Options for excursion programs on the Golden Ring great variety . One of them - the route of the classical "eight" of the Golden Ring is a city famous for its historical and cultural monuments and located on a virtual circle to the northeast of Moscow . Clockwise from the nearest city to the capital are Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great and Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir . Sergiev Posad - the starting point for excursions by Gold near the Ring, is located at a distance of 52 km from the capital, and the most remote point of the tourist "oval" - Kostroma - is 306 km away from Moscow .

There is an extended route with a loop in the Yaroslavl region - with a visit to Uglich, Myshkin, Rybinsk and Tutayev. Its length is about a thousand kilometers.

In addition, you can travel around the Golden Ring not only in a circle, but also radially: for example, from Rostov the Great to the Borisoglebsky Monastery, from Yaroslavl to Tutayev, from Kostroma to Plyos and Shchelykovo, from Ivanovo to Shuya and places of folk crafts Palekh, Kholui and Mstyora. Most often such mini-programs include visits to only 4-7 cities