Golden Ring Railway cruise in the New Year

Breakfast on the train.

09:10 Arrival of the tourist train at the railway station of Ivanovo. Meeting with the guide, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated in the voucher).

A sightseeing tour, during which you will see the most striking sights of the city.

Excursion to the museum of the factory "My Fun" with a master class. The Moya Zabava Factory-museum is the Ivanovo handicraft production of New Year's toys and porcelain products.

During a tour of the factory, you will learn what porcelain is, the stages and features of its production, why and how it is "poured", learn how to pour molds and observe the firing process, and factory craftsmen will introduce you to various techniques of painting porcelain products.

In the museum part of the factory there is a collection of Christmas tree toys from the 40-50-60-70 years of the last century – more than 500 exhibits in total. You will not only see unique items, but also get acquainted with stories about the masters of previous years and their achievements, find out which series were produced before, how much collectibles cost now and which toy is the oldest.

You will see the New Year's Megashar, a five–meter contender for the Guinness Book of Records as the largest painted ball in Russia, learn the history of its creation and how much paint and glitter were used in its manufacture. You can try to hug him and make a wish – they say it will definitely come true.

At the master class on painting a New Year's ball with acrylic paints under the guidance of the best craftswomen, you will create your own unique drawing and will be able to take a handmade Christmas tree toy home in memory of a New Year's trip to the city of Ivanovo.

Lunch at a cafe in the city with a tasting of Shuya liqueur.

Excursion to the Museum of Ivanovo chintz. It is the only museum in the country dedicated to cotton production. It carefully preserves the traditions of decorative and applied art of the Ivanovo region. The museum's exposition is based on a unique textile collection of half a million items. 

The museum is located in the ancestral home of Dmitry Gennadyevich Burylin, built in the early 20th century in the Art Nouveau style. You will see mannered books of the XIX century, examples of various drawing techniques from hand-printed to machine printing, a collection of fabrics with a 300-year history and learn about the most famous calico magnates of the city of Ivanovo, their important role in world weaving history.

Transfer to Ivanovo railway station.

14:00 Departure of the tourist train No. 926/925 to Yaroslavl.

Rest on the train.

16:20 Arrival of the tourist train at the railway station of Yaroslavl. Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated in the voucher).

A visit to a master class on painting Yaroslavl tiles. You will learn the history of Yaroslavl tiles, the production technology and symbolism of images, their importance in applied art and church architecture, choose for yourself exactly the one that will be most suitable for you to paint it in traditional technique. This ceramic tile, painted with your own hands, will definitely become your talisman for you and will help to preserve the memory of the ancient Russian city of Yaroslavl for a long time.

Dinner in a cafe in the city.

Sightseeing bus and walking tour of Yaroslavl. Yaroslavl is the oldest city on the Volga River with a thousand–year history, its sights have been awarded a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Numerous monuments of different eras are located on the embankments, squares and boulevards of the city: temples of the XVI-XVIII centuries, the remains of old city fortifications, residential buildings in the Art Nouveau style. 

During the tour you will admire the richly decorated, elegant and cheerful Yaroslavl temples built 400 years ago in the style of "Yaroslavl pattern", see the Church of Elijah the Prophet – an outstanding monument of Russian artistic culture of the XVII century, which entered the brightest page in the development of the Yaroslavl school of architecture and painting, monuments to Prince Yaroslav and Fyodor Volkov, the Biblical Trinity and Yaroslavsky to the bear, you can take memorable photos with a thousand-ruble bill against the background of the objects depicted on it.

During a walk along the Volga embankment, which is considered to be perhaps the most beautiful among all the embankments of Russian cities, you will see numerous gazebos, rotundas, the first Russian drama theater named after F. Volkov, the Cathedral of the Assumption Cathedral built for the Millennium and the famous Strelka - the meeting place of the two rivers Volga and Kotorosli, get acquainted with the rich temple architecture, and in the Chopped City you will learn the legend of how Prince Yaroslav the Wise founded the city.

Transfer to Yaroslavl railway station.

22:00 Arrival at Yaroslavl-Main railway station.

Boarding the train from 22:00.

02:10 Departure of the tourist train No. 926/925 to Vladimir.

Breakfast on the train.

07:38 Arrival of the tourist train No. 926/925 at the railway station of Vladimir.

08:00 Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated in the voucher).

Suzdal is a unique city of the Golden Ring and one of the most beautiful Russian cities, a museum city that is more than a thousand years old. There are no such number of monuments of Russian history and ancient buildings that have survived intact to the present day, unique churches and objects of wooden architecture anywhere else. It is not for nothing that Suzdal has become so beloved by cinematographers – many famous films have been shot there, among them the New Year's comedy "Wizards", beloved by many.

