To visit the Mistress of the Copper Mountain. Bus tour to the Urals from St. Petersburg

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This amazing journey will introduce you to nine regions of our vast country!

You will get acquainted with the history of these places, the capitals and regional centers, as well as cozy provincial towns. You will admire the natural sights and architectural masterpieces of various eras.

Accommodation is provided in comfortable hotels where you can relax. The group will be accompanied by a professional guide with many years of experience.

A trip to the Urals will give you an unforgettable experience, impressions and knowledge!

Location

St. Petersburg, Demonstration passage

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Tour highlights

Kaleidoscope of cities

Take a walk through the most beautiful cities of the Golden Ring, the Urals and the Volga region

Ural Mountains

Visit Taganay National Park and Kamenny Gorod, where you can touch the history of one of the world's oldest mountain ranges.

Architectural and Ethnographic Museum

You will visit the open-air museum of wooden architecture, located on the picturesque shore of the Kama River

The Kremlin walls

Take a walk through the territories of the Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan Kremlins

Architecture of the Golden Ring

The pearls of Vladimir, Yaroslavl and Kostroma are waiting for you: Golden Gate, Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery and others

Ostrov-grad

You will see Sviyazhsk, an unusual island city on the Volga, founded in 1551 as an outpost of Ivan the Terrible's troops

Itinerary

Day 1 - Yaroslavl
Arrival in Yaroslavl.
Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour of Yaroslavl.
Yaroslavl is one of the oldest Russian cities. It was founded in the 11th century. The historical center of the city is located at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosli rivers.
There are 140 architectural monuments located here. Yaroslavl attracts visitors with its ancient temples and monasteries, cozy squares and parks, and excellent waterfront. The business card of the city is the arrow of the Volga and Kotorosli.
Guided tour of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery.
Today, the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery is the main symbol of the city. It was founded by order of Prince Konstantin Vsevolodovich in the 12th century on the banks of the Kotorosli River.
In the 16th century, the monastery turned into a strong fortress, where the Streltsy garrison stood and the sovereign's treasury was kept.
The monastery played an important role in the history of Yaroslavl, being for a long time its spiritual, cultural and economic center.

Check-in at the hotel.
Free time.

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Day 2 - Kostroma
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Kostroma.
Sightseeing tour of the city.
The city was founded on the banks of the Volga River as an outpost of the northeastern borders of Russia in the 12th century. To this day, the architectural ensemble of the city of the XVIII century has been preserved in its original form.
Dozens of cultural heritage sites of federal significance and hundreds of architectural monuments have been preserved here.
Kostroma is called the "cradle of the Romanov dynasty" and the birthplace of the Snow Maiden, as well as the cheese capital of Russia.
Lunch.
Transfer to Kirov.
Check-in at the hotel.

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Day 3 - Kirov
Breakfast at the hotel.
Sightseeing tour of Kirov.
The mention in the chronicles of the settlement on the site of the current city begins in 1374. Initially, the city shared the same name as the Vyatka River.
As part of the Moscow state, he was called Khlynov, but under Empress Catherine II he was given back his former name. The city received its current name in 1934 in honor of the famous Soviet politician S. Kirov.
Transfer to Perm.
Lunch.
Check-in at the hotel.

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Day 4 - Perm, Khokhlovka Architectural and Ethnographic Museum
Breakfast at the hotel.
Sightseeing tour of Perm.
Perm is located on the banks of the Kama River and is a river port and transport hub on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The word "Perm" was first mentioned in the Tale of Bygone Years in 1113.
The city was founded in 1723, and received its current name and city rights by decree of Catherine II in the 17th century, becoming the center of the Perm Governorate.
During the tour, we will see the city's monuments, the historical center, the Opera House, the embankment of the Kama River and the famous art object "Happiness beyond the Mountains".
Lunch.
Transfer to Khokhlovka.
Excursion to the architectural and ethnographic museum of Khokhlovka.
The unique museum ensemble is located on the picturesque banks of the Kama River near the village of Khokhlovka. The museum was opened in 1980, and it is the first open-air museum of wooden architecture in the Urals.
Today there are 21 monuments of wooden architecture of the late 17th and second half of the 20th centuries, which represent the best examples of traditional and religious architecture of the peoples of the Kama region.
Return to Perm.
Free time.

