Russia

A visit to either or both of the two very different cities featured here offers a fascinating insight into this huge, comlex and rapidly changing country. All aspects of Russian history from the Tsuarist period to the present may be studied through a profusion of sites, monuments and excellent museums but it is the country itself that will be the highlight - so familiar in many ways and yet so alien in others. Indeed it is arguably difficult to gain a full understanding of Russia's past and certainly of the scale of change that has swept through politics, society and economy here over the last 20 years without having seen the country at first hand.

St Petersburg History Visits		St Petersburg Visits
Cruiser Aurora Hermitage Museum & Winter Palace Peter & Paul Fortress Yusupov Palace Church of Our Saviour on Spilt Blood Museum of Political History		Overnight sleeper train to Moscow Panoramic city tour Folklore show Mariinsky theatre Traditional Russian picnic

Moscow History Visits		Moscow Visits
The Kremlin & Red Square Lenin's Mausoleum Stalin's Bunker Museum of Modern History Victory park		Overnight sleeper train to St Petersburg Panoramic city tour Russian Ice Sculpture Russian Doll Painting Old Arbat Street Moscow Circus Bolshoi Theatre

6-Day Inclusive St Petersburg & Moscow Package from only £825pp* travelling February 2011

Morning Afternoon Evening Day 1 Daytime flight to Moscow & escorted transfer to accommodation Evening meal. Welcome meeting to disucss itinerary. Overnight: Moscow Day 2 Panoramic city tour by coach Visit to Old Arbat Street, one of Moscow's best known shopping areas Evening meal. Overnight: Moscow Day 3 Visit to the Kremlin Grounds - Tsar's Bell, Cannon & Church of Assumption Tour of the unique Moscow Metro stations Evening meal. Transfer to railway station for overnight sleeper train to St Petersburg Day 4 Arrive St Petersburg station. Your NST city representative will accompany you to your hotel for breakfast. Guided panoramic city tour by coach. Nevsky Prospekt & the Church of the Saviour on Spilt Blood Evening meal. Overnight: St Petersburg Day 5 Visit to the Hermitage Museum Visits to Hare Island & the Peter & Paul Fortress Evening meal. Overnight: St Petersburg Day 6 Free time Transfer to airport for return flight to UK

Price includes: Return flights, all taxes & charges included Airport transfers to & from accommodation Coach transportation for the visits shown 4 nights half-board accommodation  1 night sleeper train Visits shown Services of a local guide throughout your visit Extensive group travel insurance Generous free place ratio of 1 in 10

*Price shown based on 35 paying passengers departing on 27/02/11 from a London airport & is subject to availablility. Flight supplements may apply. Entrance fees for some of the visits featured may be payable locally, but are included in the price shown. Supplements apply to weeknights in Moscow.

Other dates & prices are available. Please call for details.

Please note: All itineraries shown can be tailor-made to suit your group. For full details on what's included in the prices shown on this website, please contact us.