The Udmurt Republic is a territorial entity of the Russian Federation. Udmurtia is part of the Privolzhsky Federal District and the Ural Economic Region. The capital of the republic is Izhevsk. There are 25 municipalities and 6 cities and towns in the republic. Udmurtia plays an important role in transit as it is crossed by two federal railroads and is located in the basin of the Kama River. The population of the republic is 1,517,472 people (2014), 60% of whom are Russians, 29.3% are Udmurts, 6.9% are Tatarts, and 4.8% are of another ethnic background. The native population are Udmurts.Leading industries include iron and steel production, car manufacturing, precision engineering, oil industry, timber industry, woodworking and food industry. Cattle breeding for diary and milk industries and poultry production are also well developed.

Central Square

Here are:

- the Head of UR- the UR Government Building- the UR Theatre of Opera and Ballet - Park Inn Hotel (4*)- the Izhstal and Russia cinemas- the Central Department Store- cascade fountains

Izhevsk Pond Embankment(by the dam)

- the first facilities of the Main Building of Izhevsk Gun Factory (1807, classicism)- the monument to the the gun factory founder A. F. Deryabin, the head of the Kama and Perm mining plants.

the Square of Fifty Years of October

- the Kuzebai Gerd Museum (the XIXcentury)- the UR State Council- the Eternal Flame and Post 1- bust of a twice Hero of the Soviet Union Ye. M. Kungurtsev

In 2010, Izhesvk turned 250. The city started as ironworks and workers settlement created upon a decree of Empress Elizabeth. Today Izhevsk is the capital of the Udmurt Republic with the population of over 615,000 people, a large industrial and cultural

center in Privolzhsky Federal District. On bus tours, the guests will see architectural and historic monuments,cathedrals, museums, streets and squares. The most interesting of them are described below.

Izhevsk

The Udmurt Republic borders on Kirov Oblast in thenorth and west, Perm Krai in the north and east, theRepublic of Bashkortostan in the southeast, and theRepublic of Tatarstan in the south. The area ofUdmurtia is 42,060 square kilometres.

Izhevsk is the capital of the Udmurt Republic.Izhevsk is not far from Moscow and other largeindustrial centres of the Volga and Uralregions. The distance between Moscow andIzhevsk is 1129 km.

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Museums

Izhmash Factory Museumis located in the former monetarystorehouse of Izhevsk Gun Factory(XIXcentury), now the Izhmash Group, bearer of four state awards. The museum exhibits firelocks, cold weapon of the XIX century (broadswords, spears, battle axes, pikes and sabres), breech-loading and repeating rifles. There is a big collection of modern weapon: hunting guns, carbines and biathlon rifles. The museum has acollection of famous Izh motorbikes. Next to the museum there is a monument toIzhevsk gunsmiths.

Olimpic Champion Galina Kulakova Museumis located 15 km away from Izhevsk. Galina Kulakova is an Honored Master of Sports, four-time winner of the Olympic gold, nine-time winner of the World Championship, and the fist winner of the FIS Cross Country World Cup.The museum exhibits Kulakova’s awards and medals, her skiing equipment and photographs. A film about her sports achievements is shown.

Ludorvai Architectural and Ethnographic Museumis located 17 km away from Izhevsk. It is a unique architectural and ethnographic complex featuring the history, culture and life of Udmurts. Tourists have a chance to see a working windmill of the XX century, homes of the southern and central Udmurts (house, two-storey storehouse, kuala - the Udmurt family sanctuary, klet - the adjacent utility room, cattle barn, korotnik - men’s workshop, banya, etc.). There are collections of clothes, blacksmith works, embroideries, fabrics and beekeeping tools.

M. T. Kalashnikov Museum and Exhibition Small Arms ComplexThe exhibition is devoted to the life and work of the great design engineerM. T. Kalashnikov. The exhibition also tells you about Izhevsk gun makers, Izhevsk enterprises and leading Russian museums.The museum has an Internet cafe, aconference hall, a shooting galleryand a cafe.

Kuzebai Gerd Ethnic MuseumThe museum is located in the political and cultural center of Izhevsk. It occupies the facilities of the former Arsenal of Izhevsk Gun Factory (early XIX century). This is the largest museum in the republic. Its collections of archaeology, ethnography and guns are of world importance. The museum presents an integral picture of the region’s history and culture from the VIII millennium B. C. to the XXI century.

