Package tour Moscow-Saint-Pt.-Murmansk 10 days & 9 nights

THE TOUR PROGRAM

This tour provided in private option for groups from 6 persons.

DAY 1. ARRIVAL TO MORTHER RUSSIA. WELCOME DINNER. CHECK-IN.

1. Arrival to Moscow airport.
2. Meeting at the airport.
3. Transfer to the hotel.
4. Check in, dinner.

DAY 2. MOSCOW: SIGHTSEEING TOUR, MOSCOW METRO, BUNKER 42.

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Sightseeing Tour. During the tour you will see Red Square, Saint Basil's cathedral and Lenin's Mausoleum. Also you will see seven towering skyscrapers known as "seven sisters". Next stop will be at viewpoint of the University of Moscow where you will see Christ the Savior cathedral, most famous cloister of Moscow - Novodevichy Convent and the breathtaking view of modern Moscow-city complex.
3. Lunch.
4. Moscow Metro. Even if you have seen photos of magnificent interiors of Moscow metro, believe us you'll be more then fascinated beauty. The solemn subway stations are adorned with statues and bas-reliefs, paintings, mosaics, stained-glass windows and chandeliers.
5. Bunker 42. The “Bunker-42” on Taganka is a anti-nuclear underground facility. It was built in the 50s of the last century. The Cold War Museum “Bunker 42” offers excursions of historical nuclear confrontation between two superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States.
6. Transfer to the hotel.
7. Hotel check in, dinner.

DAY 3. MOSCOW: KREMLIN AND SAPSAN TO SAINT-PETERSBURG.

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Hotel check out.
3. Moscow Kremlin visit. When you hear the word "Kremlin", you automatically think of Moscow, don't you? It may sound very pretentious, but Kremlin is the cradle of Russian power. Besides being the heart of Russian power, it is a fascinating architectural complex where you can find the symbols of imperial and communist Russia.
4. Lunch.
5. Transfer to the railway station. High-speed train “Sapsan” to Saint-Petersburg.
6. Arrival to Saint-Petersburg.
7. Transfer to the hotel.
8. Hotel check in.
9. Dinner.

DAY 4. SAINT-PETERSBURG: SIGHTSEEING TOUR.

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Sightseeing Tour. You will pass through the main avenue of the city - Nevsky Prospect, see the emblematic monuments and symbols of the city such as the Anichkov Bridge, the oldest shopping center in the city that operates to this day - Great Gostiny Dvor, Kazan Cathedral, Church of our Savior on Spilled Blood. You will stop at St. Isaac's Square to take the best photos of its immense cathedral, from the Spit of Vasilievsky Island you will see the magnificent panorama of the entire Hermitage museum, discover the secrets of the history of the city, learn the curious stories and anecdotes.
3. Lunch.
4. Saint-Isaac Cathedral. The most publicized symbols of Saint Petersburg - Saint Isaac's Cathedral. The size of the building is impressive, ti is the fourth largest in the world. Its height is 101.5 meters and the weight reaches 300,000 tons. For the decoration of the interior they used 400 kilos of gold, 16 tons of malachite, 500 kilos of lapis lazuli.
5. Transfer to the hotel.
6. Dinner.

DAY 5.SAINT-PETERSBURG: THE HERMITAGE AND PUSHKIN.

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Visit to the Hermitage. Today you will visit one of the world famous museums - the Hermitage. It was established in 1764 when Catherine the Great bought an art collection from the German merchant Ernest Gotzkowski. Russian emissaries collected the best works for the Empress. Currently the Hermitage has more than 3 million art objects exhibited in 5 buildings. You will enjoy the beauty of the works of Raphael, Leonardo Da Vinci, Titian, Giorgione, El Greco, Murillo, Rembrandt, van Dyck and many others.
3. Lunch.
4. Visit to Pushkin: Catherine Palace and Catherine Park. The Catherine Palace is an Imperial summer residence, one of the most publicized and must-see places according to Saint Petersburg tourist guides. It is known worldwide for its famous Amber Room, a gift made ot Emperor Peter the Great by Frederick William Iof Prussia. This work of art was the relic and pride of the Romanovs, it was stolen by the Nazis during World War Il. During the visit you wil see the replica of the famous Amber Room, created in 2003, we will tell you the theories about its enigmatic disappearance.
5. Transfer to the hotel.
6. Dinner.

