Moscow - St. Petersburg - Kiev Tour

Day 1. Moscow
Arrival in Moscow.
Meeting with the driver at the airport (the driver will be holding the sign Russia Travel Group). Transfer to the hotel (breakfast is included). Accommodation for 3 nights.
Free time.

Day 2. Moscow
8.00-9.30am Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00am Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to City tour.

The tour of Moscow City will present you one of the most beautiful sights of the capital of Russia. We will start at your hotel and will include the Red Square with the Mausoleum, St. Basil's Cathedral and GUM Department Store. You’ll see the legendary Moscow Metro with its mosaics and frescos.

Return to the hotel by metro.

7pm Optional performance at the Bolshoi theatre.Moscow Circus

Day 3. Moscow
8.00am-9.30am Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00am Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

The Kremlin tour with visit to Cathedrals. The Kremlin has always been perceived as a symbol of power and might of the Russian land. Within the Kremlin walls you will see many architectural monuments, churches, cathedrals, museums, etc.

12.00pm Optional lunch at the Russian restaurant. You will taste traditional Russian cuisine.

Second part of excursion: a walking tour along Arbat Street.

The Arbat is a true symbol of old 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 Moscoweven demonstrators. It is also a frequent site for festivals and carnivals.

Return to the hotel.

Day 4. Moscow
8.00am-9.30am Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00am Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to Tretyakov Gallery.

The State Tretyakov Gallery is the national treasury of Russian fine art and one of the greatest museums in the world. The collection contains more than 130 000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics, created by successive generations of Russian artists.

12.00pm Check-out. St. Petersburg

Transfer to the railway station. Departure for St. Petersburg by overnight train (2nd class).

Day 5. St. Petersburg
Arrival in St. Petersburg in the morning.
Meeting at the railway station (the driver will be holding the sign Russia Travel Group). Transfer to the hotel (breakfast is included). Accommodation for 2 nights.

St. Petersburg city tour – all major city attractions with visit to Peter and Paul Fortress. You will see the magnificent St. Isaac’s cathedral, Vasilyevsky island, The University, The Winter Palace, the Palace square, Church of the Savior on the Blood, the square of Arts and other famous places and monuments.

Return to the hotel.

Day 6. St. Petersburg
8.00am-9.30am Breakfast at the hotel.
10am Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Transfer to Peterhof palace. St. Petersburg

The world-famous palace, fountain, and park ensemble of Peterhof is an outstanding landmark of Russian artistic culture of the 18-19th centuries.

Return to St. Petersburg. Free time.

7.00pm Optional performance at the Mariinsky Theatre.

Day 7. St. Petersburg
8.00am-9.30am Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00am Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

Excursion to Hermitage Museum - one of the major museums in the world. Its collection consists of nearly three million art treasures. St. Petersburg - Peter Paul Fortress

Return to the hotel.

12.00pm Check-out.

Transfer to the railway station. Departure for Kiev by overnight train (2nd class).

Day 8. Kiev
12:00pm Arrival in Kiev.
Meeting at the railway station (the driver will be holding the sign Russia Travel Group). Transfer to the hotel (breakfast is included). Check-in. Accommodation for 2 nights.
02.00pm Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

Kiev city tour – you will enjoy Panoramic city tour of Kiev, which is not only the capital of Ukraine but also the mother city for all Eastern Slavic peoples. The modern centre and the remains of the old city are botKievh on the hilly west bank of the Dnipro, third largest river in Europe. During the tour you will see Kyiv, its architectural monuments, the memorials of the past as well as with a new city.

Return to the hotel.

Day 9. Kiev
8.00am-9.30am Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00am Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

Excursion to Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra Monastery. Keiv Pechersk Lavra Monastery was founded as the first Ortodox Monastery in Kyiv Rus in 1051. It has become the largest religious establishment in the country. It bears the name of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra binding its foundation in the catacombs and since the 12th century it bears the name of Lavra. Spread across wooded slopes above the Dnipro, it is a unique array of gold-domed churches, underground labyrinths lined with holy relics. In 1926 the Upper Groundswere declared the National Museum, one of which has a hoard of Scythian gold.Kiev

Return to the hotel.

Free time.

Day 10. Kiev
8.00am-9.30am Breakfast at the hotel.
10.00am Meeting with a guide at the hotel lobby. Departure to excursion.

Excursion to Kiev`s Cathedrals. During this tour you will see St. Andrew's church, the monument of the 18th century (1746-61). It is an inspired Baroque interpretation of the traditional Ukrainian five-domed, cross-shaped church by Rastrelli. Its richly decorated interior features a three-tiered iconostasis and several paintings from the 18th century. The slender curves of its blue, white, gold & green exterior stand out against the skyline.

Finally, you will enjoy the visit of St. Sophia Cathedral. St. Sophia Cathedral with its magnificent frescoes and murals that present great historic and artistic value. It is the city's oldest standing church built in 1037 in honor of Prince Yaroslav's victory over a rival tribe Pechenegs. Grand prince of Kyiv Yaroslav the Wise intended to enlarge and beatify the city and he started with the Kievconstruction of the cathedral which became not only a holy place but also a very important state's political, cultural and administrative centre. All ambassadorial receptions, crowning of princes, signing of treaties were held here. The first school and library were also set up in St. Sophia Cathedral.

Return to the hotel.

12.00pm Check-out.

Transfer to the railway station. Departure for Moscow by overnight train (2nd class).

Day 11. Moscow
Arrival in Moscow.
Meeting with the driver at the railway station (the driver will be holding the sign Russia Travel Group). Transfer to the international terminal of the airport. Moscow
Departure.

Price is starting from $ 1 275
 
Included:
- Accommodation in Moscow at 3* hotel
- Accommodation in St. Petersburg at 3* hotel
- Accommodation in Kiev at 3* hotel
- Meals as per the 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 and visa registration upon your arrival