Second youth - this is how citizens of progressive Europe speak about the retirement age. Looking at the cheerful old women in jewelry, make-up and perms and their cheerful companions in colorful shorts and flamboyant hats, confidently conquering the steep streets of Pompeii, relaxing on the beaches of "Mediterranean" or reverently contemplating Rodin in the Louvre, you understand that respectable tourists are right. Judge for yourself: the work obligation in the form of five-day and eight-hour sitting in the office has happily sunk into oblivion, the children have grown up and scattered into their own "nests", the European pension is enough to live comfortably, and even a lot of benefits as a supplement to those given to the state years of work. It is not surprising that Europe is eagerly awaiting the onset of retirement age and, of course, prefer not to work "part-time", but on the contrary - to enjoy life, travel and rest on the overseas shores.
Without twisting our hearts, let's say that in Russia things are far from being so cloudless. However, some progress is still observed - in particular, in the tourism sector. An increasing number of travel agencies offer retirement tours - programs designed specifically for retirees, at a lower price, usually in the off-season, but allowing for a great vacation at an acceptable cost for retirees. So, what are pension tours - their "chips", pros and cons.
Advanced age and tourism
It is no secret for professionals of the tourism market that an individual selection of a tour is a guarantee of a successful vacation and a happy (and returning) client. At the same time, there are common features for different categories of travelers - schoolchildren or students, housewives or active tourists, married couples and the elderly. We will talk about the latter.
Let's start with the "external" one, namely the climate. Undoubtedly, there are healthy people who, even at 80 years old, will express a desire to travel to Central Asia in the summer or beyond the Arctic Circle in winter - to the envy of Przhevalsky and Nansen. However, for the most part, pensioners prefer a calm climate, as close as possible to their "native" - \u200b\u200bwithout strong temperature changes and other extremes such as tropical monsoons and sirocco. This is logical: at a venerable age, the body adapts much worse to changes in the external environment, which will invariably affect the precarious age of health - and no one wants to return from rest broken or, God forbid, sick.
Pension tours are programs designed specifically for retirees, at a lower price, usually in the off-season, but allowing you to have a great rest at an acceptable cost for retirees.
The second side of the same coin is the change of time zones, which even at a young age not everyone tolerates well, especially on long-distance flights, when the body is preparing to take a nap, and it is presented with a surprise in the form of a sunrise. And if you are over sixty, every hour taken away or, conversely, added hour is felt even more sharply. The situation is aggravated by the fact that many, if not all, in old age, "sit" on drugs, the intake of which is regulated by the time of day and food intake. Both, when changing time zones, more than three or four "dances", shifting the usual intake of medicinal substances for the body, which affects health, of course, not in the best way.
Finally, it is worth mentioning the duration of flights / journeys. If in a young age you can still fly to Argentina, Tahiti or Australia, and overcome the "jet lag" at a noisy party in the style of "from ship to ball", then at a respectable age you want to reduce the time spent on the way to a minimum. The optimal flight is no more than four hours; a railway crossing, as a rule, is easier to carry, because you can warm up or, conversely, take a nap in a full horizontal position. However, even such a narrow framework opens up a lot of opportunities: most European countries (both with the sea and with a “sightseeing tour”) are located two to three or four hours from the capital of our Motherland. And in a little over four hours, you can get to the Middle East and North Africa. In short, the choice of countries for retirement tours is not so small.
Retirement tours - what is this song about
Brief educational program: what are pension tours. Generally speaking, these are special tourist programstargeted at retirees and "cut" by their standards. What you need to get away from when creating such programs, we talked above - now about the desired options. There are not many of them: an acceptable price for a person living on a Russian pension, a calm nature of the rest, possibly supplemented by wellness procedures or full-fledged treatment, decent service and an attentive attitude of the host - the key to the success of pension tours. Of course, no one canceled the standard "rest" additions: pensioners are also not averse to going on an excursion, to warm up on foot or to attend a concert - but here it is worth adhering to the golden mean: for half a day to the museum instead of two day trip to the Sahara, a couple of hours in the Vienna Woods instead of "chas" in the Black Forest and Netrebko in "La Scala" instead of Scorpions on the Stade de France.