The coming year is doubly special for the city – in the New Year 2024 it celebrates its millennial anniversary and enters it with the status of the New Year's Capital of Russia.

Sightseeing bus and walking tour of New Year's Suzdal. For a festive mood, you will go to the Kremlin square of the Suzdal Kremlin, in the center of which there is a brightly decorated Christmas tree. 

You will see the Nativity Cathedral, the ancient Bishops' Chambers, the wooden St. Nicholas, Assumption and Nativity Churches, visit one of the Suzdal architectural gems and a unique shrine – the Spaso-Euphemia Monastery, the ringing of whose bells has been ringing over the Suzdal land for many centuries, and visit the grandiose pillarless Cross Chamber, a unique masterpiece of Russian architecture, under the arches of which are stored The treasures of the surrounding monasteries and churches are a genuine architectural marvel, built at the end of the XVIII century, and the main attraction of the Suzdal Kremlin.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

Transfer to Vladimir.

A sightseeing walking tour of the city, during which you will admire the architecture of the Dmitrievsky Cathedral, famous for its white stone carvings, get acquainted with the greatest monument of white stone architecture of pre–Mongolian Russia - the Assumption Cathedral, inspect the frescoes of Andrei Rublev and the baroque iconostasis of the XVIII century.

You will walk along the cozy and elegantly decorated Georgievskaya Street to the Golden Gate, a unique monument of white stone defensive architecture, the only one that has survived to this day. 

Along the way you will meet many interesting characters: figurines of a learned cat and an artist, a scamp and a detective, a sculpture of a Vladimir firefighter with an operating water pump mechanism of the XIX century. You will see the symbol of the old city – a monument to the Vladimir cherry and find out what it is famous for. And from the observation decks you will admire the Assumption Cathedral and the snow-covered banks of the Klyazma River.

Visit to the Gingerbread House Museum with a master class and tea party. Printed gingerbread is the most traditional of Russian desserts. At the master class, you will not only create your own unique painted gingerbread, but also learn the history of this delicacy – its types, recipe, world gingerbread traditions and rituals. 

And after the master class, you will have a traditional Russian tea party with tasting of branded printed gingerbread, Ivan tea and chocolate candy with Vladimir cherry.

Dinner in a cafe in the city with a tasting of tinctures.

Transfer to Vladimir railway station.

21:40 Departure of the tourist train to Murom.

08:18 Arrival of tourist train No. 926/925 at the railway station in Murom.

09:00 Meeting with the guide on the platform, boarding the bus (the bus number is indicated in the voucher).

Murom is one of the fourteen oldest cities in the country, its name is familiar from childhood to everyone who has read Russian fairy tales. During its thousand-year history, Murom served as an important outpost on the eastern borders of the country, survived internecine wars, devastating raids, terrible fires, troubled times, but each time it rose from the ruins and ashes and managed to preserve its historical appearance. 

And during the New Year holidays, the brightly decorated and snow-covered city becomes the embodiment of a real Russian fairy tale.

Sightseeing bus and walking tour of the city.

You will visit the active Holy Annunciation Monastery for men (XVI century) and the monastery crypt, the Holy Trinity Monastery for women (XVII century), where the relics of Peter and Fevronia of Murom and the Transfiguration Monastery for men (XI century), where a particle of the relics of Elijah of Murom is located, as well as the miraculous icon of the Mother of God, you will see monument to Peter and Fevronia and rub the rabbit's nose "for luck", walk along the ancient streets of the city center, see the monument to kalach, the monument to Ilya Muromets and the city's New Year fairs.

Visit the Historical and Art Museum, in the halls of which you will get acquainted with the history of Murom.

Lunch at a cafe in the city.

A master class on making a roll. Since ancient times, Murom has been famous for its artisans and bakers, but it was especially famous for the rolls. Even on the coat of arms of the city there are the famous grated coarse rolls. This pastry enjoyed the well-deserved love of both royalty and ordinary people. 

However, Murom's grated roll has always been a difficult matter. You will be able to see this for yourself at the master class, during which, with the help of professional bakers, you will form and decorate a roll, and while it is being baked, the masters will introduce you to the history of this delicacy.

Transfer to the railway station in Murom.

16:40 Departure of the tourist train to Moscow.

21:30 Arrival of the tourist train No. 926/925 at the Yaroslavsky railway station in Moscow.

The time in the program is indicated approximately. The Company reserves the right to make changes to the tour program without reducing the total volume and quality of services, as well as to cancel the tour and/or offer alternative travel options in case of shortage of the group and cancellation/replacement of rolling stock.