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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 checked into the luggage room.
Independent check-in at the hotel after 14:00 after the excursion program.
11:50 Gathering in the hotel lobby for a guided tour (time may be changed, there will be a time distribution at the meeting).
Bus and walking sightseeing tour of Nizhny Novgorod "The city above the Volga and Oka" (duration 4.5 hours).
During a sightseeing bus and walking tour of Nizhny Novgorod, you will get acquainted with the history of the city, founded eight centuries ago.
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 grandeur.: Malaya Pokrovskaya, Rozhdestvenskaya, Ilyinskaya, Verkhnevolzhskaya and Nizhnevolzhskaya embankments, visit Minin and Pozharsky Squares, Gorky Square, Sennaya Square, etc., visit observation decks offering "breathtaking" views of the Zarechnaya part of the city.
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-Archangelsky (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 monastery's ensemble covers more than 5 hectares and includes 5 churches, 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 it acquired a large slope like the Leaning Tower of Pisa.
The excursion program will end with a cable car ride along the Nizhny Novgorod – Bor – Nizhny Novgorod route (in a circle without exit).
The tour ends on the cable car – free time, tourists get to the hotel on their own.
Optional: City of Lights tour (1100 rubles/person). Duration: 3 hours (2 hours by bus + walking tour along Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street. The program ends on Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street), beginning at 19:00. It is ordered and paid for when booking the tour.
