A weekend tour for the spring holidays to Moscow in a flexible format. It's up to you to choose: whether you have to walk through the historical center of the capital to the main square of the country — Red Square, the architectural ensemble of which has been created for five centuries, or walk through the territory of VDNH, look from Moscow City at the spring city from the observation deck on the 89th floor of a skyscraper, or maybe decide to take a boat trip along the Moskva River on the icebreaker yacht of the Radisson flotilla? The choice is yours!
The program of this tour is arranged in such a way that you can stop by on any chosen date for 3 days between May 4 and May 12, 2024. Each day of the tour is assigned to a specific day of the week.
It is possible to change the sequence of the excursion program.
At the master class "Chocolatier" everyone will make 3 candies with different fillings
Extraordinary views from Moscow City
Let's go up to the observation deck located on the 89th floor of the Federation Tower
Boat trip along the Moscow River
We will admire the picturesque embankments decorated with historical buildings and modern districts of the capital
Spring at Kolomenskoye manor
Let's take a walk under the oldest trees in Moscow — 600-year-old lime trees, under which Tsarevich Petrusha, the future Peter the Great, taught the primer
Itinerary
Day 1 -
May 4 (Saturday). Boat trip along the Moscow River on the yacht of the Radisson flotilla
13:00 Boat trip along the Moskva River on the yacht of the Radisson flotilla.
Duration: 2.5 hours.
Wonderful views of the spring city await you!
Moscow looks completely different from the river!
The panoramic glazing of the deck will allow you to admire the picturesque embankments, decorated with historical buildings and modern areas 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.
Or you can not order anything: just admire the views of the eternal city!
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Day 2 -
May 5th (Sunday). Excursion "Moscow chocolate or greeting from the "Red October"
12:00 Excursion "Moscow chocolate or greeting from the Red October."
The tour will take place in the building that once housed the legendary Krasny Oktyabr factory.
The romance of the formation of the confectionery business, historical facts, beautiful legends and secrets of the success of the Einem factory (since 1922 Krasny Oktyabr) — guests of different ages and generations will find a lot of interesting things: you can be inspired by unexpected advertising moves and marketing decisions, marvel at the unique exhibits of the 19th and 20th centuries, admire chocolate figures.
A cup of hot chocolate will be a pleasant compliment during the tour.
And the master class "Chocolatier" will add to the thrill.
Day 3 -
May 06 (Monday). Moscow City tour with a visit to the observation deck on the 89th floor of the skyscraper
13:00 Moscow City tour with a visit to the observation deck on the 89th floor of the skyscraper.
The Moscow City Business Center is one of the largest urban development projects that have been implemented in Russia in recent decades.
Moscow City is an established business district with its own ideology, culture, and special environment.
The construction of Moscow City has not been fully completed yet.
It is planned to build a residential skyscraper with 104 floors, which will be the tallest residential building in Europe.
A high-speed elevator will take you to the observation deck located on the 89th floor of the Federation Tower.
You will enjoy extraordinary views of Moscow City and Moscow in general.
You will admire the capital, taste ice cream and enjoy chocolate.
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Day 4 -
May 7 (Tuesday). Bus and walking tour "Moscow — the capital of our Motherland"
12:00 Bus and walking tour "Moscow — the capital of our Motherland" with the Moscow cable car.
Sightseeing of historical and architectural monuments of the capital.
Every period of Russia's history is reflected in Moscow: the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Stalin Skyscrapers, the Novodevichy Monastery, the Victory Memorial complex on Poklonnaya Gora, Vorobyovy Gory with an observation deck, the building of the legendary Moscow State University.
Moscow cable car.
There is a fascinating attraction in Moscow — at an altitude of seventy meters above the waters of the Moskva River, the cabins of the cable car float smoothly swaying, transporting admiring passengers.
There is something to admire, because the views are truly stunning — the skyscrapers of the City and the ancient cathedrals of the Novodevichy Monastery, the sports "heart" of Luzhniki and the majestic silhouette of Moscow University.
The protected slopes of Vorobyovy Gory and the latest Swiss technologies — the Moscow cable Car is ready to surprise you.
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Day 5 -
May 08 (Wednesday). Tour of the Kremlin territory
12:00 Guided tour of the Kremlin.
The Moscow Kremlin is a business card not only of Moscow, but also of Russia.
Temples and chambers, palaces and a park — all this is the territory of the Moscow Kremlin.
Grand Dukes and tsars were crowned here, the most important decrees for the country were issued (and are being issued), and the working residence of the President of Russia is located here.
You will learn about the history of the Kremlin from its inception to the present day.
You will find: the Ivan the Great bell tower, the tsar bell, the tsar cannon, the cathedral square of the Kremlin with the temples located on it: Assumption, Annunciation, Arkhangelsk.
A tour of the historical center of the Capital: the main square of the country is Red Square, the architectural ensemble of which was created over five centuries, remembers Dmitry Donskoy and Ivan the Terrible, the impostors and Dmitry Pozharsky, Napoleon and the victory parade of the 45th.
Russian graves include St. Basil's Cathedral, which is called the "Stone Flower" and the first monument to Russian heroes Minin and Pozharsky, Manezhnaya Square, Alexander Garden, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and a beautiful water fountain on the Neglinka River.
Due to the holidays, Red Square may be closed to the public!
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Day 6 -
May 09 (Thursday). Walking tour of the Kolomenskoye Museum-estate
12:00 Walking tour of the Kolomenskoye Museum Estate.
The whole history of Russia is preserved within the Kolomna Museum-Reserve.
Kolomenskoye Manor has more than six hundred years of history.
