Excurcion
name |
Direction |
Description |
“Meet Rostov-on-Don” |
City
sightseeing
tour around Rostov-on-Don (3 hours) |
The
city
tour acquaints tourists with the history of Rostov and the former
Armenian town Nakhichevan-on-Don. They will see the sights of
architectural ensembles in Bolshaya Sadovaya Street, visit the Don
embankment and the monuments devoted to the Civil and the Great
Patriotic Wars. |
“A
Town by the Sea”/ “A.P. Chekhov’s Homeland” |
Sightseeing
/thematic tour around Taganrog
(7 hours) |
The
excursion route
goes through an old town, where a stone staircase, old merchants’
mansions and a sun-dial have been preserved. Tourists will see the
monument to the founder of Taganrog – Peter I, Chekhov's house
and the Chekhovs' shop. After the excursion they can visit the
following museums of the town: the Chekhov's House, the Chekhovs'
Shop, the Literary Museum, the Museum of Local Lore, the Museum of
Town-Planning and Everyday Life and the Durov Museum. |
“Novocherkassk
— the capital of the Don Cossacks” |
Sightseeing
tour around Novocherkassk
(5 hours) |
During
the excursion around Novocherkassk tourists will learn
about the history of the Don land, the Cossacks, will see the main
Cossacks’ Army Cathedral – Resurrection Cathedral, the Ataman's
Palace, the Triumphal Arch, will visit the Museum of the Don
Cossacks’ History, which is the only one in the world. |
“Azov” |
Sightseeing
tour
around Azov
(5 hours) |
This
is an
excursion to one of the oldest towns near the Don. Azov is more than
900 years old. The ramparts, created according to the decree of Peter
the Great at the beginning of the 18th century, and the powder
magazine have been preserved there. Tourists will see the town
sights, will visit museums (the Museum of Local Lore, the Powder
Magazine). After the excursion they can rest on the bank of the
Azovka River. |
“The
Pearl of the Don” |
Sightseeing
tour
around Starocherkassk Stanitsa
(5 hours) |
During
the walking
tour around stanitsa tourists will see the main square – Maidan,
Cossacks' houses – kurens, Resurrection Cathedral,
ataman's estate, will learn about everyday life, traditions and
ceremonies of Cossacks. After the excursion they can visit the
following museums: Resurrection Cathedral and the Ataman’s Palace;
rest on a sandy bank of the Don in a poplar grove. |
“The
secret of the Ancient Town” |
Excursion
to Tanais
(5
hours) |
This
is a coach tour to the
archaeological museum – the town of Tanais. Tourists will see the
remaining parts of the fortress walls and towers, citizens' houses.
After visiting the museum they can attend a lesson of handicrafts and
have a rest in the territory of the reserve. |
“At
the Crossing of Roads and Fates” |
Excursion
to Aksay
(5
hours) |
Tourists
will
visit the postal station, will see old coaches and will admire the
Don panorama. After the excursion they can visit the following
museums: the Military Equipment Museum, the Customs Gate Museum and
have a rest in the Mukhina gully. |
“The Don's Magic Casket” |
Excursion
to the left bank of the Don
River
(3 hours) |
The
route of the excursion
goes along the left bank of the Don. Tourists will visit a grove and
ethnographic places (restaurants): the Cossacks' Khutor and the
Peter's Prichal. They will hear many legends, fairy tales and folk
epics about Russian heroes, exploits of Slavic warriors and about the
Quiet Don-father. |
“Semikarakorsky Faience” |
Excursion
to Semikarakorsk
(7-8
hours) |
Tourists
will
get acquainted with the history of Semikarakorsk Faience Enterprise –
Aksinia, they will visit it and watch the process of turning simple
white clay into beautiful crockery. |
“Where
Cossacks Live and “Quiet Flows the Don” |
Excursion
to Razdorskaya
Stanitsa
(8-10 hours) |
This
is the excursion to the
first capital of the Don Cossacks of the 16th-17th centuries –
Razdorskaya Stanitsa and to Pukhlyakovsky Khutor, which is connected
with the life and work of the writer A.V. Kalinin, the author of “The
Gypsy” novel. Tourists will visit the Ethnographic Museum and the
tasting room, where they will drink juices and wines made of the Don
grapes. |
“To
the Sources of Sholokhov`s Novel “Quiet Flows the Don” |
Trip
to Vyoshenskaya
Stanitsa(2-3
days) |
Vyoshenskaya
Stanitsa
is one of the most beautiful Cossack stanitsas of the Don. It is
known all over the world as the homeland of the Nobel prize-winner
M.A. Sholokhov, whose books are translated to the languages of almost
all nations of the world and are devoted only to one subject – the
history of the Don Cossacks. During the excursion tourists will visit
the museums to Sholokhov, will admire the bends of the Don, quiet
backwaters, boundless steppes and will hear Cossack songs. |