DAY 6. ARRIVAL AND MURMANSK CITY-TOUR.

1. Breakfast at the hotel. Hotel check out. Transfer to Saint-Petersburg airport.
2. Arrival at Murmansk airport, meeting at the airport.
3. Lunch.
4. Murmansk city-tour:
• The world's first nuclear-powered icebreaker "Lenin" visit.
• Memorial to the Defenders of the Soviet Polar Region during the Great Patriotic War - "Alyosha", located on the Zeleny Cape hill, where a panoramic view of the entire Murmansk opens up.
• Memorial complex to sailors who died in peacetime. The ensemble includes: the Kursk submarine deckhouse, ship's anchor, hexagonal lighthouse.
• The Church of the Savior on the Waters is a maritime Orthodox church built on donations from the residents of Murmansk.
• Seaside station with a small promenade.
• The Waiting Woman Monument is one of the new symbols of Murmansk, reflecting the close connection of local residents with the sea.
• Transfer to hotel, check in.
5. Dinner.
6. *Aurora hunting.

DAY 7. TERIBERKA & ARCTIC OCEAN COAST.

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Departure to Teriberka
3. Transfer duration is 3 hours including stops (130km on the way). On the way we will make two stops to observe fantastic landscapes of the Arctic tundra and enjoy the magnificent expanses of the boundless North.
4. Excursion around Nature park Teriberka: visit to the frozen Batareisky waterfall and the beach of stones "dragon eggs".
5. Lunch.
6. Excursion around Old Teriberka: the northernmost swing, skeleton from the movie "Leviathan", ship graveyard, Throne.
7. Transfer to Murmansk.
8. Dinner.

DAY 8. KHIBINY MOUNTAINS & SNOWMOBILE SAFARI.

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Transfer to Kirovsk.
3. Lunch.
4. Snowmobile safari in mountains. You will have a ride through a beautiful northern forest, then you will ascend to Kukisvumchorrsky pass and see a fantastic mountain valley with lake, where northern and southern ridges of Khibiny mountains meet. On the way there will be stops where you can make wonderful photos.
5. Snow Village visit.
6. Dinner.
7. Transfer to Murmansk.

DAY 9. HUSKY PARK.

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Husky park visit. During the trip you will learn the amazing history of Siberian Husky breed and communicate with charming dogs, beautiful reindeers and visit the reconstructed Sami settlement, where you will learn a lot about the traditions of the people of the North. And most importantly, you will enjoy a fascinating trip through the winter forest in a dog sled.
3. Lunch.
4. Transfer to Murmansk.
5. Dinner.
6. *Trip to the Northern Lights.

DAY 10. DEPARTURE.

1. Breakfast at the hotel.
2. Hotel check-out.
3. Transfer to the airport.
4. Departure to Moscow.

Upon request we can also add the following (for private groups):

• Accommodation at the glamping (igloo);
• Arctic cuisine cooking master-class;
• Marine trip (whale-watching if lucky);
• Accommodation at the country hotel with Russian sauna.

WHAT'S NEW FOR YOU? EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS !

1. Murmansk is one of the best regions for watching the northern lights and enjoying the White Nights.
2. Here, like nowhere else, you can taste dishes of Russian cuisine, which become exquisite thanks to unique folk recipes.
3. An opportunity to touch the arctic history and culture of the soviet period.
4. Go out into the Barents Sea and feel the indescribable emotions from the deepest sea and the beauty of the bay and rocks.