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RUSSIA F.I.T. CITY STOP PACKAGES 2013

2Nights / 3Nights MOSCOW CITY STOP in 3*/4*/5* 2Nights / 3Nights ST PETERSBURG in 3*/4*/5* 2Nights MOSCOW + 2Nights ST PETERSBURG COMBINED CITY STOP in 3*/4*/5* or vv 3Nights MOSCOW + 3Nights ST PETERSBURG COMBINED CITY STOP in 3*/4*/5* or vv

Hotel Category City Stop Packages 3 Star TAC 4 Star TAC 5 Star TAC Hotel ($) (`) Hotel ($) (`) Hotel ($) (`) 2 Nights Moscow 235 1000 260 1000 365 1000 2 Nights St Petersburg 285 1000 310 1000 360 1000 4 Nights Moscow + St Petersburg 630 1500 680 1500 835 1500 with Sapsan Train Ticket 3 Nights Moscow 275 1000 315 1000 470 1000 3 Nights St Petersburg 345 1000 385 1000 460 1000 6 Nights Moscow + St Petersburg 730 1500 810 1500 1040 1500 with Sapsan Train Ticket

Make your own Itinerary for Russia:

Day 01: Bombay / Moscow Arrive into Moscow. Meet and Greet at Airport with Guest Name Plate. Private transfer to the hotel in Mercedes Sprinter / Volvo (16seater) Minivan. Check in. Rest of the day free. Dinner free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 02: Moscow Breakfast. Depart with your friendly English Speaking Guide for a Panoramic City Tour of Moscow, covering a visit to the St Basil’s cathedral, Christ the Saviour Cathedral, a drive through Kremlin, Red Square, Sparrow hills, Moscos State University, Borodino Panorama, Novodevichy convent, White House of Russia, Lubyanka Square with the former KGB headquarters, Bolshoi theatre & Oestozenka, Monument to Minin, GUM Dept Store, Gorky Park, Pushkin Museum, New Monument of Peter the Great, Victory Park, Sofia Embankment, Bolshoi Stone Bridge, Kutuzov Ave. Lunch free time. Evening at Leisure or ask for optional Kremlin Tour with English Speaking Guide in Private Minivan. Opt: Proceed for Kremlin + 3 Cathedrals tour - a historical center of the city, the heart of Moscow. Kremlin is located on a hill washed from one side by the Moscow-river and from the other by its inflow-river Neglinnaya. On

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the Kremlin grounds you will see the Tsar Bell and the Tsar Cannon and visit several Cathedrals-the wonderful monuments of the Russian church architecture with unique richly decorated interiors. Dinner free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 03: Moscow Breakfast. Day at Leisure or go for an optional half day tour: Metro Tour – better known as the Underground Palaces of Russia. Visit the Stary Arabat for shopping. Lunch free time. Enjoy world famous Russian Circus show or sit back and relax while you step onboard and experience breath taking views of beautiful Moscow City Sights for 2.5hrs sailing. Dinner free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 04: Moscow/St. Petersburg Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to station in Coach with assistant. Tickets for high speed train to St. Petersburg -On arrival transfer to hotel in a Private Mercedes Sprinter / Volvo (16seater) Minivan. Lunch free time. Rest of the day free for leisure. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 05: St Petersburg Breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for city tour which includes Peter & Paul Fortress & St Isaac’s Cathedral followed by a panoramic city tour of picturesque St. Petersburg which includes - Aurora ship, old streets and embankments on SPB, Admiralty, Saviour on the Blood cathedral – outside, Palace square, bridges, Rostrum Column, Arts Square, State Russian Museum, Gostiny Dvor Dept Store, Russian National Library, Anichkov Bridge, Senate Square with the Bronze Horesman, Stroganov Palace, Kazan Cathedral, Dom Knigi Book Store, Russian National Library, etc. Vasilievsky Island, is connected to the mainland by the Palace Bridge and Lieutenant Schmidt Bridge. The easternmost tip of the island, called Strelka (Spit, literally Arrow), features a number of museums, including the Bourse as well as two Rostral columns. Other edifices lining the Neva Embankment include the Menshikov Palace, the Imperial Academy of Arts, the Kunstkamera, and St Andrew Cathedral. The principal buildings of Saint Petersburg State University are located on the island and include the Twelve Collegia by Domenico Tresini (1722-44) and the former palace of Peter II of Russia. Across the river from the Peter and Paul Fortress and Peter the Great's domik is the historic Summer Garden. Lunch free time. Evening at Leisure or ask for optional Hermitage Tour with English Speaking Guide in Private Minivan.

