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Russian
tours - Russia Vacation
Moscow - Novgorod - St. Petersburg tour
Escorted tour for 8days/7nights
2nights in Moscow, 1night in Novgorod, 3nights in St. Petersburg and 1night on a sleeper
train in first class cabin
2008
Private Escorted tour
Departure dates: Daily
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ITINERARY
| Day1 |
Arrival
to Moscow. .
Guided transfer from the airport to your Hotel. Check in at
the hotel. Evening at leisure. |
| Day2 |
City
tour of Moscow
Breakfast at the hotel. The city tour of Moscow will take you to
the Sparrow Hills to enjoy the impressive panorama of the downtown area; you will pass by the Victory park with its World
War II Memorial, the New Maiden Convent, the Cathedral of Christ
the Savior, the White House and ride along Kutuzovsky Avenue. You
will stop at the St. Sofia Embankment of the Moskva-River to
take pictures of the breathtaking panorama of the Moscow Kremlin.
After you will be visiting the Red Square. Kremlin grounds tour with Assumption
Cathedral entrance. Lunch at Russian cuisine restaurant. Walking tour on Stary
Arbat. Back to the hotel. Evening is at
leisure. |
| Day3 |
Moscow
- Serviev Posad tour - Moscow Circus - night train to St
Petersburg
Breakfast at hotel. Full day Sergiev Posad tour. Visiting
Trinity - St. Sergius Lavra , Monasteries and museums. Lunch in
the retaurant near Monastery. Evening performance at Moscow
Circus. Night train to Novgorod the Great (2 beds compartments
carriage) . |
| Day
4 |
Novgorod
Arrival to Novgorod. Transfer to hotel. Breakfast. City
sightseeing tour, Kremlin and St. Sophia Cathedral. Evening at
leisure. |
| Day5 |
St
Petersburg - City tour
Breakfast at the hotel. Departure transfer to St. Petersburg
(about 200KM) Arrival in St. Petersburg and transfer
to the hotel. City tour of St Petersburg. During the city tour you will see the major attractions of this
magnificent city: drive along Nevsky Prospect, have glimpses of
the Winter Palace and the Admiralty, wander around the Smolny
Convent and St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Overnight in St Petersburg. |
| Day
6 |
St
Petersubrg - The
Hermitage
Breakfast at the hotel. Visit to the Hermitage Museum
This morning is wholly dedicated to the visit to the Hermitage,
one of the Europe’s most prominent museums, housing the
overwhelming collection of the Western Art. Afternoon Peter and
Paul Fortress tour. |
| Day7 |
Visit
to Peterhof. (full day)
Breakfast at the hotel. A countryside visit to the town of
Peterhof (Petrodvorets) with its beautiful park of fountains; the
Grand Cascade is the most beautiful of them. You will enjoy the
stately sight of the Grand Palace (from the outside). Peterhof is
available from mid May till mid September. Lunch at a local
restaurant. Evening at leisure and overnight in St
Petersburg |
| Day8 |
St
Petersubrg - departure
Breakfast at the hotel departure transfer. |
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The price of the tour includes:
- Accommodation in the 3 , 4 or 5 Hotels in Moscow , Novgorod and St Petersburg
(2nights Moscow , 1 night in Novgorod and 3nights St
Petersburg)
- Daily breakfast and lunches as per itinerary (3 lunches)
- Arrival & departures transfers (private)
- English speaking guide for the sightseeing program and transfers
- Sightseeing as per above itinerary including all entrance fees
- 1 night in the overnight train Moscow-novgorod, first class
ticket in a 2-bed compartment
| Hotels |
Price per
person in Euro or US$* (US$ rate varies depending on the exchange
rate) based on the number of passengers traveling together** |
| 2
passengers |
3-10
Passengers |
11-20
passengers |
| dbl |
sngl |
dbl |
sngl |
dbl |
sngl |
| Standard 3 star |
1136 |
n/a |
983 |
1283 |
749 |
1062 |
| First class 4 star |
1245 |
n/a |
1099 |
1436 |
861 |
1220 |
| Deluxe |
1861 |
n/a |
1699 |
2524 |
1474 |
2310 |
20% discount for low season departures: 1Oct-31Mar
* US$ rate varies depending the exchange rate
**During Xmas New Years, Special Holidays and fair periods surcharge
may apply
Hotels in Moscow:
3star Standard category: Hotel Izmailovo
4star First class category: Hotel Cosmos
5star Deluxe category: Hotel Metropol
Hotels in Novgorod:
3 star Standard category: Hotel Volkhov
4star First class and deluxe category: Hotel Beresta Palace (4star)
Hotels in St Petersburg:
3star Standard category: Hotel St Petersburg
4star First Class category: Hotel Pulkovskaya
5star Deluxe: Hotel Grand Emerald
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