Go on a short weekend trip, get away from Moscow and drive through interesting historical places– all this is possible if you choose one of the 2-day tours from the tour operator “Rus”. Bus tours along the Golden Ring of Russia is the best way to inexpensively get acquainted with the historical and architectural sights of ancient cities. Low price, which our company offers, while providing a high level of service and maintenance. Our regular customers are convinced of this.

The Legendary Rus' tour will take you to cities such as Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl and Kostroma. You set off on your trip on Saturday morning and return to Moscow on Sunday evening. By paying for the tour, you don’t have to worry about the cost of living in a comfortable hotel, meals, and the need to pay for the services of guides or buying tickets to museums.

The “Volga Forest” tour is also designed for two days and one night of travel, and will pass through the cities of Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov Veliky, Kostroma and Ples. The price of the tour includes meals during the trip, hotel accommodation in Kostroma, as well as prices for tickets to museums and visits to other events included in the tour program.

The “County City” weekend tour will introduce you to cities such as Uglich, Kalyazin, Myshkin and Martynovo. You will spend the night in the city of Uglich, with accommodation in a hotel of the third degree of accreditation “Moscow”. When paying for the tour, you also pay for hotel accommodation and meals for the entire period of travel, prices for excursions to museums and others memorable places, as well as the services of guides and tour guides.

The “Holy Rus'” tour is also designed for a two-day trip, during which you will get to know the sights of the cities of Murom and Diveevo. You will spend the first day of the trip and the night in the city of Murom, at the Rus Hotel, which has the third degree of accreditation. The next day will be devoted to exploring the sights of Diveevo.

The journey will begin with a visit to Sergiev Posad in the Moscow region, famous for its Trinity-Sergius Lavra. Here we will see the Trinity Cathedral and the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary with the tomb of the Moscow metropolitans.

Our journey will continue with a move to Pereslavl-Zalessky. In the oldest part of the city you can see twelve-meter-high earthen ramparts (remains of the city fortification) and spiritual structures:

  • Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, where Prince Alexander Nevsky was baptized;
  • Cathedral of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God;
  • Church of Alexander Nevsky;

A visit to Lake Pleshcheevo will be interesting for its energy: here is the shrine of our ancestors - the Blue Stone. People come to him, thirsting for healing and believing that over time the boulder has not lost its power.

We will continue our journey by bus to Rostov Veliky, where we will learn about the main craft - painting on smooth enamels (enamel). After completing the excursion, we will move to Yaroslavl and visit the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery and Cathedral, the walls of which are decorated with paintings from the era of Ivan the Terrible. Bright touches to the portrait of Yaroslavl are the chamber church of Elijah the Prophet, the embankment and merchant mansions.

Wonders of Kostroma land

While visiting Kostroma, you will get acquainted with the modern jewelry manufacturing process at the oldest factory in this industry. Those interested will be able to purchase products at the price from the manufacturer in the company’s company store.

The group can choose from:

  • theatrical excursion with buffet;
  • program at the museum with traditional tea drinking;
  • visit to the Snow Maiden's Tower;
  • trip to a moose farm.

At the end of the program - a bus sightseeing tour of Kostroma with a visit to shopping arcades, a fire tower, and the Ipatiev Monastery.

Principality of Suzdal

We offer a sightseeing tour of the museum city of Suzdal, where some of the 200 monuments have the status world heritage UNESCO. You will get to know the sights:

  • The Kremlin with the Cross Chamber, where the royal decrees were announced;
  • Spaso-Efimiev Monastery with a program of bell ringing;
  • Museum of Wooden Architecture;
  • Women's Intercession Monastery.

Tour of ancient capital North-Eastern Rus' - the city of Vladimir. You will get acquainted with the sights of the 12th century. We offer a choice of visits to: the museum of “Crystal, lacquer miniatures and embroidery”, the exhibition “Old Vladimir” in old tower, the Gingerbread Museum, where a master class on its painting is held.

