HIDDEN RUSSIA ITINERARY:
Days 1 through 4: Moscow
Today, Moscow still fascinates. Parts of that old Moscow
still exist, most famously in Red Square itself, with the
landmark St Basil's Cathedral. Then there is the very new
oil-rich Moscow, of designer shops and men in black.
We will tour Red Square and the Kremlin where we will have an
exclusive tour of the Grand Kremlin Palace and Terem. We will
visit the Tretyakov Gallery, shop at Izmailovsky Park, and enjoy
an exciting performance of the Moscow Circus.
Meals: Breakfast daily, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners
Days 5 and 6: the Golden Ring
Our tour of the most important centers of Russian Orthodoxy,
the group of towns clustered around Moscow known collectively as
the Golden Ring, is a trip back in time, not only in terms of
the icons and architecture, which date back to the 12th century,
but also for its insight into the role that the Church played in
the lives of the tsars and the people. Suzdal, for example,
where industry is forbidden, is still very much as it was in the
19th century.
We will tour the small town of Vladimir before arriving in
Suzdal and our traditional Russian dinner in a private home. In
Suzdal we will see the finest examples of original wooden
architecture in provincial Russian style.
Meals: Breakfast daily, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinners
Days 7 through 11: St. Petersburg
During our stay in Peter the Great’s “Venice of the North,”
we will travel outside the city to the village of Tsarskoe Selo
where we will tour Catherine’s opulent, azure-colored palace and
its fabled Amber Room, as well as the nearby Pavlovsk Palace. We
will witness a thrilling performance at the famous Mariinsky
Theatre, tour the Grand Palace of Peterhof, and explore the
treasures hidden in the Hermitage’s off-limits storage rooms as
well as the Hermitage itself.
Meals: Breakfast daily, 2 Lunches, 2 Dinner
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
- Exclusive Tour of the closed-to-the-public Grand Kremlin
Palace and Terem
- Visit to the Amber Room Workshops at Catherine Palace
- Evening cruise along the Neva River
- Backstage tour and performance at the famous Mariinsky (Kirov)
Theater
- Private tour of the off-limits Hermitage Storage Rooms
- Farewell Gala Dinner in one of St. Petersburg’s private
palaces (for groups of 12 or more)
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