Tour to St. Petersburg + Moscow + Kazan

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The contents:
ST.PETERSBURG GOLDEN RING
St. Petersburg , general information ...............................4 Golden Ring, general information ...............................18
Tours to St. Petersburg...............................................................6 Tours around Golden Ring.................................................20
Cruises..................................................................................................8
Visa Free tours ...............................................................................9 TOURS ALL OVER RUSSIA
Kazan, general information.................................................22
VIP & MICE Tour to St. Petersburg & Moscow & Kazan .............23
VIP services ...................................................................................11 River Cruises, general information ................................24
Wedding & Honeymoons tours ......................................12 Trans-Siberian Railway, general information .........26
MICE................................................................................................... 13 Tour along Trans-Siberian Railway ...............................27
Baikal Lake, general information ..................................30
MOSCOW Tour to Baikal by air................................................................32
Moscow, general information ..........................................14 Cruise around Baikal Lake................................................33
Tours to Moscow .......................................................................16 Tout to Sochi ..............................................................................34
SPORT Tourism .........................................................................35
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ST. PETERSBURG
Travelling to Russia St. Petersburg is a “must” place to visit.
St. Petersburg is the second largest city of the Russian Feder-
ation after Moscow. It counts over five million inhabitants and is
an important port of the Baltic Sea. The city was founded in 1703
on the Neva River at the head of the Gulf of Finland by the tsar
Peter the Great. In 1914 the name of the city was changed from
St. Petersburg to Petrograd, then in 1924 to Leningrad, till 1991
when the city has got its original name of St. Petersburg. From
the very beginning St. Petersburg was conceived to be the impe-
rial capital of Russia, and it maintained its status till 1918, when
after the Great Revolution the state government bodies moved to
Moscow.
Saint Petersburg is the most Westernized city of Russia, as
well as its cultural capital. The Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg
and Related Groups of Monuments constitute a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. Saint Petersburg is home to The Hermitage, one of
the largest art museums in the world. A large number of foreign
consulates, international corporations, banks, and businesses
have offices in Saint Petersburg.
Unlike in Moscow, Saint Petersburg has a linear layout,
crossed by the River Neva and other smaller rivers and canals,
and the historic architecture of the city centre, mostly consisting
of Baroque and neoclassical buildings of the 18th and 19th cen-
turies, has been largely preserved. Since 1991 the Historic Centre
of Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments in Saint
Petersburg and surrounding Leningrad Oblast have been listed by
UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
The dominant monument and one of the city symbols is the
ensemble of Peter and Paul Fortress with the tall Peter and Paul
Cathedral on Zayachy Island along the right bank of the River
Neva. Every day at noon a cannon fires a blank shot from the for-
tress wall. Nearby in the same district there is the Saint Petersburg
Mosque, that used to be the largest mosque in Europe. Another
characteristic place is the Spit of Vasilievsky Island, which splits
the river into two largest armlets, the Bolshaya Neva and Malaya
Neva, with the dominant building of the Former Saint Petersburg
Stock Exchange (now hosting the Naval museum) and Rostral
Columns, on tops of which on festive occasions there are flames
lit. Across the bridge, on the left bank of the Neva there are the
Admiralty building with a weathercock shaped like a small ship
on top of its golden spire, the famous equestrian monument “the
Bronze horseman” dedicated to Peter the Great. The vast Her-
mitage museum complex is lined along the Palace Embankment,
the most famous among the Hermitage buildings is the Winter
Palace – former official residence of Russian tsars, which faces on
the other side the huge Palace Square, the city’s main square with
Alexander’s Column on it.
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Walking along the main avenue of the city, called Nevsky
prospect, also situated on the left bank of the Neva, it is possi-
ble to admire marvellous historic palaces, churches and bridg-
es, among them the Kazan Cathedral, styled in a similar way to
St. Peter’s Cathedral in Rome, and the colourful Church of the
Savior on Blood. St. Petersburg is the city able to delight you
at any time, in every corner of its central part and even at any
season and weather conditions.
