Car and walking tour of Kazan and the Kazan Kremlin

The sightseeing tour of Kazan includes the most significant architectural and historical sights and observation decks of the city. Some of them are listed below:

Visitors to Kazan often wonder who the Tatars are. The recreated Tatar quarter of the Staro-Tatar Sloboda and the adjacent Kaban Lake will reveal to us certain pages of history and features of Tatar culture.

The puppet theater "Ekiyat" in the form of a fairy-tale castle and the adjacent complex "Tugan Avylym" (translated: My native village) will not leave indifferent any lover of fairy tales, legends and stories.

The campus of Kazan Federal University reflects the educational, scientific and student side of Kazan.

The historical part of Kazan (Gorky Street and Karl Marx Street) will acquaint us with architectural sights and fascinating stories about famous personalities of Kazan, Russia and the whole world. You will learn why Liberty Square is the cultural and political center of the city.

Many pilgrims come to the Kazan Virgin Monastery to see the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The route of our excursion necessarily includes a visit to the Bogoroditsky Cathedral of the Bogoroditsky Monastery, where this Orthodox shrine of Kazan is stored.

Guests of Kazan always admire the architecture of the Palace of Farmers and the Kazanka River Embankment under the Kremlin.

The Kazan Kremlin is the heart of Kazan. This is where the city began more than 1,000 years ago. The Kremlin Hill remembers the Volga Bulgaria, the Golden Horde, the Kazan Khanate. The white-stone Kazan Kremlin, built by Pskov architects, is a monument of the XVI century and is included in the list of UNESCO world cultural heritage sites. Today, the territory of the Kremlin is under the jurisdiction of the State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve "Kazan Kremlin" with many exhibitions, local museums and exhibits in the open air.

The main attractions of the Kazan Kremlin:

• The Annunciation Cathedral - Kul Sharif Mosque - Mausoleum of Kazan Khans - Syuyumbike Tower - Cannon Yard - the territory of the former Spaso-Transfiguration Monastery - the building of the former Junker School - an observation deck with a panorama of Kazanka and the spring.

Since we will visit the Orthodox Church and the Mosque, girls are advised to bring a headscarf to cover their heads. It is often windy on the Kremlin hill, so dress with the wind in mind.

• Tour guide services by car.

This price does not include

• Kremlin fees (190 rubles / person)