Russie Historique

Arrival in Moscow, pick up from airport and transfer to hotel. Accommodation.

Guide and transport: for transfer in Moscow.

Petit déjeuner. Tour panoramique de la ville, pendant lequel nous observerons les plus célèbres endroits de la capitale russe : la place Rouge – une des plus grandes places du monde, située au pied du Kremlin, célèbre par le mausolée de Lénine et la cathédrale de Saint-Basile-le-Bienheureux. Ensuite, nous verrons les premiers gratte-ciels de la capitale, 7 édifices – les Tours Staliniennes, construites après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, sont le symbole du Moscou soviétique. Nous visiterons le métro de Moscou, considéré comme le plus beau métro du monde. Déjeuner. Visite du Kremlin de Moscou. Possibilité de visiter l’une des trois cathédrales, celles de l’Ascension de la Vierge, de l’Annonciation du Christ et de l’Archange Michael - qui forment la Place des Cathédrales. Dîner.

Guide and transport: from 9 to 18

Petit déjeuner. Journée libre.

Breakfast. Transfer to Vladimir. Guided city tour, during which you will see the Cathedral of Saint Demetrius – a former cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Golden Gate – both belong to the World Heritage of UNESCO. Déjeuner. (extra charge). Transfer to Suzdal. During the city tour, we will see the Suzdal Kremlin, the Cathedral of the Nativity and the Convent of the Intercession. Then, excursion to the Museum of Wooden Architecture. Check-in at the hotel. . Dinner.

Breakfast. Transfer to Kostroma. Déjeuner. (extra charge). Sightseeing city tour of Kostroma, during wich we will take a walk through the Ipatievsky Monastery territory and visit the Trinity Cathedral. Check-in at the hotel. Free evening. Dinner.

Breakfast. Transfer to Yaroslavl. City tour during which we wil visit the church of Ilya the Prophet and will take a walk through the monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour. Déjeuner.. Free time in the city center. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner. 

Breakfast. Transfer to Rostov Veliky. Guided tour of the Rostov Kremlin, we will walk through its territory and visit the Museum of Church Antiquities located in the White Chambers.. Transfer to Sergiyev Posad. Déjeuner.. We will visit the the Holy Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius. Transfer to Tver. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner.

Breakfast. Guided city tour in Tver – one of the most beautiful cities of Central Russia – during which you will discover the historic city center and its monuments dedicated to Michael of Tver (a Prince of Tver), Alexander Pushkin, Ivan Krylov and Afanasy Nikitin, the Island of Memory with the Church of Michael of Tver and the White Trinity Church (dating to the 16th century), as well as the Palace of Catherine II. Lunch. Transfer to Veliki Novgorod (also known as Novgorod the Great). Accommodation at the hotel. Dinner.

Breakfast. Panoramic city tour with a visit to the Novgorod Kremlin and to the Cathedral of St. Sophia. Novgorod the Great is the oldest city in Russia, which was an important center of trade and crafts in the Middle Ages. Today it is an open-air museum, where you can fully enjoy the atmosphere of authentic Russia. After we will visit the open-air museum of wooden architecture Vitoslavlitsy. Lunch. Transfer to Saint-Pétersbourg. Check-in at the hotel. Dinner at hotel.

Petit dejeuner. Tour panoramique de la ville, qui vous permettra de mieux vous orienter et de ne pas confondre la flèche de l’Amirauté avec celle de la forteresse Pierre-et-Paul. On passera par les cathédrales les plus connues et majestueuses de Saint-Pétersbourg – la cathédrale Saint-Sauveur-sur-le-Sang-Versé et la cathédrale Saint-Isaac, on s’arrêtera à l’extrémité de l’île Vassilievski (« Strelka ») avant d’aller à l’île aux Lièvres pour visiter la forteresse Pierre-et-Paul avec les tombeaux des tsars russes. Puis, visite guidée de l'Ermitage – l’une des plus grandes galeries et musées d’antiquités du monde. Transfert à l’hôtel.

Guide and Transport: 09-19

Breakfast. Free day. Optional: Boat trip along rivers and canals(in continuation, only in summer time) = 15 USD pp  / Visit to the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral= 20 USD pp . Return to the hotel / Free time in the city center.

Guide and Transport: no service

Breakfast.Transfer to the airport with a guide.

Optional: Peterhof (the Grand Palace and the Lower Gardens = 55 USD pp).

Guide and Transport: for transfer