Russia With Luxury & Style - Russia Tour Package

Upon arrival at the Moscow airport you will be met in the arrivals hall by your local English speaking assistant and privately transferred to your hotel in the city centre. Your local guide will meet you there, welcome you to Russia and assist with check-in procedures.Your local guide will take you on a walking tour of the Red Square, where you will see many remarkable sights, including St. Basil’s Cathedral and the Gum Department Store.

Today you will enjoy full day sightseeing tour of Moscow with a private vehicle and your English speaking guide. The tour will start at the Moscow Kremlin, where you will visit the State Armoury museum. The museum dates back to 1485 and has a great collection of rifles and ammunition, horse ware, carriages, royal dresses, jewellery, silverware and world famous Faberge Eggs. Also visit the Assumption and Archangel or Annunciation cathedrals.Proceed to Aleksandrovsky Garden to see the change of guards by the Eternal Flame.After lunch visit the Moscow metro, considered to be the most beautiful in the world with its chandeliers, mosaics, paintings and bronze statues. Make a wish at the station “Ploshad Revolutsii” (Square of Revolution). This is where all schoolchildren and students wanting to pass exams with flying colors go to. Your guide will also tell you many mysterious stories about this huge underground city.Travel by subway to visit the Cold War museum based on the former top-secret Soviet Command Post, N42, known more simply as GO-42. Thanks to "Perestroika" you have the opportunity to visit one of the Soviet "command posts", 60 meters underground.

Drive into the countryside to Sergiev Posad to visit the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius, an ancient center of the Russian Orthodox Church.

 Visit two of the Kremlin's cathedrals as well as the State Armory, home to a collection of priceless artifacts that date back to the 14th century. It also houses the Diamond Fund, a separate collection of Russia's most valuable gems. This afternoon choose to visit the Tretyakov Gallery or the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Late checkout is guaranteed before your overnight train journey to St. Petersburg.

Arrive in St. Petersburg for a morning at leisure. This afternoon visit the Hermitage Museum and its extensive collection of artwork, considered to be one of the finest in the world.

Travel to Petrodvorets, the great summer palace of Peter the Great. Its Grand Cascade, a sequence of sculptures, fountains and water jets, is one of the largest fountain ensembles in the world. This afternoon return to St. Petersburg and visit the Russian Museum.

Venture into the countryside to Pushkin and explore the sparkling Catherine Palace. Then, enjoy lunch in a country restaurant with traditional folk entertainment. This afternoon visit Pavlovsk Great Palace, a gift from Catherine the Great to her son Paul.

Transfer to the airport to board your homebound flight.