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Great Ring
of
the Urals
Surprisingly exciting and unique 13-day tour, opening
up the Urals - the true Russia!
Tour includes a 3-day stay in Moscow. |
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Program
by Krasnov Travel Agency Perm, Tesis Ekaterinburg and Solikamsk
Regional Museum. |
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Time |
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| 1, Tue |
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Arrival at any Moscow airport. |
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Transfer from airport to hotel in Moscow.
Hotel lies just outside the city centre, but has its own metro
station (6 stops from the Red Square). Guide will help with check-in
and necessary visa registration. |
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Overnight stay in hotel. |
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| 2, Wed |
09.00 |
Breakfast. |
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10.00 - 14.00 |
Moscow city excursion. Naturally, the main
attractions of Russia's capital are among the places of visit:
the Red Square, Kremlin, Arbat and Bolshoi Theatre. |
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Free time to spend in Moscow. Overnight stay
in hotel. |
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| 3, Thu |
09.00 |
Breakfast. |
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10.00 - 14.00 |
Free time in Moscow. |
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14.00 |
Transfer from the hotel to the Kazansky train
station. |
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15.57 |
Departure to Ekaterinburg by the
high-quality train "Ural Express". The train follows
a part of the epic Trans Siberian Railroad, coming through Tatarstan's
capital Kazan and crossing the Volga as it approaches the Urals.
The guide will help with check-in on the train and see you off.
Train tickets are on basis of 4-person compartments (group will
be kept together), upgrade to 1st class 2-person compartment possible. |
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| 4,
Fri |
20.32 |
Arrival in Ekaterinburg, current
capital and economical heart of the Urals. Transfer from train
station to hotel. Dinner, overnight stay in hotel. |
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| 5, Sat |
09:00 |
Breakfast. |
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10:00 |
City excursion in Ekaterinburg,
including the historical square, the city pond, the dam and the
monument of the founder of Ekaterinburg: Peter the Great. Subsequently
a visit to the Monastery of the Romanovs. This site, some 15kms
outside the city, marks the place where the family of Nikolai
Romanov (former Tsar of Russia) was murdered and buried. |
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15:00 |
Free time in Ekaterinburg. |
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Overnight stay in Ekaterinburg hotel. |
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| 6, Sun |
08:00 |
Breakfast. |
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09.00 |
Departure from Ekaterinburg by (mini)bus. |
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10.30 - 13.00 |
Sightseeing tour in Nyevyansk (Inclined Tower,
Transfiguration Temple). |
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13.00 - 14.00 |
On road to Nizhny Tagil. |
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14.00 |
Lunch in a cafe in Nizhny Tagil. |
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15.00 - 18.00 |
Nizhny Tagil sightseeing tour (Museum of local
lore, Fox Mountain, Factory Museum). |
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18.00 - 20.00 |
On road to Katchkanar. |
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20.00 |
Arrival at Katchkanar hotel. Dinner
and overnight stay. |
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| 7, Mon |
08.00 |
Breakfast. |
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09.00 |
Departure to Chusovoy. On the
road (crossing the Ural Mountain range) crossing of Ekaterinburg
and Perm province border. Stop at the border obelisk of Asia and
Europe. As we pass through the town of Gornozavodsk (literally:
"mountain plant town") we shortly visit the local Mineral
Museum, where all (unique) minerals of the Urals can be admired. |
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13.00 - 16.00 |
Arrival in Chusovoy. Excursion
at the open-air Historical Museum of the Chusovaya River. This
unique museum was built by one man only. Main themes are Ermak
(the conquerer of Siberia, who was from the region) and village
life of people from the Chusovaya area in the 18th century. Picknick
at the museum. |
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16.00 - 18.00 |
Visit to Soviet repression camp "Perm-36",
the only of its kind remaining in Russia and currently funded
by UNESCO. "Perm-36" was one of the harshest camps for
'political prisoners' during the Soviet era. Excursion round the
camp: the barracks, walls, extreme regime prison cells and several
expositions. |
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18.30 |
Arrival at "Takmanaykha",
one of the regions best ski resorts, just north of Chusovoy. Although
the ski tracks will be closed, quiet and nature-based Takmanaykha
offers good rooms and possibilities for a walk in the forest or
along the Vylva river. Dinner, banya (Russian sauna) and overnight
stay. |
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| 8, Tue |
09.00 |
Breakfast. |
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10.00 |
Departure to Solikamsk (literally "salts
