RUSSIAN FAMILY

Afternoon and dinner in a Russian family

 

All-year-round program

 

This program can be a part of a traditional tourist program Moscow-St.Petersburg/any other. The program can be changed or filled with other content in accordance with client’s wishes.

 

Any weekday is available.

 

In the afternoon  (app. at 3 pm) you will meet a Russian family. Arrival and acquaintance with family members. You will have a possibility to participate in master classes of the national Russian applied arts and crafts such as colouring a * matryoshka by aniline paints, **Khokhloma paintings of wooden dishes, spoons and bowls. Also you will participate in a cookery master class of the Russian cuisine followed by a 3-course dinner with tasting of popular Russian alcoholic and soft drinks.

 

In the late afternoon is the transfer to the hotel.

 

* Matryoshka. Perhaps Russia's most recognizable handicraft, Matryoshka is a painted wooden figure that can be pulled apart to reveal more "Russian Nesting Dolls" inside.

** Khokhloma. Known for their colorful patterns of red and gold, Khokhloma are painted ornamental dishes, spoons and bowls.

One day in a countryside house of a Russian family

 

All-year round program

 

This program can be a part of a traditional tourist program Moscow-St.Petersburg /any other. The program can be changed or filled with other content in accordance with client’s wishes.

Any weekday is available, but Saturdays or Sundays are more preferable due to the reason that as traffic will not be so heavy during weekends and the Russians have days off during weekends.

 

Saturday

In the morning after breakfast you will meet a Russian family. A car drive to “datcha” (a house in the countryside). Promenade around the Russian village – become familiar with authentic Russian way of life and typical Russian nature. After that you will have a possibility to participate in a cookery master class of the Russian cuisine followed by a 3-course dinner.  After lunch – rest and participation in master classes of the national Russian applied arts and crafts like colouring of a* matryoshka by aniline paints, **Khokhloma paintings of wooden dishes, spoons and bowls

At 4 p.m. is a typical Russian *** banya (bath).

After banya is a typical Russian dinner with tasting of famous Russian alcoholic and soft drinks.

Overnight in the datcha (a separate room; bedlinen is included).

 

Sunday

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport.

 

*Matryoshka. Perhaps Russia's most recognizable handicraft, Matryoshka is a painted wooden figure that can be pulled apart to reveal more "Russian Nesting Dolls" inside.

** Khokhloma. Known for their colorful patterns of red and gold, Khokhloma are painted ornamental dishes, spoons and bowls.

***Russian bath has the same levels of humidity as the air we breathe every day: about 60%. And the temperatures usually do not exceed 80C/180F. Russians pay special attention to the quality of steam: by throwing water (water can be mixed with different herbal extracts) on stones heated to extreme temperatures behind metal doors, they create steam droplets of exceptionally small size; this makes breathing easy and enjoyable. And of course there’s a famous Russian venik – leafy, fragrant bundle of birch twigs used to gently beat and massage fellow bathers.

Weekend in a Russian family

 

3 nights / 4 days

All-year round program

 

This program can be a part of a traditional tourist program Moscow-St.Petersburg /any other or just as an independent individual program. The program can be changed, extended or filled with other content in accordance with client’s wishes.

 

Friday

On Friday afternoon you will meet a Russian family. Arrival and acquaintance with family members. Dinner in a Russian family. Conversations in English.  Overnight in an apartment of a Russian family (a separate room; bedlinen is included).

 

Saturday

In the morning after breakfast – a car drive to “datcha” (a house in the countryside). Promenade around the Russian village – become familiar with an authentic Russian way of life and typical Russian nature. After that you wll have a possibility to participate in cookery master classes of the Russian cuisine followed by a 3-course dinner.  After lunch – rest and participation in master classes of the national Russian applied arts and crafts like the colouring of a * matryoshka by aniline paints, **Khokhloma paintings of wooden dishes, spoons and bowls

At 4 p.m. is a typical Russian *** banya (bath).

After banya is a typical Russian dinner with tasting of famous Russian alcoholic and soft drinks.

Overnight in the datcha (a separate room; bedlinen is included).

 

Sunday

After breakfast – transfer to ****Ethnomir- an open-air ethnographic theme park located 90 km from Moscow.

Be acquainted with an authentic Russian way of life and participate in one of the master classes.

Lunch in a Russian cuisine restaurant on the territory of Ethnomir.

Return back to the datcha.

Dinner.

 

Monday

Breakfast. Transfer to the airport.

 

*Matryoshka. Perhaps Russia's most recognizable handicraft, Matryoshka is a painted wooden figure that can be pulled apart to reveal more "Russian Nesting Dolls" inside.

** Khokhloma. Known for their colorful patterns of red and gold, Khokhloma are painted ornamental dishes, spoons and bowls.

***Russian bath has the same levels of humidity as the air we breathe every day: about 60%. And the temperatures usually do not exceed 80C/180F. The Russians pay special attention to the quality of steam: by throwing water (water can be mixed with different herbal extracts)  on stones heated to extreme temperatures behind metal doors, they create steam droplets of exceptionally small size; this makes breathing easy and enjoyable. And of course there’s a famous Russian venik – leafy, fragrant bundle of birch twigs used to gently beat and massage fellow bathers.

**** ETHNOMIR is a unique project featuring a small model of diverse Earth’s population on the territory of about 90 ha. When completed the park will include 52 compounds – each dedicated to the culture of a particular nationality. The compounds will feature a group of buildings built in traditional ethnical style: a hotel, a craft shop, a museum, a restaurant featuring traditional cuisine, a souvenir shop, and other facilities typical of this or that ethnicity. Each community has its own tradition keeper, who can tell about the precious culture of his or her nation conveyed through traditions, festivals, crafts, folklore, mythology, architecture, history, national cuisine, and traditional medicine. The key principle behind the ETHNOMIR concept is equality of all cultures regardless of economic development level or international status of a given country. The project will have been fully completed by 2019. Any guest visiting ETHNOMIR can stay at an ethnic style hotel (a felt yurt, a rawhide tent or an Indian tipi and enjoy the atmosphere and culture of each presented country. Some foreign tourists say that this park is similar to Disney’s Epcot Center.