Anyways, the most romantic and popular period to trav-
el to St. Petersburg is summer, as it is time of the so-called
“White nights” when it almost doesn’t get dark, even at night.
Besides, every night during the navigation period (from April
to November), many bridges across the Neva and main canals
are drawn up to let ships pass in and out of the Baltic Sea.
The bridges opening, although it causes some difficulties to
get around the city at night, represents an important tourist
attraction and it will surely make the most romantic people
fall desperately in love with St. Petersburg, often called Venice
of the North because its location on various smaller and big-
ger islands among the numerous rivers and canals. During the
navigation period when the rivers are free from ice it is possi-
ble to set out on boat tours around St. Petersburg.
Besides the city itself, its suburbs are also worth of being
visited. Among them the most notable are the summer resi-
dences of Russian emperors Petergof with majestic parks full
of unique fountains, Tsarskoe Selo, with the baroque Cather-
ine’s Palace and the neoclassical Alexander Palace, and Pavlov-
sk, which contains a domed palace of Emperor Paul and one
of the largest English-style parks in Europe. Some other resi-
dences situated nearby and making part of the world heritage
site, including a castle and park in Gatchina, actually belong to
Leningrad Oblast rather than Saint Petersburg. Another nota-
ble suburb is Kronstadt with its 19th-century fortifications and
naval monuments, occupying the Kotlin Island in the Gulf of
Finland.
As for the cultural life, Saint Petersburg is home to more
than two hundred museums. The largest one is the Hermitage
Museum, featuring interiors of the former imperial residence
and a vast collection of art. The Russian Museum is a large mu-
seum devoted specifically to Russian fine art. The city features
lots of theatres (among them the world-famous Mariinsky
opera and ballet theatre), concert halls, a permanent circus,
many sports and entertainment facilities.
If you come once on tour to St. Petersburg, you’ll leave
your heart among these granite embankments, iron cast rail-
ings and magnificent palaces!
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Tours to St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg invites friends!
7 days/6 nights
October – April
1st day 4th day
Arrival in St. Petersburg airport. Meeting with the assistant. Accommodation in Breakfast at the hotel.
hotel . Free time for personal activities. Dinner at the restaurant. Tour of the museum Faberge. The Faberge Museum houses the world’s finest
collection of the famous Easter Eggs and other valuable jewelry pieces of histor-
2nd day ic importance that were manufactured by the Faberge workshop and his con-
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting with the guide at the hotel. City tour by bus. temporaries in late 19th - early 20th centuries. The museum has some 4,000 ex-
Within this City Tour you will drive along the most popular sights of our beau- hibits, displayed in 12 beautifully restored rooms according to type and history. .
tiful city such as Point of Basil Island, Palace Square with famous Winter Palace, Time for lunch.
Menshikov Palace, Academy of Fine Arts. We will drive along Nevskiy Prospekt Walk around the Arts Square. A small but elegant square in the center of the
– the main street of our city. You will see such places as Arts Square, Cather- city, this single architectural ensemble was planned by the great Carlo Rossi. The
ine’s Garden, Anichkov Bridge, St. Isaac’s Square, Bronze Horseman. At the most square fis faced by many cultural and artistic institutions - the Grand Hall of the
beautiful places the guide will supply you with more information and will offer St. Petersburg Philharmonia, the Mikhailovsky Theater, the State Russian Muse-
you to make a stop for taking photos. um, and others - resulted in it being called Ploshchad Iskusstv (Arts Square). In
Visit Peter and Paul Fortress – «Russian Bastille». While this guided tour the center of the square, directly in front of the State Russian Museum, is located
you will be shown around the first building of St. Petersburg - Peter-and-Paul the Mikhailovsky Square Garden, with a monument to the great Russian poet
Fortress. Its corner-stone was laid by the emperor Peter the Great himself. That Alexander Pushkin.
is why its image often appears as a symbol of the city. As to say the history of St. Tour to the Russian Museum. The Russian Museum is the perfect choice for
Petersburg started from this place. those interested in Russia art from the 12th century to the mid-20th century.
