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On arrival at Moscow International Airport, you will be met by our local representative and you will be transferred to the hotel.
Day is free, for you to explore the city at your own pace.
Moscow is a bustling metropolis, Russia’s beating heart Vibrant, modern, and oh-so-fashionable, the Russian capital rivals the world’s best cultural destinations. This thriving city is home to famous Bolshoi Theatre and the impressive Kremlin. Moscow is the biggest Russian and European city, with more than 12 million inhabitants. It has been the capital of Russia since the 15th century, except from 1712 to 1918, when the capital was transferred to St. Petersburg. The city was founded in the 12th century and the Kremlin, its main fortress, was erected in 1156. Moscow rapidly gained importance and the Duchy of Moscow became the main political centre among the principalities of central Russia before Ivan III, Grand Prince of Moscow, united most of these states under his control.
In the evening, we invite you to explore the beauty of the night illumination of the city that never sleeps.
Overnight in Moscow.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your driver and guide on this panoramic tour of The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour is a Russian Orthodox cathedral in Moscow, Russia, on the northern bank of the Moskva River, a few hundred metres southwest of the Kremlin. Then passing by the Novodevichy Convent, also known as Bogoroditse-Smolensky Monastery, is probably the best-known cloister of Moscow. Its name, sometimes translated as the New Maidens' Monastery, was devised to differ from the Old Maidens' Monastery within the Moscow Kremlin. After lunch, visit The Moscow Kremlin, is a fortified complex in the center of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River to the south, Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square to the east, and the Alexander Garden to the west. Continue the panoramic tour of The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is a Christian church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia and is regarded as a cultural symbol of the country. We will provide you a nice opportunity for shopping in GUM department. GUM is the main department store in many cities of the former Soviet Union, known as State Department Store during the Soviet era. Similarly-named stores operated in some Soviet republics and in post-Soviet states. Then visit the Metro Underground Palace tour & Arbat Street.
Overnight in Moscow.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Today explore the Russian art. Our tour starts in Tretyakov gallery, an art gallery in Moscow, the foremost depository of Russian fine art in the world. Then later it brings you to the most beautiful Moscow Metro station and ends on famous Arbat street, so that you would be able to enjoy the masterpieces of all kind of art. After lunch, you will visit Izmailovo Kremlin and local flea market to shop some true Russian souvenirs before going to St. Petersburg.
Later in the afternoon, the driver will pick you up and drop you to the train station for your onward journey to St. Petersburg.
Board the 2nd class train from Moscow to St. Petersburg. On arrival in St. Petersburg station, the driver will pick you up and drop you to the hotel.
Day is free, for you to explore the city at your own pace.
St. Petersburg is a Russian port city on the Baltic Sea. It was the imperial capital for 2 centuries, having been founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, subject of the city's iconic “Bronze Horseman” statue. It remains Russia's cultural center, with venues such as the Mariinsky Theatre hosting opera and ballet, and the State Russian Museum showcasing Russian art, from Orthodox icon paintings to Kandinsky works.
In the evening, we invite you to watch the famous drawbridge. A familiar view of Saint Petersburg is a drawbridge across the Neva. Every night during the navigation period from April to November, 22 bridges across Neva and main canals are drawn to let ships pass in and out of the Baltic Sea into the Volga-Baltic waterway system.
Overnight in St. Petersburg.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet your driver and guide on this beautiful panoramic tour of Kazan Cathedral or Kazanskiy Kafedralniy Sobor, also known as the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, is a cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg. It is dedicated to Our Lady of Kazan, one of the most venerated icons in Russia. Then proceed to visit Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, is a former Russian Orthodox church in Saint Petersburg, Russia which currently functions as a secular museum. The structure was constructed between 1883 and 1907. It is one of Saint Petersburg's major attractions. Then passing by the Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor is a cathedral that currently functions as a museum in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is dedicated to Saint Isaac of Dalmatia, a patron saint of Peter the Great, who had been born on the feast day of that saint. Enjoy the incredible Peterhof - a former residence of the Russian monarchs that brings together the finest achievements in national and international culture while on your way to the airport. Outstanding architects, decorators and sculptors, whose spectacular works of art slot perfectly into the natural beauty of the coastal landscape, created this unique complex.
Overnight in St. Petersburg.
After breakfast. The day is free until checkout time. The driver will pick you up and drop you to the airport for your onward flight.
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Russia: the world’s largest nation, borders European and Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Its landscape ranges from tundra and forests to subtropical beaches. It’s famous for Moscow's Bolshoi and St. Petersburg's Mariinsky ballet companies. St. Petersburg, founded by Russian leader Peter the Great, has the baroque Winter Palace, now housing part of the State Hermitage Museum’s art collection.
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