Christmas tour to Moscow for 5 days

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A festive tour for Christmas in elegant Moscow.

You will walk through the pages of Russian history and admire the scale of knowledge in the pavilions of VDNH, plunge into the world of art, hear more about the work of Russian artists in the Tretyakov Gallery.

You will also learn about new engineering and architectural solutions, as well as future innovative buildings in Moscow on a tour of Moscow City.

The program of this tour is arranged in such a way that you can stop by on any selected date for 5 days in the period from January 2 to January 8, 2025. Each excursion day of the tour is assigned to a certain day of the week.

Location

Russia, Moscow

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Tour highlights

Treasures of the Tretyakov Gallery

You will see the masterpieces of the masters from iconography of the 13th century to the works of Russian artists of the 18th and 20th centuries

Merchant Zamoskvorechye

Take a walk through the area with merchant mansions, houses "on benches" and ancient temples

The most grandiose exhibition of the XX century

Visit the mysterious VDNKH — a favorite place for walking among the residents of the capital

Secrets of the Kremlin

Learn about the history of the Kremlin from its inception to the present day

Festive mood

The streets of the city will be transformed thanks to a large number of decorations: Christmas trees, light installations, garlands

Boat trip

Admire the picturesque embankments and decorated historical buildings from an unusual angle

Itinerary

Day 1 - January 02 (Thursday). Tour of the territory of the new symbol of Moscow
12:00 Tour of the territory of the new symbol of Moscow — Zaryadye Park.
Four landscape zones typical of Russia have been created in the park: forest, tundra, steppe and flood meadows.
A unique observation deck has been opened.
From the 140-meter arc above the Moskva River, which seems to float in the air, breathtaking views of the Red Square and the Kremlin open up.
The Floating Bridge has no supports and supporting structures, and its height is 15 meters!

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Day 2 - January 03 (Friday). A free day or an excursion for an additional fee
Free day.
For an additional fee, it is offered:
12:00 Walking tour "Merchant Zamoskvorechye" with a visit to the Tretyakov Gallery.
The cost is 2,900 rubles/adult, 2,600 rubles/child under 16 years old. It is issued when booking a tour.
Zamoskvorechye is a district of Moscow that has always been a merchant district.
Merchant mansions, houses "on benches", ancient temples have been preserved here, old Moscow has been preserved here.
Such famous surnames as Tretyakov, Morozov, Bakhrushin, Ryabushinsky, Sytin came from this area.
It is from the inhabitants of this area that A. Ostrovsky (who was born in Zamoskvorechye) copied the life and customs of the merchant class for his plays.
The lives of many famous people are closely connected with this area of Moscow: S. Yesenin, A. Akhmatova.
Visit to the Tretyakov Gallery, a treasure trove of Russian painting.
From iconography of the 13th century to the works of Russian artists of the 18th and 20th centuries. "The Morning of the Streltsy execution", "Ivan the Terrible and his son, Ivan", "The Appearance of Christ to the people", "Unknown", "Morning in the pine forest" — it is impossible to list everything.

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Day 3 - January 04 (Saturday). Walking tour of Moscow City
12:00 Walking tour of Moscow City.
You will see the newest modern business, shopping and residential complex of the capital.
Afimol City glittering with lights.
The main towers of the business center of Moscow City: "Empire", "City of Capitals", "On the embankment", "Federation".
You will learn about new engineering and architectural solutions, as well as future innovative buildings in Moscow.
Ascent to the observation deck with a New Year's tasting of ice cream and chocolate (for an additional fee).

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Day 4 - January 05 (Sunday). A free day or an excursion for an additional fee
Free day.
For an additional fee, it is offered:
10:00 Bus and walking tour "Moscow — the capital of our motherland" with a visit to the Kremlin.
The cost is 4,100 rubles/adult, 3,700 rubles/child under 16 years old. It is issued when booking a tour.
Historical and architectural monuments in festive decoration are waiting for you: the beauty and grandeur of the architectural and artistic ensemble of the capital will not leave anyone indifferent.
The Victory Memorial Complex on Poklonnaya Gora will delight with ice figures and will become one of the main sites of the holiday.
The beauty of the capital from the observation deck on Vorobyovy Gory is breathtaking — the domes of temples shine, magnificent fir trees compete with each other in the squares, boulevards and avenues shine and play with colorful lights, folk festivals, music and fun are on the streets...
The territory of the Kremlin.
The Moscow Kremlin is a business card not only of Moscow, but also of Russia.
Here, the unique natural landscape is combined with the unsurpassed man-made beauty of architecture.
Temples and towers, palaces and a park — all this is the territory of the Moscow Kremlin.
You will learn about the history of the Kremlin from its inception to the present day.
You will find: the bell tower "Ivan the Great", the tsar bell, the tsar cannon, the cathedral square of the Kremlin with the temples located on it: Assumption, Annunciation, Arkhangelsk.

