DAY 1 : MOSCOW
Arrival in Moscow
Meeting with guide Transfer to the city
Lunch
City tour
We invite you on sightseeing tour for seeing the main sights of Moscow. You’ll pass the historical center of the city, see the Kremlin, the Bolshoy Theater, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, and approach Lomonosov Moscow State University to enjoy an incredible panoramic view from Vorobyevy Gory. During the excursion you’ll learn the history of Moscow, the history of its development, about the way its architectural look has changed throughout various epochs, especially recently, that you can see for yourselves when coming closer to the Moscow city complex, a new business district of Moscow. to the historical city center, to the Red Square. Strolling through the biggest square of Moscow.
Check-in in the hotel
Radisson River Cruise
See the Kremlin, St Basil’s Cathedral and many other landmarks that have been built along the banks of the Moskva River for centuries from one of the yachts. Relax for a 2-hour boat tour at a leisurely speed of 10 knots, and be sure to visit the restaurant and bar located on deck.
Dinner
Return to the hotel
Overnight at the hotel
DAY 2 : MOSCOW
Breakfast
Check-out
Metro Tour
The Moscow metro is probably the world’s most magnificent subway. Beautiful, ornate and grand, decked out with stunning examples of socialist realist art, the Moscow Metro is the world’s largest subway system in terms of passenger rides, carrying eight to nine million passengers on an average weekday.
Arbat street walking tour
It is one of the oldest streets in Moscow. Its name comes from the word «Arbad» or «rabad» which means «suburb». In the years 1974 — 1986 Arbat became Pedestrian Street with many shops, cafes, shopping areas, restaurants, street vendors and so on. Today Arbat Street retains its own unique Moscow look of past centuries.
Lunch
Red Square & Kremlin excursion
It is the old fortress called Kremlin, was built in the XII century. Even now, all the major organs of political and religious government is located on its territory. In the grounds of the Kremlin are represented monuments of six centuries each of which left their mark on the architectural image of the Kremlin. These monuments are witnesses of the most important events in the history of Russia. In the territory of the Kremlin, you will see the Assumption Cathedral, Cathedral Arkhanguelsky, the Belfry of Ivan the Great and other important monuments of the country.
Kremlin Armoury excursion
It is a museum of the great treasures of Russian princes, which was founded in the fourteenth century during the government of the Great Moscow Prince Ivan Kalita. From its founding until the eighteenth century the Armory collected weapons, objects of gold, silver, precious stones etc.
Decorative art objects were donated by foreign ambassadors, collection of arms, XIII-XVIII centuries, clothing, textiles, jewelry. Today at the Armory unique samples are exposed. In the halls of the Armory are the gold, silver, precious stones, ivory, porcelain. Clothes of the czars, decorated with pearls and precious stones, carriages and the famous Easter eggs of Carlo Faberge
Dinner
Transfer to the railway station to take a train #002 to Kazan at 20:48.
Overnight on train to Kazan
DAY 3 : KAZAN
08:54 — Arrival to Kazan, meeting with guide and transport
Breakfast at the local restaurant
Transfer to Sviyazhsk
Excursion around Sviyazhsk Island
Sviyazhsk-Island located in the picturesque estuary of Sviyaga River on a hill “High Mountain”. Abundant nature, surrounding shallow, waters of bays and islands attracted people since ancient times. Distance from Kazan quite small, up to the Volga, just over 30 km. Sviyazhsk – it’s historical and cultural gem of the Republic of Tatarstan. The ancient fortress built in Medieval times during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, served as a military outpost in the Volga region and the place of rest and preparation of military units to march on the impregnable fortress of Kazan. After the capture of Kazan Island-hail continued to live and tell their memories of the best and most serious times. In this city, the spirit of the history and life is felt in every monument, street, back alley. The tour route includes unique historical monuments: the Cathedral of Holy Virgin, one of the oldest wooden churches of Russia – the Church of the Holy Trinity, the current Assumption Monastery with its 17th century architectural monument, the Museum of Sviyazhsk, Stables and workshops, a walk through the county Sviyazhsk.
Lunch
Transfer to Raif Monastery
Raif Monastery Excursion
At 30 km from Kazan on the banks of the lake, in the reserve woods located Raif monastery.
Its main shrine — is the miraculous icon of Our Lady of Georgia. The perfect place for visiting the source of living water, and the chapel, where under the guidance of his mentor’s going to serve Vespers and Matins. The monastery complex consists of Cathedral in honor of the Holy Trinity Cathedral, Georgian icon of the Mother of God, Church in honor of the Holy Fathers in Sinai and Raif Belfry, with the gate church in honor of the Archangel Michael. You will learn about the unique history of the monastery, you can take the healing water and visit the miraculous icon.
