Day 1, August 4
– Group’s Arrival. Meeting at the airport with name sign & transfer to the hotel. Check in.
-Dinner included if arrival time permits.
Day 2, August 5
– Early breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the tour guide.
– Visit to the monastery of St. Matrona.
– Departure for a sightseeing tour in Moscow
– Excursion to the Moscow Kremlin, visit the cathedral of Archangel, Annunciation cathedral and
Uspenka
– Lunch in the cafe of the city.
– Go to the Christ the Savior Cathedral
– Tour of the temple with a visit to the viewing platforms
– Free time- rest
– Visit Arbat market – two guides- ( we need aprox. 1,5 hour )
Day 3, August 6
– Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the tour guide.
– Departure to Sergiev Posad.
– Check in Chernigov Skete. Excursion in Chernigov Gethsemane monastery.
– Moving to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra.
– Sightseeing tour of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, visiting all the temples.
– Lunch in the refectory of the Trinity-St.
– Check in with. Radonezh, viewing the Transfiguration Church.
– Visit Khotkovo Pokrovsky monastery.
– Return to Moscow.
( 10 hours).
Day 4, August 7
– Transfer to the ‘’Leningrad’’ station.
– Transfer to the ‘’Sapsan’’ train to Saint Petersburg.
– Upon arrival, transfer to the hotel, check in.
– City tour: a visit to Kazan Cathedral, Savior on Spilled Blood and St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Faberge
Museum.
– Lunch in the cafe of the city between excursions.
( 5 hours tour)
Day 5, August 8
– Excursion to Petergof
– Excursion to the Russian Museum
– Lunch in the city
( 10 hours our)
Day 6, August 9
– check out & transfer to train station
– Morning departure to Moscow by ‘’Sapsan’’.
– Meeting of the group at the railway station, transfer to hotel.
– Lunch in the city.
– Night cruise on the Moscow River (roundtrip transfers Included)
Day 7, August 10
– Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the tour guide.
– Departure of the bus to the city of Rostov.
– Excursion to the Rostov Kremlin in former metropolichi Chamber.
– A visit to the Spaso-Yakovlev monastery on the banks of the lake ‘’ Nero ‘’.
– Boris and Gleb Monastery Cathedral of Boris and Gleb, Reverend Irinarkh’s cell.
– Departure to Suzdal. Hotel accommodation.
( 14 hours tour).
Day 8, August 11
– Breakfast at the hotel.
– City tour: historic center, living room series and trading area, castle and city walls, merchants’ houses
of the XIX century, an observation deck on the “poor mountains”, which offers a picturesque view of
the city, old cozy streets..
– Tour of the territory of the museum of wooden architecture. Behind a wooden fence – all in this village:
huts, churches, mills, barns, wooden swing … All genuine, brought from all corners of the Vladimir
region.
– Excursion to Suzdal Kremlin. Here you can experience the atmosphere of a medieval prince’s residence,
there remains the monumental Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, built in 1220-ies. Visit the Cross
Chamber.
– Tour of the Spaso-Euthymius. You will visit the Cathedral of the Transfiguration (XVI c.), Where the
ancient vaults sounds spiritual music, visit the exhibition “Gold Room”, where arts and crafts collected
samples of XIX centuries. Every hour, the ancient belfry bell chime sounds.
– Lunch in the cafe of the city between excursions.
– Free time.
(5 hours tour)
Day 9, August 12
– Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.
– Departure to Vladimir.
– Arrival. City tour: the building of the former school, where I studied Stoletov brothers, K. Balmont;
Trinity Church (the beginning. The XX-th century.), The building of public places, Vladimir transit prison,
the Golden Gate.
– Excursion to the Cathedral of St. Demetrius, the most interesting creation of the era of Vsevolod the
Big Nest, dedicated to St. warrior Demetrios. The walls of the cathedral are covered with sculptured
ornaments, making the temple seems openwork.
– Excursion to the Cathedral of the Assumption – a fine example of Russian architecture of XII century.
– Lunch in the cafe of the city between excursions.
– Excursion to Bogolyubovo n and Bogolyubskii monastery.. Visit the Church of the Intercession on the
Nerl.
– Departure to Moscow (180 km).
21:30 – Arrival in Moscow. Check in to hotel.(14 hours tour)
Day 10, 13 August
– Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with the tour guide.
– Airport transfer.
Included in the cost:
– Accommodation in 3 plus* hotels in DBL rooms
– 1 Single room FOC
– Meals – breakfast at the hotel, 8 lunches (included dinner of arrival day if there is time)
– Bus for the duration of the program.
– English speaking guide for the program.
– Entrance fees and excursions.
-Visa
The price does not include:
– Dinners
– Extra hours for Bus & guide
– Further work guide – 60 euro per hour.
– Air Tickets
