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Where is cheap to relax in winter? Top budget destinations for winter holidays

On the New Year, perhaps, only Russians rest for a whole week and a half. Often the rest is very expensive and hard to affect the budget. To celebrate the holidays interestingly, excitingly and usefully, we have selected for you the top 12 inexpensive tours, both in Russia and abroad, and also talked about ways to save on transport, housing and excursions. You can recover from an inexpensive trip in any winter months, including the New Year and Christmas holidays! Here we go!

Routes of inexpensive tours in winter:

1. Cheap vacation in the winter Baltics

2. Amazing Kaliningrad. Cheap tours, city tours

3. Rest on the sea in winter is inexpensive

4. Budget ski resorts of Russia

5. A journey into antiquity. Cheap winter holidays in Prague

6. Rest in the cultural capital without harm to your wallet

7. Holiday in Moscow, which will not fly into the penny

8. Oriental tale. Budget tour to Kazan

9. Winter on the Golden Ring of Russia is fascinating and inexpensive

10. Top Russian recreation centers for budget winter holidays and

11. Nizhny Novgorod is so close and inexpensive

12. Winter fairy tale of Crimea


Cheap vacation in the winter Baltics

How to relax in the New Year qualitatively and inexpensively? We advise you to go to the Baltics. Holidays in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania will cost less than tours to Central Europe. We advise you to purchase tours and book hotel rooms in advance. The climate in the Baltic countries is temperate, winters are warm and snowy.

In Estonia, on the eve of the Catholic Christmas, Rocca al-Mare street fairs are opened, theater performances and the Bach music festival are held. Rest in Lithuania is a worthy alternative to Europe: medieval castles, narrow streets of Vilnius and Trakai, seaport in Klaipeda. Take a look at Užupis - the quarter is considered Lithuanian Montmartre.

People go to the Republic of Latvia to admire the Old Town in Riga, churches and cathedrals, you can go to the beautiful Gauja National Park with numerous natural monuments and medieval castles.

How to get there: it is convenient to get through Moscow or St. Petersburg: from these cities there are direct trains and buses, there are flights. It is best to buy tickets in advance: the train is better to buy tickets 31-45 days before the date of departure of the train, then the price will be half, plane tickets are better to buy in advance.

Where to stay: In the capitals of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, you can stay in one of the hostels, if you prefer to travel independently outside the tour. A bed will cost you at least 2000 rubles per day. You can also save money by using the sites of couchsurfing (search for free housing abroad), where the residents of these countries offer tourists to stay with them for free.

The approximate cost of the tour per person: 11 days in December in Estonia will cost 42,700 rubles. 20 600 rubles will cost a trip for 5 days from Moscow to the capital of Lithuania. A trip to Latvia for 7 days will cost 24,200 rubles (flights and accommodation from December 24 to January 2 are included).

Duration: 5-11 days.

What to take with you: take care of the registration of a foreign passport in advance - it can be ordered on the website Public services, picking up at the office about a month after the approval of the application. Don’t forget that Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia are countries where Russians can enter only with a visa. The temperature in the Baltics in winter ranges from -8 to +2 degrees, you can not take a fur coat, but you need to take warm clothes. Do not forget about free cash for food and entertainment. The Baltics are the eurozone, so it is better to exchange rubles in advance for the euro. You can pay by non-cash payment – MasterCard card, rubles are automatically converted into euros at the current rate.

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Amazing Kaliningrad. Cheap tours, city tours

The westernmost city of Russia grew up around the castle, founded in 1255 with the direct participation of the Czech king Ottokar Przemysl II. Until July 4, 1946, Kaliningrad was called Koenigsberg. The city received its current name in honor of Mikhail Kalinin, a party figure of the USSR. The city can be reached independently or join an organized group of tourists.

The pearl of the city and a favorite place of rest for guests and citizens is the ethnographic center “Fish Village”, made in the style of pre-war Koenigsberg. Famous sights of Kaliningrad: Amber Museum and World Ocean Museum, Cathedral, Zoo, Curonian Spit National Park.

