Private tours in St. Petersburg and Moscow

Private tours in Russia and Ukraine

Moscow and St. Petersburg

7 Days - 6 Nights

This tour gives you a chance to see and compare with your own eyes and compare Russia's two capitals - the old and the new. Moscow, the ancestral capital of the Tzars, was founded by Yiry Dolgoruky in 1147. It is build around the walled citadel of the Kremlin, a treasure house of ancient cathedrals, palaces and museums. Since 12th century Moscow has been the center of the Russian Empire. St.-Petersburg, Russia's pride, a museum and a world in itself, was created by contrast out of nothing but will of one man - tzar Peter the Great. Call it as you wish - Northern Venice, Palmira of the North, Northern Aurora. But none of these can fully express its beauty and fascinating elegance. Most of itineraries focus on Moscow -the center of current political transformation and St.-Petersburg - the gorgeous Tzarist capital on the banks of Neva River. These cities are enjoyable at any time of year.

Day 1
Arrival to Moscow.
Transfer from the airport to the hotel.
Accommodation at the hotel (“Ukraina”/ “Cosmos”).
Check in, registration.
Afternoon City Tour round the most beautiful places of Moscow (the Cathedral of St.Basil the Blessed, the Tverskaya street which is very animated and saucy, the former headquarters of the KGB, University located in Lenin’s Hills considered to be the highest point of the city, Russian White House, Kutuzov street and the Victory Park with it’s fountains and churches, etc)
Free time.

Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel.
Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin & Kremlin Cathedrals. The Kremlin has always been perceived as a symbol of power & might of the Russian land. Each era of Russian history left it’s architectural mark on the Kremlin. Within the Kremlin walls there are many architectural monuments, churches, cathedrals, museums, etc.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Tour of Kolomenskoe. Kolomenskoye - is the unique artistic, historical, architectural and natured landscape museum situated in the South region of Moscow not far from the city center.
Return to the hotel.
Free time.
Night performance: Circus.
Transfer to/from the performance.

Day 3
Breakfast at the hotel.
Tour to the Tretyakov State Gallery. The Tretyakov State Gallery - one of the world’s largest museums, a treasure house of old Russian art from the 11th cent. till our days. The gallery bears the name of its founder, Pavel Tretyakov, a rich Russian manufacturer and patron of art. He presented his collection to the city of Moscow in 1892. Now the Tretyakov Gallery holds more than 50000 works of painting, graphic art and sculpture.
Free time.
Late check out.
Evening transfer to railway station.
The overnight sleeper train to St.-Petersburg (1st class ticket).

Day 4
Arrival to St.-Petersburg.
Panoramic City Tour - all major city highlights in the course of a three hours tour including visits to Peter & Paul Fortress, the burial place of all Russian Emperors, and St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the forth highest cathedral in the world with breathtaking design.
Transfer to the hotel.
Accommodation at the hotel (“Moskva”).
Check in.
Free time.

Day 5
Breakfast at the hotel.
Excursion to town of Pushkin (former Tsarskoye Selo) - a tour to the Catherine the Great Palace and a garden and park ensemble, Lyceum, which was attended by the Great Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Return to the hotel.
Free time.

Day 6
Breakfast at the hotel.
Excursion to the Hermitage Museum - the Hermitage ranks among the world's major museums. Its collection consists of nearly three million art objects. Exhibits are displayed in the Winter Palace, as well as the Small, Old and New Hermitages. Concerts and ballet performances are given in the former Hermitage Theater. The Hermitage collection has six departments: West European art, the Antique world, primitive culture, Oriental culture and art, the history of Russian culture, as well as numismatics.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Free time.
Cultural performance - Folkshow with fourchette at Nikolaevsky Palace.
Transfer to/from the performance.

Day 7
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check out.
Departure transfer.

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