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Express to Russia » Tours to Russia » Tours to Moscow and St. Petersburg » Moscow, St. Petersburg 3 days and 2 nights
Moscow, St. Petersburg 3 days and 2 nights
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Arrival in Moscow
On arrival in Moscow you will be met by our friendly representative who will escort you by car or mini bus to your first excursion.
Panoramic City Tour. This tour is a great start to your trip and the best way to get acquainted with many of the city´s major highlights. Our professional guide will escort you on a route that includes Vorobyevi Hills where you will get an incredible view of the city from an observation point, you will proceed to Moscow State University which is an example of architecture from the time of Stalin, then on to the Novodevichiy Convent, the Diplomatic Village, Victory Park, the Triumphal Arch, Kutuzovsky Prospect, the Arbat and much more. You will then proceed to Red Square, to the famous St. Basil´s Cathedral and walk around the territory of the Kremlin.
Transfer to the train station
Overnight train to St. Petersburg
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Day 2
Saint Petersburg |
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You will be met by your guide in St. Petersburg when you get off the train and proceed to be taken on a panoramic City Tour. Our professional guide will take you down Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg´s most famous and vibrant thoroughfare. There you will see some of the city´s most interesting architectural monuments including the Kazan Cathedral and the Winter Palace. You will then proceed to Vasilevsky Island - the area of the city that Peter the Great originally planned to be the city center. This island juts out into the Gulf of Finland - reminding you of St. Petersburg´s close proximity to the sea and maritime history. The tour will include a visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress - a symbol of St. Petersburg and also the oldest building in the city. While there, you will visit Peter´s Cathedral, the burial place of the Russian Tsars from Peter the Great onward. You will then be taken back to your hotel to relax.
Check into hotel
Free time
In the evening, enjoy a ballet or opera performance at the Mariinsky Theater - one of the world´s greatest musical companies (optional). Another option would be to attend one of Russia´s premier folk shows, "Feel yourself Russian". The show is performed by the best folk company in the city. During the intermission, delicious Russian appetizers will be served. (optional)
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Day 3
Saint Petersburg |
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Breakfast at the hotel
Hotel check out
After a nice breakfast at the hotel, you will be escorted to one of the greatest and largest art museums in the world - the Hermitage. The museum consists of five historical buildings including the Winter Palace - the residence of the Russian Tsars. The museum contains over 3 million pieces of art with dates ranging from high antiquity to the present day. Among the Hermitages treasures are artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens and a large collection of impressionists and post impressionists including Matisse and Picasso as well as many others. We will spend 3 hours at the museum, however, to view the collection in its entirety would take almost 15 years, spending 8 hours a day in the museum and taking one minute to examine each exhibit.
Transfer to the airport
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