MS VICTORIA 5*****... from to St. Petersburg Great Moscow, Uglich, , Goritsy, Kizhi, Mandrogi, St. Petersburg...

13 days 4 nights in hotel + 8 nights onboard from $2,145

Itinerary

Day Port Arrival Depar- ture 1 Moscow – – Transfer to hotel. 2 Moscow – – Panoramic visit of the city and (included) 3 Moscow – 12:30 Transfer to port and embark PM 4 Uglich 11:30 3 PM Visit to the city (included) AM MISHKIN. Visit to the city 8:30 PM (included) 5 PM 5 Yaroslavl 8 AM Noon Visit to the city (included) 6 Goritsy 10 AM 4 PM Monastery of St. Cyril (includ- ed) 7 Kizhi Island 4:30 PM 8 PM Outdoor museum (included) 8 Mandrogi 11 AM 5:30 PM Visit to the city (included) 9 Valaam 8 AM 7:30 PM Tour of the island (included) 10 St Petersburg 8 AM – Visit to the city (included) Hermitage Museum (included) 11 St. Petersburg – – Disembark and transfer to 4-star hotel. 12 St. Petersburg – – Peterhof and canals (optional) 13 St. Petersburg – – Transfer to the airport Itinerary no. 25 Moscow, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Goritsy, Kizhi Mandrogi, St. Petersburg

DAY 1. SPAIN - MOSCOW (hotel) depart for St. Petersburg. Free time to rest and prepare Museum, one of the world’s largest. Return to the ship. Arrival in Moscow. Assistance at airport and transfer to for today’s dinner with the captain. We’ll conclude the Dinner, live music. hotel. Free time. day with live music and dancing. Day 11. ST. PETERSBURG (hotel) Day 2. MOSCOW (hotel) Day 9. VALAAM Breakfast onboard and disembark. Transfer from the ship After our buffet breakfast, we’ll go on the included All meals onboard included. Today we’ll sail to the to the hotel in downtown St. Petersburg. Rest of the day panoramic tour of the city, which will start in Red Valaam Islands, an archipelago in the north of Lake free to enjoy the city at your own pace. Lodging. Square, where we’ll see the History Museum and Ladoga, the largest island of which is Valaam, known (First day of the trip for passengers departing on the Cathedral of the Intercession, better known as for its 14th-century monastery and for its natural beauty. August 15th or 17th. Board the ship directly.) St. Basil’s Cathedral. We will then visit the Kremlin, Tour of the island included. Dinner and night onboard. the former residence of Russian czars and of current Day 12. ST. PETERSBURG (hotel) Russian presidents. We’ll see the magical Cathedral Day 10. ST PETERSBURG Breakfast Free day. Lodging. Square, which is home to the Dormition Cathedral, All meals onboard included. Breakfast onboard. We’ve Russian’s most important, the Cathedral of the made it to St. Petersburg!!! One of the world’s most Day 13. ST. PETERSBURG-SPAIN Annunciation and the Cathedral of the Archangel. beautiful cities. Disembark and visit the city, known as Breakfast At the specified time, transfer to the airport. Lodging. the Venice of the North due to its navigable canals. The End of trip and our services. (Boarding on the MS Grin for passengers departing city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In the (First day of the trip for passengers departing on on August 7th) afternoon we have an included visit to the Hermitage August 13th or 15th.)

