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The Heart of Russia with Veliky Novgorod Extension
Moscow
ruRussia
3 nights
Your program overview

Day 1: Arrival

Welcome to the legendary capital of Russia - Moscow! Upon arrival, your private driver transfers you to the hotel for check-in.

The rest of the day is free to relax in your cozy room, dine in one of the nearby restaurants or start exploring the amazing city center on your own.


Day 2: Moscow City Tour & Visit to the Tretyakov Gallery

Following breakfast, you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and have a wonderful city tour around the most magnificent Moscow landmarks.

During the tour you take a walk at the beautiful Red Square, admire the famous GUM department store and go inside the colorful St. Basil's Cathedral, and see the spectacular Cathedral of Christ the Savior and learn the story of its destruction and reconstruction. 

After lunch at a local restaurant, you pay a visit to the world-famous treasure trove of the Russian fine art, the Tretyakov Gallery, where you spend amazing time viewing the gems of its collection, including the famous masterpieces of Ivan Aivazovsky, Mikhail Vrubel and Viktor Vasnetsov.

After the tour, you return to your hotel to have some rest.

In the evening you board the Radisson boat and set off on the amazing 2,5-hour Night cruise to see stunning Moscow from the waterside.

Lunch and a welcome drink on the boat is included.


Day 3: Visiting the Kremlin Territory & Armoury Chamber

This day is dedicated to the exploration of one of the most outstanding Moscow icons - the Kremlin.

Following breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and set off on a 4-hour walking tour. You walk to the Kremlin territory where you have a chance to explore the gems hidden behind the Kremlin walls such as the Cathedral Square and the Assumption and Annunciation cathedrals.

Then you visit the famous Armoury Chamber that houses a unique collection of crown jewels, stunning coronation finery, hand-forged armor and weapons, royal carriages and sleighs, and world-famous Fabergé eggs.

After the tour, you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day at leisure.

In the afternoon you can choose to join an optional guided tour of Izmailovo Kremlin and Vodka Museum (292 USD per person) or an optional evening walk with a local guide (130 USD per person).


Day 4: Moscow Subway & the Sparrow Hills Viewpoint

Following breakfast, you check out from your hotel and enjoy discovering one of the most interesting sites in Moscow hidden deep beneath the surface - the Moscow Subway. You have a quick subway ride to taste local life and enjoy the splendid decorations of its stations. 

After the Subway ride, you have a chance to enjoy one of the best city views at Sparrow Hills and see the grand building of Moscow State University, the highest of seven Stalinist skyscrapers of Moscow. 

Today you also drive by the Victory park, have a photo stop at the Triumphal Arch and visit the new Zaryadye Park, dubbed as the new symbol of Moscow, where you have amazing photo opportunities with the most picturesque views on the historic center of Moscow.

After lunch in a local restaurant, you are transferred to the train station where you board the modern high-speed Sapsan train (Business class tickets are included) that takes you to St. Petersburg in comfort and safety in just 4 hours. 

Lunch and a meal on board the train are included.

Day 1 Moscow
Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow
Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow
RU, Neglinnaya St, 4, Moscow, 109012
Park Double Room Breakfast Included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Transfer Sedan
Day 2 Moscow
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 3 Moscow
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 4 Moscow
Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow
Departure: Private Transfer Minivan
Included
Walking Tour of the Kremlin, Armoury Chamber & the Heart of Moscow
Included
Half day
Private tour
Walking Tour of the Kremlin, Armoury Chamber & the Heart of Moscow
Russian Visa Processing Service
Included
Russian Visa Processing Service
Moscow by Night Tour with Radisson Boat Ride
Included
Half day
Private tour
Moscow by Night Tour with Radisson Boat Ride
Full Day Moscow City Tour & Tretyakov Gallery
Included
Full day
Private tour
Full Day Moscow City Tour & Tretyakov Gallery
Half Day Panoramic City Tour & Subway Tour
Included
Full day
Private tour
Half Day Panoramic City Tour & Subway Tour
Train from Moscow to St. PetersburgBusiness Сlass Seat
Departure
Moscow, RussiaLeningradskiy station
4 hours
Arrival
St. Petersburg, RussiaMoskovskiy station
St. Petersburg
ruRussia
5 nights
Your program overview

Day 4: Arrival to Saint Petersburg

Upon arrival, your driver meets you at the train station platform and takes you to your centrally located hotel for overnight.


