Pre- and Post- Cruise Packages

Superior Hotel: $1,120 (per person), single supplement $480
Deluxe Hotel: $1,480 (per person), single supplement $650

Moscow: Day 1
Arrive at Moscow. Meet tour escort and motor coach and continue to the hotel for check-in. Visit Tretyakov Gallery, founded in 1856 by Pavel Tretyakov to show the work of Russian artists.
Today, after much expansion, the gallery houses and celebrates over 57,000 pieces of the most important ancient and contemporary Russian art in the world.
In the afternoon, visit Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Here you will discover an important collection of French Impressionists as well as other major schools of Western Art, dating from the Renaissance to the 21st century. Overnight at the hotel.
St. Petersburg: Day 1
Morning arrival in St. Petersburg. Transfer to your hotel. This morning you will delight in visiting the Summer Palace complex of Peter the Great, whose construction began in 1714 and included numerous fountains. Enjoy your shopping in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.
Moscow: Day 2
After breakfast, embark on a sightseeing tour of Kolomenskoye. This summer residence of the Tsars is located on the high bank of the Moskva River. The museum houses a collection of decorative and applied arts and crafts of the 17th century.
In the afternoon, visit Andrei Rublev’s Museum. The museum was established on the territory of St. Andronicus Monastery of the Savior, where presumably the grave of the great icon painter Andrei Rublev is located. At present the museum has a collection of 14th- to 19th-century icons of the Moscow, Tver and Northern schools, fragments of monumental painting, early Russian wooden sculptures and facsimile copies of frescoes. Overnight at the hotel.
St. Petersburg: Day 2
Catherine Palace
After breakfast, travel outside St. Petersburg to the lovely city of Pushkin – formerly Tsarskoe Selo, the Tsar’s Village. Tour Catherine Palace, the beautiful Baroque-style building built by Empress Elizabeth and named for her mother, Catherine the First.
The architect was Rastrelli, who also designed the Winter Palace, and the Hermitage Pavilion. Visit Pavlovsk, one of Tsar Pavel's summer palaces. Like many other royal residences, the palace sustained heavy damage during World War II, but most of it has been restored to its former glory. Overnight in St. Petersburg.
Moscow: Day 3
After breakfast, you will have the opportunity to take last-minute pictures, then transfer to Moscow International Airport after your unforgettable journey through this fascinating city.
St. Petersburg: Day 3
Alexander Nevsky Abbey
After breakfast, visit the Alexander Nevsky Abbey – a monastery and a 19th-century Necropolis containing the graves of many world-famous Russian writers, composers and sculptors. Bid farewell to this elegant, exciting city, as we transfer you to the airport after your fascinating journey.

Your fully escorted tour includes:

  • daily breakfast
  • 2 nights hotel accommodation in Moscow
  • comprehensive sightseeing (listed below)
  • services of English-speaking guides
  • ground transportation by first-class motor coach
  • round trip transfers

Your fully escorted tour includes:

  • daily breakfast
  • 2 nights hotel accommodation in Moscow
  • comprehensive sightseeing (listed below)
  • services of English-speaking guides
  • ground transportation by first-class motor coach
  • round trip transfers

Tour highlights:

  • Tretyakov Gallery
  • Pushkin Museum of Fine Art
  • Kolomenskoe
  • Andrei Rublev's Museum

Tour highlights:

  • Alexander-Nevsky Abbey
  • Paul's Palace in Pavlovsk
  • Petergoff (Peter the Great Summer Palace
  • Tour of Hermitage Museum
  • Catherine's Palace in Pushkin