Nizhny Novgorod – Kazan – Nizhny Novgorod on the ship Vissarion Belinsky

Car-walking tour of Kazan. During the tour you will see 2 embankments of the city, the historical center and modern districts, the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan, Government buildings, the Village of Oil Workers, get acquainted with the heritage of the Universiade 2013 and the symbols of the city.

Features: car-walking tour

Duration: 4 hours

Features: the tour is more suitable for those who have already got acquainted with the main sights of Kazan. The tour will also be interesting for fans of modern architecture and urban planning

Objects of inspection:

• Kaban Lake Embankment
• Rowing Sports Center
• A complex of monuments to tram technology
• Kazan Wedding Palace
• Ak Bars Arena Football Stadium
• Kazanka River embankment (section of the Kremlin embankment)
• National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan
• Residential complex Dvortsovaya Embankment and the Palace of farmers
• Pedestrian Bauman Street (free time)

Kaban Lake Embankment

During the tour, you will go for a walk along the cascade of lakes under the general name "Kaban" and see one of the most modern and beautiful pedestrian embankments in Russia.

The legacy of the Universiade 2013 and the history of electric transport

You will visit the Rowing Sports Center, which was opened for the Universiade in 2013. And on the Universiade Avenue you will be able to touch another milestone in the modern history of Kazan. The monuments of tram technology in Sukonnaya Sloboda will introduce you to the history of electric transport in the city. The composition includes 3 tram cars, which were installed in 2010 to mark the anniversary of victory in the Great Patriotic War. You will be able to feel like a passenger of a horse-drawn tram, because among the exhibits of the museum there is a two-storey carriage of a horse-drawn tram that worked in Kazan during the late 19th century.

Winged Zilants and Ak Bars Arena

Winged Zealants guard one of the symbols of the city - a huge Cauldron or wedding palace. During the tour, you will learn why the cauldron turned out to be the symbol of the city. After that, you will go to the largest sports facility in Tatarstan – the Ak Bars Arena football stadium. Nearby is the Palace of Water Sports, which contains unique technologies that allow turning a small pool into a deep-water one and holding diving competitions in it.

Historical center

After passing over the Millennium Bridge, you will see the historical center of Kazan, headed by the Kremlin, and modern neighborhoods on the site of former marshes along the Kazanka River. The largest extreme park in Russia, Uram Park, with an area of 20,000 m2, is located under the bridge. The park was among the winners of international competitions for organizing space for outdoor sports.

Modern areas

Let's walk along another embankment – along the Kazanka River, admire the panoramic view of modern areas from the opposite shore. And then we will take the bus up to Pushkin Street, where the National Library of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Government buildings of the Republic, the Village of Oil Workers and multi-storey buildings of the residential complex "Dvortsovaya Embankment" in the style corresponding to the name are located.

And after all that we have seen and heard, we will plunge into the bustle of the pedestrian Bauman street, where you will have free time for a short walk.

Souvenirs

In Tatarstan, they remember, cherish and honor the national culture and traditions of their ancestors, so first of all it would be quite logical to bring traditional Tatar treats from Kazan:

• Meat delicacies - sausage from horse meat kyzylyk and tutyrma, smoked horse meat argamak, smoked horse meat on natural sawdust on the edge of oigoz. You can also buy smoked or dried duck.
• Desserts chak-chak, kosh-tele and talkysh kaleve - honey sweet "cotton wool" in the shape of pyramids
• Tatar pastries - triangular echpochmaks with minced meat, cottage cheese gubadias, eleshes and other types of pies
• Strong balms "Tatarstan", "Chistai" and "Bugulma", which include dozens of herbs, fruits and roots

Also, in memory of visiting the capital of Tatarstan, you can bring souvenirs such as:

• Felt products - felt boots, slippers, mittens, mats, hats, etc.
• The symbols of Kazan are Kazan cats, winged diamonds and glass balls with a Kul Sharif
• Dolls in national costumes for children
• Elements of the national costume, traditional clothes and accessories - for example, national skullcaps and ichigi leather boots
• Painted wooden tableware and porcelain bowls

Important. It is recommended for excursions:

• Comfortable shoes
• Insect repellent
• Closed clothes
• Headdress (including a headscarf for women)
• Sunglasses
• Drinking water

Sightseeing car-walking tour of the city of Kazan and the Kremlin. During this tour, guests will see all the most significant sights of Kazan, which make it famous as one of the tourist capitals of Russia.

