| 17th August 2022Moscow |
- Arrival in the Russian Capital. Check in to hotel
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| 18th August 2022Moscow city tour and Underground guided tour |
- Guided tour of the major cultural and historical sites of the city. We visit Red Square and the Moscow State University on Lenin Hill, where there are outstanding views over Moscow
- On the way down, we pass through the Memorial Complex
- Guided tour of Moscow’s Underground - The Moscow Metro, with its stations decorated with marble, mosaics, stained-glass panels and bronze sculptures, looks more like a vast art museum
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| 19th August 2022 Red Square, Kremlin Grounds and Cathedrals Guided Tour |
- Visit Red Square, arguably one of the most famous squares in the world. You will see the brightly-domed St Basil's Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral and the Kremlin towers
- You will discover the interior of the Kremlin - the former residence of the Tsars and now the residence of the Russian President
- You will also visit the Kremlin's beautiful orthodox cathedrals
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| 20th August 2022 Moscow - St. Petersburg |
- After breakfast transfer from the hotel to the train station for your speedy train from Moscow to St Petersburg
- Upon arrival to St Petersburg you will be taken to your hotel for check-in
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| 21st August 2022 St Petersburg City tour and visit to The State Hermitage Museum (Winter Palace) |
- Today you will see the stunning "Venice of the North", as St Petersburg is also known
- You will see the Peter and Paul Fortress and St Isaac's Cathedral
- In the afternoon we head off to one of the greatest and most beautiful art museums in the world - the Hermitage State Museum which has a collection of more than three million works of art and artefacts of world culture, including Da Vinci, Raphael, Rembrandt, Monet and Michelangelo
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| 22nd August 2022Peterhof Grand Palace and Park |
- Enjoy a guided tour of Peterhof Grand Palace & Park in the morning
- Visit the Grand Palace and be amazed with its fascinating & elaborate interiors
- Its wonderful parks, 176 fountains of various forms, majestic palaces, numerous gilded statues of ancient gods and heroes, paintings and works of art and culture make Peterhof often called the 'Capital of Fountains,' unique in the world
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| 23rd August 2022 |
- Check-out and transfer to the airport
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