For the Soviet Union the war began on June 22, 1941.
Moscow and Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg). The two Great Russian cities were to have a key role in this devastating war, but the initial German plans concentrated on the destruction of the Red Army, and the offensive against Moscow. By the beginning of December some German Nazi formations were only about forty km North West of the Moscow Kremlin. By early September 1941 Leningrad was sealed off from the Soviet "mainland" due to German Nazi tanks rapid progress through the Baltic republics. Hitler decided not to take the city by storm but to starve it into submission, and the result of the "900 Days" was the death of nearly 600000 Leningraders.
Stalingrad (now Volgograd) is a place of fierce and decisive battle which is considered by Russians a turning point in the W.W.II. The city was totally destroyed in the battle.
Kursk. The battle near Kursk is known as the biggest tank battle in the history of mankind. The Nazi armies could not recover after this defeat.
Tour Goal. The tour is addressed to all people interested in learning more about the Second World War or the Great Patriotic War as Russians call it. We have included the major cities where the biggest battles of the War took place. Some non military museums we also included. These are the museums which one can not but visit being in Russia such as Kremlin, Hermitage. We did this combination because we strongly think that culture is part of the national character which helped Russian together with the allies to win the Second World War.
Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg) - Moscow - Kursk - Stalingrad (now Volgograd) - Moscow.
May trips
This tour is a unique opportunity to see the main battlefields of the Russian front in the Second World War in spring. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn incredible details of battles, ask questions and discuss the course and controversy of the fighting together with other participants of the group interested in history.
MAY trip.
Russian WWII battlefield tour is a unique opportunity to see the main battlefields of the Russian front in the Second World war in spring. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn incrediable details of battles that took during Great Patriotic war, ask questions and discuss the course and controversy of the fighting together with other participants of the group interested in military history.
Days of the Great Patriotic war battlefield tour.
May 3-14, 2008
May 2-13, 2009
Moscow - Stalingrad - Kursk battlefield trip.
DAY 1. Fly to Moscow. Check into our hotel for three nights.
DAY 2. This morning we take a tour around central Moscow including the GUM department store, Lubyanka Square, Red Square and Lenin's tomb. After lunch there will be an opportunity for some free time.
DAY 3. Today we visit the superb Museum of the Great Patriotic War on Poklonnaya Hill. After lunch there will be an opportunity for some free time.
DAY 4. Drive out to the massive tank Museum at Kubinka with its huge collection of WW2 armoured vehicles, which has only just recently been open to Westerners. After lunch we visit the Museum dedicated to the Defence of Moscow. Catch the late evening flight to Volgograd (Stalingrad) and check into our hotel for three nights.
DAY 5. Drive to the river Don. Visit Kalach and the 'meeting of the armies' memorial, the Don bridge and the Soldiers Field.
DAY 6. Full exploratory tour of the Stalingrad battlefield including the Mamaev Hill, the Factory District, the Grain Elevator, the Volga river crossing, Lyudnikov's island and the Stalingrad panorama.
DAY 7. We take a boat trip up the Volga past the giant Mother Russia monument and up to the Factory District. There will be an opportunity for some free time before we catch our return flight to Moscow. Check into our Moscow hotel for one night.
DAY 8. This morning we visit the Central Armed Forces museum which traces the history of the Russian Army from its earliest days up to the present. In the afternoon we visit the Izmailovo Flea Market and Arbat Street before we catch the overnight train to Kursk.
DAY 9. Drive to Jakovievo and follow the 'death ride' of the Fourth Panzer Army. Explore the battlefield around Prokhorovka, the furthest extent of the German advance. Visit the museum and monument at Prokhorovka (including the preserved trenches and gun emplacements). Check into our hotel in Kursk.
DAY 10. Visit the battle of Kursk museum before driving to Ponyri Station to look at the events within the 'northern shoulder'. Return to Kursk and catch the overnight train to Moscow.
DAY 11. Arrive in Moscow. This morning we explore the Kremlin before meeting with veterans from the Great Patriotic War over lunch at the Central Headquarters of the Russian Army Veterans Association in Moscow. Check into our Moscow hotel for one night.
DAY 12. Return flight home.
THE COST of the WWII Battlefield tour is £2525 per person (double supplement). Add £485 for single supplement in hotels. Add £240 for single supplement in train.
