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CITY TOUR by car/bus

 

This standard guided city tour by car/bus shows you around the city center of Moscow. During this excursion you’ll get a good account of the history, architecture and main landmarks of the city. There will be some short stops for photographing. The guide and driver ill pick you up at your accommodation and bring you back.

During this tour you will see the famous Red Square that is the heart of Moscow. There you will enjoy a unique architectural ensemble of the 4th largest square in the world, St. Basil’s Cathedral, History Museum, The Kremlin Lenin’s mausoleum and the Trading Arcades of GUM (one of the biggest shopping malls in Russia).

You will stop at St. Sofia’s Embankment and take photos of a splendid panoramic view of the Kremlin. During the tour you will also see: The Temple of Christ the Saviour that is a symbol of Russia’s spiritual revival, the New Maiden Convent which is a fortress and monastic ensemble of the 16th century with a world-famous cemetery, Moscow State University campus with its panorama platform on Vorobiovy (Sparrow) Hills, Moscow’s boulevards, a historical and cultural centre of Moscow with its museums, theatres and memorial places, the Theatre square and the world famous Bolshoi Theatre.

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Dura­tion Car Guide 1 person 2 person 3 person 4 person 5 person 6 person
3 hour YES YES $219 $111 $82 $61 $52 $44
4 hour YES YES $287 $144 $106 $80 $64 $61

CITY TOUR with additional excursion to ST. BASIL’S CATHEDRAL


In addition to a standard guided city tour of Moscow you will visit the St. Basil’s Cathedral located on the Red Square. The cathedral was named after Holy Fool Basil the Blessed who was canonised after his death.

This cathedral was commissioned by Ivan the Terrible to celebrate his capture of the Tatar stronghold of Kazan in 1552. Despite its apparent disorder, there is an underlying symmetry to the cathedral, which has eight domed chapels symbolizing the eight assaults on Kazan, clustered around a central, lofty tent-roofed spire. The ninth chapel (that is on the northeastern side) was added by the Tsar Fyodor in 1588 to house the remains of St. Basil.

In this wonderful cathedral you can see 9 icon-stands containing about 400 icons of the 16th—19th centuries and its remarkable walls decorated with oil paintings and frescoes.

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Duration Car Guide 1 person 2 person 3 person 4 person 5 person 6 person
4 hours YES YES $314 $169 $133 $106 $90 $80

CITY TOUR with additional excursion to the NEW MAIDENS CONVENT


In addition to a standard guided city tour of Moscow you will visit the New Maidens Convent, which is located in the south-west of Moscow, at the bend of the River Moscow. The New Maidens Convent ensemble is an outstanding monument of architecture of the 16th—17th centuries. The most attractive construction of this ensemble is the Smolensky Cathedral. It ranks amongst the oldest and the most beautiful convents of Russia.

The Convent was founded by the Tsar Vasiliy III in 1524 in honor of return of the lands of Smolensk to Russia. Strategic location to the southeast of Moscow also defines the Convent as an important fortress. The museum of the Convent has a big collection of Russian icons, jewelry, embroidery and books. Many Russian celebrities were buried in the necropolis of the Convent.

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Duration Car Guide 1 person 2 person 3 person 4 person 5 person 6 person
4 hours YES YES $309 $159 $118 $91 $75 $64

CITY TOUR with additional excursion to the KREMLIN WITH VISIT TO THE ASSUMPTION CATHEDRAL


In addition to a standard guided city tour you will visit the Kremlin and the Assumption Cathedral, where amongst of many objects d'art you will see one of the largest Russian collections of icons.

During the tour you will visit the Cathedral Square - a breathtaking architectural ensemble of the 15th – 17th centuries. You will walk along the Kremlin walls and towers and also see the Tsar’s bell and cannon, stunning examples of casting of the 16th – 18th centuries. And, of course, you will admire the building of The Grand Kremlin Palace that was the Tsars’ Palace in the past and is Russian Government residence at the present.

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Duration Car Guide 1 person 2 person 3 person 4 person 5 person 6 person
6 hours YES YES $489 $257 $191 $149 $125 $107

CITY TOUR with additional excursion to the KREMLIN WITH VISITING THREE CATHEDRALS


In addition to a standard guided city tour you will visit the Kremlin with Assumption, Archangel’s and Annunciation Cathedrals where you will see magnificent icon stands, the ensemble of monumental paintings and one of the largest Russian collections of icons which were painted by famous icon-painters Theofan the Greek and Andrey Rublev.

During the tour you will also visit the Cathedral Square - a breathtaking architectural ensemble of the 15th – 17th centuries. You will walk along the Kremlin walls and towers and also see the Tsar’s bell and cannon, the stunning examples of casting of the 16th – 18th centuries. And, of course, you will admire the building of The Grand Kremlin Palace that was the Tsars’ Palace in the past and is the government residence in the present.

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Duration Car Guide 1 person 2 person 3 person 4 person 5 person 6 person
6 hours YES YES $489 $257 $191 $149 $125 $107

CITY TOUR with additional excursion to the TRETYAKOV GALLERY


In addition to a standard guided city tour you will visit the State Tretyakov Gallery. This is the national treasury of Russian fine art and one of the greatest museums in the world. The Gallery’s collection consists entirely of Russian art and contains more than 130 000 examples of painting, sculpture and graphics, created throughout the centuries by various generations of Russian artists.

During the tour you will have a wonderful opportunity to admire a wide variety of Russian fine art, from the 12th century icons to avant-guard creations of the beginning of the 20th century. You will see the Baroque portraits, classical canvases, the first Russian townscape, historical paintings and romantic landscapes and much much more!

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Duration Car Guide 1 person 2 person 3 person 4 person 5 person 6 person
6 hours YES YES $449 $232 $171 $133 $109 $95

CITY TOUR with additional excursion to the GULAG MUSEUM


Located just off the Red Square and within a triangle of ex-KGB headquarters and infamous Moscow’s offices of Criminal Investigations the museum of GULAG offers a fascinating insight into the grim years of Stalin’s reign so brilliantly reflected in the works of Solzhenitsyn. 600 sq. meters of this substantial building and its adjoined court-yard boast an extensive exposition of paintings sculptures wax-works and videos as well as many original items all related to the repressions of Soviet and East European progressive intelligentsia in the 1930s and 1940s. A one hour guided tour is guaranteed to bring you a rather vivid experience of what it was like to be denoted and exiled to GULAG leaving behind families and loved ones. Please note that guided tours need to be pre-booked either in person or through your tour operator.

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Duration Car Guide 1 person 2 person 3 person 4 person 5 person 6 person
5 hours YES YES $407 $211 $157 $121 $100 $87

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