Best Russia Trip

Welcome to Russia! Upon your arrival at the airport in Moscow, our guide and the driver will pick you up and escort you to check in the hotel on schedule. Then you could take the rest of the day for a good rest.

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Series or similar

After breakfast, we will start with a leisurely stroll at Red Square located in front of the Kremlin. Then we will see Bolshoi Theatre outside, one of the oldest theatres in the world whose resident opera and ballet troupes rank among the world's finest. Next, we will wander along the Tverskaya Street, the social life center of Moscow, equal to the 5th Avenue in New York or Oxford Street in London, lined with imposing old buildings, upscale stores and restaurants etc. Later, we will pay a visit to Kitai-Gorod quarter bordering Kremlin on the east, a prosperous trade district surrounded by shops and markets. Afterwards, we will go to climb the Sparrow Hill right on the bank of Moskva River and overlook the capital city from its top. 

In the afternoon, we will go to visit the celebrated Kremlin, built between the 14th and 17th centuries and closely linked with historical events of the nation since the 14th century, and now the official residence of the president and a treasure vault for plenty of the nation's most precious artworks. Then we will go to see some of the world's most elegant metro stations in Moscow and take metro to centuries-old Arbat Street. There are plenty of souvenir shops and popular restaurants. Many street artists and musicians like to stay around there too. 

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Series or similar

In the morning, we will pick you up and transfer you to take a 4-hour modern Sapsan bullet train to St. Petersburg. The guide and the driver there will wait at the railway station and afterwards send you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Courtyard St. Petersburg Vasilievsky or similar

Today we will go sightseeing at Russia's cultural capital, St. Petersburg. We will tour the Nevsky Prospekt, a historic avenue adorned with impressive buildings, bridges and palaces, see the Kazan Cathedral from outside completed as a monument to Russia's victory over Napoleon in the War of 1812, wander on the Palace Square, admire Vasilievsky Island located just across Neva River from the Winter Palace and rich in landmark buildings like St. Petersburg State University. We will also enjoy the majestic architecture of the fourth largest cathedral in the world - St. Isaac Cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, once used as a prison for high ranking political prisoners. In the afternoon, we will go to explore the Hermitage Museum inside Winter Palace. Recognized as the world's second largest museum, it houses an elaborate collection of artworks by Michelangelo, Van Gogh, Monet, and Rembrandt etc. 

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Courtyard St. Petersburg Vasilievsky or similar

Today we will go to visit the Petrodvorets, formerly known as Peterhof and located 30 km (19 mi) away from St. Petersburg, a simple but graceful garden and summer resort of Peter the Great which is reputed as "the Russian Versailles", and now with many of the emperor's own artifacts on exhibition. In the afternoon, we will go back to St Petersburg. The remaining day is at your own disposal. You could either go on exploring the rest places of the city or buy some souvenirs for your family and friends.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Courtyard St. Petersburg Vasilievsky or similar

Today we will send you to board a 3-hour flight to Ekaterinburg, the fourth largest city in the country. Upon your arrival at the airport, we will transfer you to the hotel. Enjoy the rest of the day at leisure.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Demidov Plaza Hotel

Today we will first pay a visit to Ural Craftsman Lane where you could buy some traditional handicrafts and see the grand palatial townhouse and Rastorguev - Haritonov's House. Then wander at 1905 Square, the oldest square in the city. Next, we will go to the Europe-Asia monument situated on the border between Europe and Asia, where you could put your foot on both continents at the same time. Afterwards, we will go to sightsee the Church on Blood, constructed on the site of Ipatiev House where the last tsar Nicholas II and his family were killed. Last, we will tour around the Monastery Complex "Ganina Yama" originally built as a memorial of the last tsar family, with a Russian Orthodox Church housing 7 chapels for each imperial family member. 

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Demidov Plaza Hotel

Today our guide and the driver will send you to the airport on schedule. Thanks for booking the best Russia tours. Hope you've had a wonderful time during the trip. Bon voyage!

Meals: Breakfast