UR Museum of Fine ArtsThe museum has a unique collection of fine arts works that trace the development of arts in Udmurtia. The collection includes paintings, sculp-tures and works of craftsmen.

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Cathedrals Theaters

Alexander Nevsky’s Cathedral

was built in 1818-1823 as per the designof St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Kronshtadt(architect A. D. Zakharov). Before 1917, there was a school board and aSunday school for boys from the Gun Factory. In 1929 the cathedral was closed upon the requirement of the Violent Atheists Union. From 1930, the cathedral was used as a club and a cin-ema. In 1990 it was given back to theChristian community. It received the status of the cathedral in 1994.

Saint Mikhail’s Cathedralis the main Orthodox church in Udmurtia. It was built on the place of the Holy Trinity Chapel (1765). The cathedral was built as per the design of the architect Ivan Charushin from 1897 to 1907. In the Soviet time the cathedral was occupied by the Regional Museum of Local History. On April 8, 1937 the cathedral was blown and destroyed completely upon the decision of the Council of People’s Commissars.Works to restore to the cathedral to itsoriginal view began in 2004 on the money raised by the people of Udmurtia. In 2007 the Patriarch of All Russia Alexi II blessed the renewed cathedral and performed the first liturgy.

The Holy Trinity Cathedralwas built in 1812-1814 to replace awooden chapel (architectsI. T. Kokovikhin and I. A. Caharushin). The construction coincided with the construction of Izhevsk Gun Factory. To celebrate the 100th anniversary, the church got a three-layer bell tower, but in 1928 the church was closed and the four ton bell was thrown down. Almost all priests were put to prison and shot in 1937-38. The new image of the cathedral appeared in 1985-1991. Today the cathedral hosts the diocesanadministration and a Sunday school.

The State Ethnic Theateris located in the city center, in its historic part. The first performance was shown in 1931. The repertoire includes works by Russian and world classics, the Udmurt authors I. Gavrilov, M. Petrov, M. Sadovnikov, etc. The troupe includes six genera-tions of graduates from Russia’s best theater colleges: A. N. Ostrovsky Theater College, B. V. Shchukin Theater College, M. S. Shchepkin Theater College, etc. The theater has staged about 500 plays. The building was renovated in 2005-2008, and now the theater has opened its doors again to spectators who love and cherish the ethnic theatrical art.

V. T. Korolenko Drama Theaterwas built in 1935. The theater is located in the city center. The hall seats 760 spectators. Today’s repertoire includes The Marriage of Figaro after Beaumarchais, Zoika’s Flat after Bulgakov, Barin, Polina and the Cock after Leskov and other plays.The troupe includes over 10 Honored Actors of Russia and People’s Artists of Udmurtia.

UR Puppet Theater was built in 1931. It is located in the city center. The theater has staged over 270 plays for children and 25 for adults. More than 2,000 puppets have been made. The children’s favorite performances are The Little Stork and the Scarecrow, A New Story of the Little Red Riding-hood, The Old-fashioned Marvels. The Puppet Theater is the Udmurt Komsomol Prize Winner (1980) and the Udmurt Republic State Award Winner (1993).

The Udmurt Republic Theatre of Opera and BalletThe theatre is 26 years old. It is located in the Central Square. The theatre mainly stages classical operasand ballets. The repertoire includes Eugene Onegin and The Swan Lake by P. I. Tchaikovsky, some operasby Verdi, Dargomyzhsky, etc. Every May the theatre provides a venue for P. I. Tchaikovsky musical festivalthat brings together leading symphony orchestras and ballet dancers from Russia and the whole world.

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Hotels.

Park Inn Izhevsk is the only international hotel in Izhevsk. It

is situated in the Central Square next to the Theater of

Opera and Ballet andM. T. Kalashnikov Museum,

25 km away from Izhevsk airport or 20 minutes drive

from the railway station. There are a few shopping

centers and restaurants next to the hotel.

The hotel was built in 2008. It has 161 rooms on 9 floors.

Each room has high speed Wi-Fi access to the Internet,

an IDD phone, a mini bar, asafe and an air conditioner. There is a restaurant, a 24-hour bar, three conference

halls, a fitness center, a swimming pool, a dry-clean-

er’s and a laundry in the hotel.

