Tour of Yaroslavl – the main city of Golden Ring

1 DAY: YAROSLAVL
Arrival to Yaroslavl. Transfer railway station – hotel.
Check in, accommodation.
Free time.
OPTIONAL EXCURSION TO THE INTERACTIVE MUSEUM
"SHOW LAYOUT OF THE GOLDEN RING" OF RUSSIA
3-D LAYOUT (for early arrivals).
The Golden Ring show-layout is a unique project not only for Russia, but for the whole world. Here they gathered in one room all the cities of the Golden Ring. Recreated the main cultural objects, conveyed the life of these cities, their sound and atmosphere. A miniature world in which life is boiling with 3D technologies, each square centimeter of the layout is saturated with stories and events, just like in real life.

2 DAY: YAROSLAVL
Breakfast at hotel.
Bus city tour.
During the tour, you will visit the oldest part of the city, see the most famous sights that are located in the historical center of the city: Assumption Cathedral (with a visit), Yaroslavl Strelka, Volkovsky Theater, Church of Ilya the Prophet, Alexander Nevsky Chapel, a monument to Yaroslav the Wise, Demidov Pillar, ensemble of the Transfiguration Monastery and numerous churches of the XVII century.
OPTIONAL LUNCH AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT
Excursion to the museum reserve on the territory of the monastery Spaso-Preobrazhensky.
Here you will get acquainted with the architectural ensemble of one of the oldest and richest monasteries of Moscow Russia, known from the turn of the XII-XIII centuries. It is within the walls of the monastery that the most ancient monuments of the city are hidden - the Holy Gates and the Transfiguration Cathedral of the beginning of the 16th century, the tall belfry with which you can see the entire historical center and the living symbol of the city.

3 DAY: YAROSLAVL
Breakfast at hotel.
Excursion to the Tolgsky convent.
In the monastery you will learn about its glorious history (exaltation, death and miraculous revival) and you will see a wonderful harmonious architectural ensemble, picturesquely located on the shore at the confluence of the Tolga River in the Volga.
Free time (explore the city at your own).
OPTIONALS:

1 – EXCURSION TO ROSTOV (5-6 HOURS)
WITH VISIT TO THE ROSTOV KREMLIN, AND TO THE SPASO-YAKOVLEVSKY MONASTERY
During a sightseeing tour of the city you will see numerous Rostov temples with amazing architecture, old merchant houses and the subject of special pride – the First city gymnasium. The building highlights the unusual architectural design and quality of construction. An unforgettable impression is left by the image of the Spaso-Yakovlevsky monastery, the construction of which lasted almost two centuries — from XVII to XIX.
2 – EXCURSION TO VYATSKOYE VILLAGE
Excursion to Vyatskoye village – winner of the contest "The Best village of Russia". You will plunge into the atmosphere of the largest shopping village of Yaroslavl. You will see a lot of restored and restored rural monuments: Shopping area with shopping and tavern establishments, majestic resurrection and assumption churches, stone 2-3-storey mansions. There are about 12 museums in the village.

4 DAY: YAROSLAVL
Breakfast at hotel, check-out. Transfer hotel – railway station. End of the tour.

The program is preliminary. The excursion blocks can be replaced with the similar ones, without changing main waypoints.
For groups of less than 5 pax we reserve the right to use public transportation on short distances.
Groups of different languages can be combined in one bus with individual guides.

Our prices includes:

• Double accommodation in Yaroslavl for 3* or 4 *
• Breakfast in hotel
• Transport and transfer service per program
• Local English, French, German, Italian, French speaking guides per program
• Excursions per program with entrance tickets
• Visa support letter

Supplementary:

• Pre / post hotels and program in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg or in region
• Railway tickets to / from Yaroslavl
• Dinners at hotel
• Dinners at city restaurant
• Lunches in city restaurant
• Supplements for single accommodation for 3*
• Supplement for single accommodation for 4*
• Optional tours (shall be prebooked)

* If restrictions are imposed on the entrance to museums for a certain number of people, we can serve group requests with the division of groups into smaller ones, with the predominant use of the same transport (or with a different number and capacity of transport), but with a large number of guides.
** Some museums or excursions can be excluded from the program if circumstances beyond the control of the tour operator require it (time constraints due to covid-19 / bans on the operation of facilities). At the same time, as far as possible, we will offer an alternative replacement.