A trip to the Snow Maiden for the New Year holidays. Visit the Snow Maiden! New Year's trip to Kostroma

Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour of Kostroma.
Kostroma is the reserved pearl of the Golden Ring and beautiful city Rus'! Kostroma is the same age as Moscow, the oldest jewelry center, a well-established merchant city and the largest port city on the Volga. Beauty Kostroma is spread out on seven picturesque hills at the confluence of two rivers - the Volga and Kostroma, and the perfectly preserved ensemble of rich mansions of the 18th-19th centuries, patterned wooden houses and a fan-shaped arrangement of streets (by the way, invented and approved by Empress Catherine the Great herself) gives it a special, unique charm.
The squares and streets of Kostroma literally “breathe” with history, and in a well-groomed, decorated with luxurious flower beds historical center Kostroma rare historical and architectural monuments are concentrated. You will admire the tall Fire Tower - an outstanding monument of classicism, the building of the Guardhouse, the House of General Borschov, and get acquainted with the superbly preserved ensemble of the Trading Rows, which are still in good service. This is a real ancient “city within a city”!
Kostroma is famous for its unusual monuments. The most romantic monument of Kostroma is Ostrovsky's gazebo on the embankment of the ancient Kostroma Kremlin. The views of the Volga from here are simply enchanting! At the top of Milk Mountain stands a monument to the national hero and patriot of Russia - Ivan Susanin, who saved the future Tsar Mikhail Romanov at the cost of his own life. You will admire the sculpture of the most fabulous native of Kostroma - the Snow Maiden and the touching monument to the Rescue Dog, who served in the Kostroma fire brigade and saved many lives. Kostroma is the cradle of the Romanov dynasty, because it was in the Ipatiev Monastery of Kostroma that Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov hid from Godunov’s disgrace.
Excursion to the only Sumarokovskaya moose farm in Russia. A fairytale forest, communication with amazing animals, one-year and two-year-old moose calves can be petted and hand-fed. If you're lucky, along the way, on a forest path, while listening to the guide's fascinating story, you will be able to meet a moose cow. It happens that one of the “freed” moose accompanies the group on the way to the parking lot or back - just like that, “for company.” It happens that excursion groups encounter them immediately upon arrival right at the bus stop. Those who are not afraid can pet it and take a photo hugging it.

Dinner.
“Village” of Russian jewelers, Krasnoye village - on the Volga - jewelry art center not only the Kostroma land, but the entire country. Unique master jewelers work in Krasnoye, whose products have repeatedly taken first place in the international exhibitions. Their products were exhibited in many countries; collectors all over the world consider it an honor to have products from Krasnoselsky jewelers in their collections. You can see the best examples of their craftsmanship in the Krasnoselsky Museum of Jewelry and Folk Applied Arts, the building of which was built in 1904 according to the design of the famous architect A.N. Benoit and is an architectural monument of the early twentieth century. The museum's exposition contains unique exhibits from archaeological excavations in the Krasnoselsky region - these include household utensils, tools, and the most interesting pieces of jewelry from the 30s to the 90s of the last century. The guide will introduce you to the history of the development of Krasnoselsky jewelry from handicrafts to a world-famous modern jewelry center, tell you about the traditions of jewelry making and its roots. You will see and enjoy an exhibition of jewelry by local artists, presented in the form of a wide variety of women's jewelry, vases, souvenirs, and tableware, which were and remain a kind of anthem of Russia. In addition, you will learn about what it is Krasnoselskaya filigree, otherwise scan, learn about its significance in the development of jewelry art in the Kostroma Province, as well as about the peculiarities of the process of making jewelry by craftsmen of the Kostroma region using the filigree technique, both in the last century and today
Master jewelers will conduct a master class especially for you. And for those who want to purchase some exclusive jewelry as a souvenir for themselves, there will be a great opportunity to do this in a specialized store. The prices will pleasantly surprise you...

Departure to Moscow.
Arrival in Moscow in the evening, depending on the congestion of the route.

3 days / 2 nights

railway express + bus

31.12.2019 - 02.01.2020

Convenient three-day tour to the Kostroma Snow Maiden- great idea for family vacation. You will visit the beautiful ancient city of Kostroma, the only elk farm in Russia and, of course, meet the Snow Maiden herself in her fairy-tale mansion!

1 DAY TOUR (31.12.19)

10:30 -11:30- Group meeting in Yaroslavl

Departure to Kostroma

Lunch at a city cafe

Beginning of the excursion program.

It's getting closer New Year, and a fabulous mood fills our hearts more and more. Someone makes wishes to Santa Claus, and we invite you to meet the real Snow Maiden and make your own wishes...

