GRAND TOUR OF RUSSIA

Grand Tour Of Russia - Itinerary

Day 1 - London to Moscow

After a warm welcome to Russia, you will be transferred to your hotel in Moscow where you will stay for the first 3 days. Depending on the time of your arrival, we can organize an activity, or simply have a splendid afternoon in the Russian capital and overnight stay in Moscow.

Day 2 – Moscow City Tour

After Breakfast,  you will begin your tour of fascinating Moscow City.  We start at Red Square, Lenin’s Mausoleum and St. Basil's Cathedral with its famous multicolored domes built by order of Tsar Ivan the Terrible; we will see the magnificent building of GUM or "Universal Top Shops", where historically the center of the country's largest trade was. Nearby is the famous Bolshoi Theater, the imposing building of the Lubyanka, the former KGB, close to the wonderful churches of the old Kitay Gorod. Next stop will be near the majestic Cathedral of Christ the Savior of the Patriarch of Moscow, the highest Orthodox Church in the world. 

We will visit Moscow Subway, opened in 1935 and considered as a true museum. Today it is the main means of transport in the city with 300 km of lines and 182 stations, 44 of which are considered the heritage of cultural heritage of the country. Overnight stay in Moscow.

Day 3 – Moscow

After breakfast, we visit the territory of the ancient fortress called Kremlin, XII century. Even now, all the major organs of political and religious government are located on its territory. We visit the Assumption Cathedral, Cathedral Arkhanguelsky, the Belfry of Ivan the Great and other monuments. Overnight in Moscow.

Day 4 – Moscow to St. Petersburg

After breakfast you will be transferred to the railway station for the fast train Sapsan. On arrival in St. Petersburg, you will be met by your guide and will be transferred to your hotel for overnight stay.

Day 5 – St Petersburg City Tour 

After breakfast, we have city tour of St. Petersburg: Nevsky prospect we travel - the splendid Vasilievsky Island - the old port, the university area, the Theatre Square, we enter to the Church of St. Nicholas, district of Fyodor Dostoevsky, Saint Isaak 's Square and St. Isaac 's Cathedral with its huge columns of red granite, you will see the Battleship Aurora- old imperial Navy, whose cannon on October 25, 1917 marked the beginning of the Russian Revolution. Then we visit the Peter and Paul Fortress. In 1998 in a chapel of the Cathedral buried the remains of the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II and his family. Overnight in St. Petersburg.

Day 6 – St. Petersburg

After breakfast, we will visit the country's largest museum- Hermitage, you will walk through the Winter Palace, residence of the czars that consists of 5 buildings. Today the Hermitage remains one of the largest art galleries in the world. The Museum has a collection of paintings of the Italian, Flemish, French, Spanish painters etc. The works of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, as well as Matisse, Gaugin, Van Gogh, Picasso etc. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight in St. Petersburg.

Day 7 - St. Petersburg

After breakfast. We will visit Peterhof, also called Russian Versailles " was the main summer residence of the tsars. Located on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, by the sea and about 25 km from the city of St. Petersburg, it is undoubtedly one of the main attractions of the ancient imperial capital. It is a vast complex including the Grand Palace and the park to visit, and several minor pavilions and palaces scattered across the beautiful gardens. These have a special attraction with its 150 fountains and three waterfalls, along with the colorful " water games” , all ornate golden statues of incomparable beauty. Overnight in St. Petersburg.

Day 8 – St. Petersburg - London

Time to say Proshchay to Russia and transfer to the airport for your flight from St Petersburg to the UK with many fond memories and a wealth of knowledge that this magnificent country has to offer.