8 Day Russia (8 Days starting from $1,649)

8 Day Russia

An 8-Day tour starting from $1,649

Length:	8 Days
Type:	First Class Tour
Category:	Russia Tour
Operator:	Gate 1
Tour Code:	G1RUSS

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About This Tour

Discover the best of Russia featuring St. Peterburg, novgorod, Tver and Moscow.

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
Details

• 6 nights First Class accommodations
• 2 nights Marriott Grand, Moscow
• 1 night Beresta Palace, Novgorod
• 3 nights Hotel Park Inn Pulkovskaya, St. Petersburg
• 9 meals: 6 breakfasts, 3 dinners
• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motorcoach
• Service of an English-speaking tour manager throughout
• Services of local guides in all major cities
• Entrance fees per itinerary

DAY 1, Friday - Depart USA
Depart the USA for Russia. Your flight includes meals, drinks and in-flight entertainment for the journey

DAY 2, Saturday - Arrive in Moscow
Arrive in Moscow and transfer to your hotel. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Moscow
Meals: Dinner

DAY 3, Sunday - Moscow City Tour
This morning, tour Moscow, one of the largest cities in the world and the symbolic heart and soul of the country. Begin at Red Square, dominated by St. Basil's Cathedral and the massive red walls of the Kremlin. Visit the Armory Museum, Moscow University and the popular Arbat shopping district. Drive on wide boulevards and stroll through GUM, the largest Russian department store. Balance of the day at leisure
Overnight: Moscow
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 4, Monday - Tour of Tver
Depart for Tver, an ancient trading port nestled against the banks of the Volga River. The city offers fascinating treasures including Putyevo Dvorets, built for Catherine II, as a resting place on her journeys from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Enjoy an orientation tour of Tver before continuing to Novgorod, founded over 11 centuries ago, near Lake Snezhskoye
Overnight: Novgorod
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 5, Tuesday - Novgorod City Tour, St. Petersburg City Tour
This morning, begin your tour of Novgorod with a visit to St. Sophia Cathedral in the Citadel. Afterwards, walk the pedestrian bridge over the Volkhov River and visit Yaroslav Court. In the afternoon, drive to St. Petersburg, the former capital of the Romanov Czars, and today Russia's second-largest city, after Moscow. On arrival, visit Peter and Paul Fortress, which houses the crypts of several Russian Czars, and St. Isaac's Cathedral
Overnight: St. Petersburg
Meals: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 6, Wednesday - Tour the Hermitage Museum
This morning, visit St. Petersburg's most famous museum, the Hermitage, home to one of the largest and richest collections of Western art in the world. Originally the personal gallery of Catherine the Great, the museum's vast collection, which spans six buildings (the most famous being the Winter Palace) now houses priceless works by artists such as Michealangelo, da Vinci, Picasso, Van Gogh, Monet, and many others. The works of art are displayed amid the fittingly opulent architectural design of the museum. Afternoon and evening at leisure
Overnight: St. Petersburg
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7, Thursday - St. Petersburg
Day at leisure to explore St. Petersburg independently
Overnight: St. Petersburg
Meals: Breakfast

DAY 8, Friday - Depart for the USA
Transfer to the St. Petersburg airport for your departure flight
Meals: Breakfast

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Touring Date	Land Only	Land + Air	Single (Land Only)	Single (Land + Air)
9/12/2008 - 9/19/2008	$1,649	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
10/3/2008 - 10/10/2008	$1,639	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars. Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers. US travelers will need a visa for this trip.

• Sightseeing per itinerary in modern air-conditioned motorcoach
• Service of an English-speaking tour manager throughout
• Services of local guides in all major cities
• Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features
• Armory Museum, Moscow
• St. Sophia Cathedral, Novgorod
• Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg
• Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg

All tour prices are per person, in US dollars.
Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers.

US travelers will need a visa for this trip.

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