River cruise Moscow - St. Petersburg
Sailing between the two capitals means seeing another Russia and traveling about 1400 kilometers on the water to discover an authentic Russia in its contradictions, from Moscow and subsequently sailing through the cities of the Golden Ring: Yaroslavl and Uglich and then again Kizhi , a world heritage site and jewel of Karelia, up to the villages of Goritsy and Mandrogi where time seems to have stopped, to reach St. Petersburg.
Moscow – St Petersburg 12 days / 11 nights
Itinerary: Moscow, Uglitch, Yaroslavl, Goritsy, Kizhi, Mandrogi, St Petersburg.
If the departure is from St. Petersburg, the program and the cities are inverted, but the excursions in the package are the same.
DAY 1 Arrival in Moscow
Arrive in Moscow, Russias largest city. Upon arrival you will be met and escorted to your cruise ship. [D]
DAY 2 Moscow city sightseeing tour
After breakfast you will have a city tour which will include the Red Square, the views of St. Basil’s Cathedral, the Lenin Mausoleum, Bolshoy Theater, the Olympic Stadium and many other points of interest. [B,L,D]
DAY 3 Visit to the Kremlin grounds and departure from Moscow
Your morning tour takes you to the Kremlin, the former seat of the Russian Government and a unique historical, architectural and artistic reserve. Visit one of the cathedrals situated on the grounds of the Kremlin at Cathedral Square. Enjoy your leisure time before your river cruise departs Moscow this evening. In the late afternoon, as your river cruise departs Moscow, join your ship’s captain in a welcome dinner with champagne. [B,L,D]
DAY 4 Uglitch: the Cathedral of Transfiguration and the Church of St. Dimitry on the Blood
Stop today at picturesque Uglich situated on the right bank of the Volga River. Visit the renowned green-domed Cathedral of Transfiguration perched at the water’s edge. Next, visit the Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood, built on the site where Dmitry, the son of Ivan the Terrible, was murdered. [B,L,D]
DAY 5 Yaroslavl: the Church of St. Ilya the Prophet and the Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery
Yaroslavl, an important Volga port is the next port of call. On your city tour, visit the 17th century Church of St. Ilya the Prophet, an incredible structure filled with frescoes and classic Russian architecture and wander the grounds of the 12th century Savior-Transfiguration Monastery, one of the Volga’s oldest. [B,L,D]
DAY 6 Goritsy: the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
The ship arrives in Goritsy, set in the beautiful countryside. Tour the grounds of the well-preserved 14th century Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, named in honor of its founder, the monk Cyril and one of the most honored saints in the Russian Orthodox Church. [B,L,D]
DAY 7 Kizhi Island: the Church of the Transfiguration and the Museum of Wooden Archtecture
This morning sail the ship stops at the tiny island of Kizhi, located at the northern end of Lake Onega. Your visit of the island includes the open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture, housing a collection of restored 18th century Russian wooden buildings, including the breathtaking Church of the Transfiguration that provide a delightful glimpse of Russia’s past. [B,L,D]
DAY 8 Mandrogi: a living museum of Russian folk culture, food and traditions
Today takes you to the picturesque village of Mandrogi located on the River Svir. A relaxing stop on the Verdant River Bank to enjoy the pleasant scenery and a traditional Russian shashlik (shish kebab) picnic lunch. This evening join your ship’s captain in a farewell dinner with toast as your river sailing ends. [B,L,D]
DAY 9 Arrival in St Petersburg, city sightseeing tour and Saint Peter and Paul Fortress
This morning arrive and go on bus city tour in the great city St. Petersburg with its many palaces, once home to the Russian nobility, drive along Nevsky Prospect, the main boulevard of St. Petersburg lined with shops and baroque buildings. Take a view down Kanal Griboedova to the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood. Pass the Gostiny Dvor (the city’s largest department store), the National Library and the monument to Catherine the Great. Visit to Saint Peter and Paul Fortress and to the famous baroque Cathedral designed by Domenico Trezzini, where are buried theTsars and Tsaritsas of the Romanov Dinasty. [B,L,D]
DAY 10 Visit to the Hermitage State Museum and Catherine Palace in Pushkin
Visit at the Hermitage Museum. The rival of the Louvre in Paris, the Hermitage contains three million exhibits and early collections dating back to Catherine I. Visit of Catherine the Great’s Palace, where the world-famous Amber Room is preserved, and walk in the magnificent Palace Park. Catherine’s Palace, a faithful of the Italian rococo style motives in the typical Baroque Elizabethan architecture, was the summer residence of Russian Tsars in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, where Alexander Pushkin spent his youth. [B,L,D]
DAY 11 Free time in St Petersburg
Today is entirely free for resting on your cruiseship or visiting some of the many treasures in St. Petersburg on your own. [B,L,D]
DAY 12 Departure from St Petersburg
After breakfast transfer from your cruiseship to the airport. [B]
Note:
[B, L, D] – Breakfast, lunch, dinner as provided by the shipping company
The order of the included excursions may change.
