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Enquiries: MORE THAN TRAVEL Depart from Kazansky railway station MORE THAN TRAVEL boarding the overnight train to . We usually use 2-floors train which departing at 11:08 PM and arriving 10:43 AM the next day. There are 1st class, 2-berth compartments and 2nd class, 4-berth compartment. All passengers get a proper flat berth to sleep in, provided with all necessary bedding, convertible to a seat for day use. There are washrooms and toilets along the corridor. Overnight on board the train.

Optional: flight to Kazan (1 h 40 min), transfer to the hotel and extra night in Kazan hotel. Take a transfer to Bolgar. This historical and MORE THAN TRAVEL archeological site is set on the left bank of the Volga River about 140 km from Kazan and is a well-known UNESCO World Heritage Site. The complex includes the remains of the medieval city of Bolgar, which was the first capital of the Golden Horde in the 13th century. Bolgar is an early settlement of the Volga-Bolgars civilization that existed between the 7th and 15th centuries AD. Fabulous architecture of 12-13th centuries includeds the Mosque, minarets, mausoleums, the Khan's tomb, the Khan Palace, the Eastern, White and Black Chambers, the «Gabdrakhman's Well» complex and more. Transfer back to Kazan. The evening is free at leisure. Meet and greet at Kazan railway station upon arrival. MORE THAN TRAVEL Today we have a really busy day to explore the main sights of Kazan. First of all, enjoy the tour to UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Kremlin of Kazan with the professional English-speaking guide. Our next point is the magnificent Kul Sharif Mosque. The impressive Qol-Şärif Mosque (also transliterated as Kul-Sharif) is the most important mosque in and one of the largest mosques in Europe. Visit the famous Chak-chak museum, located within the historical Old Tatar Quarter complex. Inside the museum, in a homely atmosphere guests can drink fragrant tea from a samovar and taste Tatar desserts such as the traditional chak-chak, baursak and kak-tosh. As Kazan is the centre of Tatar culture, we will also visit the old Tatar village to try a local Tatar tea. Cooking master-class and Tatar lunch Optional: evening bar hopping. MORE THAN TRAVEL Breakfast. Your guide will pick you up from the hotel at 9-10 am and take you to Sviyazhsk Island for a guided tour. Discover its unique history as the place has hardly changed over the last century. With no fewer than 37 cultural monuments on the island, including two monasteries and seven churches, it’s next to impossible to explore everything at this historic and scenic island, which is now UNESCO World Heritage Site. The pearl of the collection is the Trinity Church – the only preserved wooden church in Sviyazhsk from the times of Ivan the Terrible (XVI century). It was built without a single nail and the axe marks made by the Yaroslavl carpenters can still be seen. We also visit impressive Raifa monastery located 30 km from Kazan, in a pristine and protected forest and the lake’s shores. MORE THAN TRAVEL

Breakfast Today you’ll have a free time to explore this wonderful city by your own.

Transfer to the airport for the evening flight to Moscow.

Optional: overnight train to Moscow late check-out

MORE THAN TRAVEL Set group departures 2021: March 5, April 30, May 7

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41 100/36 000 RUB 44 100/39 000 RUB

4000 RUB 6000 RUB on request

RUB 2100 per person (3*) RUB 3300 per person (4*) RUB 18 000 per person (min 2 ppl to go) : please enquire MORE THAN TRAVEL Hand-picked centrally located hotels of selected • 2 breakfasts category (3*, 4* or 5* hotel of your choice): • Lunch after master class on cooking the national Tatar food • 2 nights in Kazan 1 night on board

• Kazan full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Kazan Kremlin, • Entrance tickets to all listed attractions (except Kul Sharif Mosque, Syumbike tower, Chak-chak museum, optional) Old Tatar village and other highlights • 24/7 English-speaking support line in • Tatar cooking master -class • Sviyazhsk island & Raifa monastery day tour

• Return train station/airport transfers in Kazan • Transportation on tours as per program in a car/taxi • Private van to Sviyazhsk • Transfers in Moscow • Moscow - Kazan train ticket (1st or 2nd class of • Porters your choice) • Extras of personal nature • Kazan - Moscow economy flight, handbag up to 10 kg • Lunches and dinners not mentioned • Travel insurance MORE THAN TRAVEL