You will visit Peter and Paul’s Cathedral that is located on the territory of the The museum’s collection can only be rivaled by that of the famous Tretyakov
fortress and is the final resting place of many tsars (the last of them was Nicholas Gallery in Moscow.
II who was re-buried there together with his family).
Extra: Tour with vodka tasting (duration 30 min). Any good tour of St Petersburg 5th day
vodka will kick off from the Russian Vodka Room No. 1 and the Vodka Museum. Breakfast at the hotel. Optional excursion to Moscow.
Transfer to the hotel. At 05:30 am you will take the Sapsan high speed train to Moscow. It takes
only 4 hours to get to Moscow.
3rd day 09:30 am after your arrival in Moscow train station our guide will bring
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting with the guide. you to sea The Capital.
Walk around the Palace Square. You will see the most significant buildings Sightseeing tour of Moscow. You will see the Three Station Square, Stalin
on the square are: “The Winter Palace”, General Staff Building with its famous skyscrapers, Lubyanskaya Square and the building of FSB, the Novodevichy Con-
arc, the “Alexander Column”. The “New Hermitage” with figures of Atlas at the vent, Avto-metro Bridge, Vorobyovy Gory and Mosfilm, Poklonnaya Gora and
entrance and “The Hermitage Theatre” are located a little to north from Palace the Triumphal arch, the Business center “Moscow city” and a monument to the
Square. founder of Moscow – Yury Dolgorukiy, Manezhnaya Square, the Bolshoi theater.
Tour of the incredible Hermitage Museum in the Winter Palace. Visit of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, constructed in 1812 as a monument
The Hermitage is among the world’s largest museums. The Hermitage boasts a to the Russian people for his courage and heroism (the temple was blown up
vast collection of Egyptian, Greek, Ancient Roman, Oriental, Western European in Soviet period and it is restored in the XXI century according to historical
Art, and Applied Arts. The museum has over 2.7 million exhibits and is visited by drawings).
over 3.2 million every year. Time for lunch.
Time for lunch. Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin – the biggest operating Kremlin of Eu-
Tour to Tsarskoye Selo - the favorite place of the Catherine the Great. You will rope the residence of the Russian President, a symbol of the Russian statehood
visit an open-air museum “Tsarskoe Selo”. It is an outstanding example of the and one of the largest architectural complexes of the world. Visit of the As-
world’s architecture as well as park and garden art, with the Catherine Palace in sumption Cathedral (the main temple of the Russian state with XIV – XVIV.
the center, which was created by Rastrelli in Russian Baroque style. The Great In it crowned on a kingdom of the Russian tsars), the Archangel’s Cathedral (a
Hall of the palace and other staterooms, amongst which there is worldwide place of burial of the Moscow grand dukes and Russian tsars), the Annunciation
known Amber Room, will carry you away with its magnificence. Cathedral (the house temple intended for family prayers of an imperial family),
Transfer to the hotel. the Rizopolozhensky temple. You will see ensemble of the Grand Kremlin Pal-
Folkshow “Feel Yourself Russian” at the Nikolaevsky Palace is a unique ace – the residence of the Russian emperors of the XIX century, and now it’s
performance, which allows to feel the history and soul of Russia! You will vis- the residence of the Russian President. On the Red Square you will see St. Basil’s
it the beautiful Nikolaevsky palace - real masterpiece of imperial architecture, Cathedral – a symbol of the Russian capital.
built by architect Andrey Schtakenshneider for Grand Duke Nikolay, son of the At 19.30 pm the train to St. Petersburg departs and it arrives to St.
