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DAY 1: MOSCOW

Upon arrival at Sheremetyevo Airport in Moscow, you will be transferred to the hotel by private car. Embark on a half day city tour with local guide in the afternoon. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 2: MOSCOW - KREMLIN TOUR INCLUDING ARMORY AND METRO TOUR

After enjoying breakfast, start your day with Kremlin tour, including Armory and Metro tour. Marvel at the Diamond Fund that consists of precious jewellery, including one of the largest diamonds in the world. Enjoy a visit to the Armoury Museum, which was Moscow's first museum and houses ancient Russian regalia, which belonged to the Tsars. Later in the evening you can opt for a visit to the world famous Moscow circus show. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 3: MOSCOW - OPTIONAL TOUR TO SERGIEV POSAD (MINIMUM 4 PASSENGERS)

After enjoying breakfast, you can opt for the Sergiev Posad tour (minimum requirement of 4 passengers). The city grew up around the Trinity - St. Sergius Lavra Monastery established around 1340 by St. Sergius of Radonezh. This monastery has been the single most important spiritual center in Russia for well over 600 years, and today is a working monastery, seminary, theological academy and a place of pilgrimage. Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakafast

DAY 4: MOSCOW - ST. PETERSBURG BY OVERNIGHT TRAIN.

After enjoying breakfast, the day is free for shopping in Moscow. In the evening at 1900 hrs - transfer from the hotel to the train station for departure for St. Petersburg. Spend the night in the unique train Grand Express. (www.grandexpress.ru). (We recommend to use the train between 2 cities because of few reasons: Though the Flight time between 2 cities is only about 2 hours, but the distance from/ to the airport is very long and flight check-in is 2 hours in advance; finally making it a minimum 7 hours from centre of Moscow to the centre of St. Petersburg or vice versa. One day is lost! On the other hand, - Night in the train saves money for 1 night at the hotel. - Train Grand Express is as comfortable as 4* -5* hotel. - It is an interesting experience to see the country side, especially during the summer time and white nights. - Train price includes evening snacks and hot breakfast. - 2340 hrs - Scheduled train departure for St. Petersburg.) Stay Overnight in Train.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 5: ARRIVE ST. PETERSBURG - ST PETERSBURG CITY TOUR

Breakfast in the train, arrive St. Petersburg at 08:35 AM. Freshen up and start your St. Petersburg half day city tour with local guide. After the tour, transfer and Check in the hotel. Afternoon you can opt for a 2 hours Canals cruise. (A ride on the canals of St. Petersburg is a good way to see the city. Like its water bound sisters, Amsterdam and Venice, St Petersburg is built around a network of canals and rivers that are still the life-blood of the city. They contribute to its unique atmosphere by creating eerie mists that rise from the ice-laden waters in winter; and a glittering mirror of facades during the slowing sunsets in summer.) Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 6: ST. PETERSBURG - OPTIONAL HERMITAGE TOUR

After enjoying breakfast, start your day with an optional tour to Hermitage with a guide. (Hermitage occupies six magnificent buildings; main of them is Winter Palace, the residence of the Russian Tsars., The Hermitage collections of works of art (over 3,000,000 items) present the development of the world culture and art from the Stone Age to the 20th century and has been put together throughout two centuries and a half). Stay overnight at the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast

DAY 7: DEPARTURE

After enjoying breakfast, check-out of your hotel and proceed to the airport in a private car to board the return flight.

Meals: Breakfast

HOTEL BORODINO

City: Moscow

HOTEL BORODINO

COURTYARD BY MARRIOTT VASILEVSKY

City: St Petersburg