The intinerary is for the cruise with departure from Moscow.
The cruise with departure from St. Petersburg follows the same points, but in reverse order.
If the departure is from St. Petersburg, the program and the cities are inverted, but the excursions in the package are the same.
DAY 1 Arrival in Moscow
Arrive in Moscow, Russias largest city. Upon arrival you will be met and escorted to your cruise ship. [D]
DAY 2 Moscow city sightseeing tour
After breakfast you will have a city tour which will include the Red Square, the views of St. Basil’s Cathedral, the Lenin Mausoleum, Bolshoy Theater, the Olympic Stadium and many other points of interest. [B,L,D]
DAY 3 Visit to the Kremlin grounds and departure from Moscow
Your morning tour takes you to the Kremlin, the former seat of the Russian Government and a unique historical, architectural and artistic reserve. Visit one of the cathedrals situated on the grounds of the Kremlin at Cathedral Square. Enjoy your leisure time before your river cruise departs Moscow this evening. In the late afternoon, as your river cruise departs Moscow, join your ship’s captain in a welcome dinner with champagne. [B,L,D]
DAY 4 Uglitch: the Cathedral of Transfiguration and the Church of St. Dimitry on the Blood
Stop today at picturesque Uglich situated on the right bank of the Volga River. Visit the renowned green-domed Cathedral of Transfiguration perched at the water’s edge. Next, visit the Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood, built on the site where Dmitry, the son of Ivan the Terrible, was murdered. [B,L,D]
DAY 5 Yaroslavl: the Church of St. Ilya the Prophet and the Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery
Yaroslavl, an important Volga port is the next port of call. On your city tour, visit the 17th century Church of St. Ilya the Prophet, an incredible structure filled with frescoes and classic Russian architecture and wander the grounds of the 12th century Savior-Transfiguration Monastery, one of the Volga’s oldest. [B,L,D]
DAY 6 Goritsy: the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
The ship arrives in Goritsy, set in the beautiful countryside. Tour the grounds of the well-preserved 14th century Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, named in honor of its founder, the monk Cyril and one of the most honored saints in the Russian Orthodox Church. [B,L,D]
DAY 7 Kizhi Island: the Church of the Transfiguration and the Museum of Wooden Archtecture
This morning sail the ship stops at the tiny island of Kizhi, located at the northern end of Lake Onega. Your visit of the island includes the open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture, housing a collection of restored 18th century Russian wooden buildings, including the breathtaking Church of the Transfiguration that provide a delightful glimpse of Russia’s past. [B,L,D]
DAY 8 Mandrogi: a living museum of Russian folk culture, food and traditions
Today takes you to the picturesque village of Mandrogi located on the River Svir. A relaxing stop on the Verdant River Bank to enjoy the pleasant scenery and a traditional Russian shashlik (shish kebab) picnic lunch. This evening join your ship’s captain in a farewell dinner with toast as your river sailing ends. [B,L,D]
DAY 9 Arrival in St Petersburg, city sightseeing tour and Saint Peter and Paul Fortress
This morning arrive and go on bus city tour in the great city St. Petersburg with its many palaces, once home to the Russian nobility, drive along Nevsky Prospect, the main boulevard of St. Petersburg lined with shops and baroque buildings. Take a view down Kanal Griboedova to the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood. Pass the Gostiny Dvor (the city’s largest department store), the National Library and the monument to Catherine the Great. Visit to Saint Peter and Paul Fortress and to the famous baroque Cathedral designed by Domenico Trezzini, where are buried theTsars and Tsaritsas of the Romanov Dinasty. [B,L,D]
DAY 10 Visit to the Hermitage State Museum and Catherine Palace in Pushkin
Visit at the Hermitage Museum. The rival of the Louvre in Paris, the Hermitage contains three million exhibits and early collections dating back to Catherine I. Visit of Catherine the Great’s Palace, where the world-famous Amber Room is preserved, and walk in the magnificent Palace Park. Catherine’s Palace, a faithful of the Italian rococo style motives in the typical Baroque Elizabethan architecture, was the summer residence of Russian Tsars in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, where Alexander Pushkin spent his youth. [B,L,D]
DAY 11 Free time in St Petersburg
Today is entirely free for resting on your cruiseship or visiting some of the many treasures in St. Petersburg on your own. [B,L,D]
DAY 12 Departure from St Petersburg
After breakfast transfer from your cruiseship to the airport. [B]
Note:
[B, L, D] – Breakfast, lunch, dinner as provided by the shipping company
The order of the included excursions may change.
