| Russia – City Break packages |
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The Russian
Federation is the largest of the 21 republics that make up the Commonwealth of Independent States. It occupies most of eastern Europe and north Asia, stretching from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea and the Caucasus in the south. It is bordered by Norway and Finland in the northwest; Estonia, Latvia, Belarus, Ukraine, Poland, and Lithuania in the west; Georgia and Azerbaijan in the southwest; and Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China, and North Korea along the southern border.
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Fact File: |
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Location: |
Eurasia |
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Area: |
17,075,200 sq km |
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Capital: |
Moscow |
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Time Zone: |
11 zones (+2 to +12 hours) |
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Currency: |
Ruble |
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Language: |
Russian |
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Religion: |
Orthodox Christian 70%, Muslim 10%, other 20% |
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Climate: |
Winters can be freezing, while spring is often slushy and muddy. July and August are the warmest months. |
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Russia Tours - 6
Nights / 7 Days |
| Day 1: |
Departure Chennai or Bangalore / Moscow |
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Board your flight to Moscow from Chennai or Bangalore . On arrival into Moscow, met by our representative , transfer to hotel .Dinner at an Indian Restaurant.Overnight stay in Moscow |
| Day 2: |
Moscow sightseeing |
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The tour starts in the heart of the city, at the Red Square. After observing St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin Mausoleum, the State Historical Museum and other sights of the area we move along the Moskva River embankment. On the way, we enjoy views of Kremlin, and continue to the Cathedral of the Christ the Savior, New Maidens Convent, Moscow State University. Visit to the Sparrow Hills observation spot opens outstanding view on Moscow. Then we travel to the Memorial Complex at Poklonnaya Hill and Victory Park, Triumphal Arch, Kutuzov Avenue, New Arbat, Boulevard ring, Pushkin square, Tverskaya street and end the tour at Manezhnaya Square.
Moscow Kremlin is a unique architectural ensemble. It is famous for the ancient Sobornaya (Cathedrals') Square and cathedrals: Cathedral of the Annunciation; Assumption Cathedral where Russian tsars and imperators were crowned; Cathedral of the Archangel was a burial place for Grand Princes; Church of the Deposition of the Robe; the Patriarch's Chambers; Ivan the Great Bell Tower. The world-famous Tsar Canon and Tsar Bell became symbols of Moscow, and at the Senate Square, one can see buildings of former Senate and Arsenal (monument of architecture of Peter the Great time). The Great Kremlin Palace used to be a residence of Russian tsars and imperators; nowadays it is a residence of Russian President |
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Moscow |
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The stations of Moscow's subway system have often been called "the people's palaces", for their elegant designs and lavish and profuse use of marble, mosaics, sculptures and chandeliers. Built during Stalin's rule, these metro stations were supposed to display the best of Soviet architecture and design and show how privileged the lifestyle of the Russian people. Today the Metro system has grown into an enormous network of 11 lines and over 160 stations, with new stations opening every year. During the tour you visit such stations as Mayakovskaya, Komsomolskaya, Ploschad Revolutsii, Kropotkinskaya, Novokusnetskaya, Novoslobodskaya. It is also recommendable to visit Arbatskaya, Belorusskaya, Kievskaya and Park Kultury stations.
Sergiev Posad town is located in 62 km from Moscow. This town is often called Russian Vatican. In XIV century, Saint Sergius Radonezhsky founded one of the biggest and most famous Russian Monasteries - the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius. In the central Trinity Cathedral, the founder is buried. The most famous Andrew Rublev's icon - "The Trinity" was created specially for this cathedral. |
| Day 4 |
Moscow – St Petersburg |
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Breakfast at the hotel, free time in the morning for shopping and leisure. Afternoon transfer to the train station, departure to
St Petersburg with the high-speed train Sapsan. Evening arrival to St Petersburg, orientation walks and dinner at the Indian restaurant
Check in the hotel. |
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| Day 5: |
St. Petersburg |
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Take a drive along the "Great Perspective" world famous today as Nevsky Prospect lined with marble palaces of Russian royalty and aristocracy, with most fashionable boutiques and art salons arranged in old settings of the 18th century, trading rows and arcades, with impressive classical and Renaissance cathedrals. You have an excellent picture opportunity with a stunning panorama along the Neva's embankments; by the city's Rostral Columns you will have a view of the 5 buildings of the State Hermitage Museum, the Admiralty and St.Isaac's Cathedral. You visit the most splendid architectural masterpieces of St.Petesburg: Fine Arts Square with the Russian Museum, the magnificent Church of Resurrection on Spilled Blood, Field of Mars, the Alexanderinsky Drama Theater, Smolny Cathedral, Senate & Synod classical buildings, the Bronze Horseman and much more. Enjoy the beauty of the third largest square in the world - the Palace Square with the Winter Palace and the Alexander Column.
