Independent tourist routes in Kazan

If you have very little time in Kazan, but you want to see as much as possible, and do not miss the most interesting, then of course you should focus on the most significant sights of the capital of Tatarstan. Below we offer you several options for routes for self-exploration of the sights of Kazan for 1-4 days.

Kazan route for 1 day

One day in Kazan is very little, so during this time you will be able to see only the most important sights, and mainly architecture, without visiting museums. But you will have to walk a lot, the length of the route will be about 8 kilometers.:

1. We start the walk from Tukaya Square and the ring shopping center, from where we go for a walk along Bauman pedestrian street to the Kremlin. Be sure to visit Bauman Epiphany bell tower and Cathedral (you can climb to the observation deck of the bell tower), and St. Nicholas Cathedral we go to souvenir shops.
2. Take a walk around the Kremlin, for which it is better to take a tour at the entrance. If you want to independently, you can use our guide to the Kazan Kremlin.
3. After visiting the Kremlin, go for a walk along the Kremlin embankment, but only in summer. On the embankment you can have a snack in one of the cafes, and walk to Museum of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan and if you have enough time, visit it. In winter, it is better not to go to the embankment, but to stay in the Kremlin and visit one of the museums, for example Museum of Natural History of Tatarstan.
4. We return to the main entrance to the Kremlin on May 1 square, visiting Kazan Bogoroditsky monastery. From the square we go for a walk along the Kremlin street, where you can see Alexander passage, go to Peter and Paul Cathedral, view Ushkova House Museum.
5. Return to Bauman Street, and walk along it until dark, here and have dinner.

Kazan route for 2 days

We propose to spend the first day along the route of the first day, ending with an evening walk along Bauman Street. The second day will be devoted to sightseeing in another part of tourist Kazan. It will be necessary to pass, as well as on the first day, about eight kilometers.

1. We start the route again from Tukai Square and the ring shopping center, but we do not go to Bauman, but in the other direction - along the pedestrian part streets of St. Petersburg. We deviate a little from the street and look the Catholic Church, Old Believers Church of the Icon Of The Mother of God. We go down the street further along the non-pedestrian part to churches of the descent of the Holy Spirit take a look at Ekiyat Puppet Theatre, and go to Tatar village where you can have breakfast or lunch with traditional Tatar cuisine, depending on how early you started your walk.
2. From the Tatar village we go to the Zakabannaya Mosque, and after its inspection we go along the coast lower Kaban lakes to the square with fountains in front of the Kamala theater, having previously looked into the Millennium Park of Kazan on the way to photograph the Kazan fountain there.
3. On the square we take pictures at the fountains and rub the horn to the monument "riddles of Shurale", after which we go down to the lake. If you are lucky with the weather, then rent a boat or catamaran on the lake, and ride for fun for 30 minutes or an hour.
4. After skiing on the lake, it's time to relax a little and feed the pigeons and Ducks of the lake. You can feed the birds with food, which is sold here in the apparatus for 10 rubles, but it is better to buy a loaf of inexpensive bread in advance.
5. After feeding the Ducks, it's time to refresh ourselves, so we go on foot to the Old Tatar settlement on the pedestrian street Kayuma Nasyri, where you can have a delicious meal in the Tatar estate or in another cafe or restaurant. By the way, the entrances to the cafe here are located mainly from the side of the lake, and not from Kayuma Nasyri street, so it's better to look for where to eat from the side of the lake.
6. Fortified, then go on for a walk. It's time to walk along the pedestrian street Kayuma Nasyri, where you can see the preserved architecture of the settlement, Apanaev mosque and al-Marjani mosque. And if you did not go to have lunch in Tatarskaya Sloboda, then go there to feed the goats and goats in the free contact zoo, and be photographed riding on a goat statue.
7. If there is time, you can wander a little more along the streets of the Old Tatar Sloboda district. The truth is not to think that everywhere is the same as on a pedestrian street. The rest of the area is a typical city, but you can see the Nurullah mosque, the chak chak museum or one of the other museums.
8. We finish the day as for the first time, a walk along the evening street of Bauman, because it is always interesting here, and every time you can discover something new.