Interactive program in the Snow Maiden's Tower- Together with the cheerful brownies and the cat Bayun, you will learn Berendey’s legends and traditions, see a puppet fairy tale about the Snow Maiden, and hear interesting information and the latest news from the snow sorceress. And most importantly, get to know the Snow Maiden herself. Together with her, you will wish for yours. cherished desires which will definitely come true.

Interactive excursion "Cheese stories"- The cheese sommelier, a well-known cheese specialist in narrow circles, will guide guests through the halls of the ancient mansion, constantly telling about the most mysterious, amazing and unexpected cheese stories. You will learn how and where the first cheese appeared, you will see and even be able to touch ancient and modern devices for cheese making, you will laugh at cheese fun, and you will discover a whole world called “Cheese”. They are expecting you strange artifacts and clever surprises, technical gadgets and completely unverified facts. In small cozy shops you need to buy a piece of cheese from local cheese makers. Please note that photography is strictly allowed everywhere!

End of the excursion program, Transfer to the hotel

Gala dinner (extra charge)

DAY 2 OF THE TOUR (01/01/20)

Late breakfast

12:00 Meeting in the hotel lobby. Going on an excursion

Departure to Krasnoselsky district, Kostroma region. (~1 hour)

Visit Sumarokovskaya moose farm- Not far from Kostroma there is a unique moose farm, which houses about 40 moose. Moose milk is very healthy and has healing effects. Moose live freely in the forest, but certain time They come to the feeding place, where the farm workers have prepared bark and tasty carrots for them. Beautiful noble animals, each of them has its own name and its own character. You can feed moose with carrots and take a beautiful photo

Lunch at a city cafe

Sightseeing tour of Kostroma- You will be able to see the central square of the city with its unique layout and architectural monuments of the 18th-19th centuries: an ensemble of shopping arcades, public places, a fire tower, the main guardhouse, a monument to Ivan Susanin, a gazebo A.N. Ostrovsky, visit the active women’s Epiphany-Anastasia Monastery, where the most valuable Miracle-Working Icon of the Fedorov Mother of God is kept, inspection of the Ipatiev Monastery.

Excursion to Craft Workshops Svoi Krug- you will learn a lot of new interesting and educational things about handicrafts on the Kostroma land. At a master class on painting New Year's toys, you can make your own souvenir that will become a bright decoration for your New Year tree.

Return to the hotel

Dinner (extra charge)

DAY 3 OF THE TOUR (01/02/20)

09.00 Breakfast. Release of rooms. Departure with things.

09:30 - 10:00 - Meeting with the guide in the lobby or at the hotel (with things). Beginning of the excursion program...

Departure to Yaroslavl. (~1.5 hours)

Sightseeing tour of Yaroslavl- You will see: the Temple, which is depicted on the 1000 ruble banknote, the First Russian Theater, the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery - the main attraction of Yaroslavl, the fresco painting of the Church of Elijah the Prophet. You will visit the Park "1000th anniversary of Yaroslavl" and the historical part of the city

Visit museum complex "Music and Time" Unique collections of watches, bells and rare musical instruments will be presented to your attention.

Lunch at a city cafe

Theatrical interactive tour "Visiting the Governor"(Yaroslavl Art Museum) You will be met by the inhabitant of the house - the daughter of the Yaroslavl governor, who will tell you about the traditions of the estate, its inhabitants and the etiquette of the salon and show you the exhibition "Russian art of the 18th - early 20th centuries."

Excursion tour for schoolchildren to Kostroma for 2 days/1 night

We invite you to go on a tour to Kostroma and visit the hospitable Russian province, as well as visit the Snow Maiden. The noble appearance of this ancient city and its royal history, which forever connected Kostroma with the Romanov dynasty, do not leave indifferent anyone who visits this amazing city Golden Ring of Russia.

Kostroma is famous for its attractions, because of the abundance tourist routes and excursion programs allows you to return to this city more than once.

Kostroma is the birthplace of the fairy-tale granddaughter of Father Frost, Snegurochka. It was on Kostroma soil in his Shchelykovo estate that the famous Russian playwright N. Ostrovsky wrote the play of the same name. Several centuries have passed since then, but the heart of this fairy-tale girl continues to beat in one of the corners of the museum-reserve - at the bottom of the Blue Key spring, which does not freeze even in winter.

The Snow Maiden herself lives in a fairy-tale mansion in the very center of Kostroma. She does a lot of handicrafts, comes up with different fairy tales, and answers letters from children from all over Russia. And you can visit her not only in New Year holidays, but also at any other time of the year.