Grand Palace and Park that carries the world's largest system of fountains, which titled as the "Russian Versailles". Enjoy sightseeing with the statues, pavilions and the fountains.
The Palace at Peterhof sits amidst an enormous park, adorned with fountains, statues and pavilions. The upper Garden, located between the St. Petersburg highway and the Grand Palace, is a typical French-style formal garden with five fountains including one depicting Neptune, the God of the Sea. The estate's Lower Park lies between the Garden Palace and the seashore and boasts the world's largest system of fountains, earning it the title the "Russian Versailles". There are three major cascades and over 120 fountains in the park. The most impressive is the Grand Cascade. |
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St. Petersburg |
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The premier city attraction is the Hermitage Museum. For many traveling to Russia it is the main destination and even the reason for the tour. As the director of the Hermitage once put it “I can not say that the Hermitage is a number one museum in the world but I know that it is certainly not number two.” And with over 3 million works of art exhibited in five connecting palaces the museum can’t fail to impress. If works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Rembrandt or Leonardo da Vinci don’t make you gasp then the interiors of the Winter Palace will. The five buildings that make up the museum include the opulent Winter palace, which was built by Peter the Great's daughter (Elizabeth) and has undergone major renovations that have left it sparkling. Walk up an imposing baroque marble staircase and marvel at all the gold leaf, and check out the several heavily decorated rooms including a throne room. It can take a complete day to see the highlights, but investigating every corner in each of the five linked buildings could take years. Free time for shopping and leisure.
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| Day 7: |
St. Petersburg / India departure |
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Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport, departure |
Package cost
includes:
- 3 nights accommodation in Moscow at the hotel Cosmos 4* with buffet breakfast
- 3 nights accommodation in St Petersburg at the hotel Park Inn Pribaltiyskaya 4* with buffet breakfast
- Tickets for the fast speed train Sapsan
- Entrances to the Moscow Kremlin and 3 cathedrals, Moscow metro, Sergiev posad’ church, Hermitage, Peterhof
- 10 x Indian meals
- Coach for the entire itinerary
- Local English speaking guide for the entire itinerary (separate guide in each city)
- 1 l of water per person per day
- Visa support’ documents
Package cost
Excludes:
- Courier’ delivery of the visa support documents from Russia ( euro 80-90 per courier )
- Any personal expenses
- Tips (please advise your customers to pay directly to the guide or driver)
- International / domestic air fare
- Visa fees
- Any other items not specified in Price includes.
Optional Activities
- Visit of the Moscow circus – from 20 € per person (transfer is not included)
- Visit of the Bolshoy theatre – from 80 € per person (transfer is not included)
- Visit of the Folklore show at the Nikolaevsky palace in St Petersburg – 35 € per person
- Canals’ & river cruise in St Petersburg – from 20 € per person
- 2-4 nights tour of the Golden ring – price on request
- Clubbing (description please find below)
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Pp in dbl |
Sgl supplm |
14 – 31 May &
01 - 30 Sept |
Euro 846 |
Euro 157 |
22 May – 05 Jul |
Euro 910 |
Euro 196 |
06 Jul - 31 Aug |
Euro 874 |
Euro 175 |
Rates shall be rechecked for the exact dates (depend on availability and occupancy of hotels)
Dates of Depatures
May 06, 20
June 03, 17
July 01, 15, 29
August 12, 26
September 9, 23
Important Note
Tour date may subject to change
- We send you directly from Russia original documents for the visa support by the courier.
- Standard cost is around 80 – 90 eur per courier.
- Standard time to get the courier – 3 working days.
- Upon receiving those documents, you apply for visa in any of Russian consulates
- Visa is done in 3 days maximum
- In urgent cases the consulate can give visa in 1 day for a double cost.
