Brief about the tour
Covered Places
Moscow - St. Petersburg
This is going to be the greatest holiday trip to Russia where you will explore the two largest cities, Moscow and St. Petersburg. A week-long tour will take you to the historic Russian capitals that have always played the most important part in the country's history. Get at chance to visit the beautiful cathedrals, Tretiakov Gallery (unique collection of Russian icons, paintings, and sculptures), the most fascinating classic city tour of the Hermitage Museum, famous Catherine Palace and Park.
Find your favorite place, feel more than home
Upon your arrival at the airport you will be received by a representative of our agency and transferred to your booked hotel. After spending some leisurely hours in hotel, start your day sightseeing with Moscow City Tour. Let yourself be introduced with the largest city in Russia. During your day excursion you will have glimpse of various famous sights including the Red Square, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Novodevichiy Convent, Poklonnaya and Vorobievy Mountains, Tverskaya Street, Bulvarnoye Koltso (Boulevard Ring), and other attractions. Later, return to hotel and stay overnight.
Post breakfast in the morning; get ready for your second day excursion to enjoy the amazing Moscow Kremlin open-air museum-reserve. The day is full of excitement as you will have enough chance to explore the historical monuments, such as the Great Kremlin Palace and the Arsenal building, see the trophy weapons of the war of 1812 and admire the cathedrals on the territory of the Kremlin which is an icon of Russian statehood, the treasury, containing historic relics, cultural and artistic monuments. Thereafter that you will have an option to get acquainted with Moscow metro where some magnificently designed stations will allure you a lot. In evening, have a visit to The Arbat, one of the most popular streets in Moscow and an old symbol of the capital. Later, return to hotel and stay overnight.
Post breakfast, enjoy some morning hours in ambience of hotel. In afternoon, get ready to transfer to Tretiakov gallery. The well famous museum shows the whole history of Russian art from the ancient period to modern time. Tretiakov gallery Museum, structured in 1902-1904, possess the great collection of numerous icons, paintings, sculptures and graphics. Here you will have a chance to get acquainted with the Russian Art of the 9th-10th centuries and the Collection of Soviet Art of 1930-1980. Later, return to hotel and stay overnight.
Have breakfast in morning hours and spend some time there. In afternoon, you can take rest at hotel or optionally visit the Pushkin Museum. This museum has the great collection of Fine Arts which consists of more than 500.000 works of art including paintings, sculptures, graphic art, decorative art, archeological monuments, numismatic items, and photography. The display of Art pertained to Ancient Civilizations and Collections of European painting (from the 8th till the early 20th century) will give you enough opportunity to know more about the ancient Russia. In evening, checkout from the hotel and transfer to railways station to board the train for St. Petersburg. Enjoy the overnight journey to St. Petersburg in train.
Upon your arrival at St. Petersburg, you will be received by a representative who will transfer you to your pre booked hotel. Check in to the room and spend some leisurely hours. St. Petersburg, the young city, founded in 1703 has continuously playing a significant role in the history of Russia ever since. The day sightseeing excursion will get you introduced with the main architectural and historical monuments of Saint Petersburg. During the classic city tour of St. Petersburg, you will have a chance to take a ride along its main streets and prospects enjoying its splendid sights: numerous palaces and cathedrals, rivers and channels, bridges and parks. In evening, return to hotel and stay overnight.
Post breakfast in the morning; start your day excursion with the visit to largest museums in the world, the State Hermitage. The museum occupies six magnificent buildings situated along the embankment of the Neva River. During your day tour you will be get acquainted with masterpieces by outstanding artists from Italy, Spain, Holland, Flanders, France, England, Germany and other Western European countries. The museum exhibits the works by such great masters as Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Giorgione, Titian, Michelangelo, Francisco de Goya, Renoir, Picasso and many others. Spend the day while exploring the things at State Hermitage museum and return hotel with great experience. Stay overnight in hotel.
Post breakfast in the morning, get ready to learn more about one of the most picturesque suburbs of St. Petersburg, the town of Pushkin named after a famous Russian poet, also known as Tsarskoye Selo (tsars’ village literally). You will visit the Catherine Park is a magnificent work of creative labor of several generations of talented Russian architects, prominent sculptors, gardeners, and engineers, thousands of craftsmen and working people of various specializations. Catherine Palace is the center of the composition of the park and the main landmark of Pushkin. Through the day excursion, you will be aware of the mysterious history the Amber Room and architecture. Experience the majestic place at St. Petersburg and return to your hotel for overnight stay.
Post breakfast, morning time is free for your own activities, thereafter checkout hotel and get ready to leave for your destination. Our representative will transfer you to Airport to board flight for your onward journey.