Kostroma is also famous for its delicious cheese, flax and birch bark, wooden architecture and Orthodox churches and monasteries.

Tour program:

The evening before, departure from Moscow by train.

1 day

Arrival in the city of Kostroma. Meeting the group at the railway station.

Sightseeing tour of Kostroma. You will see the amazingly beautiful Church of the Resurrection-on-Debra, the Ipatiev Monastery of the Holy Trinity - the cradle of the August House of Romanov, the Epiphany-Anastasia Convent, a unique architectural ensemble city ​​center with shopping arcades, the building of the former guardhouse, monuments to Ivan Susanin and Yuri Dolgoruky and several symbols of Kostroma - a fire tower and Ostrovsky's gazebo.

08:00. Breakfast in a cafe.

09:00. A trip to the only moose farm in Russia, an excursion will introduce you to amazing animals, give you the joy of communicating with them, there is an opportunity to see and feed little moose calves. Tamed animals are so accustomed to people that they are not afraid of them at all and simply follow them, begging for a treat. Sumarokovskaya moose farm

10:30. Arrival at the moose farm. The excursion will introduce children to amazing animals, give them the joy of communicating with them, and have the opportunity to see and feed little moose calves. Tamed animals are so accustomed to people that they are not afraid of them at all and simply follow them, begging for a treat. Sumarokovskaya moose farm will especially appeal to children who will be able to join wildlife. Reviews from tourists who visited this place are always positive.

12:00. Departure to Kostroma.

13:30. Lunch at a cafe.

15:00. Excursion to the Museum-Estate of Flax and Birch Bark.

In the Museum of Flax and Birch Bark, visitors will see with their own eyes the process of turning flax straw into peasant shirts and learn the traditions of making ancient birch bark products. You can purchase a souvenir made of birch bark or flax in the souvenir department, as well as go master classes on production memorial sign with the coat of arms of Kostroma - a birch bark medal or a rag doll-amulet

16:30. Transfer to the hotel.

17:00 Accommodation at the hotel.

18:00 Dinner for extra. fee 350 rub.

Day 2

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel. Buffet.

Release of rooms. Boarding the bus.

09:30 Interactive program in the Snow Maiden's chamber

The Snow Maiden and her assistants, Brownies and Cat Bayun, will guide guests around the courtyard and the fairy-tale Tower, show you the most interesting things and together with you make wishes that will definitely come true. In Svetlitsa you will find a puppet show about a snowy beauty, in Gornitsa the Snow Maiden will talk about her life and introduce you to mysterious magical objects, and in the next hall you will have an amazing meeting with Slavic myths and legends. In the Room of Miracles you will find extraordinary works of Kostroma children, who will undoubtedly amaze you with their imagination and creativity.

Visit to the Ice Room with refreshments.

The Ice Room is a unique hall where all year round-14 degrees It was made by the hands of Ural craftsmen from real ice. You will admire the fabulous beauty and be amazed at the skill of the craftsmen, and also be treated to ice drinks for children and adults. Children will try a magical cocktail of snow and melt water with magical bubbles, and adults will try ancient Russian drinks from ice glasses. But before getting to Ledyanaya, guests are invited to put on warm zipuns and felt boots on their feet.

10:30 Visit Museum-Reserve "Kostromskaya Sloboda"».

A unique museum of wooden architecture under open air. The entrance pavilion to the museum is like a time portal separating modernity and antiquity. From the noisy city you will find yourself on a quiet village street stretching along the picturesque Igumenka River. You will learn about the life of peasants, their crafts, holidays, family life, and all the features of village life.

Information and theatrical program “Around the Stove”«. In this program we will tell you about the life, way of life and traditions of a peasant family. You are given the opportunity to try different kinds household chores: remove the cast iron from the stove with a grip, iron the laundry with a “wooden iron” - a ruble, walk with a rocker. The owner of the hut will show the guests the games that peasant children played. At the end of the program there will be tea.

12:00.Lunch at a cafe.

13:30. Festive program in Art Museum"Christmas of the 19th Century" will introduce children to how Christmas was celebrated in Russian families 100 years ago; children and adults will be able to make New Year's toys and candles themselves and decorate a Christmas tree in the style of the last century, take part in jester caroling and merry Christmas games.

Dinner for extra fee 350 rub.

23:21. Departure to Moscow.

Cost of the tour, in rubles. for 1 student in a group:

The tour price includes:

• accommodation (2 local numbers with amenities);
• excursion program, including entrance tickets to museums;
• meals (2 breakfasts, 2 lunches);
• guide services;
• transport service on tourist class buses.

