9 Day Tour of Russia - New Year's Eve in Red Square
29 Dec
Welcome to Russia and the start of your holiday! Wanting more time in Moscow? This is the trip! Meet and greet arrival transfer from airport. Transfer to hotel for registration and check-in. Tonight, around 2000hrs, our tip-filled Welcome Meeting takes place. Rest of evening free. Overnight - Moscow
30 Dec: Moscow - breakfast
Today is a free day for you to explore Moscow. With our guide, we can visit Gorky Park and Sculpture Park. Overnight – Moscow
31 Dec - New Year’s Eve: Moscow - breakfast
To Red Square by Metro, where we enjoy a guided walk and also a guided tour of the Moscow Kremlin. If Lenin’s Mausoleum is open, we can pay our respects. There’s loads of eateries and bars in the immediate area - a good choice for your own private Moscow New Year’s celebration! Overnight - Moscow
01 Jan - New Year’s Day: Moscow - Pskov - breakfast
Free day to relax and do as you please. Overnight train to Pskov
02 Jan: Pskov region - breakfast
Arrival at Pskov. Today we enjoy a day of alpine fun - ice-skating on the frozen lake or cross-country skiing. There are no mountains in the region, so a special type of ski is used for cross-country skiing. Please note that if the weather is inclement, then the itinerary may alter slightly. Early this afternoon we steam up at a local Russian banya (sauna) and also indulge in lunch with a vodka. Back at our hotel tonight we relax and tuck into dinner. Lunch, dinner & overnight - Pskov
03 Jan: Pskov - St Petersburg - breakfast
Today, a tour of Pskov takes in the riverside kremlin, cathedral and other sights. A short drive brings us to the beautiful 14th century Pechory Monastery, where we explore the grounds and if monastic law permits, an exploration of the burial caves of this still-working cloister. Evening coach to St Petersburg. Lunch & overnight – St Petersburg
04 Jan: St Petersburg - breakfast
A city coach tour gives us an orientation. We then enjoy a guided visit at the Hermitage - which houses one of the biggest and best art and antiquity collections on earth, the bulk of which was amassed by Catherine the Great - one serious collector! Remains of day free. Overnight - St Petersburg
05 Jan: St Petersburg - breakfast
Free day. If you purchase the pukka pass today will include additional guided sightseeing inclusive of transport, lunch and entrance fees. Included are highlights such as a visit to Peter and Paul Fortress, Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo or Peter the Great’s palatial Peterhof. Overnight – St Petersburg
06 Jan: St Petersburg - breakfast
After breakfast, tour ends.
What you see!
Moscow - UNESCO-listed Red Square & Kremlin, Lenin’s Mausoleum, Gorky & Sculpture Park
Ancient Pskov & surrounds
Pechory monastery
St Petersburg - UNESCO-listed city area – Nevsky Prospekt, Church on Spilled Blood, St Petersburg Hermitage at the Winter Palace
Other sites of St. Petersburg included on the optional pukka pass
What you get!
8 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 1 dinner
7 nights 3 superior tourist class hotels
1 night train Moscow - Pskov (4-berth or open sleeper cabin) including bed linen
Airport arrival transfer*
Guided sightseeing - Moscow walk, Moscow Kremlin, Pskov, Pechory, St Petersburg city coach tour, Hermitage at Winter Palace
Russian banya (sauna) experience
Winter pursuits - ice skating, cross-country skiing in Pskov
Moscow Metro travelcard (inclusive of 6 journeys/rides)
English speaking tour leader
Relevant transfers on tour
Russian visa info
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