The Ancient City of Bolgar

The tour is carried out individually (only for your company / family), necessarily with a joint departure from Kazan and return to Kazan (not in the format of "get yourself and meet with a guide in Bulgaria").

The museum-reserve of Bolgar, located 180 km south of Kazan, is a settlement of the ancient capital of Volga Bulgaria, a place where in 922 Islam was adopted as its state religion, a UNESCO object. On the territory of the museum-reserve there are many architectural monuments of the Bulgar and Golden Horde times. You will see the White and Black Chambers, the Great and Small Minarets, the Northern and Eastern Mausoleums, the Khan’s Shrine, visit the modern Cathedral White Mosque, the Museum of Bulgarian Civilization, the Koran Museum, see the world’s largest printed Koran measuring 1.5 by 2 meters, weighing more than 500 kg, with a cover decorated with semi-precious stones, gold leaf, silver and malachite.

To Bulgaria and back you go by comfortable car (mode of transport depends on your number). The road takes about 3 hours in each direction (a sanitary stop is provided). On the spot (fortifications and museums) move on foot.

Travel by transport (bus, minibus, minivan, passenger car - depending on the size of the group) to Bolgar, walking tour of the territory of the Bulgarian Museum-Reserve accompanied by a guide, visiting two museums (Bulgarian civilization and Memorial sign), visiting the White mosque, returning to the center of Kazan