How much can you do in one day? I will show you the main historical places and picturesque corners of the Lower Don, remember old legends and tell amazing stories about the Don Cossacks. A trip to five cities will reveal the beauty of the Rostov region, surprise you with something, puzzle you with something, but it will definitely be remembered and immersed in the local flavor! Individual excursion for 1-4 people Duration 10 hours Children Allowed with children How it goes By car Rating 5 on 8 reviews RUB 6500 per excursion Price for 1-4 people, regardless of the number of participants
What awaits you
Rostov-on-Don I will explain why there are two Rostovs in Russia and tell about the founder of the “southern capital”. We will go around the main monuments of "Pope Rostov": the Iversky convent and the ancient Armenian church Surb-Khach, find the creation of Eiffel's students and admire the mansions on Bolshaya Sadovaya. You will hear stories about the townspeople and see the houses where the physiologist Pavlov, the wife of Winston Churchill and the writer Fadeev stayed, the famous theater. M. Gorky. We will admire the picturesque embankment of the Don River and explore the legendary Left Bank. If you want, take a ride on the Ferris wheel or visit the Old Bazaar - a symbol of the merchant era
Aksai Small Aksai has seen a lot in his lifetime. We will visit the customs post of the 18th century, which in different years was both a powder magazine, a bomb shelter, and a warehouse of a cannery. You can visit the museum of Soviet military equipment and go down to the bunker of the North Caucasus Military District, see the post station where Griboyedov, Lermontov, Pushkin, Tolstoy and Tchaikovsky lived through passage, as well as the house of the commander Suvorov
Starocherkassk and Novocherkassk The ancient capital of the Don Cossacks will appear before your eyes. You will walk along the old Maidan of the Starocherkasskaya stanitsa and see the ataman courtyard and the palace of ataman Efremov in Novocherkassk. I will show you the shackles of Stepan Razin and the Military Cathedral, built by order of Peter I, the Triumphal Arches and the fortress gates of the defeated Azov. If you want, you can taste traditional Cossack cuisine, as well as visit a thematic museum dedicated to the Don Cossacks
Azov Everyone knows Azov thanks to the sea of the same name, but how much do you know about the history of the city of Azov, which arose more than two thousand years ago? Scythians and Greeks used to live here, after them - the Don and Zaporozhye Cossacks, for some time Azov was part of the Ottoman Empire, and during the war years he spent 194 days in the occupation of fascist troops. We will make a promenade along the embankment, explore the ramparts of the Azov fortress. If there is a desire, we will visit the Historical and Archaeological Museum, where unique exhibits are presented. For example, the skeleton of the dinotherium is 8 million years old, the bones of mammoths and the richest collection of Scythian gold.
Organizational details
- The tour takes place in a Hyundai Solaris vehicle. If you are more than 4 people, it is possible to rent transport for an additional cost - check the details in the correspondence with the guide.
- Car seats are provided for children
- Entrance tickets to museums are paid separately (optional visit): - Museum of the Don Cossack Guard: 400 rubles. - Revolution Park, Ferris wheel: adult - 250 rubles, children under 6 years old accompanied by adults - free - Novocherkassk Museum of the History of the Don Cossacks: adults - 150 rubles, schoolchildren, students - 90 rubles, preschoolers - 40 rubles. - Ataman Palace: adults - 250 rubles, schoolchildren, students, pensioners - 150 rubles. - Aksay military history museum: adult - 120 rubles. children - 80 rubles - Azov Historical, Archaeological and Paleontological Museum: 200 rubles.
Venue
The excursion starts at the railway station. You will find out the exact meeting point immediately after booking.
