

This modern hotel is located in Nizhny Novgorod, just a 5-minute walk from Pokrovskaya Street, the historic shopping center of the city. It offers soundproofed rooms with a flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi, and a 24-hour snack bar.

Each room at the Ibis Nizhny Novgorod features elegant wooden floors, air conditioning and a bathroom with a spacious shower.

The Ibis Kitchen restaurant, decorated in a Mediterranean style, offers various types of breakfast and a la carte dishes. The restaurant also serves traditional Chinese cuisine. The Ibis Kitchen bar is open 24 hours a day.

Free computers with internet access are available in the lobby of the Ibis Nizhny Novgorod Hotel. The reception is open 24 hours a day.

Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin is just 1.5 km from the Ibis Nizhny Novgorod Hotel. The famous Nizhny Novgorod Art Gallery is less than 2 km away.

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Another option

Courtyard

Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center Hotel with a fitness center is a 20-minute walk from Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. Free Wi-Fi and free private parking are available on site.

All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, an electric kettle, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a work area. The bathrooms are equipped with a hairdryer and free toiletries.

The hotel offers a restaurant and a 24-hour front desk.