Travel to St. Petersburg and Moscow
Russian Capitals - 8 days escorted tour
This escorted tour includes:
 | Airline ticket from one of the listed US cities to St. Petersburg, with return from Moscow, on Star Alliance airlines |
| Double room accommodations at centrally located four star hotels |
| Airport-Hotel round trip transfers |
| Full buffet breakfasts everyday, welcome meeting with champagne or juice |
| Transportation on the ground by a deluxe motor coach or minivan with A/C |
| Services of an English/German speaking tour escort in St. Petersburg and Moscow on all tours |
| Sightseeing program as per itinerary |
| Service charges and hotel taxes |
| One-way 2nd class train ticket St. Petersburg-Moscow |
| Luggage handling in hotels & at the train stations (one piece per person) |
DAY 1 (MONDAY)
Overnight flight to St. Petersburg.
DAY 2 (TUESDAY): St. Petersburg
Arrival in St. Petersburg, transfer to Hotel Sokos Olympic**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting.
DAY 3 (WEDNESDAY): St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and the many canals have deservedly given the city the title “The Venice of the North”. During the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all the splendors of the city: the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional ($68) visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum. In the evening an optional ($68) visit to the Nikolaevsky Palace with an exiting Russian folklore show is on the program.
Day 4 (THURSDAY): St. Petersburg
An optional ($88) excursion in the morning offers a visit to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial celebrations. The afternoon is reserved for an optional ($39) guided shopping tour on Nevsky Prospect and in the evening enjoy an optional ($88) Russian dinner at Restaurant Na Zdoroviye.
DAY 5 (FRIDAY): St. Petersburg-Moscow
The morning is reserved for exploring more of St. Petersburg on own hand. In the afternoon we go to the Moscow Railway Station and board the Aurora train bound for Moscow. The train ride takes us along endless Russian landscapes along the River Volga. In the evening we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel Radisson SAS Slavjanskaya**** or similar.
DAY 6 (SATURDAY): Moscow
Moscow, The Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian city with the Kremlin and its onion domed cathedrals. The dramatic changes over the last decade have made the city to one of the most dynamic metropolis of the world. The morning sightseeing tour include all the highlights of the vast city including the Red Square with Kremlin, the Theater Square with Bolshoi Theater, Sparrow Hills with Moscow University and a visit to the famous Moscow Metro. In the afternoon is offered an optional ($68) excursion to the Kremlin grounds with a visit to a cathedral. The evening offer an optional ($88) dinner at Restaurant Razgulay.
DAY 7 (SUNDAY): Moscow
The day offers an optional ($88) excursion to Novidevichy Convent, a cluster of sparkling domes, one of the city’s most beautiful group of buildings and full of history and treasures. The adjacent Novodevichy Cemetery is Moscow‘s most prestigious resting place after the Kremlin. The balance of the day is reserved for exploring more of Moscow on own hand. The evening offers an optional ($78) visit to the Old Russian Circus.
DAY 8 (MONDAY): Moscow-USA
Breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
Prices with airline tickets and transfers. Departure taxes, security & fuel surcharges are extra, and are usually around $350.
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NY |
Bos |
Phila del phia |
Wash. |
Atla nta |
Orla ndo |
Miami | Chica |
Detroit |
Dallas | Hou ston |
Den ver |
LA | Port land |
Sea ttle |
SF |
| 07/28/08 | 08/04/08 | $2,626 | $2,676 | $2,771 | $2,690 | $2,834 | $2,766 | $2,869 | $2,795 | $2,850 | $2,818 | $2,883 | $2,890 | $2,908 | $3,032 | $3,008 | $2,933 |
| 08/04/08 | 08/11/08 | $2,626 | $2,676 | $2,771 | $2,690 | $2,834 | $2,766 | $2,869 | $2,795 | $2,850 | $2,818 | $2,883 | $2,890 | $2,908 | $3,032 | $3,008 | $2,933 |
| 08/11/08 | 08/18/08 | $2,626 | $2,676 | $2,771 | $2,690 | $2,834 | $2,766 | $2,869 | $2,795 | $2,850 | $2,818 | $2,883 | $2,890 | $2,908 | $3,032 | $3,008 | $2,933 |
| 08/25/08 | 09/01/08 | $2,626 | $2,676 | $2,771 | $2,690 | $2,834 | $2,766 | $2,869 | $2,795 | $2,850 | $2,818 | $2,883 | $2,890 | $2,908 | $3,032 | $3,008 | $2,933 |
Land only price (without transfers, tour starts on Day 2 at 7:00 PM, ends on Day 8 in the morning) - $1,485
