White Nights and Museums - 6 days

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SPECIAL MUSEUM EVENT: Are you a lover of the arts and fascinated by history books? If the answer is yes then you'll want to head to Russia for the annual Long Night of Museums event which takes place every May, when St Petersburg offers free entry to its leading museums and art galleries for those who want to browse its collections until the early hours of th...
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Overview

Trip type
Small Group Tour
Lodging level
Premium - 4 star
Physical level
Easy
Trip pace
Balanced schedule

Highlights

    • St Petersburg - UNESCO-listed city area including: Nevsky Prospekt, Museum and University districts, Church on Spilled Blood, The Bronze Horseman and Admiralty End
    • Night At The Museums event - More than 30 museums will open their doors for the night. We will possibly visit the Museum of Political History, Planetarium, Geological Museum, Gallery of Modern Art & St Isaac's Cathedral
    • St Petersburg's palaces - the Hermitage Museum at the Winter Palace and St Catherine's Palace (visited in winter) or the gardens of Peterhof (visited in summer)
    • Moscow - UNESCO-listed Red Square, Kremlin and Lenin’s Mausoleum and St Basil’s Cathedral. Optional Inside a Soviet Bunker tour.

What's this trip about?

    SPECIAL MUSEUM EVENT: Are you a lover of the arts and fascinated by history books? If the answer is yes then you'll want to head to Russia for the annual Long Night of Museums event which takes place every May, when St Petersburg offers free entry to its leading museums and art galleries for those who want to browse its collections until the early hours of the morning. Couple this with a few days in the capital city of Moscow and you've got an unbeatable week.

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Details

Itinerary focusOff the Beaten Path
Group sizeSmall Group - max of 24 people
Age rangeNo age restrictions
Flights and transportAll internal ground transport included
Start CityOperator does not provide
End CityOperator does not provide

Travel Themes

  • Cultural
  • 50 Plus
  • Local Immersion & Homestays

Destinations

Max Group Size

  • Max Group Size: 24

Trip includes

    • 5 breakfasts, 2 lunches and 1 dinner (including a Welcome Dinner on day 1)
    • Night At The Museums Event: Transportation and guided tour of a selection of museums (entrance fees included)
    • High speed train from St Petersburg - Moscow
    • 5 nights 4 star hotels
    • Escorted by an English speaking Russian tour guide
    • Specialist Russian guides at local sights
    • Guided sightseeing - St Petersburg and Moscow
    • Airport arrival transfer on day 1
    • Moscow Metro travel card - 6 journeys
    • All relevant transfers and transportation on tour

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Itinerary

Travel Map

Day : 1 St Petersburg

Friday 14 May 2021. Welcome to Russia and the start of your holiday! Upon arrival you will be met at St Petersburg Pulkovo Airport and transferred to to your hotel for check in. Later tonight you'll be treated to dinner with the rest of your group at the hotel, follow...

Day : 2 St Petersburg

Often referred to as Russia’s ‘Versailles’, the gardens of Peterhof Palace which we visit from May through to mid-October are a wonderland of greenery and flowers, sweeping vistas and ornate architectural decorations, with spectacular gold fountains. Tonight at ap...

Day : 3 St Petersburg

St Petersburg – Moscow. This morning a driving tour provides an introduction to the beautiful city of St Petersburg. Travelling by bus we will make our way along the famed Nevsky Prospekt, past the museum and university districts and a few stops will be made along the...

Day : 4 Moscow

Taking the metro, we will make our way to the legendary Red Square this morning for the start of our walking tour. Here we will take in sights such as the epitome of Russian power – the Kremlin, Lenin’s Mausoleum and the ritzy GUM department store. At the south end of...

Day : 5 Moscow

If you have booked the optional Inside a Soviet Bunker Tour Bolt On then we will head 65 metres underground and explore the Underground Cold War Museum - a Stalinist-era Soviet Bunker that up until recently was a top secret symbol of Soviet Power. The rest of the day ...

Day : 6 Moscow

Wednesday 19 May 2021. Our Night at the Museums tour comes to an end after breakfast and hotel check-out.

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Price From $1,395
Price per day$233
Last Updated: 1/15/2021

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What's excluded

    • International flights and visa
    • Laundry, drinks and items of a personal nature
    • Tip for your tour guide. We recommend you allow USD$3 - 5 per day, per traveller. Tipping your guide is an entirely personal gesture
    • Entrance Fees: USD$70-80pp, paid in local currency

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No age restrictions
16 and over if accompanied by an adult
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