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Day 5 - Stone City
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the Stone Town.
Kamenny Gorod Nature Park tour.
There are many legends, tales and traditions associated with this place. Today, the Stone Town is a natural monument of regional importance.
In the park you can see remnants of weathering of sandstones of bizarre shapes: "Seal", "Turtle", "Stone Gate", "Idol", "Feathered Guardian".
The park covers an area of 30 hectares. It is located at the top of the Rudyansky ridge of the Ural Mountains and is divided into Large and Small Towns.
Lunch.
Return to Perm.
Free time.

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Day 6 - Kungur, the ice cave
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Kungur.
Sightseeing tour of Kungur.
Kungur is an ancient merchant town that originated as a trading town.
It was founded in the middle of the 17th century, and named after the Kungurka River.In the 19th century, Kungur merchants were very famous for trading tea, which is why Kungur was called the tea capital of Russia.
During the tour, we will definitely visit the Navel of the Earth, the monument to the samovar, the Monument to the pioneers of the Kungur Region and other attractions.
Excursion to the Kungur ice cave.
The cave is a unique natural monument and ranks seventh in length in the world. The underground system of karst cavities with ice caves stretches for 5,700 m, however, only 1.5 km of trails are open to preserve stalactites, stalagmites and for the safety of tourists.
Lunch.
Transfer to Yekaterinburg.
Check-in at the hotel.

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Day 7 - Pervouralsky novotrubny plant, Yekaterinburg
Breakfast at the hotel.
Excursion to Pervouralsky Novotrubny plant (PJSC TMK).

PNTZ is one of the leading enterprises in Russia and Europe.
The route of the visit to the plant includes: an electric steelmaking workshop for the production of continuously cast billets, an Aqua Genesis treatment plant complex, a finishing center for the production of oil grade pipes and an overview of the entire plant territory.
Attention! The plant is a closed regime enterprise. A visit may be refused.

Sightseeing tour of Yekaterinburg.
Yekaterinburg is located on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains, on the banks of the Iset River.
The first Russian settlement is considered to be the village of Shartash.It was founded by the Old Believers in 1672 on the shore of the lake of the same name, and rapid development began here during the industrial development of the Urals in the XVIII century.
On November 18, 1723, the Yekaterinburg Factory was built, and this date is considered the date of the founding of the city. Today Yekaterinburg is a land rich in precious minerals, it is the capital of the Urals and the largest engineering center of the country.

Visit to the Center of Europe and Asia.
Free time in Yekaterinburg.

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Day 8 - Ganina Yama, Sverdlovsk Museum of Local Lore
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Ganina Pit.
Guided tour of the Monastery of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers.
Ganina Pit is an abandoned iron mine.
This deposit turned out to be poor and by the beginning of the 20th century the mine was abandoned. It was here that the bodies of members of the Royal Family and their loyal servants were brought from the Ipatiev House in July 1918.
Today, a monastery in honor of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers has been erected on the site where the dramatic events took place.
Return to Yekaterinburg.
Excursion to the Sverdlovsk Regional Museum of Local Lore named after O.E. Kler.
The main expositions of the museum are expositions dedicated to the history, nature, ethnography and technology of the Urals, and the museum has a training center for museum restorers according to the programs and methods of the State Hermitage Museum. By decree of the Governor of the Sverdlovsk region, the museum is recognized as an object of cultural heritage of the Sverdlovsk region.
Free time in Yekaterinburg.

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Day 9 - P.P. Bazhov House Museum, Chelyabinsk
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Sysert.
Excursion to the P.P. Bazhov House Museum.
During the tour, you will learn about the childhood of the Ural Storyteller and the life of Pasha Bazhov's parents, as well as the museum's exposition tells about life in the mining settlement.
Transfer to Chelyabinsk.
Sightseeing tour of Chelyabinsk.
In the 18th century, a fortress was built on the site of the Bashkir village of Chelyaba, which was located on the geological border of the Urals and Siberia, on the banks of the Miass River.
The founder of which is Colonel A.I. Tevkelev. Today Chelyabinsk is the largest industrial center of the country and the capital of the Southern Urals.
Check-in at the hotel.
Free time in Chelyabinsk.