County town

Our journey will take place through “district” towns, the first stop will be Kalyazin. You will examine the unique “floating” bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral, the first tier of which is partially hidden under the water level.

The next point of our journey will be Uglich, which in 1591 became the site of the murder of the son of Ivan the Terrible. A familiarization tour will be held around Uglich, where you will visit:

  • Uglich Kremlin;
  • Transfiguration Cathedral;
  • Chambers of appanage princes;
  • Church of Demetrius on Blood.

Moving to Myshkin, which received city status in 1771. During sightseeing tour you will find yourself in the museum of Russian felt boots, the house of crafts (blacksmiths), and the Mouse Palace.

Your journey will end in Martynovo. It is here that a rare ethnic group lives - the Katskari. It has its own characteristics in folklore traditions, language and customs.

2-seater- hotel accommodation in a double room, 1-seater- hotel accommodation in a single room.

Weekend tours - what are they?

Weekend tours are tours for 2 days Saturday-Sunday and holidays. Even if a tour starts on Friday evening and ends on Monday morning, it will still be a “weekend tour”. It will be because we are only away from work on weekends.

Weekend tours can be by bus or train. A railway tour becomes when you need to buy a train ticket. And even if you travel one way by bus and return by train, the tour will immediately become a train tour.

Weekend tours - only near Moscow, but is it possible further?

Indeed, the bus will not travel very far in 1 day. On the second day you have to return, so it’s not possible to continue the journey “further and further.” But this is where they come to the rescue train tours: and the train travels faster than the bus, and the train has sleeping places - we can travel at night. Therefore, to say that you won’t go far over the weekend is wrong. Already now, for the weekend we can go to Kazan - the Third Capital of Russia, and to Penza through Lermontov’s places, and get to the Pearl of the North, Kizhi.

Is it possible to take children on the tour?

It all depends on the age of the children. If children are under school age, then this is not possible. Children get tired earlier than we do, and when they are tired, they can be capricious. That's why they are children. If the child is small, it is better to go somewhere with him yourself, rather than taking him on a tour.
If the child has reached school age, then it is even necessary to take it with you, and not only possible. Let’s give an incorrect example with classical music: while we don’t take a little one to symphony concerts, the child doesn’t understand, but when he grows up, he doesn’t want to, he doesn’t understand. The right thing to do would be to take the child with you.
But of course everything should be in moderation. Going on tours every weekend all year long - and we won’t be able to do it. And what can we say about our children? Yes, they are sometimes stronger and more resilient than us. But there is no need to test your endurance.

You are going on vacation!

Yes, yes, the very first goal that must be pursued is to relax. You will be entertained by a good guide interesting stories, You will be shown Beautiful places and interesting things. But no one will examine you, you do not have to report to anyone, you are going for yourself. And if you really like it, you can go again. Remember how the children said: “I watched it, it’s interesting,” and everyone sits down to watch it again. Something pleasant can be repeated!

What if the weather is bad?

All weekend tours are designed in such a way that tourists exhausted from office life will enjoy everything. And they wanted to go again. This is the basis of the tourism business. Otherwise, if you go on tour once and then never set foot again, then all the travel agencies will go bankrupt. As a matter of fact, all weekend tours are aimed specifically at people who work from Monday to Friday and who only have two days off. Therefore, even in bad weather, you will be driven along such paths so that you do not get wet or freeze. Of course, you need to take clothes for bad weather with you.

How many things can you take on a tour?

Weekend tours are short, only two days. Therefore, it simply doesn’t make sense to take a lot of things. Although there is no limit on the size of the suitcase. A large suitcase will simply be inconvenient for you. But we need to take things in case the weather changes. Outside Moscow, the weather may be different, and you yourself have noticed how the weather can change literally in a day. This must be provided for.

Is it possible to buy a weekend tour on the day of departure?

No, it won't work. Hotel, meals, excursions are booked for you. And when you arrive early on Saturday morning at the departing bus, it may not be possible to order additional service for you. And this is provided that there are still empty seats on the bus.

