Moscow, St Petersburg & Murmansk
6 Nights / 7 Days

• Upon arrival, your guide meets you at airport and takes you to your hotel or Panoramic City Tour. This tour is a great start to your trip and the best way to get acquainted with many of the city´s major highlights. Our professional guide will escort you on a route that includes Vorobyevi Hills where you will get an incredible view of the city from an observation point, you will proceed to Moscow State University which is an example of architecture from the time of Stalin and one of Russia’s leading schools of higher education, then on to Novodevichiy Convent, Victory Park, the Triumphal Arch, Kutuzovsky Prospect, the Arbat and much more. Overnight in Moscow.(Breakfast included; dinner is an optional paid supplement.)

• Today post breakfast experience Moscow’s Kremlin, the heart of the city, on a private half-day walking tour. Red Square is just outside the Kremlin´s walls. While walking on Red Square you will admire the Mausoleum of Lenin, the clock on the Savior (Spasskaya) Tower – showing the most correct Moscow time, the History Museum, the beautiful Cathedral of the Intercession (the Church of St Basil the Blessed), Kazansky Cathedral and many other outstanding pieces of Russian architecture.Visit Arbat, Moscow’s most famous pedestrian street, in the company of a guide who can point out the most historic sites, as well as the best cafes still serving delicious food.Post exploring the Arbat street, proceed to enjoy the Moscow Metro Tour to have an insight into the history, art, myths and legends of Moscow Metro — of one of the biggest and most beautiful metro systems in the world! (Overnight in Moscow.) (Breakfast included; dinner is an optional paid supplement.)

• Day 3 Moscow to St. Petersburg Sapsan Train(Ticket price not included) Quoted separatelyToday after the breakfast you are transferred to the railway station. Here you board the modern high-speed Sapsan train that takes you to St. Petersburg in comfort and safety in just 4 hours.
• Meeting at the railway station, transfer to the hotel in the city center. At approximately 1530 hrs, a sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg begins. (The city's architectural monuments include Kazan Cathedral, the Winter Palace, Vasilievsky Island, etc.) The tour will include a view of the Peter and Paul Fortress – a symbol of St. Petersburg and also the oldest building in the city. While later, you will visit Peter and Paul Cathedral, the burial place of the Russian Tsars from Peter the Great. Optional dinner at an Indian restaurant is available at an additional charge; return to the hotel. (Overnight in st. Petersburg)

• Meet your guide in the hotel lobby at 10:00 AM and depart for a tour of the Yusupov Palace. Visit the legendary State Hermitage Museum (approximately 2 hours in the museum).- Evening sightseeing tour of St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Peter and Paul Fortress. the Saint Isaac’s Cathedral, the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city. It is the largest orthodox basilica and the fourth largest cathedral in the world. Later visit Peter and Paul’s Fortress, the oldest of St Petersburg’s landmarks. Your guide will tell tales of the city and how it was founded with the construction of the fortress in 1703 at the behest of the Tsar, Peter the Great. Hear how the fortress was built to defend against an incursion of Swedish forces that never happened, and how during the 19th century, the fortress was used as a prison and a torture chamber. Visit the stunning Peter and Paul Cathedral, the imperious Russian Orthodox church housed within the fortress walls. Admire the soaring bell tower and gilded baroque interior, and see the tombs of several of the Tsars laid to rest here, including Peter the Great, and Tsar Nicholas II and his family, whose remains were buried here.
• Dinner at an Indian restaurant is optional and charged separately; return to the hotel.

• Day 5 St. Petersburg to Murmansk by flight(Ticket price not included) Quoted separately Today after the breakfast you are transferred to the airport. Here you board the flight that takes you from St. Petersburg to Murmansk in comfort and safety in just 2 hours.
• Day 5 Murmansk Sightseeing tour of Murmansk Duration – from 3 to 4 hours Meeting at the airport transfer to the hotel assistance check in -Take a walk through the streets of our city and visit its main attractions: the Alyosha monument, the Church of the Savior on the Waters, the Mayak and Kursk memorials, as well as the world's first nuclear icebreaker Lenin (entrance ticket included). Learn about modern education and the development of our city, and learn interesting facts.
• -Aurora Hunting tour Starting at 21:00, duration – 3 hours Northern Lights – a unique natural phenomenon that does not have a specific schedule. Unsurprisingly, there are many legends associated with this incredible dance of lights. Go to the countryside and try your luck in this unusual hunt. With experienced guides, you will find the perfect place and take some great photos to remember this day. Attention! The probability of seeing the Northern Lights depends solely on the weather and solar activity, so the departure time can be adjusted. (Breakfast included; dinner is an optional paid supplement.)

• Day 6 tour to Teriberka, Arctic Ocean Start – 9:00, Duration – 8-10 hours -You will get acquainted with the history and life of the village of Teriberka. Admire the stunning views of the Barents Sea, visit the ship cemetery and stroll through the nature park, where you will see Dragon Eggs Beach and Battery Waterfall. (If there is sufficient snow cover, for an additional fee, we offer to use special snowmobile sleds for comfortable movement around the natural park). Feel the beauty and romance of the wild!(Breakfast included; dinner is an optional paid supplement.)

• Day 7 Fly back home.This is the final day of your amazing Moscow-St. Petersburg Murmansk Tour! After breakfast you check out from your hotel and you are transferred to the airport for your flight back home. We hope you’ve enjoyed all magnificent Russian capitals and cities, return home with lifelong memories and unforgettable impressions. (Meals: Breakfast)

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