Classical Russia
Day Wise Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival in St. Petersburg ▾
Airport pickup and transfer to the hotel; free time.; Airport pickup and transfer; free time before the tour starts
Day 2 Full-Day St. Petersburg City Tour ▾
Panoramic city tour, then Peterhof Palace.; Panoramic tour including Peter and Paul Fortress (entrance included); Peterhof Palace (the "Russian Versailles"), fountains and gardens (guide and ticket included)
Day 3 Sightseeing Tour of St. Petersburg ▾
Hermitage visit; free afternoon.; Guided Hermitage Museum visit (entrance included); Free afternoon
Day 4 St. Petersburg – Novgorod – Valdai – Tver ▾
Travel day with stops; lunch and dinner included.; Novgorod Kremlin (guided tour and entrances included), Yaroslav's Courtyard; Lakeside stop in Valdai with island monastery visit
Day 5 Tver – Klin – Sergiev Posad – Suzdal ▾
Countryside drive via several towns.; Walk in Tver; Tchaikovsky House Museum, Klin (entrance included); Trinity Monastery, Sergiev Posad; Stops in Alexandrov and Yuriev-Polsky; Suzdal folklore dinner show (not included if fewer than 15); lunch included
Day 6 Sightseeing in Suzdal (to Moscow) ▾
Workshop, sightseeing, and travel to Moscow.; Matryoshka doll painting workshop; Suzdal sightseeing, Museum of Wooden Architecture; Bell concert at St. Euthymius Monastery (when available); Vladimir Assumption Cathedral; lunch included; Travel to Moscow
Day 7 Moscow City Tour ▾
Central Moscow and the Kremlin.; City tour, Red Square; Lenin's Mausoleum, St. Basil's Cathedral, Christ the Savior Cathedral (exterior/area); Kremlin entry and two main cathedrals; Free afternoon
Day 8 Observation Deck in Moscow ▾
Sightseeing with a free afternoon.; Moscow University Observation Deck; Great Patriotic War Museum (entrance included); Free afternoon
Day 9 Departure, Transfer to Airport ▾
Breakfast and airport transfer.
Inclusions
- ✓Accommodation for 8 nights in Russia
- ✓Continental breakfast at hotel
- ✓Comfortable transport from hotel to destinations
- ✓Daily sightseeing tours
- ✓English-speaking professional driver
- ✓One bottle of water per excursion day
Exclusions
- ✗Airfare and travel insurance
- ✗Lunches and dinners (except where itinerary lists them)
- ✗Entrance fees (except where itinerary lists them)
- ✗Personal expenses
- ✗Russian visa cost
Special Notes
- •Free cancellation available.
- •Suzdal folklore dinner not included if fewer than 15 participants; Moscow military parade viewing not guaranteed.
- •A multi-city classic tour (St. Petersburg → Golden Ring → Moscow).