Winter express. New Year holidays in the cities of the Golden Ring

Breakfast at the hotel. 

Excursion program in Yaroslavl: a sightseeing tour of the fabulous winter Yaroslavl. 

Volzhskaya embankment, the oldest part – the arrow of the Volga and Kotorosli rivers, a monument to Yaroslav the Wise— the founder of the city. 

The Church of John the Baptist is called the pinnacle of Yaroslavl temple architecture. 

It is the only 15-domed church in Russia. The facades are decorated with tiles and carved bricks. The temple is depicted on a 1000-ruble bill dedicated to Yaroslavl.

A visit to the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, where the famous "The Word about Igor's Regiment" was discovered.

Lunch. 

Excursion to the museum "Music and Time". 

Free time. 

Return to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. 

Transfer to Kostroma. 

Sightseeing tour of Kostroma: the snow-covered city gives entertainment of the Russian winter: folk festivals, round dances, roller skating. 

We will see a complex of Shopping malls, a central square, a monument to Ivan Susanin, a fire tower, a gazebo N. Ostrovsky and much more! 

Lunch. 

Excursion to Kostroma Sloboda with an interactive program "Around the stove". 

The hospitable Sloboda hostess will tell her guests about the life, way of life and traditions of a peasant family. And after that, the guests will do their own housework: they will try to grab a cast iron from the stove, iron the laundry with a "wooden iron" — a rubel, and walk with a rocker. 

At the end of the program, tea with gingerbread is served to all guests. The program includes a sightseeing tour of the museum. 

Transfer to Ivanovo. 

Accommodation at the Tourist Ivanovo Hotel.

Breakfast. 

Moving to Suzdal is a museum city, because there are so many monuments of the history of Russia, as well as ancient buildings that have survived intact, unique churches and objects of wooden architecture nowhere else. 

Most of the buildings in Suzdal are included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. For decades, the ancient city has served as a film set for many films. 

Excursion program: the architecture of the majestic Suzdal Kremlin, its construction began in the X century! The stunning Nativity Cathedral. The Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery, founded in 1350. 

Mead tasting: in order to immerse yourself in the culture and traditions of Suzdal, you need to taste the famous local drinks. 

We will give you the opportunity to visit the tasting room, decorated in the Old Russian style, and quench your thirst with native Russian drinks. 

After the tasting, you will have the opportunity to purchase any of the varieties you like and please your loved ones with them.

Moving to Vladimir is one of the largest cities of the Golden Ring of Russia, located on the high bank of the Klyazma River. The main asset of the Vladimir land is the most beautiful examples of white stone architecture, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. 

Lunch. 

Excursion program: the ensemble of Cathedral Square with a New Year's panorama of the white stone cathedrals of the 12th century — Assumption Cathedral, Dmitrievsky Cathedral. 

We will see the Golden Gate — a unique monument of ancient Russian architecture, a symbol of Vladimir and the entire Golden Ring of Russia. 

Let's walk along the pedestrian street. The unique charm of the snow—covered central streets and the main decoration of the city is a Christmas tree. 

18:00 The end of the program.

Departure of the group to Moscow. 

Arrival in the evening, the time depends on the traffic situation.