Transfer back to Kazan
Check-in at the hotel
Dinner
Overnight at the hotel
DAY 4 : KAZAN
Breakfast
Kazan Kremlin
Kazan Kremlin – a unique complex of archaeological, historical and architectural monuments that have arisen and the functioning from the city’s founding to the present day.
In 2000 the Kazan Kremlin was included in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage. Complex objects are managed by the State Historical and Architectural Museum-Reserve “Kazan Kremlin.”
You will see the Spassky tower, leaning tower Syuyumbike, and government buildings, visit the Kul-Sharif Mosque and the Cathedral of the Annunciation.
Lunch
Museum of 1000 years of Kazan
Museum of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan opened on the eve of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan. museum is located in the National Cultural Center “Kazan” and was created as a division of the Museum of National Culture NCC Kazan. rich collection of material heritage gathered from Kazan and Russian expeditions represented the first room of the museum dedicated to the ancient Kazan. Exhibition covers the period from the first millennium BC to the XV century. In addition to original exhibits in the exhibition includes recreations of lost monuments. Among them – the legendary Kazan gate. The city gates were a symbol of independence. Reinstated as a key city. It is made by analogy Bulgar keys. A special place in the exhibition is the archival material, which tells about your stay in Kazan Peter I, Catherine II, Paul I, Nicholas I. The third room is dedicated to the history of the city in the Soviet period and modern Kazan. Feature museum 1000th anniversary of Kazan – the presence of a large number of stage settings, which makes it more “alive.”
Kazan city walking tour including Bauman Street (Kazan Arbat)
City Center – Bauman Street – the main artery of the city, a beautiful place, the pride of Kazan, where you can fully experience the diversity of the city, to admire the beauty of kazan girls, have a cup of coffee, as well as to update your wardrobe. Your attention is also can brought to many monuments of architecture, as well as some surprising sights. Bauman Street called recently the Kazan Arbat, in view of the fact that since the 1990’s, it became a pedestrian. Walking on it you will see the church and the bell tower of the Epiphany, Chaliapin monument, the building of the National Bank, the Drama Theatre, the royal carriage, a monument to a cat, charming fountains, 0 meridian, alley of national stars and more.
Dinner
Overnight
DAY 5 :Kazan-Ekaterinburg
Breakfast box. Transfer to the station and departure to Ekaterinburg by train #16 or 60 at 05:40
Day in the train
20:15 arrival to Ekaterinburg
Meeting with guide and transport, transfer to hotel
Dinner at hotel and overnight
DAY 6 : Ekaterinburg
Breakfast and check out from the hotel.
Full day tour of Ekaterinburg and surroundings with lunch.
Ekaterinburg city sightseeing tour: The border between Asia and Europe, Tatishev Statue, Ekaterinburg Square, Yeltsin Palace, Ekaterinburg cathedrals. The Ural Mountains are regarded as the border between Europe and Asia. To the west of the Urals lies European Russia, the cradle of the Russian culture and to the east lays the vast land of Siberia. You will visit the obelisk between Europe and Asia. You can put one foot in Europe and another one in Asia and take some unique photographs. On the way you will stop at the memorial complex, which was set up in 1995 in honour of the victims of Stalin’s repression. On this tour you will have excellent views over the City Pond, Prospect Lenina, the Hill of Ascension and its ancient church founded in 1792. You will visit the main «historical sites» of Ekaterinburg and see the birth-place of the town — the Historic Square, the Dam, monument of founders of the city — Tatischev and Gennin, Peter’s Court, the Church of Blood at the Romanov Death Site, the Chapel of St. Elizabeth, the Square of the Soviet Army, the Square of the 1905 Revolution.
Dinner
Transfer to the Railway Station to take an overnight train to Novosibirsk between 18 and 22 hours. Overnight on train in Novosibirsk
DAY 7 Novosibirsk
Evening arrival to Novosibirsk between 19:00 -20;00, meeting with guide and transport. Transport to the hotel. Dinner and overnight.
Day 8 — NOVOSIBIRSK
Breakfast, check out form hotel. Full day Sightseeing tour to Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk Ethnography Museum excursion
Visit of the famous Geology Museum at Geology Research Institute and the Open-Air Train Museum (a collection of the old Trans-Siberian trains), and the Ob reservoir – an artificial sea.
Novosibirsk city walking tour including Novosibirsk Central Boulevard, Novosibirsk streets and parks
Dinner
Transfer to the railway station to take a train #008 at 23:54 to Irkutsk
DAY 9 : Train, Su
Overnight on the train
DAY 10 : Irkutsk
08:28 – Arrival to Irkutsk, meeting with guide and transport
Breakfast at the local restaurant
Irkutsk city sightseeing tour
Enjoy a 3-hour city tour by car. It starts at the historical part of the city: Epiphany Cathedral, the oldest stone-structure Church of our Saviour, Polish Roman Catholic Church. The tour leads you through the Kirov Square and circus to the Znamensky Convent, the only convent left in the city. On its territory you’ll discover the revered necropolis where some Decembrists are buried.