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Day 5 - January 06 (Monday). Walking tour "Secrets and legends of VDNH"
11:00 Walking tour "Secrets and legends of VDNH".
The most grandiose exhibition of the XX century turned 80 years old.
Magnificent pavilions-palaces and quiet alleys, a mock-up of the Vostok launch vehicle and a wonderful round dance of gilded beauties, audacity of design, records, great experiments and faith in a happy future...
The exhibition survived the Great Patriotic War, the triumphant revival of 1954, the euphoria of the thaw of the 60s, the difficult years of perestroika and the collapse of the USSR.
Today, as before, visitors are greeted by V. Mukhina's sculpture "Worker and Collective Farmer", as before, fountains, flowerbeds and exquisite landscaping decorate the exhibition, republican pavilions — Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus - delight visitors.
On these beautiful winter days, you will see how the ideal city of Soviet dreamers and romantics lives today, eighty years later.
If desired, you can visit interesting objects of VDNH: Moskvarium, Soyuzmultpark, Robostation, Atom pavilions, Cosmos and many others.

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Day 6 - January 07 (Tuesday). A free day or an excursion for an additional fee
Free day.
For an additional fee, it is offered:
11:30 Boat trip along the Moskva River on the icebreaker yacht of the Radisson flotilla.
The cost is 2,500 rubles./adult, child under 16 years old. It is issued when booking a tour.
Duration: 2.5 hours.
Wonderful views of the beautiful winter city await you!
You will admire the picturesque embankments decorated with historical buildings and modern districts of the capital.
The covered deck of the ship is heated.
There is a restaurant where you can order lunch or a cup of hot coffee.

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Day 7 - January 08 (Wednesday). A free day or an excursion for an additional fee
Free day.
For an additional fee, it is offered:
09:30 Bus holiday tour "New Year's dresses of Moscow".
The cost is 2,800 rubles/adult, child under 16 years old. It is issued when booking a tour.
The festive New Year's decoration of the capital is a special component of the architectural ensemble of Moscow.
A dynamic, spectacular, ideologically and emotionally saturated decoration.
It gives a special fairy-tale atmosphere to the everyday appearance of Moscow.
You will see real legends in festive decorations: the panorama of the Kremlin — the beauty and grandeur of the architectural and artistic ensemble will not leave anyone indifferent, the Victory Memorial Complex on Poklonnaya Gora.
The beauty of the capital from the observation deck on Vorobyovy Gory is breathtaking — the domes of temples shine, magnificent fir trees compete with each other in outfits on squares, boulevards and avenues shine and play with colorful lights.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

4 nights

Comfort

Upscale

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

Placement	Aerostar 4*
2-bed comfort room	23400
2-bed comfort room (children under 16 years old)	22500
2-bed comfort room (extra bed adult)	23400
2-bed comfort room (extra bed for children under 16 years old)	22500
1-bed comfort room	36300

The cost of an additional night in hotels per room per day, including breakfast, RUB.:

Placement	Aerostar 4*
2-bed comfort room	6400
2-bed comfort room with additional a place	9600
1-bed comfort room	6200

Aerostar Hotel is located in Moscow, opposite Petrovsky Park and a 5-minute walk from Dynamo Metro Station. It offers air-conditioned rooms and a free gym.

The rooms at the Aerostar Hotel are decorated in an elegant classic style. Each room here will provide you with a TV with satellite channels, a work desk, and a private bathroom with a hairdryer and free toiletries. Free Wi-Fi is available everywhere.

A full buffet breakfast is served in the Brasserie Erte restaurant in the morning. It also serves traditional Russian cuisine. There is also a lobby bar.

The Aerostar Hotel reception is open 24 hours a day and seven days a week. Guests can use the concierge service, as well as order room service at any time of the day.

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Tour conditions

Group

From 2 to 30 tourists

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Moscow

Included in price

accommodation in the selected hotel;
meals: breakfast from the second day of the tour;
excursion program according to the days of the week (indicated in the program).

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to Moscow and back;
meals, except breakfast;
additional excursions (for more information, see the "Important to know" section);
meeting tourists at the carriage with a guide and escorting them to the hotel by public transport — 1,700 rubles per meeting, in case the train arrives in Moscow no earlier than 7:00;
transfer from the railway station to the hotel — 3,600 rubles per car;
transfer hotel — railway station — 3,600 rubles per car;
airport — hotel transfer — 4,800 rubles per car;
transfer hotel — airport — 4,800 rubles per car;
tickets for New Year's Tree performances, Moscow theaters and concert halls;
ascent to the observation deck with a New Year's tasting of ice cream and chocolate;
New Year's Eve party in the hotel restaurant — the price is being specified.

It's important to know

Meeting with the guide on the first day of the tour in the lobby of the hotel.