How to get there: you can get to Kaliningrad by train, bus, there are flights from major cities of Russia. The fastest way is, of course, a flight, in winter the cost of a ticket from Moscow will be about 5000 rubles there and back. Railway tickets can be found for 3000 rubles in both directions. With the bus is more difficult, you will have to get through Minsk from Moscow or Riga from St. Petersburg, in general, the cost of such a trip will cost at least 6000 rubles in both directions, but exciting.

Where to stay: the most budget option for living in Kaliningrad is a hostel. You can find places for 400 rubles a day if you prefer to travel independently. Economy class hotels offer entire rooms for 800 rubles a day.

A minimum seven-day tour to Kaliningrad for the new year (only hotel accommodation) will cost you 11 200 rubles. You can book an excursion program designed for three, five or more days. During the tour, accommodation will be included in the total cost: for a double standard room, you will need to pay 17,950 rubles for an adult or 17,500 for a child. There is an inexpensive option of the flight Yekaterinburg – Kaliningrad from January 3, the cost of flight and accommodation for 6 days will be 15,700 rubles for one person.

Duration: 3-7 days.

What to take with you: during the flight you will need only a passport and a passport. But when traveling by train, there are nuances: tickets can be bought only at the ticket office of Russian Railways, because permission is required from Lithuania to cross its border. The paperwork will have to wait 28 hours. Also, the inconvenience is that trains to Kaliningrad depart only from Moscow and St. Petersburg. To travel to Kaliningrad by bus, you will also need a visa (Polish and Lithuanian borders) or a Schengen visa. In winter in Kaliningrad is not so cold - the temperature ranges from +4 to -4 degrees, while it is worth remembering that there are very strong winds and high humidity, so you should take waterproof shoes and not blown warm clothes.

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Rest on the sea in winter is inexpensive

The New Year and traditional long holidays are approaching, children begin their winter long holidays. What to do these days? If the summer sea is far away and there is no longer strength to wait for it, then we suggest you go to the winter sea. You can relax on the coast in the cold season in a variety of countries, there are proposals for any budget. For example, to Israel to fly from Moscow 3-4 hours, the cost of a tour to Eilat before the New Year for 9 days will be 60 000 rubles per person, from January 2 - 57 000 rubles.

In the UAE in the hotels of Ras al-Khaimah 4 stars you can live until the New Year for a week together for 40 000 rubles. On holidays, prices will soar, and the same room will cost one and a half times more expensive, but in January the prices will return to their previous values.

How to get there: The UAE, Vietnam, Thailand and Israel are best reached by plane. Since tickets can cost you more than the cost of the tour, it will be cheaper to find burning tours or pay for the tour a few months before the departure date.

Where to stay: you can also save money by choosing hotels in two or three stars, pre-read reviews about them, because somewhere it can be no worse than four stars, and some hotels do not pull even half a star.

Approximate cost per person: the most modest seven-day tour to Vietnam before the holidays costs 58,000 for two, after the holidays, the two-star hotel in Nachyang will cost you 70,000 rubles for two. Picturesque Thailand after the rainy season is waiting for you to visit and asks you to pay 50,000 rubles for a room in a three-star hotel. 65,000 will have to pay for the room after the holidays. In December, a week in Goa hotel three stars with breakfast will cost you 39,000 rubles for two, in January prices will not change much.

Duration: 7 days.

What to take with you: visa-free countries for Russians are: Vietnam (15 days), Thailand (30 days) and Israel (90 days) on the trip you will need a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation and a passport. If you are going to the UAE, take care of obtaining a visa in advance. Bring light summer clothes, light open shoes, sunscreen, towel and swimsuit. Remember that a sharp change in climate can negatively affect your health, take a medical examination in advance and stock up on preventive measures. Also exchange rubles in advance for Israeli shekels, Thai bahts or UAE dirhams. The course in the winter of 2017 will be approximately 16-17 rubles per shekel, 1.7-2 rubles per baht and dirham 15-16 rubles per unit. You can pay with Visa or Mastercard bank cards in rubles, dollars or euros, which will automatically be converted into local currency.