Then we go to the main street of Irkutsk, the Karl Marks Street. You’ll ride along the street to get to the Angara river embankment, where you’ll see the monument to Alexander III.
Complete the tour with the visit to the district of historic wooden buildings.
Lunch at a restaurant in Irkutsk city centre.
Transfer to Listvyanka
Then you are welcome to start exploring lake Baikal in Listvyanka settlement. This is perhaps one of the oldest Russian settlements on the shore of the great lake. Lately it has turned into a tourist centre with the number of sights, cafes, hotels and tourists exceeding the number of residents.
Stop in Taltsy Wooden Architecture Museum en route to Listvyanka.
A trip to the wooden architecture museum Taltsy. In the museum you’ll see the settlements of indigenous Siberian people of 17th-20th centuries. Some of the buildings presented in the museum were brought there from the villages that were flooded after building a dam in Irkutsk.
A stop at the Shaman Stone observation platform next to the Angara’s outflow from the lake, where you will hear a beautiful local legend and learn some curious customs connected with this place.
Check-in at the hotel
Overnight
Day 11 : Listvyanka
Breakfast at the hotel.
Tour around Listvyanka
A trip to Listvyanka by car. Guided tour to the local Baikal museum that has a set of aquariums. There is one with the only mammal representative, the Baikal Seal, in it.
Take a chair-lift to a nearby view point. There you’ll get a chance to take panoramic pictures of Baikal from above. Lunch with Baikal cuisine. Enjoy your visit to a local 19th century wooden St.Nicolas church and a local fish market where you’ll see a great variety of fish.
A boat trip along the expenses of the Baikal (1 h).
Transfer to Irkutsk.
Dinner at the local restaurant
Transfer to the railway station to take a train #362 to Ulan-Ude at 20:48.
Overnight on the train
DAY 12 : Irkutsk — Ulan-Ude
05:21 — Arrival to Ulan-Ude, meeting with guide and transport
Check-in at the hotel
Breakfast
Excursion to the main local sight – Ivolginskiy datsan – a functioning Buddhist monastery, which is also the capital of Buddhism in Russia.
Transfer to Old Believers’ village. Old Believers or Semeyskie live in Buryatia since 1800es. They preserve their traditional way of life, cuisine and folklore traditions. Their wooden houses are richly decorated with bright leaves, flowers, birds.
Lunch of traditional meal, folklore program.
Transfer back to Ulan-Ude.
Free time.
Dinner in a hotel.
Overnight
DAY 13 : Train
Breakfast at the hotel
Ulan-Ude sightseeing tour including Soviet square, Russian Drama Theatre, city panoramic viewing platform. We invite you for a sightseeing tour around this ancient Siberian city, during which you will see its old part of the city, richly carved mansions that once belonged to local merchants and stone buildings of the 18th-19th centuries.
Muzeum of Buryat history.
Lunch at a restaurant.
Transfer to the train station to take a train #002 to Khabarovsk
15:02 departure from Ulan-Ude.
Overnight on the train
DAY 14 : Train
Overnight on the train
DAY 15 : Khabarovsk
19:01 — Arrival in Khabarovsk
Transfer to the hotel
Check-in at the hotel
Dinner
Overnight
DAY 16 : Khabarovsk
Breakfast at the hotel
Check-out from the hotel
Khabarovsk city sightseeing tour
You’ll take a drive in a comfortable bus round the streets of our city accompanied by experienced guide. The tour is worked out so that it gets acquainted tourists with the downtown and historical part of the city. During an excursion you will visit main squares of the city, get acquainted with the favorite relaxation places of the city-dwellers — Amur embankment and city ponds, you will learn the history of the city and information about the people, who made a contribution in its construction, formation and history.
Lunch
Lotus lake excursion
Dinner
Transfer to the train station to take a train #006 to Vladivostok at 20:45
DAY 17 : Vladivostok
08:27 — Arrival in Vladivostok
Vladivostok city sightseeing tour.
City tour of Vladivostok covering all the main attractions of the city: Vladivostok Railway Station – terminus of the Trans-Siberian railroad, S-56 submarine on the harbor embankment, where the city was first-founded 142 years ago. You will also visit the highly regarded Arseniev Museum to view exhibits of the region’s rich treasure of flora and fauna as well as the culture and history of the Vladivostok area. In addition to the stops the tour will pass many historic, cultural and architectural landmarks that make up the flavor of Vladivostok.
Lunch
Excursion to the Russian Island including Russian Bridge and Far East University campus
Zolotoy Rog bay cruise
Dinner
Check-in at the hotel
Overnight
DAY 18 : Vladivostok.
Transfer to the airport for you flight home.