One-day programs in Kaluga and region

 Kaluga is a Russian city, located on the left bank of the Oka River. The city was founded in 1371. The unique monuments of its architecture and culture are of great value to Russia, being of tourists' interest. Kaluga is a part of the 'Small Golden Ring of Russia'.

Kaluga is one of the most beautiful old cities of Russia. Before the fifties our town had been attracting the attention of the regional ethnographers, local specialists of our history and of some historians of art. Kaluga is nearly 650 years old now.

The recollection of all the historical events and outstanding people, somehow connected with our region, are reflected in the history of Kaluga.

Kaluga is a city of Russian classicism which has a lot of architectural monuments of federal importance. Magnificent churches, Gostiny Dvor trading rows (late 18 - early  19th centuries), cosy Kupecheskie Mansions, Korobkovs Chambers (the late 17th century, now a museum), Khlustinskie Charity Premises (the early 19th century) and the unique Stone Bridge “Roman Viaduk” in the centre of Russia, which has been connecting the sloaps of Bereuesky Ravine and Prisutctvennie Mesta. Municipal museums include the Natural History Museum, the Fine Arts Museum and Tsiolkovsky Museum.                                

Also , it is important to tell about one more attraction such as the St. George's Cathedral.This is a beautiful old church, the first time mentioned in 1685. One of the most important temples, located in the Central Park of Culture, is the Trinity Cathedral. Another  name of it is 'The Heart of the City', because it's located in the heart of Kaluga. It was Catherine the II who ordered to build this temple in 1786.

Our city has a great history connected with the events of the defeat of Tartar yoke. Dmitry Donskoy, tzar Ivan III, Ivan Bolotnikov, Lzedmitry II, Marina Mnishek, CatherineII, decembrists Basenkov, Obolensky were here. The city was devastated and ruined by the enemies, but it was revived and rebuilt from scratch.

Pushkin used to visit Kaluga; Gogol, Derzavin, Belinsky and Aksakov liked walking along the streets of our patriarchal town. Thanks to K.E.Tsiolkovsky, an outstanding Russian space scientist, Kaluga has become a well-known city all over the world.  

Welcome to Old Kaluga, the cradle of cosmonautics!

Travel agency”Vokrug Sveta” has been organizing tours in Kaluga and region for 21 years already.  We have created more than 20 variants of programs for you! These are brief excursion programs (on weekends), some special tours, entertainment folk programs, hunting, fishing, pilgrimage tours and many other interesting things!

Our agency can organize any tour you would like to!

They include individual excursions in foreign languages, different hotels at your choice, lease of banquet hall and teambuilding.

You can book transport, guides, hotels, meal, banquets etc. in our travel agency.

 You can send your applications to this e-mail: voks2@bk.ru

 for Firsova Elena, (4842)56-28-82

ICQ 477-018-842

 Welcome to Kaluga!

  One-day programs

« Kaluga is a cradle of cosmonautics»

 11.55 – arrival in Kaluga

 12.00 – 13.30 – general excursion round Kaluga

 14.00 – 14.30  - lunch

 15.00 – 16.30 - excursion in K. E. Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of

Cosmonautics

 17.00 – 17.45 – excursion in K.E.Tsiolkovsky House Museum

 18.00 – departure for Moscow

 21.00 – arrival in Moscow

 The price includes entrance tickets, lunch, guide, free tickets for supervisors, transport.

«Kaluga is a town of craftsmen»

11.55 – arrival in Kaluga

 11.30 – 13.00 - general excursion round Kaluga

 13.00 – 14.00 – excursion in the Museum of Workmanship

 14.30 – 15.30 - lunch

 15.30 – 16.30 - excursion in The Korobovs’ Chambers

17.00 – departure for Moscow

 20.00 – arrival in Moscow

The price includes entrance tickets, lunch, guide, free tickets for supervisors, transport.