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Day 10 - Taganay National Park
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Zlatoust.
Guided tour of the Taganay National Park.
The park was established in 1991, which made it possible to preserve natural systems. Taganay Park consists of mountain ranges, alpine meadows, stone rivers, and relict forests.
Here you can enjoy the incredible landscapes of the mountainous Urals.
Excursion to the Airovka Armory settlement.
Armory sloboda "Airovka" is a tourist complex. It was created on the basis of the AIR Company. During the tour, you will visit the Damascus steel forge, get acquainted with the full cycle of knife production and visit the exhibition hall, where the best works of craftsmen are presented.
Lunch.
Transfer to Ufa.
Check-in at the hotel.

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Day 11 - Ufa
Breakfast at the hotel.
Sightseeing tour of Ufa.
In the 16th century, a fortress was founded on the site of the current city to protect the southern and eastern borders of the Russian state. The city is located on the banks of the Belaya River, at the confluence of the Dema and Ufa rivers.
Ufa is the capital of the Republic of Bashkortostan, rich in a variety of nature, architectural sites and different cultures.
Transfer to Kazan.
Lunch.
Check-in at the hotel.

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Day 12 - Kazan
Breakfast at the hotel.
Sightseeing tour of Kazan.
Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan. The city is located on the left bank of the Volga River at the confluence of the Kazanka River. Kazan was founded as a frontier fortress in the north of Volga Bulgaria.
The growth of the city was facilitated by its good geographical location at the intersection of major trade routes that connected East and West. The main attractions of the city are the Kremlin, Millennium Square and the Kul Sharif Mosque.
Kazan Kremlin tour.
The Kremlin is located on the left bank of the Kazanka River. It appeared on this site back in the 12th century, and was later destroyed by the troops of Ivan the Terrible. The construction of new fortifications, which have survived to our time, began in 1556.
The work was supervised by the builders of St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, Postnik Yakovlev and Ivan Shiryai. The modern complex of the Kazan Kremlin occupies an area of 150,000 square meters.
Today, the Kremlin houses administrative facilities, museums and attractions that have become a symbol of the city: the Kul Sharif Mosque, the Syuyumbike Tower, the complex of the Transfiguration Monastery and the Presidential Palace.
Free time in Kazan.

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Day 13 - Sviyazhsk
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to Sviyazhsk island.
Excursion to the island-grad Sviyazhsk Museum-Reserve.
Sviyazhsk was founded in 1551 as an outpost of Ivan IV the Terrible's forces.
The island was washed on three sides by the waters of the Volga, Pike and Sviyaga rivers. The construction was led by the famous Russian architect Ivan Vyrodkov. The city consisted of eighteen towers, an Orthodox church and residential buildings.
Many architectural structures on the island appeared during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, and the street names remained pre-revolutionary.
After the conquest of the capital of the Kazan Khanate, the town lost its military importance and soon the island became a quiet monastic place.
Lunch.
Transfer to Nizhny Novgorod.
Check-in at the hotel.

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Day 14 - Nizhniy Novgorod
Breakfast at the hotel.

Sightseeing tour of Nizhny Novgorod.

The city was founded at the confluence of the rivers Volka and Oka, as a stronghold of the defense of the Russian borders. In the 14th century, it became the capital of the Suzdal-Nizhny Novgorod Principality, and later Nizhny Novgorod was annexed to the Moscow Principality.
Today there are more than 600 unique architectural, cultural and historical monuments here, and the main attraction of the city is, of course, the stone Kremlin.

Guided tour of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin.

The Kremlin was built in the early 16th century to strengthen the border with the Kazan Khanate. A significant feature of the Kremlin is that it stands on a steep slope and has a record height difference between the upper and lower points – 82 m. Today it is the second largest surviving Detinets in Russia.
The Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin has never been captured by the enemy, and the monarchs visited it repeatedly: Peter I, Catherine II, Nicholas I, Alexander II and Nicholas II.

Transfer to Gorokhovets.

Sightseeing tour of Gorokhovets.

Gorokhovets is the oldest city in the Vladimir region. It is included in the list of historical cities of Russia with monuments of special value.
Temples and monasteries of the 17th and 18th centuries have been preserved in Gorokhovets. merchant chambers of the 17th century, stone and wooden huts of ordinary residents of the posad – with tiles and carvings.

Gorokhovets is called a unique "living museum" of civil architecture.

Lunch.

Transfer to Vladimir.
Check-in at the hotel.

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Day 15 - Vladimir
Breakfast at the hotel.

Sightseeing tour of Vladimir.

