Saint-Petersburg and Moscow
Saint-Petersburg and Moscow, 8 days / 7 nights.
Tour Programm
1 day
Arrival in Saint — Petersburg. Meeting at the airport with a local guide and transfer to the hotel, check-in.
Dinner and night at the hotel.
2 day, Saint — Petersburg.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning – city tour. You will see: Palace Square, Winter Palace, Rostral columns, Field of Mars, Summer Garden, St Isaac’s Square, cruiser “Aurora”. Visit to the Kazan Cathedral. Lunch on the own.
Afternoon — visit to Peter and Paul Fortress founded by Peter the Great in 1703 where you can see old fortifications and St Peter and Paul cathedral with the burial vault of Peter the Great and other Russian tsars. Return to the hotel by bus.
Overnight at the hotel.
3 day, Saint — Petersburg.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning – visit to the State Hermitage museum, one of greatest museums of the world, which keeps the collection of 2 700 000 pieces of art, among them there are artworks by Leonardo Da Vinci, Tiziano, Rembrandt, Rubens, Rodin.
Return to the hotel by bus. Free time. Overnight at the hotel.
4 day, Saint — Petersburg.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Morning – tour of Tsarskoie Selo – former country residence of Russian emperors, visit to Catherine’s Palace with its famous Amber Chamber and park which is a fascinating monument of gardening art of the 18-19 centuries.
Optional visit to the Pavlovsky Palace in Pavlovsk.
Return to the hotel by bus. Overnight at the hotel.
5 day, Saint — Petersburg — Moscow.
Transfer to the railway station, express train to Moscow (2 class).
Arrival in Moscow (at about 11 a.m.), meeting with a local guide. City tour of Moscow. During the sightseeing tour you will see Red Square, the view of the Kremlin from Sofiyskaya embankment, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the monument to Peter the Great, the main building of Moscow State University, Vorobievy Hills, the Triumphal Arch, Kutusovsky Prospect, New Arbat, Theatre Square, Tverskaya Street. Transfer to the hotel, check-in. Overnight at the hotel.
6 day, Moscow.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Morning – visit to the Moscow Kremlin, situated in the very center of the capital of Russia. Its monumental walls and towers, golden-domed cathedrals and ancient palaces stand high on the Borovitskiy Hill above the Moskva River forming a magnificent architectural ensemble. Lunch on the own.
Walking tour along Arbat street and visit to some famous Moscow metro stations. Return to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
7 day, Moscow.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
Time at your disposal for individual visits and shopping.
Overnight at the hotel.
8 day, Moscow.
Buffet breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport.
NB: The sequence of the visits and tours is subject to change.