The lower cost of retirement tours in comparison with the "general young" is achieved by the non-seasonal nature of the holiday. For example, the coast of Italy is literally bursting at the seams from all arriving tourists in July-August, and from September to April there is a decline in activity - the Mediterranean off-season. At the same time, in September-October, the weather is simply wonderful: it is no longer hot in the sun, and the water has not yet cooled down - ideal conditions for recreation at a respectable age. And it's nice to take a ride around the sights: it is quite cool in Pompeii, and frenzied steamed tourists do not strive to swim in Roman fountains.
The rule "do not overdo it" for retirement tours: half a day to the museum instead of a two day trip to the Sahara, a couple of hours in the Vienna Woods instead of "chas" in the Black Forest and Netrebko in "La Scala" instead of Scorpions on the Stade de France.
For the same reason, the out-of-season rest for pensioners turns out to be calm by itself: the strolling youth went home, giving way under the sun to elderly tourists - so you can not be afraid of discos buzzing and worn "Porsches" until the morning, but enjoy quiet autumn evenings under the measured splash of the surf ... A response can also be expected from the staff, who are pleased with their pacified retirement guests, who demand little and accept the present moment with the smile of a Taoist master.
Well, last but not least, let's talk about an optional, but often desired option - the opportunity to improve your health, cheer up and improve your health during the trip. Of course, we are not talking about serious treatment - for this it is better to go on an individually selected tour, but "light" procedures are highly welcomed by pensioners. Thalassotherapy, rest on thermal springs, elementary water treatments, for example, in the indoor pool with sea water diversify the beach or sightseeing vacation and will make you feel better not only mentally, but also physically.
You can choose this variant of the pension tour, in which the pensioner travels at the declared rate, and his accompanying non-pensioner pays a little more - the difference is about 150-250 EUR for a two-week program.
Where to go
There are not too many retirement travel destinations, but upon closer inspection, there are not so few. Let's start with the classics - Europe in all its splendor and diversity. The undisputed leadership is, of course, held by the Mediterranean countries - here you can get everything from your vacation at once: quality beaches, and the canonical "excursion" and excellent opportunities for treatment. Among other things, European countries have long been accepting retirees - not only "local", but also from other countries - which is why they literally ate a dog at the formation of programs for elderly tourists. And this is a bunch of different "goodies" for both travel agents and clients: very attractive prices for long periods of residence (European citizens can afford to comfortably live a pension somewhere in resort hotel, and at home at this time money is also dripping into the account every month), "theme parties" in the form of interesting and not burdensome sightseeing tripsas well as traditional Christmas and New Year's Eve bonton dinners, often included in retirement tours.
Most often, pension tours are offered to Italy (here the championship is behind the southern regions - sunny Greece and Cyprus - although purely pension tours are not very popular here, winter vacation prices are very attractive - and the Baltics, loved since Soviet times.
However, not Europe alone ... We strongly recommend that you pay attention to Egypt and Tunisia. Egypt can be comfortably visited in October-November and March-May - there are still few vacationers, and favorable rates for accommodation will not allow you to go broke. It makes sense to go to Tunisia from November to April - pensioners will be greeted by a comfortable temperature of +16 ... + 22 ° C, warm sunny days, a pleasant company of European "dandelions" and thalassotherapy procedures without an excessive influx of people who want to lose weight and rejuvenate.
Among other things, retirement tours are offered to all Israel that is close to us (who, if not the citizens of the Promised Land, love to honor their parents!) With accommodation in sanatoriums Dead sea and excursion program. And of course, nobody canceled Belarus - "our abroad" welcomes the wise with life in sanatoriums and health resorts of Minsk and Brest regions, in Polesie and Vitebsk.
