Tour description

Baikonur is the world’s first and also the largest space launch facility. At this time Russian Federation is liaising it in Kazakhstan. Hence Baikonur remains as a busy spaceport. Cosmodrome annually launches numerous missions. And you can visit this spaceport hub. There you can see the launch of Soyuz spaceship. The Spaceship is sent to the Space Station. Baikonur cosmodrome appeared in 1957. That year the first construction works were completed. There are now starting platforms for new types, assembly areas for rockets. Also, there are fuel stations, missile control, and tracking complexes.

Day 1 On arrival to Baikonur – accommodation in hotelOvernight in hotelDay 2 Breakfast in hotelToday you will explore the city of Baikonur. Meet your guide at the hotel lobby to start touring around the area full of living history. Visit the Museum of Baikonur Cosmodrome History, memorial to rocketeers, Yuri Gagarin monument and local squares. Stop at Soyuz rocket model.Overnight in hotelDay 3 Breakfast in hotel.Today you will see off spacemen coming out of the Cosmos Hotel and follow the crew to Baikonur Cosmodrome (40 min, 30 km). Visit memorial houses of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, and Sergei Korolev, pillar of practical astronautics and lead Soviet rocket engineer during 1950-1966.Visit Baikonur Cosmodrome Museum and Buran spacecraft where you can try the cosmonaut’s seat. We will then move to assembly complex to watch the space crew reporting to the State Commission. The highlight of this day will be watching the launch of space craft Soyuz from legendary “Gagarin Start” also known as Site №1 (observation deck is located 1 km from the launch site).Overnight in hotel • Baikonur Spaceport Museum with more than 13,000 various displays space shuttles (from the oldest ones to the most recent ones) • Buran spaceship: tourists will have a guided tour inside the Buran spaceship rocket and see all the equipment inside the spaceship. While listening to the enthusiastic narrative from one of the Buran guides, tourists feel themselves like real cosmonauts; Day 4Breakfast in hotel. Check-out from the hotel.