Maslenitsa in Kostroma

Spend a fun and useful weekend in Kostroma, where the Carnival days will be filled with joy, fun and unforgettable impressions!

Traditional festivities, gastronomic delights, visits to the moose farm, the Snow Maiden's chamber and the Kostroma Jewelry Factory await you. There is also a cheese tasting museum.

Immerse yourself in the fabulous atmosphere of the spring holiday with us!

Location

Moscow
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Duration
2 Days
1 Night
Departures
  • Group departures
    • 1 – 2 March
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Accommodation
  • Hotel
    1 night
Comfort
  • Midscale
  • Upscale
  • Premium
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
From 2 to 50 tourists
Minimum age
6 years old
Group meet at
Moscow
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Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

Shrovetide festivities in the Snow Maiden's Chamber
Russian Russian frolics, remember Russian Carnival traditions with the Snow Maiden, and treat yourself to pancakes with all kinds of fillings.
The cheese capital of Russia
Visit the cheese museum, where a cheese sommelier will guide you through the halls of an ancient mansion, telling you about the most mysterious, amazing and unexpected cheese stories.
Sumarokovskaya salmon farm
You will get acquainted with amazing, proud animals – moose, a story about their habits and diet. Those who wish will be able to pet them, feed them, and also take pictures with them as a souvenir.

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Visit to the "Cheese Museum" with tasting. Kostroma Jewelry Factory

    07:15 Gathering of the group in Moscow, metro station "VDNKH", parking lot to the right of the hotel "Cosmos".

    07:30 Departure to Kostroma.

    Lunch "Kostroma style" in a cafe in the city.

    In the menu:

    • salad with marinated mackerel, baked beetroot and fresh cucumbers;
    • daily cabbage soup, according to Kostroma recipe, from pickled green leaf with pork;
    • Kostroma rabbit cutlets with cream sauce and boiled potatoes with butter and dill;
    • cranberries in cream sauce with pine nuts.

    Important: The menu is indicative, the restaurant reserves the right to make changes to it.

    Getting to know the business cards of Kostroma. 

    You will definitely find out why Kostroma is called the Birthplace of the Snow Maiden, the cradle of the Romanov dynasty, the jewelry capital of Russia and the linen city.
     
    What an association arises with the word "Kostroma", of course, cheese. Kostroma is famous for its cheeses, which is why it has rightfully received the title of the cheese capital of Russia!

    Visit to the cheese museum with tasting.

    The cheese sommelier will guide the guests through the halls of the ancient mansion, constantly telling them about the most mysterious, amazing and unexpected cheese stories.

    You will find out how and where the first cheese appeared, you will see and even be able to touch ancient and modern cheese making devices, laugh at cheese fun, discover a whole world called "cheese".

    And what stories about cheese without tasting! 

    Once in the Tasting Cellar, you will taste 5 different varieties of Kostroma cheeses, from soft to semi-hard. Everything is according to the rules and indisputable cheese laws...with a glass of aromatic wine (juice for children), bunches of grapes and nuts.

    Also, there will certainly be time to visit the famous "Cheese Exchange" in the central square of the city.

    An excursion to the Kostroma Jewelry Factory, the leading and oldest company in the jewelry industry, where in the showroom you can see the entire modern jewelry manufacturing process from the artist's sketch to the store counter.

    Here, the technologies of casting and stamping, waxing, mounting, polishing, and fixing stones will be described and clearly demonstrated.

    This company is the only one in Russia where the cutting production of stones operates. You will see how all kinds of inserts of various configurations are cut from raw materials and fixed into jewelry.

    After the tour, if desired, you can purchase jewelry at the manufacturer's price in the company's store.

    Accommodation at the Snegurochka 3* hotel. Rooms of the "standard" category.

    Visit to the "Snow Maiden's chamber".

    The heroine of the fairy tale and her assistants will guide the guests through the courtyard and take them to the fairy-tale tower, show them the most interesting things, and help them make wishes that will surely come true.

    Shrovetide days in the Snow Maiden's Chamber are always fun, delicious and generous!

    The Snow Maiden sees off Winter, Meets Spring in red!

    In the program:

    • fun outdoor Carnival fun;
    • a generous Shrovetide table in a winter gazebo (tea, sbiten, hot mead, pancakes and goodies).

    Dinner at the hotel restaurant.

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  • Day 2 - Sumarokovskaya salmon farm. Sightseeing tour of Kostroma. Completion of the tour
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    1 night
Comfort
  • Midscale
  • Upscale
  • Premium

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel in Kostroma.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, in rubles:

PlacementBreakfastsBreakfasts and lunchesBreakfasts, lunches and dinners
Snow Maiden 3*14 19015 99016 790

The surcharge for single occupancy is 2,500 rubles (1 person in a room).

The discount for an extra seat is 200 rubles. (3 people in a room).

The choice of a seat on the bus is 980 rubles.

It is possible to change the price for some dates, please check the current information when booking.

Snow Maiden 3* 1 night

The Snegurochka Hotel in Kostroma is 2.1 km away from the center. You can view the photos and location of the hotel on the map.

The Snow Maiden Hotel was opened in 2008.

The hotel offers 55 comfortable rooms, which are equipped with all necessary appliances and comfortable furniture. 

Plan your trip so that you can definitely check into a hotel. Check-in at the hotel starts at 14:00, you need to leave before 12:00.

There is a restaurant "Metelitsa", a bar, and an entertainment complex "Snow Maiden's Tower" on site.

Thanks to the professionalism of the staff of the accommodation and reception service, the settlement procedure will take no more than 3 minutes so as not to detain guests from the road.

The building consists of three floors and is ideally located on the banks of the Volga River next to the Church of the Resurrection in the center of Kostroma.

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Tour conditions

Group
From 2 to 50 tourists
Minimum age
6 years old
Duration
2 days 1 night
Group meets at
Moscow

Included in price

  • hotel accommodation;
  • meals at the selected rate;
  • guided tours according to the program (including museum tickets and accompanying guide services);
  • transportation service.

Paid extra

  • air or railway tickets to Moscow and back;
  • the choice of a seat on the bus is 980 rubles, payable upon purchase of the tour;
  • personal expenses.

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Dates and Prices

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    1 – 2 Mar 2 days 1 night
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