Tours for retirees have long become popular in Europe. Not uncommon in Moscow and others large cities we can meet grandparents from Europe walking around. Why is this not so developed in our country, and what are tours for retirees? Tours for seniors are not just tourist trips, they are whole clubs of interest. Here people get to know each other before the trip, learn more about each other during the trip and remain good friends after it; make more friends, broaden their horizons and enjoy life. Usually, when traveling with groups of pensioners, there is a guide-interpreter who monitors them and helps in every possible way during most interesting tours... For retirees, the accompanying guide becomes not just an employee of the company, but a real friend, and in most cases a son or grandson. During such tours, our retirees reveal themselves from different sides, they again begin to feel young and vigorous.
Which countries are the most comfortable for the elderly?
For a seaside holiday, the most comfortable countries are with a mild climate, such as Montenegro, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Spain. For interesting excursion programs, all of Europe is suitable in spring or autumn: France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Ireland. All year round for seniors ideal health resorts Slovenia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, etc.
What time of year and at what cost are these tours sold?
Tours for seniors are designed so that during the trip there are maximum discounts on accommodation, flights, etc., usually this happens out of season. At this time, tours are planned when most retirees can afford the trip.
Matchmaking is possible on some tours! Check information withour managers!
Tour for pensioners from Moscow to Italy with excursions!
The price includes: flight Moscow-Rimini-Moscow, transfers according to the program, hotel accommodation, breakfast meals, medical insurance coverage of $ 30,000, assistant.
Excursions: ROME or VENICE to choose from, SAN MARINO.
Cost from 29 900 per person!
Tour for retirees to Israel
different dates for the 2018 season!
Hotel: 4 *, half board
Included in cost:
Accommodation for the entire period, taking into account the specified type of food and accommodation;
Air travel;
Transport and excursion services according to the tour program.
Group excursion to Jerusalem.
Group tour to Jerusalem and Bethlehem
Group tour of Tel Aviv
Price from 85,000 rubles per person for 7 nights
Tour for retirees to Malta!
Dates of arrival in 2018 on Fridays!
| 1 day | Departure from Moscow regular flight air airlines Malta. Arrival in Malta. Meeting with a Russian speaking guide. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation, free time. |
| 2nd day | Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. |
| Day 3 | Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. 13:00 - Excursion to Valletta - a city built by the Knights of the Order of Malta. Barrakka Gardens with bastions, gardens and panoramic views of the Grand Harbor, Cathedral St. John, which houses Caravaggio's paintings and houses a museum with a rare collection of Flemish tapestries, as well as the Palace of the Grand Master. Free time. |
| Day 4 | Breakfast in the hotel. 09:00 - excursion to Mdina - the medieval capital of Malta - the city of silence and antiquity, the home of aristocrats and traditions. Ancient ancestral houses, castles, St. Paul's Cathedral, the narrow streets of the city and a panoramic view of Malta from the city's bastions. Free time. |
| Day 5 | Breakfast in the hotel. 09:00 - excursion to the Three Cities - Vittoriosa, Cospikua and Senglea, cities located on three capes of the Great Harbor and surrounded by a common fortification line and internal fortification walls. The three cities are the only ones in Europe surrounded by two rows of walls. These are the Inquisitor's Palace and the Maritime Museum, the Church of the Immaculate Conception and the hexagonal watchtower of Vedetta in Seglea - the symbol of Malta. Free time. |
| 6 day | Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. |
| Day 7 | Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. Check out from the hotel, transfer to the airport. Departure to Moscow on a regular flight of Air Malta. |
Prices are calculated PER PERSON (Currency: Euro)
Included in cost:
Additionally paid:
Tour for seniors from Moscow to Greece: special prices from 25,000 rubles per person for arrivals in May!
Tour for retirees to Israel (one of many options)!