Day 5: St. Petersburg City Tour & Boat Ride

After breakfast, you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and go on an amazing panoramic city tour around the most cherished gems of St. Petersburg, including Palace Square, the Hermitage Museum, the Mariinsky Theater, Nevsky Prospect and many other popular attractions.

Then you visit the Peter and Paul Fortress - a burial place of almost all the Russian emperors and empresses from Peter the Great to Nicholas II and his family. You have a photo stop at the magnificent St. Isaac's Cathedral and go inside Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, which stands where Russia's great emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded.

Today guide takes you to one of the most beautiful palaces in St. Petersburg - the Shuvalov Palace located on the Fontanka River to show you the world's largest collection of works by Carl Faberge, including nine of the famous Imperial Easter Eggs, regarded not only as the finest jeweled works of art, but also as unique historical artifacts.

After lunch in a local restaurant, you enjoy a private boat ride along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg to see the city from a completely new perspective.

After the tour, you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day at leisure.

Lunch is included.


Day 6: Tour of the Hermitage Museum & Folk Show

Following breakfast, you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and go to the legendary Hermitage Museum to see its unique collection of world art.

During the tour, you visit the halls of the Winter Palace to explore the main collection of the Hermitage, including the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, El Greco, Francisco Goya and Thomas Gainsborough, as well as the famous Diamond Room that contains the unique collection of priceless gems belonging to the Romanov family.

Cross the Palace square to enter the General Staff Building which houses Hermitage's superb collection of Modern European Art, primarily consisting of the world-famous French impressionist and post-impressionist paintings.

After the tour, you return to your hotel to have some rest.

In the evening you enjoy a fascinating Folk Show at the Nikolaevsky Palace. 


Day 7: Trip to Peterhof 

After breakfast, you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and have a unique hydrofoil ride to the outskirts of St. Petersburg to explore the former summer residence of Russian tsars and the gem of palace architecture - Peterhof.

During the tour, you visit the famous Bath Cottage and take a walk in the beautiful Lower Park, lavishly adorned with 176 fountains of various forms and styles and numerous gilded statues of ancient gods and heroes.

After the tour we invite you for a coffee break with a traditional Russian treat. After the break, you are taken back to your hotel in St.Peterburg and have the rest of the day at leisure.

Coffee break with a traditional Russian treat is included.


Day 8: Trip to Pushkin & Farewell Dinner

After breakfast, you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and head for Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) to explore the brilliant Catherine's Palace that is a striking example of baroque architecture gifted by Peter the Great to his wife Catherine I.

During the tour, you walk through the lavish parks and gardens of this outstanding palace and enjoy its gorgeous interiors, including the replica of the world-renowned Amber Room.

After the tour we invite you for a glass of champagne and the famous Russian red caviar. After this pleasant break, you return to your hotel in St. Petersburg. 

In the evening you enjoy Farewell dinner in a company of your guide and fellow travelers.

Champagne & caviar reception and dinner are included.


Day 9: Free Day in S. Petersburg & Departure to Veliky Novgorod

After breakfast and check-out from your hotel, this day is free for you to explore the city center of the most european city in Russia on your own. 

In the evening your driver takes you to Moscow Railway Station, where you board a train to Veliky Novgorod. 

Please note: alternatively, you may book optional tours in Saint-Petersburg for today or late check-out at your hotel. Please, contact your Destination Specialist for the details.

