Moscow is one of the ten largest megacities in the world and the largest city in Europe and Russia. More than 12 million people live here. The city is named after the eponymous river flowing through it.
View itineraryThe 2nd day of the tour is dedicated to visiting Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral, GUM. A pleasant end of the day and its highlight will be a visit to the Tretyakov Gallery, where you should definitely see the most famous works of the Russian painting - Malevich's Black Square, Shishkin's Morning in a Pine Forest, Vasnetsov's Heroes, Ivan the Terrible and his Son Ivan 16 November 1581 by Repin and many others.
View itineraryToday you will visit the unique tourist, spiritual and political place in modern Moscow - the Moscow Kremlin, which is the largest medieval fortress in the world and the oldest building in Moscow.
View itineraryYour 4th day in Moscow is devoted to visiting the Novodevichy Convent and Moscow metro ride. Today you will also move from Moscow to St. Petersburg on a modern and comfortable high-speed train Sapsan - a favorite way of locals to travel between these two cities.
View itineraryThis day is dedicated to a sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg - a city, which was the official capital of the Russian state for almost 2 centuries (from 1730 to 1918). You will visit St. Isaac's Cathedral, which is considered the largest cathedral in Russia, the Savior on Spilled Blood, Nevsky Prospect and many other sights.
View itineraryThe state museum Hermitage in St. Petersburg is a unique palace complex in which rare and richest expositions of masterpieces of painting, sculptures and architecture and also historical values of the previous centuries are collected. Nowadays it is one of the biggest and most popular complexes – it enters in TOP-20 of the most visited world's art museums and contains about three million invaluable exhibits for the period from the Stone Age and till the 21st century!
View itineraryPeterhof was the summer residence of Peter the Great. The Peterhof fountain complex has 173 fountains and 4 cascades. Peterhof was built on the one hand in response to Versailles, and on the other hand, as a triumphal monument to the successful completion of Russia's struggle and access to the Baltic Sea.
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Your personal driver will meet you in the airport and transfer to a centrally located 5-star hotel for check in.
The rest of the day is your leisure time. You can start discovering Moscow city centre, enjoy the local food in one of the traditional restaurants.
Meals are not included.
Hotel
Hotel Sadovnicheskaya, Moscow 5*
After breakfast, local English-speaking guide will meet you at the hotel lobby to start the fascinating tour of Moscow sights. During this day you will visit the Red Square - the main square of the capital of Russia which is located at the walls of the Moscow Kremlin.Then you will discover a picturesque St.Basil's Cathedral built in the middle of the 16th century under Tsar Ivan the Terrible order to commemorate the conquest of the Kazan Khanate.
Further your guide will introduce you one of the largest stores in Europe – GUM, which has been operating since 1893.
After lunch (not included) you will explore the Tretyakov Gallery - the world's largest collection of Russian painting, drawing and sculpture which grew out of private collections of the brothers Pavel and Sergey Tretyakov. Currently the gallery features over 180 thousand exhibits.
After visiting the Gallery your driver will take you to the hotel.
Lunch and dinner are not included in the price.
Hotel
Hotel Sadovnicheskaya, Moscow 5*
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Breakfast
After breakfast you will start your guided tour to the Kremlin, passing its main entrance - the Spassky Gate, which is located opposite to the St. Basil's Cathedral and face the Red Square.
You will also visit the Armory Chamber which collection has begun to form in the 15th century as a private treasure trove of the great Moscow tsars. The basis of the museum collection consists of precious objects made in the Kremlin workshops and received as a gift from the Embassies of foreign countries.
The rest of the day is your leisure time. Enjoy the local cuisine in one of the centrally located restaurants or continue exploring Moscow on your own.
Hotel
Hotel Sadovnicheskaya, Moscow 5*
Meals
Breakfast
After breakfast and checkout from the hotel you will visit Novodevichy Convent built in 1524 which is rightfully calling as one of the most beautiful monasteries in Russia. You will also visit Novodevichy cemetery - a special landmark of the monastery – the place where many Russian politicians, actors, poets and scientists are buried including Anton Chekhov, Konstantin Stanislavsky, Fedor Shaliapin, Boris Yeltsin and many others.
Later you will make a quick ride in Moscow subway – another outstanding masterpiece of architecture opened more than 80 years ago. About 8 million people use this kind of transport daily.
After the tour you will be transferred to Leningradsky train station to board Sapsan high-speed train. The trip takes just 4 hours to cross the distance in comfort and safety with the speed about 200 km/h.
Upon arrival, the driver will meet you on the platform and transfer to a centrally located hotel to continue your journey in one of the most beautiful cities of Europe.
Hotel
Hotel Sadovnicheskaya, Moscow 5*
Meals
Breakfast
After breakfast the guide will meet you at the hotel lobby. The day is devoted to the exploration of the main Saint Petersburg sights. You will walk along Nevsky avenue to take photos in the most beautiful places of this picturesque street such as the Kazan Cathedral, the Palace Square and some others.
Then you will continue the excursion and visit the Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral and the Peter-and-Paul Fortress –the burial place of most of the Russian Emperors and Empresses.
After that, you will be transferred to the Spilled Blood Church built in the memory of the fact that the Emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded in the result of the assassination attempt on 1 March 1881. After visiting the sight, you will have time for lunch in one of the restaurants with the local cuisine.
The highlight of this day is the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral - the largest Orthodox church in St. Petersburg.
The rest of the day is your leisure time. You can also continue exploring the city with us by choosing the recommended extension of the program.
Hotel
Corinthia Hotel, Saint Petersburg 5*
Meals
Breakfast
The Hermitage Museum is the largest State Museum in Russia and one of the ten most popular cultural, historical and art museums in the world. The most significant museum building is the Winter Palace which is famous for its history and marvelous exterior and interior.
The pearls of the collection of old European paintings are the works of Leonardo da Vinci, Titian, Caravaggio, and Rembrandt. The museum has a rich collection of paintings by Rubens, Rembrandt, Van Duck, Poisson, Veronese, Claude Lorrain and others.
The rest of the day is your leisure time. You can also continue exploring the city with us by choosing the recommended extension of the program.
Hotel
Corinthia Hotel, Saint Petersburg 5*
Meals
Breakfast
Today you will visit Peterhof - the monument of architecture and landscape art of the first quarter of the XVIII century, received world fame as the "capital of fountains".
You will visit the Bath Cottage and get the insight into the everyday life of the Russian nobility, stroll in the beautiful Lower Park, luxuriously decorated with the 176 fountains of various shapes and styles and numerous gilded statues of ancient gods and heroes, and explore the Grand Palace (outside).
Hotel
Corinthia Hotel, Saint Petersburg 5*
Meals
Breakfast
Your driver will meet you at the hotel lobby after check out to transfer you to the airport.
You can also extend your trip choosing one of the offers below on the private basis.
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Corinthia Hotel, Saint Petersburg 5*
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Breakfast
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