The intinerary is for the cruise with departure from Moscow.
The cruise with departure from St. Petersburg follows the same points, but in reverse order.
Moscow – St Petersburg 11 days / 10 nights
Itinerary: Moscow, Uglitch, Yaroslavl, Goritsy, Kizhi, Mandrogi, St Petersburg.
If the departure is from St. Petersburg, the program and the cities are inverted, but the excursions in the package are the same.
DAY 1 Arrival in Moscow
Arrive in Moscow, Russias largest city. Upon arrival you will be met and escorted to your cruise ship. [D]
DAY 2 Moscow city sightseeing tour
After breakfast you will have a city tour which will include the Red Square, the views of St. Basil’s Cathedral, the Lenin Mausoleum, Bolshoy Theater, the Olympic Stadium and many other points of interest. [B,L,D]
DAY 3 Visit to the Kremlin grounds and departure from Moscow
Your morning tour takes you to the Kremlin, the former seat of the Russian Government and a unique historical, architectural and artistic reserve. Visit one of the cathedrals situated on the grounds of the Kremlin at Cathedral Square.In the late afternoon, as your river cruise departs Moscow, join your ship’s captain in a welcome dinner with champagne. [B,L,D]
DAY 4 Uglitch: the Cathedral of Transfiguration and the Church of St. Dimitry on the Blood
Stop today at picturesque Uglich situated on the right bank of the Volga River. Visit the renowned green-domed Cathedral of Transfiguration perched at the water’s edge. Next, visit the Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood, built on the site where Dmitry, the son of Ivan the Terrible, was murdered. [B,L,D]
DAY 5 Yaroslavl: the Church of St. Ilya the Prophet and the Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery
Yaroslavl, an important Volga port is the next port of call. On your city tour, visit the 17th century Church of St. Ilya the Prophet, an incredible structure filled with frescoes and classic Russian architecture and wander the grounds of the 12th century Savior-Transfiguration Monastery, one of the Volga’s oldest. [B,L,D]
DAY 6 Goritsy: the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
The ship arrives in Goritsy, set in the beautiful countryside. Tour the grounds of the well-preserved 14th century Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, named in honor of its founder, the monk Cyril and one of the most honored saints in the Russian Orthodox Church. [B,L,D]
DAY 7 Kizhi Island: the Church of the Transfiguration and the Museum of Wooden Archtecture
This morning sail the ship stops at the tiny island of Kizhi, located at the northern end of Lake Onega. Your visit of the island includes the open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture, housing a collection of restored 18th century Russian wooden buildings, including the breathtaking Church of the Transfiguration that provide a delightful glimpse of Russia’s past. [B,L,D]
DAY 8 Mandrogi: a living museum of Russian folk culture, food and traditions
Today takes you to the picturesque village of Mandrogi located on the River Svir. A relaxing stop on the Verdant River Bank to enjoy the pleasant scenery and a traditional Russian shashlik (shish kebab) picnic lunch. This evening join your ship’s captain in a farewell dinner with toast as your river sailing ends. [B,L,D]
DAY 9 Arrival in St Petersburg, city sightseeing tour and Saint Peter and Paul Fortress
This morning arrive and go on bus city tour in the great city St. Petersburg with its many palaces, once home to the Russian nobility, drive along Nevsky Prospect, the main boulevard of St. Petersburg lined with shops and baroque buildings. Take a view down Kanal Griboedova to the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood. Pass the Gostiny Dvor (the city’s largest department store), the National Library and the monument to Catherine the Great. [B,L,D]
DAY 10 Visit to the Hermitage State Museum
Visit at the Hermitage Museum. The rival of the Louvre in Paris, the Hermitage contains three million exhibits and early collections dating back to Catherine I. [B,L,D]
DAY 11 Departure from St Petersburg
After breakfast transfer from your cruiseship to the airport. [B] Note:
[B, L, D] – Breakfast, lunch, dinner as provided by the shipping company
The order of the included excursions may change.
