Specifications
Price, RUB | 26400 |
Amount of days | 7 days / 6 nights |
Classes (age) | primary school / middle school / high school |
Route destination | Moscow + The Golden Ring of Russia |
Season | Spring / Summer / Autumn / Winter |
Suitable for families | no |
Suitable for senior citizens | no |
Type of tour | Art & history / Bus tour / Historical tour / Museum tour / Sightseeing tour |
Description
- Group pickup. Boarding a bus with personal belongings. Acquaintance with an escorting guide.
- Moscow sightseeing tour “The Heart of Russia”. During the tour, we will be proceeding along the capital’s streets and squares, we will see the most amazing views of the capital of our country. We will go to the paving blocks of Red Square, Moscow River Embankment, viewing deck of the Sparrow Hills, the beauty and grace of small box streets of ancient Moscow and the modern technologies of Moscow City. Moscow is growing and developing, sometimes it is difficult to recognize its streets. We invite students to get to know today Moscow and evaluate it as the most beautiful city on Earth!
- Visiting the viewing deck of Moscow City and the Museum of High-Rise Construction.
The Museum is located on the viewing deck of the 56thfloor with breathtaking views to the Moscow City skyscrapers. In the viewing museum, it will be very interesting for schoolchildren as the exposition consists of unusual installations that can and should be touched. A part of the exposition dedicated to the history of Moscow City creation represents 18 skyscrapers of the complex: names, history of creation, architectural and technical features. Who came up with the City, how it was built, which towers will be built and which ones will remain on paper – after visiting the Museum of Moscow City no secrets will be hidden from you.
Day 2:
- Walking excursion along the territory of the Moscow Kremlin.
Students will walk along the ancient squares, Ivanovskaya and Sobornaya, see the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell, and also visit the Cathedrals of the Assumption, Annunciation and Archangel of the Moscow Kremlin of extraordinary beauty. - Excursion to the Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin.
The Armory Chamber of the Moscow Kremlin is the richest museum not only in Russia but in the world. It is a great happiness to visit the Armory Chamber, and with an interesting excursion and with a competent guide even more so! A guide in the Armory is a real expert in his field, he will masterfully tell about the Armory Chamber so vividly and excitingly that you will involuntarily face images of kings and queens, knights and squires, heroes and warriors who lived that times. The exhibits of the Armory Chamber are truly unique, inimitable and valuable. These include crowns, thrones, dresses, carriages, jewelry, dishes, icons, awards. - Sightseeing walking tour to Red Square, Aleksandrovsky Garden and Zaryadye Park.
- Visiting the interactive media center “Flight over Russia”.
Day 3:
- Excursion to the Tretyakov Gallery “First Acquaintance with the Tretyakov Gallery”. Children will get acquainted with the masterpieces of Russian art.
- Walking excursion along Zamoskvorechye District.
Ivan Shmelev and Alexander Ostrovsky called Zamoskvorechye their small homeland; Lev Tolstoy, Fedor Dostoevsky and Anna Akhmatova visited, lived and stayed here. The quantity and quality of its attractions could well be envied by a midsized European city: the Tretyakov Gallery, the Marfo-Mariinsky Convent, writers’ house museums, art and historical museum collections, garden squares, fountains are located in Zamoskvorechye District... - Walking excursionto the Old Arbat.
The excursion starts from the E. Vakhtangov Theater where we solve the insidious riddles of the proud Chinese Princess Turandot. Then we look for the entrepreneur Porkhovshchikov’s house, a wonderful Russian wooden palace where there is “the Russian spirit, here it smells of Rus”. Further, we unravel the wonderful secrets of the Beehive Houseof the architect Konstantin Melnikov, there is no such an avant-garde structure not just in Krivoarbatsky lane but on the whole planet! Then we proceedalong the paths of Bulat Okudzhava’s childhood, listen to his living voice, approach his monument and the entrance. The Arbat singer, he will remain for centuries like Viktor Tsoi to whose memory wall we will definitely come. Then, we’ll proceed to the Preobrazhensky Transfiguration Church which was embodied by the brilliant artist Vasily Polenov in his immortal painting “Moscow Courtyard”! We will definitely go to this old palace-stylechurch, and then measure the width of the Old Arbat with steps. At the monument to Pushkin and his wife Natalia, we will answer the quiz questions based on the fairy tales by Alexander Sergeevich and guess how tall the main poet of our Fatherland was. And at the end we will certainly taste chocolate made by the pastry chef Einem as it was sold at the Old Arbat!
Day 4:
- Breakfast. Checking-out with personal belongings. Meeting with a guide in hotel lobby.
- Departure from Moscow by bus with a guide. Travel information. Transfer to Suzdal, the pearl city of the Golden Ring.
- Suzdal sightseeing tour: the history of the city, the territory of the Suzdal Kremlin, the interior of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, the oldest surviving architectural monument in Suzdal, an excursion to the Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius, visiting one exposition (at your choice).
- Seeing ancient Suzdal from the viewing deck.
- Excursion to the Museum of Wooden Masterpieces.
- Transfer to Vladimir.
Day 5:
- A walking excursion in the historical part of the city of Vladimir, the capital of ancient Russia, with a visit to the Cathedral of the Assumption, a unique monument of Vladimir-Suzdal architecture with frescoes by Andrey Rublev, the architecture of the Cathedral of St. Dmitriy, a magnificent example of ancient Russian architecture and plastic, visiting such museums as the Golden Gate, a monument to Russian fortification and the exposition “Old Vladimir” located in the Water Tower.
- Walking along the walkwayof Georgievskaya Street. A corner of old Vladimir, two steps away from the Golden Gate. Quiet, Nice, Cozy.
Day 6:
- Tranfer to Bogolyubovo.
- Sightseeing tour to the Bogolyubsky Monastery on which territory the residence of Andrey Bogolyubsky was existing in the XII century. Walking to the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl of the XII century, the pearl of ancient Russian architecture (depending on weather conditions).
- Transfer to the Orekhovo Estate.
- A noble estate of the 19thcentury. The museum house of N. E. Zhukovsky, the founder of Russian aviation.
- Excursion to the noble house with animation program.
- Departure of group to Moscow.
Day 7:
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Breakfast. Checking-out. Carrying personal belongings to bus.
- Proceeding to Poklonnaya Hill. Travel tour by a guide.
- Excursion to the Museum of the Great Patriotic War.
During the sightseeing tour, children will get acquainted with the main military and historical exposition of the Museum, with the most important events, battles and fights of the Great Patriotic War, learn about outstanding soldiers and commanders who bravely defended our Motherland, about the heroic operations of the rear. Through the personal belongings of the War participants and other rarities, children will be able to plunge into the dramatic, but not devoid of courage, valor and endless love to their Fatherland, period of our history. The excursion includes the military and historical expositions, the Hall of Commanders, the Hall of Fame, and the Hall of Memory. - Walking excursion to Poklonnaya Hill.
- Seeing off the group. Solemn farewell. Presentation of memorable prizes and diplomas!
Included:
- Accommodation in a cozy hotel: two-bed comfortable rooms all inclusive;
- All-days “end-to-end” escorting by a professional guide;
- Excursions according to the tour program;
- Hot and tasty meals: breakfasts and lunches;
- Transport services for group on a tourist bus from pickup to seeing off (on bus days);
- Notification to the State Traffic Police of children transportation;
- Traveling of group by subway (on walking days);
- Free for school group leaders;
- Memorable prizes and diplomas for children
Not included:
- Train (air) tickets to Moscow;
- Additional places for adults and children over 16 years old;
- Luggage storage services;
- Dinners: from 350 Rubles per person.