Tour Details
  • Starts in: St Petersburg / Ends in: Moscow
  • Departs: Saturdays - April to October
  • No local payment required
  • Breakfast:8, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 2
  • Hotel Rating: 3 star
  • Tour Guide: Yes
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Russia Revolution - 9 days

Offering more time in St Petersburg, get acquainted with the beautiful city of tsars before exploring historic Novgorod and cutting-edge Moscow – home of legendary Red Square and the mighty Kremlin - Russia’s political powerhouse!

Day 1: St Petersburg
Saturday. Welcome to Russia and the start of your holiday! Meet and greet arrival transfer from St Petersburg Pulkovo Airport to your hotel and check in. Tonight, our Welcome Meeting takes place. The remainder of the evening is free for you to do as you please. Your tour leader will recommend some local bars and restaurants for you to try out. Overnight - St Petersburg
Day 2: The Hermitage
A city tour gives us a run-down of St Pete’s key areas. We will drive along the famed Nevsky Prospekt, the museum and university districts and a stop will be made at the Church on Spilled Blood and The Bronze Horseman. Later, we enjoy a guided visit at the Hermitage - which houses one of the biggest and best art collections on earth.

The rest of the day is free for you to further explore. Most of the city sights are dotted along and just off the main thoroughfare - Nevsky Prospekt. It’s an easy city to find your bearings and get around. St Petersburg has a spirited restaurant, bar and jazz club scene, plus some of Russia’s best beers. Alternatively watch an ever energetic Cossacks performance or enjoy a night at the ballet - the Russian ballet never fails to impress. Overnight - St Petersburg (B)
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An on the go group enjoying a Russian sauna (banya)
Day 3: Optional Pukka Pass
A free day to explore on your own, alternatively fill your day with sightseeing by purchasing our pukka pass. The pass offers guided sightseeing, entrance fees, lunch and transport to some of St Pete’s most hard to get to sights. Visits will be made to Peter and Paul Fortress on the Petrogradskaya Side, St Isaac’s Cathedral - one of the world’s largest cathedrals, the Summer Gardens at Peterhof (in summer) or Catherine or Pavlovsk Palace (in winter) and lunch. Peter and Paul Fortress was built on the orders of Peter the Great. At one time a gruesome prison, within the compound is SS Peter and Paul Cathedral - housing the tombs of the Romanov monarchs. Peterhof, on the Gulf of Finland, is Russia’s ‘Versailles’ and popular in summer. The gold fountains are simply stunning. Overnight - St Petersburg (B)
Day 4: Time to Explore
St Petersburg – Novgorod. Today gives the opportunity to shop for souvenirs, maybe some wooden dolls or russian memorabilia found at the canal side market near the striking Church on Spilled Blood. Or take a walk along Nevsky Prospekt. Later we travel by coach or train to Novgorod where we enjoy a steamy Russian banya (sauna). Overnight - Novgorod (B, D)
Green and lush rural Suzdal
Day 5: Novgorod
Novgorod – Moscow. Novgorod is one of Russia’s oldest cities, located within reach of the Volkhov River and Lake Ilmen. It was formed as a town in the middle of the 10th century. A tour of Novgorod takes in the riverside fortified kremlin, cathedral and other sights. The fortress was mentioned in chronicles as early as in 1044, whilst today’s walls and towers, despite being re-built in 15th century, are impressive all the same. Tonight we have dinner before travelling by overnight sleeper train from Novgorod to Moscow. Overnight - Sleeper Train (B, D)
Day 6: Moscow
Moscow. Early this morning, we arrive into Moscow - the capital that spawned dozens of spy novels! Today we will ride on the capital’s efficient Metro to Red Square. From here, we’ll take in the jewels of Russia’s capital on a guided walk in the Kitay-Gorod and Lubyanka area, taking in sights such as the epitome of Russian power – the Kremlin (guided tour on day 8), Lenin’s Mausoleum and the ritzy GUM department store.

At the south end of the square, feast your eyes on the wildly coloured, turban domed St Basil’s Cathedral, an enduring Russian symbol commissioned by Ivan IV (also known as Ivan the terrible) in 1555. Overnight - Moscow (B)
Day 7: Moscow - your way
A free day to explore Moscow. There are plenty of galleries, museums and shops to entertain. Perhaps hit one of the late night bars or nightclubs this evening; Moscow’s nightlife can rival any of the world’s capital cities! Overnight - Moscow (B)
Three Russian Guards marching by the Kremlin
Day 8: Red Square
Today, we head into Red Square where, if open, we can pay our respects for free to Lenin, the grandfather of Communism, who has lain in state within his eerie mausoleum since his death in 1924. There are continual calls for his internment. In the meantime, he still represents a ‘worldly’ and dignified piece of Soviet history. We continue inside the Kremlin - Russia’s bastion of political might, where we enjoy a guided walk through the grounds, seeing numerous government buildings, gold-domed cathedrals and the tsar bell.

This afternoon we offer a guided tour of a formerly top secret Soviet Bunker. Our bolt-on allows you to head 65 meters underground to explore a Stalinist-era bunker that up until recently was a top secret symbol of Soviet Power. See the giant tunnels and get a guided tour of the rooms and secret paraphernalia.

Alternatively, explore Moscow your own way. Hop aboard the Metro and explore Moscow's opulent underground stations, clad with revolutionary mosaics and glitzy chandeliers or stop by Izmailovsky flea market - a sprawling collective of stalls selling everything from Soviet Red Army memorabilia to bootleg CDs, fluffy hats and Matryoshka dolls. Tonight an optional excursion to the Moscow circus may be on offer (book and pay locally.) Overnight - Moscow (B)
Day 9: Moscow
Sunday. Our tour ends after breakfast and hotel check out at 12 noon. (B)

Choose from an exciting range of bolt-ons!
Go the max and sign up for a day of culture and all things grand with our St Petersburg Pukka Pass, visiting Peter and Paul Fortress, St Isaac's Cathedral and palatial Peterhof in summer or Catherine Palace or Pavlovsk Palace in winter. Alternatively head 65 metres underground - Inside a Soviet Bunker .