 «The Churches of Kaluga and Region»

 9.55 – arrival in Kaluga, meeting with a guide

 10.00 – departure for Kozelsk

 11.00 – excursion to Optina Pustyn 

 14.00 – 15.00 - lunch

 15.00 – 16.30 excursion to Shamordino

 16.30 – departure for Kaluga

 17.30 – 18.30 – excursion to Kaluga Holy Assumption Tikhonov Deserts (holy spring

including)

 18.30 – departure for Moscow

 21.30 – arrival in Moscow 

The price includes entrance tickets, lunch, guide, free tickets for supervisors, transport.

«Pushkin is our everything»

 9.55 - arrival in Kaluga, meeting with a guide

 10.00 – 11.30 - general excursion round Kaluga

 11.30 – 12.30 – excursion in the Regional Museum of Fine Arts

 13.00 – 14.00 - lunch

 14.00 – 17.00 – excursion in Museum Mansion “Polotniany Zavod” (Goncharovs`

estate) 

 17.00 – departure for Kaluga

 18.00 – 19.00 - excursion to Kaluga Holy Assumption Tikhonov Deserts (holy spring

including)

 19.00 – departure for Moscow

 22.00 – arrival in Moscow

The price includes entrance tickets, lunch, guide, free tickets for supervisors, transport.

 «Inspiration» 

 9.55 - arrival in Kaluga, meeting with a guide

 10.00 – 11.30 - general excursion round Kaluga

 11.30 – 12.30 - excursion in the Regional Museum of Fine Arts

 13.00 – 14.00 - lunch

 14.00 – departure for Tarusa

16.00 – general excursion round Tarusa (Tsvetaeva Museum House including)

18.00 – departure for Moscow 

 The price includes entrance tickets, lunch, guide, free tickets for supervisors, transport.

«Places connected with war»

 9.55 - arrival in Kaluga, meeting with a guide

 10.00 – 11.30 - general excursion round Kaluga

 11.30 – 12.30 – excursion in The Korobovs’ Chambers

 12.30 - 13.30 – lunch

 13.30 – departure for Maloyaroslavets

 15.00 – 16.00 – excursion in the War Museum 1812 (diorama including)

 16.00 – departure for Strelkovka

16.30 – 17.30 – excursion to Strelkovka, Zhukov`s birthplace (Zhukov`s Museum

including)

 18.00 – departure for Moscow 

 The price includes entrance tickets, lunch, guide, free tickets for supervisors, transport.

«Kaluga - Tula»

 9.55 - arrival in Kaluga, meeting with a guide

 10.00 – 11.30 - general excursion round Kaluga

 11.30 – 12.30 – excursion in The Korobovs’ Chambers

 12.30 - 13.30 – lunch

 13.30 –departure for Tula

 15.30 – 18.30 – general excursion round Tula, sightseeing visit of  a historical-

architectural ensemble «The Tula  Kremlin»,  excursion in «The Museum of Weapon»,

visiting the exposition of “Torture Chamber  and weapon of XYI century” (an excursion

  either in Samovar Museum or in Prianick Museum can be chosen instead of it).

The price includes entrance tickets, lunch, guide, free tickets for supervisors, transport.

«Kaluga – Yasnaya Polyana»

 9.55 - arrival in Kaluga, meeting with a guide

 10.00 – 11.30 - general excursion round Kaluga

 11.30 – 12.30 – excursion in The Korobovs’ Chambers

 12.30 - 13.30 – lunch

 13.30 –departure for Tula

 15.30 – 15.30 – general excursion round Tula

 15.30 – departure for “L.N.Tolstoy`s Museum Mansion Yasnaya Polyana” 

 16.00 – 18.00 – excursion in the Museum Mansion, walk round the territory of the

national park, visiting Tolstoy`s house and Kuzminsky`s outbuilding 

 *You could also book a special excursion either in Kochakovsky`s necropolis –

Tolstoy`s family cemetery - or in the railway station Kozlova Zaseka. 

 19.00 – departure

The price includes entrance tickets, lunch, guide, free tickets for supervisors, transport.

You should specify the price of our tours for every concrete group. Out travel agency has a right to change the program depending on the time of your applications for booking. The program of the tour is endorsed when you apply for booking.