Welcome to Russia

Day 1. Moscow

• Flight to Moscow
• Meeting at the airport with a Chinese-speaking guide
• Check-in at a 4-star hotel

Day 2. Moscow

City sightseeing tour:
Take part in a panoramic tour and discover both the main sights and hidden corners of Moscow.
Traveling by car along avenues, monuments, parks and squares will allow you to see such iconic places as Kolomenskoye Park, Tsaritsyno Park, Moscow State University and others.
Learn more about the history of the city, visit Victory Park, take photos from Sparrow Hills, bridges and in little-known parks.

Benefits:
Guide services, transportation service with private driver, flexible itinerary.

Program:

• Breakfast at the hotel, check-out from the hotel, meet the group with the guide.
• Sightseeing:
  • Moscow State University
  • Sparrow Hills
  • Victory Park
  • Triumphal Arch
  • Kolomenskoye Park
  • Tsaritsyno Park
• Overnight transfer by train to St. Petersburg (train tickets are not included).

Day 3. St. Petersburg

City sightseeing tour:
Stroll with your guide through the monuments of Russia’s cultural heritage.
During your tour of St. Petersburg, you will experience the rich culture of the “Venice of the North”.
Explore St. Petersburg’s squares (including Palace Square in the heart of the city), visit the Winter Palace and marvel at the grandiose Alexander Column.
Learn about the city’s unique history of over 300 years.
Then see one of the most famous cathedrals – Smolny Cathedral, admire the iconic sphinxes, stroll around Vasilyevsky Island and see the city’s famous lighthouses – the Rostral Columns.

Program:

• Arrival in St. Petersburg, meet the group by the guide at the train station.
• Sightseeing visits:
  • Winter Palace, Palace Square, Alexander’s Column
  • Smolny Cathedral
  • Vasilyevsky Island, Sphinxes, Rostral Columns
• Check-in to a four-star hotel.

Day 4. St. Petersburg

City sightseeing tour:
Visit Peterhof, one of the finest examples of European garden art.
Admire the Bronze Horseman and the grandiose dome of St. Isaac’s Cathedral, long considered the largest cathedral in Russia.
Then head to Decembrists Square, the place where the history of the Decembrists movement began.

Program:

• Breakfast at the hotel, meet the group with the guide.
• Sightseeing visit:
  • Peterhof (extra charge)
  • St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Bronze Horseman, Decembrists Square
• Return to the hotel.

Day 5. St. Petersburg

City sightseeing tour:
Visit the Peter and Paul Fortress – the place where St. Petersburg was founded.
Then you will have a tour to two of the most beautiful cathedrals in the world – Kazan Cathedral and the Church of the Savior-on-Blood.
Stroll along Nevsky Prospekt, famous for its magnificent panoramas and architecture.

Program:

• Breakfast at the hotel, meet the group with the guide.
• Sightseeing visit:
  • Peter and Paul Fortress
  • Kazan Cathedral, Church of the Savior on Blood, Nevsky Prospekt.
• Return to the hotel.

Day 6. St. Petersburg

Sightseeing tour:
The magnificent Catherine Palace, located in Pushkin, a suburb of St. Petersburg, amazes with its luxurious decoration and grandeur, arousing admiration in all visitors.

Program:

• Breakfast at the hotel, check out from the hotel, meet the group with the guide.
• Sightseeing:
  • Catherine Palace (extra charge)
• Overnight transfer by train to Moscow (train tickets are not included in the price).

Day 7. Moscow

City sightseeing tour:
Explore Moscow’s major landmarks including Red Square, the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral to better understand the history of this great city.
Stroll through Alexandrovsky Garden, enjoy the atmosphere of Old Arbat and admire the architecture of Moscow’s metro stations.

Advantages:
Services of a professional guide, transportation accompaniment with a private driver, flexible itinerary.

Program:

• Arrival in Moscow, meeting of the group by the guide at the train station.
• Sightseeing:
  • Kremlin (extra charge), Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral
  • Alexandrovsky Garden, Old Arbat, Moscow Metro stations
• Check-in to a four-star hotel.