Experiences you'll have
During this journey you will visit the city of Baikonur and the legendary Soviet cosmodrome, which both form a single complicated engineering and technical complex. The history of human space exploration began here. Nowadays the Baikonur cosmodrome is open for international cooperation and is considered to be one of the world's leaders in the sphere of international manned orbital complexes launching.
Want space to become closer? Join our tour to Baikonur. You will get acquainted with the history of the legendary cosmodrome and watch the manned launch of the spacecraft
5 reasons to choose this tour:
Note: Border permit is required for this tour. Personal data should be submitted minimum 70 days before the date of arrival. This is a preliminary program. The time and order of visiting the facilities of the Baikonur cosmodrome can be changed because of the specificity and technical features of this complex.
Photos by our tourist Ivan Kupriyanov
Itinerary
The journey begins in Kyzylorda (Kazakhstan), where you should travel to on your own (you need to fly from Moscow to Kyzylorda on the 4th of April).
Day 1 Arrival to Baikonur
After meeting at the Kyzylorda airport you will be taken to the city of Baikonur. Here you will check into a hotel. After that you will have free time for city walk.
Day 2 Monitoring the installation of the rocket onto the launch pad
After breakfast in the hotel you will move to the cosmodrome. You will be watching the roll-out of the rocket from the hangar and the following installation of the rocket onto the launch pad № 31.
Then you will see a monument to the fallen rocket engineers, visit the Zenit launch complex (pad № 45) and Zenit integration building (pad № 42). After that you will return to the city and visit the memorials and monuments related to the history of Baikonur and space exploration.
The program of this day will end with an excursion to the International space school. It provides training for children concerning the rocket and space education.
Day 3 Energia-Buran launching facilities
After breakfast you will move to the Baikonur cosmodrome. You will visit the "Saturn" tracking station and the "Proton" launch pad.
Then you will observe "Energia-Buran" launching facilities, as well as visit the command post. This bunker was used to control the only one flight of the famous spacecraft "Buran", launched with the help of super-power booster rocket "Energy". Further you will visit the Yubileyny airfield, and then return to the town.
Day 4 Visiting the Baikonur museum complex
In the morning, after breakfast, you will be taken to the cosmodrome. First, you will visit the pad 1 (Gagarin launchpad), and then will have a tour of the Cosmodrome Museum complex.
You will see the Buran shuttle, the memorial houses of the outstanding Soviet designer Sergei Korolev and the first cosmonaut of Earth, Yuri Gagarin. Then you will return to the city and visit the Museum of the history of the Baikonur cosmodrome.
Day 5 Lift-off of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft
After breakfast you will go to the Pad № 17 ("Cosmonaut" Hotel). You will walk along the historic alley of Cosmonauts where the personalized trees are planted and take part in the cosmonauts’ farewell ceremony.
Then you will be taken to the cosmodrome. You will witness the space crew ready-to-go official report and then will move to the observation site for watching the lift-off of the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft. After that you will return to the town and visit the central market for souvenirs.
Day 6 Departure
After breakfast you will be taken to the airport.
Accommodation during the trip
You will stay in "Tsentralnaya" Hotel 3* (accommodation in single rooms without Wi-Fi). This is one of the largest hotels in the city. It is located in the Central square of the Baikonur city, so it would be easy for you to get to city sites and attractions. There are a restaurant, a swimming pool, a sauna, a gym and laundry service at the hotel. Each room here will provide you with a TV, a refrigerator and air conditioning.
On request and for an additional fee you can choose the superior comfort accommodation in "Sputnik" Hotel 4*. Visiting to the swimming pool, sauna and gym is included in the room price. Free Wi-Fi is available at the lobby.
Common questions
You will be accompanied by an experienced English-speaking guide who will try to make your journey the most comfortable and informative.
To make access clearance to Star City for foreign citizens it is necessary to submit to GCTC not later than 45 (forty five) working days before date of visit the following information:
Additionally passport copies must be attached to the list.
The cost of the program includes breakfasts at the hotel. Lunch and dinner you will need to pay extra.
To participate in tour it is necessary to submit the following information not later than 70 days before start of the tour:
The issue of border permit is included in the tour.
Booking
Accommodation during the trip
Languages
single hotel accommodation (3*)
breakfasts
transfer from Kyzylorda airport and back
transportation services in Baikonur
guided excursions, entrance tickets
monitoring the different stages of preparation for the launch and the lift-off of the spacecraft
guide's and an English-speaking interpreter's service
photo and video shooting permission
all the necessary permissions for gaining access to the cosmodrome
visa support
airfare to Kyzylorda (starting at 200 EURO for a round-trip ticket)
lunches and dinners
superior accommodation at "Sputnik" Hotel 4* (+1250 EURO per person)
single hotel accommodation (3*)
breakfasts
transfer from Kyzylorda airport and back
transportation services in Baikonur
guided excursions, entrance tickets
monitoring the different stages of preparation for the launch and the lift-off of the spacecraft
guide's and an English-speaking interpreter's service
photo and video shooting permission
all the necessary permissions for gaining access to the cosmodrome
visa support
airfare to Kyzylorda (starting at 200 EURO for a round-trip ticket)
lunches and dinners
superior accommodation at "Sputnik" Hotel 4* (+1250 EURO per person)