Golden autumn on Seliger. 3-day tour

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Take a look at the wonderful world of autumn nature on Lake Seliger!

We offer a three-day sightseeing trip to the most beautiful and interesting places of the Tver region. Lake Seliger is one of the most beautiful places in Russia! You will visit the Vasilevo estate – the museum of architecture on the territory of the estate of the 18th – 19th centuries in the Tver region. Informative and interesting excursions around Ostashkov, the Nile Desert and Torzhok. Accommodation in a cozy country hotel "Svetlitsa" 3*.

Location

Saint-Petersburg

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Tour highlights

Architectural and Ethnographic Museum "Vaselov"

We will visit the museum, created in 1976 on the territory of the former manor house, founded at the end of the XVIII century by serving nobles

The Nile Deserts

Let's go to Stolobny Island, where the walls and temples of the Ancient Russian monastery – the Nilo-Stolobenskaya Desert - rise majestically

A.S. Pushkin Museum

The museum's exposition allows you to imagine the path of A.S. Pushkin along the highway from St. Petersburg to Moscow

Itinerary

Day 1 - Departure from St. Petersburg. Vasilevo Manor tour
07:30 Departure from St. Petersburg from Moskovskaya metro station, Demonstration passage (between the monument to V.I.Lenin and the House of Soviets).
Household stops. Travel information. Travel to Vasilevo manor in Torzhok district (420 km).
13:30 Arrival at Vasilevo manor.
A tour of the Vasilevo estate.
The architectural and ethnographic museum "Vaselov" was established in 1976 on the territory of the former manor house, founded at the end of the XVIII century by the serving nobles of Lviv. A two-storey wing (a rebuilt greenhouse) and a unique hydraulic engineering system have survived from the estate.
The architect N.A. Lvov (1753-1803), a distant relative of the owners of the estate, was the creator of the architectural and park complex. His idea is a cascading system of ponds, as well as a magnificent "stone symphony" – a hundred–meter arched bridge with two grottoes - aviaries. The huge territory of the museum-reserve with a complex relief, cut by small parallel flowing rivers with a dam, boulder and wooden bridges.
Transfer to the hotel "Svetlitsa" 3* (Seliger shore) 130 km.
16:00 Accommodation at the country hotel "Svetlitsa".
Free time.
Those who wish will be able to walk through the pine forest, the lake shore, and visit the monastery.
Free time.
Supper.
Day 2 - The Nile Deserts
Breakfast.
Walking tour of the Nile Desert.
Nilova Pustyn is the most important monastery in the Tver region. It was founded in the 16th century.
The monastery is located on an island, to which a dam is laid from the village of Svetlitsa. All the temples and buildings of the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the Nile Desert. The richest monastery in Russia was created by many famous architects: I. Charlemagne, A. Battani.
Nilov Deserts is a whole city consisting of buildings of various purposes: residential and household buildings, rooms for the abbot of the monastery and the brethren, barns, cellars, forges, ship repair workshops. In the middle of the monastery stands the cathedral in the name of the Epiphany of the Lord. After the tour, we recommend climbing the bell tower, which offers a magnificent panorama of the lake, adjacent islands, coastal villages and villages. We recommend visiting a very interesting museum of the monastery's history after the tour.
Lunch.
Bus tour of Ostashkov, which is more than 600 years old. A peculiar feature of Ostashkov is the feeling that he is standing right on the water. There are residential wooden houses of the 19th century, stone temples, as well as houses with lions and Atlanteans in the city. The typical urban layout of the cities of the Catherine the Great era has been preserved here.
The Theotokos Monastery in Ostashkov is a modest, beautiful in its simplicity, strict monastery, one of the ancient and amazing architectural monuments, spiritual centers of the Upper Volga region. Founded in 1716, the monastery was dedicated to the main highly revered local shrine – the Smolensk Icon of Our Lady of Odigitria, the protector and patroness of Ostashkov.
Excursion toThe museum of Local lore, which tells about the history of the Seliger region, about the crafts and crafts of the Ostash, about the rich cultural and historical traditions of the region.

