
Discover more of north-western Russia’s history and architecture with our 10-day Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the Golden Ring tour package. Starting with Moscow’s famous Red Square, Kremlin, and Soviet buildings, you’ll journey to two “Golden Ring” cities, Vladimir and Suzdal, as well as historic Murom. The tour ends at Peter the Great’s masterpiece, the elegant city of St. Petersburg. Highlights of the tour include exploring the Peterhof, Tsaritsiyno, Catherine, and Pavlovsk palaces with their magnificent buildings, interesting museums, and beautiful gardens; admiring the UNESCO World Heritage “White Monuments” of Vladimir and Suzdal; and discovering numerous churches, monasteries, and other religious monuments. You’ll also have the chance to experience local culture with a master class in gingerbread making techniques and optional activities like mead tasting, craft workshops, and ballet performances.
Tour itinerary:
Duration of sightseeing tour: 8-9 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 4-5 hours
During your free time in Moscow, we offer the following optional activities (at additional cost):
Visit to the Armoury in the Kremlin (except Thursdays);
Night city tour: ‘Evening lights of Moscow’;
River cruise on the motor ship ‘Flotilla Radisson Royal’;
Tickets to the Bolshoi Theatre, concerts, the circus, or other performances.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 3-4 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours
During your free time in Vladimir, we offer the following optional activities (at additional cost):
Master classes on making patchwork or amulet dolls;
Mead tasting.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 3 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours
During your free time in the evening, we offer the following optional activities (at additional cost):
Boat tour along the rivers and canals;
Night city tour, which includes watching bridges open;
Tickets to the Mariinsky Theatre.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 8-9 hours
* Closed on Tuesdays and rearranged for another day within the tour program;
** Closed on Fridays and rearranged for another day within the tour program.
- All transfers (1-2 pax by sedan type car, 3-7 pax by minivan, 8-13 pax by 30 seat bus, 14+ pax by 40-50 seat bus);
- Accommodation based on double/twin room sharing, breakfasts included;
- Sightseeing tour programme in each city with local, English-speaking guides ;
- Entrance tickets to sights as per itinerary;
- Ticket for train Moscow – Vladimir – St. Petersburg;
- Visa support for Russian tourist visa;
- In groups of 11 or more travellers, 1 person travels free of charge and is accommodated in a single room.
- Tour leader to accompany the travellers for the whole period of the tour;
- Full board (lunches and dinners);
- Hotel charges for additional services;
- Consular fees for Russia tourist visa;
- Tips/gratuities for guides and drivers (although these would be appreciated);
- International flight tickets before and after the tour;
- Personal travel insurance.
Accommodation:
Moscow - 3 nights | |
Veliy Hotel Mokhovaya Moscow, Sverchkov 8 Hotel, Starosadskiy Hotel, Holiday Inn Express Hotel Moscow - Baumanskaya | Godunov Hotel, Arbat House Hotel, Pushkin Hotel, Brick Design Hotel |
Vladimir - 3 nights | |
Orion, Vladimir, Russian Village | Park-hotel Voznesenskaya Sloboda, mini-hotel Vladimirsky Dvorik |
St. Petersburg - 3 nights | |
Ibis St. Petersburg Centre, Station Hotel L1, Hotel Bristol, Mini-hotel Centre | Solo Sokos Hotel Vasilievsky, Original Sokos Olympia Garden, Vedensky Hotel, Park Inn by Radisson Nevsky |