Supplement for adults in a group: + 300 rub. to the cost of the tour.

Additionally, you can order dinner: from 350 rub./person for 1 dinner.

Additionally purchased:

railway tickets for a reserved seat train: from 1800 rubles for a student, from 2970 rubles for an adult.

The Russian Railways system uses dynamic pricing, check the cost of the train when booking!!!

Attention, tickets go on sale 60 days in advance! Group trips should be planned well in advance!

Tickets can be purchased independently or through our company.

*The time and procedure for providing tourist services in the program may change while maintaining their volume.

*At your request, the tour can be calculated based on the accommodation of any hotel, for any arrival dates, number of days and group members.

*When booking, please check the price.

Long-standing debates about how and where did the Snow Maiden come to us from?, granddaughter of Santa Claus, ended when she found her Tower and Residence in one of the most beautiful cities Russia, located on the banks of the Volga - in Kostroma.

The great Russian writer A.N. lived in these places. Ostrovsky, who wrote a story about a gentle and beautiful girl named Snow Maiden, a feature film based on this fairy tale was shot here, and the “Kostroma Snow Maiden” competition is held annually here. Let's go and get acquainted with the wonderful Kostroma land, its architectural and historical monuments, with wonderful Kostroma craftsmen, and most importantly, we will become one of the first guests of the Snow Maiden in 2018!

Dates: January 2-5, 2018 (2 full days in Kostroma)

Price:

• child - 18,500 rubles + train tickets(a school discount is provided upon presentation of a certificate from the school at the time of boarding the train and is not provided for docked seats)
• adult- 19,900 rubles + train tickets

The cost of tickets depends on the date of purchase (the closer to the travel date, the more expensive) and on the level of comfort (reserved seat or compartment).

The cost of the program includes:

• accommodation in the city center at the Ya-Hotel (in double or triple rooms with all amenities)
• full meals (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• excursion program (with transport and guide)
• entrance tickets to excursion sites
• pedagogical support

And now more about what we will see and what we will be lucky enough to take part in:

Meet me at Yaroslavsky railway station and depart by train to Kostroma at 23:20.

Early in the morning we arrive in Kostroma and immediately go to our hotel to check in, have a delicious breakfast and prepare for the full excursion program day. And then we go to Sumarokovskaya moose farm- nature reserve. This is a unique protected natural area where we will not only see handsome moose - the giants of the Kostroma region, but also feed them crispy carrots!

Next we return to Kostroma and visit "Museum of Theatrical Costume". The Kostroma land is connected by strong ties with theatrical art, with the work of the greatest Russian playwright Alexander Nikolaevich Ostrovsky, the author of the wonderful fairy tale about the Snow Maiden. The museum presents a unique collection of theatrical costumes from a wide variety of performances, unique in its design and implementation. Then lunch and sightseeing tour of the city. Let's start with an inspection of architectural monuments associated with the name of A. N. Ostrovsky, the author of the famous fairy tale “The Snow Maiden”: a gazebo on the picturesque bank of the Volga, where the playwright loved to walk, a hotel where he loved to stay. And then we’ll walk around the city center and see:

• a unique architectural ensemble of shopping arcades: flour, fish, tobacco;
• public places (as government institutions were called in the old days);
• fire tower;
• main guardhouse (so in Tsarist Russia called the place of the main guard);
• museum-reserve Noble Assembly;
• monument to Ivan Susanin.

And in order to truly feel the atmosphere of the central historical part of Kostroma, we will also take a walk along Botnikovsky Boulevard to the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky, who is considered not only the founder of Moscow, but also of Kostroma. Adults, if desired, can visit the active women's Epiphany-Anastasia Monastery, where the most valuable Miracle-Working Icon of the Fedorov Mother of God is kept.

Now attention! The most magical part of our journey begins - excursion to the fabulous Snow Maiden's Tower. The brownies and the cat Bayun will take us around the courtyard and the fairy-tale Tower, and then the owner of the tower, Snegurochka, will talk about her life and introduce her to the magical objects in her room, and also remember with us Slavic myths and legends. We’ll also try a magical New Year’s drink in a real Ice Room!

Finally, cheerful, tired, but full of impressions, We go to the hotel and have dinner. And after dinner our counselors spend animation and game program, where the guys will share their first impressions of the trip, win prizes and gifts at our traditional evening quiz!

