Moscow & St Petersburg A Winter Journey FIND OUT MORE
DEPARTURES
January 9-23, 2020
TOUR PRICE
$10,945 pp, twin share $1,680 single supp.
TOUR LEADER Dr Michael Adcock “Was a patient and inspiring leader who worked tirelessly to make it a happy experience for us.” – Paris Study Tour, July 2018
INCLUSIONS 14 nights’ accommodation in 4-star hotels. All breakfasts and 7 lunches or dinners. All ground transport, including business class rail between Moscow and St Petersburg, all entrance fees and tipping.
THEMES Medieval to Modern History Art, Architecture & Design
FITNESS REQUIREMENTS Grade 2: Cold climatic conditions including snow; shortened daylight hours.
START & FINISH The tour begins at our hotel in Moscow and ends at our hotel in St Petersburg. Emirates and Qatar Airways offer the best connections into Moscow and out of St Petersburg from most Australian cities. Contact us for quotes and bookings.
Swap the Australian summer for the charm and the chill of these exceptional cities, visiting during the Christmas festival season, when the locals get out and enjoy life. OVERVIEW
HIGHLIGHTS
Winter has a special place in Russian culture, permeating its literature, performing arts and national story of triumph through hardship. This 15-day tour explores the incredible wealth of culture, history and art in St Petersburg and Moscow at a time of year that brings quintessential elements of Russian culture to the fore. Experience Russia at its most magnificent, from the palaces of Catherine the Great, to superb fine and decorative art collections, including the Hermitage, Fabergé Museum and Tretyakov Gallery, and its cutting-edge contemporary and performing arts scene.
> The essence and beauty of Russia in winter > The joy of the Russian Orthodox festive season and delight of Moscow’s amazing Christmas lights > Cathedrals of the Kremlin, sites of the coronation and funeral processions of the tsars > The treasures housed in the State Armoury and Diamond Fund > Masterpieces of Russian and European art at the Tretyakov Gallery > Art and architecture in St Petersburg, including the Hermitage, Fabergé Museum and the Yusupov Palace > The magnificent palaces of Catherine the Great
ITINERARY Days 1–3: Arrive into Moscow. Tour Red Square. Admire the Christmas decorations and see the Tretyakov collections. Day 4: Day trip to Kuskovo Park and Estate. Days 5–7: Tour the Bolshoi, Kremlin, State Armoury and Diamond Fund. Visit the Tolstoy House Museum and Russian Icon Museum. Day 8: Travel by fast train to St Petersburg. Days 9–11: Explore St Petersburg’s extraordinary landmarks, cathedrals, palaces and museums, including a full day at the Hermitage. Days 12–15: Day trips to Catherine’s palaces at Pushkin, Pavlovsk Park and the surprising collection at the Hermitage Storage Facility.
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