Day 4 St. Petersburg
5-star Corinthia Nevsky Palace
5-star Corinthia Nevsky Palace
RU, Nevsky Prospect, 57, Saint Petersburg
Grand Deluxe Double Room Breakfast Included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Transfer Minivan
Day 5 St. Petersburg
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 6 St. Petersburg
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 7 St. Petersburg
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 8 St. Petersburg
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 9 St. Petersburg
5-star Corinthia Nevsky Palace
Departure: Private Transfer Sedan
Included
Half Day Panoramic City Tour and Boat Ride
Included
Half day
Private tour
Half Day Panoramic City Tour and Boat Ride
Half Day Guided Tour of the Hermitage Museum
Included
Half day
Private tour
Half Day Guided Tour of the Hermitage Museum
Feel Yourself Russian Folk Show with Private Transfers
Included
Half day
Private tour
Feel Yourself Russian Folk Show with Private Transfers
Trip to Pushkin with Entrances to the Catherine's Palace and Park
Included
Full day
Private tour
Trip to Pushkin with Entrances to the Catherine's Palace and Park
Trip to Peterhof with Entrances to the Lower Park and Bath Cottage
Included
Full day
Private tour
Trip to Peterhof with Entrances to the Lower Park and Bath Cottage
Farewell Dinner
Included
Half day
Private tour
Farewell Dinner
Train from St. Petersburg to Veliky NovgorodStandard Class Seat
Departure
St. Petersburg, RussiaMoskovskiy station
3 h
Arrival
Veliky Novgorod, RussiaNovgorod-na-Volhove Railway Station
Veliky Novgorod
Veliky Novgorod
ruRussia
2 nights
Your program overview

Day 9: Arrival in Veliky Novgorod

Upon arrival, your driver meets you at the train station platform and takes you to your centrally located hotel for overnight.

Day 10: Veliky Novgorod City Tour

After breakfast you meet your guide in the hotel lobby and go on an amazing panoramic city tour around the most iconic sights of the city. Later you enter Great Novgorod Kremlin - a defensive fortress and economic, cultural center of the region centuries ago. You also explore the interiors of outstanding, thousand years old St. Sofia Cathedral, which is also a burial place of many Russian princes and princesses. 

Together with your guide you travel outside of the city to walk along the archeological site - Rurikovo Gorodische, also known as the original settlement of Novgorod Princes in the 8th century.

After the tour, you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day at leisure.

Day 11: Visit to Yuriev Monastery and Wood Architecture Museum 

After breakfast at your hotel you have some free time to explore the city on your own. 

You meet your guide in the afternoon to drive to one of the most important religious sites of Novgorod lands - Yuriev Monastery, which according to the legend was founded by Yaroslav the Wise in the 8th century.  

Next highlight for today is an open-air museum of wooden architecture, where you have a chance to learn about the daily life of old Russian village and its residents, enter churches and houses of gently preserved unique constructions. 

The rest of the day is at your own leisure to relax after the trip.  

In the evening your driver takes you to Central Novgorod Station, where you board a train to Saint-Petersburg. 

Day 9 Veliky Novgorod
Boutique-Hotel Truvor
Boutique-Hotel Truvor
RU, Dvortsovaya Ulitsa 2/1, 3,, Velikiy Novgorod, 173000
Deluxe Double Room Breakfast Included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Transfer Sedan
Day 10 Veliky Novgorod
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 11 Veliky Novgorod
Boutique-Hotel Truvor
Departure: Private Transfer Sedan
Included
Full Day Comprehensive Sightseeing Tour
Included
Half day
Full Day Comprehensive Sightseeing Tour
Tour to Yuriev Monastery and Open-Air Wooden Architecture Museum
Included
Tour to Yuriev Monastery and Open-Air Wooden Architecture Museum
Train from Veliky Novgorod to St. PetersburgStandard Class Seat
Departure
Veliky Novgorod, RussiaNovgorod-na-Volhove Railway Station
3 h
Arrival
St. Petersburg, RussiaMoskovskiy Railway Station
St. Petersburg
ruRussia
1 night
Your program overview

Day 11: Evening arrival in Saint-Petersburg

Upon arrival, your driver meets you at the train station platform and takes you to your centrally located hotel for overnight.

Day 12: Departure

This is the final day of your amazing Moscow - St. Petersburg - Veliky Novgorod tour! After breakfast you check out from your hotel and your private driver takes you to the airport for your flight back home.

We hope you've enjoyed three magnificent Russian cities and return home with lifelong memories and unforgettable impressions. We wish you a safe flight and hope to work on your future trips!

Day 11 St. Petersburg
5-star Corinthia Nevsky Palace
5-star Corinthia Nevsky Palace
RU, Nevsky Prospect, 57, Saint Petersburg
Superior Double Room Breakfast Included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Transfer Sedan
Day 12 St. Petersburg
5-star Corinthia Nevsky Palace
Departure: Private Transfer Sedan
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