Moscow - Jewel of Russia

   Day 1. Moscow

Arrival in Moscow. (The driver will be holding the sign “Russia travel group”). Short city tour by car. We will move along the Tverskaya street, Moscow's Broadway, which goes all the way from Sheremetievo Airport to the Red Square.Transfer to the hotel located in the city center. Accommodation for 5 nights. Free time.

   Day 2. Moscow

8.30-9.30- Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

The tour of Moscow City will present you one of the most beautiful sights of the capital of Russia.

We shall start at your hotel and organize this tour depending on its location but it certainly will include the Red Square with the Kremlin, St.Basil's Cathedral and GUM Department Store. Then you’ll enjoy the panorama of Moscow from Sparrow hills. Turn around and watch the main building of Moscow State University. Local vendors will offer you matrioshkas and military shapkas and other souvenirs.

Next point in the itinerary is the Novodevichy Convent, situated not far from Luzhniki Olympic Stadium, on the bank of a small lake with white swans. That will remind you of Swan Lake at Bolshoi theatre.
Continuing the city tour, you will pass along Kutuzov avenue and visit the Victory Park with its memorials, fountains and churches. Free time for shopping, picture taking. Transfer to the hotel.

19.00- Optional evening performance in the Bolshoi theatre

  Day 3. Moscow

8.30-9.30 Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

Kremlin tour with visit to the Armory and Cathedrals. The Kremlin has always been perceived as a symbol of power and might of the Russian land. Each era of the Russian history left its architectural mark on the Kremlin. Within the Kremlin walls there are many architectural monuments, churches, cathedrals, museums, etc.

Lunch in the city center. (Traditional Russian cuisine with vodka tasting)

After lunch we continue exploring Moscow downtown and feel the heartbeat of Russia on the famous Red Square widely known as the sight where the military parades were held during Soviet time. Then you’ll find yourself near the brightest symbol of the city – the extraordinary St.Basil Cathedral with its joyful multi-colored domes. Wander through the aisles of the enormous GUM shopping mall– a stunning architectural masterpiece of the late 19th century now facing the official residence of President of Russia – the Kremlin Senate and see the famous Saviour Chimes - a symbol of Moscow. Go down and up the moving stairs of the new underground shopping mall Okhotny ryad decorated with marbles, glass and fountains. You will see the legendary Moscow Metro with its mosaics and frescos.

Return to the hotel.

  Day 4. Moscow

8.30-9.30 Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

Excursion to the Tretyakov State Gallery - one of the world's largest museums, a treasure house of old Russian art from the 11th century till our days. The State Tretyakov Gallery is the national treasury of Russian fine art and one of the greatest museums in the world. The Gallery's collection consists entirely of Russian art and artists who have made à contribution to the history of Russian art or been closely connected with it. The collection contains more than 130 000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics, created throughout the centuries by successive generations of Russian artists. Free time for shopping, picture taking.

   Day 5. Moscow

8.30-9.30 Breakfast at the hotel.

Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

Kolomenskoe (Museum-preserve): the medieval tsar estate, where Peter The Great was born and lived in the early childhood. In the park there are the first stone cathedral of Annunciation in Russia and open air museum of monuments of Russian wooden architecture of the 17-18th centuries.

Second part of excursion: Walking tour along Arbat Street.

The Arbat is a true symbol of old Moscow, and has recently celebrated its 500th anniversary. Today Arbat is a cobbled pedestrian thoroughfare about one kilometer (two-thirds of mile) long, and one of the most popular meeting and shopping spots in Moscow. Along with its shops, cafes, art galleries, concert and theatre halls and a museum tracing the history of the area, are portrait painters, performance artists and even demonstrators. It is also a frequent site for festivals and carnivals.

  Day 6. Moscow

Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out. Transfer to the international airport.

  Price is starting from $ 770

   Included:
   -Accommodation in Moscow
   -Meals as per itinerary
   -All transfers according to the program with arrival/departure transfers 
  -All excursions due to the program with entrance fees, private air-conditioned car and individual Licensed English speaking guide

  -Visa support documents
  - English speaking guide assistance during the transfers