“Subtleties” means by “ideal” not extreme, not banal, but accessible and original. Here are 6 places where you can celebrate your birthday this way
It is clear that everyone has their own “ideal”. For some, this is a romantic evening in a suite of a five-star hotel in the center of St. Petersburg. For others, it’s a fun dive into the depths of Lake Baikal or an ascent to the Avachinsky volcano. And some extreme sports enthusiasts will prefer an evening with their family. “Subtleties” means by “ideal” not extreme, not banal, but accessible and original. Here are 6 places where you can celebrate your birthday just like that.
Preface
As you know, our huge country has many beautiful and unique places that are worth visiting for every person. Many of our compatriots love to go abroad to celebrate the New Year, but they don’t even imagine how many beautiful and interesting places can be seen in our country.
How you celebrate the New Year is how you will spend it. This saying contains the deep desire of every person to celebrate his New Year exactly as his heart tells him, and exactly where his dreams beckon. Everyone wants to feel the fullness of the fantastic and magical moment of the New Year. Everyone is trying to somehow plan their festive circumstances so that nothing interferes with the celebration or frightens off the fairy tale.
There are plenty of holiday options. Someone wants to spend a winter holiday in the city, someone, on the contrary, wants to go to a holiday home for the New Year, someone is eager to travel and believes that New Year’s tours will open in the best possible way. Well, a person in his aspirations, passions and fantasies is an amazingly limitless creature, and any proposal for celebrating the New Year, any type of New Year's holiday is in demand. And this article will only show the possibilities, name some popular New Year's events, and highlight their special features that should be taken into account when choosing.
New Year in St. Petersburg
As you all know, in St. Petersburg the New Year is celebrated in a big way. This city simply turns into a fabulous place, thanks to its beauty and New Year's decorations. Of course, everything is decorated with garlands and evergreen trees, and concerts are held on Palace Square, ending with fireworks.
Walking along Nevsky Prospekt is a delight, lifting the New Year's mood. Garlands, light showers, and dressed-up figures sparkle everywhere. By the evening of December 31, ground traffic ceases. The metro does not operate from 2 to 4 inclusive. Noisy life begins in cafes and restaurants.
You can also visit different places by attending concerts. For adults, it is appropriate to attend excursions that will allow you to touch history. Entrance to the Museum of the History of Money costs only 300 rubles. Here they touch a coin minted from 5 kg of pure gold. The collection is based on the unique collection of Goznak. The Railway Museum can be visited for 400 rubles. Locomotives and carriages in single copies have been preserved here.
The national show museum “Grand Maket Russia” is the largest in the country. The exhibits are presented on a scale of 1:87. A tour of Kanonersky Island (Cat Island) will allow you to see the port, working, shipbuilding, clumsy real Leningrad. A beautiful New Year's sunset on the Gulf of Finland can be observed in the park named after. 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg in the Primorsky district.
The weather is not entirely perfect, as St. Petersburg has high humidity, so the promised 0 degrees will feel colder than it seems.
You can stay in a 3-star hotel, prices start from 1,500 rubles, which is quite a small amount, but in the city center prices start from 2,500 rubles. So choose for yourself what suits your budget.
New Year in Sochi (Krasnaya Polyana)
Probably many have heard about Krasnaya Polyana. Indeed, this is a great place to spend the New Year, but a slightly higher budget is required. In winter, people who are interested in skiing or just amateurs usually come to Sochi. But if you don’t have skills in this environment, then don’t worry, here you can use the services of professional instructors who can teach you how to ski or snowboard. There are also daily discos and various competitions for children.
Sochi Arboretum. This is a unique place that tourists visit both in winter and summer. Rare plants, trees and shrubs are collected here. Now there are more than 1,550 varieties growing in the park. Exotic palm trees coexist with conifers and strong oaks. There is a swimming pool and an aquarium where the inhabitants of the Red Sea live.
Not far from the main city embankment there is a seaport. Tourists and locals love to walk here. The building is especially beautiful in the evening, when it is illuminated by colorful lanterns.
Oceanarium in Adler. This is one of the largest buildings in Russia. In the aquarium you can see 210 species of marine life. They are kept in 31 aquariums. For ease of viewing marine fauna, a glass tunnel has been built. There you can see sharks and colorful fish. Separately, the Oceanarium contains inhabitants of fresh tropical waters. You can get to Adler, located 30 km from Sochi, by commuter train, regular bus or minibus. They depart every 20-40 minutes.
You need to choose a place to stay in advance, when prices are low, this is a good way to save money. Prices start from 2000 rubles.