Clubs:
St Petersburg:
Metro
Metro has stood the test of time, a rarity in the Russian nightclub business. Mega-sized club spanning three floors, each practically a club within a club. Cheap drinks and reasonable over though seemingly higher every time I visit. The first two floors fill up with the younger crowd, but the third floor is a little older. Warning: Don’t go to Metro if you are offended by 18 – 21 year old girls wearing close to nothing and having a great time. The tennis match factor here is a 10 on a 10 point scale. Chewing gum is not allowed. I'm serious. You will be asked if you have drinks, weapons, or gum as you enter the club. After you reply no, the will search you. If they find gum, they will confiscate it and scowl at you. Don't try hiding it in your underwear, they will find it. I can't make this stuff up. The only thing that sucks is that this used to be a very cheap club to get into and now it's about $10 if you come after midnight.
Konnushenaya Ploshad Bars:
Right in the center of the city, this area is heavily populated with tourists and locals having a good time. The bars here have no front door policy, although a cover charge is expected in many. Most of these places you will find English speaking staff and locals with overall friendliness to foreigners.
Rossi Club ( Ul Zotchego Rossi 1/3)
$$Located very close to Nevskiy Prospect, this place has always been a heaven for tourists. With free champagne for girls on Thursdays and other such events, this place gets full with locals and tourists. The best time to visit is Thursday as weekends are sometimes too busy and lack of ventilation cause the place to be very hot and full of smoke. The place features local bands, pop music, and striptease dances about once every hour.
XXXX Bar (Zvenigorodskaya 9/11)
A very nice and friendly place to get drunk. Free entrance before 11 and 1000 rubles after (for guys). The bad parts are only lack of air conditioning and the fact that it sometimes gets very full. The good part is dancing on the bar, dancing on the tables, many foreign and local tourists. Music here is mostly pop.
Club GOLDEN Dolls
Golden Dolls opened in May, 1998 and became the first erotic club in St. Petersburg. During its existence, the club came through the way from a small establishment with a minimum of services and entertainment to an elite night club with good infrastructure, high service level and the show-programs.
Moscow:
Propaganda
Propaganda is surely one of the best places in Moscow to go for an unpretentious boogie - and what's more there's a party here every night of the week! Thursdays and Saturdays tend to be the biggest nights, when you're most likely to see a guest DJ from around the world spinning the ones and twos. Hit the bar early for some cheaper beverages (before 11:00pm) and then watch as a cosmopolitan crowd of middle-class Russians, expats and tourists filter in. Tables and chairs are moved away to make room for a makeshift dancefloor and then suddenly, in the space of minutes, this laidback bar becomes party central.
Divas club
Divas features three stages with topless and full strip shows running non-stop. The four VIP rooms have an Eastern theme with Oriental, Arabian, an Indian chill-out room and a Thai massage room. A look at the range of possibilities available on the “Crazy Menu” is almost worth the 700 ruble ($28) price of admission in itself, though what’s on offer is not great value. It’s 1600 rubles ($64) for a ten minute private dance or 800 rubles ($32) for a ten minute lap dance. 800 rubles ($32) to touch the breast of a waitress??? Divas is big on the theme parties and there are various specials on weekdays. There is an ATM on the premises.
Night Flight Club
Probably the most renowned gentleman’s club in Moscow. Having opened in 1991 it’s certainly the longest established. This is not your average, ultra-sleazy strip club but more of a refined place. Of course, though, all the same services are on offer here as they are in other establishments. Night Flight is very popular with visiting businessmen and boasts impeccable service due to the Swedish management’s influence. The restaurant actually has a reputation as one of the cities finest and dancers perform on the balcony above the tables. Entry to the club costs 750 rubles or is free if you eat at the restaurant.
Violete Club
Violete features one of the most lush interiors you’ll ever see, with purple obviously being the dominant color. The 500 ruble ($18) entry price is a bargain. There are four halls, the main one with two poles for dancers and another lined with mirrors. Then there are separate rooms for the Japanese/European restaurant and for the bar. Violete also has six VIP rooms and even a karaoke hall. The girls are friendly and don’t try to extort your money as aggressively as at some other clubs. You’d swear that they actually do their job because they really enjoy it. Perhaps the classiest mid-range strip joint you’ll find.
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