First time in Yekaterinburg! Best tour for fanciers of Russia Great Ring of the Urals Team project Vadim Ovchinnikov (Yekaterinburg), Michael Krasnov (Perm), Elena Agafonova (Solikamsk)

Tour dates in 2005

1. 04 May - 09 May    6. 24 July - 29 July
2. 22 May - 27 May    7. 07 August - 12 August
3. 12 June - 17 June   8. 21 August - 26 August
4. 26 June - 01 July    9. 04 September - 09 September
5. 10 July - 15 July    10. 18 September - 23 September

DAY 1
09:00 - Departure from Yekaterinburg
10:30 - 13:00 Nevyansk (the Leaning tower, Transfiguration church)
13:00 - 14:00 On road to Nizhny Tagil
14:00 - Lunch in a cafe in Nizhny Tagil
15:00 - 18:00 Nizhny Tagil (city tour, Regional Museum, Lissya (Fox) mountain, Museum plant)
18:00 - 20:00 On road to Kachkanar
20:00 - Overnight stay in tourist class hotel, dinner

DAY 2
08:00 - Breakfast at the hotel
09:00 - Departure to the town of Chusovoy. Along the way crossing of the border between the Sverdlovsk and the Perm regions. A stop will be made at the obelisk of the Europe-Asia border.
12:00 - 15:00 Chusovoy town. Visit to the Museum of History of the Chusovaya river, picnic in the open air.
15:00 - Departure to Solikamsk through the towns of Gubakha, Kizel, Us'va and Alexandrovsk
20:00 - Arrival at Solikamsk, hotel check-in, dinner, overnight stay in hotel

DAY 3
09:00 - Breakfast
10:00 - 14:00 Excursion down the shafts of a working salt mine of famous "Silvinit" company
14:00 - Lunch at the mine factory's canteen
15:00 - 17:00 Solikamsk Regional Museum, followed by excursion in historical center of the town (the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Cathedral bell-tower, Epiphany church, Voyevoda's house)
18:00 - Departure to Cherdyn
20:30 - Accommodation in high-comfort guest house "Vayland Club", dinner, sauna

DAY 4
08:30 - Breakfast
10:00 - 13:00 Tour in Cherdyn and visits to the Regional Museum and the Religious History Museum
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch in Cherdyn
14:00 - 18:00 Trip to Nyrob settlement (place of confinement of Mikhail Nikitich Romanov in 1601), walk to Iskor's nature's "Narrow Street" and "Broad Street" rocks.
19:00 - Dinner at "Vayland Club", hunting, fishing

DAY 5
08:30 - Breakfast
09:30 - Departure to Usolye, an ancient town and former residence of the Stroganovs
12:30 - 15:30 Usolye's architectural complex, Regional Museum, folklore group performance, lunch
15:30 - Departure to Perm
18:30 - Arrival in Perm, accommodation at the "Tourist" resort, where the tour will be concluded with a banquet.

DAY 6
Breakfast
Departure to Yekaterinburg in a comfortable express train.

Maximum number of tourists in the 1st tour - 14 persons
Age limit for visiting the working salt mine "Silvinit" in Solikamsk is 18-60 years old.

We promise you lots of surprises, unique landscapes of the Urals, stories about the history and mysteries of the ancient Ural land, hospitable villagers, and services of nice professional guides. This journey is the only one in its kind covering a large part of the Urals and is sure to make a real BIG impression on you!

In Ekaterinburg, reservations for this tour can be made through tour company "Tesis", the best tour operator in Ekaterinburg.

The price includes:
Accommodation in comfortable DBL rooms
Meals 3 times a day
Transport services (a comfortable bus)
Guiding services on the route
Entrance tickets to the museums and other objects according to the program
Health insurance
Train tickets Perm-Yekaterinburg