Trips & Tours

Day 1,
19 July

Crossing the border of Latvia - Russia. 250 km on the road, accommodation in camping Derbovezh. General meeting. Presentation of welcoming gifts.

Day 2,
20 July

Camping Derbovezh - Moscow. On the road 380 km and 7 hours. Accommodation in the city camping.

Day 3,
21 July

- Excursion to the Kremlin with a visit to the Assumption Cathedral. Kremlin - a symbol of the Russian statehood, one of the largest architectural ensembles of the world, the richest treasury of historical relics, monuments of culture and art. You will see the palace complex, the cathedrals, the Tsar Cannon, the Tsar Bell.
- Visit to the Armoury - treasure-house, part of the Grand Kremlin Palace.
- Walking tour "Red Square - the heart of Moscow"
- Red and Manezhnaya Square, Alexander Garden, GUM. Sightseeing bus tour.

Day 4,
22 July

Moscow museums - The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts and the Tretyakov Gallery.
Lunch in a restaurant Russian cuisine.
River cruises - Tour of the Moscow River.

Day 5,
23 July

Tour of the Moscow Metro. Lunch at the "Soviet canteen" Free time for independent sightseeing Moscow.

Day 6,
24 July

Moscow - Suzdal. On the road 220 km and 5 hours. Stop for a rest at the farm, cheese tasting and acquaintance with the Russian Troika.
Troika is the traditional Russian carriage drawn by a team of three horses harnessed abreast. It has become a symbol of Russia and is widely employed in folkloric scenes, paintings and literature.
Accommodation in the camp in Suzdal.
Programme Golden Ring Rally 2017

Day 7,
30 July

Departure from the festival Golden Ring Rally 2017.
Suzdal - Kostroma. On the way to 200 km. 4 hours. Accommodation camping parking (stellplatz) Sightseeing bus tour of the city.
Kostroma is a perfect example of how the past (both Soviet and of the imperial Russia) could be idealized and co-exist in the same city.
St Ipathy monastery (Ipatievski monastery) is the most important monastery in Kostroma.
The trade arcades tend to be a finest example of urban planning of neoclassical period in Russia.
Convent of Epiphany (Bogoyavlensky monastery) is another typical 5-domed Russian church built in the 16th century.
Kostroma Museum of Architecture and Ethnography, and Open-air Landscape Museum “Kostromaskaya Sloboda”
The pearl of the museum – the oldest wooden church of Russia – is the church from the Cathedral of Our Lady (1552). The museum possesses 28 monuments of wooden architecture – residential and utility constructions, samples of church architecture. They are interesting if you want to see old Russian izbas (wooden houses) and churches gathered in one place.

Day 8,
31 July

Kostroma Yaroslavl on the road 90 km., 1.5 hours.
Paid parking close to historic center.
Walking Tour of Yaroslavl
The historical center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage site. Yaroslavl is one of the oldest Russian cities. It was founded in XI century and reached its heyday in the XVII century. In 2010 the city celebrated its millennium. The oldest building in town is the Spaso-Preobrajensky Cathedral of the Spassky Monastery, it was built in 1506-1516, but the building was initiated in 1216-1224. Church of St. John the Baptist is the top of the Yaroslavl architecture of the XVII century, a monument of world importance, recommended by UNESCO for showing to tourists. It is so ambitious in its size, it has a fantastic silhouette with its 15 domes. The church dazzles with luxury and an abundance of tile, brick patterns and murals. This is a true encyclopedia of evangelical and biblical scenes, which has no equals in the world of art.
Yaroslavl - Rostov. On the way 60 km. 1 hour.
Accommodation in camping.

Day 9,
01 August

Rostov bus tour with a visit to:
- The territory of the Kremlin and the exhibition "Rostov enamel";
- Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery;
- House of Crafts with a master class on making clay toys. Lunch in the cafe of the national Russian cuisine. The factory "Rostov enamel" visit acquaintance with the production. From time immemorial Rostov Veliki was famous for its architecture, icon-painting, frescoes, and bell-ringing, and from the mid-18th century enamel painting (finift) flourished here. Rostov finift is painting on enamel with enamel paints.
Interactive program at the campsite. Pancake party.

Day 10,
02 August

Bus tour in Uglich and Myshkin. Lunch at the Russian cuisine restaurant.
Uglich - the perfect showcase for those wishing to experience pure Russian beauty.
As one of the oldest towns in Russia, it represents life from every colorful decade of Russian history.
Uglich is perfect for any traveler ready to experience the quiet side of Russia.
Myshkin - a kind of city-museum of Russian province, preserved ancient merchant city development and the special provincial lifestyle.
The most vivid impressions of all the attractions of tourist Myshkin makes the city itself has been preserved unchanged since the XIX century. No less interesting are the many Museums of Mouse, as well as museums of different aspects of urban life, such as the Museum of Russian Vodka and Museum of Valenki.

