Tuesday−Monday in May–September

Experience two Russian metropolises on same tour! Why not continue to Moscow from our Discover St. Petersburg Tour? 

Discover one of the world’s greatest open-air museum – St. Petersburg! The Winter Palace, the Palace Square, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Yusupov Palace and the summer residences of the Russian Czars.

Moscow – the capital of Russia – has a lot to offer to the foreign visitor! Visit the Kremlin, stroll across the Red Square and see St. Basil Cathedral, visit the huge Cathedral of Christ the Savior and explore the famous Tretyakov Art Gallery. Fixed date tours by train from/to Helsinki. Accommodation in the luxurious Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya hotel.

TUESDAY       Welcome to St. Petersburg

• Departure from Helsinki to St. Petersburg in the morning by Allegro train

• Arrival in St. Petersburg in the afternoon

• Transfer to hotel with panoramic city tour featuring the major highlights of the city

• Lunch at hotel     

WEDNESDAY                       For Art-lovers

• Breakfast at hotel

• Comprehensive tour of the Hermitage Museum featuring Old Masters, State Rooms of the Winter Palace and Impressionists´ Exhibition.

• Lunch at St. Petersburg restaurant

• Visit to the Yusupov palace that saw the most dramatic episodes of the history of Russia, the murder of Grigory Rasputin 

THURSDAY                   Palatial Splendour

• Breakfast at hotel

• Excursion to Pushkin, one of the former Imperial summer residences and visit to the beautiful Catherine´s Palace

• Lunch at local restaurant

• Excursion to Peterhof – a magnificent ensemble on the Gulf of Finland, built in the 18th century as the summer residence of Russian csars. Enjoy the enormous and beautiful park with innumerous fountains.

FRIDAY               Russian Rail Experience

• Breakfast at hotel

• Transfer to the railway station

• Train to Moscow in the afternoon

• Arrival in Moscow in the evening

SATURDAY                   Historical Kremlin

• Breakfast at hotel

• Tour of Moscow metro ending at Kremlin. Visit to the Kremlin area and into one its ancient cathedrals.

• Lunch break at Manege shopping mall

• Walking tour of the Red Square

SUNDAY                   The capital of Russia

• Breakfast at hotel

• Panoramic city tour with visit to the Christ Cathedral

• Lunch

• Optional tour to Tretyakov Art Gallery with nearly 50 000 works of art.

• Transfer to the railway station for overnight train Tolstoy at 22:50.

MONDAY    Good-bye and see you again!

• Arrival in Helsinki at 12.00.