Day 1. MOSCOW
Arrival in Moscow, pick up from airport and transfer to hotel
No Meals

Day 2. MOSCOW
Breakfast. Panoramic city tour, during which we will see the most famous places of the Russian capital: the Red Square – one of the largest squares in the world, located at the foot of the Kremlin, famous for the Lenin’s Mausoleum and the Saint Basil’s Cathedral. Then we will see the so-called “Seven Sisters” – a group of seven skyscrapers – built after the Second World War, which are a symbol of the Soviet Moscow. We will visit the Moscow Metro, considered the most beautiful subway in the world. Lunch. Visit to the Moscow Kremlin. You will have an opportunity to visit one of the three cathedrals: Cathedral of the Dormition, Cathedral of the Archangel, and Cathedral of the Annunciation – which form the Cathedral Square. Dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 3. MOSCOW
Day at Leisure. No Excursions / Tours included today
Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 4. MOSCOW – VLADIMIR – SUZDAL
Breakfast. Transfer to Vladimir. Guided city tour, during which you will see the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius – a former cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Golden Gate – both belong to the World Heritage of UNESCO. Lunch. Transfer to Suzdal. During the city tour, we will see the Suzdal Kremlin, the Cathedral of the Nativity and the Convent of the Intercession. Then, excursion to the Museum of Wooden Architecture. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 5. SUZDAL – KOSTROMA
Breakfast. Transfer to Kostroma. Lunch. Sightseeing city tour of Kostroma, during wich we will take a walk through the Ipatievsky Monastery territory and visit the Trinity Cathedral. Check-in at the hotel. Free evening. Dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 6. KOSTROMA – YAROSLAVL
Breakfast. Transfer to Yaroslavl. City tour during which we wil visit the church of Ilya the Prophet and will take a walk through the monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour). Lunch. Free time in the city center. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 7. YAROSLAVL – ROSTOV VELIKY – SERGIYEV POSAD – TYER
Breakfast. Transfer to Rostov Veliky. Guided tour of the Rostov Kremlin, we will walk through its territory and visit the Museum of Church Antiquities located in the White Chambers. Transfer to Sergiyev Posad. Lunch. We will visit the the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. Transfer to Tver. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 8. TYER – VELIKY NOVGOROD
Breakfast. Guided city tour of Tver – one of the most beautiful cities of Central Russia – during which you will discover the historic city center and its monuments dedicated to Michael of Tver (a Prince of Tver), Alexander Pushkin, Ivan Krylov and Afanasy Nikitin, the Island of Memory with the Church of Michael of Tver and the White Trinity Church (dating to the 16th century), as well as the Palace of Catherine II. Lunch. Transfer to Veliky Novgorod (also known as Novgorod the Great). Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 9. VELIKY NOVGOROD – ST. PETERSBURG
Breakfast. Panoramic city tour with a visit to the Novgorod Kremlin and to the Cathedral of St. Sophia. Novgorod the Great is the oldest city in Russia, which was an important center of trade and crafts in the Middle Ages. Today it is an open-air museum, where you can fully enjoy the atmosphere of authentic Russia. After we will visit the open-air museum of wooden architecture Vitoslavlitsy. Lunch. Transfer to Saint-Petersburg. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at hotel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Day 10. ST. PETERSBURG
Breakfast. Panoramic city tour, during which you will pass by the most famous and majestic cathedrals of St. Petersburg – the Church of the Savior on Blood and the St. Isaac’s Cathedral, and make a stop at the end of the Vasilyevsky Island (so-called “Strelka”) – before going to Hare Island to visit the Peter and Paul Fortress with the tombs of the Russian tsars. Guided tour to the Hermitage – one of the largest galleries and antique museums in the world. Transfer to the hotel.
Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 11. ST. PETERSBURG
Breakfast. Free day.

Optional Tours: Boat trip along rivers and canals (in continuation, only in summer time) OR Visit to the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral

Meal Plan: Breakfast

Day 12. ST. PETERSBURG
Breakfast. Transfer to the Airport with a guide.