Moscow & St. Petersburg

Your itinerary

Day 1: UK/Moscow

Meet your travelling companions at the airport and depart on your flight to Moscow. Transfer to your hotel for a three night stay on a half board basis. Enjoy a welcome drink.

Meals: Dinner

Days 2 - 3: Moscow

The city of Moscow was founded in 1147 as a wooden fortress, which developed into the Kremlin as we know it today. Over the years Moscow has grown into a city of immense contrasts – on the one hand a city with many great historical buildings, on the other hand a vibrant modern city of over eight million people. Enjoy our included excursions.

Meals: Breakfast / dinner

Moscow

A morning panoramic tour of the city to see the major sights such as The Kremlin, Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral.

The Kremlin

Enjoy a tour of the grounds of the Kremlin territory and a visit to the Cathedral of the Assumption.

The following optional trips or activities will also normally be available and can be booked with your Tour Manager once in Moscow.

Armoury

See the fascinating collection of royal regalia (only available as an extension to the Kremlin tour).

Metro

Admire the ornate stations and take a ride on the Moscow Metro.

Day 4: Moscow & St. Petersburg

Travel to St. Petersburg by train. On arrival in St. Petersburg transfer to your hotel for a four night stay on a half board basis.

Meals: Breakfast / dinner

Days 5 - 7: St. Petersburg

Formerly Leningrad, St Petersburg was the capital of Russia until the October Revolution in 1917. Today it is a city of beautiful baroque palaces, elaborate cathedrals and picturesque canals. It is also home to one of the world’s greatest art collections, the Hermitage.

Enjoy our included excursions as follows:

Meals: Breakfast / dinner

St. Petersburg

A panoramic city tour, where you will see such stunning buildings as the Hermitage, the Admiralty and more.

Peterhof

A full day excursion featuring Peterhof, Peter the Great’s beautiful summer palace. Admire the extensive gardens, stunning water features and ornate decoration inside the palace.

Peter & Paul Fortress

A half day excursion to the place where Peter the Great laid the foundation stone of the city. An impressive collection of buildings can be found in this fortress built on an island in the Neva River.

The following optional trips will normally be available and can be booked with your Tour Manager once in St. Petersburg.

The Hermitage

No visit to St. Petersburg would be complete without seeing the Hermitage, home to one of the finest art collections in the world. Housed in the beautiful Winter Palace, it is home to some two million works of art. The collection was started by Peter the Great and then expanded by successive rulers.

Pushkin

A visit to Catherine the Great’s Summer Palace.

At the end of day 7 enjoy a farewell get-together.

Day 8: St. Petersburg/UK

Transfer to St. Petersburg Airport for the return flight to the UK.

Meals: Breakfast