Tour program «Moscow – St. Petersburg» (7 days)

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Taking into consideration museums schedule and the most cost-efficient prices for accommodation in Moscow during the weekend, we suggest to arrive in Moscow on Saturdays.

День 1. Moscow
TRANSPORT - 8 hours
GUIDE - half a day

Arrival in Moscow at SVO airport, meeting with a guide and transfer to the hotel.
Dinner in the city at the «Nord Star» restaurant on the way to the hotel.
Check-in at the hotel: Holiday Inn Sushchevsky or Holiday Inn Tagansky.

День 2. Moscow
TRANSPORT - 09.00-22.00
GUIDE - full day

09.00 City tour by bus.
The most recognizable and famous sights of Moscow: Red Square, Historical Museum, St. Basil`s Cathedral, Mausoleum, GUM department store – exterior.
Kremlin territory with 1 cathedral (interior). The Moscow Kremlin is a complex of different cathedrals, palaces and museums. Once inside you can visit the gorgeous Cathedral Square, enjoy the views of the Kremlin Cathedrals, the Tsar Bell (the broken bell) and the Tsar Cannon.
13.00 Lunch at the «Eat & Talk» buffet restaurant.
Continuation of the city tour: Sparrow Hills, Moscow State University.
17.00 Early Chinese dinner in the city.
Transfer to the Moscow State Circus; Circus performance (tickets included).
Return to the hotel.

День 3. Moscow - St.Petersburg
TRANSPORT - 09.00-15.00
GUIDE - half a day

Visit to the cemetery of the Novodevichy Monastery, which was proclaimed a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004.
Excursion to the Metro, known for its efficiency and its beautifully ornate stations, extravagant and unique interior design.
13.00 Lunch in the city
Transfer to Leningradsky railway station.
15.30 Train to St. Petersburg (ride on a high-speed SAPSAN train #772 or #774).
Economy class railway tickets are included.
WITHOUT luggage tray at railway stations.

TRANSPORT - 19.00-21.30
GUIDE - half a day

19.15 or 19.25 Arrival in St. Petersburg, meeting with a guide, transfer to a restaurant for dinner.
Chinese dinner in the city.
Check-in at the hotel: Holiday Inn Moskovskiye Vorota.

День 4. Peterhof - St.Petersburg
TRANSPORT -09.00-19.30, extension for those who go to the theatre
GUIDE - full day

09.00 - leave for Peterhof – a UNESCO stated park near the Finnish Gulf with about 150 fountains, masterpiece palaces and idea of «Russian Versailles» in garden design and structure.
10.30 Peterhof Park tour with a visit to the Grand Palace.
Lunch at «Alex House» Restaurant.
City tour.
17.30 Chinese dinner in the city near the Mariinsky Theatre.
Optional Tour: Ballet performance

День 5. St.Petersburg
TRANSPORT - 10.00-20.00
GUIDE - full day

City tour (continuation) with a visit of Peter and Paul fortress, the original citadel of St. Petersburg, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 (only the territory without the cathedral).
Optional Tour: The River Neva - Peter the Great «The Bronze Horseman» Statue (Car Tour) - St. Isaac`s Cathedral (exterior) - Nicholas I Horse Riding Bronze Statue
13.00 Lunch at a restaurant in the city centre.
A walk around the Palace Square.
15.00 The State Hermitage Museum tour (one of the world`s best museums with over 3 million items).
Chinese dinner in the city.
Optional Tour: Russian State Miniature Exhibition Hall.

День 6. St.Petersburg - Moscow
TRANSPORT - 09.30-12.30
GUIDE - full day

Check out, baggage loading.
A walk along Nevsky Prospekt
Griboyedov channel - The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood/ Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ (exterior) - Kazan Cathedral (exterior)
Very early lunch or lunch-boxes set to go on the train.
12.00 Transfer to Moskovsky railway station.
13.10 Ride on a high-speed SAPSAN train, economy class railway tickets are included. WITHOUT luggage tray at railway stations

TRANSPORT - 8 hours
GUIDE - half a day

Arrival in Moscow at 17.10.
VDNKH and Cosmonautics Museum tour.
Transfer to a restaurant for dinner in the city.
Check-in at the hotel: Holiday Inn Sushchevsky or Holiday Inn Tagansky.

День 7. Moscow
TRANSPORT - only transfer to the flight
GUIDE - half a day

Lunch.
Optional Tour: Sagosky Ancient City.