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Budget ski resorts of Russia

Skiing has become incredibly popular in recent years, with adults and children getting up for skiing. Incredibly advertised resort in the Red glade, but the trip there will be able to afford not everyone. More budgetary options can be a viable alternative. For example, Dombay in Karachay-Cherkessia: 12 Dombay runs are suitable for skiers with any degree of training. Abzakovo ski resort (Ufa) in Bashkortostan offers 15 slopes of varying difficulty, there is a children's track.

Their services are also offered by inexpensive Shaksha in Yaroslavl and Arkhyz in Karachay-Cherkessia. The cost of stay is listed below. In the Urals at your service will be available resorts of Volchikh, Gubakh, Zavyalikha, Teplaya, Uktus, Pilnaya with different routes and levels of service.

A ski pass for one day in Dombai will cost from 1000 rubles. In Ufa ski pass for a day will cost 1400 rubles. I Yaroslavl ski pass for 20 climbs - 500 rubles (on weekdays the rise costs 10 rubles), In Arkhyz ski pass for three days - 3600 rubles.

How to get there: Dombay in Karachay-Cherkessia - air ticket will cost 6000 rubles from Moscow. Air ticket Moscow — Ufa — will cost 4000 rubles. To Yaroslavl by bus can be reached from Moscow for 1400 rubles in both directions. Arkhyz can be reached by plane, air ticket Moscow - Mineralnye Vody - from 5400 rubles in both directions. At about the same cost you can get to the resorts by train. If you buy tickets for 30-45 days, you can save half the cost, look for also profitable offers from carriers and promotions. If you go with fellow travelers by car, you can spend three times less on the road than on other forms of transport.

Where to stay: accommodation in a double room in Dombai will cost from 2000 rubles a day. Standard double room in the hotel Ufa - from 1600 rubles. In Yaroslavl, a room for two in the hotel will be from 1300 rubles.

Approximate cost per person: thus, it is not difficult to calculate the cost of the tour per person, it will be about 20-25 thousand rubles per person for 5 days. For comparison, the cost of the tour to the Red Polyana will be from 30-35 thousand rubles per person for the same 5 days.

Duration: 5 days.

What to take with you: you should definitely take a passport on the road, even if you travel in your own car. You can also buy ski equipment in advance, or you can rent at the resort. It is advisable to take waterproof clothing with you, and always wear thermal underwear under it.


A journey into antiquity. Cheap winter holidays in Prague

In the capital of the Czech Republic, a fabulous mood is especially acute before Christmas and New Year. The whole city center is beautifully decorated and becomes a large fair, a place where you can eat tasty and hearty (sausages and sausages are fried with you), warm yourself with hot grog or mulled wine, buy souvenirs for family and friends. The central Christmas tree is installed on the Old Town Square, it is there that the center of folk festivals is concentrated. It is also worth visiting such attractions as: Charles Bridge, Castle Stairs; Strakova Academy; Charles University; Stefanik Observatory; Museum of Historical Night Pots and Toilets; numerous palaces, temples, churches. Almost everywhere the entrance is either inexpensive or free.

How to get there: it is best to book tickets in advance, but you can also find an attractive promotion from the airline and fly for 3500 from Moscow to Prague. This is the fastest and most convenient way, perhaps cheaper options can not be found.

Where to stay: if you want to save money, then find on one of the couchsurfing sites a host of housing in Prague, who will be ready to shelter you for free. If this option is unlucky and no friends, then pay attention to hostels for 1300 rubles a day. Hotels will cost at least 2,500 per night for a single room.

Approximate cost per person: February, for example, the time of discounts and “burning” vouchers (30 - 40% discount). The influx of tourists subsides, and hotels also slightly reduce prices. But on New Year’s Eve, the cost of the tour will be more by almost 100 EUR per person. A three-star hotel six kilometers from the city center for seven nights from Moscow will cost 44,900 rubles for two: a flight and breakfast from December 25. The closer to the New Year, the higher the prices, but after January 1, the cost of trips will be much lower. From Yekaterinburg trips with the same introductory dates, but in boarding two stars, will cost 53 000 for two: flight, accommodation, breakfast.