The time of the meeting is announced additionally.

The guide is waiting for tourists with a sign "My Capital".

Every day (except the first day), tourists get to the starting point of excursions on their own.

Tourists receive detailed information about the time and place of the start of excursions on the day of arrival from the guide.

If a tourist is late or does not show up for an excursion for any reason, the cost of the missed excursion will not be refunded.

When placing a child in hotels accompanied by non-parents (grandparents, aunts, uncles ...), written consent from one of the parents is required.

Kremlin Christmas tree in the Great Hall of the Kremlin Palace 2024-2025
- Balcony: 2,600 rubles.
- Amphitheater: 3,600 rubles.
- Stalls rows 30-40: 3 700r.
- Stalls rows 24-29: 4 700r.
- Gift: 900 rubles.

New Year's performances at the State Kremlin Palace will be held from December 26, 2024 to January 8, 2025.

Performances start: daily at 10.30, 14.00, 18.00.

December 31, 2024 — sessions 10.30, 14.00.

January 1, 2025 — there are no sessions.

The information partner of the Kremlin Christmas Tree is the Karusel TV channel, which conducts filming on December 27, 2024 at sessions at 10.30 and 14.00.
A session for hearing—impaired children accompanied by sign language translation will be held on December 28, 2024, at 10.30 am.
The Patriarch's Christmas Tree will be held on January 8, 2025, at 14.00. This is a special session with the participation of the Moscow Patriarchate: before the session there is a small Christmas performance, followed by a Merry Christmas greeting from His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia.

Entrance to the GCD is carried out 1 hour and 45 minutes before the start of the performance.

Photo and video shooting on personal, non-professional devices is allowed!

This year, the audience will see a fascinating performance! A black blizzard with subjects has prepared trials for young heroes that can only be overcome with loved ones, friends and toys from childhood. The young heroes will take part in a race, go through an intellectual tournament, attend a real ball and see the magic of the northern lights under the arches of the palace on the Kremlin Christmas Tree. Unpredictable plot twists, unique choreography, bright special effects and colorful decorations of the Honored Artist Anatoly Nezhny, unusual costumes created by the talented costume designer Svetlana Sinitsina, original music by the famous composer Efrem Podhaits, poems by the wonderful children's writer-storyteller Andrei Usachev under the guidance of chief director Sergei Tsvetkov will create a special atmosphere of the New Year holiday.

45 minutes before the performance, there is an animation and entertainment program: in the mirror hall you will find yourself at the New Year's railway station, from where you will begin your journey into a fairy tale; in the coat of arms hall, children will take part in a game program with life-size dolls and clockwork fairy tale characters, the finale of which will be the exit of Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden to light the New Year's beautiful Christmas Tree with magic light and wish everyone a Happy New Year! In the parquet hall, entertainment for older children is a variety and dance program "Carnival of Toys" with jugglers, acrobats and magic tricks. A variety of themed photo zones will allow you to take unique photos, selfies and videos.

To preserve your fond memories, themed photo zones and the press service of Santa Claus will work in the halls, which will be happy to interview you and your children. Also, everyone will be able to leave a greeting in the "Book of New Year's wishes" of Santa Claus.

In 2025, another surprise awaits you – an exclusive and long-awaited gift for young viewers and collectors. The legendary gift is made in the form of the Kremlin tower, and you will see what kind of tower it will be on the Kremlin Christmas Tree!

Cartoons are shown on the main stage 15 minutes before the start of the performance.

To visit the Kremlin, the main Christmas Tree of the country is a bright, memorable adventure in your life!

2. A Christmas tree in the Small Hall of the State Kremlin Palace.

From December 23, 2024 to January 8, 2025, the State Kremlin Palace invites young and adult viewers to the Small Hall for a large-scale New Year's performance "The Nutcracker" - the famous Kremlin Christmas tree will now be held in a new format.

The New Year's tale is designed for a family visit and will surely please not only children, but also adults. The choreographer was the People's Artist of Russia Andris Liepa.

The culmination of the holiday will be Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" based on the fantastic tale by E.T.A. Hoffman. Great music, a colorful, incredibly atmospheric ballet performance that captivates the audience into a mysterious reality full of wonderful transformations …

At the end of the holiday, the children will receive sweet gifts in the form of a Nutcracker doll.

The duration of the performance is 1 hour and 10 minutes.
Admission by tickets will begin 1 hour 45 minutes before the start.

Dates

sessions

December 23, 2024, December 24, 2024,
December 25, 2024, December 26, 2024,
December 27, 2024, December 28, 2024,
December 29, 2024, December 30, 2024,
December 31, 2024

12.00

16.00

January 02, 2025, January 03, 2025,
January 04, 2025, January 05, 2025,
January 06, 2025, January 07, 2025,
January 08, 2025