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Saint Petersburg
4 days/3 nights
Day1.
Arrival to St. Petersburg. Meeting local guide. Bus panoramics, visiting Peter & Paul fortress, St. Isaac’s cathedral, Summer gardens, St. Savior on the spilled blood cathedral, panoramics of Admiralty, Stroganoff palace, Smolny monastery, Nevsky prospect. Transfer to the hotel, end of bus service. Spare time. Lunch on arrival (extra service)
Night option: bridges and hot spots of nightlife
Day2.
Breakfast in the hotel. Metting local guide at the reception desk at 09:00. A guided visit to Hermitage till 14:00. Spare time.
Option in the afternoon: boat tour on Neva river.
Evening option: Folklore show at Nikolayevsky palace
Day3.
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting local guide at the reception desk at 9:00. A day tour 09:00-16:00 to Pushkin-Catherin’s palace (with famous Amber room)
and Peterhof (Low park with the fountains).
Option: visiting Kronstadt
Evening option: ballet at Mariinsky theater.
Day4.
Breakfast in the hotel. Free time.
Option: Yusupov palace. Transfer to the airport.
St. Petersburg -Novgorod
5 days/4 nights
Day1.
Arrival to St.Petersburg. Meeting local guide. Bus panoramics, visiting Peter & Paul fortress, St. Isaac’s cathedral, Summer gardens, St.Savior on the spilled blood cathedral, panoramics of Admiralty, Stroganoff palace, Smolny monastery, Nevsky prospect. Transfer to the hotel, end of bus service. Spare time. Lunch on arrival (extra service).
Night option: bridges and hot spots of nightlife
Day2.
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting local gude at the reception desk at 09:00. A guided visit to Hermitage till 14:00. Spare time. Option in the afternoon: boat tour on Neva river.
Evening option: Folklore show at Nikolayevsky palace
Day3.
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting local gude at the reception desk at 9:00.A day tour 09:00-16:00 to Puskin-Catherin’s palace Amber room) and Peterhof (Low park with the fountains).
Option: visiting Kronstadt
Evening option: ballet at Mariinsky theatre.
Day4.
Breakfast in the hotel.
08:00-20:00 Tour to Veliky Novgorod. Veliky Novgorod is one of Russia’s most ancient cities and was Russia’s first capital. It is located in the North-West part of the country, about 2-3 hours drive from St.Petersburg. Arrival to Novgorod. Visit to Novgorod’s Kremlin— the oldest in Russia. It was first built as early as in 864. The cathedral of St. Sophia dominates the structure. It is adorned with beautiful frescoes and icons. The tour includes visiting the Cathedral of St. Nicholas in Yaroslav´s Court. Lunch at a local restaurant.
In the afternoon, tour to the Yuriev Monastery with the visit to the Cathedral of St. George ,and the open-air museum of wooden art “Vitoslavisty” which is located close to the monastery. The museum consists of old wooden houses, huts, churches brought from all over the Novgorod region. The museum gives an idea of how Novgorod’s inhabitants lived in the past. At around 16:00 departure from Novgorod to St. Petersburg.
About 20:00 arrival to the hotel.
Day5.
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to the airport.
St. Petersburg – Moscow
6 days/5 nights
Day1.
Arrival to St.Petersburg. Meeting local guide. Bus panoramics, visiting Peter & Paul fortress, visiting St. Isaac’s cathedral, Summer gardens, St. Savior on the spilled blood cathedral, panoramics of Admiralty, Stroganoff palace, Smolny monastery, Nevsky prospect. Transfer to hotel, end of bus service. Spare time. Lunch on arrival (extra service)
Night option: bridges and hot spots of nightlife
Day2.
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting local gude at the reception desk at 09:00.A guided visit to the Hermitage till 14:00. Spare time.
Option in the afternoon: boat tour on Neva river.
Evening option : Folklore show at Nikolayevsky palace
Day3.
Breakfast in the hotel.Meeting local gude at the reception desk at 9:00. Aday tour 09:00-16:00 to Puskin-Catherin’s palace Amber room) and Peterhof (Low park with the fountains).
Option: visiting Kronstadt
Evening option: ballet at Mariinsky theatre.
Day4.
Breakfast -box in the hotel. 07:00 Transfer to the a/port Pulkovo. Flight to Moscow at 9:05. Upon the arrival at 10:25, meeting with a local guide at 11:00. Bus panoramics of Moscow: Ostankino TV tower, Lomonosov University, Sparrow hills, the Bolshoi theatre, walk at the Red square, and St Basil’s church. Transfer to the hotel. Spare time.
