Moscow and St. Petersburg

7 days / 6 nights

1.Day:

Arrival in Moscow. Meeting with our English-speaking guide in the airport.
Transfer to the Hotel 4*. Check-in.
City sightseeing tour. During the tour you will see the most impressive sights of the Russian capital: the Red Square, St.Basil’s Cathedral, Mausoleum, Moskva-river, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior (one of the largest Orthodox Churches in the world), the Convent of the Maidens, Moscow State University and Vorobyevy Hills (beautiful panorama of Moscow), Triumph Arch, Boulevard Ring, Novy Arbat street, central streets and squares.

2.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
9.30 - meeting with our English-speaking guide in the lobby.
10.00 - 11.30 - Tour round the ensemble of Moscow Kremlin and its Cathedrals.
12.00 - 14.30 - Excursion to the State Tretyakov Gallery – the national treasure house of Russian Art (from Old Russia icons to contemporary paintings) and one of the greatest museums in the world.
14.30 – 15.30 - Lunch in a restaurant.
15.30 – 17.30 - Walking excursion to the Moscow Metro with stroll about the famous pedestrian street Old (Stary) Arbat (walk on foot).
Moscow Metro is reputed as the most beautiful in the world. Opened in 1935, it is well known for the ornate design of many of its stations, which contain outstanding examples of socialist realist art. You will see the genuine underground marble palaces decorated in abundance with mosaic, stained-glass windows, and candelabrum. Every station has its peculiar style.
The Old Arbat Street is one of the oldest original streets in the Russian capital dating back over 500 years. Today it is a lively and interesting Moscow attraction with the plentiful cafes and the picturesque pastel facades of the houses. There you will see the sumptuous "Prague Restaurant" that used to be a favorite place of Moscow’s nobility; the famous Vachtangov Theater and Pushkin’s apartment, where he and his wife spent their honeymoon; one of Stalin's Seven Sisters - the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; a monument to the songwriter Bula Okudzhava; the Church of the Saviour in Peski, etc.
19.00 – Visit to the Circus.

3.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
9.30 - meeting with our English-speaking guide in the lobby.
10.00 – Trip to Sergiev Posad. The Holy Trinity Lavra (Trinity-Sergius Monastery) is the most important monastery in Russia and the spiritual center of Russian Orthodox Christianity.
14.00 – Lunch in the restaurant «Russian homestead» in Sergiev Posad.
15.00 – Departure to Moscow.
17.00 – Arrival in the Hotel.
Free time.

4.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
Transfer to the airport / Take-off to St. Petersburg.
13.40 – Arrival in St.Petersburg.
Transfer to the 4* Hotel. Check-in and dinner.
Panorama city tour allows you to see the major and the most splendid sights of St-Petersburg. During this tour you also visit the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress, Peter and Paul Cathedral which had for almost two centuries served as a burial-place for Russian emperors and tsars.

5.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
9.45 - meeting with our English-speaking guide in the lobby.
10.00 - Visit to the State Hermitage Museum, Russia's best gallery of world art, one of the most prominent art museums in the world. The huge and very exciting collection has about 2.7 million exhibits and displays a full range of world art from Ancient Egypt to early 20th century Europe.
13.00 – 14.00 - Lunch.
14.30 - 15.30 – Visit to The Saviour on the Spilled Blood Cathedral, Church of the Resurrection of Christ.
Free time.

6.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
09.00 - Trip to Peterhof (Petrodvorets) with visit to the Grand Palace and walk through the park complex, 25 km southwest of the city.
Peterhof is St. Petersburg's most luxuriouse and spectacular Imperial estate. The Grand Palace, filled with fascinating and elaborate interiors, sits on top of a high seashore and amidst an enormous park, adorned with fountains, statues and pavilions. The park's unique cascades and fountain system (over 140 fountains) was designed in the 18th century and doesn't require the use of any pumps to operate the fountains.
13.00 – 14.00 - Lunch.
15.00 - Trip to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) to unlock the secrets of the world wonder - the Amber Room and admire the magnificent baroque - style Palace of Catherine the Great. The estate and a large landscape park are located just 25 km south of the city.
19.00 – Return to the Hotel.

7.Day:

Breakfast in the Hotel.
Check-out.
Transfer to the airport.

Price per Person / Package
For a group of 12 Persons: from 830 Euro per person
(price is inclusive of: accommodation in standard double rooms, breakfasts in the hotel, Transfer airport - Hotel – airport, English-speaking guide’s work, all transfers and excursions as per the program, 5 lunches, entrance tickets).