Duration: 7 days.

What to take with you: for a trip you will need a passport and a visa, take care of paperwork in advance. Winter in Prague is mild: there are no severe frosts and blizzards in the city. But, going on vacation, take with you comfortable shoes on a flat sole, a warm hat and an unblown jacket. Also, do not forget about free cash for food and purchases, rubles will need to be exchanged for euros at one of the banks. If you own a Visa and MasterCard card, you can easily pay it, just your rubles will be automatically converted into euros.

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Rest in the cultural capital without harm to your wallet

Holidays in St. Petersburg are not necessarily expensive, you can relax interesting, comfortable and inexpensive, the main thing is to know where to look.

In St. Petersburg, many museums can be accessed for free or at a large discount to students of schools and universities, if there is a supporting document, as well as certain categories of citizens. Do not forget that in the very center of St. Petersburg in winter you can visit such attractions as: Peter and Paul Fortress, Kazan Cathedral, Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Nikolsky Marine Cathedral, Elagin Island, Catherine Park in Tsarskoye Selo, Pavlovsky and Gatchina Parks.

Getting to St. Petersburg is also cheap. There are several options – a train, a plane or a car. You can save up to 50% on train tickets if you purchase tickets 31-45 days before the train departure date. The airline "Victory" often offers plane tickets two to three times cheaper than the usual cost, the main thing is to catch the right moment. Many travelers have long discovered trips to Russia by car, while it is not necessary to have your own, it is enough to find fellow travelers. Service "BlaBla Car" offers to choose a driver by car brand, time of trip, its cost and reviews on the site. Since the car goes as soon as a person, the cost of the road per person is twice, or even three times cheaper than a train ticket.

Where to stay: most of the budget is occupied by accommodation and food, but if you stay not in a hotel, but in a hostel or friends, you can significantly save. If there are friends who are ready to shelter for free, then this is the best option, but if there are none, you can look for a hostel. In a hostel near the center, accommodation will cost from 250 rubles per bed per day, depending on the number of seats in the room and the comfort of the hostel itself, the price can rise to 1500 per place, but even this is half the price of a room in an inexpensive hotel. Economy class hotels offer accommodation from 500 rubles per day, but unlike the unlimited number of residents in the hostel room, the hotel usually does not offer more than 4 rooms. Of course, it is best to book rooms in advance, as during the holidays, prices fly up.

Approximate cost per person: thus, in St. Petersburg you can relax on the New Year holidays, spending no more than 10 000 rubles per person for 7 days.

Duration: 7 days.

What to take with you: since the weather in St. Petersburg is capricious, stock up on warm unblown clothes and waterproof shoes. Do not forget about the passport of the Russian citizen.

 

Top guide of St. Petersburg organizes you an unforgettable holiday

 

Burchalovskaia

18 years of experience as a guide and love for her hometown allow Marina to fill excursions with inspiration and positive emotions. Many positive reviews of her work make this clear. Interesting guide: winter. Pushkin: heroes and fate. Imperial Palaces of St. Petersburg. Petersburg through the eyes of a child.

 

Kotenko Alyona

On excursions Alyona tells about all the main architectural monuments of St. Petersburg, squares, streets of the city. Particular attention is paid to the very center of St. Petersburg, where all the events of the historical life of the city take place. Interesting guide: The most luxurious, majestic and beautiful in Petersburg. Everything that millions of people around the world want to see...

 

 

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Holiday in Moscow, which will not fly into the penny

Despite the fact that Moscow is considered one of the most expensive cities in our country, you can relax and culture there for ridiculous money. Before you go to Moscow, explore the cafes and restaurants that offer discounts and complex lunches, so as not to spend money while walking. In the evening, you can cook where you left off. Also on sites with coupons, you can buy lunches and dinners at good discounts in institutions of the city. The cultural program can be not just budget, but even free if you visit Red Square, Poklonnaya Gora, Pushkin Square, VDNKh or Arbat, where the entrance is always free. Moscow guides can specify inexpensive city tours and discounts to museums. You can visit zoos inexpensively.