Night option: Sandunovskiye Bani, famous “Sanduny”
Day5.
Going to Kremlin by metro, two tickets are included. Guided visit of the Kremlin: Uspensky (Cathedral of the Dormition), Blagoveshensky (St.Assumpsion) and Archangelsky (Cathedral of the Archangel Michael) cathedrals, Tsar-bell, Tsar- cannon, the Armoury Chamber .
Walk to Christ the Savior Cathedral, and to Red October art space. Spare time.
Option in the afternoon: a guided visit to the Tretyakov gallery.
Day6.
Breakfast in the hotel. Moscow – river boat tour
Group goes to the port (Kiyevsky railwaystation) by metro, two tickets are included. Boat route is Kiyevsky railwaystation –Novospassky bridge.
Options: Kolomyenskoye park or Izmailovo Kremlin-or both.
Transfer to the airport.
Moscow -Kazan
6 days/5 nights
Day1.
Arrival to Moscow. Upon the arrival, meeting with a local guide. Bus panoramics of Moscow: Ostankino TV tower, Lomonosov University, Sparrow hills, the Bolshoi theatre, walk at the Red square, and St Basil’s church. Transfer to the hotel. Spare time.
Night option: ballet in the Bolshoi theatre.
Day2.
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting local guide at 9:00. Going to Kremlin by metro, two tickets are included. Guided visit of the Kremlin: Uspensky (Cathedral of the Dormition), Blagoveshensky (St.Assumpsion) and Archangelsky (Cathedral of the Archangel Michael) cathedrals, Tsar-bell, Tsar- cannon, the Armoury Chamber. Walk to Christ the Savior Cathedral, and to Red October art space. Spare time.
Option in the afternoon: a guided visit to the Tretyakov gallery.
Day3.
Breakfast in the hotel. Moscow – river boat tour. Group goes to the port (Kiyevsky railwaystation) by metro, two tickets are included. Boat route is Kiyevsky railwaystation –Novospassky bridge. Spare time.
Options: Kolomyenskoye park or Izmailovo Kremlin-or both.
Transfer to Kazansky railwaystation. Departure to Kazan by the train at about 20:45. Overnight on board the train.
Day4.
08:00 Arrival to Kazan. Meeting with the local guide at the railwaystation. Breakfast. Panorama city tour «1000 year Kazan», including Old Tatar Sloboda, Azimov’s and Mardjani’s mosque, Lake Kaban,native village «Tugan avilim» The Peter and Paul Cathedral, built in 1723-26 in the memory of visiting Kazan by Peter the I.
Exaltation of the Cross Church and the miraculous Kazan Icon of the God Mother, brought back from Vatican to Russia due to last will of the Pope. А visit to Museum of 1000th anniversary of Kazan in the National Cultural Center (Panorama view of Kazan). Kazan State University, Square of Freedom, Town Hall, Kremlin street, Park of 1000th anniversary of Kazan. Free time. Lunch in one of the city cafes with national cousin and interactive program on Tatar cookery. Check-in in the hotel.
Guided tour to “Kazan Kremlin” including Suyumbike falling tower, Annunciation Cathedral, Governor Palace, legendary mosque “Kuhl Sharif”, built as a symbol of the national Renaissance. A walk on the Prolomnaya street – the street of 4 centuries (nowadays Bauman street).
Day5.
Breakfast. Guided tour to Raifa Blessed Virgin Monastery on the way panoramics of “The Temple of all Religions”. Raifa Blessed Virgin Monastery is an architectural complex of XVII-XIX centuries, including the Trinity Church, the Church of Saint Fathers Slain in Sinai and Raifa, the smallest church in Europe of Saint martyrs Belief, Hope and Love and their Mother Sofia. The monastery is also famouse by Georgian miraculous icon of the God’s Mother.
Free time on the bank of the unique lake near the monastery.
Dinner in the cafe. Transfer to the railwaystation. Departure to Moscow by train №002Й «Premium” at 19:45. Overnight in the train.
Day6.
Arrival to Moscow at 07:10. Free time in the city centre. Transfer to the airport.
Trans-Siberian railway
15 days /14 nights
Here is a unique adventure, for enthusiasts, a thrilling ride into tunnels that cut through the mountainsides and dense forests stretching far into the horizon. It passes Lake Baikal and its northern most shores. This man-made wonder is made up of multiple experiences of different routes that traverse through many cultures and nations. Familiarize yourself with Russian locals, culture and wilderness as you travel over 9,200 km, spanning seven time zones.
Day 1.