Day 3. MOSCOW - Board MS Victoria Breakfast and transfer to the port of Moscow to board the MS Victoria. Check-in. At 12:30 PM, the ship sets sail for Uglich. PRICE PER PERSON in $ for double cabin Lower Main Top Lifeboat Day 4. UGLICH - MISHKIN Departures Deck Deck Deck All meals onboard included. Arrival in Uglich, a city that Deck is part of the famous golden ring of Medieval cities that Departure 13-day itinerary are located around Moscow. Disembark and tour of the * * Kremlin and the Church of St. Dimitry on Spilled Blood. August 5 13 15 2,145 2,450 2,690 2,750 Visit to the Church of the Assumption (1628). Return to Departure 11-day itinerary ship. In the afternoon we arrive in Mishkin, a small town August 7 15* 17* 1,640 1,930 2,160 2,220 in the Yaroslavl region, and which in Russia is known Important note: The departure on August 7 will be onboard the 5-star MS GRIN. as “Mouse City”. Dinner onboard and sail to Yaroslavl. Days 1 to 11 as per itinerary, but with one night’s stay in a hotel in Moscow and all other nights onboard the ship. Entertainment program. (*) Departures on August 13, 15 and 17: Reverse itinerary. Start in St. Petersburg and ends in Moscow 11-day itinerary: 9 nights onboard and 1 night in a hotel in Moscow. If flying direct on Iberia, the departure will take place one Day 5. YAROSLAVL day earlier, with one night onboard the airplane. All meals onboard included. Disembark and tour of this The departure on August 17 will be onboard the 5-star MS GRIN. ancient Russian city located at the junction of the Surcharge for single cabin. 80%. and Kotorosl rivers. Includes a visit to the outside of the 3rd. passenger discount in triple cabin: 10% for a third person on the lower deck. Church of the Prophet Elijah and the Monastery of the Transfiguration, one of the city’s must-see locations. Return to ship. Lunch and sail toward Goritsy. Afternoon onboard, during which you can continue expanding your knowledge of Russian, take part in a Russian bingo game INCLUDED and attend a tea ceremony, enjoying Russia’s tea culture • Transfers airport to hotel in Moscow - port - hotel in St. Advance purchase discounts and its history. Dinner onboard. Petersburg - airport.

Day 6. GORITSY • Price for cabins depending on category. • Book 60 days in advance All meals onboard included. Lunch onboard and arrival in • Lodging for 8 nights onboard the MS Victoria, with full Goritsy. Disembark and tour of the city. Its major tourist board (dinner first day and breakfast on last). attraction is the Monastery of St. Cyril on the White Lake, • 2-nights’ stay in hotel in downtown Moscow with 5% an architectural complex of early Russian art that was breakfast included (13-day itinerary). 1 night in Moscow For all departure dates founded in the late 14th century, becoming a destination for 10-day itinerary. for pilgrims. Afternoon of sailing. 2-nights’ stay in hotel in downtown St. Petersburg with • Other discounts: • breakfast included (13-day itinerary). Day 7. KIZHI ISLAND • 10% off for groups of 10-16 people. All meals onboard included. Today we’ll be sailing on the • English-speaking guides. • 5% off for newlyweds great . Lunch onboard followed by a tour of • Welcome cocktail and dinner with the captain. • 5% discount for seniors (over 65) the ship’s bridge. Arrival in Kizhi. Disembark and walking Baggage handlers: to assist when embarking and tour of most traditional places. There is an outdoor wood • This discount cannot be combined with other offers or promotions. disembarking. architecture museum, declared a World Heritage Site by Not applicable to taxes, visas, fuel surcharge. Discounts cannot be combined with other discounts. Space is limited.. UNESCO. Return to the ship. Sail to Mandrogi. • Entertainment activities onboard. • Visits included in English: Day 8. Mandrogi Moscow, Kremlin, Uglich, Mishkin (only for departures All meals onboard included. After breakfast, we’ll have a on August 5 and 15), Yaroslavl, Goritsy, St. Cyril’s small informative session on Mandrogi. Arrival in Mandrogi Monastery, Kizhi Island, Architecture Museum, tour of mid-morning. Time off to sightsee: Traditional Russian Mandrogi with Russian BBQ, tour of Valaam Island, St. town; interior and exterior of its typical wooden houses. Petersburg and the Hermitage Museum. Visas and notes Outdoor shashlik lunch/BBQ. Return to the ship and See page 79.

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