The Golden Ring - 7 days
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Highlights
- Moscow - UNESCO-listed Red Square, Kremlin and Lenin’s Mausoleum and St Basil’s Cathedral
- Vladimir - ancient golden ring town - Golden Gate, Fort and Assumption Cathedral
- Suzdal - 11th century village - kremlin, UNESCO-listed cathedrals, wood houses and rural surrounds
- Kostroma - Epiphany and St Ipathy Monasteries, Trinity Cathedral and the Volga River
- Yaroslavl - Transfiguration of the Saviour Monastery, St. Nicholas Nadein and Elijah the Prophet church frescoes
- Rostov Veliky - 16th century Assumption Cathedral
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- Airport arrival transfer on day 1 and departure transfer and day 7
- Entrance fees to the museums as per the itinerary
- Professional English speaking guide
- Breakfast daily
- Guided sightseeing to all sights listed
- 6 nights standard, superior or deluxe hotel
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Welcome to Russia’s famed historical heartland! Airport arrival transfer, hotel check in and overnight.
Today enjoy a guided tour of Moscow’s most famous sites - in Red Square see the beautiful St. Basil’s Cathedral, with its wildly colourful turban shaped domes, wander around the historic GUM department store and if open, pay your respects to Lenin at the mausoleum. Th...
Moscow - Vladimir - Suzdal. Driving onward to Vladimir, the city which gave way to Moscow as Russia’s capital. Tour the impressive defensive fort built in 1108, the beautiful Assumption Cathedral with frescoes by the greatest of old Russian painters, Andrei Rubliov an...
Suzdal - Kostroma. Today, travel to Kostroma, known as the ‘Cradle of the Romanov dynasty’, as it was home to first Tsar of the Romanov Dynasty. Take a guided tour of this 12th century town which sits on the banks of the Volga River. Visit the Epiphany and St Ipathy Monasteries, see the frescoes inside the Trinity Cathedral and wander around Susanina Square.
Kostroma - Yaroslavl. This morning drive to Yaroslavl, which was founded by a Kievan prince. The main attraction is the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour - founded in the 12th century, it was one of Russia’s richest and most fortified monasteries by the ...
Yaroslavl - Rostov Veliky - Moscow. Today enjoy the sights of the lakeside town of Rostov Veliky. This historic town is rich in ancient architecture, with many monuments dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. Dominating the central square is the impressive 16th C...
Your tour concludes after breakfast and onward departure transfer to the airport.
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