With some great day trip options in the surrounding area, renting a car makes good sense. Without one, it’d be much harder to explore all that Naberezhnye Chelny, 17 miles away, has to offer. Musy Dzhalilya Park should be toward the top of your list here. Museum of Ecology and Nature Protection and Dolphinarium Naberezhnye Chelny are fantastic attractions too. Locals are also likely to point you toward Yelabuga, 25 miles away. If you can only find time for one thing here, let it be Devil’s Ancient Settlement. (But we’d also highly recommend Nadezhda Durova Estate Museum and N. A. Durova’s Memorial Estate.)