Russia Islam capital Kazan 4 days tour

Day 1 – Kazan

Meet and greet with a guide in the airport, transfer to the hotel. Hotel check – in.
Kazan city tour (6 hours)

Kazan is a versatile tourist city where you can stroll through its many parks, try the national cuisine, engage in active sports, immerse yourself in the history of the millennium center of the Volga region, spend time with family and generally enjoy the local hospitality in a city where you are always welcome.

The snow-white Kremlin reflects the atmosphere of peace and coexistence of cultures and religions in Tatarstan. It is here, where the majestic Annunciation Cathedral and the magnificent Kul Sharif Mosque – a symbol of the revival of Islam are located mere meters away from each other. Within the Kremlin complex, much has also survived from the Khan period – for example, the tomb of Kazan rulers and the “leaning” Syuyumbike Tower. In 2000, the Kazan Kremlin was included in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites list as a unique monument of Russian and Tatar architecture (2 hours).

City tour continues by visit to famous squares and streets of our capital. Where you explore history of town, hear many different legends and get a lot of great pictures. To experience the rich culture, head over to the Old Tatar Quarter (“Staro – Tatarskaya Sloboda”) – the center of public and religious life of the Tatars of the 18th – early 20th centuries (2 hours).
Your city tour continues with culinary master class at the Tatar Estate restaurant. Here you will prepare our traditional “Ochpochmak” what means three-corner pie.

During lunch you will taste our traditional food and drinks.

Transfer to the hotel.
Time for leisure. Overnight in the hotel.

Day 2 – Kazan

Breakfast.
Transfer to The Great Bolgar (3 hours).
The Great Bolgar tour (11 hours)

The Great Bolgar is a religious shrine and the historical homeland of the Volga Tatars.

Among Muslims, it is known as the “Northern Mecca”. Apart from here, no other place in Russia has preserved samples of the material culture of Volga Bolgars and the late “Zolotaya Orda” (“Golden Horde”).

Here, a unique monument of history was restored – the Cathedral Mosque. Next to it stands a tall minaret which you can climb all the way to the top, and according to believers, a committed sin is forgiven for each step you climb.
Explore The Great Bolgar together with our very professional guide (5 hours tour).

White sightseeing lunch will be arranged at the local café.

On offer for guests of the Great Bolgar are sites such as: the Museum of Bolgar Civilization which is combined with a river station and restaurant, the Commemorative Sign monument in honor of the adoption of Islam by the Volga Bolgars in 922 alongside the Museum of the Koran, the Museum of Bread and the White Mosque – the pearl of the city’s architecture.

Once a year, the city of Bolgar arrange celebrations associated with the adoption of Islam by the Volga Bolgars.

This holiday gathers thousands of Muslim pilgrims from Russia and abroad.

In August, the city hosts the festival of “The Great Bolgar” medieval battle with archery and equestrian tournaments between “soldiers” of the “Golden Horde”, Russia and Europe.

Transfer back to Kazan (3 hours).

Arriving to the hotel. Time for leisure, overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 – Kazan

Breakfast.
10 00–15 00 – Kazan Mosques Tour (6 hours)

The beautiful city of Kazan sees a greater number of mosques.

Famous for its amazing mosques with stunning minarets and Muslim architecture, the following tour will lead you to the city’s most significant ones.

Thousandth Anniversary of Islam Mosque or Anniversary Mosque was built to commemorate the thousand anniversary of the Islamization of the Volga Bulgars in 922.

Based on the design of Pechnikov from 1914, the mosque was built from 1924 to 1926 with private donations from Muslims. It was the only mosque built in the region during the Soviet period. Closed in the 1930s, it was eventually reopened for services in 1991.

Äcem Mosque – a prominent Kazan mosque, was constructed with funds donated by Mortaza Äcimev from 1887 to 1890 by an unknown architect. Built in a National Romance Eclectic architectural style, its minaret is 51 meters high.

Blue Mosque is a monument to Tatar religious architecture and the stylistic forms of provincial Baroque. Built in 1819, it was closed by Soviet authorities in the 1930s and reopened for worship in 1993.

During the tour you will have a visit to 2 different mosques; first it is Märcani Mosque, first mosque, built in Kazan. It is the oldest acting mosque in Tatarstan and it was the only mosque in Kazan that escaped closure during the Soviet period.

Second mosque is Ramadan mosque which is quite new one and situated in living side of city. In both mosques you will be meeting by local Hazrati who will guide you around and will tell local traditions and history.

Both mosques you will have time to pray enjoy tea and local sweets.

Lunch will be serving at café.

Transfer to the hotel.
Overnight.

Day 4 – Kazan

Breakfast at the hotel.

Day for leisure.

Lunch at the town.

Transfer to the hotel.