Yekaterinburg
is urban bustle with fascinating history
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Gem rush, miners’ mythology, the execution of the Romanovs, the rise of Russia's first president, Boris Yeltsin, and legendary gangster feuds of the 1990s – Yekaterinburg is not only Russia's fourth-largest city, it is like a piece of conceptual art with a fascinating historical subtext.
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Yekaterinburg City tour
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Church on the Blood, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Urals DistrictPlace of assasination of the Romanovs familyDuration: 40 minutesStop At: B. Yeltsin's Ural Center, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Urals DistrictHave a glance at the Yekaterinburg-City - new morden city cenetr of Yekaterinburg and a short visit to boris Yeltsin Center. We dont visit the museum itself during the tour, but the guests have an opportunity to see some items exibited for freeDuration: 20 minutes
conducting a plein air visit the most beautiful places
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Ekaterinburg Free Tour, Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Urals DistrictWe come to the most beautiful places of nature or architecture, choose the best angle for painting. I provide all the necessary material for writing: including easels, canvases, pastels, aprons, gum, etc.I tell in Detail how to build a model of the picture, how to choose the focus and angle of the object or landscape. And also about the amazing properties of oil pastels, the technique of its application and the properties of different bases of the canvas, because we draw not only on white but also on milk, green and even black canvases and even on special sandpaper.Duration: 3 hours
ATV tour to the Ural Buddhist temple
What You Can Expect! A route: "Dikiy raiy" Tourist base – Viewpoint – The Bshad Sgrub Gling Buddhist temple – Camel mount Ridge – The Bshad Sgrub Gling Buddhist temple – "Dikiy raiy" Tourist base Description: 9.00-12.00 am/pm Morning: transfer from Yekaterinburg to "Dikiy raiy" Tourist base (approx 260 km). After meeting with organisers. 12.00-13.00 pm Moving (on ATVs) to viewpoint for the first stopping, you will see Kachkanar mount from here. 13.00-15.00 pm After a short break, you continue going up towards the main part of the range to The Bshad Sgrub Gling Buddhist temple. You will have time for communication with monks and taking photos with the temple on the temple mount. 15.00-15.30 pm Also everyone can walk to the mountain "Camel" from temple, it's near with temple (no more than 10 minutes). 15.30 pm Moreover you will have a lunch on the temple mount. 16.00-17.00 pm After lunch you will start moving back on ATV to "Dikiy raiy" Tourist base. 17.00-20.00 pm Transfer back to Yekaterinburg.
Tram Tour in Yekaterinburg
The tramway is a living, evolving connection between Yekaterinburg's colourful history and modern culture. The Tram Tour is one of the things to do in Yekaterinburg for anyone who'd love to get closer to the city. Time depends on day • Greet with your guide at 1905 Square station • Private transfer to tram station • Hop aboard a tram and embark on a fascinating sightseeing tour (duration - 3 hours). You will see old center, USSR's monuments, city embankment and much more. Guide will tell you about Yekaterinburg history and advise favourite local places, you will have a opportunity to discuss the influence of history on the city
Skydives in the wind tunnel
Would you like to fly? Now you can do it in Yekaterinburg! It's new opportunity for exploring a city. The wind tunnel provides an opportunity for seeing all buildings during the flight! You can reserve evening time for the most bright emotions!Time depends on date! • Meeting with your guide in your hotel • Transfer to the wind tunnel • The preparatory briefing before your flight and the necessary gearing up • The flight with instructor (5/10/20 minutes) • Transfer to your hotel Additional information: • Wear comfortable clothes. We advise wearing a shirt with no collar as it may flap around your neck. • Wear well-fitted laced-up sneakers. • You might want to leave your jewelry and valuables at home as all such items must be removed before gearing up. • Ladies with long hair are advised to tie up to minimize messy knotty hair.
Taxi from Yekaterinburg to the Koltsovo airport
Our driver will come and pick you up from the place of your stay in Yekaterinburg at the pre-arranged time. You will have his/her phone number and can also use Whatsapp application to reach your driver. Your driver will try and park as close as possible to your hotel/house and we will instruct you where to find your car. In most cases when your driver can find a place to park the car he will meet you at the reception with your name sign. The journey to the airport usually takes from 30 to 60 minutes depending on your address.