Kazan route for 3 days

For three days in Kazan you can see almost all the main attractions, and even visit some museums. Of course, the schedule will be tense, but there will be a lot of impressions. The plan for three days will not be the same as for one or two days, so we start all over again:

• Day one

  1. We start the walk from Tukai Square and the ring shopping center, and go along the pedestrian street of Bauman to the Kremlin. Be sure to visit the Epiphany bell tower and the cathedral (you can go up to the observation deck of the bell tower), and St. Nicholas Cathedral, go to souvenir shops, you can have a snack in one of the cafes.
  2. It's time to start a little to get acquainted with the history of Tatarstan, so before visiting the Kremlin we go to National Museum of Kazan, and it is better together with tickets to purchase a tour of the museum for 800 rubles per group.
  3. After a walk along Bauman Street and a visit to the National Museum, it's time to refresh yourself, for which it's best to return to Bauman Street again. With renewed vigor we go to the Kremlin.
  4. Take a walk around the Kremlin, for which it is better to take a tour at the entrance. If time permits, you can visit one of the museums or exhibitions in the Kremlin, and be sure to go inside Kul Sharif mosques.
  5. After visiting the Kremlin, you will have neither time nor energy, so we finish the evening with a walk along the evening street of Bauman, it is better to have dinner there.

• Day two

  1. We start the route again from Tukaya Square and the ring shopping center, in the area of which we visit one of two museums to choose from: Museum of socialist life or Museum of happy childhood. Choose the one that is closer to your liking: if you are still a child at heart, then look at Children's toys from your happy Soviet past, and if you have grown up to a teenager, then you will like slot machines, Soviet musical equipment, a collection of guitars and fashionable leather jackets in the Museum of socialist life.
  2. Further on foot along the Kremlin street we go towards the Kremlin, along the way we look at the architecture of the Ushkova House-Museum, Alexander passage, Peter and Paul Cathedral.
  3. We deviate a little from the Kremlin Street and visit the Kazan Bogoroditsky monastery.
  4. After the monastery we go to the Kremlin embankment, along the way looking at Church of Paraskeva Friday and Palace of farmers. On the embankment you can have a snack in one of the cafes, and then we go to the Museum of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan, and if there is enough time, we will visit it.
  5. We return along the embankment to the Kremlin, and again we walk along it, but now we inspect it in a completely different glory, at dusk and with lighting. The spectacle is worth walking until dark.
  6. Return to Bauman Street, and walk along it until dark, having dinner here.

• Day three (repeat the route of the second day with a two-day Route)

  1. We also start the route from Tukai Square and the ring shopping center, but we do not go to Bauman, but in the other direction – along the pedestrian part of St. Petersburg street. We deviate a little from the street and look at the Catholic Church, the Old Believer Church of the icon of the mother of God. We go along the street further along the non-pedestrian part to the Church of the descent of the Holy Spirit, take a look at the Ekiyat puppet theater, and go to the Tatar village, where you can have breakfast or lunch with traditional Tatar cuisine, depending on how early you started the walk.
  2. From the Tatar village we go to the Zakabannaya Mosque, and after its inspection we go along the shore of Lake Nizhny Kaban to the square with fountains in front of the Kamala theater, having previously looked into the Millennium Park of Kazan on the way to photograph the Kazan fountain there.
  3. On the square we take pictures at the fountains and rub the horn to the monument "riddles of Shurale", after which we go down to the lake. If the weather is good, we rent a boat or catamaran on the lake, and ride for fun for 30 minutes or an hour.
  4. After skiing on the lake, it's time to relax a little and feed the pigeons and Ducks of the lake. You can feed the birds with food, which is sold here in the apparatus for 10 rubles, but it is better to buy a loaf of inexpensive bread in advance.
  5. After feeding the Ducks, it's time to refresh ourselves, so we go on foot to the Old Tatar settlement on the pedestrian street Kayuma Nasyri, where you can have a delicious meal in the Tatar estate or in another cafe or restaurant. By the way, the entrances to the cafe here are located mainly from the side of the lake, and not from Kayuma Nasyri street, so it's better to look for where to eat there.
  6. Fortified, then go on for a walk. It's time to walk along the pedestrian street Kayuma Nasyri, where you can see the architecture, the Apanaev mosque and the al-Marjani mosque. And if you did not go to have lunch in Tatarskaya Sloboda, then go there to feed the goats and goats in the free contact zoo, and be photographed riding on a goat statue.
  7. If there is time, you can wander a little more along the streets of the Old Tatar Sloboda district. The truth is not to think that everywhere is the same as on a pedestrian street. The rest of the area is a typical city, but you can see the Nurullah mosque, the chak chak museum or one of the other museums.
  8. We finish the day as for the first time, a walk along the evening street of Bauman, because it is always interesting here and every time you can discover something new.

Kazan route for 4 days

For four days in Kazan you can see not only the city itself, but also the sights of the Republic of Tatarstan. Therefore, we suggest that you do the three-day Route as above, and on the last or one of the days visit with an excursion Island-City Sviyazhsk, museum-reserve of the Great Bulgarians, or Raif monastery.