Excursions in Moscow, Saint-Petersburg and other cities in Russia

Excursions by car (1-6 persons)

Excursion	Day off	Hours	Number of people
Excursion	Day off	Hours	1	2	3	4	5	6
Moscow City Tour	no	3	146	73	57	43	34	28
You will start the excursion from Red Square: enjoy a unique architectural ensemble, one of the largest in the world, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, the biggest in Russia State Historical Museum, a dream of each foreigner - the Kremlin, Lenin's tomb and necropolis, and visit the Trading Arcades of GUM, the oldest shop in Moscow. You'll enjoy a visit to The Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Novodevichy Convent, have a look at Moscow State University, a panorama platform on Sparrow Hills with a breathtaking view of the capital of Russia. You will go along the Moscow Boulevard Ring, a historical and cultural center of many museums, theatres and memorial monuments. Then you will stay on Theatre Square and see the world-famous Bolshoy Theatre.
Tretyakov Art Gallery	Monday	1,5	164	87	70	55	46	40
The Governmental Tretyakov Gallery is the world’s biggest museum of Russian painting arts. It was found by Tretyakov in 1856 as a private collection of Russian painters and in 1892 he presented all the collection to Moscow. It includes the richest gathering of icons concerned with all the main Russian ancient schools, patterns of Russian arts and sculpture XVIII – first half of XIX century, works of Levitsky, Borovikovsky, Rokotov, sculptor Shubin and others, paintings of Bryullov, Tropinin, Fedotov, the most complete collection of Itinerants’ works Perov, Kramsky, Mayakovsky, Vasnetsov, Savrasov, Polenov, Repin, Surikov and others.
Kuskovo Museum Estate	Monday, Tuesday	3	439	220	159	119	95	79
The splendid palatial estate is known among contemporaries as the Moscow Versailles. Beautiful paintings by European masters serve as decorations for the palace interiors. Speaking about Kuskovo's collections, the Museum of Porcelain, were renamed to the State Museum of Ceramics. It boasts unique specimens of porcelain, antique ceramics. You will survey the splendid palace, the beautiful landscape, the smooth expanse of the lake, the canal, the avenue beyond that leads to the tent - roofed Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, conservatory, Dutch and Italian houses, the Hermitage, and the Grotto, the unique collection of porcelain, antique ceramics, faience, majolica, glass, and crystal.
Moscow Kremlin Tour	Thursday	3	169	96	79	65	57	51
Hardly you will find a person who's never heard about Moscow Kremlin. It's a unique culture and architecture appearance and a legend at the same time, the live heart of Moscow and the whole Russia. Travelling over Russia everybody wants to see this treasure with his own eyes. We are happy to offer you this opportunity. You could visit the Armoury Museum, see the Cathedral Square, the Tsar Bell and the Tsar Cannon.
Armoury Chamber	Thursday	1,5	181	108	92	77	69	63
The Armoury - the museum-treasury is a part of the big Kremlin Palace complex. It keeps ancient Governmental regales, parade tsar clothes and coronation dress and Russian hierarchs orthodoxy dresses, the biggest collection of golden and silver jewellery produced by Russian masters, memorials of weapon providing experience, the collection of coaches, items of parade horse riding. The museum provides about four thousand memorials of decorative and applied arts of Russia, European and Eastern countries from IV to beginning of XX centuries.
Diamond Fund	Thursday	1	150	86	79	65	57	51
Diamond Fund is the governmental collection of unique jewellery stones and works of jewellery arts. The constant exhibition of Diamond Fund in Moscow Kremlin was opened on the 2-nd of November 1967. It contains historical relicts: symbols of Tsar authority – orb, sceptre, crown, rare stones and jewel products XVI—XIX centuries – diamonds “Orlov” (189,62 carats) and “Shah” (88.7 carats), world’s biggest faceted sapphire (258.8 carats), the biggest of saved in the world golden nuggets “The Large triangle” (36 kg) and others. In XX century the Diamond Fund was filled up with big crystals from diamond contenting tubes from Yakutia deposits – “Mir”, “Udachnaya”, “Aihal”, the golden nuggets of an interesting shape “Mephistopheles” (20,25 grams), “zayachy Ushi” (3 kg 344 grams) and others.
