During the tour you will visit the four cities where the most important battles of the Great Patriotic War (W.W.II) took place in the eastern front. For the Soviet Union the war began on June 22, 1941.
MOSCOW was to have a key role in this devastating war. The initial German plans concentrated on the destruction of the Red Army, and the offensive against Moscow. By the beginning of December some German Nazi formations were only about forty km north west of the Moscow Kremlin.
STALINGRAD (now Volgograd) is a place of fierce and decisive battle which is considered by Russians a turning point in the W.W.II.
The city was totally destroyed in the battle.
KURSK. The battle near Kursk is known as the biggest tank battle in the history of mankind. The Nazi armies could not recover after this defeat.
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GREAT PATRIOTIC WAR BATTLEFIELD TRIP (group tour)
World War Two battlefield tour (Great Patriotic war)
Russian WWII battlefield tour is a unique opportunity to see the main battlefields of the Russian front in the Second World
war in spring. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn incrediable details of battles
that took during Great Patriotic war, ask questions and discuss the course and controversy of the fighting together with other participants of the group interested in
military history.
Days of the Great Patriotic war battlefield tour.
May 2-13, 2010
Moscow - Stalingrad - Kursk battlefield trip.
DAY 1.
Fly to Moscow. Check into our hotel for three nights.
Today we visit the superb Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Hill. After lunch there will be an opportunity for some free time.
DAY 4.
Drive out to the massive tank Museum at Kubinka with its huge collection
of WW2 armoured vehicles, which has only just recently been open to Westerners. After lunch we visit the Museum dedicated to the Defence of Moscow. Catch the late evening flight to Volgograd (Stalingrad) and check into our hotel for three nights.
We take a boat trip up the Volga past the giant Mother Russia monument
and up to the Factory District. There will be an opportunity for some free
time before we catch our return flight to Moscow. Check into our Moscow
hotel for one night.
DAY 8.
This morning we visit the Central Armed Forces museum which traces the
history of the Russian Army from its earliest days up to the present. In the
afternoon we visit the Izmailovo Flea Market and Arbat Street before we
catch the overnight train to Kursk.
DAY 9.
Drive to Jakovievo and follow the 'death ride' of the Fourth Panzer Army.
Explore the battlefield around Prokhorovka, the furthest extent of the
German advance. Visit the museum and monument at Prokhorovka
(including the preserved trenches and gun emplacements). Check into our
hotel in Kursk.
Arrive in Moscow. This morning we explore the Kremlin before
meeting with veterans from the Great Patriotic War over lunch at the Central
Headquarters of the Russian Army Veterans Association in Moscow. Check
into our Moscow hotel for one night.
DAY 12.
Return flight home.
THE COST of the WWII Battlefield tour is £2525 per person (double supplement). Add £485 for single supplement in hotels. Add £240 for single supplement in train.
THE COST of the WW2 Battlefield tour is USD5050 per person (double supplement). Add USD970 for single supplement in hotels. Add USD480 for single supplement in train.
Included services:
VISA SUPPORT.
HOTELS in Moscow, Volgograd, Mestechko Svoboda near Kursk along the route.
MEALS full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner), fb starts with dinner on the day
of arrival and ends with breakfast on the day of departure. Lunch with
veterans.
BUS service as per program, including transfers on the first and the last
days of the trip. In case your flight is at a different time from the rest of the group a separate fee for a transfer is applied.
This WW2 battlefield trip is recommended for anyone interested in World War II Battlefields on
the Eastern Front, and who are visiting Russia for the first time. The tour is
organized in cooperation with US Tour Operator Alpventures http://www.alpventures.com/russia.html Alpventures "Operation Barbarossa Tour" will be accompanied by Historian / Tour
Guide, Tony Cisneros. The tour will give you an overview of the battles that
took place from 1941-1945. It covers the most significant museums and
battlefields in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk.
Days of the battlefield tour.
August 9-21, 2008
August 8-20, 2009
DAY 1.
Saturday. St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Arrival to Saint-Petersburg. Transfer to hotel. Dinner.
DAY 2.
Sunday. St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Tour of the Russian Artillery Museum. Tour the Cruiser Aurora. Lunch. Afternoon Tour of the famous Hermitage (Museum). Dinner. Overnight St. Petersburg.
