Foam tour of the Vologda region. 3 days

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Discover the world of real Russian beer with a foam tour of the Vologda region!

Visit unique breweries, taste different beers and learn the history of brewing in this region. Take a walk through the picturesque streets of Vologda and Veliky Ustyug. Our tour includes accommodation in cozy hotels, transfers, rich excursions, hearty and delicious treats and beer tastings.

Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a real beer festival with us!

Location

Vologda

Sightseeing tours

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Tour highlights

A real Vologda product

We will visit shops where you can buy the famous Vologda butter, meat and dairy products, sweets, alcoholic products from northern berries and much more

Excursion to the brewery "Bavaria"

Let's go to the factory, founded more than a century ago by Ludwig Zebalt and named after his distant homeland

Vologda Region is a hospitable paradise

We are waiting for a delicious and hearty lunch "Totem-style" and a tasting of foamy drinks from the Bavaria factory

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival. Bus and pedestrian sightseeing tour "Vologda carved, oil, lace"
Arrival in Vologda before 09:45.
Meeting with the guide at the agreed place no earlier than 09:45.
Accommodation at the hotel in the afternoon according to the passport.
If you book an early check–in at the hotel (for an additional fee - specify the cost when booking), meet with the guide at the entrance to the hotel no earlier than 09:45.
Guests can get from the railway station to the hotel by taxi on their own.
Important! We recommend that tourists arriving by train early in the morning additionally book early hotel accommodation (cost on request).
10:00-12:30 Bus and pedestrian sightseeing tour "Vologda carved, oil, lace" is an immersion into the legendary past and present of the provincial capital, acquaintance with the historical center of the city, ancient white stone cathedrals and temples, the majestic complex of the Vologda Kremlin, the picturesque embankment of the Vologda River, ensembles of wooden mansions with "carved palisades".
12:30-13:30 Visit to the shops under the brand "Real Vologda product", where you can buy the famous Vologda butter, meat and dairy products, sweets, alcoholic products from northern berries and much more.
13:30 Lunch.
14:30 Accommodation at the hotel. Free time in the city.
17:40 Meeting with the guide at the hotel. Transfer for dinner.
18:00 Dinner at the Beer Bar-Museum "Zarechny Kvartal 1840" with a tasting of foamy drinks from the Bavaria factory. The bar-museum is located in a wooden house of the 19th century, in the former building of the "shelter of the Charitable Society" of Vologda, carefully and lovingly restored by the efforts of Viktor Nikolaevich Chuchin, a native of Velikigo Ustyug, a patron, collector, a great lover of antiquity and beer…
19:00 Transfer to the hotel.
Free time.
Overnight stay.

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Day 2 - The darkness. Interactive city tour "In search of the Black Fox Treasure"
Breakfast at the hotel.
08:30 Meeting with the guide at the hotel.
08:40 Transfer to Totma (200 km) with travel information and a sanitary stop.
11:40 Interactive city tour "In search of the Black Fox treasure".
Totma is a provincial town with a population of no more than 8 thousand people, comfortably and freely located on the banks of the Sukhona River, one of the most beautiful rivers in the Vologda region. The city of salt workers, merchants and sailors, which gave the name to the architectural style – "Totem Baroque", whose cartouches decorate temples like ships soaring skyward…
14:00 Hearty lunch "Totem-style" and on the road…
14:30 Transfer to Opoki (180 km).
17:00 Arrival at an amazing place on the Sukhona River, a real Northern Wonder — OPOKI, which means "Rocks" in Old Russian. Here, under the onslaught of the river, the Sukhonsky rocks were formed.
19:00 Transfer to Veliky Ustyug (70 km).
20:00 Dinner at the Cellar bar.
Those who wish can take a beer bath for an additional fee of 5000 rubles.
20:45 Accommodation in cottages on the Patrimony of Santa Claus.
Overnight stay.
Day 3 - Sightseeing tour of Veliky Ustyug with a trip to the Trinity-Gledensky Monastery. Excursion to the brewery "Bavaria". Completion of the program
Breakfast at the Snowflake restaurant in the Patrimony.
Rooms are available until 12:00.
Free time in the Patrimony.
On request, for an additional fee on site, it is possible to:
- A guided tour of the Fairy Tale Trail that stretches throughout the forest. During the trip, guests will have to visit Baba Yaga, solve riddles, show good courage, play Santa Claus's favorite game, outwit the Robber Nightingale and find out where the main magical secrets are kept.
- Excursion to the House of Santa Claus. It is built of wood, two floors and 12 magical rooms, none of them look like the other. The guests will travel around the House of Santa Claus with fabulous assistants who will tell about all the wonders living in it.
- Exclusive program-meeting "Fairy tales on the benches": A wonderful meeting with Santa Claus. You will hear your favorite fairy tale of the Winter Wizard, remember the most unexpected heroes of Russian fairy tales, and most importantly - you will be able to compose a new fairy tale, your own!
12:00 Lunch at the Snowflake restaurant.
12:40 Transfer to Veliky Ustyug (12 km) with your belongings.
13:00 Sightseeing tour of the city with a trip to the Trinity-Gledensky Monastery, located on a high hill at the confluence of the Sukhona and South rivers. In ancient times, the city of Gleden stood here, founded by Prince Vsevolod the Big Nest in the last quarter of the XII century.
15:00 Excursion to the brewery "Bavaria", founded more than a century ago by Ludwig Seebalt and named after his distant homeland. Everything is possible for those who believe in success and are ready to devote their whole lives to their favorite business. Ludwig built a factory, brewed beer, observing the German "Law on the purity of brewing." And nowadays, beer "Bavaria" enjoys constant success among fans of a foamy drink and is famous far beyond the Vologda region.
16:00 Visiting souvenir shops ("Severnaya Chernya", etc.) and the beer souvenir shop "Barrel", recognized as the best store in Russia by the end of 2023.
17:00 Transfer to Kotlas Yuzhny railway station in Kotlas, Arkhangelsk region (70 km).
18:30 Arrival at the railway station. The end of the program.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

