Ufa - Eastern point of Europe - 2
Description:
Weekend in the colorful city of Ufa: the "greenest" city-millionth of Russia, which is among the three most "long" cities of our country. The city is interesting for its history and national culture.
Day 1.
Meeting place: 10:00 (local time) - the hall of the Hilton Garden Inn Ufa Riverside*.
10:00-14:00 - Bus sightseeing tour of the city of Ufa with tasting of Bashkir honey. Ufa is a major center of the Volga and Urals. The junction of Europe and Asia determined the multinationality and multi-confessionality of the capital of Bashkortostan. (Primary objects of display: Place for them. Salavata Yulaeva, Monument of Friendship, Garden of them. Salavata Yulaeva, Theatre Square, Gostiny Dvor, First Cathedral Mosque, ski centers, Akbuzat Racecourse, Lyalya Tulip Mosque, Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin.
During the tour, a visit to the Honey Shop is provided, where various types of honey and beekeeping products are presented. Bashkir honey topped the list of the most delicious honey in Russia.
14.00-15:00 – Lunch with elements of Bashkir cuisine.
The visit to the National Museum of the Republic of Bashkortostan - one of the oldest museums in Russia - is more than 150 years old.
Independent dinner.
Day 2.
Breakfast at the hotel. Room eviction. Things can be left in the hotel storage room.
10.00 Meeting with the representative of the tour operator in the hotel lobby, departure for the excursion program.
10:20-11.00 - Ufa - the greenest city-millionaire of Russia, one inhabitant has 202 m2 of green spaces. On the territory of Ufa there is a Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Limonary (an oasis of the tropics). We invite you to the excursion, with the possibility of photography, in the greenhouses of Limonaria, filled with beautiful flowers and delightful aromas. (Possible replacement for Botanical Garden).
We will continue to get acquainted with the history and culture of Bashkortostan in the multimedia historical park "Russia-My History": more than 1000 years of the country's history is given here panoramically, with the help of modern technologies. A feature of the exhibition in Ufa is a story about the close interweaving of the history of Russia and Bashkortostan; video projections telling about the centuries-old history of the Bashkir people, the latest 3D reconstruction of the Ufa Kremlin; a multimedia book about the natural wealth of the Bashkir Territory.
13:30-14:30 - Visit souvenir shops and the Ufa market, which is replete with generous gifts of nature. Here you can buy souvenirs, honey, kumys, apple cider and mead, horse sausage and much more to pamper your relatives and friends upon arrival. Recommended traditional souvenirs from Bashkiria and the Southern Urals: down and fur products, felt products (Bashkir skullcap), jewelry with Ural stones, cosmetic sets from beekeeping products, folk musical instruments (kubyz). Gastronomy souvenirs: honey, horse sausage (Kazylyk), kumys, Ural berries (kalina, boneberry, blueberries, strawberries, strawberries), balms on herbs, phytosbores, fir oil, bear or badger fat.
14.30 - Transfer to Hilton Garden Inn Ufa Riverside. End of tour.
The price includes:
Transportation service on the route (road transport depending on the size of the group), accommodation (depending on the chosen accommodation), food (according to the program), work of an accompanying person (coordinator), excursion program (according to the program: services of guides or guides, entrance tickets), accident insurance in the amount of 50000 rubles