The tour could be done for groups from 8 pax. One tour leader FOC will be arranged for each 25 tourists.
01 Day |
Arrival to Moscow. Transfer to hotel COSMOS 4*. Dinner and overnight. |
02 Day |
Breakfast at hotel. City sightseeing tour of Moscow. Red Square visit. Stary Arbat walk tour. Lunch at
ZHIGULI restaurant at Stary Arbat. Metro tour. Return to the hotel and overnight. |
03 Day |
Breakfast at hotel. Kremlin grounds tour with 3 cathedrals. Time at leisure reserved for optional
excursions to Sergiev Posad. Dinner at hotel and overnight. |
04 Day |
Breakfast at hotel. Early morning coach departure to Novgorod the Great (~ 550 km). Arrival to
Novgorod at about 17.00, city tour of Novgorod. Transfer to BERESTA PALACE hotel 4* for check in.
Dinner at hotel and overnight. |
05 Day |
Breakfast at hotel. Excursion to Novgorod Kremlin. St.Sophia cathedral visit. Yuriev monastery visit.
Lunch at local restaurant and coach departure to Pskov (about 250 km). Arrival to Pskov and city
tour. Visit to Pskov Kremlin with St.Trinity cathedral. Transfer to RIJSKAYA hotel 3* (renovated
rooms) for check in. Overnight. |
06 Day |
Breakfast at hotel. Excursion to Mirojskiy monastery. Visit to icon painting workshop - the unique
possibility to familiarize with the icon painting technology which was not changed since 15th centu
ry. Departure to Pechory (about 70 km) and excursion to Pskovo-Pecherskiy St.Assumption male
monastery. Visit to Mikhailovskiy cathedral, Blagoveschenskaya church and Pokrovskaya church.
Departure to Izborsk (about 30 km). Excursion to Izborsk fortress and St. Springs. Coach depar
ture to St.Petersburg (about 280 km). Arrival to St.Petersburg and transfer to PULKOVSKAYA
hotel 4*. Dinner at hotel and overnight. |
07 Day |
Breakfast at hotel. City sightseeing tour. Peter and Paul fortress tour. Lunch at local restaurant.
Hermitage tour. Evening at leisure reserved for the optional excursions. Overnight. |
08 Day |
Breakfast at hotel. Departure transfer. |