How far in advance should you buy a weekend tour?

As an old habit, we like to put off purchasing until the last minute. And this is wrong, places on the tour may run out. And not only are seats running out on the bus, but also in the hotel. This is what limits us: seats on the bus and hotel rooms. Therefore, the answer sounds traditional: The sooner, the better.

Break out of ordinary life

Traveling along the Golden Ring of Russia is the same as entering another world. Even from childhood, familiar things seem different here, reveal their history, and take on a different meaning. Here you can completely relax. After all, even if you go to your dacha, you won’t rest. At the dacha we remain with our thoughts. And here... the guide tells you something interesting... And you can even doze off on the way, no one will examine you anyway. Even though the weekend tour is so short, you still come back a different person.

How are weekend tours different?

"Classic sightseeing tours" and "entertainment tours"

  • All tours, both “classic” and “entertainment”, are built on the same principle - to bring you pleasure. In “classical” tours, each guide, having studied works on history, art history, and literature especially for you, creates his own, only his, unique story - an excursion.
  • On "entertainment" tours, or more precisely, "tours with entertainment programs“, “classic” excursions also await you, but only these tours have something else added to interest you, entertain you, and further improve your mood.

Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninov, a composer, pianist and conductor who has won worldwide fame and recognition, is closely connected with the Tambov region. The estate museum of the great Russian musician and composer Rachmaninov is located in the village of Ivanovka, Tambov region.

Visit to the Aseev estate (branch of the Peterhof State Historical Museum). Large manufacturer and philanthropist M.V. Aseev had exquisite taste and built one of the first stone houses on the once quiet outskirts of Tambov, designed by the famous architect Lev Kekushev...

The townspeople have a particularly cordial attitude towards their great fellow countryman I.V. Michurin, Russian biologist and breeder, author of many varieties of fruit and berry crops. The city was renamed in honor of Michurin during his lifetime.

"A story with the taste of marshmallow". One of the best bus tours to Kolomna from our company. Ancient Kolomna, amazing handmade marshmallows, a trip to the homeland of Sergei Yesenin, where there is “birch chintz” all around, the poet’s soulful poems, magnificent nature!

"Great names of Russia". We recommend! This is the only way to start a conversation about this non-standard tour! The regular bus tour Tula - Yasnaya Polyana - Kozlova Zaseka - Orel and the I.S. Turgenev Museum-Reserve "Spasskoye-Lutovinovo" is invariably in great demand among both adult audiences and school groups. The name of the tour already says a lot. For those who know, for those who want to know more!

Rostov Veliky - Yaroslavl - Kostroma

Z The Golden Ring of Russia is the oldest and most popular classic excursion tour in Russia. Contrary to popular belief, many cities included in the Golden Ring excursion program are not “golden” cities. To be precise, the total officially included in the itinerary Golden Ring includes 8 ancient cities. The main condition is the preservation of monuments from before the Mongol era. These are Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov Veliky, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir. You can also include the villages of Kideksha (residence of Yuri Dolgoruky) and Bogolyubovo (stone chambers of Andrei Bogolyubsky).

P According to another version, the classic Golden Ring includes 5 more cities - Tutaev, Uglich, Ples, Yuryev-Polsky and Alexandrov, but Ivanovo does not belong to the Golden Ring, since it does not have sufficient ancient monuments.

P In addition to the term “classical”, there is also an excursion tour of the “Great Golden Ring”. However, including such cities as Gorokhovets, Gus-Khrustalny, Dmitrov, Kalyazin, Myshkin, Palekh, Plyos, Rybinsk, Shuya and even Moscow on the route is debatable.

IN In 2015, Kasimov (like the ancient Russian city of Gorodets Meshchersky, founded in 1152 by the same Yuri Dolgoruky and later granted by Vasily the Dark to the Tatar prince Kasim in 1452) and Kaluga were officially included in the Golden Ring.