YubileinayaThe hotel is located in the historic, business, yet quiet part of the city, in close proximity to the Central Square. The hotel was reconstructed in 2008. It has 38 rooms of different categories decorated in the classical style. The rooms have comfortable furniture, cable TV, Internet (cable and Wi Fi), telephone, a fridge, a hair dryer, an air conditionerand a safe in the rooms.Buffet breakfast is included. The distance to the airport is 25 km. The distance to the railway station is 6 km.

ArenaThe hotel is located in a respectable district, 7 minutes walk from the Central Square. It is part of the architectural complex of Izhevsk Circus. The hotel is a modern comfortable 12-storey building with a wonderful panoramic view of the city. The hotel can accommodate visitors with different incomes. It has VIP, suite, junior suite, deluxe and standard rooms. High level of service at reasonable prices is one of the advantages of this hotel. There is the Arena cafe on the 12th floor.

VostochnayaThe economy class hotel issituated in a residential district of Izhevsk, 10 minutes drive from the city center and 5 minutes drive from the airport. The hotel has 50 rooms of different categories. It was reconstructed in 1995. There is a canteen, a kiosk, a hairdresser’s, a beauty shopand a sunbed.

The Chekeril sports resort is situated 6.5 km away from Izhevsk. There are 7 ski runs that are 1,000 meters long, including a training run with a ski lift. The 6-storey hotel has 40 rooms of categories 1, 2 and suites. There is also a cafe, a conference hall, a play room for kids, a ski rental center and a banya complex which includes-a Turkish hamam, a Russian banya, a kupel, a Jacuzzi and a bar.

The Nechkino sports and tourist center is located 55 km away from Izhevsk on the territory of the Nechkinonational park. Nechkino is a modern mountain ski resort with 10 ski runs of various difficulty. There are modern ski lifts. There is a rental center for snowmobiles, snow tubings and skis. The hotel can accommodate up to 200 guests. It has a restaurant and a sauna.

Izhevsk Zoo is the most modern zoo in Russia. There are large open-air cages for animals, a cafe, a playground and souvenir shops. The zoo has about 300 birds and over 100 mammals. There are pools and artificial ponds for aquatic mammals and birds. The zoo has become the new home to endangered species listed in the Red Book. The zoo follows the landscape and zoographic principles and features the areas of the White North, the Pond, the Taiga Riches, the Far East and the Udmurt Village.

State Circus of UdmurtiaThe new modern building of the circus welcomed the first guests in September

2003. The circus is one of the best in Russia. It has the latest machines and high quality sound and lightning equipment. The circus complex includes the Arena

Hotel. Every year Izhevsk hosts the International Circus Art Festival. The festival’sregular participants are the Zapashny brothers, T.and A.Philatovs, Mikhail

Bagdasarov and other famous circus performers.

Sports and leisure centres

Central HotelThe hotel is in the center of Izhevsk next to the Government Building and the UR President’s Residence. All you need for business and rest - city sights, largest banks, cinemas, shopping and business centers, parks and squares - is in close proximity to the hotel. The Central Hotel invites you to stay in one of the 208 comfortable rooms. For your convenience, the hotel has a coffee shop, a sauna, a restaurant with local cuisine and a conference hall. All these contribute to effective work and quiet rest.

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The town is located 55 km away from Izhevsk. It stretches along the picturesque bank of Votkinsk Pond. The town was founded in 1757 as a settlement around Votkinsk Ironworks. Today it is the town’s major enterprise, now known as Votkinsky Plant, which manufacturesmissiles, including the Topol-M ballistic missiles. Votkinsk is a birth-place of the great Russian composer P. I. Tchaikovsky. He was born in Votkinsk in 1840 and spent the first eight years there.

The main tourist attraction in Votkinsk is P. I. Tchaikovsky Mansion Museum, a memorial and architectural complex of restored Gospodskaya Street, outbuildings of the XIX century and the house of the mining principal in the center. The exhibition features the childhood of P. I. Tchaikovsky and includes authentic personal and family belongings. Every May Izhevsk and Votkinsk host the annual P. I. Tchaikovsky musical festival.

