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TWO CAPITALS WITH GOLDEN RING OF RUSSIA (group trip, 10 travelers) |
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ITINERARY OF MOSCOW, SAINT-PETERSBURG, GOLDEN RING TRIP
Days of the tour.
- June, 30 till July 8, 2012
Click here to see PRIVATE Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and Golden
Ring trip
MOSCOW - SERGIEV-POSAD - VLADIMIR - SUZDAL -
KOSTROMA - YAROSLAVL - ROSTOV THE GREAT - PERESLAVL-ZALESSKY - MOSCOW -
SAINT-PETERSBURG TRIP (9 days/8 nights).
| DAY 1. |
MOSCOW. |
| AFTERNOON. |
Arrival to Sheremetyevo or Domodedovo airport. Guided
transfer
to hotel.
Accommodation in hotel. |
| DAY 2. |
MOSCOW. |
| MORNING. |
Breakfast in hotel. Full explanatory
tour by bus will give you a wonderful overview of Moscow.
During the excursion you will see
Red Square,
GUM department store,
Lenin Mausoleum,
Moscow University, Russian
"White House" and many other places of
interest. |
| AFTERNOON. |
Tour of the magnificent
Moscow Kremlin including two cathedrals. |
| DAY 3. |
MOSCOW, SUZDAL. |
| MORNING. |
Breakfast in hotel. Tour of the
Trinity Saint Sergius Lavra, located 60 km out of
Moscow (the heart of the Russian Orthodox church,
headquarters of the Russian Patriarch) and the tomb of
Boris Godunov. |
| AFTERNOON. |
Three and a half hour drive to Suzdal
will give you a wonderful opportunity to see Russian
country side.
Accommodation in hotel. |
| DAY 4. |
SUZDAL, VLADIMIR. |
| MORNING. |
Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Suzdal which
has not changed much from hundreds years ago
including visits to
Kremlin
(fortress),
Assumption cathedral (build in 1713), museum of
Wooden Architecture. |
| AFTERNOON. |
Transfer to former Russian capital Vladimir (founded in 1108).
Tour of Vladimir which is a fairly big industrial town,
will include
Golden Gates (build in 1158-1164),
Assumption cathedral (build in 1158-1160,
1185-1189). Night in Suzdal
hotel. |
| DAY 5. |
PALEKH, KOSTROMA. |
| MORNING. |
Breakfast
in hotel. Transfer to Palekh a small village which was
the center of icon painting during tsar times. After
revolution the craft was not lost but transformed in
production of lacquered boxes. The tour of the
museum of lacquered boxes will give you a great
chance to experience everyday life of craftsmen and
their work. |
| AFTERNOON. |
Visit of
lacquered boxes and
icon production companies is a unique opportunity to
see craftsmen at work and revival of icon production. Transfer to Kostroma
(founded in 12 century).
Accommodation in hotel. |
| DAY 6. |
YAROSLAVL, ROSTOV THE
GREAT, PERESLAVL. |
| MORNING. |
Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to Yaroslavl
(1010). Tour of
Kremlin
(fortress). Transfer and tour of Rostov the Great
(first mentioned in chronicles 862 AD), the sight of
many Russian movies about the past. Tour of the
Kremlin buildings (16-17 centuries). Transfer to
Pereslavl-Zalessky (1152). |
| AFTERNOON. |
There will be an opportunity to catch up
on some rest during the drive to Moscow before we catch
late evening overnight
train
to Saint-Petersburg. It will allow you to experience the
main means of transportation between cities in Russia. |
| DAY 7. |
SAINT-PETERSBURG. |
| MORNING. |
Arrival to Saint-Petersburg. Breakfast in
train. Bus sightseeing tour of the city.
Accommodation in hotel. |
| AFTERNOON. |
The tour of
Peterhoff (Petrodvorezh) the tsar's country
residence. |
| DAY 8. |
SAINT-PETERSBURG. |
| MORNING. |
Breakfast in hotel. Tour of
Hermitage former Winter Palace of Russian tsars.
