Independent arrival at the hotel.
A transfer to the hotel is booked in advance and is available for an additional fee: an individual transfer from the train station/ airport (from 1250/2100 rubles per passenger car for up to 3 people).
The departure time for the program from the hotel is fixed. Guaranteed hotel accommodation after 15:00. You can leave your belongings free of charge in the hotel's luggage room.
Departure for the excursion program (see the “Important to know” section below for the departure schedule from different hotels).
Lunch at a cafe or restaurant in the city.
The interactive program "Yakyn Duslar" will immerse you in the world of the ancient culture of the Tatar people.
16:00 White Stone Fortress tour.
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 annually by thousands of tourists. 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 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 "leaning" tower of Hanshi Suyumbike.
17:45 Kazan Shrine. Visit to the Kazan Monastery of the Mother of God, whose history is inextricably linked with the discovery, glorification and veneration in Russia of the miraculous Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. After 1579, Kazan became the holy place of Russia, where the Mother of God herself suddenly showed the greatest mercy. The Kazan Icon… Who didn't know her in Russia? This icon is one of the most revered in the Russian Church. They pray to her, they make requests to her. At the same time, few people wonder which way the miraculous icon traveled and where it came from.
Almost a hundred years ago, in 1932, Kazan lost one of its main sites, the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. But now, years later, the cathedral was erected on the site of the miraculous image, "returned" to its historical place, in its former appearance. And it is difficult to overestimate the spiritual significance of such a re-creation.
18:15 Transfer to the hotel.
Free time.
20:30 Additional evening bus tour "Lights of Kazan" 1,500 rubles (optional, paid separately, will take place with a set of 10 people).