Days 1-6 Moscow Tour

10:00am

Our tour guide picks up the group from the hotel.
Moscow Sightseeing Tour, (with the visit to St. Basils Cathedral)

Tour Plan: Red Square with St. Basil Cathedral (inside tour), the Kremlin view from the Sofia quay, Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the monument to Peter I, House on the quay, Novodevichy Convent, Moscow State University, Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory), Poklonnaya Hill, Triumphal Arch, Kutuzov Avenue, New Arbat Avenue, The Boulevard Ring, Manege Square (Manezhnaya square), Teatralnaya Square, Tverskaya Street, Pushkin Square.

1:00pm

Lunch (Russian or any cuisine) from 12 EURO/15 USD per person.

2:30pm

Tour to theMoscow Kremlin:

• Kremlin Walking Tour with Inside Visit to 2 Cathedrals
• The Armoury Chamber (inside tour)

6:00pm

Return to Hotel

10:00am

Our tour guide picks up the group from the hotel.
Moscow Sightseeing Tour (with the visit to Cathedral of Christ the Savior)
 
Tour Plan: Red Square with St. Basil Cathedral, the Kremlin view from the Sofia quay, Cathedral of Christ the Savior (inside tour), the monument to Peter I, House on the quay, Novodevichy Convent, Moscow State University, Sparrow Hills (Vorobyovy Gory), Poklonnaya Hill, Triumphal Arch, Kutuzov Avenue, New Arbat Avenue, The Boulevard Ring, Manege Square (Manezhnaya square), Teatralnaya Square, Tverskaya Street, Pushkin Square.

2:00pm

Lunch (Russian or any cuisine) from 12 EURO/15 USD per person.

3:30pm

Tretyakov Gallery Tour

Tour Plan:
Here you will see the old Russian paintings and artworks on display, such as portraits, sculptures dating back to the 18th century, genre paintings of 19th century, the itinerants, and the paintings of the 20th century (before 1910). If you are interested in modern art, you can visit the Gallery of Modern Art located on Krimski Val.

5:00pm

Return to Hotel

9:00am

Our tour guide picks up the group from the hotel.
The Kolomenskoe Estate Tour

About Kolomenskoe Estate:
Kolomenskoye estate is located on the bank of the Moscow River, 10 km southeast of the Kremlin and surrounded by over 350 hectares of ancient woodland.
Kolomenskoye was first mentioned in chronicles of Prince Ivan Kalita in 1339. Since the 14th century Kolomenskoye had been the summer residence of Great Moscow Princes, and after - Russian tsars.
Kolomenskoye is represented by many vintage wooden constructions, such as beautiful churches and tent-roofed constructions.
On the territory of the park you will find a unique historical- architectural ensemble. On a walking tour you can see such famous churches as the Kazan Church built in the 1660`s, the Ascension Church built in 1532, the bell-tower church of St. George, the Church of Beheading of St. John the Forerunner, surrounded by a small cemetery with graves dating back to the 14th -19th centuries.
Nowadays Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve is one of the most picturesque and popular places in Moscow.

12:00pm

Moscow Metro Tour

Tour Plan:
The Moscow Metro stations are one of the main sights in the capital city. The Metro stations in the Center are like “underground palaces”. Over 20 types of marble stone from different parts of the former USSR were used to build the Metro Stations. The stations are decorated with statues, reliefs, paintings, mosaics, stained-glass windows and murals by the most famous Russian artists.

2:00pm

Lunch (Russian or any cuisine) from 12 EURO/15 USD per person.

3:00pm

Return to Hotel

10:00am

Our tour guide picks up the group from the hotel.
About Sergievo Lavr Tour: The Sergiev Posad, the most known Russian town on Golden ring route is often called the Russian Vatican. In the early fourteenth century a monastery of the Trinity was founded here by Venerable Sergius of Radonezsh to become later on the largest and one of the most important centres of Russian Orthodox religion. The Trinity monastery of St. Sergius represents a fantastic architectural complex of the 14th-19th   centuries. The holy relics of St. Sergius are kept in the oldest Trinity cathedral,   which is famous for the icons by the greatest Russian icon painter Andrey Rublev. His famous “Trinity” icon was specially made for this Cathedral.

12:00pm

Lunch (Russian or any cuisine) from 12 EURO/15 USD per person.

6:00pm

Return to Hotel

9:00am

Our tour guide picks up the group from the hotel.

Tour Plan: Tsaritsyno Estate is a royal suburban Moscow residence of  Katherine the Great in the late 18th – early 19th centuries. The tour into the Estate includes a visit to a palace area with a park and a renewed Bread House – which takes its name from a way being decorated - the sculptures of a bread loaf and a salt cellar). The Museum is located in the park with several architectural palace buildings. 

2:00pm

Lunch (Russian or any cuisine) from 12 EURO/15 USD per person.

3:00pm

Old Arbat Street Tour

The Old Arbat is the most touristy street in Moscow, with lots of souvenir shops, cafes and restaurants. The street used to be the most prestigious living area, and the Russian noble and well off families resided here. The street was rebuilt after the Great Fire during Napoleon's occupation of Moscow in 1812. You will find much fun and entertainment on a walking tour over the street.

5:00pm

Return to Hotel

8:00am

Our tour guide picks up the group from the hotel.

Tour Plan: A trip from Moscow to Vladimir and Suzdal and back to Moscow takes around 10 hours altogether. Vladimir is located 180 km to the east of Moscow. It is a town of a thousand-year history, the capital of Russian state in the 12th  century. City tour in Vladimir includes the oldest monuments of Russian white-stone architecture of the 12th century, including the Assumption Cathedral, one of the most historically important Russian Orthodox Churches and a short visit to two local museums. Then, we proceed to Suzdal, which is 38 km from Vladimir. Suzdal is one of smallest town on the Golden ring route, but has more examples of architectural monuments than any other cities. With the history going back to 1024 it stayed aside from industrial development and still keeps the look of a charming village with fascinating panoramas. Within a small area of the city there are four monasteries and a big number of Russian Orthodox churches built in different times in various styles. Local museum of Wooden Architecture and peasant life is one of the best known in Russia. The tour in Suzdal includes the Kremlin, the Monastery of Our Savior and St. Euthimius and four local museums.

1:00pm – 2:00pm

Lunch (Russian or any cuisine) from 12 EURO/15 USD per person.

6:00pm

Return to Hotel