Russia (bbabo.net), - A new railway cruise "Crimean Voyage" has been launched in Russia. The tourist train departed for the info tour from Moscow's Kazansky railway station.

In seven days it will pass through Voronezh, Taman, Sevastopol, Evpatoria, Simferopol, Feodosia, Kerch, Rostov-on-Don and return to Moscow. Tourists are promised excursions to seaports and cities, visits to wineries and acquaintance with the life of the Don Cossacks.

Back to news content Natalya Dmitrieva. With tourists on board, the train will go on a cruise on February 17, there are already applications for the purchase of tours.

The train made its first stop in Sevastopol, where the participants were given a sightseeing tour of the city and Balaklava embankment, a visit to the underground museum complex, a winery and a spa center. “I didn’t expect such an interesting and rich program,” said Galina Shcherbakova, a representative of the Reina-tour agency from Rostov-on-Don, during a train stop in Sevastopol. “On the way to the Crimea, we saw Voronezh, Taman. In each In the city, a bus meets you at the station, takes you on an excursion, then brings you back, and the train goes further along the route.

The program is designed to show people the possibilities of the cities through which the train passes, and then they will be able to come here for a few days themselves and see everything in more detail, the Grand Service Express company explains.

For example, in Voronezh, a visit to the museum of railway equipment and an excursion on a retro train to the estate of the Counts of Oldenburg are planned. In Sevastopol, tourists will take a sightseeing tour of the city, they can visit the submarine museum in Balaklava.

Such a transit tour is interesting because it allows you to see several cities at once

The tour program includes a visit to the Cossack village near Rostov-on-Don and an excursion to the ethnographic museum of Cossack life in Taman, a walking tour through the picturesque streets of the old city in Evpatoria and a visit to the museums of Green, the Tsvetaev sisters in Feodosia, an excursion to the Adzhimushkay quarries in Kerch.

You can also purchase additional entertainment, such as a visit to the water park or wine tasting. The tour program included a visit to the wineries of the Krasnodar Territory and the Crimea.

The organizers will collect feedback from the participants of the promotional tour and make adjustments to the cruise program.

What is in the carriage

A tourist train consists of compartment and SV carriages. There are three toilets in each carriage. Showers, however, are only in the SV cars and the staff car, where conditions have been created for passengers with limited mobility. Andrey Zhemerkin, the head of the train, said that water heaters with a volume of 180 liters were installed for each shower.

Passengers from any carriage can use them, and if the shower is busy, contact the conductor, who will write them down in the queue.

“Of course, a compartment cannot be compared with a hotel room in size. But the program is so intense that we don’t feel any inconvenience, we only sleep on the train. Such a transit tour is primarily interesting because it allows you to see several cities at once,” the president shares. Tourism Association of the Tver Region Irina Sheremetker.

There is also a dining car. The menu of the train "Crimean voyage" presents dishes of Russian and European cuisine. Dishes are prepared "from under the knife", that is, directly in the dining car. We also use products of a high degree of readiness with the use of shock freezing technology.

The cost of the tour includes breakfast or lunch on the train, and time is also allocated for visiting a cafe during excursions.

A short video will be broadcast through the infotainment system before stopping in each city. Travelers will be told about the history of the city and its main attractions.

How much does the trip cost

A tour package is sold in several versions. The "economy" tariff with accommodation in a compartment includes a train ticket with breakfast, sightseeing tours in the cities through which the train will pass.

This option costs 49 thousand rubles per person. The "standard" package costs 56,000 rubles per person and also includes dinners served with dishes from the cuisine of the region where the train stopped, and some additional excursions.

Passengers can buy tickets without a tour service and see the sights on their own along the route. The tour can be started not only from Moscow, but also from Voronezh and Rostov-on-Don.

The train will run during the off-season, before the start of the high tourist season. The last flight this year is scheduled for May 19.Back to news By the way

What to read on the road

After a busy day, there will be quiet activities on board the Crimean Voyage train. Rossiyskaya Gazeta is an information partner of the Grand Service Express company. The train carriages offer the latest issues of the newspaper. So on the way, passengers have access to up-to-date news, comments on events.

In your free time, you can also read the historical popular science magazine "Rodina" to the sound of wheels. The publication continues the traditions of historical journalism, laid down by the creators of the pre-revolutionary magazine of the same name back in 1879.

The modern magazine has been published since 1989. On its pages are little-known facts of national history, an analysis of past events and an understanding of current events of our day.

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