12:30 Meeting of tourists with a guide at the airport of Elista
(If the restrictions on flights to Elista airport are extended, a group transfer to one of the cities of Volgograd is arranged for an additional fee, and an individual transfer to Astrakhan, Mineralnye Vody, and Stavropol.
The recommended time for arrival in neighboring cities is before 10:00 and departure after 18:00
The start of the tour will be shifted by 1 hour and will last 1 hour longer)
13:00 Lunch at a Kalmyk cuisine cafe - included in the price
It offers the first introduction to the vibrant and rich cuisine of the region, which is famous for its fragrant and delicious dishes based on the freshest ingredients of local production. The tasting also allows you to determine the taste preferences of a certain group of tourists, taking into account its results, a further menu is formed as part of the tour program.
14:00 Check-in at the hotel
15:30 Guided tour to the National Museum. Palmova
The National Museum of the Republic of Kalmykia named after N. N. Palmov was founded on March 25, 1921 and is the only museum where the history, culture and art of the Kalmyk people are most fully represented. The outstanding professors N. N. Palmov and P. S. Rykov stood at the origins of its creation.
16:30 "Exodus and return" - monument to E.Neizvestny
In the east of Elista, on a high mound, there is a memorial "Exodus and Return" in memory of the victims of Stalin's repressions. The height of the monument, together with the mound, reaches almost three meters. The author of the memorial "Exodus and Return" was the sculptor E. Neizvestny.
17:00 Departure to the Lone Poplar natural monument in Kalmykia -20 km 40 min.
A gigantic tree grows right in the middle of the steppe — five kilometers southwest of the village of Khar-Buluk. The height of the giant poplar is 37 meters, and the girth of the trunk at the waist level is 5 meters. And we can't wrap our arms around each other!
19:00 Welcome dinner, with well wishes from the folk ensemble "Zulturgan" - included in the price
Free evening.