New Year in Kazan (Republic of Tatarstan)
The capital of the Republic of Tatarstan will delight us with its unimaginable beauty, magnificent architecture and many attractions. There are ski resorts nearby, for example, Sviyazhsky Hills, Namusski and others. Also, don’t miss the large Riviera water park, which is open even on holidays.
Lebyazhye base. The base is a great option for a celebration, especially for cross-country skiers. There is a rental point for skis, cheesecakes, etc. on site. The rope park and laser tag are especially popular among entertainment options. You can warm up on a frosty day in a bathhouse or a cozy restaurant on site. Well, for those who prefer privacy on New Year's Day, a kitchen is available for use. Living in wooden houses in the middle of a dense forest, away from the noise and bustle, will bring a lot of positive emotions.
Ski resort Sviyazhsky Hills. The picturesque area, cozy houses, variety of trails, and developed infrastructure make the complex popular at any time, and especially on holidays. There is a chic restaurant here, and guests are offered a wide range of entertainment.
Prices at the resort, as well as the level of service, are European. But if you're okay with it, you'll have an amazing time. This New Year will be remembered for a long time.
Sights of Kazan. When planning to spend time in this amazing city, I recommend not focusing only on entertainment venues. After all, there are still a huge number of attractions that deserve the close attention of tourists. First of all, these are architectural monuments. For example, the Annunciation Cathedral of the 18th century, the Spasskaya Tower, the Kazan Kremlin. By the way, the Kazan Kremlin is considered a unique place, as it is a UNESCO heritage site.
Staying for a New Year's holiday in Kazan costs about 2,000 rubles per night, although you can find it cheaper if you try.
Life hacks on how to make a holiday in a loft even cheaper
Life hack 1: schedule a holiday on a working day
On weekdays (except Fridays) renting a site will cost 2-3 times cheaper than on weekends or on the eve of the weekend.
Also, the price of daytime hours on weekends is usually lower than evening prices. 
You can start the event early. And then continue the party somewhere else in the evening with the most persistent ones. Recently, we have noticed that we have begun to more often book venues for birthdays on weekdays - from 19:00 to 23:00.
For a good party, 4 hours is enough, and your guests will have time to sleep before the working day. So this is not at all a problem, as it might seem at first glance.
In addition, on holidays and weekends, site owners can set a minimum rental duration (for example, 5 hours). But on weekdays - no, rent for at least one hour!
Lifehack 2: for quiet company
Where can you celebrate a birthday without noise and dust, if the company doesn’t really like drive and action, but you don’t want to have a feast at home?
You can go to the loft and have a quiet and peaceful party there. Often for such companies you don’t even need to order food - drinks and light snacks are enough.
Organize competitions, fun games, Mafia, or take the first board game you like - in good company, any will be fun to play:
New Year in Petrozavodsk (Republic of Karelia)
Karelia is a wonderful option where you can have an inexpensive holiday for the New Year 2022. This republic is located close to the neighboring state - Finland, and is somewhat reminiscent of this country. You have the opportunity to celebrate the holiday in the city, and rent a house somewhere in the region to celebrate with your family or friends. At other times, it is best to go on excursions to get acquainted with the beautiful northern nature, because it is very beautiful, beautiful and unforgettable.
Since the climate here is bad (as in St. Petersburg), there will be less entertainment here than in other cities or places on our list. If you are a fisherman, then fishing is very developed in Karelia, because this republic is a land of lakes. Which gives almost limitless scope for winter fishing lovers. Ladoga, Onega and many other lakes are at your disposal. For change you have the opportunity to go fishing even on the White Sea! And all this in complete comfort for the whole family - there is a network of tourist centers and hotels on the coasts.
There are also ski resorts here. The young and hot will want to go skiing after the dog sled race. And for this, too, everything is available. The peculiarities of the relief and weather made it possible for a variety of ski resorts to bloom wildly to suit every taste.
Kivach waterfall
However, there will also be lovers of winter beauty. The first thing you can visit is Kivach Waterfall. Kivach Waterfall is beautiful at any time of the year. The only difference is that if in the summer it is powerful and swift, then in the winter it seems to fall asleep, covered with snow and ice. The spectacle of how crystal clear water cuts its way through the snow is difficult to convey, so you can only watch.
Paanajärvi
Paanajärvi National Park. A wonderful example of pristine northern nature. There you can meet all the inhabitants of the winter forest: fluffy hares, red deer, and many birds. The nature here is protected, so excursions are possible either by car or by snowmobile, but always accompanied by an instructor.
Kizhi
Kizhi Island. The legendary islands of Karelia are not closed in winter, but are still available for visiting. We recommend paying special attention to Kizhi Island, which is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In winter, tourists are transported to the island either by hovercraft or by helicopter. Probably now many will ask the question: why come here? This island has preserved unique monuments of wooden architecture that attract the attention of tourists from all over the world.
