Experience one of life's most joyous occasions in the Russian style.

The tour begins in the beautiful old town of Kaluga, located 200km from Moscow. A guide will accompany clients through a city tour and help them see the real Russia. Before the wedding the group will be shown to a classical 19th century wooden house where they will learn about traditional Russian arts and crafts such as: pottery, lapti braiding (traditional Russian shoes), and weaving. And we hope all the tourists will take this unique opportunity to participate themselves in theses crafts.

Don't forget about the wedding! Where you will cease to be a tourist and will be an invited guest at a real Russian wedding. This once in a lifetime experience will be the highlight of everybody's tour to Russia. This joyous event will be followed by a traditional Russian lunch featuring national dishes.

The cost of this program is 156 USD/p.p. including transportation to Kaluga and guide services.

A Russian Wedding

A visit to Russia would not be complete without bringing home a Matreshka doll and we would like to offer tourists the opportunity to create their own!

The tour includes a visit to the 'Matreshka Museum' where guests can learn about the history of this unique Russian art in the place where it all originated in the 19th century. After the museum tour professional Matreshka artists will conduct a painting lesson. Of course the clients will be given the opportunity to create their own dolls and will be able to take them home!

This rare experience will be concluded with a traditional Russian Folk concert.

The cost is 68 USD/p.p., including transportation and guide services.

Matreshka

Russia is well known for its strong hunting traditions. The famous Russian dukes were accompanying Russian Tsar during his hunting. You have the unique chance to take part in such hunting.

The tour starts with driving from Moscow to Mozhaysk - an ancient town 2 hours drive from Moscow. The guests will be met at the gates of Luzhetskiy male monastery with Russian traditional "bread and salt". After greetings and Monastery tour the guest will be taken to the hunting base by the traditional Russian transportation the horse drawn troika.

The horses are ready, the dogs are crying of no patience...

The hunting stuff are in the real costumes of the 19th century.

And after light lunch the guest will be invited to take a horse (no special horse riding skills required as the horses will be forwarded by professional stuff) or to be taken by Troika, to drink the "departure" glass of vodka (the sign of successful hunting) and the hunting will be started.

The guests will take a part in a 1 hour performance showing the real Tsar hunting (sure 1 hour is not enough to let the dogs to catch any animal but it could be done by a lucky occasion).

After the hunting the guests will be invited for a tea party when will be taken for lunch at "Gusarskiy Club" restaurant decorated with the attributes of Borodino battle.

After lunch the guests will be taken for Borodino Museum with the visits to Borodino battle field and Spaso-Borodinskiy Monastery.

After the excursion the guest will be driven to Moscow.

The duration of this program is 11 hours.

The cost of this program is 95 USD/p.p., and it includes transportation from Moscow and guide services, meals as per program and the entrance tickets.

For a small groups the 19th century costumes could be provided for the guests also.

Note: All of the mentioned tour prices are quoted for a group of 6 pax