First, discover Moscow and its thousand cupolas. Then, the Golden Ring will plunge you into the history of these ancient cities with their gleaming bulbs and white alabaster walls.
Arrival in Moscow. Welcome by your driver and transfer to the hotel.
Free time for dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with your guide for a panoramic tour of the city by transport: Discovery of the Red square, the St-Basil's cathedral, the GUM, the Kremlin, the Bolshoy theatre, the Manege square, the Tverskaya street and then the "Mount Vorobievy" (or mount of sparrows) with its superb panorama and finally the view of the novodevichiy convent.
Free time for lunch and guided tours in the afternoon, of your choice:
Option 1 - Tretiakov Gallery
Option 2 - Izmailovo souvenir market and Kremlin
Option 3 - the Metro and the cathedral of Christ the Saviour
Free dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Guided visit to the Kremlin and its cathedrals (by foot with your guide): Former residence of the czars, the country's largest and most famous fortress, the Kremlin is a collection of palaces and cathedrals, some of which date back to the 15th century. Its walls are also home to as many as 54 burials of former czars and many other curiosities such as Tsar Canon and Tsar Bell (In option: visit to the Kremlin Armoury).
Free lunch and afternoon (In option: guided tour of Kolomenskoye Park).
Free dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer to the train station in the early morning and departure to Yaroslavl (3,5h). Reception by your guide and driver at the station. Check in at the hotel. Lunch.
Departure for a tour in the city by foot: St Saviour Monastery and the cathedral of Transfiguration. You will get to admire the white walls and the Transfiguration monastery's golden cupolas, the splendid green bulbs of the St Elias church, the Volkov theatre (the first theatre in Russia)... Walk on the docks of the city, which is listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
Free dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure to Rostov by transport (70km). Visit of the Rostov Kremlin with its silver and gilded cupolas dating from the end of the 17th century. One of the largest and richest cathedrals lies within the Rostov Kremlin. Free lunch.
Departure to Sergiev Posad. Visit of the Trinity Cathedral: listed in the UNESCO heritage, the Trinity cathedral is a must-see of the golden ring. The Cathedral of Dormition and its magnificent blue cupolas dotted with stars, a symbol of the monastery, which is one of the oldest and most beautiful in the orthodox world.
Transfer back to Moscow (90 minutes without trafic jams) and overnight stay at the hotel.
Free time and transfer to the airport. Return flight.
Alternative programs on request :
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. Accommodation (as mentioned or similar) in standard room on double basis (unless your quotation indicates another room category)
. Breakfasts
. Transport mentioned
. Guided tours mentioned with an English-speaking guide and entrance tickets
. Unsigned meals (lunch, diner)
. Possible public transport costs
. Tips and personal expenses
. Optional tours and services
. These services are only included if they are explicitly indicated in your quotation
. Deposit of 30% of the total amount of the tour when booking it
. The rest of amount (70%) 45 days before departure
. The order of the visits may be modified according to the confirmation of the touristic sites or for any other technical reasons
. Non-contractual photos
. In case of a delay in the delivery of baggage at the airport, and according to the Warsaw Convention, the recipient (the passenger) must personally send a written protest to the actual carrier (the company operating the flight, which may be different from the company selling the ticket in the case of a code-share flight) within 21 days from the day on which the baggage was placed at his disposal.
. If the cancellation occurs more than 45 days before your departure, the cancellation fee is 15% of the total amount of the trip.
. Between 45 days and 31 days before departure, it amounts 30% of the total amount of the trip.
. Between 30 days and 15 days, it amounts 50%.
. Between 14 days and 8 days, it amounts 75%.
. If the cancellation occurs less than 7 days before departure, the cancellation fee is 100% of the total amount.
Special cases: 100% cancellation fee may be applied upon registration on certain services, including, unless otherwise stated, on all plane tickets, train tickets and show tickets. These charges are calculated in addition to the general cancellation fee.
The combination of travel services offered to you is a package within the meaning of Directive (EU) 2015/2302 and Article L.211-2 II of the Tourism Code. You will therefore benefit from all the rights granted to packages. Tsar Voyages will be responsible for the proper execution of the package as a whole. In addition, Tsar Voyages has a protection in order to refund your payments and, if the transport is included in the package, to ensure your repatriation in case it becomes insolvent.
Please note that Tsar Voyages cannot be held responsible for the following events:
. Consequences of unforeseeable or unavoidable events of a third party such as: wars, political unrest, strikes, riots, technical or administrative incidents outside Tsar Voyages, airspace congestion, bad weather, delays (including in the dispatch of mail...), breakdowns, loss or theft of luggage or other personal effects of travellers.
. Cancellation imposed by exceptional and unavoidable circumstances, for reasons related to the maintenance of the security of the travellers, for injunction of an administrative authority: in this case, Tsar Voyages reserves the right to modify the dates, schedules or routes planned in order to ensure the security of the travellers, without any possible recourse.
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