This museum is an outstanding collection of different
works of Art and tsar's treasures. |
| AFTERNOON. |
The tour of
Peter and Paul's fortress which was constructed as a
fortification to defend Saint-Petersburg from invaders
but was used as burial place of Russian tsars and a
prison for political prisoners. |
| DAY 9. |
SAINT-PETERSBURG. |
| MORNING. |
Breakfast in hotel. Free time for
shopping. |
| AFTERNOON. |
Transfer to airport. |
THE COST of the tour is
USD2590.00 or 77700 roubles per person double supplement (sharing room). USD890
or 26700 roubles for single supplement in
hotels. USD250 or 7500 roubles for single supplement in train.
IMPORTANT. All prices are not a public offer
and provided only for information purposes. All quotes are the
matter of change without notice unless confirmed. In case of rouble payment, please, verify the rate in correspondence with MICEX usd/rouble
rate of exchange. Please, check rouble price of your tour with our office staff
to avoid misunderstanding.
Travel agents and tour leaders
please contact Oleg Alexandrov at
oalexandrov@mtu-net.ru
for SPECIAL OFFER on Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and Golden Ring tour.
INCLUDED SERVICES:
- HOTELS in Moscow, Suzdal, Kostroma, Saint-Petersburg along
the route (tourist class).
- MEALS only breakfasts in hotels and train.
- BUS services as per program, including transfers on the
first and the last days of the trip.
- GUIDE SERVICES along the trip.
- GUIDE SERVICES in all museums as per program.
- ENTRANCE FEES in all museums as per program.
EXTRA SERVICES:
International airfare, travel insurance, consulate visa
charges, tips to guides and drivers, and porterage (except for hotels) are NOT
included. These services should be booked through your travel agency or our
partner in US.
In case you have a group of 10 tourists we can customize the
trip for your needs. In this case the tour can start from Saint-Petersburg and
end in Moscow and changes at your request can be done in the itinerary of the
tour.
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MOSCOW, SAINT-PETERSBURG, GOLDEN RING TOUR
 
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MOSCOW is an official capital and Saint-Petersburg is
considered to be a northern or cultural capital of Russia. It is difficult for
Westerners to comprehend what an important place Moscow holds in the Russian
imagination as a symbol of both spiritual and political power. It has always
been the heart of this vast country. Moscow has been the center of government
ever since the Soviet power moved there in the spring of 1918. The city is more
than a metropolis of over nine million people, more than the administrative,
legislative, educational, and cultural capital of Russia - it is the embodiment
of the Russian Character and of Russian history.
SERGIEV-POSAD is famous for its monastery Trinity Saint
Sergius Lavra (1340A.D.). It is a seat of the head of the Russian orthodox
church.
VLADIMIR (1108A.D.) has a lot of ancient monuments to be
proud of. The first striking monument is the Golden Gate (1164A.D.). Assumption
cathedral (1161A.D.) is worth seeing, too.
SUZDAL (1024A.D.), a holy city, is in itself an entire
museum - its thronging monuments, towers and domes enable the visitor to follow
the history of Russian architecture from the 12th to the 19th centuries.
YAROSLAVL (1010A.D.) cultural heritage is invaluable.
Transfiguration of our Savior Monastery (12 century) was converted into a
bishop's palace in 1787. The only copy of "Lay of Igor's Campaign" was
discovered in Yaroslavl - and sadly lost again at the time of Napoleon's
invasion.
ROSTOV THE GREAT (862A.D.) was the capital of the
principality in 11th and 12th centuries.
PERESLAVL-ZALESSKY (1152), "the city of waters", lies on
the shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo, framed by numerous tributaries of the Trubezh
River - a Russian Venice in miniature.
SAINT-PETERSBURG. Peter the Great build his own capital
on the Baltic coast as a "window onto Europe". The city changed its name several
times. It was know as Saint-Petersburg, Petrograd and Leningrad. Now it is
called Saint-Petersburg. St. Petersburg is both West European and Russian. It
has come from St. Petersburg much of what is known as Russian culture. It was
from St. Petersburg that the Faberge craftsmen created splendid objects; that
Pavlova, Nijinsky and Ulanova showed the world what ballet was about; that
Dostoyevksy and Pushkin used the settings for their masterpieces. Saint
Petersburg is a thriving city, the home of five million people, who often say
that they consider their city superior to other cities - especially to Moscow.
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