How to get there: remember that you can save significantly on transport: it is better to buy tickets for the train 31-45 days before the departure date of the train, then the price will be half as much, it is better to buy plane tickets in advance, choosing inexpensive flights from the company "Victory" (remember that the luggage from this company will fly you into a penny, it is better to go light), you can also choose a fellow traveler and go to Moscow by car, saving half the cost of a ticket by train.

Where to stay: you can also save on accommodation by staying with friends or in a hostel. As in St. Petersburg, prices for beds per day in Moscow hostels start at 250 rubles. At the same time, you can use the Internet, shower and kitchen for free. Hostels often offer breakfast included. Also, with 100% prepayment, you can get a small discount.

Approximate cost per person: in Moscow in winter you can relax for only 10-15 thousand rubles for a seven-day tour, while visiting many attractions and getting acquainted with the beautiful city.

Duration: 7 days.

What to take with you: take a Russian passport and warm winter clothes. The air temperature in winter in the capital is kept on average at -8 degrees, so it is not necessary to wrap yourself in a toe loop, a warm winter coat will be enough.

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Oriental tale. Budget tour to Kazan

Kazan deserves the status of the “Third Capital of Russia” for its incredible architecture, purity and bright character. Many tourists leave Kazan in complete delight. It is best to come to this city for at least a week, since the abundance of cultural sites and interesting places is simply impossible to visit in a couple of days.

Many sights of Kazan can be visited completely free of charge. One of the main hallmarks of Kazan, the Kazan Kremlin, is always free. You can also visit the pedestrian streets of Bauman and the St. Petersburg, Old Tatar Sloboda, the Palace of Farmers, the Alexander Passage, the Kul Sharif Mosque, the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Temple of All Religions and the Syuyumbike Tower for free. And climbing to the observation deck of the Palace of Marriage in the form of a huge bowl will cost only 50 rubles per person.

How to get there: we wrote about how to save on air and railway tickets or go on a trip to Russia by car in the recreation options in Moscow and St. Petersburg, to Kazan can be inexpensively reached in the same ways.

Where to stay: you can stay in the city in inexpensive hostels, the price varies from 300 rubles per place per day to 2500 rubles. depending on the comfort and location of the hostel. Also here you can find budget hotels, which will be very comfortable for some 1200 rubles per day per person, and breakfast will be included in many hotels. Not far from the city, you can stay in a sanatorium to patch up your health for 800 rubles per day per person.

Approximate cost per person: you can relax in winter in Kazan no more than 15 000 rubles per person for 7 days, remember about discounts and interesting offers.

Duration: 7 days.

What to take with you: be sure to take a document proving your identity, it is better if the passport. In winter, Kazan is quite cold - up to -20 degrees, so take warm clothes with you.

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Kovaleva Galina

The guide will meet from the airport, offer accommodation at a pleasant price, organize tours in Kazan from one day or more. Interesting guide: tour. muslim. sightseeing. Master class on the preparation of Tatar lunch..

Ivanova Rosa

The guide organizes escort in Yoshkar-Ola, in Elabuga, on the island-city of Sviyazhsk, in the Bulgarian State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve, in Cheboksary, organizes tours, master classes and quests. Interesting guide: joshkar. Kazan. sportsmanship. walking tour of the Kazan Kremlin.

Cherezova Natalia

22 years of experience and love for the hometown makes the tour guide filled with emotions and pleasant impressions. The guide offers bus, car tours, transfer services. Interesting guide: sightseeing. Oleg Lunstrem - Knight of Jazz in Kazan. Innopolis - the city of smart. Kazan is Orthodox.

 

 

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Winter on the Golden Ring of Russia is fascinating and inexpensive

Russia is no less beautiful in winter than at other times of the year. If you do not know how exciting and informative to spend the New Year holidays, but love Russia and its history, then be sure to go on a trip to the Golden Ring.

