New Year's kaleidoscope in Nizhny Novgorod

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An exciting trip to Nizhny Novgorod for the New Year holidays. You will see the main sights of the city on the Volga and the Oka, as well as visit all the most interesting places in the region.

Location

Nizhny Novgorod

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Tour highlights

Holy places

We will walk through the territory of the Diveevsky monastery, get acquainted with its history and customs in the monastery

Volga expanses

We will visit the observation decks, which offer wonderful breathtaking views

The spirit of an ancient merchant town

In Gorodets, almost every house is unique and decorated with openwork carvings

Itinerary

Day 1 - Nizhny Novgorod City Tour "The City above the Volga and the Oka"
09:00 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 the tour.
11:45 Gathering in the lobby of the hotel for an excursion (it is possible to change the time of gathering for the 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 river 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.
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.
From the Volga, the ensemble of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin resembles a "stone necklace thrown on the slopes of the woodpecker mountains."
Next, you will have an excursion to the Voznesensky Pechersk Monastery.
The monastery was founded in 1328.
The rich history places this object among the main attractions of the city and the country, this object is protected at the federal level.
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 walking tour "Main streets of Nizhny Novgorod"
Breakfast at the hotel.
09:50 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.
10:10 Gathering at 52 Bolshaya Pokrovskaya str. (at the sculpture of a cyclist, for tourists from the Courtyard hotel).
Walking tour of Nizhny Novgorod.
During the tour, you will visit different parts of the historical center of Nizhny Novgorod and walk along the famous streets.
Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street is one of the oldest pedestrian streets in the city.
Today, the walking street has turned into a real museum.
A street paved with cobblestones and granite, full of cafeterias, restaurants, shops with ancient mansions and mansions, which is opened by a bronze policeman, inviting tourists to marvel at the beauty of the ancient city.
Rozhdestvenskaya Street is one of the oldest and most beautiful in Nizhny Novgorod.
There are many large and beautiful stone houses preserved here, the history of which begins in the middle of the XVIII century.
According to official data, there are about 35 architectural monuments here.
Rozhdestvenskaya Street is the second most important street in the city after Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, a place of concentration of restaurants, cafes and nightlife in Nizhny Novgorod, along with the adjacent Markin Square and Nizhnevolzhskaya Embankment.
The street connects the National Unity Square in front of the Kremlin with the square in front of the Annunciation Monastery.
13:00 The tour ends at Rozhdestvenskaya Street – free time, tourists get to the hotel on their own.
Optional: excursion "City of Lights" (900 rubles / person). Duration: 3 hours (2 hours by bus + walking tour of the New Year's Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street), beginning at 19:00. It is ordered and paid for when booking the tour.

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Day 3 - Free day
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day.
Optional: City of Lights tour (900 rubles/person).
Duration: 3 hours (2 hours by bus + walking tour of the New Year's Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street), starting at 19:00.
It is ordered and paid for when booking the tour.
Day 4 - Diveevo and Arzamas
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00 Gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel.
08:10 Gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel.
Sightseeing tour of Arzamas.
The main focus of the religious buildings of Arzamas is located on Cathedral square, it is not for nothing that it is so called.
The majestic five-domed Resurrection Cathedral and the church of the life-giving spring, and the complex of the Nikolsky Convent, where the miraculous icon "deliverance from troubles" is located.
Transfer to Diveevo.
VisitingHoly Trinity Serafimo-Diveevsky Convent.
You will walk through the territory of the Diveevsky monastery, get acquainted with its history and customs in the monastery.
Then you will visitThe Trinity Cathedral, where the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov are kept, and the Transfiguration Cathedral.
In the temples it will be possible to venerate the holy relics, put candles.
Free time to submit notes and requests.
You will be able to buy candles, icons, books, crackers of St. Seraphim.
Walking along the Holy Groove of the Virgin, reading a prayer.
You can go to one of the refectories on the territory of the monastery and buy monastery pies, bread, pancakes.
After that, you will have a trip to the spring (Kazan or Mother Alexandra), a set of holy water, bathing in the spring (optional).
For bathing, you need a cotton shirt (for women), a shirt (for men).
19:00 Return to Nizhny Novgorod.

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Day 5 - 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.
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.
The Feodorovsky Monastery.
The monastery houses a venerated list of the Feodorov Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered icons of the Mother of God in Russia.
You will walk through the beautiful well-groomed territory of the monastery, get acquainted with its history and traditions.
The Museum is the 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.
The special value of architectural structures is that they represent the history of "deaf" house carving in all its richness and beauty, with the manner inherent in Gorodetsky master carvers.
The Museum of the Russian Samovar Tower.
The Samovar Museum is a unique collection, the largest collection of samovars in Russia.
The samovar Museum opened in Gorodets in 2008 in the house of merchant Grishaev.
The exposition has more than 1000 samovars.
Free time for meals.
17:00 Arrival at Moskovsky train station.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

4 nights

Comfort

Upscale
Premium

The tour includes accommodation at the Ibis 3* hotel or Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center 4*.

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

Accommodation/cost	Single Room	Double Room	Triple Room
Ibis	54 000	38 900	36 800
Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center	68 000	46 500	44 000

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

Courtyard Hotel Nizhny Novgorod City Center

Featuring a fitness center, Courtyard by Marriott Nizhny Novgorod City 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.

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Another option

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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Tour conditions

Group

up to 55 tourists

Minimum age

3 years old

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Nizhny Novgorod

Included in price

tour service;
transportation services;
accommodation in the Ibis 3* hotel or Courtyard Nizhny Novgorod City Center 4* with buffet breakfast;
entrance tickets to museums according to the program.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Nizhny Novgorod and back;
additional services;
meals not specified in the tour program (lunches, dinners).

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.

Dates and Prices

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30 Dec, 2024 – 3 Jan, 2025 5 days 4 nights

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