SarapulSarapul is an industrial and cultural center in the southeast of the republic. The city was founded in 1780. In the past it was an uyezd city, the center of the Vyatka Governorate, described by the famous Russian writers M. Ye. Saltykov-Shchedrin and D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak. The merchant city in the past, Sarapul became an industrial center in the Soviet time. Leather and footwear industries are traditionally well developed. It is worth mentioning that Sarapul has a very good chocolate factory withits products well known outside Udmurtia. In Sarapul the tourists visit the museum of the Kama Region History and see the exhibition in the former dacha of the merchant Bashenin. During the city tour, they will learn a lot of interesting facts of Sarapul history and will see its river port.

GlazovThe town is located on the left bank of the Cheptsa River, 180 km away from Izhevsk. There is a story that the town was named by Catherine II when she saw the town plan which resembled an eye . Glazov became a town in 1780. From 1796 to 1818 the town police head was P. F. Tchaikovsky, the grandfather of the Russian composer P. I. Tchaikovsky. Glazov was a point on the way of Decembrists (1825) from Petersburg to Siberia.Today Glazov is a modern industrial town. The main historic attraction is the Idnakar Reserve Museum. It is the only archaeological museum and reserve in Udmurtia featuring artifacts from Idnakar, a living place of Finno-Ugric tribes in the IX-XIII centuries. The museum is a unique sample of a Middle Age castle in the forest belt of the Eastern Europe.

Votkinsk

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Tour Description: Visit to Tol Babai, Udmurt Santa ClausOnce upon a time, when there were no people on this land, there lived Alangasars, kind fairytale giants. One of them still lives in the woods of the Sharkan District. He knows the language of birds and animals and healing properties of plants. Kids gave him the name Tol Babai. Every winter Tol Babai goes down the Kar Mountain and tries to please kids with gifts.

The tour includes:– Transfer Izhevsk-Sharkan;– Visit to Tol Babai’s residence and meeting with the characters of Udmurt fairy tales; entertainment program;– In the shadow of Alangasar - visit to guest houses in the Titovo Village, learning about the life of Udmurts and tryingtraditional Udmurt food and drinks;

– Winter joys of Tol Babai: snow tubing, horse riding;

– Lunch, departure to Izhevsk.

Tour Description: Mi Tiledyz Kunoye Otimy (Be Our Guests!)The four-hour tour includes:– visit to the Zorincha Center for Culture and Crafts;– participation in Udmurt rites: Kuno Pomitan(Welcoming Guests), Mazhes Nuon (Preparing Dowry), Pukis’ Kuno (Party of Marriageable Girls);– playing traditional games;– weaving and spinning master classes;– learning Udmurt songs and dances.

Tour Description: The Siberian Route, the Route Through CenturiesThe Great Route, popularly called “the leg cuff route,” was the only road used by soldiers, merchants, settlers, travelers and prisoners. Every year about 20,000 passengers and 18,000 prisoners would go along this road and over 50,000 tons of cargo would be carried.The tour includes visits to the following:– Igra Local History Museum;– Prisoner Staging Facility Museum (the Bakcheevo village) featuring the history of the Siberian Route, the history of the prisoner staging facility, getting to know the prisoner life (the board bed, leg cuffs), trying the prisoner meal;– Art Gallery.

Tour Description: Lopsho Pedun HomelandLopsho Pedun is a character of Udmurt fairy talesand legends, a merry fellow and a joker. He was

born a long time ago but is still young and is not going to grow old in the coming centuries. During the tour, you will learn about Udmurt customs, traditions and cuisine. You will visit:– Igra Local History Museum (Udmurt myths and legends, the story of Lopsho Pedun and his family tree; master class on drawing your own family tree).– Center for Traditional Arts and Crafts (arts and crafts workshops; unique collection of homemade tablecloths; master class on birch bark crafts).– Center for Udmurt Culture in the Sundur Village (games, songs

and dances with Lopsho Pedun; master class on cooking traditional Udmurt meals and trying them).

Igra Local History MuseumTel: +7 34134 4 19 12, +7 34134 4 32 57Address: 25, Sovetskaya St.Igra, Udmurt Republic

Igra District Sharkan DistrictThe Sharkan village was first mentioned in the XVII century. It is the most beautiful part of Udmurtia. Everyone who has ever been there calls the place “small Switzerland.” This is a place of springs, wonderful hill forests and beautiful flowery meadows. There is a natural park in the Sharkan District. The native population of the district are Udmurts. They preserve their ethnic customs and traditions, language and culture. This is the reason why tours connected with Udmurt myths and legends are organized there, in Sharkan. One of the most interesting programs is the visit to Tol Babai (Udmurt Santa Claus).

