Bank Bridge Russia a la Carte Tailor-made tour – 8 days/7 nights This suggested itinerary offers you the flexibility of being able to choose your own departure date and standard of hotel. We have included the ‘must see’ sights, but have allowed free time to explore independently or to include additional sights. The itinerary can be taken in reverse and can be tailor-made to your own personalised design. We have indicated a lead-in price from April. Travel during summer, especially June/July (FIFA World Cup) will be more expensive, while winter months will be less expensive. If you arrange your dates to coincide with a weekend in Moscow you can take advantage of the special weekend rates offered by many Moscow hotels. collection of crown jewels, gems, thrones, carriages, Inclusions Fabergé Eggs and more. Enjoy a leisurely lunch at Café zz 7 nights accommodation with breakfast in hotel combination of your choice Pushkin, acclaimed for its classic Russian cuisine and 19th zz Meals – 1 lunch at Café Pushkin, 1 dinner at the Stroganov Palace century ambience. Afternoon free. Overnight Moscow. BL zz Arrival/departure transfers by car Day 4 Moscow to St. Petersburg zz Business class Sapsan train Moscow-St. Petersburg zz Sightseeing by car and on foot with your own English speaking guides Morning free. This afternoon board your train to zz Moscow – City tour with Eliseevsky food store & St. Basil’s Cathedral, Metro, Kremlin & Cathedral, Armoury Museum St. Petersburg and enjoy the scenery. Evening arrival zz St. Petersburg – City tour with Church on Spilt Blood, Peter & Paul Fortress, Fabergé Museum, Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg. You will be met and transferred to your choice of Peterhof or Pushkin hotel. Overnight St. Petersburg. B Day 5 St. Petersburg Day 1 Moscow the amazing Eliseevsky food store. A guided tour of the Morning city tour of the highlights of this former imperial Arrive Moscow. You will be met and transferred to your most impressive stations of the Moscow Metro follows. capital, including a visit to Peter & Paul Fortress, the hotel. Overnight Moscow. Afternoon free. Overnight Moscow. B site chosen by Peter the Great in 1703 as the foundation of St. Petersburg. Continue with a guided tour of the Day 2 Moscow Day 3 Moscow fabulous Fabergé Museum which houses nine Imperial Your morning city tour includes the major landmarks – After breakfast, visit the Kremlin grounds. You will Easter Eggs. Conclude with a visit to the striking Church Red Square with a visit to St. Basil’s Cathedral, Bolshoi see Cathedral Square, the political and governmental on Spilt Blood, reminiscent of St. Basil’s Cathedral in Theatre, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, a panoramic buildings and the Kremlin walls and towers. Visit the State Moscow. Overnight St. Petersburg. B view of Moscow from Sparrow Hills and time to browse Armoury – Russia’s oldest museum. It houses a unique Day 6 St. Petersburg After breakfast, choose from two excursions – Peterhof Tour prices & departures (Petrodvorets) on the Gulf of Finland or head 30 km south to the town of Pushkin, which was known as Tsars’ Village Prices shown per person in AUD. Daily departures Jan-Dec 2018. (M) = Moscow, (SPB) = St. Petersburg until 1917. Peterhof was commissioned by Peter the Great to rival Versailles. In summer months, the grounds feature Twn Sgl Twn Sgl cascading fountains and gilded statues. At Pushkin, the Hotel/Season (from) (from) Hotel/Season (from) (from) residence of the tsars from the beginning of the 18th ✭✭✭✭/✭✭✭✭ ✭✭✭✭✭ century to 1917, visit Catherine’s Palace, one of the finest (M) PETER I (M) BALTSCHUG KEMPINSKI examples of Russian Baroque architecture. Overnight (SPB) PETRO PALACE (SPB) BELMOND GRAND HOTEL EUROPE (deluxe room) St. Petersburg. B 1 Jan-31 Dec 2582 4255 1 Jan-31 Dec 2917 4768 Day 7 St. Petersburg (M) PETER I (M) NATIONAL (Kremlin view studio) Morning visit to the State Hermitage Museum. Afternoon (SPB) ANGLETERRE (superior deluxe room) (SPB) BELMOND GRAND HOTEL EUROPE (deluxe room) free to expore independently. Dinner this evening is in the stunning Russian Empire restaurant, housed inside the 1 Jan-31 Dec 3089 5044 1 Jan-31 Dec 3245 5363 Stroganov Palace, where Beef Stroganov was invented. (M) METROPOL (M) NATIONAL (Kremlin view studio) Overnight St. Petersburg. BD (SPB) ANGLETERRE (superior deluxe room) (SPB) ASTORIA (deluxe room) Day 8 St. Petersburg 1 Jan-31 Dec 3212 5467 1 Jan-31 Dec 3703 6173 Your tour services end after breakfast with a transfer to zz Hotel descriptions – see pages 5 & 11. the railway station or airport. B AUSTRALIA – Russian Travel Centre/Eastern Europe Travel: www.eetbtravel.com • 1300 66 88 44 • NZ – Innovative Travel: 0508 100 111 15.