Moscow – Sergiev Posad – Uglich – Myshkin – Rybinsk – Tutaev – Yaroslavl – Vyatskoe – Kostroma – Plyos – Suzdal – Bogolyubovo – Vladimir – Moscow
Day 1. Moscow
Arrival in Moscow. Transfer airport – hotel, check in
Evening walking city tour
We invite you to take an exciting sightseeing trip through the center of the capital. Its route includes the most striking sights and beautiful Moscow locations, so that in a few hours you will get the most complete picture of the past and present of the city, as well as experience true aesthetic pleasure. You will see how this city has an evening look, admire the ensemble of Red Square and the Bolshoi Theater, see the picturesque embankments and much more.
Return to the hotel
OPTIONAL: Dinner at the hotel
Day 2. Moscow – Sergiev Posad – Ratmanovo – Uglich
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Bus transfer to Ratmanovo (Yaroslavl region) (~220 km)
Visit to Trinity monastery in Sergiev Posad on the way
The history of the monastery is associated with key events in the history of our country and with the names of famous figures of Russian Orthodox Church and the Russian state. The excursion will introduce you to the shrines, architecture and sights of one of the most famous Russian monasteries, the largest center of Russian spiritual culture and enlightenment. You will learn about the life of the founder of the monastery-one of the most revered Russian saints, St. Sergius of Radonezhsky.
Picnic lunch on the way
Cycling to Uglich. City tour of Uglich. Volga river. Kremlin, museum of Russian Vodka
~20 km of cycling (10 km of gravel road)
You will make a fascinating journey through time - from the X century to the present. Visit the heart of ancient Uglich - the Uglich Kremlin and its monasteries. You will take a ride through the cozy old streets and find out what happened there, hear a story about the mysterious death of the last tsarevich of the Rurik dynasty - Dmitry, hear how Uglich lives today and how it differs from other cities of the country. And the Uglich land is also the birthplace of the famous Piotr Smirnov, who is called the vodka king of Russia. It was he who founded the world-famous brand to this day. Here you will visit the Museum of the History of Russian Vodka.
Check in to the hotel
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 3. Uglich – Myshkin
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Visit to the Museum of hydropower, where you will learn about the history of the hydro-power industry of our country from the beginning of its origin to the present day.
Cycling to Myshkin (~40 km)
Picnic lunch on the way
City tour of Myshkin. Valenki (wool-boot) museum
A bicycle tour of the city will allow you to understand all the charm of Myshkin. You will find unique panoramas of the Volga and Yukhoti, travel along the remains of the cobblestone pavement of the XVIII century. In Myshkin, they try to work on authenticity, so you can admire the preserved merchant houses with carved platbands and other interesting buildings. You will see the city's "Red" Square and the Lower Boulevard, get acquainted with the famous Assumption Cathedral. Russian Valenki Museum will tell you a lot of interesting things about the process of making valenki, about how the great Russian sovereigns treated valenki. How valenki treated hangovers, colds and rheumatism, how the bride's valenki chose the groom.
Check in to the hotel
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 4. Myshkin – Rybinsk
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Cycling to Rybinsk (~48 km)
Picnic lunch on the way
Visit to one of the local museums in Rybinsk
Rybinsk is a picturesque city on the shore of the largest man-made sea in Europe, the Rybinsk reservoir. Let's get to know this city better! We will admire the buildings of merchants and industrialists, the monumental Fire Tower in the Art Nouveau style. We will see the New and Old Building of the Grain Exchange, the largest in Russia. We will pass by countless temples erected by Rybinsk merchants and visit one of the local museums.
Check in to the hotel
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 5. Rybinsk – Tutaev – Yaroslavl
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Cycling to Tutaev. City tour of Tutaev
We invite you to visit the ancient Russian city that arose in 1283 – Tutaev. This city is located on seven hills, seven ravines, seven pure springs. And this is not just a beautiful metaphor. This is what the locals say about their city. This is a relic city, a kind of open-air museum. Picturesque silhouettes of churches, overshadowed by gardens and parks, clearly stand out against the background of coastal hills and create a bright architectural and natural ensemble – one of the most poetic and memorable among the ancient cities of the Upper Volga.
