A journey into antiquity. Tour to Ulyanovsk region and Tatarstan

We invite you to an amazing journey-acquaintance with the ancient history of the Middle Volga region, Simbirsk-Ulyanovsk, the Great City of Bulgarians and Undoria — the land of crystals and sea lizards, with healing water and the paleontological museum — unique objects of Russia and the world.

Location

Russia, Ulyanovsk
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Duration
2 days
1 night
Departures
Accommodation
  • Hotel
    1 night
Comfort
  • Upscale
  • Premium
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
From 2 to 15 tourists
Minimum age
6 years old
Group meet at
Russia, Ulyanovsk
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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Volga amber
You will discover products made of a unique stone — simbirzite and visit the only Simbirzite Hall in Russia
Museum of Oriental Medicine
You will see objects discovered during archaeological research related to the development of medical science in Volga Bulgaria
Original gastronomy
You will enjoy dinners from the oven in a fabulous atmosphere of rustic relaxation, as well as in the traditions of Tatar cuisine

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Hello, Ulyanovsk — the land of crystals and ancient lizards

    Meeting of guests at the railway station.

    9:30 a.m. Breakfast. A hearty breakfast will give you strength before the start of the sightseeing day.

    10:00 Transfer with guided tour to the village of Undory

    11:00-12:00 Visit to the Undoria Geopark, the Undor Paleontological Museum, the first museum in the Volga region and Russia dedicated to the unique location of ancient marine lizards of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.

    You will learn about the inhabitants of the depths of the ancient sea, which existed on the territory of the geopark in the era of the marine Mesozoic more than 100 million years ago.

    Amazing finds await you — the remains of giant marine reptiles and representatives of the glacial epochs — the mammoth and its contemporaries.

    Here you will get acquainted with the Volga amber: simbircite and sengilite.

    12:00-13:00 Walk to the bank of the Volga River (under favorable weather conditions) Along a special route, you can see where ancient marine reptiles were found and even find their footprints on rocks or the fossils themselves!

    Excursion to the spring. The area of the village of Undory is rich in mineral springs, known since the 19th century.

    You can get water in the spring.

    13:30-14:30 Lunch from the oven in a fabulous atmosphere of rustic relaxation in the best traditions of our ancestors at the guest farm.

    If desired, you can walk around the farm and get acquainted with the mini-farm.

    14:30-15:30 Transfer to Ulyanovsk.

    15:30-16:30 Visit to Russia's only "Simbirzite hall" of the museum — salon "Simbirzite" — "Ammond".

    In the museum you can see the newest and most interesting exhibits — colorful products made of a unique stone — simbirzite, which has various shades of yellow, with thin veins and crystals of pyrite formed in the voids of ancient shells of cephalopods — ammonites, which has a deposit in the Ulyanovsk region.

    Here you can see interior items, jewelry, lithotherapy products, gift sets and souvenirs made of simbirzite.

    The unique art object "Simbirtsitovaya Hall", decorated with mosaics of "Volga amber" in various shades, will delight with its beauty and the scale of the artists' work.

    16:30-19:00 Sightseeing tour of modern streets and the historical center of the city with a walking tour along the highest Volga Crown — the embankment of Ulyanovsk-Simbirsk, where during the tour we will be able to take selfies with the most interesting monuments of Ulyanovsk and even with the largest "shell" — with a unique monument to "Volga amber" — simbirzite!

    Accommodation at the hotel.

    Free time.

    Dinner (on your own).

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  • Day 2 - Travel to Bulgaria
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    1 night
Comfort
  • Upscale
  • Premium

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Azimut Hotel 3*, Oktyabrskaya 3* 
The age of the tourist2-bed standardAdditional payment for 1-bed accommodation
Adults207501250
Children19900
Radisson Hotel 4* 
The age of the tourist2-bed standardAdditional payment for 1-bed accommodation
Adults237002000
Children22850
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Tour conditions

Group
From 2 to 15 tourists
Minimum age
6 years old
Duration
2 days 1 night
Group meets at
Russia, Ulyanovsk

Included in price

  • 8 excursion programs;
  • Meals: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches;
  • entrance tickets to 4 museums;
  • transfer and excursion services according to the tour program;
  • accompanying professional guide;
  • hotel accommodation, 2-bed accommodation.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to Ulyanovsk and back;
  • souvenirs;
  • meals not specified in the program;
  • personal expenses.

It's important to know

Is insurance included in the price of the tour?

Additional medical insurance is not included in the price of the tour. If desired, you can apply for insurance on the website of a Large Country without commission directly from insurance companies.

Are train and plane tickets included in the tour price?
Are there any changes in the tour program?

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