Tatarstan is 100 percent. Summer Kazan

Breakfast at the hotel.

Departure for the excursion program along the route: 

• 12:45 from the Davydov Hotel (N. Nazarbayev str., 35A);
• 13:00 from the Korston Hotel (1A Yershova str.);
  • tourists staying at the Davydov INN hotel meet with the guide in the lobby of the Korston Hotel (1A Yershova str.);
• 13:20 from the IT Park Hotel (52 Peterburgskaya str.); 
  • tourists staying in the hotels "Bilyar Palace", "Park Hotel", "Grand Hotel", "Suleiman Palace" meet with the guide in the lobby of the hotel "IT Park" (St. Petersburg, 52);
• 13:35 from the Nogai Hotel (16B Trade Union Street);
  • tourists staying in the Ibis, Tatarstan, Chaliapin hotels meet with a guide in the lobby of the Nogai Hotel (16B Trade Union Street);
• 13:45 from the Kristall Hotel (8 R. Yakhina str.);
  • tourists staying at the Mirage Hotel, as well as arriving at the Kazan Passenger railway station and being late for a meeting at their hotel, meet with the guide in the lobby of the Kristall Hotel (8 R. Yakhina str.);
• 14:00 from the Amaks Safar Hotel (1 One-sided Grivka Street);  
  • tourists staying at the Relita Hotel meet with the guide in the lobby of the Amaks Safar Hotel (1 One-sided Grivka Street).

If tourists are late for departure for the excursion program, we ask you to urgently contact the emergency telephone number to coordinate the meeting place with the group.

Sale of additional excursions, which you can purchase on request. 

14:15 Lunch at a cafe or restaurant in the city.

Interactive program "Yakyn Duslar" immerse you in the world of the ancient culture of the Tatar people. Every nation of the world is unique, and its soul is unique, hidden in spiritual creativity – folklore. 

15:30 Sightseeing tour "Legends and secrets of the millennial Kazan".

To enjoy the original beauty of Kazan, to see with your own eyes the bright colors of its streets and squares, to find out where the untold treasures of the Kazan Khans are stored, and where the cauldron boiled without fire, you can go on a sightseeing tour. 

The sights of the millennial city combine the culture of the West and the traditions of the East: The Old Tatar settlement, where the Tatar population lived since the XVI century, the Cloth Settlement - industrial transformations of Peter I, fountain Square, Kaban Lake – its secrets and legends, the stylized village "Tugan avylym ("Native Village"), the new Puppet Theater, Kazan University, Freedom Square – the cultural and administrative center of Kazan. 

The oldest mosque of Marjani and the Bogoroditsky Monastery, which houses one of the oldest lists of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.

18:30 Transfer to the hotel. 

Free time.

20:00 Evening excursion "Lights of Kazan". 

From 07:00 Breakfast at the hotel. 

Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the hotel. 

Departure for the excursion program in Yelabuga (209 km.)

Departure for the excursion program along the route: 

• 08:15 from the Davydov Hotel (N. Nazarbayev str., 35A);
• 08:25 from the Korston Hotel (1A Yershova str.);
• 08:35 from the IT Park Hotel (52 Peterburgskaya str.); 
• 08:45 from the Nogai Hotel (16B Trade Union Street);
• 08:50 from the Kristall Hotel (8 R. Yakhina str.);
• 09:00 from the Amaks Safar Hotel (1 One-sided Grivka street).

12:00 Arrival in Yelabuga. 

Excursion "Yelabuga kupecheskaya". 

Yelabuga is the second most important city in the Republic of Tatarstan, which has a unique historical and cultural heritage. 

You will get acquainted with the main sights of the city: Shishkin ponds, the "Devil's" settlement, the Millennium Square of Yelabuga, drive through the ancient streets of the city.

Lunch at a cafe or restaurant in Yelabuga.

The tour program includes a visit to the museum House of Memory of M. I. Tsvetaeva and the house museumI.I. Shishkina.

Excursion to the Marina Tsvetaeva Memorial House Museum.

The memorial exposition of the House of Memory of M.I. Tsvetaeva reproduces the atmosphere of the house of the Elabuga family of the early 1940s. 