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Day 3 - Sightseeing tour of the city of Torzhok. Visit to the Pushkin Museum
Breakfast.
Room release.
Departure to Torzhok.
Sightseeing tour of the city.
Torzhok is one of the oldest cities in the Upper Volga region. Numerous architectural monuments of the XVII-XIX centuries have been preserved in the city, including: the wooden church of the Ascension of the XVII century, the Travel Palace built under Catherine the Great, the complex of the Borisoglebsky Monastery, the Transfiguration Cathedral, architectural masterpieces of the XVIII century by N.A. Lviv with the only monument to the great architect in Russia, numerous residential buildings in the classical style.
Visit to the Pushkin Museum in Torzhok.
The museum's exposition allows you to imagine the path of A.S. Pushkin along the highway from St. Petersburg to Moscow: ancient maps of Russian roads, objects of road life, horse harnesses, Valdai bells, images of postal stations, inns, autographs of letters from the poet to relatives and friends describing road events, Pushkin sketches of landscapes and road scenes – help the museum visitor to be transported to the Pushkin era.
Lunch at the restaurant.
Departure to St. Petersburg.
Arrival at about 22:00 at Moskovskaya metro station.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

2 nights

Comfort

Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in the 3* Svetlica Hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person / rub.:

Hotels along the route	12.09 – 14.09	10.10 – 12.10
2-bed room, comfort	22450	22450
2-bed room, Junior Suite	23550	23550
2-bed room, suite	24530	24530
2-bed room with additionallocation, comfort	21857	21857
2-bed room with additionalplace, junior suite	22590	22590
2-bed room with additionalplace, suite	23243	23243

Additional services:

indoor swimming pool and sauna;
Russian bathhouse;
billiard;
air hockey;
tennis;
bicycle and scooter rental;
boat trips.

Additional information about the hotel:

2-bed "Comfort": 1-room room of 26 sq.m., comfortable accommodation for 2 people. The room is furnished with a spacious wardrobe, a desk, a wide double bed and a soft sofa. The room is equipped with a TV, refrigerator, kettle. The bathroom has a shower cabin, toilet, sink, mirror with additional lighting. View from the balcony to the courtyard.

Junior Suite: Room, 40 sq.m., maximum comfortable accommodation for 2+1 people. The rooms are located on the first and second floors of the dormitory building. A cozy room on the ground floor with a soft sofa, TV, compact refrigerator for drinks. There is a loggia. A large double bed and a comfortable one-and-a-half bed. Bathroom with bidet, bathtub, sink, toilet, hairdryer. A cozy room on the second floor of the dormitory building with a soft sofa, TV, refrigerator for drinks. There is no loggia. A large double bed and a comfortable one-and-a-half bed. Bathroom with bidet, shower, sink, toilet.

"Suite": Room, 71 sq.m., maximum comfortable accommodation for 2+2 people. On the ground floor there is an entrance hall, a cozy living room with upholstered furniture, a TV, a telephone and a compact refrigerator for drinks, a bathroom with a bidet, a bathtub, a sink, a toilet, a bidet and a hairdryer. The bedroom on the second floor has a wide and comfortable double bed (there are rooms with two beds), a TV, two spacious balconies.

The country hotel "Svetlitsa" is located in the village of the same name in the Ostashkovsky district, in the Tver region. For accommodation, guests are offered rooms of the Comfort and Luxury categories in the hotel, as well as detached two-storey cottages with all amenities.

A parking lot is provided for parking a personal vehicle. There are gazebos with barbecue areas on the territory, where those who wish to barbecue.

The huge lake Seliger has a favorable pastime. You can swim in the pond, and sunbathe on the green shore, breathing in the clean pine air.

There are places of interest in the immediate vicinity, which are recommended to visit after visiting the local area. The monastery, the Seven-Headed Epiphany Cathedral, churches, temples and other buildings are of interest to all travelers.

The Lazurny restaurant offers hearty dishes of Russian and European cuisine at reasonable prices. It offers a cozy bar with an extensive range of drinks.

Lovers of measured relaxation go fishing with a fishing rod in their hands. Pike, bream, roach, perch and other freshwater inhabitants can be caught in the lake all year round.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 45 tourists

Minimum age

5 years old

Duration

3 days 2 nights

Group meets at

Saint-Petersburg

Included in price

motor transport service (for a group of less than 18 people, minibus service);
Hotel accommodation;
meals at the Lazurny restaurant at the hotel - 2 breakfasts with elements of a buffet; 1 lunch, 1 dinner (portion meal);
lunch at a cafe in Torzhok;
guided tour service according to the program;
entrance tickets to museums;
guide services.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to St. Petersburg and back;
Seliger Lake cruise 1 hour with guided tour;
meals not specified in the tour program;
additional excursions.

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.

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12 – 14 Sep, 2025 3 days 2 nights

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10 – 12 Oct, 2025 3 days 2 nights

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