Tour Details
  • Starts in: St Petersburg / Ends in: Moscow
  • Departs: 24 & 27 December 2010
  • No local payment required
  • Breakfast:5, Lunch: 0, Dinner: 0
  • Hotel Rating: 3 star
  • Tour Guide: Yes
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The Snow Ball - 6 days

Wave goodbye to London, Surrey or Sydney and head to mighty Russia this Christmas. With fun and good cheers, discover the lavish delights of St Petersburg - city of the Tsars and Moscow - the nations capital, home to beautiful St Basil's, the Kremlin and much more!

Day 1: 24th or 27th dec: St Petersburg
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 tip-filled Welcome Meeting takes place. Rest of evening free. Your tour leader will recommend some local bars and restaurants for you to try out. Overnight - St Petersburg
Day 2: The Hermitage
After breakfast we tour Peter’s city. Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, grandiose St Petersburg is designed around an intrinsic network of canals and rivers. Today we take a city tour, driving through the museum and university district and along Nevsky Prospekt. Stops will be made at the Church on Spilled Blood and The Bronze Horseman. Afterwards, we enjoy a guided visit at The Hermitage, which houses one of the biggest and best art and antiquity collections on earth, the bulk of which was amassed by Catherine the Great. Overnight - St Petersburg (B)
The Snow Ball - 6 days Go Guide : :Check out the go guide for details of the tour, info on visas, climate, money, what to bring and more!
A girl tries on a lovely furry Russian hat
Day 3: Free time to explore
St Petersburg - Moscow. Today there is time for you to independently explore the city or take in a little more culture and history with our optional pukka pass bolt-on. Our pukka pass includes guided sightseeing, transportation, entrance fees and lunch, with visits to Peter and Paul Fortress on the Petrogradskaya Side, Pavlovsk Palace or Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Seloand lunch. St Isaac’s Cathedral is one of the world’s largest. The construction was a colossal engineering feat. Thousands of wood piles were sunk into the city’s marshy ground to support its weight of 300,000 tonnes! From the dome are panoramic views that sweep across the city. The lavish imperial palace at Tsarskoe Selo was designed for Tsarina Elizabeth, who named it Catherine Palace in honour of her mum, Catherine I. The Amber Room is a stunning drawcard. This evening we board the overnight sleeper train to Moscow. Overnight - Sleeper Train (B)
Day 4: Red Square
Arrival into Moscow and hotel check in. This afternoon we ride the capital’s efficient Metro to Red Square, for a walking tour. The Moscow Metro, a gift to the Soviet people from Joseph Stalin. Many of the central stations are richly adorned with bronzes and chandeliers and clad with marble and mosaic! Overnight - Moscow (B)
The Cathedral of Assumption in the Kremlin with a big Xmas tree beside it
Day 5: The Kremlin
This morning we return to Red Square for a tour of the mighty Kremlin and Armoury. If Lenin’s mausoleum is open we can also pay our respects to the grandfather of Soviet Communism. Rest of day free to relax or perhaps visit one or two of the city’s plentiful museums. Overnight - Moscow (B)
Day 6: Moscow
Our Snowball tour ends after breakfast and hotel check out at 12 noon. (B)

See more of St Petes
Go the max and sign up for a day of culture and all things grand with our St Petersburg Pukka Pass!
In purchasing our pukka pass, you’ll get a full day of sightseeing in St. Petersburg including all transportation, guiding, entrance fees and lunch. Peter and Paul Fortress, St Isaac's Cathedral and either palatial Peterhof (summer) or Catherine Palace (winter). St Petes at its best!