New Year on the estate of Santa Claus - Veliky Ustyug in 2019

Santa Claus lives in Lapland, and our Santa Claus lives in Veliky Ustyug. This ancient city is located with an interesting history in the Vologda region. Grandfather Frost located his patrimony in the place where the Sukhona and South rivers converge and flow into the Northern Dvina. Celebrating the New Year 2019 in such an amazing place is a wonderful idea that will appeal not only to children, but also to their parents.

New Year's Eve 2019 in Veliky Ustyug

New Year's Eve in this city is a grandiose show with entertainment and other interesting events. Since the evening, numerous tourists gather in the park near the home of Santa Claus. Fairy-tale characters greet guests. New Year's atmosphere reigns everywhere. The doors of the tower open at eleven in the evening. Quizzes, various contests, competitions, dances and songs begin. The host of the holiday congratulates all those present for the chimes. Santa Claus gives presents to guests, after which a festive fireworks begins in the park. Until the morning, the entertaining holiday program does not stop.

Holidaymakers in Santa Claus Park will find many other attractions. In Glacier - the seat of Santa Claus in the summer, collected ice sculptures. In this place they do not melt throughout the year. It is also worth visiting the Winter Garden, where many plants are cultivated year-round. Both adults and children will be curious to watch the animals in the Zoological Garden, of which there are more than 400 species. You can learn blacksmithing at the Forge. The beneficial properties of plants will be discussed in the Forest Pharmacy.

How to get there

It is worth worrying about spending your New Year holidays back in October. This also applies to booking rooms and transport tickets. There is an opportunity to get to Veliky Ustyug in several ways:

1. By private car.
2. Bus. You will have to go through Vologda, as there are no direct routes.
3. A train. There are no direct trains to Veliky Ustyug. The nearest train station is in Kotlas. It can be reached by bus.
4. Airplane. In Veliky Ustyug, a regional airport was built. From St. Petersburg and Moscow, planes fly through Cherepovets.

Accommodation in Veliky Ustyug

The best option to stay in a hotel located in the park. Her name is "In the Fate of Santa Claus." Accommodation here, of course, will cost more than in other hotels in the city. But the tourist will be able to feel the whole atmosphere of the holiday and the proximity of the owner of the New Year.

In the city there are a sufficient number of hotels. Two kilometers from the center in a pine forest is the Hotel Gleden. Here, tourists are expected to enjoy comfortable rooms with modern equipment and all necessary amenities.

In a historic building in the center of the village is the Dvina Hotel. It has beautiful rooms with a TV, fridge and home furniture. The hotel has a sauna and its own cafe "Sudar", which organizes a New Year's program.

The Hotel Chaika is open at Kommunarov Square. Luxurious decoration of the hotel rooms makes a lasting impression on tourists. But the hotel does not organize its own New Year program.

In a residential area far from the center is located the hotel "Christmas". Guests appreciate her silence. To ensure a comfortable and pleasant stay, the rooms are equipped with everything necessary. New Year's Eve can be spent in the banquet hall of the hotel.

A few months before the New Year, you need to worry about housing in Veliky Ustyug. Travel agencies before the holidays buy out places in sanatoriums and hotels.Accordingly, immediately the cost of renting an apartment increases 2-3 times. With early booking of housing, you can find suitable options from 7000 rubles / day.

In the hotel complex with the name "Votchina", which is located on the territory of the residence of Santa Claus, you can completely plunge into the festive atmosphere. A tourist here awaits:

• wood-fired bathhouse;
• guarded free parking;
• playrooms for children;
• a sauna in which there is a relaxation room (billiards, fireplace, karaoke, tennis);
• cabbage soup and porridge, Veranda, restaurant Snowflake.

The cost of a room in a hotel complex from December 30 to January 1 starts from 4,000 rubles / day for a single room. You can rent a cottage for a company of 5-6 people from 25,000 rubles.

In addition, in Veliky Ustyug there are numerous hostels, guest houses, and hotels.

Tour Prices

Vouchers should be taken care of in advance, because thousands of tourists are eager to spend the New Year's Eve in this city. Somewhere in October-November, it is better to search for a tour or book tickets and accommodation. Travel agencies offer full-fledged New Year tours.

The cost of holiday tours that tour operators offer for the New Year 2019 from December 30 to January 2 is from 22 500 rubles. This amount includes accommodation with breakfast, transport and sightseeing services.

A trip with accommodation in real village huts costs from 20,000 rubles. This includes the use of a Russian bath. Tickets to Kotlas are paid separately. A gala dinner will cost between 4 500-6 000 rubles.

Cost of celebration in Veliky Ustyug

As in any other place, prices during the New Year holidays here rise somewhat. In the private sector and in city hotels, accommodation is becoming more expensive and amounts to an average of 1-2 thousand rubles per day. Gift sets and souvenirs are getting more expensive. But in general, meeting the main holiday of the year in this city will be considered a budget trip. In the museums of Veliky Ustyug excursion programs cost 50 - 300 rubles. Visiting some attractions is free.

In catering establishments, dinners and set meals cost 200-300 rubles. In most cases, breakfast is already included in the price of the hotel. With a modest order of food and drinks for the New Year's banquet, their cost will be about 1000 rubles. Commemorative magnets can be purchased at 25 rubles.

Holidays with children in Veliky Ustyug for the New Year 2019

Children in Veliky Ustyug during the holidays will be very interesting. Santa Claus’s Terem is the main place they should visit. Here you can stroll through the magic rooms, get acquainted with the life of Santa Claus.

In the city center is the post office of Santa Claus. Letters come to this place, which the children send to the fairy-tale hero. From this place you can send a letter and congratulate your loved ones on the New Year holidays.

Children will enjoy visiting the Museums of the New Year's greeting card, New Year and Christmas toys. Here you can find greeting cards and collections of Christmas toys from the beginning of the 20th century.

The Museum of Nature of the Territory offers children unique interactive exhibits:

1. "Living past of the Earth." Children can participate in the simulation of paleontological excavations, in the restoration of the skeleton of a dinosaur.
2. "All about the bear." They will visit the den of the brown bear, learn everything about his life.
3. "Mysteries of the northern nature." The child will learn to distinguish the tracks and voices of the northern birds of animals, to understand the northern plants.

The most vivid memory for children of all ages will be riding a deer and an inflatable sleigh.

Reviews about the New Year in Ustyug

A trip to Veliky Ustyug will be remembered not only by small children, but also by adults. Travelers note that they were able to travel to a real winter's tale. The advantages of such a vacation include:

• fabulous atmosphere;
• a large number of entertainment and festive events;
• picturesque nature and real Russian winter.

But tourists relate to the shortcomings:

• a large concentration of vacationers;
• inflated prices in some establishments.