Russian vodka		3	250	156	134	116	105	98
Excursion to the best Russian vodka plant "Crystal" will make you happy. You will visit some departments where the famous Russian vodka is being made. It is a great chance for tasting the best sorts of Russian vodka and for having a banquet here.
Tsaritsyno	Monday, Tuesday	3	293	156	124	98	82	71
Sergiev Posad	no	4	321	157	124	96	79	67
Sergiev Posad is one of the ancients' towns in Russia and it's included to "Golden Ring of Russia". Enjoy a Russian countryside view on the way to Sergiev Posad, a lovely provincial town of Russia with world-famous monastery. First you observe the overwhelming panoramic view of the Holy Trinity from the splendid hill and then you will visit the famous Trinity - St. Sergey Lavra, the biggest Russian monastery founded in the 14th century by Holy Sergey of Radonezh. Over its long history, a great number of beautiful icons, jewellery pieces, embroideries and other works of art was collected here and now attract thousands tourists.
Kremlin Tour, Armoury Chamber & Diamond Fund	Thursday	3	244	162	144	128	118	112
During excursion you will visit the Armoury Chamber, Diamond Fund & territory of Kremlin
Kolomenskoe	Monday	3	197	103	81	63	52	45
The museum-reserve was found in 1923 on the base of Russian tsars countryside residence. The territory of the estate contains the “Church of God Ascension” which was built in 1532, Georgievskaya belfry (XVI), Water-lifting tower (XVII), “Hunter’s Pavilion” In XVII century in the Kolomenskoe the “Eight Wonder of the World” was built – the unique palace realizing in itself all the best, what was experienced by a wooden architecture of that time. The complex consists of 17 architectural memorials: 12 of them are the saved part of XVI-XIX centuries tsar estate architectural ensemble, 4 others are wooden buildings taken from different parts of Russia.
Arkhangelskoe	no	2	374	187	137	103	82	68
The ensemble’s central part is the palace and the regular park on terraces with architectural decor and the marble sculpture (1780-1810) the smaller palace “Kapriz”, pavilions “Ekaterina’s Cathedral” and the “Tea house” (XVIII-XIX centuries), memorial columns dedicated to Alexander I, Nikolay I, Alexander III, the ensemble of Pushkin alley; Eastern part of the ensemble and museum expositions – Archangel Mihail’s Church – XVII century – operating cathedral “Sacred gates” ,The larder above gully” XIX century, “Bureau outhouse” XIX century museum exposition, “Colonnade” (“Cathedral-burial”) beginning of XIX century, (museum exposition, the exhibition of modern artists, concerts). The western part of the ensemble – Gonzaga theatre (1817-1818 – the project of Italian architect and artist Pietro Di Gottardo Gonzaga
Novodevichiy Convent	Tuesday	2	165	85	67	52	43	37
The Novodevichy Convent was found in 1524 as a memorial for the big war triumph of Moscow prince Vasily III. In 1598 in the Novodevichy Convent Boris Godunov was “called for reign”. Also it was a place of disgraced persons imprisonment, such as tsarevna Sofia Aleksandrovna. In 1922 the convent was abolished and the museum was found on its territory. It consists the authorities of Krutitskaya and Kolomenskaya eparchies. In the beginning of 1994 on this territory the convent was restored. The architectural ensemble includes fortress wall (end of XVII), the Smolensky cathedral 1524—1525, painting XVI—XVII, crafted icons,XVII), the refectory (1685—87), the belfry (1689—90), dwelling, utility and church buildings XVII century.
Andrei Rublev Museum of Icons		2	228	114	84	63	50	45
The museum was found in 1947 and is situated in the building of former Andronikov monastery. The museum founders are ancient Russian arts historians Arsenashvili and Demina. From 1950 there was made a work on collecting arts memorials and restoring the monastery complex. In 1960 the museum was opened for public. The memorials of ancient Russian arts X—XVII centuries are being held, restored and popularized here, just as XVIII—XX memorials concerned with Russian ancient culture traditions. In the museum and the exposition funds there is a unique collection of Russian icons XIII — XX centuries including Moscow and Tver schools XV—XVII centuries memorials, the works of Feofan Grek \, Andrey Rublev, Dionisy, the collection of Russian fresco XV — XIX, and copies of fresco XI—XVII, the collection of decorative and applied arts and small plastics.
