Arrival in Novgorod (we meet the train from Moscow and St. Petersburg). Meeting with the guide at the railway station at the main entrance from the platform.
Guaranteed hotel accommodation at 14:00. Morning check-in if possible. You can leave your belongings free of charge in the luggage room of the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to Valdai "Pearl of the Novgorod region" (132 km).
The excursion program "Tales and legends of the Valdai Backyard" is a visit to the only Bell Museum in Russia.
The museum contains a variety of types of bells. Here, in the museum, you can not only learn the history of Valdai and the amazing Valdai bell craft, but also personally ring the famous bells. (possible replacement for a visit to the Museum Bell Center)
Free time at the Teremok guest complex in the center of Valdai.
A shop with traditional souvenirs and exclusive Valdai products — bells, bagels, gingerbread, local varieties of tea, mugs, plates, T-shirts, magnets with Valdai symbols.
The pearl of Russian architecture is the Valdai Iversky Bogoroditsky Svyatoozersky Monastery in 1653. It is located on the picturesque Selvitsky island of Lake Valdai, the holy spring.
Visiting the monastery allows you to get acquainted not only with the unique historical and artistic center of Russian culture, but also to touch the life-giving power of Orthodoxy (visit).
Return to Veliky Novgorod.