THE COST of the WW2 Battlefield tour is USD5050 per person (double supplement). Add USD970 for single supplement in hotels. Add USD480 for single supplement in train.
Included services:
VISA SUPPORT.
HOTELS in Moscow, Volgograd, Mestechko Svoboda near Kursk along the route.
MEALS full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner), fb starts with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with breakfast on the day of departure. Lunch with veterans.
BUS service as per program, including transfers on the first and the last days of the trip. In case your flight is at a different time from the rest of the group a separate fee for a transfer is applied.
TRAIN TICKETS as per program.
AIRFARE IN RUSSIA as per program.
GUIDE SERVICES along the trip.
GUIDE SERVICES in all museums as per program.
ENTRANCE FEES in all museums as per program.
AUGUST Great Patriotic war battlefield trip.
This WW2 battlefield trip is recommended for anyone interested in World War II Battlefields on the Eastern Front, and who are visiting Russia for the first time. The tour is organized in cooperation with US Tour Operator "Operation Barbarossa Tour" will be accompanied by Historian / Tour Guide, Tony Cisneros. The tour will give you an overview of the battles that took place from 1941-1945. It covers the most significant museums and battlefields in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Stalingrad and Kursk.
Days of the battlefield tour.
August 9-21, 2008
August 8-20, 2009
DAY 1. Saturday. St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Arrival to Saint-Petersburg. Transfer to hotel. Dinner.
DAY 2. Sunday. St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Tour of the Russian Artillery Museum. Tour the Cruiser Aurora. Lunch. Afternoon Tour of the famous Hermitage (Museum). Dinner. Overnight St. Petersburg.
DAY 3. Monday. St. Petersburg (Leningrad)
Breakfast in hotel. Tour of the Defence of Leningrad museum. Tour of Naval museum. Lunch. Afternoon Dinner. Overnight train to Moscow.
DAY 4. Tuesday. Moscow
Arrival to Moscow. Breakfast. Tour of Poklonnay Hill and Great Patriotic War Museum. Lunch. Check in our hotel. Afternoon Sightseeing tour of Moscow. Dinner. Overnight Moscow.
DAY 5. Wednesday. Moscow
Breakfast in hotel. Afternoon Tour of the impressive Tank Museum in Kubinka. Lunch. Tour of Moscow Defence Museum. Dinner.
DAY 6. Thursday. Moscow
Breakfast in hotel. Tour of the Central Museum of Armed Forces. Lunch. Afternoon flight to Voglograd. Dinner. Overnight Volgograd.
DAY 7. Wednesday. Volgograd (Stalingrad)
Breakfast in hotel. Battlefield Tour of Stalingrad including main memorials and Mamaev Hill. Lunch. Afternoon Tour of Stalingrad Panorama. Dinner. Overnight Volgograd.
DAY 8. Thursday. Volgograd (Stalingrad)
Breakfast in hotel. Free time and boat cruise along the beautiful Volga river. Lunch. Afternoon flight to Moscow. Late arrival to Moscow. Overnight Moscow.
DAY 9. Friday. Moscow
Breakfast. Tour of Monino Aircraft Museum. Lunch. Afternoon Shopping at Izmailovo fleamarket. Dinner. Overnight train to Kursk.
DAY 10. Saturday. Kursk
Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Kursk battle museum. Drive to Jakovlevo and follow the "death ride" of the Fourth Panzer Army. Lunch.
Afternoon Explore the battlefield around Prokhorovka, the furthest extent of the German advance. Visit monument at Prokhorovka including the preserved trenches and gun emplacements. Return to Kursk. Dinner. Overnight Mestechko Svobody (near Kursk).
DAY 11. Sunday. Kursk
Breakfast in hotel. Drive to Ponyri Station to look at the events within the "northern shoulder". Tour of Headquarter of Rokossovsky. Lunch.
Afternoon . Visit Teplov Hights - the last point of Soviet defence. Dinner. Overnight train to Moscow.
DAY 12. Monday. Moscow
Arrival to Moscow. Breakfast. Tour of Moscow Kremlin. Meeting with veterans and lunch in the Counsil of Moscow Veterans.
Afternoon free time. Dinner. Overnight Moscow.
DAY 13. Tuesday. Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to airport.
