Makariev Monastery and Sergiev Sloboda - bus tour for 1 day

08:30 Departure from Nizhny Novgorod from Lenin Square, a monument to Lenin. Moving to Makarjevo. The estimated travel time is 1.5 hours (97 km). A road trip on the road.

10:00 Excursion with a nun with a visit to the temples of the Makarievsky Zheltovodsky monastery. The monastery was founded in 1435 by the monk Macarius, who was later listed as a saint. On the tour you will hear the centuries-old history of the monastery. Initially, the monastery was wooden, but the Makariev Fair, located near it, brought considerable profit to the monastery, and in the second half of the 17th century it became possible to begin stone construction. Now the Makariev Monastery is an active female monastery. The monastery is picturesquely located on the banks of the Volga. Previously, there was Lake Yellow between the Volga and the monastery, hence the name. Later, the river changed its course and swallowed the lake. On the territory of the monastery you will see the Holy Trinity Cathedral, the Church of Michael the Archangel, the Assumption Church with a bell tower and refectory chamber, the Makariev Church and others.

12:00 Visit to the ostrich farm "Makarevsky ostrich". You will have a wonderful opportunity to meet representatives of exotic fauna. You will see individuals of ostriches from birth to adult families of producers. Hear fascinating stories from the life of ostriches. On the territory of the farm there is a shop where you can buy souvenirs: painted ostrich eggs; products made of ostrich leather; ostrich feathers and products with them, as well as exclusive healing cosmetics "Mak Ostrich" based on ostrich fat and natural ingredients.

13:00 Transfer to the city of Bor (79 km). On the way we drive to the Mokhovy Mountains, where there is a monument to Gorky and Chaliapin. In the suburban village on the Mokhovy Mountains there was a dacha Malinovskikh, where the Nizhny Novgorod intelligentsia liked to gather. And not far away was Gorky’s dacha, to which Chaliapin came to visit. At the place of the dacha Malinowski and a memorial sign is installed.

15:00 Arrival in Sergievskaya Sloboda (Bor). "Sergievskaya Sloboda" is a spiritual and educational center in the city of Bor, Nizhny Novgorod region. Opened in 2014 to the 700th anniversary of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh on the basis of the Znamensky and Sergievsky (before the revolution - Preobrazhensky) churches. The complex includes the Orthodox gymnasium named after St. Prince Dmitry Donskoy, the Museum of St. Sergius of Radonezh, the Orthodox kindergarten named after St. Sergius of Radonezh, the children's playground "Peresvet" and the monument to the Reverend.

16:00 Leaving home.

17:00 Arrival in Nizhny Novgorod on Lenin Square.

The tour price includes:

• Travel by bus of tourist class (foreign car) / minibus
• Guide services
• Travel tour
• Excursion to the Sergiev Sloboda
• Excursion to the temples of the Makariev Monastery
• Tour of the ostrich farm
• Visit with a tour of the Moss Mountains
• Accident insurance

The tour price does not include:

• Food.