of Kama"): the "salt cellar" of Russia and one
of the most historical cities in the Urals. The road leads
through beautiful landscape, past the towns of Gubakha, Kizel,
Us'va and Alexandrovsk. |
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15:00 - 17:30 |
Solikamsk Regional Museum, followed by excursion
in historical center of the town (Voyevoda's house, a climb in
Cathedral bell-tower and visit to the museums of local lore and
history, situated in the ancient buildings of the Holy Trinity
Cathedral and the Epiphany church). |
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18:00 |
Dinner and overnight stay at new hotel in
Solikamsk. |
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| 9, Wed |
08.00 |
Breakfast. |
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09.00 - 13.00 |
Excursion in a modern salt mine
of Russia's main salt exporters "Silvinit"! In full
miner's outfit, an expert mine engineer will show the mine shafts
and the place where the actual salt mining is done. |
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13.00 |
Lunch at the engineer canteen
of the mine complex. |
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14.00 - 15.00 |
On road to Cherdyn, an ancient
town on the banks of the large Kolva River. Cherdyn was the very
first settlement in Prikamye, the Perm province. |
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15.00 - 17.00 |
Sightseeing in Cherdyn and visits
to the Regional Museum, the Religious History Museum and the Kolva
river bank. |
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18.00 |
Accommodation in high-comfort wooden guest
house, which lies in the picturesque area on the Kolva river
close to Cherdyn. Dinner, sauna, overnight
stay. |
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| 10, Thu |
09.00 |
Breakfast. |
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10.00 - 14.00 |
Trip to the settlement of Nyrob
(place of confinement of Mikhail Nikitich Romanov - uncle of Russia's
first Tsar and brother-in-law of Ivan the Terrible - in 1601).
Sightseeing in the taiga nearby the historical village of Iskor.
Beautiful views from "Narrow Street" and "Broad
Street" rocks. |
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14.00 - 15.00 |
Lunch in Cherdyn. |
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14.00 - 17.00 |
On route to Perm, cultural heart
and second city of the Urals, famous for its opera and ballet
(Diaghilev, Anna Pavlova) theatre and its mighty Kama River (4th
largest river in Europe, arguably even the largest). During Soviet
era, Perm was one of the most closed cities of Russia, because
of huge war industry in and around the city. |
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18.00 |
Arrival at hotel in very heart
of Perm's city centre. Hotel was completely renovated in 2004.
Dinner, overnight stay. |
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| 11, Fri |
08.00 - 10:00 |
Breakfast. |
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11.00 - 15.00 |
Perm sightseeing tour. Among visits
are: Motovilikha open-air museum of war industry, monument to
Mikhail Romanov (officially last Tsar of Russia, who was killed
in Perm), Sibiria street, the Chaikovsky Opera & Ballet theatre,
Kama river, Diaghilev's mansion, Perm city bazaar, etc. |
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15.00 |
Free time, overnight stay in hotel. |
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| 12, Sat |
08.00 - 10.0 |
Breakfast. |
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10.00 - 13.00 |
On route to Kungur. Halfway, short sightseeing
at Belaya Gora, the largest monastery of the Urals. The monastery
with its huge golden domes is situated on a hill and offers an
impressive view over the surrounding green landscape. |
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13.00 - 16.00 |
Excursion in the famous Kungur Ice Caves.
Short sifgtseeing tour in the centre of Kungur. Surprise lunch. |
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16.00 - 18.00 |
Back to Perm. |
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18.00 |
Free time in Perm. Overnight stay in hotel. |
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| 13, Sun |
05.30 |
Breakfast |
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06.00 |
Transfer to Perm airport |
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07.40 |
Flight to Moscow |
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07.30 |
Arrival Moscow Airport Sheremtyevo-1.
Onward flight. |
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TOUR
DETAILS |
DEPARTURE DATES 2009:
on request
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| Number of participants: 8 - 16 |
| Travel sum p.p.: 1.930 euro |
Sum includes:
- Tour program as described, including all excursions and
entry fees;
- Meals as described;
- Use of (upper) tourist class hotels;
- Service of English speaking guide during whole tour, except
during the train trip;
- Visa invitations and registrations of visa on arrival.
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| Sum is based on double room accommodation.
Single room surcharge (2 nights Moscow, 2 nights Ekaterinburg,
1 night Solikamsk, 3 nights Perm): 255 euro. |
| Upgrade to 1st class 2-person compartment
on train Moscow - Ekaterinburg: 150 euro. |
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| For those who would like this tour as an
add-on on their existing tour in Russia, it is also possible
to book this tour without Moscow (day 1-3) and without air ticket
on day 13. Travel sum 1.765 euro p.p. |
| For bookings or questions, please contact
us! |
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