THE COST of the WWII Battlefield tour is £3150 per person (double supplement). Add £700 for single supplement in hotels. Add £495 for single supplement in trains.
THE COSTof the WW2 Battlefield tour is USD6300 per person (double supplement). Add USD1400 for single supplement in hotel. Add USD990 for single supplement in trains.
Included services:
VISA SUPPORT.
HOTELS in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Volgograd (former Stalingrad) and Mestechko Svoboda (near Kursk) along the route.
MEALS full board (breakfast, lunch and dinner), f.b. starts with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with breakfast on the day of departure.
BUS service as per program, including transfers on the first and the last days of the trip. In case your flight is at a different time from the rest of the group a separate fee for a transfer is applied
TRAIN TICKETS as per program.
AIRFARE IN RUSSIA as per program.
GUIDE SERVICES along the trip.
GUIDE SERVICES in all museums as per program.
ENTRANCE FEES in all museums as per program.
SEPTEMBER Great Patriotic war battlefield trip.
The battlefield tour is designed for individual who like to spend more time in museums and have some time on their own. We have included main sights of interest and memorials in all cities. The highlight of the trip is re-enactment at Kubinka tank museum which takes place on the Day of a Tanker which is a professional holiday of all Soviet and Russian tankers. Re-enactment is the matter of availability.
Days of the tour.
September 6-16, 2008
September 5-15, 2009
DAY 1. Saturday. Saint-Petersburg (former Leningrad).
MORNING Arrival to Saint-Petersburg. Transfer to hotel.
AFTERNOON Tour of the Church on Spilled Blood. Shopping at fleamarket.
Dinner.
DAY 2. Sunday. Saint-Petersburg (former Leningrad).
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Tour of the Defence of Leningrad museum and Aurora Cruise.
AFTERNOON Tour of Artillery museum. Dinner.
DAY 3. Monday. Saint-Petersburg (former Leningrad).
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Sightseeing tour of Saint-Petersburg by bus.
AFTERNOON Tour of Peter and Paul's Fortress. Folkshow. Dinner.
Overnight train to Moscow.
DAY 4. Tuesday. Moscow.
MORNING Arrival to Moscow. Breakfast. Tour of Poklonnaya Hill and Great Patriotic War museum.
AFTERNOON Tour of Moscow Defence museum. Accommodation in hotel.
Dinner.
DAY 5. Wednesday. Moscow.
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Armed Forces museum.
AFTERNOON Fly to Volgograd. Dinner. Accommodation in hotel.
DAY 6. Thursday. Volgograd (former Stalingrad).
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Sightseeing tour of Stalingrad including the main memorials and Mamaev Hill.
AFTERNOON Tour of Stalingrad Panorama. Dinner.
DAY 7. Friday. Volgograd (former Stalingrad).
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Free time.
AFTERNOON Fly to Moscow. Dinner. Accommodation in hotel.
DAY 8. Saturday. Moscow.
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Kremlin and Armoury.
AFTERNOON Free time or shopping at Izmailovo fleamarket. Dinner.
DAY 9. Sunday. Moscow.
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Kubinka tank museum. Tank re- enactment.
AFTERNOON Free time or shopping at Izmailovo fleamarket. Dinner.
DAY 10. Monday. Moscow.
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Monino aircraft museum.
AFTERNOON Free time. Dinner.
DAY 11. Tuesday. Moscow.
MORNING Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to airport
THE COST of the WWII Battlefield tour is £2670 per person (double supplement). Add £600 for single supplement in hotels. Add £420 for single supplement in train.
THE COST of the WW2 Battlefield tour is USD5340 per person (double supplement). Add USD1200 for single supplement in hotels. Add USD840 for single supplement in train.
Included services:
VISA SUPPORT.
HOTELS in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Volgograd along the route.
MEALS half board (breakfast and dinner), h.b. starts with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with breakfast on the day of departure.
BUS service as per program, including transfers on the first and the last days of the trip. In case your flight is at a different time from the rest of the group a separate fee for a transfer is applied
AIRFARE IN RUSSIA as per program.
GUIDE SERVICES along the trip.
GUIDE SERVICES in all museums as per program.
ENTRANCE FEES in all museums as per program.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Please, find costs of the tours after each tour.
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