The cost of seven-day tours at first seems not so budgetary - from 4 to 20 thousand rubles. But that’s unless you go into details. Just think about the fact that in just 7 days you can visit Vladimir, Bogolyubovo, Suzdal, Ivanovo, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Rostov the Great, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Sergiev Posad, Alexandrov, Uglich, Myshkin, Martynovo, and Borisoglebsky. Immerse yourself in the history of ancient Russia, learn about the details of the past years, which will make you reconsider many things in life. As a rule, the cost of such tours already includes three meals a day, accommodation and travel to the cities. Impressions will last for a whole year, and the reserves of knowledge will be replenished with an entire encyclopedia.

How to get there: most often, tours are offered by bus, you can go from your city or nearby cities. As a rule, the cost of the tour already includes travel.

Where to stay: usually within the framework of the tour, tourists are offered to stay in boarding houses and hotels of passing cities.

Approximate cost per person: the cost of a tour of the Golden Ring of Russia will be from 4000 rubles for two days, 10 000 rubles for four days and from 20 000 rubles for six or more days.

Duration: 2 to 7 days.

What to take with you: take a passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, warm clothes, comfortable waterproof shoes and money for food and souvenirs.


Top Russian recreation centers for budget winter holidays and

If you prefer to relax alone with nature, then a country holiday for you is what the doctor prescribed. Inexpensive you can relax at recreation centers, it is best to choose those that are located in close proximity to your city. As a rule, the cost of living (from 1900 r per day per person) includes three meals a day, you can very comfortably settle in one of the houses together, with Druze or the whole family. Most often, the bases offer in winter fishing, hunting, tubing, sledging, skating, ATVs, horses and even winter dogs. In general, that allows your imagination.

This is a great way to spend the New Year holidays with the whole family or friends. If you do not spend money on expensive entertainment such as riding horses and ATVs, you can play snowballs, ride from the slides on gurneys, remembering your childhood, skate and ski, walk in the forest and fry kebabs.

The most interesting vacation at tourist centers offer various Russian companies. In our top Russian recreation centers, offering the best budget winter vacation, are:

Recreation facilities Irkutsk region - from 750 rubles per day per person can be accommodated at a tourist base near the most beautiful Russian lake - Baikal. In winter, Baikal is so beautiful that I want to write songs about it. Near the lake you can snowboard and ski.

Recreation facilities Astrakhan region - accommodation from 500 rubles per day per person. Astrakhan recreation centers offer unforgettable winter fishing on local rivers in the Volga Delta.

Recreation facilities Altai - accommodation from 400 r. per day per person. Altai tourist centers offer a break from the noisy city bustle. Rest in the Altai is healing mountain air, magnificent beauty of nature and majestic mountains, what could be better?

Recreation facilities Krasnoyarsk - accommodation from 350 rubles per day per person. Here you can relax in cozy houses outside the city, cook freshly caught fish, ski and skate.

Recreation facilities Nizhny Novgorod region offer accommodation from 700 r. on the banks of the Oka River. Ideal place for winter fishing and unity with nature. Stunning landscapes and winter charm of the Volga region.

Recreation facilities of Primorsky Krai Vladivostok They offer numbers from 800 rubles per day per person. Holidays here are stunning views of the winter sea of Japan and beautiful hilly terrain.


Nizhny Novgorod is so close and inexpensive

Only 400 kilometers from Moscow, and what is the difference in prices, exclaim the guests of the capital, St. Petersburg, Kazan and other cities! And they're right. To learn Nizhny Novgorod, to consider it from different sides well, to look beyond its limits - you do not need to spend much! Judge for yourself: the main attractions of the city, its “brands”, will open to you for free. Ancient Kremlin and Chkalov staircase, Upper Volga embankment and Fedorovsky embankment. Michael-Arkhangelsk Cathedral (where Kozma Minin rests), and the rare beauty of the Christmas Church. Street Christmas, Chernihiv, Big Pokrovskaya - real museums under the open sky! The Locomotive Museum and the Nizhny Novgorod Fair are at your service.

In Nizhny Novgorod there are many different cafes in which you can eat tasty and inexpensively. And if you find yourself in the city on weekdays, then feel free to head to the Kremlin dining room. Here is where the price and quality of dishes will pleasantly surprise you. Very inexpensive museums, theaters, zoos and cable car.