Dates of arrival:any day of the week
Excursions according to the program: Jerusalem, the city of 3 religions or Jerusalem Christian, Galilee Christian: Nazareth, Tiberias, the Jordan River, Unknown Israel + Diamond Exchange
Tour program:
1 daymeeting at Ben Gurion airport in the meeting room. Moving and registration in Netanya, accommodation, rest
2nd dayTrip: uncharted Israel (gift from the Diamond Exchange): Visit to the Church of St. Nicodemus and Joseph, the only painting in the world by Titian Descent from the Cross. Visit to the Haroun Al Rashid Basin (if you wish, you can ride a boat inside the cave). Visit to the Church and the tomb of St. George the Victorious. Visit to the Diamond Exchange.
Day 3excursion depending on the scheduleJerusalem city of 3 religions OR Christian Jerusalem: Mount Zion: Tomb of King David and the Chamber of the Last Supper. Old city, Wall of Tears. Panorama of Jerusalem. Way of the Cross (five last stops of the Way of the Cross). Church of the Holy Sepulcher.
Day 4free day : Those who wish can order additional excursions from a representative.
Day 5excursion Galilee Christian: Valley of Armageddon. Nazareth: Temple of the Annunciation. Cannes village of Galilee. Jordan River: Baptism site. Kinneret, Tiberias. Mount of Beatitudes (place of the Sermon on the Mount is overview). Tabgha: Temple of the Multiplication of Breads and Fishes.
6-7 days free days on the shore Mediterranean Sea... Optionally, order add. excursions with a representative on the spot.
Day 8 departure to Ben Gurion airport, departure.
cost from 60,000 / person.
Included in the price: flight, group transfers according to the program, group excursions according to the program, accommodation and meals according to the program, honey. insurance
These are just a few of the many offers from our travel agency Belmare.
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Retirement is not just an opportunity to catch your breath from your daily routine and work. It allows you to devote the free time to gaining new knowledge and positive emotions. Bus tours in Moscow for pensioners are a chance to spend their leisure time with maximum benefit in the company of like-minded people.
In general, bus excursions around Moscow for pensioners differ from other offers only in rhythm. Travel programs are developed taking into account the age of the participants. They have nowhere to rush, so I will places of interest more time can be devoted to the capital. This feature provides a deeper immersion in the amazing atmosphere of the metropolis and makes it possible to feel its character.
A huge advantage of such tours is their comfort. Bus tours designed specifically for retirees don't get tired. The travel time passes imperceptibly and leaves extremely positive, warm memories. Another advantage for people of retirement age is the opportunity to make new pleasant acquaintances while walking through the streets and parks of the capital.
The beautiful city is able to surprise even native Muscovites, who, due to their eternal employment, simply do not notice many of its sides. A short trip in the company of an experienced guide allows you to make many of the most unexpected discoveries and see Moscow from a non-standard perspective.
The site company specializes in conducting various excursions around the city. If you want to take an exciting walk with us, determine the most interesting topic, format and time, and then let us know about your decision. We will show you the capital in all its beauty.
Excursions in Moscow
This excursion route can be classified as a classic one - it will help those who have visited the capital for the first time to get acquainted with the main sights of the city, and for those who are already familiar with Moscow, to assemble the image into a single whole.
Tour duration: 1.5 hours
An object
Experienced Mosfilm guides will gladly introduce you to one of the largest and most advanced film studios not only in Russia, but also in Europe. Our excursionists will walk through the territory of the legendary Mosfilm film studio, get acquainted with its interesting past and see with their own eyes its present.
Tour duration: 4 hours
Bus excursion
When the hustle and bustle of the day leaves, and dusk descends on Moscow, the city becomes especially beautiful - the unusual and colorful illumination of many objects represents architectural ensemble capitals in a new guise.
Tour duration: 4 hours
Bus excursion
On frosty winter days, when the whole country is enjoying the long-awaited new year holidays, we invite you to a fascinating bus tour "Lights of New Year's Moscow", which will give you a unique opportunity to contemplate all the beauty of the festive capital, the grandeur of Moscow Christmas trees strewn with bright lights, the splendor of New Year's illumination and ice figures.
Tour duration: 4 hours
Bus excursion
We invite everyone who is interested unusual phenomena and believes in the existence of the otherworldly, go to an amusing trip through the most mystical zones of the capital. Our theatrical bus excursion will allow you to touch the mysterious world in which ghosts and phantoms live, to feel its frightening and at the same time attractive atmosphere.