Specifications: auto-pedestrian

Duration: 4 hours

Objects of inspection:

• Starotatarskaya Sloboda: Kaban Lake embankment and Al-Marjani Mosque
• Kamala Theatre
• Tukaya Square
• Opera and Ballet Theatre
• Architectural development of Pushkin and Karl Marx streets
• Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery
• Square of the First of May
• Kremlin: Spasskaya Tower, Annunciation Cathedral (external inspection), Syuyumbike Tower, Governor's Palace, Kul Sharif Mosque (with entrance inside), Junker College, Cannon Yard, Mausoleum of Kazan Khans
• Bauman Pedestrian Street

Starotatarskaya Sloboda

You will have a short walk along the Starotatarskaya Sloboda, located on the shore of Nizhny Kaban Lake, a quarter of unique national Tatar architecture of the XVII—XIX centuries, where each house has its own unique history. In the center of the settlement is the al—Marjani Mosque (the tour does not involve an internal inspection) - one of the most historically significant for the Tatar population of Kazan.

The Kamala Theater and the architectural development of Pushkin and Karl Marx streets

Past the drama theater named after the classic of Tatar literature Galiasgar Kamal, you will drive along the central streets of Kazan — Pushkin and Karl Marx, learn about the great names associated with Kazan University, see the ensemble of Freedom Square with the Opera and Ballet Theater and the Tatar Town Hall.

Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery and the square of the First of May

On the next street, Bolshaya Krasnaya, there is the Kazan Bogoroditsky Monastery, in the Holy Cross Church of which you will see the icon of the Kazan Mother of God, returned to her homeland from the Vatican, and learn about where and how she appeared. Then the bus will proceed to the square of the First of May, on one side of which the Kremlin is located — on the other, the architecturally remarkable building of the National Museum of Tatarstan.

Kremlin

On a guided tour of the Kremlin, you will go through the gates of the Spasskaya Tower, explore the outside of the Annunciation Cathedral and the legendary leaning tower named after the last Tatar queen Syuyumbike, the governor's palace, the cannon yard and the mausoleum of the Kazan Khans. Then you can visit one of the largest mosques in Europe – Kul Sharif. The tour also includes an introduction to the main pedestrian street of Kazan — Bauman Street.

Important! The sequence of visits to the sites is determined by the guide.

Souvenirs

In Tatarstan, they remember, cherish and honor the national culture and traditions of their ancestors, so first of all it would be quite logical to bring traditional Tatar treats from Kazan:

• Meat delicacies — sausage from horse meat kyzylyk and tutyrma, smoked horse meat argamak, smoked horse meat on natural sawdust on the edge of oigoz. You can also buy smoked or dried duck.
• Desserts chak-chak, kosh-tele and talkysh kaleve — honey sweet "cotton wool" in the shape of pyramids
• Tatar pastries — triangular echpochmaks with minced meat, cottage cheese gubadias, eleshes and other types of pies
• Strong balms "Tatarstan", "Chistai" and "Bugulma", which include dozens of herbs, fruits and roots

Also, in memory of visiting the capital of Tatarstan, you can bring souvenirs such as:

• Felt products — felt boots, slippers, mittens, mats, hats, etc.
• Elements of the national costume, traditional clothes and accessories - for example, national skullcaps and ichigi leather boots
• Painted wooden tableware and porcelain bowls
• The symbols of Kazan are Kazan cats, winged diamonds and glass balls with a Kul Sharif
• Dolls in national costumes for children

Rules of conduct in temples. To visit Orthodox churches, the following recommendations should be followed: women should have their heads covered (headdress or headscarf), men, on the contrary, should be uncovered. People in short skirts or shorts will not be allowed into the temple. Pay attention to the rules of behavior in the mosque, which the guide will tell you about before visiting Kul Sharif.

Important. For the tour, it is recommended to choose comfortable clothes for the weather and sports shoes, do not forget about a hat and a supply of drinking water in hot weather, if necessary, take an umbrella or a raincoat with you.