Moscow

Breakfast at the hotel. Bus tour of the city’s main sights, including the Bolshoi Theater, Lubyanka Square – where you will see the building that housed the headquarters of the KGB, the Russian Duma and the White House (the Parliament and Federation Council buildings), the Kremlin Embankment, the Christ the Savior Cathedral, Novodevichy Convent, Sparrow Hills Observation Deck and Moscow State University, the monumental Victory Park, and Tverskaya and Mokhovaya Streets. The guided tour will continue on foot: you will explore the narrow streets of the old merchant district of Kitai-Gorod, with its many historic churches, and then the iconic Red Square - a UNESCO World Heritage site. This famous square is surrounded by great historical buildings, including the Kremlin wall, the incomparable St Basil’s Cathedral, and the great 19th Century shopping arcade, GUM.

Free afternoon and evening.

Moscow

Breakfast at the hotel. Guided tour of the Moscow Kremlin, including entry to the cathedrals. You will learn about the history of this great fortress, and the key role that it has played in Russia’s history over the centuries. You will see the Medieval walls, the giant Tsar Cannon and Tsar Bell, the royal palaces and the Ivan the Great bell tower, long the tallest building in the city, as well as the 15th and 16th Century cathedrals where generations of Russia’s tsars were married, crowned and where many of them are buried. As the official residence of Russia’s president, the Kremlin is still the center of political power in Russia.

Free evening.

Breakfast at hotel. Free time.
Transfer to the airport.