Stalin's Bunker (with lunch)	Saturday, Sunday	5	480	275	215	193	179	160
The historical museum complex “Reserve Command Post of the Red Army Supreme Commander Stalin on the period of the Great Public War 1941-1945” In Izmaylovo (Stalin’s Bunker”) is the subsidiary of the Central Museum of Military Forces. The foundation of this facility is concerned with 30-s years of 20-th century. Its building was a part of the governmental program including defence capacity support. The bunker is connected with the centre (Kremlin) by a 17 km underground railway. The Stalin unit has included: The conference hall of Red Army General Headquarters, Stalin’s working cabinet, living rooms, dining room, the generals cabinet, rooms of combat and service support.
Moscow Metro	no	2	147	74	58	44	35	30
Zvezdny Gorodok	Saturday, Sunday	6	563	281	194	146	117	97
Tour to the famous all over the world Russian Cosmonauts Training Center was called Yuriy Gagarin who made the first manned flight to the space. It is a chance to visit local museum and memorial office of the first Soviet cosmonaut. You will have the opportunity to see unique simulators, the centrifuge, and the hydro-lab with models of space vehicles. In a huge swimming pool there is a model of a space station. Water weightlessness enables cosmonauts to practice their skills necessary for their travelling into outer space. The astronavigation function-simulating stand created at cosmic planetarium gives the possibility to study the star sky and to define orientation of manned spacecraft. The stand allows simulating the star sky about 500 km. and it generates 9000 stars. You will get the unique experience in conducting astronavigation sessions as if you are on a board of a space vehicle.
Pushkin Fine Arts Museum	Monday	2	207	114	91	73	63	56
The Pushkin Museum presents one of the major art collections in Russia. The collection holds more than half a million items from different epochs. The museum is famous with its remarkable collection of works from the Italian Renaissance and post - Renaissance, ancient Egypt and Babylonia and one of the best Impressionist collections outside France.

Excursions by car (7-29 persons)

Excursion	Day off	Hours	Number of people
Excursion	Day off	Hours	7-9	10-14	15-20	21-24	25-29
Russian vodka	Saturday, Sunday	2	92	83	77	72	72
Excursion to the best Russian vodka plant "Crystal" will make you happy. You will visit some departments where the famous Russian vodka is being made. It is a great chance for tasting the best sorts of Russian vodka and for having a banquet here.
Tsaritsyno	Monday, Tuesday	3	64	50	41	35	31
Kremlin Tour, Armoury Chamber & Diamond Fund	Thursday	3	107	99	92	88	90
During excursion you will visit the Armoury Chamber, Diamond Fund & territory of Kremlin
Kolomenskoe	Monday	3	40	30	24	20	19
The museum-reserve was found in 1923 on the base of Russian tsars countryside residence. The territory of the estate contains the “Church of God Ascension” which was built in 1532, Georgievskaya belfry (XVI), Water-lifting tower (XVII), “Hunter’s Pavilion” In XVII century in the Kolomenskoe the “Eight Wonder of the World” was built – the unique palace realizing in itself all the best, what was experienced by a wooden architecture of that time. The complex consists of 17 architectural memorials: 12 of them are the saved part of XVI-XIX centuries tsar estate architectural ensemble, 4 others are wooden buildings taken from different parts of Russia.
