Tour To Baikonur

Baikonur Launch Tour

Imagine all the excitement, joy, impatience, etc., which goes on at the Cosmodrome just before a space launch. Would you want to be there and experience it? Not on TV but in reality… first-hand? There are not many places in the world where you can experience this type of drama. We offer you the chance of visiting the legendary Russian cosmodrome at "Baikonur," in Kazhakhztan, where the history of space exploration started many years ago. The first satellite in the world, "Sputnik," was launched in 1957, from Cosmodrome Baikonur and since the first manned space flight of Yuri A. Gagarin on 12th April 1961, there have been over 1,200 spacecraft launched from here. Cosmodrome Baikonur is the biggest Cosmodrome in the world, it covers 6 717 square km. It is high technology complex which is used for all types of rockets' launches. We offer you two programs of Tour to Baikonour: The first program: The first program is Tour to Baikonur during the Launch of Manned Space Flight. We give you the opportunity of standing only 5 meters from the Soyuz rocket, when the great doors of the Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz integration hall, open and the space rocket transported on a special track to the Gagarinksy launch pad, which is 2 kilometers away. You will see the bravest people in the world – the Cosmonauts, who are ready to leave the Earth and fly away to the unknown stars. Just think where you would be standing when rocket blasts off from only 2 km in away! Who knows, maybe the next flight would be with you on board! Please see the Itinerary of this trip. Tour program to Baikonur during Manned Space Flight (5 days/4 nights) First Day You will meet in airport Domodedovo with our representative who give you the tickets and tour voucher. After arriving to airport “Krainiy” in Baikonur, you will meet with our English speaking (or other language you prefer) representative. We will take you to your hotel and will help with accommodation. After it you will have a dinner at the restaurant and free time. Second day Early in the morning we will go to Assembly and Test Facility (№ 112) where you will see the transportation Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome Soyuz integration hall to the Gagarinksy launch pad, which is 2 kilometers away. Breakfast in cafeteria. Transfer to Gagarinsky launch pad and watching the placement of Souyz rocket to the launch pad. After it we will take you to the Museum of Baikonur where you will see the large collection of unique objects such as first Lunar Globe and Y. Gagarin’s personal belongings. Also you will the Y. Gagarin’s and S. Korolev’s Memorial Houses where they lived before the first space launch in humanity history. Lunch. After lunch we will go to Buran spacecraft - the only completed and operational space shuttle vehicle from the Soviet Buran program. We will have lunch and will continue our tour with visiting the launching site of rocket Energia and the biggest universal complex Stand Start which provides the vertical Buran spacecraft’s launch.Dinner at the restaurant. Third day After breakfast we will invite you to Museum of Cosmodrome Baikonur History which tells you about the main stages of cosmodrome’s development. You will learn a lot about history of Baikonur City too. After it you will have a bus tour with visiting of city parks, monuments and Gagarin’s pavilion. The tour will take approximately 3 hours. After lunch we will take you to International Space School. Free time and dinner at the restaurant. Fourth day After Breakfast at the restaurant we will take you to Assembly and Test Facility (№254), which is used for launch maintenance. Also there is a room for pre launch medical examination of the space crew. You will become witnesses of crew’s report to Chief of State Commission according their readiness to take off. Usually it takes around four hours to prepare the crew for the space flight after the report. That is why we will take you to another Assembly and Test Facility (№ 112) where rockets are assembled and tested after arriving from the spacecraft plant. After it we will offer you lunch and we will go to the observation point. You will be among the witnesses of spacecraft launch only in 2 km in distance. After successful launch we will go close to the launch pad and will watch and feel still warm Gagarin’s launch pad 1 hour after the launch. This launch pad was established in 1957 and used for launch of first satellite and first man in the history of space exploration. Since that time this launch pad is used for State Space Programs and international cooperation in space field. Later in the evening you will have a dinner at the restaurant and free time after amazing day. Fifth day After breakfast we will go to hotel “Cosmonaut” where all cosmonauts live before launch. We will visit tree lane where first tree was planted. After it we will take you to the open market where you will be able to buy the souvenirs if you wish. Check out from hotel. On the way to the airport we will offer you lunch and then take you to the airport for departure. Our English speaking representative will escort you during whole your trip on Baikonur Package 1: Tour to Baikonur during Launch of Manned Space Flight The closest date of launch is 30th of May 2011. Book it now! Prices per person for Tour to Baikonur is 3,790 EURO The package includes: Transport between the Airports and your hotel; Visa support; A guide (English, French, Spanish, German) during whole tour; Hotel with breakfast 4 days/3 nights in Baikonur (accomodation in Standart Double room); Plane tickets Moscow-Baikonur-Moscow; Sightseeing Tours in Cosmodrome Baikonur according itinerary Permission for entry and visit Baikonur Cosmodrome; Meals: breakfasts, lunches, dinners; Observation of Launch of Manned Space Flight. Memory gifts from our company: Model of Soyuz-TMA and photo of crew with cosmonauts' autographs The additional cost for a single accommodation is 300 EURO The second program: The second program is Tour to Baikonur during the Launch of Cargo Space Flight. The Cargo Launches are organized more often than manned space flights and they are worth to see them too! Proton space rocket is in 5 times more powerful than Soyuz rocket. You will stand 3 km in away from Proton launch pad and feel the earth quake during the launch of the most successful heavy boosters in the history of spaceflight. Please see the itinerary of this tour program. The price for Baikonur Tour is 2800 euro  Package 2: Tour to Baikonur during Cargo Launch Prices per person for Tour to Baikonur is 2,800 EURO The package includes: Transport between the Airports and your hotel; Visa support; A guide (English, French, Spanish, German) during whole tour; Hotel with breakfast 4 days/3 nights in Baikonur (accomodation in Standart Double room); Plane tickets Moscow-Baikonur-Moscow; Meals: breakfasts, lunches, dinners; Sightseeing Tours in Cosmodrome Baikonur according itinerary Permission for entry and visit Baikonur Cosmodrome; Observation of Launch of Cargo Flight. According to visiting rules of the GCTC we should provide passport data and reserve (book) the visit no less than 45 days before your Tour. Please, take a look on Launch Schedule. Schedule of Manned Space Crafts' Launches in 2011 Soyuz TMA-21 spacecraft ISS, Space mission 26S Soyuz Launch Pad March 30, 2011 Crew: Andrei Borisenko, Aleksandr Samokutyayev, Ronald J. Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft ISS, Space mission 27S Soyuz Launch Pad May 30, 2011 Crew: Sergey Volkov, Michael E. Fossum, Satoshi Furukawa Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft ISS, Space mission 28S Soyuz Launch Pad September, 2011 Crew: Anton Shkaplerov, Sergei Revin, Daniel C. Burbank Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft ISS, Space mission 29S Soyuz Launch Pad December, 2011 Crew: Oleg Kononenko, André Kuipers (ESA), Donald Pettit P.S. After negotiation between Russian Space Agency and Chinese Space Agency the First Chinese Mission to Mars was delayed. Mars Mission will launch in 2011. We will inform you according the dates later. Our will take care of everything, you just have to enjoy!