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The contrasting cities of Moscow and St Petersburg make for an exciting alternative to the usual school or group visits and will be the trip of a lifetime for your students. Both cities are steeped in history with museums, statues, monuments and other sites celebrating the history of Russia. The city of Moscow with its old buildings and modern infrastructure, Saint Petersburg with the palaces and relics of the Russian monarchy combine to make this history trip one to remember.
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- 4 nights half board accommodation
- Return flights including tax
- Overnight rail transfer
- Free staff place ratio 1:10
- Detailed information pack
- Comprehensive travel and medical insurance
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Suggested Activities
Sample Itinerary
Example AccommodationKremlin
The heart of Moscow and of Russia itself, the Kremlin (literally meaning ‘fortified town') is a walled fortress dating back to the city's founding in 1147 (although the oldest walls and churches date from the 15th and 16th centuries). From 1276 to 1712, it was the seat of government for the grand princes and tsars, from 1918 the Communist government; it is inextricably linked to most of Russia's m...
Lenin's Mausoleum
Lenin's Mausoleum has to be one of Moscow's most curious tourist attractions. Locals tend to regard it either as an awkward reminder of the country's communist past or a cherished relic of the good old days but for visitors it is not only one of Moscow's finest examples of Soviet architecture but it holds an endless fascination.Vladimir Ilyich Lenin has been described as not only the greatest revo...
St. Basil's Cathedral
The famous St. Basil's Cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible and built between 1555 and 1561. Legend has it that on completion of the church the Tsar ordered the architect, Postnik Yakovlev, to be blinded to prevent him from ever creating anything to rival its beauty again. The cathedral was built to commemorate Ivan the Terrible's successful military campaign against the Tartar Mongols ...
Red Square
Red Square (Krasnaya Ploschad) separates the Kremlin from the merchant quarter of Kitay-Gorod. It is the most famous square in the country (and arguably the world) and all the major streets in the city gravitate towards it. Established in 1493 after the wooden buildings on the territory were cleared by Ivan III, the name itself bears no relation to communism nor to the prevalence of red in the squ...
Novodevichy Convent and Cemetery
Located on the Moscow River the site includes a 17th-century convent that is once again in use and a cemetery where many of Russia's most famous writers, poets, politicians and public figures are buried.The Novodevichy Convent was founded in 1524 by Tsar Vasily III to commemorate the capture of Smolensk. It was designed as not only a religious institution but also a fortress, as is evident from it...
State Historical Museum
The museum was opened in 1894 to mark the coronation of Aleksander III, and was the end result of a project to consolidate various archaeological and anthropological collections into a single museum that told the history of Russia according to scientific methodology. The building is really impressive, a mass of towers and cornices it is a typical example of Russian Revivalism built by architect Vl...
The State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia
The State Central Museum of Contemporary History of Russia (the former Museum of the Revolution, renamed in September 1998) is a national museum of real importance. Ironically housed in the former building of the English Club, a notorious pre-Revolutionary haunt of Moscow's wealthy and privileged elite and practically the only place where political discussions were tolerated before 1917, the museu...
House on the Embankment Museum
House on the Embankment (Dom na Naberezhnoi) is a massive apartment building built in the early 1930s as a residence for the Soviet elite: high-ranking party leaders, government ministers and officials, military leaders, actors, writers, artists and heroes of the Soviet regime. It was practically a city within a city containing a post office; telegraph office; bank; laundry; a supermarket; beauty ...
Central Museum of the Armed Forces
The Central museum of Armed Forces is a fascinating place to see military history. It was founded in 1919 and every year about a million visitors come to see the Museum’s regular display and exhibitions. There are 24 rooms showing the history of the Russian Army and Navy from the beginning of the 18th century until today. The collection includes over 800.000 military and historical objects. Among ...
Museum of the Great Patriotic War
Poklonnaya Hill (Hill of Glory) is a memorial complex dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Victory in the Second World War. It is a flat hill in the western part of Moscow. “Poklonnaya” derives from “poklon” or “bow”, a Russian gesture to pay respect to a person or object of high reverence. It was on Poklonnaya Mountain that Napoleon vainly waited for the keys to Moscow. During World War II solder...
Hermitage Museum
With the possible exception of the Louvre in Paris, there is no other museum in the world that rivals the Hermitage. Its collection is so enormous that it would take years to view every item - there are nearly three million works exhibited! The museum is especially strong in Italian Renaissance and French Impressionist paintings as well as having works by Rembrandt, Picasso and Matisse. Not least ...
Yusupov Palace
On a quiet stretch of the Moika River stands a long yellow building, which was once the residence of the wealthy and respected Yusupov family. The wealth of the owners of Yusupov Palace was unbelievable, said to even exceed the property of the royal family. In Russia this family possessed about 50 Palaces. The Yusupovs were also collectors and patrons of art. The Palace saw one of the most dramati...
Peter and Paul Fortress
When Peter the Great re-claimed the lands along the Neva River in 1703, he decided to build a fort to protect the area from possible attack by the Swedes. The fortress was founded on a small island in the Neva delta on May 27, 1703 and that day became the birthday of the city of St Petersburg. The Swedes were defeated before the fortress was even completed. For that reason, from 1721 onwards the f...