2 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Upscale

The tour provides accommodation in a Vologda hotel of your choice.

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

Accommodation:	2x-local	1-local
1 night – Vologda – apart-hotel "Vologda shores" (zarechnaya part of the city) 2 nights – Veliky Iron – hotel on the territory of the Patrimony of Santa Claus	40300	43450
1 night – Vologda – Gubernia Hotel (city center) 2 nights – Veliky Iron – hotel on the territory of the Patrimony of Santa Claus	40100	44200
1 night – Vologda – Spasskaya Hotel (city center) 2 nights – Veliky Iron – hotel on the territory of the Patrimony of Santa Claus	39600	42500

Vologda Shores Apartments

Vologda Shores Apartments are located in Vologda, on the Vologda River embankment. This apartment is located near the city center. Near the apartments there are Kremlin Square, the Lace Museum, the Peter I House Museum, the Vologda at the Turn of the Century Exhibition center, the Vologda Exile and the World of Forgotten Things complexes, the Literature Museum. Art. Century XX", the House Museum of A. F. Mozhaisky, the Semyonkovo Museum, the Skulyabinsk Almshouse, the Church of the Presentation of the Lord, the Church of the Epiphany.

On the territory of the apart-hotel there is free parking for guests, a children's playground, a barbecue area with a barbecue under the roof and two gazebos. There is a fitness club in the basement of the first building, which is free for vacationers at the apart-hotel. In the basement of the second building there is a cafe where guests can enjoy breakfast from the chef. Additional services at the apart-hotel include laundry, ironing services, private check-in and check-out, bicycle rental in summer and ski rental in winter, personal trainer services and room service.

For the convenience of guests, the rooms have a kitchen with household appliances and utensils, a mini-bar, a free Wi-Fi area, an IVI-enabled TV and a bathrobe. The equipment depends on the selected room category. Each room has an exhibition of photographs of a specific area of the Vologda region.

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Another option

Province 3*

The Gubernia Hotel is located in Vologda. You can park your car in the free parking lot. You can check in with your pets.

The hotel has 16 rooms of two categories: "standard" and "superior". Additional amenities include a refrigerator, telephone and TV. And in some, guests will be pleased with the presence of air conditioning.

Meals for vacationers are organized in the hotel cafe, where they can enjoy breakfast, which is already included in the price. They are also offered a shared living room-kitchen for self-catering.

Within walking distance there is a supermarket "Magnit", the Central market, the Vereshchagin restaurant, the cafe On Glinka. It will take you no more than 20 minutes to get to the airport.

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Another option

Spasskaya 2*

Near the center of Vologda there is a comfortable hotel "Spasskaya". Within a few hundred meters there are such sights as the Zasetsky House, the museum of Forgotten Things, and a carved Palisade.

It offers 196 rooms of different categories, all with a TV, telephone, shower. The double rooms also have toiletries, slippers, and towels. The suite room also has a sauna. The hotel also has billiards, bowling, a swimming pool, and a spa center for an unforgettable vacation.

There is a cafeteria on site, and breakfast is served as a buffet in the morning. There are many cafes and shops nearby.

The hotel provides rental services for an equipped conference hall with a capacity of up to 100 people.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

18 years old

Duration

3 days 2 nights

Group meets at

Vologda

Included in price

accommodation (1 night in a hotel in Vologda, 1 night in a hotel in Veliky Ustyug);
meals (2 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 2 dinners);
guided tour service according to the program;
entrance tickets;
transportation services along the route;
escort services.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Vologda and back from Kotlas;
earlier hotel accommodation;
meals not specified in the program;
beer bath 5000 rubles.;
personal expenses.

It's important to know

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

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