Two Capitals: Saint-Petersburg–Moscow 2022–2023

Meeting with a guide at the airport.

Transfer to the hotel. Check in.

Dinner at the hotel.

Short walking tour of the city (~2 h).

There are many places in St. Petersburg that you want to admire up close. That is why it is best to start to get acquainted with the Northern capital during walking tours, which allow you to fully experience the spirit of this magical city, its unique atmosphere. You will find a fascinating guide's story about the facades of buildings, architectural styles and directions, about those who lived in mansions and palaces, about historical epochs and events.

Return to the hotel.

OPTIONAL: Dinner at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel.

Bus sightseeing tour of the city with a visit to the Peter and Paul fortress.

You will go on a journey through the history of the foundation, construction and prosperity of St. Petersburg from the time of Peter I to the present day. During the trip, you will see many significant architectural monuments, Nevsky Prospect with unique buildings of the 18th century, the gloomy and majestic St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on Blood, famous for its tragic history. The Palace Square is the most grandiose among the squares of the city and a good example of how different styles can be combined in the most elaborate way. The General Stuff Headquarters Building and State Hermitage can be found here. The facade of the Admiralty and the Alexander Garden that is in front of it, link the Palace Square to the Senate Square. In the center of the square there stands an impressive monument to the founder of St. Petersburg - Peter the Great - known as Bronze Horseman. You will also visit the Peter and Paul Fortress, where you will learn how St. Petersburg was founded, you will see ancient buildings, casemates and tombs.

Time for lunch (lunch is not included). OPTIONAL: Lunch in a local cafe.

Excursion to the Yusupov Palace

The Yusupov Palace on Moika in Saint Petersburg is a historical and cultural monument. It is often called the encyclopedia of St. Petersburg's aristocratic interior. Famous Russian and foreign architects J.-B. Wallen-Delamot and A. M. Mikhailov-II, B. Simon and others worked on the creation of the Yusupov Palace ensemble on Moika. From 1830 to 1917, the owners of the estate were five generations of the noble family of princes Yusupov. We can say that the entire Palace ensemble was created over two centuries. His biography begins during the birth of the Northern capital and can be divided into the «pre-Yusupov» period, which lasted more than a century, and «Yusupov» - after the acquisition of the house by N. B. Yusupov.

Free time on Nevsky (~2 h) for walking. Transfer to the hotel

Dinner at the hotel

Breakfast at the hotel.

Visit to the Hermitage museum.

Today we invite you to start your day with a visit to the Hermitage. With the possible exception of the Louvre, there is no museum in the world that rivals the Hermitage in size and quality. Its collection is so large that it would take years to view it in its entirety at last count, there were nearly three million works on exhibit. The museum is especially strong in Italian Renaissance, as well as possessing outstanding collections of works by Rembrandt, Picasso, and Matisse. Visitors should also take advantage of its excellent Greek and Roman antiquities collection and its exhibits of Siberian and Central Asian art. Not least among the attractions of the Hermitage is the museum itself, with its fine interior decoration and architectural details.

Free time on Nevsky for lunch (~1 h, lunch is not included). OPTIONAL: Lunch in a local café.

Visit to the Russia Museum.

The State Russian Museum is the largest collection of works of art. The collection of the Russian Museum has over 400,000 exhibits. Part of the treasures of the Hermitage and the Academy of Arts, and masterpieces from private collections are kept here.

Dinner at the hotel.

OPTIONAL

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.

Visit to Piskarevskoye memorial cemetery.

Piskarevskoye Memorial cemetery is one of the most iconic places for the whole of Russia. Stones, earth, trees, everything that surrounds this complex, embodied the terrible 900 days that fell on Leningrad during the great Patriotic War.
The cemetery, founded in 1939, became a place of mass graves during the war. Grave graves contain 420 thousand residents of Leningrad who died from hunger, cold, shelling and bombing, 70 thousand soldiers who defended our city, and there are also 6 thousand individual military graves.

Visit to the Church of the Savior on spilled Blood.

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ or the Savior on spilled Blood is one of the main attractions of the historical part of St. Petersburg. A masterpiece of Russian national architecture built on the site of the fatal wound of Emperor Alexander II. Tragedy and miracle are inextricably intertwined in the history of the temple, richly decorated with stunning mosaic works. The interior of the temple always makes a vivid impression on visitors. It contains the largest collection of mosaics, which is decorated with more than 7,000 square meters of the Cathedral.

Lunch in traditional Russian style.

Free time on Nevsky for walking and shopping (~2 h).

Folk show “Feel Yourself Russian” with buffet in Nikolaevsky Palace.

The folklore show in the Nikolaev Palace «Feel yourself Russian» is perhaps the best folklore show in St. Petersburg. This is a unique opportunity to experience the history and soul of Russia in one evening! On the main staircase of the palace guests will be greeted by an ensemble of historical and everyday dance. To the sounds of a string quartet, surrounded by elegant ladies and gentlemen, you will forget that in the courtyard is the 21st century. In the program you will find dances and songs of the Stavropol, Don, Kuban Cossacks and dances of other peoples of Russia, Russian folk and church dances. And during the intermission, a buffet table will be prepared for you: Russian snacks, unlimited drinks, delicious desserts.

Transfer to the railway station. Night train St. Petersburg-Moscow

Arrival in Moscow. Meeting with a guide at the railway station.

Breakfast in the city.

Sightseeing walking tour of the city.

Moscow! All the ways of vast Russia begin here, the history of our country is being created here, and simple and hospitable people live here. Let's get acquainted with this white-stone beauty, get acquainted without fuss and haste. During the tour, you will walk through the Alexander garden – a corner of Royal silence near the walls of the Moscow Kremlin, visit the Grave of the Unknown Soldier with an Eternal flame. You will visit red square with its unique architectural ensemble – this is where the great Russia begins. You will see viewing the changing of the guard of honor, Lenin Mausoleum and also the Sparrow hills. Don't be surprised if most of sights look familiar. All of them have long been «postcard».

Lunch in the city.

Visit to the Moscow Museum of modern art.

Works of modern art amaze the imagination, cause controversy and change the world. They can be scandalous and provocative, minimalistic and abstract, but most importantly-they do not exist without the viewer and his live, direct reaction. That is why if you are interested in creativity in all its forms and manifestations, you should go to the exhibition of contemporary art in Moscow. Fortunately, there is no shortage of relevant expositions in the capital. Small galleries and huge halls provide space for installations and performances of promising newcomers and world celebrities of the art world.

Excursion to the Moscow metro.

Take a look at the Moscow underground life visiting the subway of the capital. The stations of Moscow’s subway system have often been called «the people’s palaces», for their elegant designs and lavish and profuse use of marble, mosaics, sculptures and chandeliers. Built during Stalin’s rule, these metro stations were supposed to display the best of Soviet architecture and design and show how privileged the lifestyle of the Russian people was.

Arrival in hotel. Check in.

Visit to the Moscow Circus with dinner.

The circus has always held a very special place in the artistic life of Moscow and has become one of Russia’s most beloved national art forms. So today the Moscow circus is an actual platform of cultural life in Moscow. World-class artists are in a hurry to plunge you into a fantastic world! You are waiting for gymnasts, acrobats, trained animals: tigers, horses, dogs and something what you have never even seen…

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.

Excursion to the Kremlin +1 Cathedral.

There are dozens of Kremlin in Russia, but Moscow one has no equal. Because the Moscow Kremlin is not just a historical defensive structure. This is the heart of Russia. The main spiritual and political center of the country. Her pride and glory. The official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. Attraction № 1 in Moscow.

Transfer to the airport

The end of the tour.