The Igra District is located 90 km away from Izhevsk. It is one of the most economically developed districts in the republic. The local authorities pay a lot of attention to the development of culture and tourism. The tours we offer are connected with the history and ethnography of the district. There are two tours: The Siberian Route, the Route Through Centuries (the history of the ‘leg cuff route’ going through Russia; visit to a staging facility for prisoners); Lopsho Pedun Homeland (getting to know the Udmurt culture).

Tours of Udmurtia

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Thematic tours of Izhevsk

1. Around Historic Places of Izhevsk Sightseeing tour of Izhevsk including the dam, the Gunsmiths Square, the Main Building of Izhevsk Gun Facto-ry, the former Cathedral Square and Alexander Nevsky’s Cathedral, the Forever With Russia Memorial, the Central Square, the Arsenal Building, St. Mikhail’s Cathedral. The tour duration is 1.5 hours.2. Izhevsk, the capital of UdmurtiaSightseeing tour of Izhevsk including the city’s historic part, the President’s Residence, the UR State Council Building, the Eternal Flame,St. Mikhail’s Cathedral,M. T. Kalashnikov Museum, new districts of Izhevsk.The tour duration is 2 hours.

3. The Jubilee UdmurtiaThe thematic tour including the sights built to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Udmurtia’s joining Russia: the House of Peoples Friendship, St. Mikhail’s Cathedral, the Zoo. The tour duration is 3.5 hours.4. The History of Udmurt Statehood(for young people of Udmurtia) The thematic walking tour including Kuzebai Gerd Museum, the UR State Council Building and the President’s Residence. The tour duration is 3 hours.

5. Izhevsk as industrial cityThe sightseeing tour of Izhevsk starts at the dam of the ironworks that gave birth to the factory; the Main Building of Izhevsk Gun Factory; the Izhmash and Izhstal factories; Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant Aksion; IzhAuto; the tour of one of the factories included (museum and production facili-ties). The tour duration is 2.5 hours.6. Izhevsk as the cultural capitalThe sightseeing tour of Izhevsk including the Izhevsk Circus, the Zoo and other buildings of culture. The tour also includes one of the following (as chosen): the tour of a theater backstage, the Circus or the Zoo. The tour duration is 2-2.5 hours.

7. Our HeroesThe sightseeing tour includes a visit to M. T. Kalashnikov Museum. The tour is devoted to heroes of the Great Patriotic War. It starts with Izhstal gatehouse and ends with the Eternal Flame. The tour duration is 2 hours.8. The Path to the ChurchThe sightseeing tour of Izhevsk includes Alexander Nevsky’s Cathedral, St. Mikhail’s Cathedral, the Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Mosque, etc. A visit to one of the churches is included. The tour duration is 2 hours.9. Izhevsk as the city of studentsThe guided tour of Izhevsk includes the following institutions of higher educa-tion:

Udmurt State University, Izhevsk State Technical University, Izhevsk State Agricultural Academy, Medical Academy, vocational training colleges. A visit to two institutions (as chosen) is included. The tour duration is 2.5 hours.10. Izhevsk as the city of gunsmithsThe sightseeing tour of Izhevsk includes the visit to Izhmash Museum or Izhevsk Mechanical Plant School of Gunsmiths (as chosen). The tour features the his-tory of Izhevsk guns. The duration is 2 hours.

11. Old Izhevsk(walking tour)The walking tour starts at the dam of Izhevsk Pond and ends at the Central Square. The tour duration is 1–1.5hours.12. Ludorvai Architectural and Ethnographic ReserveThe bus tour to Ludorvai includes a visit to the open-air museum, trying traditional Udmurt cuisine and one of the following folklore programs:1. Udmurt ceremony of welcoming guests2. Maslenitsa (Pancake week)3. The New Year’s Day with Dydykai4. Udmurt wedding»The tour duration is 4–4.5 hours.