Emperor Nikolay I. Petersburg at 23:30 pm
The show program includes Russian folklore songs and Orthodox hymns, Cos-
sack songs from Don, Kuban and other cossack regions of Russia, lyrical dances 6th day
of the Russian North, humorous choreographic miniatures of the Urals and Si- Breakfast at the hotel Free time. You can choose the optional excursions.
beria, and of course the amazing stunts and famous Cossack dance. For example, shopping with personal shopper in the Gostiny Dvor, DLT, Eli-
The show consists of two parts (45 minutes each) and lasts for 1 hour 50 min- seevsky supermarket.
utes including the break. During the intermission, the rich buffet table, with
canapes, red caviar, ham, cheese, salami, vodka, wine, champagne, juices, water, 7th day
and fruits, will be offered to the guests. Breakfast in the hotel, Free time. Transfer to the airport.
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Tours to St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg invites friends!
7 days/6 nights
May - October
1st day 4th day
Arrival in St. Petersburg airport. Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with the assistant. Accommodation in hotel. Tour “The Russian Versailles” to see the most magnificent summer res-
Free time for personal activities. idence of Russian tsars - Peterhof, or Petrodvorets. Peterhof is located on
Dinner at the restaurant. the southern bank of the Gulf of Finland. Originally Peterhof was a maritime res-
idence of the Russian Emperors. Tsar Peter the Great wanted to show that Russia
2nd day became one of the most powerful nations with a fleet. During the private tour
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting with the guide at the hotel. City tour by bus. to Peterhof you’ll see the largest, and the most beautiful fountains in the World.
Within this City Tour you will drive along the most popular sights of our beau- All fountains of Peterhof work without any pumps, starting from the beginning
tiful city such as Point of Basil Island, Palace Square with famous Winter Palace, of the 18th century. The Peterhof is the greatest of all the city’s suburban estates.
Menshikov Palace, Academy of Fine Arts. We will drive along Nevskiy Prospekt We return to Saint-Petersburg by hydrofoil (30 min). You will enjoy a wonderful
– the main street of our city. You will see such places as Arts Square, Cather- view of the city and the Gulf of Finland from the hydrofoil. Transfer to the hotel.
ine’s Garden, Anichkov Bridge, St. Isaac’s Square, Bronze Horseman. At the most Drawbridges Night Tour. This tour is your unique chance to feel the magic
beautiful places the guide will supply you with more information and will offer of Saint-Petersburg. You will take a wonderful 4 hour trip along the Neva river
you to make a stop for taking photos. under the raised bridges: Dvortsoviy, Troitskiy, Liteyniy. The trip starts before the
Visit Peter and Paul Fortress – «Russian Bastille». While this guided tour opening time of the bridges. You will see an amazing view of festively illuminated
you will be shown around the first building of St. Petersburg - Peter-and-Paul palaces, embankments and the main waterway of the city, living it’s secret night
Fortress. Its corner-stone was laid by the emperor Peter the Great himself. That life and the caravans of ships silently move on the dark water from Gulf of Fin-
is why its image often appears as a symbol of the city. As to say the history of St. land to Ladoga lake.
Petersburg started from this place.
You will visit Peter and Paul’s Cathedral that is located on the territory of the 5th day
fortress and is the final resting place of many tsars (the last of them was Nicholas Breakfast at the hotel.
II who was re-buried there together with his family). Tour to Tsarskoye Selo - the favorite place of the Catherine the Great. You
Transfer to the hotel. will visit an open-air museum “Tsarskoe Selo”. It is an outstanding example of the
Extra: Tour with vodka tasting (duration 30 min). Any good tour of St Petersburg world’s architecture as well as park and garden art, with the Catherine Palace in
vodka will kick off from the Russian Vodka Room No. 1 and the Vodka Museum. the center, which was created by Rastrelli in Russian Baroque style. The Great Hall
of the palace and other staterooms, amongst which there is worldwide known
3rd day Amber Room, will carry you away with its magnificence.
Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting with the guide. Transfer to the hotel.
