Overview:

From the grand baroque of St Petersburg to Moscow's iconic treasures, Russia is an enigma that just has to be sampled by any serious traveller.

Countries Visited

Russia

An expert Insight Tour Director, at the pinnacles of their careers, will smooth your way throughout your journey.

They are your ‘travelling concierges', expert guides, consummate organisers and friends in a foreign land.

Enjoy the unique comfort of Insight's luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroom.

It's business class comfort.

Personal radio headsets, gives you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights without missing any of your local expert's fascinating insights and commentaries.

Baggage handling everywhere, with seamless and prompt delivery to your door at every hotel.

Hotel and restaurant tips included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency.

Plus we include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.

Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel WiFi.

Insight Flourishes - from time to time, your Tour Director will enchant you with local tidbits, each representing authentic food or beverages unique to the destination.

Included airport transfers at scheduled times on arrival and departure days. One-way train journey from St Petersburg to Moscow.

St Petersburg: With a Local Expert see the great dome of St Isaac's Cathedral, the fortress of St Peter and Paul. Drive down Nevsky Prospekt to see the Cathedral of Kazan.
Moscow: Tour Red Square, seeing St Basil's Cathedral and Lenin's tomb.
Moscow: Join in a fun-filled Celebration Dinner that straddles the culinary East to West divide and includes drinks to toast to your newfound friends.
9 Buffet Breakfasts (BB); 1 Welcome Dinner (WD) and 1 Celebration Dinner (CD) all with wine, plus tea or coffee.
St. Petersburg: Sightseeing with a Local Expert will show you St. Isaac's Cathedral, the fortress of St. Peter and Paul and Decembrists' Square.
Petrodvorets: Cruise by hydrofoil to Peter the Great's Summer Palace, built to rival Versailles. Explore the formal gardens, bursting with thunderous cascades, sparkling fountains and golden statues.
St. Petersburg: With a Local Expert, explore the spectacular Hermitage Museum - one of the world's great repositories of European art and housed in the stunning former Winter Palace of the Tsars.
St Petersburg: Visit the former residence of the Yusupov family and the scene of Rasputin's murder.
High Speed Train: 'Sapsan' in Russian means 'falcon'. Relax in modern luxury and comfort, while you swoop by rail, from St. Petersburg to Moscow in just four hours.
Moscow: With a Local Expert, walk inside the walls of the Kremlin Fortress, see St. Basil's Cathedral and explore the opulent Metro stations.
St Petersburg: The Crowne Plaza is situated in a fabulous location, close to many shops and historic buildings. The hotel offers a a bar and restaurant along with an excellent fitness centre. The modern rooms offer all modern facilities and excellent amenities.