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Tour to Vologda from Saint Petersburg (2 days / 1 night)
From 21700 ₽
Group tour · 2 days / 1 night
The heart of the Russian North in two days: the silent power of the «Northern Thebaid» with monasteries and frescoes by Dionysius (UNESCO) and ancient Vologda — carved, lacy, oil-painted.
2026 tour dates: 13–14.02 · 27–28.03 · 12–13.06 · 24–25.07 · 21–22.08 · 25–26.09 · 04–05.12
Format: bus + walking tours
Organizational details
- Arrival in Vologda: on your own, before 09:00 (day 1).
- Accommodation: early check-in at the hotel upon passport on the first day. 1 night in Vologda (selected hotel). Transfer from the railway station to the hotel — on your own.
- Meals: breakfasts at the hotel (days 1–2), lunches according to the program (days 1–2).
Day 1
Kirillov and Ferapontovo: The Northern Thebaid
Independent arrival in Vologda before 09:00. Early check-in at the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel. Boarding the transport at the hotel.
10:00
Transfer to Ferapontovo (≈ 120 km)
12:00
Ferapontov Monastery (UNESCO)
A themed excursion through an exceptionally well-preserved complex of the 15th–17th centuries. Visit to the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos and introduction to the surviving frescoes by Dionysius — the foremost Russian painter of the turn of the 15th–16th centuries.
13:30
Transfer to Kirillov (≈ 20 km)
14:00
Lunch
14:45
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
A sightseeing excursion around the territory of the largest active monastery — the «sovereign's fortress» of Ivan the Terrible (15th–18th centuries). Visit to the «monastic cell» exposition and the Assumption Cathedral.
17:00
Transfer to Vologda (≈ 130 km)
19:00
Arrival in Vologda at the hotel
Free time. Overnight stay.
Day 2
Vologda: a quiet town, an ancient town
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out, departure with luggage. Boarding the transport at the hotel.
10:00
Sightseeing excursion «Vologda carved, oil-painted, lacy»
Immersion into the past and present of the provincial capital: the historic center, white-stone cathedrals, the Vologda Kremlin, the Vologda River embankment, ensembles of wooden mansions with «carved palisades».
12:30
Lace Museum
Excursion through the exposition dedicated to the history of the traditional craft «Lace in peasant costume and ethnographic textiles».
13:45
Lunch
14:30
Transfer to the Priluki microdistrict
15:00
Spaso-Prilutsky Dimitriev Men's Monastery
Excursion around the active monastery. Tour of the territory, the interior of the Transfiguration Cathedral, the exterior architecture of the 16th-century wooden Dormition Church, a stop at the grave of the poet K. Batyushkov.
16:00
Transfer to the city center
16:30
“Real Vologda Product” shops
The opportunity to buy the famous Vologda butter, meat and dairy products, sweets, alcoholic beverages made from northern berries, and much more.
17:30
Transfer to the railway station. End of the program
Tour price per person, RUB
Hotel, center
Double
Single
Triple
“Spasskaya”
Breakfast: buffet
20 700 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 22,600 ₽
22 950 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 29,350 ₽
20 400 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 21,600 ₽
“History” / “Aura”
Breakfast: buffet
20 800 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 22,600 ₽
25 750 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 29,350 ₽
19 900 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 21,600 ₽
“Guberniya”
Breakfast: buffet
21 100 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 21,850 ₽
24 450 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 26,250 ₽
20 350 ₽
Holiday/Summer: 20,800 ₽
The tour operator reserves the right to make changes to the excursion program without changing the cost and scope of services paid by the client.
The tour price includes
- Accommodation at the selected hotel (early check-in + 1 night).
- Meals: 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches.
- Transport and excursion services according to the program.
- Entrance tickets to museums and attractions according to the program.
- Services of an escort.
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