State Memorial Museum of Leningrad Defense and Seige
The history of the Memorial Museum of the Blockade of Leningrad began in December 1943 when the military Council of the Leningrad Front decided to organize the exhibition "Heroic Defense of Leningrad". Within a short period of time a great deal of work was done by artists, architects and historians, many of whom were especially commissioned from the active sections of the front. The exhibition was...
Catherine's Palace
Located some 12 miles away from St.Petersburg, Catherine's Palace and Park are visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists every year. In the seventeenth century there was a Finnish farm here called "Saari mois" in Finnish. In 1708 it became a possession of the Russian Tsar and the Finnish "Saari mois" was transformed into "Tsarskaya Mysa" that sounded more Russian.In 1708-1724 Tsarskaya Mysa was...
The Central Navy Museum
Russia's main naval museum tells the fascinating story of the development, growth and achievements of the Russian navy with a collection of naval memorabilia; armaments; authentic maritime equipment; quality models of historically significant vessels and paintings by marine artists. The pride of the museum has to be the boat of Peter the Great, known as the "Grandfather of the Russian Navy". It wa...
Palace Square and Alexander Column
Palace Square is the central square of St Petersburg and of the former Russian Empire. It was the setting of many significant events including Bloody Sunday (1905) and the October Revolution of 1917.Palace Square serves as an excellent example of how different architectural styles can be combined in an aesthetically pleasing way. On the northern side of the square stands the picturesque Baroque Wi...
Winter Palace
With Rococo flourishes usually reserved for furnishings the noted sixteenth century architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli created what is most certainly the most famous building of imperial St. Petersburg - the Winter Palace. Built between 1754 and 1762 for Empress Elisabeth (daughter of Peter the Great), the green-and-white palace is a lavish confection of arches, pediments, columns, pilasters, bays, ba...
Summer Palace and Gardens
Emperor Peter the Great's private palace was built between 1710 and 1712 by Domenico Trezzini. The small palace, built in the delightful Summer Garden, contains just 14 rooms and was the summer residence of Peter the Great and his family from 1712 until the Emperor's death in 1725. The two-story yellow palace is very modest in appearance for a royal residence. Its facade is simple and it has a hig...
Alexander Nevsky Monastery
The monastery was founded in July by Peter the Great near to the spot where contemporary Swedish maps showed the Swedish fort Landskrona had stood. In 1712, the first church was built, in wood, on the site of the future monastery and consecrated in Peter's presence on March 25, 1713. The monastery began working shortly afterward.In 1724, a new church, designed by Italian architect Domenico Trezzin...
Cruiser Aurora
Travel back in time by stepping on board the ship Aurora, which played an important role in the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917. The cruiser Aurora was built between 1897 and 1900 by the "New Admiralty" in St. Petersburg and joined Russia's Baltic fleet in 1903. During the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-05 the cruiser took part in the Battle of Tsusima. Amongst the ship's exhibits visitors can see a port...
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Board your flight from the UK to Moscow | Transfer to your accommodation | Evening meal |
| Day 2 | Why not Take a half day guided tour of the main sights | Spend some time exploring Red Square and Lenin's Mausoleum (entry fees apply) | Evening meal |
| Day 3 | Take a tour of the Kremlin (entry fees apply) | Visit to The Revolution Museum (entry fees apply) | Overnight Train to St Petersburg |
| Day 4 | Arrival in St Petersburg, transfer to your accommodation | Option for a half day guided tour of the main sights | Evening meal |
| Day 5 | Visit the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Cruiser Aurora (entry fees apply) | Take a tour of the State Hermitage Museum or Yusupov Palace (entry fees apply) |
Evening meal |
| Day 6 | Morning free to explore Nevsky Prospekt (flight time permitting) | Transfer to the airport and board your flight home | |
St Petersburg Hotel
This large hotel has 410 rooms all with TV, telephone and en-suite facilities. It has conference rooms capable of holding up to 800 delegates and two restaurants offering both simple and gourmet food; the buffet breakfast in the ‘Winter Garden’ restaurant is a great way to begin your day with terrific views over the Neva River and the singing of exotic birds. There are also two bars which offer snacks throughout the day. Close to the city centre, many famous landmarks are easily reached: the Hermitage museum, St Peter and St Paul fortress and the Summer Gardens for example. The famous Russian Cruiser ‘Aurora’ is moored across the river from the hotel and the views are definitely one reason to stay here, especially during spring and summer ‘The White Nights’ when there is almost continuous daylight.
Tourist Hotel
The Tourist Hotel complex has six five storey blocks, each being an independent hotel with common infrastructure and covering two to four star accommodation. There are sport stadium "Iskra" at the site attached to the hotel, 3 football fields, volley-ball and basket-ball pitches, covered tennis-courts, sport simulators and sauna. Many rooms of the hotel were recently renovated to meet the business standard in spite of the fact that the official level of the hotel is still two stars. The blocks offer 450 comfortable rooms of different types and categories. All rooms are equipped with a shower or a full bath and WC, direct dial telephone, TV set, refrigerator or mini-bar. There are many bars, snack bars, coffee-shops and restaurants at the Tourist Hotel working 24 hours a day and offering a great choice of Russian and European cuisine.
