Moscow and St. Petersburg. Like New York and Washington, they were both the capital of Russia during different eras. Moscow was the “Third Rome”, after Rome and Constantinople, while St. Petersburg was Peter the Great’s Venice of the North.
Fly into St. Petersburg, be met at the airport by your guide and driver, and for the next week enjoy the best of what Russia has to offer in terms of ballet, museums and cuisine.

Your Art-filled days, musical nights could include:
Accommodations
All transfers
Nightly performances at the premier theatres in the city (in addition to the Bolshoy
    in Moscow and the Mariinsky in St. Petersburg, the recital halls, the smaller and
    more intimate concert halls);
Guide dedicated to you during your stay
Dinners in grand and intimate restaurants, both well-known and undiscovered
Customized itinerary according to your needs, requirements and dreams

As our work is tailored to your needs, requirements, and dreams, this is only a sample of what we can provide to help you in Discovering Russia. A sample itinerary could include: Day 1 – St. Petersburg
Upon arrival be met by your guide and driver, then lunch and relaxation at your hotel. After a rest, get an overview of St. Petersburg in comfort, safely and privacy.

Day 2 – St. Petersburg
A spectacular hydrofoil ride to Peterhof, the Palace that surpasses Versailles in beauty and grandeur. After returning to St. Petersburg a three hour tour of the romantic canals and rivers of St. Petersburg. Evening at the Mariinsky.

Day 3 – St. Petersburg
A visit to Hermitage, one of the greatest museums of the world. Evening at the Mussorgsky Theatre for a ballet. A visit to the Church on the Spilled Blood, site of the assassination of Alexandre II (who liberated Russia’s serfs two years before Lincoln freed the slaves) and Kazan Cathedral. Evening performance of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia.

Day 4 – St. Petersburg
A visit to St. Isaacs Cathedral, probably the best symbol of Russia’s power in the 19th Century, then the Museum of Political History, chronicling the tragedies and triumphs of the 20th Century in Russia. Afternoon at Peter and Paul Fortress.
Dinner at Caravan, bringing you to the Silk Road while still in St. Petersburg.

Day 5 – St. Petersburg and Moscow
Visit to Yusupov Palace, the ever-popular site of Rasputin’s murder in 1916.
Farewell to St. Petersburg, a short flight to Moscow, check in at hotel. After a rest, a dusk tour of the highlights of Moscow.

Day 6– Moscow
Start the day on Red Square surrounded by the two symbols of Russia, the Kremlin and St. Basil’s Cathedral. Visit the Great Kremlin Palace, the Diamond Fund, the Armory Museum, and other museums in the area. Visit the Gorky House, the best example of the architecture of Fyodor Shekhtel (the Russian Gaudi). Concert at the intimate Scriabin House.

Day 7 – Moscow
Travel on the Moscow Metro, the most beautiful, efficient and clean public mass transit system in the world. After lunch on a private boat while touring the Moscow River Tour, visit the House on the Embankment, a unique museum that chronicles some of the horrors of Stalin’s rule, then see the newly-rebuild Church of Christ the Savior.
Performance at the Bolshoy, followed by a farewell dinner at Le Cardinal.

Day 8 – Moscow
Final farewells and transfer to the airport for return home.