The Snowball - 6 days
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Highlights
- Take in the highlights of St Petersburg including a guided tour of the exquisite Church on Spilled Blood, Peter & Paul Fortress and Cathedral
- Discover Moscow's UNESCO-listed Red Square, home to spectacular St Basil’s Cathedral, Lenin's Mausoleum and the historic GUM Department store
- Take a guided tour of the remarkable Hermitage Museum at the Winter Palace
- Explore the grounds of Moscow's mighty Kremlin, with its numerous governmentbuildings, gold-domed cathedrals and the giant tsar bell
- Visit Catherine Palace at Tsarkoe Selo and marvel at the incredible Amber Room
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- 5 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 1 dinner (including a Welcome Dinner on day 1)
- 1 overnight train from St Petersburg - Moscow in a 4-berth cabin including bed linen
- 4 nights 4 star hotels
- Escorted by an English speaking Russian tour guide
- Specialist Russian guides at local sights
- Guided sightseeing - St Petersburg and Moscow
- Airport arrival transfer on day 1
- Moscow Metro travel card - 6 journeys
- All relevant transfers and transportation on tour
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Welcome to Russia and the start of your winter holiday! Upon arrival you will be met at St Petersburg Pulkovo Airport and transferred to your hotel for check-in. This evening meet for an informative welcome meeting and dinner with the rest of your group at the hotel.
St Petersburg is known as the city of the tsars and this morning we head out of city to explore beautiful Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo. At Catherine Palace the exterior and the interior of this lavishly decorated building really catch the eye - particularly the s...
St Petersburg - Moscow. This morning we get a wonderful overview of the city as we drive along the famed Nevsky Prospekt, past the museum and university districts and a few photo stops will be made along the way at places such as the magnificent St Isaac's Cathedral a...
Arriving into Moscow very early this morning we transfer to our hotel. Then we hop on the Moscow Metro and make our way to legendary Red Square for a walking tour. As the historical, political and social heart of Moscow, this famous square is home to some of the city’...
Today we head back to Red Square to visit the Kremlin - Russia’s bastion of political might, where we will enjoy a guided walk through the grounds, seeing numerous government buildings, gold-domed cathedrals and the tsar bell. The rest of the day is free for you to re...
Our tour comes to an end after breakfast and hotel check out.
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On The Go Tours Reviews & Ratings
The Snowball New Years tour was fantastic
It was a lot to see in just a few days however I felt satisfied leaving Russia that I saw and did everything I wanted there. I loved having some free time in both St...
Nataliya was an outstanding tour guide
She is very knowledgeable on the aspects of the tour to include history and culture, and shared tons of interesting information. She was thoughtful to all members o...
I wrote on the feedback form that we were given in Moscow that the highlight of our trip was our tour guide and I would like to reiterate that statement
She was fun, professional, helpful, very informative and as far as I could see was never off duty. As for the tour itself with the benefit of hindsight there were a...
Loved the trip, saw so much, and had a wonderful guide, Daria, who looked out for everything and everyone
I enjoyed the food, and Daria's recommended restaurants were excellent. The only thing I think could be better is the location for the Moscow hotel, being so far ou...
Natasha was very enthusiastic and patient with questions
She stayed until the early morning with me to make sure I caught the taxi to the airport. The tour was interesting. I had been to Russia many years ago and saw most ...
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