Arrival to Moscow. Transfer to the hotel. We offer accommodation in Izmailovo “Alfa”,”Beta” “Gamma-Delta”, “Vega” or centrally located “Park Inn Sadu”. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 2.
Breakfast. 09:00-13:00.Panoramic tour of Moscow: TV tower Ostankino, MGU, Bolshoy theater, Lybyanka,church of St. Basil the blessed.13:00 Guided tour of Kremlin. Arbat short walk, free time there. Back to the hotel by the metro.
Night option: ballet in Bolshoy theater.
Day 3.
Breakfast. 09:00 a visit to Tretiakov gallery by tube. A short walk to Red October-spare time for shopping or visit Strelka Institute of contemporary art. 12:30 transfer to the railway station “Yaroslavsky”. Departure at 13:50 (Moscow time) by train №002 “Rossiya”. 16:42 23 minute stop in Vladimir. 19:51 15 minutes stop in Nizniy Novgorod. Overnight in the train.
Day 4.
Breakfast. Day in the train.11:35 -20 minutes stop in Perm.17:11 — 28 minute stop in Yekaterinburg. The train crosses the border of Europe and Asia. Overnight in the train.
Day 5.
Breakfast. 14:13 Arrival to Novosibirsk, the railway station is the largest in Siberia. 14:30 Meeting with the local guide. Panoramic city tour: Alexander Cathedral, Lenin Square which features the vast Novosibirsk Opera House,visit the oldest part of the city, Gorky Street with its old wooden houses, the tiny St. Nicolas Chapel marking the very center of Russia and the Ob river embankment.
Option: visit the Local lore museum which has a good display covering the history and ethnography of Siberia. Visit to the Beresta museum.
22:00 Transfer to the railway station. Departure by train №078at 23:04. Overnight in the train.
Day 6.
Breakfast. Day in the train. Train crosses Siberia and makes several stops (12:25 Krasnoyarsk -22 minutes, 17:05 Ilanskaya-22 minutes) Overnight in the train
Day 7.
08:08 Arrival to Irkutsk. Transfer to the hotel “Europa”3*. Breakfast.10:30 Meeting with the local guid. Transfer to Listvianka village, located on the bank of Baikal Lake. Panoramic tour around Listvianka including visit to Baikal ecological museum, where an impressive exhibit of the history, of flora and fauna from the lake region is displayed. The museum was opened by the Limnologucal Institute, the Siberian department of the Russian Academy of Sciences. There is an aquarium with different species of fish and the nerpa – the Baikal fresh water seal. Visit to museum of wooden art “Taltsi” which has a fine display of typical Russian and Siberian wooden houses from the past centuries. Travel to the Kamen Cherskogo (rock of Chersky) observation point to see the view. Lunch in the cafe “Baikal Dream”, menu includes famous Baikal salmon fish -omul. Free time.
Option: Baikal boat trip. Transfer to Irkutsk. Overnight in the hotel
Day 8.
Breakfast. 09:00 Meeting with the local guide. Irkutsk city tour, including famous historical center including Znamenskiy monastery with graves of Decembrists and G. Shelikhov – the Russian Columbus, Karl Marx Prospect with wooden buildings dating from the 19th century, walk along the embankment of the river Angara and visit the monument to Alexander III.
Option: tour to Burjat village Ust-Orda including tasting burjat cuisine, visiting Buddhist temple, photographing in national costumes. 20:15 Transfer to the railway station. Departure by train №002 “Rossiya” at 21:20. Overnight in the train.
Day 9.
Breakfast. Day in the train. Train goes to Far East and makes several stops (03:52 Ulan Ude -26 minutes, 14:56 Chita -25 minutes) Overnight in the train.
Day 10. Breakfast. Day in the train. Train crosses Amur region. Overnight in the train.
Day 11.
Breakfast. 07:43 Arrival to Khabarovsk.
08:00 Meeting with the local guide. 3 hour city tour including the historical downtown – Muravyev-Amursky street admiring the graceful architecture that survived during the Civil War, the Church of the Prelate Innocentius of Irkutsk, the protector of Siberia and the Far East, Cathedral of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin on the Cathedral Square, city´s main square – Lenin Square, building of the Government of Khabarovsk Territory, the Amur Cliff, monument to the Governor General of Eastern Siberia count Muravyev-Amursky. One hour the Amur river boat tour gives the possibility to see views of the city, the mighty Amur river itself and the beauty of the surrounding area. 20:15 transfer to the railway station. Departure by the train № 006”Ocean” at 21:10. Overnight in the train.
Day 12.
