2022-23(6n/7d)_01: Two capitals of Russia. Moscow - St.Petersburg

Arrival to Moscow, go through immigration, collect baggage, then you will be meet and welcome by NOVAGROUP representative. Transfer to hotel Vega 4* or alternative.

City’s short introduction .  
Check In & time to relax
Dinner at restaurant(included)
Overnight at hotel.

Bus: transfer

09:00 Breakfast in hotel. 

10:00 - Proceed for City tour including:

- St. Sofia’s Embankment,

- The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Russia’s spiritual revival.

- New Maiden Convent, a fortress and monastic ensemble of the 16th century, a world-famous cemetery.

- Moscow State University campus a panorama platform on Vorobiovy (Sparrow) Hills.

- The White House of the Russian Federation, a landmark of post-reformed Russia.

- Moscow’s boulevards, a historical and cultural centre of Moscow with its museums, theatres and memorial places.

- Theatre square, the world famous Bolshoi Theatre.

14:00 Lunch at restaurant (included).

Moscow Metro Tour and Stations & Walking Tour at Arbat Street- famous souvenir shopping street.

19:30 Dinner at restaurant (included).

Return to hotel.

Overnight at hotel.

Bus from 10:00 till 21:00

09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00 Meeting at lobby with guide.

Proceed to visit Kremlin Territory + Cathedral.

- Cathedral Square, a breathtaking architectural ensemble of the 15th – 17th centuries, where the life of Russian grand princes and tsar started and ended, the Annunciation Cathedral where they were baptized/Christianize,  the Assumption Cathedral where they were crowned and the Archangel Michael Cathedral where they were buried.

- Tsar’s bell and Tsar Cannon, stunning examples of casting of the 16th – 18th centuries.

- The Grand Kremlin Palace, from the imperial residence to the Russian President’s gala reception quarters.

- Political and governmental buildings of the Kremlin, the Senate, the Palace of Congresses, the Arsenal.

- Kremlin walls and towers, a unique fortress of middle Ages’ Russia.

- Bell Tower

14:00 Lunch at restaurant(included)

Moscow RED Square Tour:

- Red Square, enjoy a unique architectural ensemble of the 4th largest square in the world,

- The Cathedrals of St. Basil and Our Lady of Kazan,

- The biggest History Museum of Russia,

- The Trading Arcades of GUM (State Universal Store),

- Lenin’s tomb and necropolis.

- Aleksandrovsky  Garden

19:30 Dinner at restaurant(included)

Overnight at hotel.

Bus from 10:00 till 21:00

09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

11:00 Meeting at lobby with guide.

Transfer to Leningradsky railway station. Train to St. Petersburg. Lunch box in train

(Sapsan – day time depart, at 13:00. Arrive to St.Petersburg at 17:00)

Meet and welcome by NOVATOURS representative.

18:00 Neva river cruise(included)

19:30 Dinner at restaurant(included)

Transfer to hotel St. Petersburg 4* or alternative

Bus in Moscow: transfer

Bus in SPb: 17:00-21:30

08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

Assemble at Hotel Lobby and meet English speaking Guide.

09:30 : Transfer to Visit Peterhoff Park

**Visit Peterhoff Park in summer season till 15.10.21/ Grand Palace in Peterhof or Catarina Palace in winter time from 15.10.21 till 15.04.2022 :

After a 22-mile drive through the suburbs of St. Petersburg reach Peterhoff, a former summer residence of the Russian tsars’ in the 18-th - 19-th centuries.

Explore Peterhoff designed to the request of Peter the Great to rival Versailles. 300-acre parks on the shore of the Finish Gulf, spectacular fountains, the Grand Palace, crowning the hill above the fountains and about 20 smaller Palaces and pavilions represent «Russian Versailles» now.

Enjoy picturesque Lower Gardens with three unique cascades, dozens of powerful water jets and miniature palaces - Monplaisir, Marly and Hermitage.

Take a deep breath looking at the centre of the composition, the Grand Palace and Grand Cascade, including staircases, waterfalls, an avenue of 64 fountains and 37 gilded statues.

Take a picture of the symbol of Peterhoff, «Samson killing a lion» fountain, an allegory of the crucial victory of Russians over the Swedish army at Poltava in 1709.

14:00: Lunch Stop at Restaurant(included)

City tour(3 hours):

- Tour of a city, rightfully described as «Northern Venice» or «Pearl of the Baltic»;

- Drive along the «Great Perspective» world famous today as Nevsky Prospect lined with marble palaces of Russian royalty and aristocracy, with most fashionable boutiques and art salons arranged in old settings of the 18th century, trading rows and arcades, with impressive classical and Renaissance cathedrals and churches as its backdrop, enjoy this 4.5 km long thoroughfare cut through woods and marshes from the Admiralty with the city’s symbol (2 ship) on top of its gilded spire to the Monastery of Alexander Nevsky, one of four Russia’s Lavras with its magnificent Trinity Cathedral and its cemetery where Dostoevsky, Tchaikovsky and other world celebrities were buried;

- Stop over at an excellent picture opportunity with a stunning panorama along the Neva’s embankments, by the city’s Rostral Columns you will have a view of the 5 buildings of the State Hermitage Museum and the fortress of St. Peter and Paul - the cradle of Russia’s new capital, the first public museum of the country - the Chamber of Curiosities, founded by Peter the Great and the 4th world’s largest domed structures - St. Isaac Cathedral with «The Bronze Horseman» unveiled in Senate Square.

- Rabbit island, visit Peter & Paul fortress.

- Drive by Summer Garden with the oldest royal stone palace and breathtaking collection of Italian statues and sculpture set in a natural environment of linden trees and ponds with ducks and swans, all surrounded by cast iron fence whose beauty is frequently described as every kilo of cast iron being worth a kilo of gold;

- Stop in the Field of Mars with the eternal flame lit in the center of the monument to victims of revolutions and wars, take pictures of the Resurrection Cathedral on the Spilt Blood at its background, one of the most unusual monuments of Russian Orthodox architecture built on the spot where Alexander II was assassinated;

- Drive through the Square of Arts which is a perfect classical ensemble of the city.

19:30 Dinner at restaurant(included)

Back to the hotel and overnight.

Bus from 09:30 till 21:00

09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00 Assemble at Hotel Lobby and meet English speaking Guide.

Palace Square and visit Hermitage museum(included)

 Its priceless collection occupies 5 historical buildings of which the Winter Palace – the former residence of the Russian Royal family – is the most remarkable. Its rooms, decorated with marble and gold provide a fine background for the treasures of the Hermitage. You might be surprised to know that the collection of this unique museum contains over 3 million exhibits including the paintings of Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael and other famous artists.

14:00 Lunch Stop at Restaurant(included)

16:30 – 19:30: Shopping tour.

19:30 Dinner at restaurant(included).

Bus from 10:00 till 21:00