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Depart Home Gateway City to St. Petersburg |
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St. Petersburg (embark) |
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Arrive in St. Petersburg where you’ll be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the ship. (D) |
| Day 3: |
St. Petersburg |
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Featured Excursion: St. Petersburg city tour |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Hermitage Ballet |
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Your tour of this fabled city of canals and northern lights takes you to Palace Square, the historic heart of St. Petersburg, and along Nevsky Prospect, the city’s main boulevard. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 4: |
St. Petersburg |
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Featured Excursion: Hermitage Museum |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Enjoy lunch at a local restaurant, and travel via Hydrofoil to the magnificent Peterhof Gardens |
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Enjoy a guided tour of the world-famous Hermitage Museum, the crown jewel with nearly three million pieces of art. (BB, L) |
| Day 5: |
St. Petersburg |
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Featured Excursion: Catherine’s Palace and Park in Pushkin |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: St. Petersburg contrast tour with Yussupov Palace, the Dostoevsky Museum and the Alexander Nevsky Necropolises, or a canal cruise |
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Explore the lavish Catherine‘s Palace and Park, a magnificent imperial palace and masterpiece of Russian baroque architecture, in nearby Pushkin. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 6: |
St. Petersburg |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Peter & Paul Fortress or St. Isaak’s Cathedral |
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Enjoy free time on your own in this glorious city. (BB, L, Captain’s Welcome Dinner) |
| Day 7: |
Mandrogi, Cruising the Svir River |
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Featured Excursion: Shashlik picnic ashore |
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Mandrogi, a reconstructed village situated where the village of Verkhnie Mandrogi was founded in the 18th century, illustrates the traditions, architecture and lifestyle of Russia’s past. A highlight of your visit to Mandrogi is a traditional Shashlik picnic ashore. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 8: |
Kizhi Island, Cruising Lake Onega |
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Featured Excursion: Kizhi Open Air Museum |
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Arrive in the morning at Kizhi Island on Lake Onega where you’ll visit the famous Open Air Museum, including the spectacular Church of Transfiguration constructed entirely out of wood without a single nail. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 9: |
Goritsy (Kirillov) |
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Featured Excursion: Daily life in Russia close-up |
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Meet the locals in Kirillov and experience daily life in this part of the world. Enjoy typical treats such as fresh brown bread and cranberry liquors. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 10: |
Cruising Lake Rybinsk, Yaroslavl |
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Featured Excursion: Yaroslavl, heart of the Golden Ring |
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Yaroslavl, considered one of Russia’s most beautiful cities is the heart of the Golden Ring cities. It’s also home to the exquisite Church of Elijah the Prophet, which you’ll see up close on your guided tour. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 11: |
Kostroma |
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Featured Excursion: Romanov Chambers and local art gallery |
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A jewel in the circle of the Golden Ring cities, and home to noble families and legendary dynasties. Your tour includes a visit to the House of the Nobility and former Romanov Museum. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 12: |
Uglich |
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Featured Excursion: Uglich and Church of Prince-Dmitry-on-the-Blood |
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It was here in Uglich that Ivan the Terrible’s son, Dmitry, was murdered in 1591. On your walking tour, explore the historical blue-domed Church of Prince-Dmitry-on-the-Blood, as well as the 18th-century Transfiguration Church. (BB, L, Captain’s Farewell Dinner) |
| Day 13: |
Moscow |
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Featured Excursion: Moscow city tour with Red Square |
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Cruise through the 80-mile long Moscow Canal in the morning and reach Moscow, the grand capital of Russia and its cultural and emotional heart, in the afternoon. On your panoramic tour, you’ll see many historical and famous landmarks from the world-famous Red Square to the spectacular rainbow-colored St. Basil’s Cathedral to the impressive Tverskaya Street. (BB, L, D) |
| Day 14: |
Moscow |
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Featured Excursion: Kremlin and Armory Museum, lunch at a local restaurant, ride on Moscow Metro and shopping time on Arbat Street |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Catch a glimpse of Moscow by night with a boat ride* |
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A highlight of your stay in Moscow is a visit to the 15th-century Kremlin and Armory Museum, a self-contained city of palaces, armories, cathedral and medieval fortress. Take a ride on the unique Moscow Metro and visit Arbat Street. (BB, L, D)
*During summer months when it gets dark very late, Optional Moscow by Night may be substituted with a different tour. |
| Day 15: |
Moscow |
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Irresistible Optional Tour: Take a tour to Zagorsk or visit Tretyakov Gallery |
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Enjoy an entire Day at leisure in this grand city. (BB, L) |
| Day 16: |
Moscow (disembark), transfer to airport |
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Disembark the ship and transfer to Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport for your flight home. |