Arkhangelskoe	no	2	59	57	40	35	37
The ensemble’s central part is the palace and the regular park on terraces with architectural décor and the marble sculpture (1780-1810) the smaller palace “Kapriz”, pavilions “Ekaterina’s Cathedral” and the “Tea house” (XVIII-XIX centuries), memorial columns dedicated to Alexander I, Nikolay I, Alexander III, the ensemble of Pushkin alley; Eastern part of the ensemble and museum expositions – Archangel Mihail’s Church – XVII century – operating cathedral “Sacred gates” ,The larder above gully” XIX century, “Bureau outhouse” XIX century museum exposition, “Colonnade” (“Cathedral-burial”) beginning of XIX century, (museum exposition, the exhibition of modern artists, concerts). The western part of the ensemble – Gonzaga theatre (1817-1818 – the project of Italian architect and artist Pietro Di Gottardo Gonzaga
Novodevichiy Convent	Tuesday	2	32	24	19	16	17
The Novodevichy Convent was found in 1524 as a memorial for the big war triumph of Moscow prince Vasily III. In 1598 in the Novodevichy Convent Boris Godunov was “called for reign”. Also it was a place of disgraced persons imprisonment, such as tsarevna Sofia Aleksandrovna. In 1922 the convent was abolished and the museum was found on its territory. It consists the authorities of Krutitskaya and Kolomenskaya eparchies. In the beginning of 1994 on this territory the convent was restored. The architectural ensemble includes fortress wall (end of XVII), the Smolensky cathedral 1524—1525, painting XVI—XVII, crafted icons,XVII), the refectory (1685—87), the belfry (1689—90), dwelling, utility and church buildings XVII century
Moscow City Tour	no	3	24	17	12	9	10
You will start the excursion from Red Square: enjoy a unique architectural ensemble, one of the largest in the world, the Cathedral of St. Basil the Blessed, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, the biggest in Russia State Historical Museum, a dream of each foreigner - the Kremlin, Lenin's tomb and necropolis, and visit the Trading Arcades of GUM, the oldest shop in Moscow. You'll enjoy a visit to The Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Novodevichy Convent, have a look at Moscow State University, a panorama platform on Sparrow Hills with a breathtaking view of the capital of Russia. You will go along the Moscow Boulevard Ring, a historical and cultural center of many museums, theatres and memorial monuments. Then you will stay on Theatre Square and see the world-famous Bolshoy Theatre.
Tretyakov Art Gallery	Monday	1,5	36	28	23	20	21
The Governmental Tretyakov Gallery is the world’s biggest museum of Russian painting arts. It was found by Tretyakov in 1856 as a private collection of Russian painters and in 1892 he presented all the collection to Moscow. It includes the richest gathering of icons concerned with all the main Russian ancient schools, patterns of Russian arts and sculpture XVIII – first half of XIX century, works of Levitsky, Borovikovsky, Rokotov, sculptor Shubin and others, paintings of Bryullov, Tropinin, Fedotov, the most complete collection of Itinerants’ works Perov, Kramsky, Mayakovsky, Vasnetsov, Savrasov, Polenov, Repin, Surikov and others.
Kuskovo Museum Estate	Monday, Tuesday	3	68	48	40	39	34
The splendid palatial estate is known among contemporaries as the Moscow Versailles. Beautiful paintings by European masters serve as decorations for the palace interiors. Speaking about Kuskovo's collections, the Museum of Porcelain, were renamed to the State Museum of Ceramics. It boasts unique spaciments of porcelain, antique ceramics. You will survey the splendid palace, the beautiful landscape, the smooth expanse of the lake, the canal, the avenue beyond that leads to the tent - roofed Church of the Dormition of Our Lady, conservatory, Dutch and Italian houses, the Hermitage, and the Grotto, the unique collection of porcelain, antique ceramics, faience, majolica, glass, and crystal.
Moscow Kremlin Tour	Thursday	2	47	39	35	31	33
Hardly you will find a person who's never heard about Moscow Kremlin. It's a unique culture and architecture appearance and a legend at the same time, the live heart of Moscow and the whole Russia. Travelling over Russia everybody wants to see this treasure with his own eyes. We are happy to offer you this opportunity. You could visit the Armoury Museum, see the Cathedral Square, the Tsar Bell and the Tsar Cannon.
Armoury Chamber	Thursday	1,5	59	52	47	43	45
The Armoury - the museum-treasury is a part of the big Kremlin Palace complex. It keeps ancient Governmental regales, parade tsar clothes and coronation dress and Russian hierarchs orthodoxy dresses, the biggest collection of golden and silver jewellery produced by Russian masters, memorials of weapon providing experience, the collection of coaches, items of parade horse riding. The museum provides about four thousand memorials of decorative and applied arts of Russia, European and Eastern countries from IV to beginning of XX centuries.