Bus excursion
The sounds of revolutionary explosions that have captured the birth of the first workers 'and peasants' state on the pages of our history have long died out. The shock wave of Soviet transformations once and for all turned Moscow life upside down. Having brought down the walls of Orthodox churches, Moscow threw up the ideas of new leaders.
Bus excursion
Every person has desires. Material ones that are brought to life, one has only to make some efforts, or innermost ones - they do not even talk about such people and secretly hope for their wonderful performance. Do you know that absolutely any dream can be realized by correctly using the sacred forces literally surrounding us from all sides?
Tour duration: 3.5 hours
Bus excursion
Moscow is one of the most extraordinary cities in the world. Its appearance has been formed over many centuries, and historical cataclysms and fatal events have made their own adjustments to the overall picture. The capital as we know it now has its own character, sometimes unpredictable and even shocking.
Tour duration: 3 hours
Bus excursion
The royal dynasty of the Romanovs is today one of the most mysterious in Russian history. The Romanov family has overgrown with numerous mystical and mysterious legends for several centuries. However, is it possible to say with one hundred percent certainty that all these myths are true?
Tour duration: 3 hours
Bus excursion
Moscow - old City, in which dozens of styles and images are intertwined. Now no one can confidently single out the dominant style of the capital of Russia. Graceful, florid, trying to merge with nature, Art Nouveau mansions side by side with Gothic, glorifying the decay of all material and the greatness of heaven.
Novodevichy Convent is a beautiful architectural ensemble in the Moscow Baroque style. It was built in 1524 by the order of the Grand Duke Vasily III. The complex is included in the list of objects world heritage UNESCO tops the list of the most famous functioning monasteries in Russia.
Tour duration: 2 hours
Hiking
Everyone has their own Moscow. There is the Moscow of Vladimir Gilyarovsky, the Moscow of Alexander Pushkin, the Moscow of Joseph Stalin. We invite you to walk around the Moscow of Mikhail Bulgakov, a writer who created his own unique image of Moscow, filled with mystery, mysticism and love.
Tour duration: 2 hours
Hiking
A visit to the capital's Red Square is a tradition that developed at the dawn of the Moscow State. Having reached the middle, every self-respecting tourist stops his gaze at the arena dominant - the Lenin Mausoleum, whose severe red and black granite facade hides, perhaps, the "main body" of the Land of the Soviets, which outlived its owner for many decades.
Tour duration: 2 hours
Hiking
One of the most mystical places Moscow - the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve - we invite you to visit with our guide. "Yes, complete, what mysticism!" - the inexperienced excursionist will exclaim. However, those who have ever been to Kolomenskoye will only mysteriously smile in response to this remark and send you on this excursion, for there are few places in the capital more fanned by legends than Kolomenskoye.
Tour duration: 2 hours
Hiking
If you love mysticism and secrets, or, perhaps, you have a cherished desire, then you should definitely visit the walking tour "In the footsteps of Moscow ghosts", which will lead you into this mysterious and mystical world where the evil spirits of Moscow live.
Tour duration: 2 hours
Hiking
Many noble estates located in the central districts of Moscow have been placed at the disposal of foreign embassies. Despite the fact that these beautiful examples of ancient architecture have lost their direct purpose, they continue to adorn the capital.
Tour duration: 2 hours
Hiking
The history and activities of the most mysterious world community are hidden from the general public. The veil of secrecy that covers everything related to the Masonic order excites the imagination, giving rise to many myths and the most incredible theories. "Freemasons" are credited with being directly involved in geopolitical processes, influencing the course of history, and connections with occult forces.
Tour duration: 2 hours
Hiking
Kitay-Gorod is one of the most ancient districts of Moscow. It adjoins directly to the Kremlin and is not very large. But nevertheless, Kitay-Gorod is practically the entire history of the capital, contained in several streets.