Excellent housing in the city or region can be rented for 1500-2000 rubles per day.
Mark home
A birthday at home, among relatives from 0 to 100 years old, is warmth and comfort. And any comfort threatens to turn into hopeless boredom. Therefore, it must be animated delicately.
Chef on call
In the last year, a trend has emerged - ordering from a chef at home. Because of the crisis, many famous chefs began to earn extra money by cooking at home parties - they themselves offer menus and purchase food. You can dance depending on the amount and number of people present, usually from 20,000 rubles for 10 people. If desired, the chef can organize a master class, engaging all able-bodied guests and telling stories from the life of a chef along the way.
Kosher birthday
Or halal. Or pagan with the sacrifice of a herring under a fur coat to the spirit of Kukumare. Such a table arrangement will also ensure non-boring communication. For example, when Mikhail Ulanovsky announces that he can organize kosher pork (piglets are raised on decks so that their feet do not touch the ground), this guarantees a discussion for the rest of the evening.
Money box
A new trend - collecting money for a gift - can interrupt the cycle of gifts in nature. At the entrance, a box is placed with the inscription “On the bike” or “On euthanasia in Malibu”, and guests place unsigned envelopes there. This makes life easier for everyone involved in the event.
Text quests
It's like a computer game, only in words. Text quests became famous in our country thanks to “The Big Bang Theory” and are just becoming fashionable. The point is that a scenario is invented in advance, which can develop along several lines depending on the actions of the participants. The participant states what he will do in a given situation and throws dice that show whether his plan was successful. Ready-made quests are available on quest-book.ru and twirpx.com.
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Live animals
The interactive zoo is a fashionable theme, and now it can be brought to your home in any composition. A goat, a raccoon, a hedgehog, a koala, a timid young anaconda - all these living creatures will hang around your house, delight children and touch the elderly. It is clear that it is worth hiring a special person in advance to clean up after the animals in real time.
Birthday online
If your relatives have long left, some to Israel, some to New Caledonia, you can organize an event using Skype. But the group chat looks a bit boring. It is better to place several monitors and several web cameras around the table, aimed so that each video guest can see everyone else. Your bonus is that everyone buys their own champagne.
New Year in Krasnodar (Krasnodar region)
In Krasnodar you are unlikely to see snow on New Year's Day, but you can feel the New Year's atmosphere here already in early December. At this time, near the city hall, or rather, on the square, the tallest Christmas tree in the city is erected, which reaches twenty-five meters. Shop windows, cafes and restaurants, public transport, and central streets are decorated here in the same style.
Towards the end of December and beginning of January, skating rinks and New Year trees will be installed in shopping centers, and garlands and toys will be hung on many trees.
Plus temperatures, as well as the absence of snow and drifts, will not prevent you from celebrating one of the main holidays of the year. Some will now think: why not the main thing? Because for some, the main holiday of the year is their birthday.
Housing prices start from half a thousand rubles, which is quite good for the capital of the warmest region in Russia.
2. In Peterhof
An option for those who want to feel like a special person of imperial blood on their birthday. And here you don’t even need to try: professionals organize the event in Peterhof on a turnkey basis - with choirs and orchestras, banquets and photo zones.
However, for those who like to get confused, it will be more interesting to arrange everything themselves: book an individual excursion in a carriage in the morning, then take photos near the fountains or in the alleys, then have a romantic lunch in the gilded interiors of the Summer Palace restaurant. And at the end, go to the Grand Peterhof Spa Hotel: devote the evening to relaxing treatments, and spend the night in a suite (from 10,000 RUB per night for two).
New Year in Altai
Winter holidays in Altai are of great interest, and are also growing every year. Experiencing the harsh Siberian winter is an extreme experience! However, frost on the skin will be ensured not only from low temperatures, but also from the indescribable beauty of January landscapes.
The nature of the Altai Mountains seems to freeze in icy crystal and resonates with delight in souls. Here, like nowhere else, you will feel like you are in a real fairy tale.
When planning a holiday in Altai in January, you will stop at one of the tourist bases - in 2022 the choice is quite large. All of them are transformed during the New Year holidays: ice slides are built here, skating rinks are filled, garlands are lit, centuries-old cedar trees are decorated right on the street, and in some places there are even deer with bells riding around.
If you are planning to come here on New Year's, book your tours and rooms in advance - places at camp sites and hotels sell out quickly. True, prices are higher at this time. After January 10, vacationers leave, Altai again plunges into silence and becomes a place of leisurely relaxation. Hotel prices start from one thousand rubles. A small amount for such a vacation spot, don’t you agree?
