Book your Pre-Olympic tour of Russia now and get 15% discount!
11.08.2013
Book your Pre-Olympic tour of Russia now and get 15% discount!
PRE-OLYMPIC TOUR OF RUSSIA: MOSCOW AND ST.PETERSBURG
February 1-5, 2013
DAY 1, February 1 Saturday MOSCOW
Arrival in Moscow
Transfer to the hotel combined with a city tour
Check in the Katerina Park hotel or similar
Car and guide for the transfer and the city tour for 5 hours
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DAY 2, February 2 Sunday MOSCOW
9:00 Departure for the tour of the Kremlin
10:00 Tour of the Kremlin grounds with a visit to the cathedrals
11:30 Walk across Alexander garden with the Tomb to the Unknown Soldier,
Breakfast in the hotel
13:00 Independent lunch in Canteen #1 in the GUM stylized as a Soviet period
14:00 Tour of the Metro, world famous for its beautifully decorated stations
No car. Guide 9:00-16:00. Entrance ticket to the Kremlin, metro tickets
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DAY 3, February 3 Monday MOSCOW – ST PETERSBURG
Red Square, where you will see St. Basil’s Cathedral,
Lenin Mausoleum, the famous GUM department store.
canteen but serving really good food nowadays
ending at the hotel
Box breakfast
Transfer to the train station by taxi (client’s own arrangements)
6:45 am Departure for St. Petersburg by the express Sapsan train
10:30 Arrival in St. Petersburg
11:30 Tour of Catherine’s Palace including the Amber room, the 8
th wonder of the world
Departure for the town of Pushkin
Transfer to the hotel
14:30 Check in the Cronwell Inn hotel (off the main street) or similar
Car and guide 10:30- 14:30 in St. Petersburg .Sapsan train ticket 2nd class
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DAY 4, February 4 Tuesday ST PETERSBURG
10:30 City tour during which you will see the most famous sights of St.
13:30 Independent coffee break in the Stolle café with a variety of Russian pies,
14:30 Walk to the Hermitage across the Palace Square, the main square of the
Breakfast in the hotel
Petersburg and visit St. Nicholas Cathedral
savoury and sweet
15:00 Tour of the Hermitage museum
17:00 Return to the hotel by public transport along Nevsky prospect, the main street of the city
Guide 10:30-17:30. Car 10:30 – 13:30. Entrance ticket to the Hermitage, public bus
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DAY 5, February 5 Wednesday ST PETERSBURG
Breakfast in the hotel
Transfer to the airport/train station by taxi (client’s own arrangements)
The price for the above program for 2 people is 2331 USD.
The price includes accommodation in a twin/double room with breakfast, taxes and
registration fee, car and guide services according to the itinerary, entrance tickets to the
Kremlin, metro, Hermitage, Catherine’s Palace, 2nd class Sapsan train tickets.