The intinerary is for the cruise with departure from Moscow.
The cruise with departure from St. Petersburg follows the same points, but in reverse order.
If the departure is from St. Petersburg, the program and the cities are inverted, but the excursions in the package are the same.
DAY 1 Arrival in Moscow
Arrive in Moscow, Russias largest city. Upon arrival you will be met and escorted to your cruise ship. [D]
DAY 2 Moscow city sightseeing tour
After breakfast you will have a city tour which will include the Red Square, the views of St. Basil’s Cathedral, the Lenin Mausoleum, Bolshoy Theater, the Olympic Stadium and many other points of interest. [B,L,D]
DAY 3 Visit to the Kremlin grounds and departure from Moscow
Your morning tour takes you to the Kremlin, the former seat of the Russian Government and a unique historical, architectural and artistic reserve. Visit one of the cathedrals situated on the grounds of the Kremlin at Cathedral Square.In the late afternoon, as your river cruise departs Moscow, join your ship’s captain in a welcome dinner with champagne. [B,L,D]
DAY 4 Uglitch: the Cathedral of Transfiguration and the Church of St. Dimitry on the Blood
Stop today at picturesque Uglich situated on the right bank of the Volga River. Visit the renowned green-domed Cathedral of Transfiguration perched at the water’s edge. Next, visit the Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood, built on the site where Dmitry, the son of Ivan the Terrible, was murdered. [B,L,D]
DAY 5 Yaroslavl: the Church of St. Ilya the Prophet and the Saviour-Transfiguration Monastery
Yaroslavl, an important Volga port is the next port of call. On your city tour, visit the 17th century Church of St. Ilya the Prophet, an incredible structure filled with frescoes and classic Russian architecture and wander the grounds of the 12th century Savior-Transfiguration Monastery, one of the Volga’s oldest. [B,L,D]
DAY 6 Goritsy: the Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
The ship arrives in Goritsy, set in the beautiful countryside. Tour the grounds of the well-preserved 14th century Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, named in honor of its founder, the monk Cyril and one of the most honored saints in the Russian Orthodox Church. [B,L,D]
DAY 7 Kizhi Island: the Church of the Transfiguration and the Museum of Wooden Archtecture
This morning sail the ship stops at the tiny island of Kizhi, located at the northern end of Lake Onega. Your visit of the island includes the open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture, housing a collection of restored 18th century Russian wooden buildings, including the breathtaking Church of the Transfiguration that provide a delightful glimpse of Russia’s past. [B,L,D]
DAY 8 Mandrogi: a living museum of Russian folk culture, food and traditions
Today takes you to the picturesque village of Mandrogi located on the River Svir. A relaxing stop on the Verdant River Bank to enjoy the pleasant scenery and a traditional Russian shashlik (shish kebab) picnic lunch. This evening join your ship’s captain in a farewell dinner with toast as your river sailing ends. [B,L,D]
DAY 9 Arrival in St Petersburg, city sightseeing tour and Saint Peter and Paul Fortress
This morning arrive and go on bus city tour in the great city St. Petersburg with its many palaces, once home to the Russian nobility, drive along Nevsky Prospect, the main boulevard of St. Petersburg lined with shops and baroque buildings. Take a view down Kanal Griboedova to the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood. Pass the Gostiny Dvor (the city’s largest department store), the National Library and the monument to Catherine the Great. [B,L,D]
DAY 10 Visit to the Hermitage State Museum
Visit at the Hermitage Museum. The rival of the Louvre in Paris, the Hermitage contains three million exhibits and early collections dating back to Catherine I. [B,L,D]
DAY 11 Departure from St Petersburg
After breakfast transfer from your cruiseship to the airport. [B] Note:
[B, L, D] – Breakfast, lunch, dinner as provided by the shipping company
The order of the included excursions may change.