Vladimir was founded in 990 by Prince Vladimir Svyatoslavich (Krasnoe Solnyshko). The city is located mainly on the left bank of the Klyazma River.
For a long time it was the official center of northeastern Russia and the residence of the Russian metropolitans. Vladimir has preserved many architectural monuments of white stone architecture, and the natural landscapes of the banks of the Klyazma are fascinating.
Today Vladimir is considered the pearl of ancient Russian architecture.
Excursion to St. Dmitrievsky Cathedral.
Grand Duke Vsevolod (baptised Dmitry) dedicated the cathedral to his heavenly patron saint, the Holy Great Martyr Dmitry of Thessalonica. The cathedral was built by local craftsmen from white limestone stone. More than a thousand carved stones can be seen on the facades of the building.
Frescoes of the 12th century depict the composition "The Last Judgment", and the Paintings of the Dmitrievsky Cathedral represent an original version of the classical Byzantine style of the end of the 12th century.
The main relics of the cathedral are the icon of St. Dmitry and the reliquary ark.
Free time in Vladimir.
For those who wish, a trip to Suzdal with an excursion to the Kremlin Museum complex and the Transfiguration Cathedral (extra charge).

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Day 16 - Return to St. Petersburg
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to St. Petersburg.
Lunch in the Tver area.
The estimated time of arrival in St. Petersburg is 23:00.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

13 nights

Comfort

Upscale

The tour provides accommodation in hotels along the route: 1 night in Yaroslavl, Kirov, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Nizhny Novgorod; 2 nights in Perm, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Vladimir.

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

2-local	1-local
149 900	184 900

There is a discount for pensioners – 3000 rubles.

The Russian Seasons Comfort Yaroslavl Hotel is conveniently located at the entrance to the Yaroslavl city center.

44 rooms have been prepared for the stay. The facilities include beds with orthopedic mattresses, bedding sets, and a bathroom with toiletries. Moreover, there is air conditioning, hairdryer, TV.

There is an on-site restaurant serving authentic Italian cuisine with wood-fired pizza, and modern capsule coffee machines are available in the rooms.

Guests can visit the thermal complex with a heated swimming pool and steam rooms. Not far from the hotel there is a picturesque park with playgrounds, the Yarpivo brewery with individual tours, as well as the largest sports facilities: the Arena 2000 ice Palace, SK Atlant. The distance to the railway station is 5.1 km, to the airport – 19.2 km.

Tour conditions

Group

From 25 to 44 tourists

Minimum age

12 years old

Duration

16 days 15 nights

Group meets at

St. Petersburg, Demonstration passage

Included in price

transportation service by comfortable bus;
travel from St. Petersburg and back by bus (departure the day before at 22:00);
accommodation in hotels with breakfast;
breakfast on the 1st day of the tour;
accompanying guide services;
all excursions according to the tour program;
permission to visit the Kamenny Gorod protected area;
museum entrance tickets;
radio equipment.

Paid extra

meals not specified in the program;
a trip to Suzdal with an excursion to the Kremlin Museum complex and the Transfiguration Cathedral - the cost is being specified.
personal expenses.

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

$1,854

12 – 27 Jul 16 days 15 nights

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Elena

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10 Apr, 2025

I'm so glad I chose the 'Across the Expanses of Perm the Great' tour in July 2024. It was a high-quality, engaging, and thoughtfully designed journey through the entire Perm region. The trip was full of fascinating discoveries: ancient monasteries, unique museums, the distinctive Permian animal style and wooden deities, the history of salt production and the Stroganovs in the Urals, and much more. The natural beauty of Parma was breathtaking: dense forests, countless rivers, mountains, and even an ice cave. The hotels were comfortable, and the breakfasts and lunches were tasty, often featuring elements of local cuisine. Traveling in a small group made the experience even more enjoyable, after all, it's usually seasoned travelers who venture to the Perm region. One special moment was when we all got to bake and taste traditional gingerbread made from an old recipe, for many of us, it was a first. Huge thanks to our amazing guide, Andrey, and to Venaris, our incredibly skilled driver!

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Olga

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30 Oct, 2024

A wonderful tour with a rich and engaging itinerary. Our guide, Svetlana, was very responsible and did an excellent job, explaining everything in detail. I was pleased with both the hotels and the food. Adding extra lunches was a great decision; it made everything more convenient, and I especially enjoyed the Pomor-style lunch at the Pomor restaurant. The transportation was also comfortable and reliable.

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