Andrei Rublev Museum of Icons		2	41	33	29	25	27
The museum was found in 1947 and is situated in the building of former Andronikov monastery. The museum founders are ancient Russian arts historians Arsenashvili and Demina. From 1950 there was made a work on collecting arts memorials and restoring the monastery complex. In 1960 the museum was opened for public. The memorials of ancient Russian arts X—XVII centuries are being held, restored and popularized here, just as XVIII—XX memorials concerned with Russian ancient culture traditions. In the museum and the exposition funds there is a unique collection of Russian icons XIII — XX centuries including Moscow and Tver schools XV—XVII centuries memorials, the works of Feofan Grek \, Andrey Rublev, Dionisy, the collection of Russian fresco XV — XIX, and copies of fresco XI—XVII, the collection of decorative and applied arts and small plastics.
Diamond Fund	Thursday	1	47	39	35	31	33
Diamond Fund is the governmental collection of unique jewellery stones and works of jewellery arts. The constant exhibition of Diamond Fund in Moscow Kremlin was opened on the 2-nd of November 1967. It contains historical relicts: symbols of Tsar authority – orb, sceptre, crown, rare stones and jewel products XVI—XIX centuries – diamonds “Orlov” (189,62 carats) and “Shah” (88.7 carats), world’s biggest faceted sapphire (258.8 carats), the biggest of saved in the world golden nuggets “The Large triangle” (36 kg) and others. In XX century the Diamond Fund was filled up with big crystals from diamond contenting tubes from Yakutia deposits – “Mir”, “Udachnaya”, “Aihal”, the golden nuggets of an interesting shape “Mephistopheles” (20,25 grams), “zayachy Ushi” (3 kg 344 grams) and others.
Sergiev Posad	no	4	59	44	35	28	27
Sergiev Posad is one of the ancients' towns in Russia and it's included to "Golden Ring of Russia". Enjoy a Russian countryside view on the way to Sergiev Posad, a lovely provincial town of Russia with world-famous monastery. First you observe the overwhelming panoramic view of the Holy Trinity from the splendid hill and then you will visit the famous Trinity - St. Sergey Lavra, the biggest Russian monastery founded in the 14th century by Holy Sergey of Radonezh. Over its long history, a great number of beautiful icons, jewellery pieces, embroideries and other works of art was collected here and now attract thousands tourists.
Moscow Metro	no	2	25	18	14	10	11
Stalin's Bunker (with lunch)	Saturday, Sunday	3	-	137	129	124	123
The historical museum complex “Reserve Command Post of the Red Army Supreme Commander Stalin on the period of the Great Public War 1941-1945” In Izmaylovo (Stalin’s Bunker”) is the subsidiary of the Central Museum of Military Forces. The foundation of this facility is concerned with 30-s years of 20-th century. Its building was a part of the governmental program including defence capacity support. The bunker is connected with the centre (Kremlin) by a 17 km underground railway. The Stalin unit has included: The conference hall of Red Army General Headquarters, Stalin’s working cabinet, living rooms, dining room, the generals cabinet, rooms of combat and service support.
Zvezdny Gorodok	Saturday, Sunday	2	-	57	50	44	44
Tour to the famous all over the world Russian Cosmonauts Training Center was called Yuriy Gagarin who made the first manned flight to the space. It is a chance to visit local museum and memorial office of the first Soviet cosmonaut. You will have the opportunity to see unique simulators, the centrifuge, and the hydro-lab with models of space vehicles. In a huge swimming pool there is a model of a space station. Water weightlessness enables cosmonauts to practice their skills necessary for their travelling into outer space. The astronavigation function-simulating stand created at cosmic planetarium gives the possibility to study the star sky and to define orientation of manned spacecraft. The stand allows simulating the star sky about 500 km. and it generates 9000 stars. You will get the unique experience in conducting astronavigation sessions as if you are on a board of a space vehicle.
Pushkin Fine Arts Museum	Monday	2	51	41	36	33	34
The Pushkin Museum presents one of the major art collections in Russia. The collection holds more than half a million items from different epochs. The museum is famous with its remarkable collection of works from the Italian Renaissance and post - Renaissance, ancient Egypt and Babylonia and one of the best Impressionist collections outside France.

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