The intinerary is for the cruise with departure from Moscow.
The cruise with departure from St. Petersburg follows the same points, but in reverse order.
The locations visited during the cruise
It was Peter the Great's dream to create a navigable waterway to connect the two cities, overcoming 162 meters of altitude difference along the 1800 navigable kilometres. Russia is not as flat as a billiard table and some corrections have been made. So they thought of connecting the Moskva, the river that bathes the Kremlin, first with the Volga and then, in sequence, with Lake White, with the Kovja river, with Lake Onega, with the Svir river, with Lake Ladoga, with the Neva, to get to the Baltic.
MOSCOW
Welcome to the city that never sleeps, the third Rome, the capital of Russia, the largest city of the great country, with almost 15 million inhabitants. During your stay in this metropolis you will learn about the history of the city and visit the most important places: Red Square with the beautiful complex of St. Basil's Cathedral and the GUM Department Store, the Kremlin, Tverskaya Street and the Bolshoi Theatre.
UGLICH
Strange as it may seem, the provincial city of Uglich was the seat of a principality in the 13th century. Uglich is the city where one of the most memorable events in Russian history took place in the 16th century: It was then that the last member of the Ruirik dynasty, the young Tsarevich Dmitry, was murdered. His death plunged Russia into a civil and dynastic crisis known as the Time of Troubles which ended only after 15 years of the Romanov dynasty, successors to the throne. Today you can still see remnants of the past including the Church of St. Dmitry on Spilled Blood, built in 1690 on the site where Dmitry was murdered, with its red walls and blue domes.
YAROSLAVL
It is part of the precious jewels of ancient Russian cities that make up the Golden Ring. Founded in 1010 by Prince Yaroslavl the Wise, the city prospered as a trading port and textile manufacturing center. No other city in Russia except Yaroslavl could boast such architectural richness in the 17th century. In 2010 the city celebrated its millennium.
GORITSY
Welcome to the north-west of Russia, the village of Goritsy is home to the historic Resurrection Monastery. From Goritsy one of our buses will take you to the city of Kirillov, 8 kilometers away, to visit one of the most important Orthodox strongholds of old Russia: the St. Cyril Monastery on the White Lake. Founded in the 14th century, the monastery has preserved its architecture and fascinates visitors with its majestic churches enclosed within its walls. The monastery is also famous for its museum of icons, some of which are the oldest in Russia.
KIZHI ISLAND
Located north-east of Lake Onega and part of the UNESCO heritage site, Kizhi Island is home to the open-air museum of fascinating wooden architecture. Walking on the island, you can see the old wooden churches, chapels, bell towers, peasant houses, granaries, barns, windmills, which were brought from all over the region to show a typical architecture of the north of the country. The architectural jewel of the island is the Church of the Transfiguration (with its 22 domes), the baroque iconostasis and the nearby Church of the Intercession, with nine domes. Another important structure is the modest chapel of the Raising of Lazarus, built in 1391, it is the oldest wooden church still standing.
MANDROGI
Inhabited by talented artisans, Mandrogi is a rebuilt village on the bank of the Svir River to showcase the traditions and lifestyle of the past. Experience life in the Russian province, observing the craftsmen who create the typical matryoshka dolls, wooden sculptures and sewing works. You can visit the vodka museum, which boasts 250 varieties of the Russian national drink.
ST. PETERSBURG
Known as the cultural capital of Russia, St. Petersburg seduces tourists from all over the world with its mix of purely European architecture and its typical Russian history. You will visit the Peter and Paul Fortress, where the Romanov dynasty is buried, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Resurrection Cathedral and admire the art collection of the famous Hermitage Museum. You will have the opportunity to take a walk in the fountain park in the Peterhof summer residence.
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Company in Italy for tourism promotion
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