MiG-29 Flight to the Edge of Space, 5 Day Itinerary - Moscow, Russia

Fitness and Experience

• You must be 18 years or older
• Must have a medical release from your physician stating that you are in suitable health for the flight
• If you are over 40 years of age you’ll be required to supply further medical information such as an ECG/EKG test
• People with high blood pressure may not be able to participate in this activity and there are also other limiting physical factors such as height and weight restrictions

What to Bring/Wear

• Must have a medical release from your physician stating that you are in suitable health for the flight
• If you are over 40 years of age you’ll be required to supply further medical information such as an ECG/EKG test
• You will need to arrange a Visa, travel insurance and there will be security clearance forms to complete to allow access to the airbase – these forms need to be submitted at least 60 days in advance of your scheduled MIG flight
• International return flights from Australia are at additional cost
  

What is Supplied

• Visa support (invitation documentation)
• Preparation of official clearances to visit "Sokol" Aviation Plant and perform the flight onboard a jet fighter
• Reception at / departure from Moscow International airport and Nizhny Novgorod railway station
• Transfers in a business class vehicle between the airport and the hotel, railway station and the hotel
• B&B accommodation in a standard suite at the 5-star Golden Ring in Moscow and 4-star Alexandrovsky Garden Hotel (or 4-star Nikol Hotel in Nizhny Novgorod
• Sightseeing tours of Moscow and Nizhny Novgorod
• All transfers in business class vehicle during the tour provided for by the tour program
• 1st class railway tickets Moscow - Nizhny Novgorod
• Plane ticket Nizhny Novgorod - Moscow
• Lunches and dinners according to the tour program
• Preflight preparation at Sokol
• MiG-29 Edge of Space Flight
• Services of personal guide-translator
• Photos with the pilot of the MiG-29
• Personal certificate on flight performance
• Visit of Sokol Plant Aviation Museum
• Provision of mobile phone for the entire tour period

More Information

Itinerary Overview 

Day one: On arrival in Moscow, you will be met by our English speaking company representative. Our representative will help you to get to the hotel in one of our chauffer driven vehicles. On arrival, you will check-in to the luxury 5-star "Golden Ring Hotel." You will be given instructions about the tour program and given a mobile phone to contact us and then you will have some free time to relax. Later, in the evening you’ll join us for dinner in one of the best Russian restaurants in Moscow.

Day two: After breakfast, you will check out from the hotel and head off for your sightseeing tour of Moscow in our vehicle accompanied by our English speaking guide. You will be shown what we think are the most interesting places of interest in Moscow, such as The Kremlin, Red Square and some of the famous cathedrals. After the excursion, you will have lunch at one of the top city restaurants and then you’ll be taken to the railway station and depart, by train, to Nizhny Novgorod (former city of Gorky) in a 1st-class carriage. You will arrive in Nizhny Novgorod at approximately 9:25pm where you will be met by our English speaking interpreter who will help you to check in and settle into the city’s best hotel.

Day three: After breakfast at the hotel you will be taken to the Nizhny Novgorod Sokol Aviation Plant where you will be prepared for your flight in a Russian MiG 29 fighter jet. Preparation will include a brief health examination, a meeting and conference with the fighter pilot, and your preflight briefing on the rules of conduct and safety measures during the flight. Then, you will change into a special high-altitude pressure suit (for the flight to the Edge of Space) you will also be instructed on correct usage of the oxygen mask during the flight. Then you will be transferred to the airstrip. Once there, you will make a preflight inspection of the aircraft, together with the pilot and then taken to the cockpit. Finally, your long desired supersonic flight to the stratosphere begins!

On completion of the flight, you may take photographs with the pilot in front of the aircraft and you will receive a personal performance certificate of the flight onboard the MiG-29 fighter-jet. Finally, you will visit the Sokol Plant’s Aviation Museum. After finishing all activities at Sokol and the MiG-29 flight, you will return to the hotel where you can take it easy from your adrenalin-filled day. Following your tour, you will have an evening dinner in a Russian restaurant with your guide.

Day four: (back-up day for the flight in MiG-29, in case of bad weather). You will have breakfast at the hotel and check out and you will be taken out for a guided tour of Nizhny Novgorod. Following the tour in Nizhny Novgorod, you will have lunch in one of the city's quality restaurants. Then you will be driven to the airport and depart for Moscow by plane. You will arrive in Moscow and our company representative will meet you at the airport and take you to the Golden Ring Hotel and check-in.

Day five: After breakfast, you will check-out before 12.00. Our travel agency representative will escort you to the airport and help you to depart from Russia. 

Cost: From US$25,000.00 per person (inc. GST) 

Cost is indicative & subject to confirmation at time of quotation. Cost is based on a fully inclusive package, all ground itinerary, transfers, guides/interpreters, accommodation. International return flights from Australia are at additional cost.

NOTE: You can order the photo and DVD package with cockpit footage for an extra USD $ 750 and a pilot suit with your name on it for USD $400