Tourists usually book tours for the New Year, which locals call Chaga Bayram, or White Holiday. You can celebrate it traditionally (with a Russian steam bath, horseback riding and sleigh rides, games in the snow and a New Year's banquet), as well as in an extreme way (for example, going to the mountains).
The Belokurikha ski resort is also located in Altai. This is a great place to celebrate the New Year with friends. The total length of the slopes at the resort is about 7 kilometers, and all of them are surrounded by beautiful coniferous trees.
5. In Murmansk
Surprised? Wait. This is not about “freezing in the Far North”, this is about hunting for the northern lights (according to popular belief, meeting them brings good luck for the whole year, and the best place to watch the lights is in the village of Teriberka). It’s also about rides at cool ski resorts with unpronounceable names Bolshoi Vudyavr, Kukisvumchorr and others (mainly near Kirovsk), reindeer sled races and tasting dishes from the cuisines of the northern peoples.
When traveling to Murmansk, you need to be prepared for low temperatures and long distances. The best option is to fly by plane (from Moscow from 8,000 RUB for two round-trip), live in a hostel (2,600 RUB in a budget double room), and travel around the area by car.
New Year in Yekaterinburg
What will one of the largest cities in Russia please us with? Lots of entertainment and opportunities to celebrate the New Year alone or in company. Literally a few days before the onset of the most important holiday, an ice town opens on the 1905 Square. Here you can see various ice sculptures in the form of fairy-tale characters.
Ice guitars and other musical paraphernalia look very unusual. But you especially need to pay attention to the figures of the Ural rockers. Since this definitely doesn’t happen often, not only tourists, but also city residents always take memorable photographs. By the way, it is on this square that a rock and roll disco takes place after midnight. If you like music of this genre, then be sure to come here with a group of friends.
Noisy fun and good mood are guaranteed. In addition, the main Christmas tree of Yekaterinburg is being installed on this square. Thanks to this, many locals go here first.
Also on New Year's Eve there are attractions, round dances, quizzes and much more. Therefore, no one will be bored on the square.
An equally popular place for New Year's festivities is also considered the Central Park of Culture and Culture named after. Mayakovsky. Interesting events, discos and music concerts are also held here. That's why no less people come here. In addition, at midnight you will be treated to incredibly beautiful fireworks displays. After which many people ride on roller coasters, dance in circles and sing well-known songs. But keep in mind that the weather in Yekaterinburg is not particularly favorable for long walks. Be sure to take care of warm clothes and shoes for all family members.
Hotel prices in Yekaterinburg start from half a thousand rubles per night, so your budget shouldn’t suffer much.
1. On Kudykina Mountain
First of all, it's cool. Secondly, such an idea probably never occurred to any of your friends - but in vain. Kudykina Mountain in the Lipetsk region was created for entertainment - be it for children or adults. Fidgets can storm fortresses, arrange funny fights, ride on sleighs, skates, and horseback. Connoisseurs of beautiful views will find viewing platforms, sculptures of the Trojan Horse, a bull, the Three Heroes, as well as the Serpent Gorynych himself, who puts on a fire show in the evenings. For curious guests, a safari land with funny animals is open, excursions and master classes are held.
A guest house for 5–6 people here will cost 5,000 RUB per day on weekdays and 7,000 RUB on weekends. Nearby there is a grill area, a sauna, and a private beach. The complex has its own restaurant, ready to provide catering service in any part of Kudykina Gora.
The most convenient way to get here is by car from Moscow: about 5 hours along the Don highway.
New Year's tour to Moscow
But, for example, New Year’s tours to Moscow can be made both as self-sufficient excursions, and as intermediate ones, when Moscow is a transit city along the route of the main foreign tour.
For those who still have the “spirit of adventurism”, who are capable of “doing big good stupid things”, there is a great opportunity for spontaneous travel - last minute tours for the New Year. Moreover, these are also quite cheap tours for the New Year, because the cost of such tours is significantly reduced, since operators are pressed for deadlines for selling the tour, and otherwise it will simply “burn out.”
A surprise for vacationers here will be both the departure date and the destination. Isn't this a real New Year's adventure! In this case, however, you need to be able to not only make a quick decision, but also quickly collect your things.
Celebrate the New Year at the recreation center
You can celebrate the New Year at a recreation center near nature very brightly and warmly, like a family, but much depends on the scale of the base itself, on the natural conditions, and on the number of vacationers. The bases will certainly organize holiday programs and celebrations that will involve the guests. There is entertainment for both adults and children. In general, organizations and tour operators themselves strive to describe tours for the New Year 2022 in as much detail as possible, indicate a list of services and recreational opportunities, but you should not be shy about finding out all the details and nuances.
