Russian Revolution - 9 days
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Overview
Highlights
- Visit historic Novgorod, an ancient city which straddles the Volkhov River. Explore the attractive riverside kremlin and experience a traditional Russian banya (sauna)
- Explore the beautiful city of St Petersburg, including the exquisite Church on Spilled Blood, Peter & Paul Fortress and Nevsky Prospekt
- Marvel at the dazzling array of art and exhibits in the world-famous Hermitage Museum, at the Winter Palace in St Petersburg
- Discover a lavish residence of the tsars on a day trip to Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo (winter: mid-October to April) or Peterhof Palace and gardens (summer: May to mid-October)
- Take in the highlights of the capital on a walking tour, visiting Moscow's famous Red Square, home to the historic GUM Department Store, Lenin’s Mausoleum and spectacular St Basil’s Cathedral
- Take a guided tour of the Moscow Kremlin, Russia’s political power house. Stroll around the grounds of this fortified complex, visit the Kremlin's cathedrals and see the mighty Tsar Bell
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Trip includes
- 8 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 3 dinners (including a Welcome Dinner on day 1)
- 1 overnight train from Novgorod - Moscow in a 4-berth cabin including bed linen (upgrade to 2-berth cabin available upon request at time of booking)
- 7 nights 3-4 star hotels
- Escorted by an English speaking Russian tour guide
- Specialist Russian guides at local sights
- Guided sightseeing - St Petersburg, Novgorod and Moscow
- Airport arrival transfer on day 1
- Moscow Metro travel card - 6 journeys
- All relevant transfers and transportation on tour
- Russian banya (sauna) experience
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Saturday. Welcome to Russia and the start of your holiday. There's an arrival transfer from St Petersburg Pulkovo Airport to your hotel and check in. At 7pm meet your guide and the rest of the group for dinner at the hotel and an informative welcome meeting.
Today we explore the beautiful city of St Petes. Travelling by coach we make our way along the famed Nevsky Prospekt, past the museum and university districts. A few photo stops will be made along the way to see the magnificent St Isaac's Cathedral and The Bronze Hors...
St Petersburg is known as the City of Tsars and today we head out of the city to explore one of the tsars' lavish palaces. We visit Peterhof Palace and its beautiful gardens on the Gulf of Finland in the summer (May to mid October) and in the winter we visit Catherine...
St Petersburg – Novgorod. Enjoy a leisurely morning in St Petersburg, giving you the opportunity to simply relax or perhaps shop for some souvenirs. Lots of Russian memorabilia can be found at the canal side market near the striking Church on Spilled Blood. This afternoon we drive to Novgorod, arriving in time for dinner and a steamy Russian banya (sauna) remember to pack your swimwear.
Novgorod – Moscow. Historic Novgorod (aka Veliky Novgorod) is one of Russia’s oldest cities. Straddling the Volkhov River this beautiful city dates back to the 10th century and is often referred to as the Birthplace of Russia. A guided tour of city takes in the ancien...
Early this morning we arrive into Moscow - the capital that spawned dozens of spy novels. After dropping off our luggage at the hotel we ride on the city's efficient Metro to Red Square, where our guided walking tour begins, taking in the jewels of Russia’s capital. A...
This morning we head back to Red Square to pay our respects to Vladimir Lenin - the famous Russian revolutionary, at his eerie mausoleum. It is here that his embalmed body has lain in state since his death in 1924. Then we continue to the Kremlin - Russia’s bastion of...
Today offers free time for you to continue exploring this exciting city, or you can book our Inside a Soviet Bunker add-on. Head 65 metres underground and explore the Underground Cold War Museum - a Stalinist-era Soviet Bunker that up until recently was a top secret s...
Sunday. Our tour ends after breakfast and hotel check out.
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On The Go Tours Reviews & Ratings
Great tour, enjoyed every minute
Our main guide and local guides were highly knowledgeable and the itinerary was spot on. Olga looked after us very well and we appreciated her sense of humour and ex...
Olga was extremely personable and engaging
She provided us with ample information everywhere we went and answered all questions posed to her. She took the time to get to know us and ensure we got to see every...
Daria (Dasha) was excellent, I cannot fault her
Everything was explained clearly to us regarding the tour, she was punctual and her history knowledge was outstanding. Any questions we had she was able to answer. ...
Daria [Dasha] what absolutely brilliant
She completely made this trip for us. She was knowledgeable, friendly and welcoming and heaps of fun. She looked after us fabulously. I would happily do a tour wi...
I had a great time on the tour, Dasha was excellent and I learnt to much about Russia and Russian Culture
I really enjoyed the variety of activities and places we went but I would have liked the option to pre-pay for some of the optional excursions! I ended up spending a...
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