Picnic lunch on the way
Cycling to Yaroslavl
~90 km (10 km of unpaved road)
Check in to the hotel
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 6. Yaroslavl
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day of cycling
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Walking city tour of Yaroslavl
In 2016, Yaroslavl became the official capital of the Golden Ring of Russia. All the main sights of the city – temples of the XVII century, monuments, embankments, squares-are located in the historical part of the city, which is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. We offer you to see all the beauty of the ancient city on a sightseeing tour of Yaroslavl.
Lunch in a local café/hotel. Free time
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 7. Yaroslavl – Vyatskoe
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Cycling to Vyatskoe. City tour of Vyatskoe
~60 km (2 km of gravel road, 10 km of bumpy road)
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
Picnic lunch on the way
Check in to the hotel. Visit to Russian bathhouse
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 8. Vyatskoe – Kostroma
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Cycling to Kostroma. City tour of Kostroma. Outdoor museum of Wooden architecture and peasant life
During a sightseeing tour of the city, you will be able to see the center of Kostroma - one of the best examples of Russian urban planning art. First of all, there is a complex of Kostroma trading rows located on the main square and on the descent from the square to the Volga: Red and Big flour rows, Gingerbread, Tobacco, Butter, Fish and others. Also, you will admire the monuments of history and architecture, one of which is the Kostroma female operating Epiphany monastery of St. Anastasia, with its main shrine - the miraculous icon of the Mother of God «Fedorovskaya». You will also visit the Kostroma Architectural Ethnographic and Landscape Museum-Reserve «Kostroma Sloboda» - one of the oldest open-air museums in Russia.
Picnic lunch on the way
~58 km (7 km of sand road, if weather permits)
Check in to the hotel
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 9. Kostroma – Plyos – Suzdal
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Cycling to Plyos. City tour
Plyos attracts travelers not only with its centuries-old history, but also with its original beauty. Founded in the early 12th century as a fortress, this city has become an important part of the history of Russia. Plyos is the «pearl of the Volga» - a city that knows how to surprise. Here you will be greeted by picturesque hills, lush trees, curved streets and ancient temples. You will hear stories about the Plyos land and its main attractions, become the keeper of local legends.
Picnic lunch on the way
~75 km (2 km of sand road)
Bus transfer to Suzdal (~150 km)
Check in to the hotel
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 10. Suzdal
Breakfast at the hotel
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Cycling in Suzdal. City tour of Suzdal. Visit to Spaso-Ephimy monastery. Kideksha
In Suzdal everything is like on a postcard. People come here to immerse themselves in the atmosphere of an old Russian city, ideally blended with the classic Russian landscape with vast fields, river bends and hills. Suzdal counting more than 200 historical monuments, many of which are UNESCO Heritage sites. Visit Trading Rows and the Trading square, the Suzdal Kremlin, the Spaso-Ephimy monastery and listen to the concert of church bell music, visit the museum of wooden architecture with the buildings of the 17-19th century, enjoy the panorama of the city from the observation platform Ilyinsky lug.
Picnic lunch on the way
Return to the hotel
Farewell dinner
Day 11. Suzdal – Bogolyubovo – Vladimir – Moscow
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby
Cycling to Bogolyubovo. The Church of Intercession on the Nerl
Andrey Bogolyubsky's castle is a white-stone masterpiece, the oldest building on the territory of the Holy Bogolyubsky monastery, built on the site of the former princely residence in 1158. It contains a unique relic-the icon of the Mother of God, considered the first written image of the virgin Mary in Russia. White stone temple on a green hill. The Church of the Intercession on the Nerl, near Vladimir – is one of the most famous monuments of ancient Russian architecture. This miracle, preserved from the XII century, is also called the Swan-temple.
Cycling to Vladimir. City tour of Vladimir
Vladimir is the old capital of north-eastern Rus’. Visit the city’s sights dating back to the 12th century: the Golden Gates, symbolizing the grandeur and power of the ancient Rus’, St. Dmitry cathedral dating back to the period prior to the country’s invasion by the Mongols, and the Assumption cathedral – the masterpiece of a white-stone architecture which boasts frescoes by Andrey Rublyov, and many other.
Picnic lunch on the way
~50 km (14 km of dirt road, if weather permits)
Bus transfer to Moscow (~200 km)
Check in to the hotel
Dinner in a local café/hotel
Day 12. Moscow
Breakfast at the hotel, check out
Transfer to the airport
End of the tour
The program is preliminary. The organizers reserve the right to replace the excursion blocks with similar ones, without changing main waypoints.
From May to September (the dates need to be agreed upon request!)
20 pax per group max