During the bus sightseeing tour along Kazan you will see the historical centre of the city: the Kazan Kremlin, the Bogoroditsky Monastery this is the place where the Kazan Icon of Mother of God is found,the Architectural ensemble of Kazan University – one of the oldest universities in Russia. You will walk along the tree pedestrian […]
In the evening Kazan looks different and becomes bright and beautiful. In the night lights the great city seems fantastic and fabulous: just admire the Kremlin lights ( the Suyumbike Tower and Kul-Sharif Mosque in blue colors), the Palace of Farmers with its enormous tree 23 metres high on the central facade, Kazan Giant cooking […]
It is a tradition to start sightseeing walks in Kazan with the Kazan Kremlin. The excursion in the Kremlin will take about one hour including visiting Kul Sharif Mosque and Blagoveshchensk cathedral. Here you will see the palace of the President of the Republic, the ruins of the Kazan khans’ mausoleum. From the observation platform […]
The main attraction of the capital of the Tatar Republic is the Kazan Kremlin. This is the epic architectural ensemble including more than 10 various buildings. It is interesting that the walls and the towers of the Kremlin look very similar to the walls of the Moscow fortress. That means that the places where governors […]
Kazan was founded more than 1000 years ago as a Muslim city. People here always built mosques and special religious schools nearby for the study of the Islamic religion – madrasah. After Ivan the Terrible captured the great city, Tatar people who didn’t accept Christianity, had to live outside the city walls – so Old […]
Sviyazhsk is a fortress city situated on a picturesque island. It was built under the order of Ivan the Terrible in 1551 as a military base of the Russian army during the siege of Kazan. Now it is a unique monument to the Russian Orthodox culture in the centre of the Turkic-Muslim world. The place […]
During our excursion you will find out about the most famous theatres of the Tatar capital with a chance to visit some of them. Theatrical art appeared in Kazan in the 18th century. First theatres were home stagings in rich houses, and then the first city theatres appeared. Later on people could enjoy operas, ballets […]
The city of Bolgar was founded in the 10th century by the Volga Boulgars, In 1361 the Golden Horde prince Boulat-Timur destroyed it. Bolgar was rebuilt but in 1431 it was destroyed again by Prince Fyodor Pestry and was never reestablished. All the people left it. Modern Bolgar is town of Spassk-Kazan region. In 1991 […]
In 2013 Kazan hosted the World Summer Universiade. This is the second most important sport event after the Olympic Games. These are the Olympic games for students. University athletes from more than 160 countries came to the city of Kazan, making the 2013 Universiade the biggest ever in the history of the event. Especially for […]
Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery for men is one of the most famous not only in the Volga region, but all over the country. A lot of people come here every day to listen to the local choir and their beautiful spiritual motets. Believers come here to find peace in the souls, to touch miracle-making icons and […]
The city of Kazan gave the country a lot of prominent revolutionaries, proletarian poets and writers. In Soviet times Kazan guides proudly showed the tourists lecture rooms, where Lenin and his friends had an important meeting. After that meeting cocky Vladimir Ulyanov answered the police officer’s phrase: “What are you doing? Can’t you see the […]
The city of Yelabuga is a small old town situated on the right bank of the Kama River, 215 km from Kazan. It is very green and beautiful with a lot of churches, ancient stonemade rich houses; Yelabuga is a great example of the merchant architecture preserving the comfort and charm of the old merchant […]
The city of Kazan with its great beauty and history always inspired many Russian writers and poets famous all over the world. During our excursion we will visit the places connected with the lives of these outstanding people in Kazan and we will listen to the fragments from their works. There are a lot of […]
The city of Bilyar is situated in the place of the ancient capital of Volga Bulgaria. This is a very powerful place recognized by the people of different religions and beliefs. About 800 years ago Bilyar was the name for one of the biggest cities of the Middle Ages having the territory of 800 hectares […]
The present excursion “Academic Kazan” is ideal for the school students, who are choosing their future professional field. The young people have a chance to ask university workers any questions they have: about the exams they need to take for entering, about the specialties represented in the universities. We spend an hour in each place […]
Kazan is a unique city with the history of more than 1000 years, where different religions exist side by side. Now this is the centre of both Islam and Orthodoxy. After the city was conquered by Ivan the terrible in 1552 and the Kazan Khanate was destroyed, Kazan Diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church was […]
The city of Bolgar was founded in the 10th century by the Volga Boulgars, In 1361 the Golden Horde prince Boulat-Timur destroyed it. Bolgar was rebuilt but in 1431 it was destroyed again by Prince Fyodor Pestry and was never reestablished. All the people left it. Modern Bolgar is town of Spassk-Kazan region. In 1991 […]
The city of Yelabuga is a small old town situated on the right bank of the Kama River, 215 km from Kazan. It is very green and beautiful with a lot of churches, ancient stonemade rich houses; Yelabuga is a great example of the merchant architecture preserving the comfort and charm of the old merchant […]
The city of Bilyar is situated in the place of the ancient capital of Volga Bulgaria. This is a very powerful place recognized by the people of different religions and beliefs. About 800 years ago Bilyar was the name for one of the biggest cities of the Middle Ages having the territory of 800 hectares […]
During our tour will get acquainted with the city of Kazan, you will visit Old-Tatar Sloboda, Cloth Hall, the Puppet Theatre, The Tram Museum in the open air, and other attarctions of the great city. After we check in the hotel, we will have a shopping and museum walk. The Night lights of Kazan excursion […]
If you are going to have e good rest and to usefully spend your time, the company “Semeiny Chemodan” recommends you our excursion program “Kazan -Chistopol”. This tour will let you know a lot about the Republic of Tatarstan, see the main attractions of the region and learn about the culture and traditions of the […]
Excursion to the Iske Kazan” Historical Museum-Reserve – a complex of different crafts of the Kazan Khanate time. Here you can see ancient weapon and catapults. You will visit the Iske Kazan city of the 13th-14th centuries, the ruins of the political centre of the Iske Kazan city – the Kremlin. Russko-Urmatskoye settlement of the […]
A lot of people would like to visit the Tatar Republic to have a good rest and to see the most interesting place of the region. The company “Semeiny Chemodan” is happy to offer a two-day excursion program “Kazan-Yoshkar-Ola” that gives an opportunity to see the most famous churches, mosques, historical buildings, monuments and sculptures. […]
We are happy to offer an extremely interesting tour around the city of Kazan with its interesting sights and historical places. You will spend a good time and get new impressions. Kazan is one of the biggest cities of the country and it is famous for its historical buildings and monuments. If you want to […]
From old times the city of Kazan attracts people from all over the Republic of Tatarstan because it is a cultural, religious, trade and political centre. The city developed very quickly thanks to its favorable geographical position and now it still preserves a lot of historical places, monuments and sculptures. When visiting Kazan, you should […]
Is it possible to see two interesting cities within one excursion program? Surely it is, if you choose the touristic company “Semeiny Chemodan”. We are happy to offer our excursion tour “Kazan – Ulyanovsk”. A two-day trip by a comfortable bus will let you to visit the most interesting places in these two great cities. […]
If you wish to spend a good time and to have a wonderful rest, the company “Semeiny Chemodan” is happy to offer you the excursion program “Kazan- Sviyazhsk – Kazan Planetarium”. During this two– day tour you will see the main attractions of the two interesting cities, take a lot of beautiful pictures and get […]
In a picturesque place where the Vetluga River flows into the great Volga River, on the border of the Nizhny Novgorod Region and the Republic of Mari El, the village of Yurino, formerly called Arkhangelsk, is situated. Here there is a unique castle, which is called “the pearl of the Volga region”. The castle looks […]