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New Year's Udmurtia invites you to visit!

You will get acquainted with the capital of the republic, visit an entire Udmurt village, go on a theatrical tour of the Tchaikovsky Museum-estate, visit the Varangian Druzhina tourist complex and be able to visit the Udmurt Santa Claus!

World Dumpling Day will be held in Izhevsk on arrival days! All festive events will be organized in the Central Square in the immediate vicinity of the base hotel.

Location

Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk

Sightseeing tours

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Tour highlights

Re-bake with your own hands

Prepare Udmurt open cheesecakes with different fillings — perepechi

The Birthplace of P.I. Tchaikovsky

Get acquainted with the family recipes and traditions of the Tchaikovsky family

Folk dress

Visit the Udmurt clothing restorer's studio, where you will learn its history and try on vintage dresses.

Coffee and Tea Factory

Let's plunge into the aromas of magical drinks at a master class from a barista and see how coffee beans are roasted.

Additional excursions

If desired, we will visit the Udmurt Santa Claus or take a tour of the delicious Yelabuga

Factory city

Let's take a walk around Izhevsk, find out its history and interesting facts, and see unusual art objects.

Itinerary

Day 1 - Dumpling trip to the Igrinsky district
11:40 a.m. (local time, please check the timetable of the 026 Italmas train Moscow — Izhevsk on the Russian Railways website).
Arrival of the train at Izhevsk railway station. Meeting of the tour participants on the platform of the railway station.
Those who arrive on the recommended flight from Moscow to Izhevsk are met at the airport and joined to the general group.
The meeting time is approximately 10:00-12:00.
12:00 Transfer to Cosmos Izhevsk 4* Hotel (former Park Inn). We leave our things in the hotel's luggage room. (check-in takes place after the excursion program in the evening).
12:10 Lunch at the hotel restaurant.
12:45 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.
13:00-19:00 Dumpling trip to the Igrinsky district (80 km) — the heart of the Homeland of dumplings.
In the program:
visit to the Kometa production site, where delicious Ignat brand products are produced. We will get acquainted with the bread production process from grain to the finished product, show you all the stages of production, tell you about the work of a baker, technologist, laboratory assistant and other specialists, show the production "from the inside", taste fresh products, and also take part in a master class.;
lunch at a cafe with tasting of 15 types of dumplings: with pink salmon, radish, pork, beef, chicken, cabbage, champignons, blueberries, cherries and more!
19:00 Transfer to Izhevsk to the hotel.
From 21:00 Return to Izhevsk. Free time.
Day 2 - The village of Bagrashbighra. Studio "Derem"
07:00-09:00 Buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
09:45 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.
10:00 Transfer to Malopurginsky district (40 km)– the cradle of the southern Udmurts.
11:00 Bagrash-Bigra village, Daur Shykys Museum.
It is here in the heart of the Udmurt region itself, next to Izhevsk and Sarapul, that surprisingly generous and open-minded people live, ready to tell you about the traditions of hospitality. To visit an entire village? It's real.
We will find out what "vorshud", "sores" are and participate in the ceremony of receiving guests.
We will visit the new attraction of the region – Daur Shykys (The Chest of Time) — this is what the locals call the beautiful house, which contains the Bagrashbighra Family Museum, a model of an operating mill, the Tourist Information Center of the Malopurginsky district and a whole bunch of legends, legends and delicious stories.
Let's get acquainted with the Head of the village and see the ancestral totem — the village's amulet.
13:00 Harmony Family and Leisure Center, Malaya Purga village.
The Alekseev family welcomes us hospitably.:
the hostess, as usual, is at the gate with a bagel, bread and butter;
the owner with a handsome horse and the stories of the Udmurt people;
guests will enjoy a lunch of Udmurt national cuisine dishes – tabaney with zyret, perepechey, kystybey;
culinary master class on cooking Udmurt national dishes.
14:00-16:00 Studio "Derem".
Acquaintance with Tatiana Nikitichna Moskvina, restorer and fashion designer, founder of the Udmurt dress studio "Derem". She will dress you up in all the centuries-old clothes that have preserved the beauty of our great-grandmothers, and tell you what the stories of folk dress are, as well as what energy-saving clothes are.
16:00 Transfer to Izhevsk.
From 17:00 Return to Izhevsk to the hotel.
Free time.
In your free time, you can visit the ethnogastronomical festival "World Dumpling Day 2026", which will be held in the Central Square of the city from January 02 to January 09, 2026.
At the festival, you can visit:
The fairground "Gastronomic map of Russian dumplings". In one place, you can try a variety of dumpling dishes from different regions of the Russian Federation.
The exhibition "Udmurtia in miniature".
The site "Hello dumpling!". The campaign is held jointly with the Russian Post. You can choose a festival postcard you like and receive it for free, then put a stamp on the postcard, sign it and send it to your loved ones by mail directly from the event to anywhere in Russia, as well as take a memorable photo in the photo zone.
A thematic program, performances by folklore ensembles and artists on the Main Stage.
The Souvenir Rows site with handmade souvenirs.
Day 3 - Varangian Squad, a walk through Votkinsk, P.I. Tchaikovsky Museum-Estate
07:00-08:30 Buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
08:45 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.
09:00 Departure from the hotel and transfer to Votkinsk (60 km from Izhevsk).
A trip to the Homeland of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will be remembered not only by family recipes, traditions of the Tchaikovsky family, but also by new interesting acquaintances.
10:00 a.m. The Varyazhskaya Druzhina Tourist Complex and its owners, Nikolai and Olga Sergeev, welcome guests, introduce them to the complex, treat them to tortillas according to an old family recipe, share the secrets of a large family with four children and plans for the annual Rus Druzhinnaya Historical Reconstruction Festival.
12:00 Theatrical tour of the Tchaikovsky Museum-estate "Sweet Memories".
With the owner of the estate, Alexandra Andreevna Tchaikovsky, we will walk through the rooms of the master's house, adopt the basics of 19th-century etiquette, and get acquainted with the customs of hospitality in the Tchaikovsky family.
14:00 Lunch at a cafe overlooking the Votkinsky pond.
Walk along the embankment of Votkinsky pond, which became the prototype of the famous Swan Lake. A keepsake photo in Vysotsky Square.
15:30 Transfer to Izhevsk (60 km).
Free time from 16:00.
Day 4 - A program to choose from: To visit Tol Babai or Yelabuga
07:00-08:30 Buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant.
08:45 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.
A program to choose from:
Option number 1 is Sharkan. Visit to Tol Babai (09:00-18:00).
The ancient village of Sharkan is located in a picturesque corner of Udmurtia.
A "fairy tale" has settled on its outskirts, near the central pond. A place where every child and even an adult is immersed in the atmosphere of magic and various wonders.
This is the Estate of the Udmurt Santa Claus, Tol Babai. He is always happy to welcome guests to his estate, where a cultural and entertainment program with Udmurt mythological characters is held, which creates a fabulous atmosphere for guests staying at Tol Babai's house.
In the program:
theatrical performance with the participation of Tol Babai and his friends on the street stage;
Tol Babai House Tour;
Games on the path of fairy tales;
sweet souvenir (gift);
making souvenirs with your own hands (master class);
lunch at a cafe.
Option No. 2 Yelabuga (09:00-21:00).
The magnificent and delicious Yelabuga invites you to visit! The city of the artist Ivan Shishkin, the cavalryman-maiden Nadezhda Durova and the poetic tradition of Tsvetaeva bonfires.
Our expedition to Yelabuga is an informative journey into the history and merchant cuisine of the 19th century in a modern version.
In the program:
tasting of merchant cuisine of the XIX century in the Museum-theater "Tavern": a welcome glass "Fly", merchant's peddlers, "Tsvetaevsky pie", Elabuga gingerbread, Tatar chak-chak, tavern tea on herbs;
sightseeing tour of the historical part of Yelabuga. Walk along Spasskaya Street, free time to buy souvenirs;
visit to the Ivan Ivanovich Shishkin House Museum, guided tour;
visit to the "Devil's hillfort" and a photo against the background of the restored defensive tower, the symbol of the old city;
lunch at a cafe.
Day 5 - Izhevsk City Sightseeing Tour
07:00-11:00 Buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Room release.
11:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.
Sightseeing tour of Izhevsk— the capital of Udmurtia.
During a sightseeing tour of Izhevsk, the group learns about the history of the factory city, which today is called the Weapons Capital of Russia. Guests will see the Monument of Friendship of Peoples, the embankment of Izhevsk Pond, Tsar Cannon, St. Michael's Cathedral and unusual art objects of the city.
13:30 Excursion to the Aroma coffee and tea factory.
Let's plunge into the aromas of magical drinks at a master class from a barista and make our own tea blend.
We will also see how coffee beans are cleaned, sorted, roasted and packaged. Today Izhevsk really corresponds to the status of the Russian capital for roasting coffee.
16:30 Transfer to the railway station, Izhevsk airport.
The end of the excursion program.
18:04 Departure from Izhevsk, railway station, branded double-decker train No. 025G Italmas.
Please check the timetable of the 025 Italmas Izhevsk — Moscow train on the Russian Railways website.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