The picturesque landscape is created by the landscape, architecture and the oldest trees in Moscow — the 600-year-old lime trees under which Tsarevich Petrusha, the future Peter the Great, taught the primer, and the sky, dotted with clouds, breaks the tall spire of the Ascension Church, included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The wooden terem palace of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich is located on the territory of the estate, embodying all the best that wooden architecture of the 17th century has achieved.
You will visit a Satisfying courtyard.
You will see, preserved to this day, the house of Peter the Great (Gosudareva Svetlitsy).
Appreciate the perfection of the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist, one of the oldest churches in Moscow, an architectural monument of the XVI century.
In your free time, you can visit Alexei Mikhailovich's Palace, which has been beautifully recreated here, on the territory of Kolomenskoye.
Its exterior and interiors give an idea of the life of the tsar and his family.
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Day 7 -
May 10th (Friday). Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Hill
13:30 Victory Museum on Poklonnaya Gora.
6 dioramas dedicated to the most important battles of the war.
The museum is equipped with an automated system for searching information about the fallen during the Great Patriotic War — the Book of Memory.
The majestic Hall of Fame and the mourning Hall of Sorrow, the solemn Hall of Generals, permanent and rotating exhibitions — all this is the exposition of the unique museum on Poklonnaya Gora, dedicated to only one, but the most terrible war of the twentieth century — the Great Patriotic War.
Poklonnaya Gora is a historical place associated with the military pages of the history of Russia, one of them is the Patriotic War of 1812.
It was here that "... Napoleon waited in vain, intoxicated with his last happiness, for Moscow on his knees ...", the Arc de Triomphe and Kutuzovsky Prospekt remind of this.
Day 8 -
May 11 (Saturday). A tour of the VDNH territory
11:30 Guided tour of the territory of VDNH.
You will have to walk through the territory of VDNKH, along the alleys and surrounded by pavilions of first-class architecture called the "Stalin Empire".
Upon entering VDNKh, you will feel the significance and solemnity of this place.
Gorgeous flower beds and powerful fountains, magnificent pavilions, palaces and quiet alleys, a mock-up of the Vostok launch vehicle and a wonderful dance of gilded beauties, audacity of design, records, great experiments and faith in a happy future.
The Russia Exhibition and Forum is pleased to present its first-class pavilions. Atom, Sberbank, Yandex, Rosneft, Rossiya and other subjects will demonstrate the enormity and power, as well as the prospects for the development of Russian science and domestic industry.
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Day 9 -
May 12 (Sunday). Boat trip along the Moscow River on the yacht of the Radisson flotilla
13:00 Boat trip along the Moskva River on the yacht of the Radisson flotilla.
Duration: 2.5 hours.
Wonderful views of the spring city await you!
Moscow looks completely different from the river!
The panoramic glazing of the deck will allow you to admire the picturesque embankments, decorated with historical buildings and modern areas 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.
Or you can not order anything: just admire the views of the eternal city!
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Difficulty
Suitable for everyone
Accommodation
Accommodation
Hotel
2 nights
Comfort
Upscale
The tour includes accommodation in hotels.
The cost of the tour depends on the accommodation and date for 1 person, RUB.:
Hotel
Placement
Cost
Panorama 4* Hotel
Avtozavodskaya metro station
Breakfast buffet
2-bed room
16 050
1-bed room
20 600
2-bed room for children under 16 years old in the main place
15 500
3-bed standard room
16 050
3-bed standard room children under 16 years old in the main place
15 500
Accommodation in 3-bed rooms is possible during arrivals: 05-07.05; 06-08.05; 07-09.05.
Hotel 2 nights
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Tour conditions
Group
From 2 to 30 tourists
Minimum age
6 years old
Duration
3 days 2 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;
Transportation service: during the sightseeing tour on May 7.
Paid extra
air and railway tickets to Moscow and back;
meals not specified in the program;
additional excursions;
meeting tourists at the carriage with a guide and escorting them to the hotel by public transport — 1,500 rubles.;
transfer from railway station to hotel — 3,000 rubles/car;
transfer hotel — railway station — 3,000 rubles/car;
airport — hotel transfer — 4,200 rubles/car;
transfer hotel — airport — 4,200 rubles/car;
tickets to Moscow theaters and concert halls;
additional individual excursions.
It's important to know
Where is the meeting taking place?
Meeting with a representative 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.
What is the cost of an additional night at the hotel?
Moscow Panorama Maxima 4*, standard 2-bed room
4,000 rubles/day per room
Moscow Panorama Maxima 4*, 1-bed standard room
4,000 rubles/day per room
Moscow Panorama Maxima 4*, 3-bed standard room
6,300 rubles/day per room
Moscow Aerostar 4*, standard 2-bed room
4,600 rubles/day per room
Moscow Aerostar 4*, 1-bed standard room
4,600 rubles/day per room
Moscow Aerostar 4*, 2-bed standard room + extra. place
6,800 rubles/day per room
Can the child go with an escort?
When placing a child in hotels accompanied by non-parents (grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.), a written permission from the parent for an accompanying person is required.
I live in Irkutsk and want to express my sincere gratitude to the tour operator Big Country for organizing the Moscow Kaleidoscope tour in June 2024. The efficiency and seamless coordination in handling all aspects of the trip's organization were truly impressive.
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Elena
about provider
26 Jan, 2025
Thank you to the tour maangers for their excellent work! The information provided was prompt and thorough. The hotel was high-quality and conveniently located, with no logistical issues during excursions. I truly appreciate it. I highly recommend your services to anyone planning to travel.
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Margarita
about provider
26 Jan, 2025
Four days of sightseeing flew by in no time. The organization was excellent. Every day, we were guided by Tatiana, who was responsible, friendly, and deeply passionate about her city. The excursion program exceeded our expectations in every way 💯. We will definitely recommend Big Country to our friends. Thank you so much!