The documentary exposition tells about the last 10 days of Marina Tsvetaeva's stay in Yelabuga, evacuated from Moscow: lists of evacuated writers, texts of suicide notes, a record of Tsvetaeva's death certificate, excerpts from the diaries and letters of her son, George Efron, letters from her sister and daughter, the first posthumous collection of poems by Marina Tsvetaeva (1961), a notebook belonging to Tsvetaeva.

Excursion to the I.I. Shishkin Memorial House-Museum. 

The house was built by the father of the famous artist Ivan Shishkin in 1835. The childhood and youth years of the future landscape painter Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin (1832-1898) were spent here. 

Here he began to draw, showing extraordinary abilities from childhood, came here in his mature years, drawing inspiration from the Kama forests and open spaces.

The exposition occupies two floors of the Shishkin mansion. The museum has 16 exhibition halls. 

The ground floor has been restored as it was during the family's lifetime, there are large and small living rooms, father's office, a travel room, a pantry and a dining room. 

On the second floor is the room of the artist's sisters, as well as the bedroom and workshop of Ivan Ivanovich. The halls of graphics and painting exhibit authentic etchings and paintings by Shishkin.

Being a monument of history and culture of federal significance, the Yelabuga Museum of the Artist is the only I.I. Shishkin house museum in the world and exhibits only authentic objects of decorative and applied art, graphics and paintings of the XIX century.

17:00 Departure to Kazan.

20:00 Arrival in Kazan. 

Free time in the city center.

From 07:00 Breakfast at the hotel. 

Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the hotel. 

Departure for the excursion program along the route: 

• 09:05 from the Davydov Hotel (N. Nazarbayev str., 35A);
• 09:15 from the Korston Hotel (1A Yershova str.);
• 09:25 from the IT Park Hotel (52 Peterburgskaya str.); 
• 09:35 from the Nogai Hotel (16B Trade Union Street);
• 09:40 from the Kristall Hotel (8 R. Yakhina str.);
• 09:50 from the Amaks Safar Hotel (1 One-sided Grivka street).

10:00 Excursion "White Stone fortress". 

The Kazan Kremlin is the main attraction of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

It is the official residence of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and the state museum-Reserve, which is visited by thousands of tourists every year. 

The white Stone Kremlin is the heart of the ancient city, embodying the culture of the West and the east. The minarets of the main mosque of the city of Kul Sharif have soared up here (visit) and the domes of the oldest Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation sparkle with gold. 

On the territory of the fortress there is one of the symbols of Kazan – the famous "falling" tower of Hanshi Syuyumbike.

11:45 a.m. Kazan Pier. Boarding the ship.

12:00 Departure of the train for a river excursion to Sviyazhsk.

If it is impossible to conduct a boat tour: A bus tour to the island-city of Sviyazhsk.

Excursion "Citadel of the conqueror" – island-city of Sviyazhsk. 

Sviyazhsk is an ancient fortress built during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, it served as a military outpost in the Volga region and a place of preparation for military units to march on the impregnable fortress of Kazan. 

The fortress was built in Uglich, then dismantled, floated down the Volga and assembled on the island. 

The tour route in Sviyazhsk includes unique historical monuments: the Cathedral of the Mother of God "Joy of All Who Mourn", one of the oldest wooden churches in Russia – the Church of the Holy Trinity, the active Assumption Monastery with an architectural ensemble of the 16th and 17th centuries, a horse yard and craft workshops, Rozhdestvenskaya Square – overlooking the water expanses and the Uslonsky Mountains. 

Free time is provided during the tour (independent museums, souvenir shops, lunch)

17:00 Departure of the train to Kazan.

19:00 Arrival of the train at the Kazan pier. 

Free time.

Additionally (for an additional fee):

From 20:15 to 21:45 The author's interactive program "The Hospitable house of Bai".

We certainly invite all guests of Kazan to visit the main house of the Tatar village – the house of Bai.

The wealthy owners of the house, Ebika and Babai, will reveal many secrets from the way of life, customs and traditions of the Tatar people. 