4 nights

Comfort

Upscale

The tour includes accommodation at the Cosmos Izhevsk 4* hotel.

The cost per 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Placement	Cost
Adult, double occupancy	52 500
Adult, single occupancy	65 000
An adult for an additional fee. place (euro pad) in a double room	46 500
Children (up to 12 years old) for an additional fee. place (euro pad) in a double room	44 000

We cannot guarantee TWIN rooms (with separate beds).

Check-in is not provided.

Cosmos Izhevsk Hotel is located in the Oktyabrsky district of Izhevsk.

Rooms of different comfort levels are available, but each of them has beds, a TV, a safe and a split system, as well as its own work area and Internet access, which will be useful for business guests. The bathroom has a hairdryer, slippers and towels with personal hygiene items.

A kettle and tea with coffee are provided, and you can eat during the day at the on-site restaurant "The Taste", where you can choose from a huge number of dishes with the chef's signature touch. There is also a Brauplatz restaurant with its own brewery.

The hotel has an aqua zone, a fitness center "Cannon" and a beauty salon "Alice" for those who wish. When exploring the surroundings, be sure to visit the production at the Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theater and take a walk in the nearest squares, and fans of sweets will especially like the Chocolate History Museum. The distance to the airport is 14.9 km, the distance to the railway station is 5.6 km.