After a delicious breakfast we set off to Santa Claus Factory, where an interesting interactive program and master class awaits us. And we are heading to the small ancient town of Nerekhta, which is not far (only 50 km) from Kostroma. It is here that Grandfather Frost has a real Factory of wooden New Year's toys! Here is Frost the Master along with his assistant masters preparing gifts for children and adults! Here, Santa Claus does not sing or dance - here he, together with his assistants, works a lot - he will teach us too! :)

We will take part in the gaming program with a Russian wooden toy “Undertakings and fun of Frost the Master”. In the cozy Teremok, under the Christmas tree, in an old, old chest, the master Frost keeps games and fun, toys and nursery rhymes that delighted our great-grandfathers and great-grandmothers. You can not only touch them and hold them in your hands, you definitely need to play with them! Drive a head of ice, launch a top, spin a four-wheeler... And also zakidushki, malechina-kalechina, spinning tops with tops and many, many more exciting fun await us at this amazing magical Factory!

Breakfast.
Sightseeing tour of Kostroma.
Kostroma is the reserved pearl of the Golden Ring and the most beautiful city of Rus'! Kostroma is the same age as Moscow, the oldest jewelry center, a well-established merchant city and the largest port city on the Volga. Beauty Kostroma is spread out on seven picturesque hills at the confluence of two rivers - the Volga and Kostroma, and the perfectly preserved ensemble of rich mansions of the 18th-19th centuries, patterned wooden houses and a fan-shaped arrangement of streets (by the way, invented and approved by Empress Catherine the Great herself) gives it a special, unique charm.
The squares and streets of Kostroma literally “breathe” with history, and in a well-groomed, decorated with luxurious flower beds historical center of Kostroma rare historical and architectural monuments are concentrated. You will admire the tall Fire Tower - an outstanding monument of classicism, the building of the Guardhouse, the House of General Borschov, and get acquainted with the superbly preserved ensemble of the Trading Rows, which are still in good service. This is a real ancient “city within a city”!
Kostroma is famous for its unusual monuments. The most romantic monument of Kostroma is Ostrovsky's gazebo on the embankment of the ancient Kostroma Kremlin. The views of the Volga from here are simply enchanting! At the top of Milk Mountain stands a monument to the national hero and patriot of Russia - Ivan Susanin, who saved the future Tsar Mikhail Romanov at the cost of his own life. You will admire the sculpture of the most fabulous native of Kostroma - the Snow Maiden and the touching monument to the Rescue Dog, who served in the Kostroma fire brigade and saved many lives. Kostroma is the cradle of the Romanov dynasty, because it was in the Ipatiev Monastery of Kostroma that Mikhail Fedorovich Romanov hid from Godunov’s disgrace.
Excursion to the only Sumarokovskaya moose farm in Russia. A fairytale forest, communication with amazing animals, one-year and two-year-old moose calves can be petted and hand-fed. If you're lucky, along the way, on a forest path, while listening to the guide's fascinating story, you will be able to meet a moose cow. It happens that one of the “freed” moose accompanies the group on the way to the parking lot or back - just like that, “for company.” It happens that excursion groups encounter them immediately after arrival, right at the bus parking lot. Those who are not afraid can pet it and take a photo hugging it.

Dinner.
“Village” of Russian jewelers, Krasnoye village - on the Volga - jewelry art center not only the Kostroma land, but the entire country. Krasnoye employs unique master jewelers, whose products have repeatedly taken first place at international exhibitions. Their products were exhibited in many countries; collectors all over the world consider it an honor to have products from Krasnoselsky jewelers in their collections. You can see the best examples of their craftsmanship in the Krasnoselsky Museum of Jewelry and Folk Applied Arts, the building of which was built in 1904 according to the design of the famous architect A.N. Benoit and is an architectural monument of the early twentieth century. The museum's exposition contains unique exhibits from archaeological excavations in the Krasnoselsky region - these include household utensils, tools, and the most interesting pieces of jewelry from the 30s to the 90s of the last century. The guide will introduce you to the history of the development of Krasnoselsky jewelry from handicrafts to a world-famous modern jewelry center, tell you about the traditions of jewelry making and its roots. You will see and enjoy an exhibition of jewelry by local artists, presented in the form of a wide variety of women's jewelry, vases, souvenirs, and tableware, which were and remain a kind of anthem of Russia. In addition, you will learn about what it is Krasnoselskaya filigree, otherwise scan, learn about its significance in the development of jewelry art in the Kostroma Province, as well as about the peculiarities of the process of making jewelry by craftsmen of the Kostroma region using the filigree technique, both in the last century and today
Master jewelers will conduct a master class especially for you. And for those who want to purchase some exclusive jewelry as a souvenir for themselves, there will be a great opportunity to do this in a specialized store. The prices will pleasantly surprise you...

Departure to Moscow.
Arrival in Moscow in the evening, depending on the congestion of the route.