Walk around the Palace Square. You will see the most significant buildings Folkshow “Feel Yourself Russian” at the Nikolaevsky Palace is a unique
on the square are: “The Winter Palace”, General Staff Building with its famous performance, which allows to feel the history and soul of Russia! You will visit the
arc, the “Alexander Column”. The “New Hermitage” with figures of Atlas at the beautiful Nikolaevsky palace - real masterpiece of imperial architecture, built by
entrance and “The Hermitage Theatre” are located a little to north from Palace architect Andrey Schtakenshneider for Grand Duke Nikolay, son of the Emperor
Square. Nikolay I.
Tour of the incredible Hermitage Museum in the Winter Palace. The show program includes Russian folklore songs and Orthodox hymns, Cos-
The Hermitage is among the world’s largest museums. The Hermitage boasts a sack songs from Don, Kuban and other cossack regions of Russia, lyrical dances
vast collection of Egyptian, Greek, Ancient Roman, Oriental, Western European of the Russian North, humorous choreographic miniatures of the Urals and Sibe-
Art, and Applied Arts. The museum has over 2.7 million exhibits and is visited by ria, and of course the amazing stunts and famous Cossack dance.
over 3.2 million every year. The show consists of two parts (45 minutes each) and lasts for 1 hour 50 minutes
Time for lunch. including the break. During the intermission, the rich buffet table, with canapes,
Private boat trip along rivers and canals. Saint Petersburg is often called red caviar, ham, cheese, salami, vodka, wine, champagne, juices, water, and fruits,
the Venice of the North, and this is not by chance. In the city there are 86 rivers will be offered to the guests.
and canals, which total length is 217 km. Once the summer comes (usually by
the end of April), a boat trip is an essential part of any sightseeing holiday to St. 6th day
Petersburg. Great views, bridges, wonderful architecture, incredible interlace- Breakfast at the hotel Free time. You can choose the optional excursions.
ment of rivers and canals together with charming atmosphere of the city create For example, shopping with personal shopper in the Gostiny Dvor, DLT, Eli-
very romantic environment. seevsky supermarket.
Transfer to the hotel.
7th day
Breakfast in the hotel. Free time. Transfer to the airport.
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Visa Free tours
Helsinki to St. Petersburg ferry. Visa-free tour to St. Petersburg.

In accordance to the legislation of Russian Federation (RF Government Resolution №397), foreign tourists and persons without
citizenship or relevant visa and/or proper permission travelling on ferries may arrive to the Russian Federation without Russian visa
for the period of 72 hours being part of organised excursion group.
If you want to visit St. Petersburg without a Russian visa, you should to remember a few basic rules:
According to the law a passenger must arrive at the port of St. Petersburg aboard a ferry and leave in the same manner and
comply with the rule of no longer than 72-hour stay. 72 hours period begins for the moment of crossing border control.
All passengers travelling visa free have to reserve sightseeing program in St. Petersburg in advance.
Based on MOBY SPL 2017 schedule, passengers, arriving for 72 hours on Thursday and leaving on Sunday must follow below listed
schedule:
Arrival day THURSDAY – you have to disembark from the ship strictly
from 14:00 – 15:00 (local time).
Departure day SUNDAY – you have to embark on the ship strictly
from 12:00 – 13:30 (local time).
Important: The tour ticket is a substitute for the Russian visa. This paper is extremely important,
without it you won’t be allowed to go ashore in visa free St. Petersburg!
There are just 4 steps to visa-free entry:
1. Purchase an airline ticket to Helsinki
There are more than 10 airlines that provide direct flights from European cities to Helsinki.
2. Book a ferry cabin
St. Peter Line ferries sail from Helsinki every week in Wednesday. Travel time is about 13–15 hours.