08:10 Arrival to Vladivostok. Transfer to the hotel “Primorie”3*. Breakfast. 10:00-14:00 City tour with the visiting Arseniev Museum to see exhibits of the region’s rich treasures of flora and fauna as well as the culture and history of the Vladivostok area, the S-56 submarine on the harbor embankment and the area on which the city was founded 142 years ago, new bridge over Zolotoy Rog bay.
Option: 14:00-19:00 Safari park with 2 excursions. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 13.
Breakfast. 09:00-13:00 Tour to Russky Island. The part of the Vladivostok fortress located on Russky Island, is a Russian border point with Japan. One of the most interesting objects on the island is the Voroshilov battery, which operated until 1997. Tour includes visiting a number of forts and batteries which were built at the beginning of the 20th century. There are picturesque views of the Pacific. Note! Necessary to be wearing hiking clothes and shoes without hills; umbrellas, double pair of shoes and socks in rainy weather. The roads aren’t plain on the island.
Day 14.
Breakfast. 07:30 Transfer to the airport. Flight to Moscow at 10:25. Arrival to Moscow at 12:25. Transfer to the hotel free time.
Option: Guided tour to Serguiev Posad. Visiting St. Trinity Lavra. Overnight in the hotel.
Day 15.
Breakfast. 08:30 Transfer to the airport.
Moscow -Golden Ring
6 days/5 nights
Day 1.
Arrival to Moscow. Meeting with a local guide. Bus panoramic of Moscow: Temple of Christ the Savior, Alexander Gardens, The Bolshoi Theater, Red square, and St Basil’s church. Transfer to the hotel.
Night option: Arbat street walking and metro tour.
Day 2.
Breakfast in the hotel. Tour to the Holy Trinity — St.Sergius Lavra in Sergiyev Posad (80 km). It is the spiritual and administrative center of Russian Orthodox Church. Here St. Sergius blessed the duke Dmitry and his army for battle with Mamay, Mongolian khan, in 1380. During the tour we visit the territory of Lavra and the Holy Trinity cathedral (1422-1423). The greatest icon painters of medieval Russia, Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny decorated the cathedral with frescoes.
Departure to Pereslavl-Zalessky (75km), founded in 1152 by Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy. In 1688–1693, Peter the Great built his famous «fun flotilla» on Lake Pleshcheyevo for his own amusement, including the so-called Peter’s little boat, which would be considered the forefather of the Russian fleet.
Monuments of church architecture include six architecture complex convents and nine churches.
Notable historic buildings are:
- white stone Savior’s Cathedral (1152–1157)
- Church of Metropolitan Peter (1585)
- Troitse-Danilov Monastery (16th–18th centuries)
- Nikitsky Monastery (16th–19th centuries)
- Feodorovsky Monastery (16th–19th centuries)
- Goritsky Monastery (17th–18th centuries)
Departure to Rostov Veliky (60km). Check-in the hotel. Dinner. Overnight
Day 3.
Breakfast in the hotel. Panoramic Rostov Veliky city tour. Nero lake and the main highlights around it: Spaso-Yakovlevsky and the St.Abraham monasteries, the Kremlin (1670-1683). Visiting the territory of Kremlin. There are 5 cathedrals and churches famous for its frescoes. The most remarkable is St. Assumption cathedral and its tower bell.
Option: visiting museum of enamel-the ancient Russian decorative art, one of the most attractive and brightest kinds of miniature painting.
Departure to Yaroslavl (50) km. Yaroslavl was founded in 1010 by the prince Yaroslav the Wise. The city prospered as a trading port and a center of textile manufacture. No other city in Russia except Yaroslavl can boast such a wealth of the 17th century architecture. City tour includes the highlights: the onion-domed St John the Baptist Church,“Strelka” park where the town’s founder (Yaroslavl the Wise) fought a sacred bear to save his people, the Monastery of Transfiguration of the Savior – one of Russia’s richest monasteries, the Church of Elijah the Prophet to see some of the brightest frescoes in the Golden Ring.
Departure to Kostroma (82km). Kostroma is justly considered to be the home of the Romanov royal family. Guided tour to the Ipatievsky monastery (14c.), the Romanov family’s sacred place. Here in 1613 Mikhail Romanov was called to take the Russian throne. Visiting Gostiny Dvor shopping arcade.
Departure to Suzdal (185 km). Check-in the hotel. Overnight
Day 4.
Breakfast in the hotel. Suzdal city tour. The highlight of Suzdal is the Kremlin, built in 11-12 c. On the territory of Kremlin there are cathedrals of 12-18 c., tower bell (1635), the Archbishop’s Chambers house – complex of buildings of 15-18 c.
Visiting the open-airMuseum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life to see traditional old izbas(wooden houses) and churches – all built without using a single nail.
