Pskov is the perfect place for those who want to find out more about ancient Russian culture. Tourists come here to feel the atmosphere of the old times and explore the greatest examples of medieval russian architecture. Go for a walk in leafy parks round the old quarter and lose yourself in city-wall ruins and age-old churches.
Saint Petersburg is the heart of our country, the cultural capital of Russia, where the focus of its cultural and historical heritage. If you want to really learn Russian and imbued with its spirit, it is difficult to choose a more suitable city. You can get acquainted with all the legendary sights: the Hermitage, the Russian Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Kunstkammer, various palaces and castles, museums of outstanding persons. Our tours to really fall in love with you in Russia and St. Petersburg, or open them with an entirely new side.
DAY 1
- Arrive in Saint-Petersburg
- Meeting at the Airport, transfer to the hotel
- Check in, rest
DAY 2
- 08:00 Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:00 Meeting with the guide for a general city tour: Nevsky Prospect, Kazan Cathedral, St Isaac Cathedral,
- The lunch in the restaurant
- Excursion to the Hermitage
- Visiting the Peter and Paul Fortress
- Evening: free time (boat trip along rivers and canals – on request)
DAY 3
- Breakfast in the hotel
- Meeting with the guide and go for a journey to Peterhof tsar residence: Palace + Park
- Lunch in the restaurant
- Transfer back to Saint- Petersburg
- Evening: free time (ballet/opera – on request)
DAY 4
- Breakfast to the hotel, check out
- Lastochka high speed train to Pskov (economy class)
- Transfer to the hotel, check in
- Dinner in the hotel
- Evening: free time, rest
DAY 5
- Breakfast in the hotel
- Meeting with the guide in the hotel’s lobby — general town tour: Pskov Kremlin, Gold Embankment, Trinity Cathedral, 12th-century Mirozhsky Monastery,
- Lunch in the restaurant
- Transfer to Izborsk — one of the oldest fortress in Russia
- Excursion to Izborsk fortress, Slovenian keys and Truvorovo Mound
- Transfer back to Pskov
- Dinner in the restaurant/ in hotel
DAY 6
- Breakfast in the hotel, check out
- Transfer to Pushkin mountains
- Visiting house – Museum of Pushkin, his parent’s apartments, the dining room and the office of Alexander Pushkin
- Lunch in the restaurant
- Transfer to Railway Station
- Lastochka high speed train to Saint-Petersburg
- Transfer to the Airport
- Departure
Included:
- Visa support and insurance
- Transfers (day 1, 2, 3 (two transfers),4, 5(two transfers))
- Transportation for all excursions
- Breakfasts, lunches and dinners for all days
- Licensed guide for excursions (English)
- Tickets for the museums: the Hermitage, Peterhof fountain park and Palace, Peter and Paul Fortress, Izborsk fortress, Pushkin mountains, house-museum of Pushkin
- Train tickets (economy class) to Pskov and back to Saint-Petersburg
- Accommodation 4*
- Online support by interpreter (English)
- Local taxes