3. Book one of our tour programs or contact the manager to make a personal tour. And enjoy St. Petersburg for 72 hours!
On Board
The information counter on board is open 24 hours a day. Cosy cabins, restaurants, bars, nightclubs, casinos and other entertain-
ment will be at your service. For children, there is a specially equipped game room with a pool of plastic balls a maze, and a children’s
cinema. Children under 12 years have free access to the Aqua Zone upon the condition that they are accompanied by their parents.
St. Petersburg - “Visa FREE - The TOP”
6 days/5 nights
May-October
Day 1. Wednesday// Helsinki
Arrival to Helsinki airport. Optional City-tour of Helsinki and transfer to the port.
From 2 pm till 6 pm check in for St Peter Line cruise. At 7 pm departure from Helsinki. Overnight on board. Enjoy restaurants,
bars, casino, cinema and Duty Free shops or Music Hall shows. Perhaps you would like to visit the Aquazone: soft warmth of the
famous Finnish sauna and refreshing coolness of the swimming pool are at your choice.
Day 2. Thursday// St.Petersburg
Breakfast on the board (extra payment).
2 pm – 3 pm Pick-up from the port. Our assistant will meet you at the border control point.
3 pm – 6 pm City tour by bus.
Visit Peter and Paul Fortress – «Russian Bastille».
You will visit Peter and Paul’s Cathedral that is located on the territory of the fortress and is the final resting place of many
tsars (the last of them was Nicholas II who was re-buried there together with his family). Transfer to the hotel.
Day 3. Friday// St.Petersburg
Breakfast at the hotel.
10 am – 2 pm Tour “The Russian Versailles” to see the most magnificent summer residence of Russian tsars - Peterhof, or
Petrodvorets. We return to Saint-Petersburg by hydrofoil (30 min). You will enjoy a wonderful view of the city and the Gulf of
Finland from the hydrofoil. Transfer to the hotel.
Extra: 01 am – 02:30 am Drawbridges Night Tour. This tour is your unique chance to feel the magic of Saint-Petersburg. You
will take a wonderful trip along the Neva river under the raised bridges: Dvortsoviy, Troitskiy, Liteyniy.
Day 4. Saturday St.Petersburg
Breakfast at the hotel.
10 am – 12 am Boat trip along rivers and canals.
12 am – 2 pm Walk around the Palace Square. Tour of the incredible Hermitage Museum in the Winter Palace.
Extra: 7 pm – 9.30 pm Folk Show “Feel Yourself Russian” at the Nikolaevsky Palace is a unique performance, which allows
to feel the history and soul of Russia! The show consists of two parts (45 minutes each) and lasts for 1 hour 50 minutes including the
break. During the intermission, the rich buffet table, with canapes, red caviar, ham, cheese, salami, vodka, wine, champagne, juices,
water, and fruits, will be offered to the guests.

Day 5. Sunday Helsinki
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Transfer to the port.
From 12 am till 13:30 pm check in for St Peter Line cruise. At 6 pm departure from Helsinki.

Day 6. Monday Helsinki
07 am Ship arrives to Helsinki. Optional transfer to the airport or hotel in Helsinki.
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Visa Free tours
St. Petersburg - “Visa FREE - LIGHT”
6 days/5 nights
Day 1. Wednesday Helsinki
Arrival to Helsinki airport. Optional City-tour of Helsinki and transfer to the port.
From 2 pm till 6 pm check in for St Peter Line cruise. At 7 pm departure from Helsinki.
Day 2. Thursday St.Petersburg
Breakfast on the board (extra payment).
2 pm – 3 pm Pick-up from the port. Our assistant will meet you at the border control point.
Transfer to the hotel. Check in.
Getting a 3 days Saint Petersburg Card (72 hours) and city guide.
Saint-Petersburg Card includes free entrance to the best museums, a rechargeable transport pass,
discounts on excursions and boat trips on the rivers and canals, discounts the menu of restaurants and
souvenir shops.Transfer to the hotel.
Day 3. Friday St.Petersburg
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free time or optional excursions.
