Tour at Baikonur Travel agency ¨Country of Tourism¨

Where is Baikonur?

That is why we have created the tour to Baikonur! Whаt is Baikonur? Baikonur is the biggest world’s cosmodrome; Baikonur is the only place where the manned space launch could be seen; Baikonur is well-known all over the world; Baikonur is a very important strategic point and has historical value; Baikonur has the unique climate conditions; That is why we have created the tour to Baikonur!

Why with “Country of Tourism”?

Tour Itinerary Day 1 You will meet in airport Domodedovo with our representative who give you the tickets and tour voucher. After arriving to airport “Krainiy” in Baikonur, you will meet with our English speaking (or other language you prefer) representative. We will take you to your hotel and will help with accommodation. After it you will have a dinner at the restaurant and free time.

Early in the morning we will go to Assembly and Test Facility (№ 112) where you will see the transportation Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz integration hall to the Gagarinksy launch pad, which is less than 2 kilometers away. Breakfast in cafeteria. Transfer to Gagarinsky launch pad and watching the placement of Souyz rocket to the launch pad. After it we will take you to the Museum of Baikonur where you will see the large collection of unique objects such as first Lunar Globe and Y. Gagarin’s personal belongings. Also you will the Y. Gagarin’s and S. Korolev’s Memorial Houses where they lived before the first space launch in humanity history. Lunch. After lunch we will go to Buran spacecraft - the only completed and operational space shuttle vehicle from the Soviet Buran program. We will have lunch and will continue our tour with visiting the launching site of rocket Energia and the biggest universal complex Stand Start which provides the vertical Buran spacecraft’s launch. Dinner at the restaurant. Free time. Day 2.

Day 3 and 4 Day 3. After breakfast at the restaurant we will take you to the Museum of History of Baikonur Sightseeing tour around Baikonur town with visiting of memorial of rocket's workers, arbour of Gagarin, many squares and so on. Lunch in restaurant. Free time. In the evening we will offer you dinner. Free time. Day 4. Breakfast at the restaurant. Check out from hotel and after that we will take you to Assembly and Test Facility (№254), which is used for launch maintenance. Also there is a room for pre launch medical examination of the space crew. You will become witnesses of crew’s report to Chief of State Commission according their readiness to take off. Usually it takes around four hours to prepare the crew for the space flight after the report. That is why we will take you to another Assembly and Test Facility (№ 112) where rockets are assembled and tested after arriving from the spacecraft plant. After it we will offer you lunch and we will go to the observation point.

You will be among the witnesses of spacecraft launch only in 2 km in distance. After successful launch we will go close to the launch pad and will watch and feel still warm Gagarin’s launch pad 1 hour after the launch. This launch pad was established in 1957 and used for launch of first satellite and first man in the history of space exploration. Since that time this launch pad is used for State Space Programs and international cooperation in space field. Transportation to airport. Departure to Moscow. Arrival to airport Domodedovo.

The tour includes: - Preparing of all permission documents - Flights Moscow-Baikonur-Moscow - Registration of pass document - Transportation during all program - Observation of Launch - Excursions during all program - Visiting of places of interest - Accommodation in 3 stars hotel - Meals: breakfasts, lunches, suppers; - Support by the representative of the company (English speaking or any language) Visa support *The price is 3200 Euro per person with living in DBL accommodation (3500 Euro in SGL)

Welcome to Baikonur!