QUICK OVERVIEW
Date
Aug 31 - Sept 09
Dec 23 - Jan 03
Arrival Airport
Moscow
Accommodation
3 Star Hotels and Homestays
Duration
8 Nights
Meals
8 Breakfasts
Group size
12-14
SHORT ITINERARY :
EXPERIENCES TO EXPECT
- Fireworks that will blow your mind
- Train journey through the backcountry
- Suzdal itself is an experience, the town is not allowed to develop to preserve the old soviet look. You will be walking a lot , at least 12 km a day in average . That is the best way to experience a new place.
- Parties that will extent to 6am in the streets of moscow
- We will try Russian cuisine at several places. Modern and old.
- You will learn basic Russian and Cyrillic alphabets as we pass through various beautiful metro stations everyday
- See the 80m deep underground bunker , To feel how seriously prepared for a probable nuclear attack
- What could be more romantic than a walk along the banks of the city's rivers and canals in almost broad daylight, no matter what the time of day? No other major European city can rival this experience nor the atmosphere on the streets of St. Petersburg during the summer months - lively, friendly, romantic and bustling with people throughout the night as well as the day!
DAY 01 : FLY TO ST.PETERSBURG (LED)
Well hello people, Let’s start our trip with a walk in streets after a few hours of nap for those who are jet lagged . If you have read enough of my posts, you know how we give importance to simple things like going out for a night walk . Post which we will also go out to see one of these bridge open up for incoming ships. It’s an event worthwhile watching . 1000s of locals come see this every night and clap when it's all done. Its a 2 am thing, so if you cant stay up until then, you will miss it.
DAY 02 : WALKING TOUR OF THE CITY
We will take a walking tour of the town by 11 am-1pm. After lunch , let’s head to the world’s second largest museum : home to over 3 million art pieces, which means you will stay there for nearly six years if you spend 1 minute by each piece of artwork, not to mention that you'd cover the distance of about 24 km (15 mi) , walking from one exhibit to the other.
Moreover, there are 117 staircases in the Hermitage & more than 18,800 doors! .Yes, you will get lost, multiple times. But you will know where to find me:). Since it is a long day , we will relax sometime , watching a street performance as we wait for others to join us at the Palace square. Find the orange jacket folks. Today we will do a cookout session with others if you are game.
DAY 03 : C 189 SUBMARINE & THE PETERHOF PALACE
Here is a chance to look into the history of Submarines by getting into one. You will see Torpedos, Old communication instruments and even the living quarters of the Submarine staff.
The Guide will be one of the people who actually worked in one of these submarines. (Click here to see)
After lunch, we will head to the Peterhof palace. Peterhof is a town within the Petrodvortsovy district in St. Petersburg, at the shore of the Gulf of Finland, located just 30 kilometers west of St. Petersburg. There’s a popular joke in St Petersburg about how locals wish the island on which the city stands on could drift toward Finland by sea. Or, as it has been told after the Crimea referendum, that St Petersburg should hold its own vote to join Finland once and for all.On the way back , we will also see the europe’s tallest building.