VotkinskTour timetable: 10 a.m. – departure from Izhevsk.11 a.m. – arrival in Votkinsk. Sightseeing tour of the town including the Central Square, the Annunciation Cathedral, Votkinsk Palace of Culture, the building of the former almshouse (the Red Hospital), Music Teacher Training College, the dam of Votkinsk Pond, the Museum of History and Culture (a ticket of entrance is paid extra)12 p.m. – visit to P. I. Tchaikovsky Museum1 p.m.– departure from Votkinsk2 p.m. – arrival in IzhevskTour duration: 4 – 4.5 hours.Available at extra cost:– at P. I. Tchaikovsky Museum, performances: One Day in the Life of the Tchaikovsky Family; Light Day of Easter; Name Day in the Old Mansion (for kids); tea with pan-cakes;– visit to G. Kulakova Museum can be included in the tour.

MozhgaTour timetable: 10 a.m. – departure from Izhevsk12p.m. – arrival in Mozhga. Sightseeing tour of the town featuring its history. The tour includes the Eternal Flame Square, Teacher Training College, Michael the Archangel Cathedral, the Red Star Factory.1 p.m. – visit to the Memory Tocsin Museum2 p.m. – visit to the Local History Museum3 p.m.– departure from Mozhga5 p.m. – arrival in IzhevskTour duration: 7 hours.

SarapulTour timetable: 10 a.m. – departure from Izhevsk11.30 a.m. – arrival in Sarapul. Sightseeing tour of the city including the Central Square, the historic part of the city, old merchant houses, the Kama River embankment, the Stockbrokers Monument, the Train Monument, the merchant Bashenin’s house, the Chocolate Factory.12.30 p.m. – visit to the Local History Museum1.30 p.m. – visit to Merchant Bashenin’s Dacha Museum2.30 p.m.– departure from Sarapul4 p.m. – arrival in IzhevskTour duration: 6 hours.Available at extra cost:– visit to the Sarabella Footwear Factory;– visit to N. V. Melnikov Museum (N. V. Melnikov was a Soviet scientist, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences);– motor boat trip on the Kama River (in summer).

GlazovTour timetable: 8 a.m. – departure from Izhevsk11.00 a.m. – arrival in Glazov. Guided tour of the city including the Central Square, the restored cathedral, old merchant houses, the first Ice Sports Center in the republic, the ancient Udmurt settlement.12.00 p.m. – visit to the Local History Museum and the Idnakar Museum3.00 p.m.– departure from Glazov6 p.m. – arrival in IzhevskTour duration: 10 hours.visit to an excavation site at an ancient Udmurt settlement in warm season.

One-day bus tours of Udmurtia

(from Izhevsk)

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IzhevskDay 1 – meeting at the railway station, transfer

to the hotel– checking in the hotel

– lunch– sightseeing tour of Izhevsk includingM. T. Kalashnikov Museum or the Izmash Factory Museum of Guns– St. Mikhail’s Cathedral

– visit to Izhevsk Zoo

– dinner

– visit to the UR State Theater of Opera and Ballet

or the UR State Circus or a bowling center or an

entertainment center (at extra cost)

Day 2 – breakfast– visit to the Gallery Exhibition Center or the Arts and Crafts Center (including a selling exhibition of local crafts)– departure to Ludorvai Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Museum (18 km); getting to know the life and culture of Udmurt people; participation in the music and game program; trying traditional Udmurt cuisine (lunch)– getting back to Izhevsk; departure to the railway station

Izhevsk – Votkinsk

Day 1 – meeting at the railway station, transferto the hotel– checking in the hotel

– lunch– sightseeing tour of Izhevsk including

M. T. Kalashnikov Museum or the Izmash Factory Museum of Guns

– St. Mikhail’s Cathedral

– visit to Izhevsk zoo– dinner

– visit to the UR State Theater of Opera and Ballet or the UR State Circus or a bowling center or an entertainment center (at extra cost)

Day 2 – breakfast

– departure to Votkinsk (60 km), the birthplace

of the great Russian composer; visit to

P. I. Tchaikovsky Museum

– lunch– visit to G. Kulakova Museum

– departure to Izhevsk

– departure to the railway station

Izhevsk – SarapulDay 1 – meeting at the railway station, transfer

to the hotel– checking in the hotel

– lunch– sightseeing tour of Izhevsk includingM. T. Kalashnikov Museum or the Izmash Factory Museum of Guns– St. Mikhail’s Cathedral blessed by Patriarch Aleksy II in 2007

