MOSCOW - THE HEART OF RUSSIA TOUR

Day1
Arriva in Moscow. Transfer to the hotel. Dinner at the hotel. Tour "Moscow by Night" (2.5hrs).

Day2
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning - city sightseeing tour. Tourists will admire the city's beautiful historical monuments and architecture and visit the main streets, squares and places of interest: Tverskaya, Teatralnaya, Vorobyevy Hills, the Moscow University, Novodevichy Convent, the Kremlin with a pleasant walk around Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral. Dinner at a city restaurant. At our along the Arbat Street (also known as Old Arbat) and a tour of the Moscow Metro (subway) to enjoy its stations decorated with sculptures, glass, coloured marble and bronze chandeliers.

Day3
Breakfast at the hotel. At our of the Kremlin including the Assumption Cathedral and the Armoury the oldest Russian museum and treasury of Russian tsars. Lunch at a city restaurant. Visit to the Tretyakov Gallery - a national museum of Russia founded in 1856 by Pave Tretyakov, one of the largest museums in the world with the most valuable collection of Russian art. Among its 100,000 exhibits are 5,000 works of ancient Russian art and world - famous paintings by Russian and Soviet artists.
Leisure time. Shopping in the city centre.

Day4
Early breakfast at the hotel. At our to theTrinity-St. Sergius Monastery (Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra,70km)- residence of the Patriarch of All Russia and an operating monastery. It is the religious centre of Russian Orthodox Church with a The ological Academy and a rich collection of 15th-17th-century icons. Trinity Cathedral and Dukhovskaya Church, the five-domed Assumption Cathedral, tsar's palace.
Lunch at the restaurant in Sergiyev Posad. In the evening (7 p.m.) the guests can spend their time enjoying a Russian ballet at the Bolshoi Theatre or a visit to the Russian circus.

Day5
After breakfast at the hotel- excursion to Kolomenskoye Museum and Nature Preserve, the former summer residence of Russian tsars. The architectural complex includes the famous Church of the Ascension, the residence of tsars, and Kazan Church. Dinner at a city restaurant. Transfer to the
city centre. Old Moscow tour- a walk about the centre of Moscow along the old streets viewing buildings constructed at the beginning of the 19th century.

Day6
Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning- shopping tour to Izmailovo Vernissage Market where guests can buy traditional Russian souvenirs. Dinner at the hotel.
Leisuretime.

Day7
Early breakfast. At our to Kuskovo Estate Museum, the 18th century architectural complex, the former summer residence of counts Sheremetev. The ensemble includes the palace, church, Dutch and Italian houses, the Ceramics Museum.

Leisure time. Farewell dinner in a traditional Russian restaurant with a folklore performance.

Day8
Departure