Please use the guest card for free admission to the Hermitage, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and Saviour on the
Spilled Blood, the Russian Museum, or any other of the 60 museums
Day 4. Saturday St.Petersburg
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time or optional excursions.

Day 5. Sunday Helsinki
Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Transfer to the port.
From 12 am till 13:30 pm check in for St Peter Line cruise. At 6 pm departure from Helsinki.

Day 6. Monday Helsinki
07 am Ship arrives to Helsinki. Optional transfer to the airport or hotel in Helsinki.
St. Petersburg + Moscow - “Visa FREE - two capitals”
6 days/5 nights
Day 1. Wednesday Helsinki
Arrival to Helsinki airport.
Optional City-tour of Helsinki and transfer to the port.
From 2 pm till 6 pm check in for St Peter Line cruise. At 7 pm departure from Helsinki. Overnight
on board. Enjoy restaurants, bars, casino, cinema and Duty Free shops or Music Hall shows. Perhaps you
would like to visit the Aquazone: soft warmth of the famous Finnish sauna and refreshing coolness of
the swimming pool are at your choice.
Day 2. Thursday St.Petersburg
Breakfast on the board (extra payment).
2 pm – 3 pm Pick-up from the port. Our assistant will meet you at the border control point.
3 pm – 6 pm Tour “The Russian Versailles” to see the most magnificent summer residence of 5 pm – 6 pm Walk around Arbat Street - a pedestrian
Russian tsars - Peterhof, or Petrodvorets. We return to Saint-Petersburg by hydrofoil (30 min). You will street about one kilometer long in the historical center of
enjoy a wonderful view of the city and the Gulf of Finland from the hydrofoil. Moscow.
Or Tour of the incredible Hermitage Museum in the Winter Palace. Transfer to the hotel.
6 pm – 9 pm City tour by bus.
Visit Peter and Paul Fortress – «Russian Bastille». Day 4. Saturday St.Petersburg
Transfer to the hotel. Breakfast at the hotel.
Excursions to choose from: a tour to the Grand Theatre, the
Day 3. Friday St.Petersburg Tretyakov Gallery, a boat trip along the Moskva River, Memo-
Breakfast at the hotel ( launch Box) rial Museum of Space Exploration and other
At 06:40 am you will take the Sapsan high speed train to Moscow. It takes only 4 hours to get to Transfer to the train station.
Moscow. 3:45 pm High-speed train to St Petersburg (Sapsan, 2nd class).
10:44 am after your arrival in Moscow train station our guide wil bring you to sea The 7:40 pm Transfer to the hotel.
Capital. Extra: 01 am – 02:30 am Drawbridges Night Tour. This
11 am – 2 pm Sightseeing tour of Moscow. You will see the Three Station Square, Stalin skyscrapers, tour is your unique chance to feel the magic of Saint-Peters-
Lubyanskaya Square and the building of FSB, the Novodevichy Convent, Avto-metro Bridge, Vorobyovy burg. You will take a wonderful trip along the Neva river un-
Gory and Mosfilm, Poklonnaya Gora and the Triumphal arch, the Business center “Moscow city” and a der the raised bridges: Dvortsoviy, Troitskiy, Liteyniy.
monument to the founder of Moscow – Yury Dolgorukiy, Manezhnaya Square, the Bolshoi theater. Visit
of the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, constructed in 1812 as a monument to the Russian people for his Day 5. Sunday Helsinki
courage and heroism (the temple was blown up in Soviet period and it is restored in the XXI century Breakfast at the hotel. Free time. Transfer to the port.
according to historical drawings). From 12 am till 13:30 pm check in for St Peter Line
2 pm – 3 pm Time for lunch. cruise. At 6 pm departure from Helsinki.
3 pm – 5 pm Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin – the biggest operating Kremlin of Europe the
residence of the Russian President, a symbol of the Russian statehood and one of the largest architec- Day 6. Monday Helsinki
tural complexes of the world. On the Red Square you will see St. Basil’s Cathedral – a symbol of the 07 am Ship arrives to Helsinki. Optional transfer to the
Russian capital. airport or hotel in Helsinki.
