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8 Days Tailor Made Russia: Moscow & The Golden Ring Tour Package
Duration: 8 Days / 7 Nights
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 In Moscow, visit the Kremlin, view magnificent St. Basil's Cathedral in Red Square and see the dazzling Imperial collection of regalia at the State Armory. Then explore the Golden Ring, a series of ancient towns northeast of Moscow that figured prominently in Russian history and religion.
Tour Itinerary
Days 1-2
You are met and given "fast track" assistance through customs and passport formalities, then transferred to the luxurious Ritz-Carlton Moscow. Begin your exploration of Moscow with a visit to Red Square and St. Basil's Cathedral. The architects of this colorful multi-domed complex were supposedly blinded by Ivan the Terrible so that they could never recreate such splendor again. Visit the Kremlin, a treasure trove of Russian history, and its three cathedrals. See the dazzling collection of regalia from the Imperial Era at the State Armory and the glittering crown jewels and other gems in the State Diamond Fund. Ritz-Carlton Moscow
Day 3
There are no jewelry stores or gold mines in the region dubbed the "Golden Ring," but these old Russian towns nevertheless played a treasured role in nurturing the arts, intellectual enlightenment and statehood. Leave Moscow and travel by private car to Sergiev Possad to see the St. Sergius Lavra. Continue to Pereslavl Zalessky to visit the local Kremlin and the museum of Peter I's first boat. Check in to your hotel, the Moskovsky Trakt, in Rostov. Moskovsky Trakt Hotel
Day 4
 Your city tour of Rostov includes a visit to the local Kremlin. Continue to Yaroslavl and the Ring Premier Hotel. After lunch, stop at the Preobrazhensky Monastery and Church of St. Elijah. Ring Premier Hotel
Days 5-6
Travel to Kostroma for a private tour of the city's highlights, including the Ipatiev Monastery and the Romanovs' Chambers. Then drive to Suzdal and check in to your hotel, Pushkarskaya Sloboda. Visit the Kremlin, Cross Chamber, the Pokrov Convent and the Spasso-Evfimiev Monastery. After lunch at a local restaurant, drive to Vladimir to see its Golden Gate, Uspensky Cathedral and Dmitriesvky Cathedral. Return to Suzdal and sit down to dinner with a local family. Pushkarskaya Sloboda Hotel
Day 7
Before returning to Moscow, stop in Bogolyubovo to see the 12th-century Church Of Intersession by the Nerl River. Overnight once again at the Ritz-Carlton Moscow. Ritz-Carlton Moscow
Day 8
Transfer by private car to the airport.
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
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12/09
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