If you have reached retirement age, this does not mean at all that your life is over and nothing more interesting and exciting will simply not await you. On the contrary, it is at this moment in time that all doors will open before you, since you will have more free time and, of course, opportunities to realize your desires. That is why such a topic as tours for pensioners in 2017-2018 from Moscow will be very useful for many who do not like to sit still, but prefer travel as a form of recreation.
Many, only having retired and on a well-deserved rest, absolutely understand and realize that they have begun a second youth, since it is quite easy to say goodbye to daily work duties, which, you will agree, takes a large share of energy and free time. Now is the time to spend time and life for the benefit of yourself only. Of course, the pension of a Russian pensioner cannot be compared with European standards, but in order to somehow make life bright and unusual, filled with new sensations and emotions, today most of travel companies offers retirement tours.
Retirement tours - fiction or reality?
The main feature of such retirement tours is that retirees are offered tours and vacations at a lower and more attractive, and, most importantly, affordable cost.
There is one drawback though, since the minimum price is provided out of season. But for many, this problem is not too significant and significant. But it is worth revealing one simple secret of a successful and happy vacation, which lies in the correct and competent selection of an individual tour. At the same time, in choosing a direction, it is imperative to take into account the individual characteristics of a person and this region. What points should you definitely pay attention to?
- First, it is correct to determine the climate. Do not forget that a person is in adulthood, so you should pay special attention to this indicator.
- Secondly, the change of time zones. Agree, this is also a rather important and significant problem that does not manifest itself in any way at a young age, but for people over 50 it becomes a serious problem.
- Third, take into account the duration of the journey or flight. Agree, at this age, most people do not like to be on the road for a long time. In this case, special attention should be paid to the mode of transport. The most optimal travel time for elderly people, according to experts, is 4-6 hours.
Where to go?
Among the entire list of the most demanded and popular destinations retirees choose the following routes.
Going on a trip, you should definitely think carefully so that you would like to see most of all what you expect from your vacation and what it should be like. If you define exactly your dreams and desires, then choosing a route will not be at all difficult and anxious, and the rest and travel itself will bring a lot of vivid and unforgettable emotions and impressions.
| 1 day | Departure from Moscow on a regular flight of Air Malta. Arrival in Malta. Meeting with a Russian speaking guide. Transfer to the hotel, accommodation, free time. |
| 2nd day | Breakfast in the hotel. Sightseeing tour Malta Hop on Hop off (with audio guide) Free time. |
| Day 3 | Breakfast in the hotel. Excursion - Cruise on the Great Harbor.Free time. |
| Day 4 | Breakfast in the hotel. |
| Day 5 | Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. Possibility to visit additional excursions. |
| 6 day | Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. Possibility to visit additional excursions. |
| Day 7 | Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. Check out from the hotel, transfer to the airport. Departure to Moscow on a regular flight of Air Malta. |
The tour price includes
- Flight Moscow - Malta - Moscow on a / c Air Malta flight (economy class, minimum fare, tariff availability must be specified),
- Accommodation in a hotel with the specified meals,
- Transfer airport - hotel - airport (group),
- 2 excursions:
Sightseeing tour of Malta Hop on Hop off,
Grand Harbor cruise - Medical insurance (up to 65 years old);
65 years and older - surcharge 2 euros / day;
80 and over - surcharge 4 euros / day.
Additionally paid
- Visa service cost - 75 euros per passport, children under 12 years old - 35 euros;
- Excursions, personal expenses, etc .;
- Optional excursions or excursion packages:
Package 3 excursions (Valletta, Mdina, Three cities) - 90 euros
Package of 5 excursions (Valletta, Mdina, Three Cities, Gozo, Blue Grotto) - 170 euros - Travel cancellation insurance - recommended
Additional Information
Accommodation at the hotel is made from 14:00, rooms are checked out until 12:00 noon!There is a tax for all tourists arriving in Malta.
The tax is 0.50 Euro per person. per day, but not more than 5 Euros for the entire stay.
Tourists pay this tax directly to the hotel where they will be staying.