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VIP services
The proposed program fit to the discerning traveller have visited St. Pe-
tersburg earlier, or for business-guests not having enough time for standard
trips in a group. These tours and excursions will provide an opportunity during
the break between business meetings with maximum comfort to get acquaint-
ed with interesting facts from the life of the City and its environs, to see places
that are not viewable in the usual way, or visit the interesting museum in a
mode convenient to You personally.
1. Private tour to “Imperial Porcelain Factory”. One of the old-
est European works, the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory is the world-famous
trade mark, making of splendid porcelain statuettes, platters, tea-sets and din-
ner-services. You will know the history of creation of masterpieces of fragile
porcelain, learn of technology and painting the unique dinnerware and visit to
the exhibition of porcelain.
2. Individual Boat trip by yacht along the Neva river or the rivers
and channels will create a romantic mood. Give yourself a short holiday and
enjoy a lunch or dinner on a board. Night individual Boat trip for opening
bridges is a one of the “business card” of St. Petersburg. Bridges of light, which
will slowly open, and magnificent palaces on the embankments will certainly
be the one of the most striking paintings, remaining in your memory forever.
(Trip is available during navigation in period from the end of April till the end
of September).
3. Are you a fan of football? So then, excursion to the stadium “Petro-
vsky” of Russian football club “Zenit” is for you especially! The stadium
is situated in the one of numerous islands in the City, in the Petrovsky island.
It was rebuilt several times before the Olympic games in 1980 and has been
completely rebuilt after the war, grandstands were dismantled of citizens for
firewood. One of a legend of Russian sport , “Zenit” club during the existence
from 1925 has survived rises and downs. You will know a history of the Club
and it’s famous players, learn the technology of preparation of the field for the
game and maintenance, walk along the Avenue of Champions, visit VIP-zone
and commentator boxes.
4. “Welcome to Red Leningrad” is the memory-story of life in USSR.
Excursion around the City will includes an inspection of samples of Stalinist
architecture and the places connected with reality and life in Soviet Union. You
will see building of old shops, cinemas, clubs, cafes, discos, hotels, Palaces of
Creativity and Youth, the traditional meeting place of “underground and illegal”
people and rock-musicians in Leningrad and other typical places of city life
until the mid 80-ies and Lenin monuments, too.
5. Tours “By the bird’s eye” are Sightseeing tours over the Center
of Saint-Petersburg or flight in the direction to town Petershof by a helicop-
ter. Stunning panorama of the city, boundless space of the Finnish Gulf and
Neva river will open for you as on the hands! The domes and spires of Peter
and Paul fortress, St. Isaac’s Cathedral and Church of the Savior on Blood and
Troitse-Izmailovsky Church with a starry roof will appear under you. Be sure,
during the flight over the Palace square you will be remembered your raised
the head to look at the sculptures in the upper part of the Hermitage or at the
angel on Aleksandrinsky column. The flights are organized on boards of MI-8
and MI-8-VIP models.
6. Politicians are the same people as we and have the right to relax a
little bit after a fruitful work, too. We invite you to spend a time in the role of
guests of the President in the excursion around Konstantinovsky Palace
with a visit to the vine cellars. On this tour you will walk through the halls
of the Palace for diplomatic meetings, inspection chambers of the 1st lady of
Russia, a Welcome Hall of delegations and ceremonial rooms. After you will
visit to the wine cellars with professional sommelier for tasting wines, vodka
and champagne and story about them. The vault appeared in the time of Em-
press Elizabeth, who loved Hungarian sweet dessert wine. You will also learn
the preferences of Catherine the 2nd and Nicholas, of Medvedev and Putin
about, too. Of course, you will be given the opportunity to try samples of wines
and other best quality beverages.
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