07:00 Breakfast at the hotel. Room release.
Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby (see the Important to know section below for departure schedules from different hotels).
Sightseeing tour "Legends and secrets of the millennial Kazan". You will enjoy the unique beauty of Kazan, see with your own eyes the bright colors of its streets and squares, find out where the untold treasures of the Kazan Khans are kept, and where the cauldron boiled without fire.
The sights of the thousand-year-old city combine the culture of the West and the traditions of the East: Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda, where the Tatar population lived since the 16th century, Sukonnaya Sloboda — industrial transformations of Peter I.
As well as Fountain Square, Kaban Lake — its secrets and legends, the stylized village of Tugan Avylym, the new puppet theater, Kazan University, Freedom Square — the cultural and administrative center of Kazan.
11:30 The end of the tour program.
Free time in the city center or additional excursions (for an additional fee):
River excursion to the island-city of Sviyazhsk.
11:45 a.m. Kazan pier, boarding the ship.
12:00 Departure of the train for a river excursion to Sviyazhsk.
14:00 Arrival of the train to Sviyazhsk.
Excursion "Citadel of the conqueror" – island-city of Sviyazhsk. Sviyazhsk, an ancient fortress built during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, served as a military outpost in the Volga region and a training ground for military units to march on the impregnable fortress of Kazan.
The tour itinerary in Sviyazhsk includes unique historical monuments: the Cathedral of Our Lady "Joy of All the Sorrowful", 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.
There is also an equestrian yard and craft workshops, Rozhdestvenskaya Square, which offers views of the water expanses and the Uslon Mountains.
Free time is provided during the tour (independently: museums, souvenir shops, lunch).
The cost of the tour is 3600 rubles per tourist (the tour will take place when the group is recruited).
If it is impossible to conduct a boat tour: Bus tour to the island-city of Sviyazhsk. The cost of the tour is 2,900 rubles per tourist.
17:00 Departure of the train to Kazan.
19:30 Arrival of the train at the Kazan pier. Free time.
From 20:30 to 22:00 for an additional fee: The author's interactive program "Hospitable house of Bai". All the guests of Kazan are certainly invited 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), Ebika and Babai will tell their dear guests 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.
At the end of the evening, the most intimate and interesting thing will be to get acquainted with the national traditions and customs of the Tatar people through the actors.
You will get acquainted with the concepts of Su yuli, Aulok Oi, Nikah, Baby Tooe, as well as interesting table games.
The cost of the program: 2,900 rubles for adults, 2,700 rubles for children under 14 years old, 1,000 rubles for children under 6 years old (interactive will take place with a minimum of 15 people).