12:20 (local time Moscow time + 1) Meeting of the group with the guide in the lobby of the Central Amaks hotel.
Walking and bus sightseeing tour of the city of Izhevsk.
Izhevsk is the capital of the Udmurt Republic, the twentieth most populous city in the Russian Federation, a large industrial, commercial, scientific, educational and cultural center of the Volga region and the Urals.
It is known as the armory capital, the city with the largest artificial reservoir in Europe.
During the tour, there is a story about the history of the emergence and development of the city from the 18th century to the present, how the city grew from a small village into the capital of the republic.
Visit to the beautiful Makhailo-Arkhangelsk Cathedral.
The main objects are a dam and an artificial lake – Izhevsk Pond, Armourers Square, etc.
Excursion to the ethnographic Museum-reserve under the open sky "Ludorvay".
This is one of the most striking and interesting places associated with pagan culture, national architecture and Udmurt customs.
The program includes a walk along a village street, a visit to a peasant estate, which presents a complex of unique buildings: a manor, a cage – a summer hut, a two–story barn, a barn, a Kuala family pagan sanctuary, a black bathhouse, a windmill.
Gastronomic surprise: a treat with national Udmurt dishes – tabanami (Udmurt pancakes) with herbal tea.
Udmurt soup or porridge and tasting of aromatic tincture "posyatem" (warm moonshine with the addition of berries).
Return to Izhevsk.
A visit to the souvenir shop, where the products of Udmurt craftsmen are presented.
A master class on making national Udmurt jewelry.
Master show "Udmurt folk musical instruments".
Acquaintance with musical instruments such as shulan, chipson, kubyz, etc., a story about their device, manufacturing features, and their existence in traditional peasant culture.
The guests will not only see, but also hear how folk instruments sound.
And they can even play on some of them themselves.
Free time.
Guests can visit the Kalashnikov Museum on their own.
The tour introduces the life and inventions of the great military designer of small arms M.T. Kalashnikov.
The main feature of the museum is the presence of a shooting range with firearms and air guns.
A visit to the shooting range for an additional fee.