Opt: Proceed for excursion to the State Hermitage museum & Winter Palace , one of the oldest and the largest museums in the world. The collections of the museum are located and displayed in 5 historical buildings, including the Winter Palace-the former residence of the Russian Tsar. Empress Catherine II initiated the collection of the Hermitage in 1764. In the end of the 19th century the museum was opened to public. You will be acquainted with magnificent works of the Dutch, Flemish, Italian, German, French and Spanish art schools. Among the great collection of the museum you will see the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Titan, P.P. Rubens, Rembrandt, A. El Greco, N. Poussin, P. Gauguin, P.Picasso, A.Matisse. Dinner free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 06: St Petersburg Breakfast at the hotel. Day at Leisure or go for optional Excursion to Petrodvorets (Petergoff) with Great Palace and Park, which is a jewel of the Russian art, a town of parks, palaces, and fountains. It was built by, Peter the Great, to rival Versailles. In the past it used to be an exquisite summer residence of the Russian Tsar. It is famous also through brilliant interiors of the Grand Palace. From the Grand Palace of Peterhoff three monumental cascading fountains (one of them comprising the famous Samson) lead you to the Low Park, the real masterpiece in itself with 173 fountains on its ground. Back return along the GULF OF FINLAND in a ferry. (Weather permitting). Lunch free time Evening free time for shopping at Nevsky Prospect. Dinner free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 07: St. Petersburg. Breakfast at the hotel. Morning at Leisure or indulge in some great flea shopping of Russian Souvenirs such as Faberge Eggs, Matruskha Nesting Dolls, Russian Military hats and many many more.. Lunch free time Evening free or take go for an optional Russian Folkshow performance with snacks & champagne at the famous Nikolavsky Palace followed by 2hr Neva River & Canal Cruise of “Venice of North” Dinner free time. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 08: Saturday, 15 June, St. Petersburg Breakfast at the hotel. Morning at leisure. Transfer to the airport for you flight to your next destination.

F.I.T. 6 pax Traveling Together Valid from 15Jul 2013 – 30Oct 2013

Inclusions: • Accommodation in your choice of City Centre Hotels with BB and taxes and Registration • All transfers in a Private Mercedes Sprinter / Volvo Minivan (16seater) • All sightseeing’s as mentioned above with friendly English Speaking Guide • Moscow-St Petersburg oneway 2nd class highspeed Sapsan Train Ticket (bookings start 45days prior, need Names and Pspt copies, seats sub to availability) • Visa Support

Hotels used in Moscow: Hotels used in St. Petersburg: • Maxima Zarya/ Maxima Irbis or similar 3* hotel • Nevsky Grand or similar 3* hotel • Cosmos Renovated Rooms or similar 4*hotel • Moskova / St Petersburg or similar 4* hotel • Hilton Leningradskaya or similar 5* hotel • Sokos Palace Bridge or similar 5* hotel

Cost Excludes • Airfare • Visa fee • Portage & Tips • Any Personal Expenses occurred by client. • Any services not mentioned under the inclusions.

Russian Tourist Visa Charges: - In Mumbai

Russian Tourist Visa without personal Interview: - In Mumbai INR 3250 per person (3 working days)

Documents Required for the Tourist / Business Visa: • Passport ( minimum validity should be at least 6 months from travel departure date ) • 2 Blank pages side by side is required in the passport • 2 Photos ( 80% of the face with white background ) • Covering Letter • Original Invitation • Confirm Return Air Tickets • HIV for 1 yr Business visa

Passport which have been issued at Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Dui will only be accepted at the Russian Consulate in Mumbai

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