At the table, over a hearty lunch of national dishes (azu, triangle, kystyby, kosh tele, chak-chak), dear guests Ebika and Babai will tell about the favorite dishes of the Tatar people through legends and legends.

A fascinating story accompanied by music will reveal interesting elements of the national holidays of the summer and winter solstice – Navruz, Nardugan, Sabantuy and other holidays. 

The most intimate and interesting thing at the end of the evening will be getting to know the national traditions and customs of the Tatar people through the actors' play. 

You will get acquainted with the concepts of Su yula, Aulok Oi, Nikah, Baby Tue, as well as interesting table games. 

The cost of the program: adult – 2,300 rubles, children under 14 years of age – 2,100 rubles, children under 6 years of age – 1,000 rubles (interactive will take place with a minimum of 15 people).

From 07:00 Breakfast at the hotel. 

Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the hotel (with things).

Departure for the excursion program along the route: 

• 08:00 from the Davydov Hotel (N. Nazarbayev str., 35A);
• 08:15 from the Korston Hotel (1A Yershova str.);
• 08:30 from the IT Park Hotel (52 Peterburgskaya str.); 
• 08:40 from the Nogai Hotel (16B Trade Union Street);
• 08:45 from the Kristall Hotel (8 R. Yakhina str.);
• 09:00 Amaks Safar Hotel (1 One-sided Grivka street)

09:30 Excursion to the "Temple of All Religions" on the old Moscow highway.  

The complex is an unusual architectural mix of different cultures and world beliefs – churches, mosques, synagogues, pagodas, Hindu temples, as well as the beliefs of vanished civilizations.

The Universal Temple is not a place for worship, but a museum and an architectural monument and a symbolic symbiosis of religions, civilizations and cultures.

Inside, the temple of all religions has several beautifully decorated halls dedicated to various beliefs: the Buddha Hall, the Egyptian Hall, the Catholic Hall, the hall of Jesus Christ; there is also a Theater hall, an art gallery where exhibitions of artists are held, a tea room. 

11:15 Country tour "The land covered with legends" to the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery, located 30 km away. from Kazan, in a protected forest, on the shore of the marvelous beauty of the lake.

The monastery was founded in the 17th century. 

Its architectural ensemble, one of the most majestic in the Middle Volga region, has been developing over the centuries. 

The main shrine of the monastery is the miraculous Georgian image of the Blessed Virgin Mary (XVII century). 

A holy spring consecrated by the patriarch is located on the territory of the monastery.

14:30 Free time in the city center.

From 07:00 Breakfast at the hotel. 

Room release. 

Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the hotel. 

Departure for the excursion program along the route: 

• 09:05 from the Davydov Hotel (N. Nazarbayev str., 35A);
• 09:15 from the Korston Hotel (1A Yershova str.);
• 09:25 from the IT Park Hotel (52 Peterburgskaya str.); 
• 09:35 from the Nogai Hotel (16B Trade Union Street);
• 09:45 from the Kristall Hotel (8 R. Yakhina str.);
• 10:00 from the Amaks Safar Hotel (1 One-sided Grivka Street).

10:15 Excursion "Blooming Boratynka". 

Visit to the museum of the poet E. Boratynsky. 

E.A. Boratynsky is an outstanding Russian poet, a friend of A.S. Pushkin. Arriving at the museum, the visitor will find himself in a real residential building of one of the noble families of pre-revolutionary Kazan, see how its inhabitants lived, what they did in their leisure hours. 

The tour continues in the manor garden, fragrant in the noble nest 100 years ago with a tea party on the tea veranda.

12:00 Bus and walking tour "Kazan in parks". 

Parks and squares of Kazan. Like all big cities, Kazan is unthinkable without green spaces, an abundance of parks and squares. 

They are bohemian and democratic. The history of Kazan parks is two hundred years old. Before that, in the XVII century in Russia there was no concept of "park" at all. 

That is, there were parks, but royal, boyar ones. The first public park that appeared in Kazan at the beginning of the XIX century was the Black Lake. 

14:30 The end of the tour program. 

Transfer to the railway station.