And to make the rest interesting, turn to Nizhny Novgorod guides. They will conduct an interesting inexpensive tour, help with accommodation, give advice on where to eat and what to buy as real Nizhny Novgorod souvenirs.

How to get there: the city has an airport, so you can fly from major Russian cities. To Nizhny Novgorod there are also buses from nearby cities, as well as constant trains.

Where to stay: Nizhny Novgorod offers accommodation in hotels, the prices for rooms in which start from 1000 rubles, as well as hotels, rooms in which cost from 1700 rubles per day per person.

The approximate cost of the tour per person: 2000 – 4000 rubles.

Duration: 1-3 days.

What to take with you: in any trip to Russia can not do without documents, so do not forget the passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation, as well as the insurance medical policy. Dress the trip warmly, things should be comfortable, not wet and not blown, strong winds on the embankments.

 


Winter fairy tale of Crimea

Crimea is beautiful at any time of the year. In winter, when there is no exhausting heat and crowds of tourists, you can safely go around all the sights and without queues from vacationers admire the palaces and nature. Winter on the peninsula is mild, frosts more than minus 3-5 degrees are rare, but be prepared for cold winds from the sea, warm up.
 
Crimea is universal: whether you want to make a wine tour to Massandra, tour the houses-museums of artists and writers, visit the militarized Sevastopol or Balaklava, climb the mountains, go to the famous Nikitsky Botanical Garden or breathe the sea air - all for you!
 
In the big cities of Yalta, Sevastopol, Evpatoria and Feodosia, active life with restaurants, nightclubs, shops continues outside the holiday season, and in small villages it freezes until summer, and there you will find solitude if you are looking for it.
 
In the sanatoriums of the peninsula can be cured. For example, the therapeutic profile of Sudak and Evpatoria is the endocrine system and respiratory organs, cardiovascular diseases are treated in Miskhor. If treatment is not required, you can give rest to the body and soul on spa treatments, in pools with heated sea water and massage.
 
Feel the Crimean winter is best on the plateau of Ai-Petri, it is reached by cable car - there is snow, and you can ski, snowboard and sleigh. If you are lucky and the sea in your arrival will be calm - ride a boat or a boat, and, wrapped in a cozy blanket, admire the picturesque shore, and in Epiphany in Yalta there is a holiday with sea bathing - join?
 
How to get there: flights from Moscow to Simferopol are available daily. The flight will have to spend two and a half hours, the cost of tickets in both directions is about 5500 rubles. We are all waiting for the completion of the construction of the railway bridge across the Kerch Strait in 2019, and in the meantime, lovers of road romance should be patient - a long and difficult road to Krasnodar or the port of Kavkaz with subsequent ferry crossings and bus flights. A ticket for a seat card costs 1400-1600 rubles, in a compartment 2300-2800 rubles, a "Single ticket" to the Crimea - about 1000 rubles per person.
 
Where to stay: for rest in the New Year holidays and proximity to attractions and activities will have to pay more. For example, a night in the hostel of Yalta will cost 1000 - 1700 rubles, and the classic hotel "Oreanda" costs 7500 rubles for a double room.
 
The approximate cost of the tour per person: a trip from December 31 for two nights will cost 19,000 for one without food (possible additional payment for New Year's dinner). A trip with food on January 2-6 costs 17 000 rubles.
 
Duration: 2-4 days.
 
What to bring with you: think about the wardrobe. You need clothes that are convenient for long walks in the fresh air, and for going out on New Year's Eve. Be sure to take documents that confirm your right to benefits. In the Crimea will be useful driving license, the cost of renting a car per day starts from 1000 rubles for a budget brand.
 

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Irina Niskova

7 years of experience in tourism, 3 years on television and 8 years in pedagogy help Irina organize not just excursions for tourists, but a real time travel. A wide variety of excursion tours allow you to find even a discerning traveler something fascinating for yourself. Interesting guide: New Year holidays in Crimea, excursion Bakhchisarai "Fairy Tale of Scheherazade" in the city of Sevastopol, large survey in Sevastopol.

 

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