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: Revolutionary Moscow City Tour
After breakfast, you go on a revolutionary city tour around the most magnificent Moscow landmarks.
During the tour you take a walk at the beautiful Red Square and Revolution Square, go inside the colorful St. Basil's Cathedral, admire a beautiful facade of the famous GUM department store, see the spectacular Cathedral of Christ the Savior (if time allows) and enjoy one of the best city views at Sparrow Hills.
You then explore the territory of one of the most outstanding Moscow icons - the Kremlin and go inside the Lenin's Mausoleum, also known as Lenin's Tomb.
Note: The entrance to Lenin's Mausoleum is not guaranteed due to the treatment period or monument restoration.
Your tour finishes with a visit to the State Central Museum of the contemporary history of Russia, where you learn more about important political events that have defined Russian society and state development for the last 150 years.
Or instead, you can visit 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.
Note: Please, confirm which museum you would like to visit before booking.
After the tour, you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.
Day 3: Trip to Gorky & Subway Ride
In the morning after breakfast, you check out from your hotel and together with your guide go on a tour of the house-museum Gorki.
Here you see the Gorki Leninskiye Estate, the old country mansion "Gorki" as well as Lenin's Study and Apartments at the Kremlin Museum - an exhibit which has been moved to Gorki, holding the only storage of material things which surrounded him in the Soviet period.
You then return back to Moscow to explore 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 tour, you are transferred to the train station where you board the modern high-speed Sapsan train that takes you to St.PEtersburg in comfort and safety in just 3,5 hours.
Upon arrival, your driver meets you at the train station platform and takes you to your centrally located hotel for overnight.
Day 3: Arrival
Welcome to St.-Petersburg - the Venice of the North! Upon arrival, you are met by your private driver, who transfers you to the hotel for the check-in.
The rest of the day is at your own leisure to relax after the trip.
Day 4: Exploring St. Petersburg Highlights & 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 St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood (no entrances included), as well as the Finlyandsky Station, that is most famous for having been the location where Vladimir Lenin returned to Russia from exile in Switzerland on 3 April 1917, ahead of the October Revolution.
During the tour, you also 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.
Later 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 the hotel and have the rest of the day free.
Day 5: Visiting the Hermitage Museum & Cruiser Aurora
Following breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and go to the legendary Hermitage Museum, where 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 General Staff Building to enjoy an incomparable collection of impressionist art.
You then proceed to the famous museum ship Cruiser Aurora. The ship was taken over by the Bolsheviks who were preparing for a Communist revolution. At 9.45 p.m. on 25 October 1917 a blank shot from her forecastle gun signalled the start of the assault on the Winter Palace, which was to be the beginning of the October Revolution.
After the tour you return to the hotel and have the rest of the day free.
Day 6: Trip to Peterhof
After breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and travel 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 you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.
Day 7: Departure
After breakfast you check out from your hotel and depart from St. Petersburg.
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