Bogolyubovo is in 33km from Suzdal. It was the residence of Andrei Bogolyubsky, the duke of Vladimir. Church of the Intercession on the Nerl church (1158) was built by Andrei Bogolyubsky in memory of his killed son Izyaslav. The picturesque location is on the bank of the river Nerl, which flows into the river Klyazma. The church has been on UNESCOWorld Heritage List since 1992.
Arrival to Vladimir (10 km from Bogolyubovo) founded by Vladimir Monomakh in 1108. Visiting the magnificent Assumption Cathedral, once Russia’s main cathedral, built 1158-1189. The real treasures of the cathedral is Andrei Rublev’s “The Last Judgement” fresco.
Visiting Dmitrievsky cathedral (1194-1197), famous for its incredible stone carvings from the outside and included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Golden gates (1164) in Vladimir are also included into UNESCO World Heritage list. They were the front entrance to the richest part of the city.
Departure from Vladimir to Moscow by bus (190 km) Overnight in Moscow.
Day 5.
Breakfast in the hotel.
Guided tour to Kremlin: Uspensky (Cathedral of the Dormition), Blagoveshensky (St.Assumpsion) and Archangelsky (Cathedral of the Archangel Michael) cathedrals, Tsar-bell, Tsar-cannon, the Armoury Chamber.
Free time in Moscow
Day 6.
Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to the a/port. Departure.
Moscow -Golden Ring
5 days/4 nights
Day 1.
Arrival to Moscow. Upon the arrival, meeting with a local guide. Bus panoramics of Moscow: Ostankino TV tower, Lomonosov University, Sparrow hills, the Bolshoi theatre, walk on the Red square, and St Basil’s church. Transfer to the hotel. Spare time.
Night option: ballet in the Bolshoi theatre.
Day 2.
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting local guide at 9:00. Going to Kremlin by metro, two tickets are included. Guided visit of the Kremlin: Uspensky (Cathedral of the Dormition), Blagoveshensky (St.Assumpsion) and Archangelsky (Cathedral of the Archangel Michael) cathedrals, Tsar-bell, Tsar-cannon, the Armoury Chamber.
Walk to Christ the Savior Cathedral, and to Red October art space.
Spare time.
Option in the afternoon: a guided visit to the Tretyakov gallery.
Day 3.
Breakfast in the hotel. Moscow – river boat tour
Group goes to the port(Kiyevsky railwaystation) by metro, two tickets are included. Boat route is Kiyevsky railwaystation –Novospassky bridge.
Options: Kolomyenskoye park or Izmailovo Kremlin-or both.
Day 4.
Breakfast in the hotel 08:00 Departure from Moscow by bus to Vladimir (190 km), founded by Vladimir Monomakh in 1108. Visiting the magnificent Assumption Cathedral, once Russia’s main cathedral, built 1158-1189. The real treasures of the cathedral is Andrei Rublev’s “The Last Judgement” fresco. Visiting Dmitrievsky cathedral (1194-1197), famous for its incredible stone carvings from the outside and included in UNESCO World Heritage list. Golden gates (1164) in Vladimir are also included into UNESCO World Heritage list. They were the front entrance to the richest part of the city.
Bogolubovo is in 10km from Vladimir. It was the residence of Andrei Bogolyubsky, the duke of Vladimir. Church of the Intercession on the Nerl church (1158) was built by Andrei Bogolyubsky in memory of his killed son Izyaslav. The picturesque location is on the bank of the river Nerl,which flows into the river Klyazma. The church has been on UNESCO World Heritage List since 1992.
Suzdal is in 33 km from Bogolubovo. Suzdal city tour. The highlight of Suzdal is the Kremlin, built in 11-12 c. On the territory of Kremlin there are cathedrals of 12-18 c., tower bell (1635), the Archbishop’s Chambers house – complex of buildings of 15-18 c. Visiting the open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life to see traditional old izbas (wooden houses) and churches – all built without using a single nail. Departure to Moscow, approx. time of arrival- 21:00.
Day 5.
Breakfast in the hotel .Check-out. Tour to the Holy Trinity- St.Sergius Lavra in Sergiyev Posad (80 km). It is the spiritual and administrative center of Russian Orthodox Church. Here St. Sergius blessed the duke Dmitry and his army for battle with Mamay, Mongolian khan, in 1380. During the tour we visit the territory of Lavra and the Holy Trinity cathedral (1422-1423). The greatest icon painters of medieval Russia, Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny decorated the cathedral with frescoes.
Option: lunch in traditional Russian restaurant.
Transfer to the airport.
