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Ten ways to explore Russia
28 Days
(All-inclusive package tour), 28 days.
During this tour you will visit 10 most significant Russian cities situated
through 9 time zones. Ten different styles of Russian architecture,
sculpture, and folk peculiarities will give you the deepest impression of
the multiple diversities that embody Russia
Itinerary
Day 1
City orientation bus tour The foundation of the north capital, the centre
of science and art: (The house of Peter the First. Menshikov`s and Marble
palaces. Church of Our Savior. Summer Garden and the Field of Mars).
Excursion to the cruiser Aurora. Visit of the Peter & Paul Fortress (the
first construction in St. Petersburg) and St. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Visit of the waxwork exhibition The Romanov Dynasty in Stroganovsky
palace.
Reception Petersburgs nights.
Day 2
Excursion to the Hermitage Museum the former residence of the Russian
Emperors, one of the largest art museums of the world.
Excursion to St.Isaac's Cathedral one of the largest cathedrals in Europe
and one of the symbols of St. Petersburg.
Boat ride along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg.
Day 3
Boat ride to Peterhoff. Visit of the Grand Palace, summer residence of Peter
the First and park, the masterpiece of fountain art of the 18th century.
Departure to Moscow. Night in train.
Day 4
Arrival in Moscow
Excursion: Many-sided Moscow. Architectural and cultural peculiarities of
tsars, socialist, and modern Moscow.
Modern art exhibition
Day 5
Visit of the unique collection of Russian paintings in the Tretyakov
gallery. New and Old Arbat Street.
Day 6
Moscow history museum. Excursion to the Novodevichy monastery. Fresco of the
16th century. St. Basil Cathedral.
Departure to Yaroslavl (4 hours in train).
Day 7
Arrival in Yaroslavl.
Spaso-Preobrazensky monastery the oldest construction of Povolzje of the
12th century. Church of Ilija the Prophet of the 17th century.
Day 8
The town of Kostroma. Ipatjevsky monastery, Romanov chambers. Departure to
Yekaterinburg.
Night train.
Day 9
In train
Day 10
Arrival in Yekaterinburg. Orientation tour Golgotha of Ural . Visit of a
monastery.
Day 11
Bus excursion to Alapaevsk. Russian New Martyrs Monastery. The place of
assassination of the grand dukes.
12 Day
Departure to Novosibirsk (air flight). Orientation bus tour. Lenin square,
Opera and Ballet Theater. Symbol of Novosibirsk St. Nicolas chapel.
Regional museum.
Day 13
Excursion to the academic village. Mineralogy museum, locomotive museum,
Novosibirsk hydroelectric station, Ob Sea, geology museum, history museum of
academic village. Excursion: Historical and architectural memorials of
Novosibirsk. Ancient buildings of the end of 19th century made of wood and
stone, merchant estates, monumental buildings of Soviet epoch. Modern
architectural constructions.
Departure to Krasnoyarsk. Night train.
Day 14
In train.
Day 15
Arrival in Krasnoyarsk
Orientation bus tour: history of Krasnoyarsk. Karaulnaya hill the place of
foundation of the city. Moscow Fetter Road. Estate house of great Russian
painter V.I. Surikov. Architecture of the beginning of the 20th century and
modern buildings.
Day 16
Trip to Divnogorsk town. Visit of Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric station one of
the world's largest. Ovsyanka village the native place of world known
writer Victor Astafiev.
Departure to Irkutsk. Night train.
Day 17
In train.
Day 18
Arrival in Irkutsk.
City overview excursion, lunch
Walking in the city downtown, museum of local lore.
Day 19
Transfer to Listvyanka village
Museum of Siberian wooden architecture "Taltzy" Museum of Baikal flora and
fauna
Lunch. Accommodation in the hotel. Dinner.
Day 20
Baikal mini-cruise
Walking excursion "Round Baikal Railroad"
Picnic on the tourist camp, trip back to Listvyanka.
Transfer to Irkutsk. Departure to Ulan-Ude. Night in train.
Day 21
Arrival in Ulan-Ude.
City tour. Visiting Datzan of Ivolga.
Day 22
Ethnography museum
Train to Khabarovsk.
Day 23, 24
In train.
Day 25
Arrival in Khabarovsk.
Orientation bus tour: Administrative and cultural center of Far East of
Russia . Mini cruise down Amur River.
Day 26
Visit to Nanays village. Ethnic art, traditions and the life of Nanays.
Departure to Vladivostok. Night in train.
Day 27
Arrival to Vladivostok. 3-hour orientation bus tour to the most important
historical places of Vladivostok (Railway station, Central Square, old city
streets with historical buildings of the 19th century). Visit to the places
connected with members of tsars Romanovs family stay in Vladivostok in 1871
1916. Prince Nikolay`s Arc. Visit to Vladivostokskaya Krepost museum.
Visit to regional and historical museum of Arsenjev. Concert of
Traditional folk group (native Russian songs, dances and ceremonies).
Day 28
Russkaya Dacha - 3-hour excursion to typical Russian cottage situated in a
picturesque suburb of Vladivostok. Lunch. Visit to Far East State
Universitys museum, which has a wide collection of exposures devoted to
flora, fauna, history and archeology of the region. 1-hour Mini-cruise on
the Golden Horn gulf and Amur bay. Visit of the legendary C 56 submarines
museum. Visit of the main Orthodox church of Vladivostok.
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