This excursion will be of interest for those who are fond of modern art or wish to know something new about Vladivostok and Primorsky region. Please, note that gallery exhibitions get renewed from time to time, so it is important to specify information on them in advance.
The program includes:
| • Khlebozavod center of modern culture | • Nostalgie art-gallery |
| • The Railway station | • Zarya center of modern art |
| • The Marine terminal | • Circus/Theatre/Philharmonic performance |
| • The Central Square | • Arka art-gallery |
| • S-56 submarine | • 3D pictures gallery |
| • The Triumphal Arch | • Russky island |
| • Fokina street | • Lakomka coffee shop + bread museum |
Excursion details:
| Includes | Transfer, guide, lunch, dinner, entrance tickets |
| Season | Available all year round |
| Time | Starts in the morning |
| Pickup and drop off | Transfer from/to the airport and around the city |
| What to bring | Summer period: sunglasses, sun cream, hat; Winter period: skin moisturizer, lip balm, scarf, mittens; |
| Necessary clothes | Seasonal clothes according to the weather |
| Difficulty level | Low-difficulty |
Our guide will meet you at the airport and accompany to the city hotel and help check-in. Later you will have dinner with Russian cuisine dishes.
Day 1At your first day after breakfast you will be delivered to Khlebozavod center of modern culture. It is one of few art galleries specializing in science art. You will observe unique works by artists in the sphere of scientific and technological art who like to combine incompatible elements in their projects!
Before visiting another gallery you will have a short excursion around the city historical spots and start from the Railway station. This is a remarkable spot famous as the last point of the Trans-Siberian Railway and the place construction of which was started in presence of the Russian Emperor Nickolas II.
The Marine terminal, which is one of the biggest ones on the Far East, is located just few steps away from the Railway station. We invite you to enjoy the view of the Golden Horn bay from here and walk around numerous souvenir shops.
The next step - the Central square, which is also named the Square of the Fighters for the Soviet Power, is the biggest square of the city and its calling card. This is the place famous for fairs, festivals, rock concerts that are usually conducted here.
One more spot popular among tourists is S-56 submarine museum. It is a museum now but during the Second World war it was a real operable submarine. You will be able to feel the spirit of that remarkable epoch because many compartments of the submarine have been saved in their original form.
The Triumphal arch is situated just few steps from the submarine and is known as a present for the Russian emperor Nickolas II when he visited Vladivostok during his round-the-world trip. Here you can see the construction built in a traditional Russian architectural style and make a wish, because local people believe that wishes made under the Arch will come true!
It would be nice to relax and promenade along Fokina street, or Arbat, as it’s informally called. You can see, feel and hear the nearby sea, take pictures of fountains, visit shops, sit on comfortable benches and feed pigeons.
Welcome to the unique place – the Nostalgia art-gallery. It combines everything that is needed to make your home cozy and comfortable: pictures by local artists, bronze and wooden sculptures, decorative elements, etc. You can also purchase Russian souvenirs in the large souvenir shop with numerous items.
The gallery owners will also be happy to invite you for lunch to the restaurant created for Russian food lovers. You will have a great chance to taste dishes cooked according to old recipes or experience the great variety of Primorsky region seafood. Thanks to the unique restaurant design you can feel yourself a part of Tsarist Russia!
One more unusual place you’ll visit this day is Zarya center of modern art. This is the place with collections of the best achievements of Russian and world culture. Sculptures, pictures, photographs – everything is available. You can also buy souvenirs thematically connected with expositions.
Later we invite you for dinner to one of Vladivostok seafood restaurants. Treat yourself with famous seafood of Primorsky region! These are Kamchatka crabs, shrimps, mussels and many other delicacies.
In the evening if you feel like watching a show you can enjoy a performance in the circus, theatre or philharmonic (depending on the schedule). In case there is nothing available we can organize a backstage tour for you.
Day 2 A new day will start from breakfast. After that you will visit the Arka private art-gallery and observe pictures and photographs by Primorsky region artists. This place has about 200 depository items and its creative activity is aimed at endless dialogue of artists and audience. You won’t be bored in this unusual gallery!
The next place will be not less unique. It will be the Gallery of 3D pictures. It attracts both, adults and kids, because you can take lifelike photos with a dinosaur, become a cartoon hero or find yourself in Africa! Gladden yourself and get unforgettable memories!
Lunch in a Russian restaurant will be the next step of your tour program. Everything you have dreamt about – fresh salad, Russian soup, traditional second course, dessert – will be possible!
Russky island – a well-known spot of the city and home for APEC 2012 objects. You will get there by Golden and Russky bridges constructed in 2012 for this special occasion. On the island itself you will observe such objects as the Primorsky Aquarium and FEFU (the Far-Eastern Federal University) campus and take photos of wonderful nature.
On the way to the airport you will be delivered to Lakomka coffee-shop with locally cooked pastry. There will be a possibility to drink coffee with some cake or sandwich and purchase sweet presents that will remind you about your trip to Russia!
If you wish, and if there is enough time, you can also visit the bread museum and know about the bakery industry of Primorsky region.
Our guide will accompany you to the airport as soon as the excursion finishes.
Experts of the inbound department:
Valeriia Litvinenko
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Daria Desiatykh
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Tel.: +7 (423) 245 96 96
