Program Golden Ring 12 days/11 nights

Moscow-Kostroma/Yaroslavl-Ivanovo-Suzdal/Vladimir-Moscow-St.Petersburg

DAY	CITY	TRANSPORT
1-3	Moscow	bus
3	Sergiev Posad and Rostov Veliky	bus (en-route)
3-5	Kostroma (full day visit to Yaroslavl)	bus
5-6	Ivanovo	bus
7-8	Moscow	overnight train
9-12	St.Peterburg

• Panoramic city tour.
• Tour of the Kremlin one of the most beautiful architectural ensembles in the world that contains fine examples of Russian architecture of the 15th to 17th centuries.
• Visit to ancient Orthodox Cathedrals.
• Tour of Moscow Metro world-famous for its unique decoration.

• Visit to Troitse-Sergieva Lavra the largest and the most famous Russian monastery founded in the middle of the 14th century by Saint Sergius.
• Visit to Rostov the Great the real gem of the Golden Ring with well preserved ensemble of the Kremlin located on the picturesque coast of the Nero Lake, a concert of Russian bells chimes

• Sightseeing tour of Kostroma one of Russia’s oldest towns, the birthplace of the Romanov Dinasty.
• Visit to Ipatiev Monastery an architectural ensemble of 16-17th centuries.
• Full day visit to Yaroslavl an ancient Russian town founded by Yaroslavl the Wise at the beginning of the 11th century.
• Visit to Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cahedral founded in the 12th century, Church of the Prophet Ilya, Church of Apparation of Christ, Museum of icons.
• Boat trip along the Volga River.

•  Visit to Palekh centre of traditional Russian handicraft.

• City tour of Suzdal one of the oldest Russian towns first mentioned in the chronicle in 1024.
• Visit to the Suzdal Kremlin, the Cathedral of the Nativity of Our Lady (13-16th century), the Bishop’s Palace the former residence of the local clerical sovereigns, Spaso-Yevfimievsky Monastery (16-17th century), the Convent of the Intercession (16-18th century), the open-air Museum of wooden architecture.
• City tour of Vladimir ancient Russian town founded in 1108. Visit to the Golden Gate (1164), Assumption Cathedral (1158-1161) with the inimitable frescoes of Andrei Rublev, the Cathedral of Dmitry (1197) that has a wondrously festive look with its intricate lace of the carved stone bas-reliefs.
• Visit to the Church of the Protecting Veil on the Nerl (1165) often called “the miracle of poetry in the stone”.

• Visit to Novodevichy convent that preserved wonderful relics of Russian culture of the 16th and 17th centuries
• Tour of old Arbat pedestrian tourist street located in the centre of Moscow.

• Panoramic city tour of St.Petersburg.
• Visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress that is considered to be a historical core of St.Petersburg.
• Visit to the Hermitage one of the world leading art museums that houses over 2,5 million exhibits belonging to different epochs, countries and nations.
• Tour of Peterhof an exquisite summer residence of the Russian tsars known for its magnificent palaces, picturesque parks and unique fountains.
• Visit to St.Isaac’s Cathedral one of the finest architectural monuments of the 19th century, the largest cathedral in St.Petersburg able to accommodate about 10,000 people