Day 11,
03 August

Rostov - Sergiev Posad. On the way to 140 km. 2 hours. Parking and overnight - camping park in the city center with a unique view of the monastery.
A walking excursion Sergiev Posad. The reason why one should see the city is the monastery. The monastery of Sergiev Posad is one of the most beautiful monasteries in Russia and one of the principal spiritual centers of the Russian Church. It is a combination of a fortress and a monastery. The seminary of the Russian Orthodox Church is located in the buildings of the complex. There are several churches to see, a holy source and in general the whole complex with its massive walls and gates is very picturesque.
The first Russian nesting doll - Matryoshka
was born in 1890 in the workshop "Children's Education" situated in Abramtsevo near Sergiev Posad.
Sergiev Posad preserve the unique traditional Matryoshka manufacturing school. You will have the opportunity to see the work of these masters. You will paint Matryoshka.

Day 12,
04 August

Sergiev Posad - Valdai. On the way 420 km. 9 hours.
Overnight in camping “Valdai”.
On the way we will have lunch in a Russian cuisine restaurant.

Day 13,
05 August

Morning. Walking tour and a cruise by boat on the lake.
Valday – a wonderful land of rivers, lakes and forests. Its bells have been the most prominent landmark of the town ever since the ancient times. For many centuries, they served as a clock for the citizens, telling them the time for communal prayer, labor or rest, grief or happiness. Valday Bell Museum houses the biggest exposition of bells and hand bells from all over the world.
Iversky Monastery, founded by Patriarch Nikon in 1653, attracts the pilgrims from all over the world even to this day.
Evening. Valdai - Novgorod. On the way to 150 km. 2 hours. Overnight - camping parking.

Day 14,
06 August

Morning: Bus tour Veliky Novgorod - The Birthplace of Russia.
The oldest city in Russia, the cradle of Russian democracy, the medieval centre of trade and crafts, the leading partner of the Hanseatic League of 12th – 17th cc., the link between medieval Europe and Russia and the borderline between two civilizations. All these are descriptions of Veliky Novgorod.
In the Novgorod Land, like nowhere else, you have a truly unique opportunity to experience the history of the Russian nation and feel the breadth of the Russian soul ‒ thanks to the outstanding monuments, included into the UNESCO List of World Heritage Sites, a great number of holy relics and memorable places, inseparably connected with lives of many eminent Russian geniuses.
Evening: Novgorod – Sankt-Petersburg. On the way to 200 km. 3 hours. Overnight - camping in Sankt-Petrsburg.
City tour of St. Petersburg. Night St. Petersburg embankments, the bridges.

Day 15,
07 August

Transfer to Peterhof. The palace and park ensemble of Peterhof was founded by Peter I in 1705 on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland. Tour through the park of Peterhof, Grand Peterhof Palace. Anyone who hears the word “Peterhof” immediately associates it with fountains. These fountains are located in the Lower and Higher Parks of the palace and park ensemble of Peterhof. Experts say that the scale of the fountains of Peterhof exceed the scale of the fountains of the French Versailles. The Lower Park complex has more than 150 fountains and 4 cascades, and in the Upper Garden fountains there are only 5 fountains and one cascade.
Transfer to St. Petersburg. Peter and Paul Fortress (Peter and Paul Cathedral, Grand Ducal Burial Vault, the Trubetskoi Bastion prison) Boat trip. Fort Kronstadt with a visit to Fort Emperor Alexander 1

Day 16,
08 August

Bus tour of St. Petersburg - the most beautiful city in Russia. A visit to the Hermitage. One of the world-wide known museums is the Hermitage. This name was given in the XVIII century by Catherine П to her private museum housed in a small building adjacent to the Winter Palace and accessible only to the chosen few. In the course of time, the Hermitage grew into one of the greatest museums of the world. At the present, the collections take up five interconnected buildings. One of the rooms that impressed visitor the most is St. George Hall. The Throne Hall was used for column assemblies. Members of the Tzar’s family, when coming of age, took their oaths here. The Rembrandt collection is one of the most treasured possessions of the museum. It members 24 canvases. The Leonardo da Vinci Hall is one of the most gorgeous interiors. The hall is decorated in the style of 17 century French Baroque. The Hermitage possesses two, out of 12 or 14 works surviving from Leonardo.
Lunch at the Vodka Room №1 with a guided tour in the museum of vodka. St. Isaac's Cathedral, the lifting of the colonnade. Boat trip along rivers and canals.

Day 17,
09 August

Free day. Independent inspection of the city. Shopping.

Day 18,
10 August

End of the tour. Departure from Narva.