DAY 3.
Monday. St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Breakfast in hotel. Tour of the Defence of Leningrad museum. Tour of Naval museum. Lunch. Afternoon Dinner. Overnight train to Moscow.
DAY 4.
Tuesday. Moscow
Arrival to Moscow. Breakfast. Tour of Poklonnay Hill and Great Patriotic War Museum. Lunch. Check in our hotel. Afternoon Sightseeing tour of Moscow. Dinner. Overnight Moscow.
Thursday. Moscow
Breakfast in hotel. Tour of the Central Museum of Armed Forces. Lunch.
Afternoon flight to Voglograd. Dinner. Overnight Volgograd.
DAY 7.
Wednesday. Volgograd (Stalingrad)
Breakfast in hotel. Battlefield Tour of Stalingrad including main memorials and Mamaev Hill. Lunch.
Afternoon Tour of Stalingrad Panorama. Dinner. Overnight Volgograd.
DAY 8.
Thursday. Volgograd (Stalingrad)
Breakfast in hotel. Free time and boat cruise along the beautiful Volga river. Lunch.
Afternoon flight to Moscow. Late arrival to Moscow. Overnight Moscow.
Sunday. Kursk
Breakfast in hotel. Drive to Ponyri Station to look at the events within the "northern shoulder". Tour of Headquarter of Rokossovsky. Lunch.
Afternoon . Visit Teplov Hights - the last point of Soviet defence. Dinner. Overnight train to Moscow.
DAY 12.
Monday. Moscow
Arrival to Moscow. Breakfast. Tour of Moscow Kremlin. Meeting with veterans and lunch in the Counsil of Moscow Veterans.
Afternoon free time. Dinner. Overnight Moscow.
DAY 13.
Tuesday. Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to airport.
THE COST of the WWII Battlefield tour is £3150 per person (double supplement). Add £700 for single supplement in hotels. Add £495 for single supplement in trains.
THE COSTof the WW2 Battlefield tour is USD6300 per person (double supplement). Add USD1400 for single supplement in hotel. Add USD990 for single supplement in trains. Travel agents and tour leaders please contact Oleg Alexandrov at oalexandrov@mtu-net.ru for SPECIAL OFFER on this tour.
Included services:
VISA SUPPORT.
HOTELS in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Volgograd (former Stalingrad) and Mestechko Svoboda (near Kursk) along the route.
MEALS full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner), f.b. starts with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with breakfast on the day of departure.
BUS service as per program, including transfers on the first and the last days of the trip. In case your flight is at a different time from the rest of the group a separate fee for a transfer is applied
The battlefield tour is designed for individual who like to spend more time in museums
and have some time on their own. We have included main sights of
interest and memorials in all cities. The highlight of the trip is
re-enactment at Kubinka tank
museum which takes place on the Day of a Tanker which is a professional holiday of all Soviet and Russian tankers. Re-enactment is the matter of availability.
Days of the tour.
September 6-16, 2008
September 5-15, 2009
DAY 1.Saturday. Saint-Petersburg (former Leningrad).
THE COST of the WWII Battlefield tour is £2670 per person (double supplement). Add £600 for single supplement in hotels. Add £420 for single supplement in train. THE COST of the WW2 Battlefield tour is USD5340 per person (double supplement). Add USD1200 for single supplement in hotels. Add USD840 for single supplement in train.
Travel agents and tour leaders please contact Oleg Alexandrov at oalexandrov@mtu-net.ru for SPECIAL OFFER on this tour.
Included services:
VISA SUPPORT.
HOTELS in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Volgograd along the route.
MEALS half board (breakfast and dinner), h.b. starts with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with breakfast on the day of departure.
BUS service as per program, including transfers on the first and the last days of the trip. In case your flight is at a different time from the rest of the group a separate fee for a transfer is applied
24 HOUR PHONE within Russia at 8-916-586-0804 (English
and Russian)
from abroad at +7-916-586-0804
(English and Russian) CALL OR FAX OUR OFFICE from abroad at 7-495-420-8441 (Russian)
or e-mail oalexandrov@mtu-net.ru
Attn.: Oleg Alexandrov.
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