Top 10 Tours in Yaroslavl Oblast, Central Russia

Visiting the countryside is an opportunity to explore real Russia and the common lifestyle enjoyed by ordinary people. This tour includes traveling two towns of the famous Golden ring of Russia. First is the Sergiev Posad town, the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church. Then we will drive to Pereslavl Zalessky town to see not only monuments of Medieval times but also the real Russian countryside with a lot of wooden buildings, local cafes and ordinary people. Highlights: • The spiritual center of the Russian Orthodox Church • Medieval Architecture • Local life, ordinary people, the real countryside Soviet van is not available from 25 Sept to 3 Oct.

Inclusions: Bottled water, Snacks, Local guide, Hotel/port pickup and drop-off, Private tour, Round-trip private transfer, Transport by air-conditioned minivan, OR Transport by private Soviet van, Fuel surcharge

Exclusions: Food and drinks, unless specified

A fully customizable and budget-friendly tour of the Golden Ring. Visit the destinations of your choice and draw up your own itinerary. It can be just a day trip to Sergiev Posad, Rostov Veliky, Pereslavl-Zalessky or a multi-day journey to Vladimir and Suzdal, Yaroslavl and all the way to Kostroma. Or maybe you'd love to see one of the lesser touristy places like Yuriev-Polsky and Alexandrov, Kolomna or Borovsk? It's up to you! Just pick the desired option. Since I'm not a licensed travel guide, I will rather be your driver and travel companion during sightseeing providing all the necessary assistance whenever you need it. No boring history lectures or tight schedules, explore everything at your own pace! My car is a Subaru Outback in great condition, perfectly comfortable for 3 passengers but can accommodate 4 (with less comfort, obviously).

Inclusions: WiFi on board, Bottled water, snacks.

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This is a great opportunity to see a large number of native Russian cities that have preserved their history and the atmosphere of antiquity. Also an opportunity to enjoy Russian nature.

Inclusions: Fuel surcharge, Private transportation, tickets for museums

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Explore Russia’s Golden Ring on a 4-day tour of the region from Moscow! Visiting seven of the old fortified Golden Ring towns, this exciting experience combines sightseeing tours with plenty of free time. See onion-domed cathedrals, whitewashed city walls and pretty wooden architecture, as well as UNESCO-listed sites like Trinity Lavra Monastery of St Sergius in Sergiev Posad. Enjoy overnight accommodation in Vladimir, Kostroma and Rostov-Veliky, and embrace the time-honored allure of the Golden Ring.

Inclusions: Transport by coach, 3 nights of hotel accommodation, Hotel pickup and drop-off, Professional guide, City tours in Vladimir, Suzdal, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Rostov-Veliky, Pereyaslavl-Zalessky and Sergiev Posad

Exclusions: Gratuities, Food and drinks

An affordable day trip to the three towns of the Golden Ring: Sergiev Posad and two lakeside towns of Pereslavl-Zalessky and Rostov the Great. Since I'm not a licensed travel guide, I will rather be your travel companion and driver during sightseeing providing all the necessary assistance whenever you need it. No boring history lectures or tight schedules, explore everything at your own pace! My car is a Subaru Outback, comfortable for 3 passengers but can squeeze in 4 (with less comfort, obviously).

Inclusions: Bottled water, Coffee and/or Tea, Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board

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This tour in the heart of the Golden Ring north-east of Moscow will take you to discover its wonders through roads and little paths not frequented by tourists. These 3 days are totally flexible, your trilingual chauffeur-guide with his car is at your disposal. We have a complete basic itinerary that you can edit if you want to focus on something else. Our 10 years experience in Russia will show you the hidden gems of the russian culture in the countryside. We can also recommend you good hotels and delicious traditional restaurants for an even more authentic experience. Have a nice trip!

Inclusions: Air-conditioned vehicle, WiFi on board, Parking Fees, Fuel surcharge, A water bottle

Exclusions: Gratuities, Meals, drinks and accommodation of the driver

The Einstein Museum of Entertaining Sciences in Yaroslavl has been working since 2013. A unique research and entertainment center was created to show children and their parents how interesting and funny it is to learn. More than a hundred exhibits show physical and chemical processes in a playful way. You'll see mechanics, pendulums, illusions, electricity and much more! Scientific laws are now very easy to understand. All exhibits in the museum are interactive, which means that they are allowed and even need to be touched. In the Museum of Entertaining Sciences, children not just have fun, they also develop creative thinking and curiosity.

Inclusions: Entrance ticket

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Planetarium's museum tells the story of the development of astronautics from the first artificial Earth satellites and the flight of Gagarin to modern spaceships and stations. The key point of the exposition is the theme of the flight of the first woman cosmonaut, Valentina Tereshkova. The history of the development of rocketry is shown by a number of models of Soviet and Russian rockets from R-7 to the MMK Energia-Buran. The conceptual parallel, built from the first manned space flight to the present day, ends with a mockup of the Soyuz launch vehicle and the modern Soyuz-TMA spacecraft. The visitors can take a picture in a life-size cosmonaut's spacesuit model.

Inclusions: The entrance ticket to the Museum at the planetarium

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During this full day tour you will visit two old Russian cities of Golden Ring located to the North-East from Moscow:Yaroslavl and Rostov. During the Yaroslavl city tour you’ll see numerous churches striking your imagination with its original beauty. In Rostov you will visit its well-preserved ensemble of the Kremlin built in the XVII c. You will go to Yaroslavl by train avoiding any traffic james and will arrive on time in Yaroslavl where our professional guide will pick you up at your carriage and show you round Yaroslavl and Rostov. You will see many samples of old Russian architecture and enjoy the peaceful atmosphere of the provincial Russia.

Inclusions: private local guide of chosen language in Yaroslavl and Rostov, private transportation in Yaroslavl and Rostov, entry ticket to Spasso-Preobrazhenskiy monastery (grounds), entry ticket to Rostov kremlin (grounds and passages), 2nd class rail return tickets on sitting train Moscow - Yaroslavl - Moscow, private transfers in Moscow (hotel- train station- hotel), All Fees and Taxes, entry ticket to the church of Ilya the Prophet (in summer period)

Exclusions: Lunch, Dinner

For those who would like to experience provincial Russian towns of Golden Ring enjoying organized transfers and accommodation and independent sightseeing in ancient towns. You are also free to add our local professional guide to discover the towns. Choosing this tour you will escape long traffic jams as you will travel between towns by train.

Inclusions: Breakfast, Breakfast, Breakfast, DBL/TWN accommodation at hotels (if 1 person - SGL accommodation), All transfers mentioned by private vehicle , 2nd class sitting train tickets as per itinerary

Exclusions: guide service and entry tickets (available by booking excursion package), lunches, dinners