– visit to Izhevsk Zoo

– dinner

– visit to the UR State Theater of Opera and Ballet

or the UR State Circus or a bowling center or an

entertainment center (at extra cost)

Day 2 – breakfast

– departure to Sarapul (90 km), a merchant city on the Kama River; visit to the Local History Museum, Merchant Bashenin’s Dacha Museum, Sarapul Footwear Factory (shoe making shop)

– lunch

– departure to Izhevsk

– departure to the railway station

Izhevsk – IgraDay 1 – meeting at the railway station, transfer

to the hotel– checking in the hotel

– lunch– sightseeing tour of Izhevsk includingM. T. Kalashnikov Museum or the Izmash Factory Museum of Guns– St. Mikhail’s Cathedral

– visit to Izhevsk Zoo

– dinner

– visit to the UR State Theater of Opera and Ballet or the UR State Circus or a bowling center or an entertainment center (at extra cost)

Day 2 – breakfast– visit to the Gallery Exhibition Center or the Arts and Crafts Center (including a selling exhibition of local crafts)

– departure to the Igra Village; The Siberian Route, the Route through Centuries, or Lopsho Pedun Homeland; trying traditional Udmurt cuisine (lunch)

– getting back to Izhevsk, departure to the railway station

Standard two-day tours of Udmurtia Combined excursion tours ofUdmurtia and Tatarstan

Tour 1. Izhevsk–Kazan(2 days)

Day 1 – arrival in Izhevsk, meeting at the railway station, transfer to the hotel

– lunch

– sightseeing tour of Izhevsk including the dam, the Gunsmiths Square, the Main Building of Izhevsk Gun Factory, the former Cathedral Square with Alexander Nevsky’s Cathedral, the Forever with Russia Memorial, the Central Square, the Arsenal Building, St. Mikhail’s Cathedral

– visit to museums (as chosen)

– dinner

Day 2 – transfer to the railway station, departure to Kazanby an electric train, meeting at the railway station in Kazan– lunch

– sightseeing tour of Kazan including the Kazan Kremlin, the Mosque, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, visit to a museum (as chosen)

– walking tour of the Bauman Street, a water park (optional, at extra cost)

– departure from Kazan

Tour 2. Izhevsk–Kazan(4 days)

Day 1 – meeting at the railway station, transfer to the hotel

– lunch

– sightseeing tour of Izhevsk, visit to museums (as chosen)

– visit to Izhevsk Zoo

– dinner

Day 2 – breakfast

– visit to the Gallery Exhibition Center or the Arts and Crafts Center (including a selling exhibition of local crafts)

– departure to Ludorvai Architectural and Ethnographic Reserve Museum (18 km); getting to know the life and culture of Udmurt people; participation in the music and game program; trying traditional Udmurt cuisine (lunch); getting back to Izhevsk– dinner

Day 3 – transfer to the railway station, departure to Kazanby an electric train– meeting at the railway station in Kazan, transfer to the hotel– lunch

– sightseeing tour of Kazan including the Kazan Kremlin, Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral, visit to a museum (as chosen)

– walking tour of the Bauman Street, a water park (optional, at extra cost)

– dinner

Day 4 – breakfast, checking out of the hotel, leaving luggage in a luggage room

– bus tour to the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery

– lunch, free time

– departure from Kazan

Tour 3. Izhevsk–Votkinsk–Yelabuga–Kazan(4 days)

Day 1 – meeting at the railway station, transfer to the hotel, lunch

– sightseeing tour of Izhevsk

– visit to museums as chosen

– visit to Izhevsk Zoo

– dinner

Day 2 – breakfast

– departure to Votkinsk; visit to

P. I. Tchaikovsky Museum

– lunch– visit to G. Kulakova Museum

– dinner

Day 3 – breakfast

– departure to Yelabuga, town-reserve, by bus; sightseeing tour of Yelabuga including the Devil’s Town, the Russian poetess M. Tsvetaeva grave; I. Shishkin Mu-seum, N. Durova Museum, M. Tsvetaeva Museum

– lunch

– departure to Kazan; arrival in Kazan;checking in the hotel

Day 4 – breakfast, checking out of the hotel, leaving lug-gage in a luggage room

– bus tour to the Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery

– lunch

– sightseeing tour of Kazan including the Kazan Kremlin

– departure from Kazan

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