ABOUT Please note that here are tours of both the classic Golden Ring of Russia (Big and Small), as well as weekend excursions to certain cities along the route, as well as tours with the capture of cities from neighboring regions - no less interesting, although perhaps , and the inferior churches and monasteries of the Golden Ring, many of which are under UNESCO protection.

T Tours and excursions around the Golden Ring are more popular among Russians themselves - especially among Moscow residents. These tours are very convenient: during one weekend you can visit 2-4 ancient Russian cities with many monasteries, monuments of civil architecture, wonderful museums (including unique museums of wooden architecture under open air), churches and ancient streets. In order to fully get acquainted with the so-called Great Golden Ring of Russia, which includes, in addition to the Golden Ring cities themselves, neighboring ones - for example, Rybinsk, Tutaev, Kashin, Kalyazin, Krasnoe-on-Volge, Murom, Gus-Khrustalny and Gus- Zhelezny, Kasimov, etc., it is not at all necessary to take a week’s vacation. We offer you radial day trips along the Golden Ring, which are held regularly throughout the year. Or, as indicated above, you can take a two-three-day tour in one of the directions (Yaroslavl or Gorkovsky highway).

D There are only 5 2-day weekend tours around the Golden Ring: Murom - Diveevo (+Vyksa), Kalyazin - Uglich - Myshkin - Myrtynovo, Rostov - Yaroslavl - Kostroma, Rostov - Kostroma - Ples and Vladimir - Bogolyubovo - Suzdal. All other cities of the Golden Ring can be seen as part of multi-day programs. For the holidays, we offer original tours with visits to “rare” cities - Rybinsk, Kashin, the village of Borisoglebsky, Yuzhi, Palekh, Tutaev and others.

IN last years Most tours around the Golden Ring include, in addition to standard excursion objects, various interactive programs that introduce tourists to the peculiarities of life, local folklore, customs and ancient way of life. For example, in a remote village in the Yaroslavl region you can meet the real Baba Yaga, and in Myshkin you can meet the now forgotten Katskari people. Also, many excursion tours around the Golden Ring include master classes (tourists make various souvenirs, dolls, amulets, jewelry and dishes with their own hands).

TO Unfortunately, we have to admit that the Golden Ring of Russia is not a top priority for tourists from Western Europe and other countries. This is understandable: Russia is huge, and to see the main attractions (Moscow, St. Petersburg, Baikal, Siberia, Pskov and Novgorod, the Trans-Siberian Railway), etc. There is not enough time even for a two-week tour (which, by the way, is by no means cheap). What can we say about the Golden Ring! As a rule, foreigners are limited to visiting Vladimir and Suzdal.

ABOUT Please note that our tours include not only all the cities of the official Greater Golden Ring, but also cities that expand knowledge about a particular region included in the region of Central Russia. For example, tourism in the Ivanovo region has been actively expanding in recent years. We have tours that focus specifically on this region.

Our advantages:

  • Author's + classic tours
  • Tours for families with children (interactive programs, fairy-tale characters)
  • Discount for pensioners and children on the main seat
  • Below rack prices for all programs

Last minute tours

TO As you know, last-minute tours around the Golden Ring in the traditional sense, as is customary for package tours to Egypt and Turkey, do not exist. The price of the tours does not include airfare, and as for hotels, the tour operator can simply refuse several rooms on the eve of arrival without any penalties (such are standard agreements with hotels). The only thing a tour operator risks is empty seats on the bus. Therefore, as a rule, the price of a tour NEVER decreases before arrival. An exception (and a rare one) may be New Year's tours.

T However, we offer discounts on our behalf for tours close in date. Our offer is very simple - choose any excursion around the Golden Ring that has places available for tomorrow, pay for it before 18:00 of the current day - and we will provide a discount of 5% of its cost. Discounts are summed up: if, for example, you are a pensioner, your discount will be 9%, if you are our regular customer and apply for the third or more time, the discount will be 7%, etc.