The new year in Kazan is new emotions and places to which the spirit of celebration and general fun is mixed. Tatar culture and ancient monuments of local architecture will be able to interest both seasoned tourists and those who set out on such trips for the first time. An important advantage of such a trip before traveling to exotic countries is a small distance and no need for a visa.
How to spend the New Year 2019 in Kazan
When it comes to celebrating the winter holidays, the first thing that many represent is a holiday in a restaurant. Most restaurants in Kazan will offer an extensive New Year program for everyone. In order to get to the event, you must pre-book a table, otherwise there may be no seats left.
Usually, the program of the event includes all sorts of practical jokes, games, contests, performances by show artists, a visit from Santa Claus and Snow Maiden, live music or a DJ.In 2019, Verka Serdyuchka should speak in the restaurant “Heaven”, and in “Valencia” - Alla Pugacheva. In addition, you can choose a theme party: Oriental motifs, gangsters, cabarets, dudes and others. Children are usually offered individual entertainment. Prices for banquets for children are much lower, and up to a certain age for free.
Young people prefer to gather in such fashionable institutions of the city as:
- "Coyote Ugly";
- Luxor;
- "State 51";
- "Gentelmen’s Club"
In addition to restaurants, tourists prefer to explore local sights and architecture. The most popular for this were the streets of Kremlin and Bauman. They are located in the historical center of Kazan. These places will delight tourists attractions. During the New Year holidays all major events and Christmas fairs are held here. Here you can enjoy the view of the Kazan Kremlin.
Park "Millennium" is waiting for guests around the clock. There is a skating rink and a fair. Also here you can come to the disco and dance all night right in the open. Time can be spent on the famous Nefis skating rink in the city. The area of the rink is 15600 square meters, which allows you to simultaneously accommodate a huge number of guests.
It is also recommended to visit:
- the Museum of Ye.A. Boratynsky;
- island town Sviyazhsk;
- Raifa Monastery;
- Tatar village “Tugan Avylym”;
- The falling tower Syuyumbike.
An interesting experience can be a culinary workshop or just tasting Tatar and Mari cuisine.
New year for children
Guided tours for guests of the city are quite accessible. New year trips to places of interest will cost from 1200 rubles. Also in Kazan there is an abundance of children's excursions during the school holidays. The most popular are the trips to the ice town near the puppet theater "Eriyat", the show "Rivierik's New Year Adventures, or the Search for the Constellation of Kudryashka" in the Hermitage Concert Hall, the residence of Kysh Babai - Tatar Santa Claus and a show with elements of Tatar folklore, hippodrome Kazan ”, where you can ride a Russian troika, a natural museum-reserve in the village of Kamaevo and an interactive show“ In the New Year's fairy tale, Iske Kazan ”, a water park, New Year trees and fireworks.
In Kazan, children will be especially pleased with real winter with deep snowdrifts and snow-white streets. Utilities do not use reagents for snow removal, but only special equipment. Therefore, January in this city looks really festive. The average air temperature ranges from -10 ... -16 degrees.
Features of the New Year's journey to Kazan
The cost of the flight Moscow-Kazan on New Year's holidays this year will cost about 5,300 rubles in both directions. The flight takes only an hour and a half. Then it is most convenient to move on a rented car. It will cost about 1,300 rubles per day.
Accommodation in a good hotel will cost from 1500 rubles per day per person. This is the cost of a 2-3 star hotel. 4 stars will cost more - from 7500 rubles. An alternative would be a rented apartment or a private sector. The average level of housing in the center will cost 4000 per night. Apartments will require an infusion of approximately 7,800 rubles.
The easiest way to book a ready tour. This service costs from 5100 rubles per person. Bus or train tours are possible. The minimum period is 2 days. A more extensive tour costs about 13,000. It includes a broad program of excursions and all sorts of entertainment. This trip requires a minimum of 3 days.
Reviews of tourists about the holiday held in Kazan
Reviews of tourists who have already visited Kazan on winter holidays can be very useful. They often found a lot of useful information.
Almost all seasoned travelers claim that those who prepare for it in advance can save more on the trip: they book accommodation, buy tickets, choose a tour, build a route. Also save will help replace the flight to the bus or train.
Those who have never been to Kazan are attracted by the stunning pictures of the festively decorated city.Tourists love to photograph elegant streets, as the city administration spends a lot of manpower and money on the transformation to the New Year.
Some reviews suggest that the winter in Kazan is still frosty and preparing for this is serious. Warm clothing should be anyway. Its absence will not allow you to fully enjoy all the beauties, as you will have to spend all the time in warm rooms. Also, someone is not satisfied with the lack of reagents on the roads, which makes them slippery. Tourists recommend taking with them shoes with a grooved sole.
Guests are pleased that most celebrations can be enjoyed even for a month after the main celebration.
From the reviews stands out another advantage - an abundance of entertainment. Here, in addition to excursions, they organize sports events, children's events, various unusual shows, such as street racing with drift and much more.
All this makes a trip to Kazan for the holidays a welcome event. This must be done at least once in a lifetime in order to verify for yourself all the advantages of holding winter holidays in the capital of Tatarstan.
