A trip to a dacha

Curious to visit the Russian countryside and meet friendly locals?  We invite you to visit a dacha (summer cottage) of one of our Moscow guides,  get to know the locals, see the picturesque landscape, try traditional Russia food and enjoy life the way Russian people do. This tour usually takes a full day, but its duration can be adjusted to the time you have.


At the moment we have two guides who are happy to host you at their dacha place.Please request availability.Below two possible  tour programs.

10:00 Meeting with a driver at the hotel/ apartment departure from Moscow by car/ minivan

12pm arrival in a 12th century town of the Moscow region -Dmitrov. Visit to a local food market to talk to locals and buy fresh seasonal food to the table

2-6 pm Enjoy a few hours at the dacha place at your host- guide Irina  (cooking master class- bliny or cottage cheese fritters , Russian tea from Samovar  baked potatoes , grilled vegetables, barbecue  can be substituted to another meat dish if the weather is rainy)Art class ( Matreshka painting or Russian wooden doll or Russian Christmas ornaments painting) Walking around Dacha village if time permits
6 pm Driving back to Moscow

Tour duration: 10 hours
Tour cost: depends on the group size

10 am Meeting with the driver or the guide at the hotel
You can take metro and electrichka ( suburban train- about an hour) which is also a part of experience to get to dacha. Or  we can arrange you a mini-van
The tour includes the story of the place , of the area, about  traditions of spending time at our dachas
You will enjoy Russian tea from Samovar and proper meal ( including meat prepared on fire) Master class if you would like to paint a traditional Russian toy ( matryoshka)You can also have  a master class in cooking ( for example, bliny or pelmeni) The father of your host- guide Maria will play  accordion and you can learn some Russian songs. 

Tour duration: about 8 hours
Tour cost: depends on the group size