ROTARY TOUR "Two Capitals: Moscow - Saint Petersburg"

Day 1

Seprember14

Friday

Arrival in Moscow. Transfer from the airport to Hotel 4*.

Day 2

September 15

Saturday

07:00 – 08:30 Breakfast at the hotel

10:00 Trip to the Tretyakov Gallery

Tretyakov Gallery.

Vast museum complex. Masterpieces of Russian art from the 11th to early 20th century, temporary exhibitions. Historical building, which housed the collection of the Gallery's founder – Pavel Mikhailovich Tretyakov (since 1856).  

13:00 Lunch in the Tretyakov brothers' original cuisine restaurant.

Free time

18:00 RUSSIAN PARTY. Charity dinner with Moscow clubs.

Day 3

September 16

Sunday

07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at the hotel

10:00 –  Trip to Kolomenskoe park

Tour to the Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve

Parade Chambers and Private Chambers of the Kolomna Palace

During the tour, the guests will learn how the palace of Tsar Alexey Mikhailovich was constructed, make a walk through the ceremonial halls and personal quarters of the Tsar and the Tsaritsa and get the understanding of how the royal family spent time in their Kolomna Palace.

13.00 Lunch  

17:45 Romantic walk (dinner included) around the Golden Island of Moscow

A two-hour walk with dinner along the most unusual route in the center of Moscow around the Golden Island, with passing through a unique section of the Vodootvodny Canal, inaccessible to other ships. During the cruise you will see not only all the major tourist attractions of the capital – the Moscow Kremlin, St. Basil's Cathedral, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Monument to Peter the Great – but also the amazing floating fountains on the Vodootvodny Canal ("water bypass canal"), as well as the architecture of the "small" bridges of the canal. The panoramic premium motor vessel "Maria Ermolova" welcomes you to enjoy its cozy atmosphere, fully opening windows in the lower lounge, live music and a delicious chef's dinner.

20:00 Arrival back at the hotel

Day 4

September 17

Monday

07:00 – 08:00 Breakfast at the hotel

09:00 Group gathering at the hotel

10:00 General sightseeing tour around Moscow with visiting the central city streets and squares, Moskva River embankment with the Kremlin panorama, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Vorobyovy Gory, Moscow State University, the Novodevichy Convent (from the outside), the Arc de Triomphe, Poklonnaya Gora (2 hours)

12:00 Walking tour around Red Square and Alexander Garden. (2 hours)

Red and Manezhnaya Squares, Alexander Garden, Iberian Gates, Kazan Church, GUM building.

Lunch

Free Time

19:00  Ballet in the Big Kremlin Theatre or in The Theatre of Nemirovich Danchenko or some another.

Day 5

September

18

Tuesday

07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at the hotel

09:00 – 11:00 Check out

12:00 Lunch

13:30 – 17:25 Trip to Saint Petersburg on an express train

18:30 Check in to 4* Hotel

19:30 Dinner at the hotel

21:00 Night walk with bridge raising view.

Day 6

September 19

Wednesday

07:00 – 08:30 Breakfast at the hotel

09:00 Departure to the sightseeing bus tour around St. Petersburg (Nevsky Prospekt, Dvortsovaya Square, "Bronze Horseman", Admiralty, Arrow of Vasilievsky Island, cruiser "Aurora", Smolny Сonvent, Tauride Palace).

13:00 Lunch

14:30 The Hermitage.   Museum of fine, decorative and applied arts, located inside the Winter Palace, in the center of St. Petersburg.

19:00 Dinner at the hotel

Day 7

September

20

Thursday

07:00 – 08:00 Breakfast at the hotel

8:30 Trip to the Tsarskoye Selo. CATHERINE THE GREAT PALACE

The exposition of the Catherine (until 1910, the Great Tsarskoselsky) Palace Museum covers a history of over 300 years of the outstanding monument's existence and introduces the creativity of the architects who participated in its construction and decoration in the 18th-19th centuries.

The palace in the Baroque style impressed with its size, powerful spatial dynamics and the "scenic" decorations. Its wide facade azure ribbon with snow-white columns and gilded ornament looked festive  

13:00 Lunch

Free time

19:00 dinner at the hotel

Day 8

September 21

Friday

07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at the hotel

Trip to Peterhof. Walk in the park. Visit to the palaces optionally for an additional fee.

Peterhof consists of several palace and park ensembles, which has been formed for over two centuries. Lower Park, Upper Garden and English Park are the ensembles that were developed in the 18th century; Alexandria, Colonists Park, Lugovoy Park, Alexander Park, Sergievka, Own Dacha are the ensembles of the

13:00 Lunch

19:00 dinner at the hotel

Day 9

September22

Saturday

07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at the hotel

10:00 Participation in the District Assembly, meeting Russian Rotarians.

13:00 Lunch at the hotel

19:00 Gala dinner. Presenting the participants' clubs and countries. Each country prepares a short musical performance and national costumes (desirable).

Day 10

September23 Sunday

07:00 – 09:00 Breakfast at the hotel

12:00 Check out

13:00 Arrival back at Moscow or departure from Pulkovo airport