Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Moscow. Arrival in Moscow. Meet at the airport or train station by the driver. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Overnight at the hotel. Day 2: Kremlin and Red Square. Breakfast at the hotel. Meet by the local guide at the hotel. 10:00 - 15:00 - Moscow city tour by metro and on foot, including the Kremlin and Red Square. Overnight at the hotel. Includes: (B). Day 3: Kolomenskoye Estate and Novodevichy Convent. Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 - 16:00 - tour by car or bus to Kolomenskoe Estate, observe the Church of the Ascension, continue to the Novodevichy (New Maidens') Convent, tour of the Convent. Overnight at the hotel. Includes: (B). Day 4: Sergiev Posad. Breakfast at the hotel. 8:00 - pick-up at the hotel by the driver. Transfer to Sergiev Posad. 9:30 - 11:30 - Sergiev Posad tour with the local guide - Trinity Sergius Lavra. 13:30 - Transfer to Yaroslavl. 17:00 - Accommodation at the hotel in Yaroslavl. Overnight at the hotel. Includes: (B). Day 5: Yaroslavl and Kostroma. Breakfast at the hotel. 08:30 - 11:00 - Yaroslavl city tour with the local guide - historical city center, Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, Church of Elijah the Prophet. 11:00 - transfer to Kostroma (79 km). 13:30 - 15:00 - Kostroma city tour with the local guide, including the Hypatian Monastery. At 15:00 - transfer to Suzdal. 18:30 - accommodation and overnight at the hotel in Suzdal. Includes: (B). Day 6: Suzdal and Vladimir. Breakfast at the hotel. 9:00 - 12:30 - Suzdal city tour with the local guide - Kremlin (architecture, the Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral, Cross Hall), Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius, the Museum of Wooden Architecture or the Intercession Convent. 13:30 - transfer to Vladimir. 14:00 - 15:30 - Vladimir city tour with the local guide. 16:00 - transfer to Moscow. Arrival in Moscow, transfer to the train station. 21:50 - departure by train to Velikiy Novgorod. Overnight at train. Includes: (B). Day 7: Velikiy Novgorod. 06:10 - arrival in Velikiy Novgorod. Transfer to the hotel. 10:00 - 12:00 - walking tour to the Kremlin of Novgorod, St. Sophia Cathedral of the 11th century, Yaroslav's Courtyard. Overnight at the hotel. Includes: (B). Day 8: Saint Petersburg. Transfer to the train station. Breakfast is provided as a packed meal. 08:05 - departure by train Novgorod - St.Petersburg (we may replace train transfer with car or bus transfer). 11:20 - arrival in St. Petersburg. Meet by the local guide at the train station. 11:30 - 14:00 - tour of the historic centre of St. Petersburg by car or bus, including St. Isaac's Cathedral (or Peter and Paul's Fortress). 14:00 - lunch. Accommodation at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel. Includes: (B), (L). Day 9: Saint Petersburg. Breakfast at the hotel. 10:00 - 14:00 - walking tour to the Hermitage Museum. Overnight at the hotel. Includes: (B). Day 10: Saint Petersburg. Breakfast at the hotel. Pick-up at the hotel by the driver. Transfer to the train station or airport. Includes: (B). Notes: Price:
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