• 08:00 and 11:10 - meeting in the central hall of the Moscow railway station to the right of the main exit to the city near the Rospechat store. • Transfer to the hotel, things are checked into the luggage room. Independent check-in at the hotel after 14:00 • 11:50 a.m. – pick-up in the hotel lobby for the tour (possible change of pick-up time for the tour. The time is specified at the meeting). • Bus and walking sightseeing tour of Nizhny Novgorod (duration 4.5 hours). During the tour you will get acquainted with the history of the city, founded eight centuries ago. You will see the main sights of Nizhny Novgorod: the Chkalovskaya Staircase, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the monument to M. Gorky, etc., visit the Stroganov (Christmas) Church, an architectural monument of the XVII century. • You will drive through historical streets that have preserved their beauty and former grandeur: Malaya Pokrovskaya, Rozhdestvenskaya, Ilyinskaya, Verkhnevolzhskaya and Nizhnevolzhskaya embankments, visit Minin and Pozharsky Squares, Gorky Square, Sennaya Square, etc., visit observation decks offering "breathtaking" views of the Zarechnaya part of the city. Nizhny Novgorod has the highest Volga embankment, and everyone can enjoy a wonderful view of the Volga expanses. • After the bus part of the tour, you will take an exciting walking tour of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. This is a unique military engineering structure of the early 16th century, which was one of the most important elements in the defense of the city. In the entire history of its existence, it has never been captured, despite numerous attempts. • Next, you will have an excursion to the Voznesensky Pechersk Monastery. • The excursion program will end with a cable car ride along the Nizhny Novgorod – Bor – Nizhny Novgorod route (in a circle without exit). • The tour ends on the cable car - free time, tourists get to the hotel on their own.

• Breakfast at the hotel. 08:20 - gathering in the lobby of the Ibis Hotel 08:40 – gathering in the lobby of the Courtyard Hotel Check-in of rooms, take your things with you and immediately transfer to the railway station after the tour • Excursion to Gorodets. The tour begins with a visit to the oldest monument of Russian defense architecture of the XII century - the earthen ramparts. This monument was preserved on the instructions of Catherine II by planting subtropical pines on them, which have a powerful root system. During a sightseeing tour of Gorodets, you will visit the so-called "museum quarter" of Gorodets, where almost every house is unique, decorated with delicate carvings, and together these streets recreate the spirit of an ancient merchant town. • Theodorovsky Monastery is a male monastery in Gorodets, which is associated with the acquisition of the icon of the Mother of God of the same name. The monastery houses a venerated list of the Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God, one of the most revered icons of the Mother of God in Russia. You will walk through the beautiful, well-kept territory of the monastery, get acquainted with its history and traditions. • Excursion to the museum and tourist complex "City of Masters". The museum and tourist complex "City of Masters" opened its doors in January 2010. During the tour you will get acquainted with various crafts of the Nizhny Novgorod region: works of ancient Russian painting, products of Gorodetsky painting, gold embroidery, guipure embroidery, wood carvings, pottery and Zhbannikov whistle. The special value of the architectural structures lies in the fact that they represent the history of "deaf" house carvings in all its richness and beauty, in the manner typical of Gorodetsky master carvers. • Guided tour of the museum "Russian Samovar Gallery". The museum opened in 2008. The collection is based on Nikolai Polyakov's collection of samovars. Currently, the museum has more than 1,000 exhibits (453 samovars and other tea items). • Free time for meals. • 17:00 – tourists arrive at the Moscow railway station.