The Pearls of Northern Russia

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Sightseeing tour of the most interesting cities of the Silver Ring: Tver – Torzhok – Vyshny Volochyok – Valdai – Veliky Novgorod – Pskov – Izborsk – Pechory – Pushkin Mountains.

You will travel to the northwestern regions, where you will visit ancient Russian cities with a stormy and glorious past. You will see amazing architectural structures and mighty fortresses, ancient monuments and monasteries, literary sights and amazing nature.

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Moscow

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Tour highlights

"Russian Venice"

Go to Vyshny Volochyok, which is famous for its many rivers and canals that cut the whole city picturesquely

A walk through Pushkin's places

Spend a day in the Pushkin Mountains, visit the Mikhailovskoye family estate and learn about the events in the poet's life

Izborsk and Pechory

You will climb the walls of the Izborsk fortress, walk around the Truvorov settlement and immerse yourself in the world of the Pskov-Pechersk Monastery

Itinerary

Day 1 - Meeting in Moscow. Tver and Torzhok, moving to Vyshny Volochyok
The tour program for 2025 is preliminary. Changes are possible.
07:45 Gathering of the group in Moscow, Komsomolskaya metro station, Leningradsky railway station building, in the center of the waiting room on the ground floor, by the elevator (sign "Pearls of Northern Russia").
Departure to Tver– a city on the Volga, began its existence a very long time ago – in the XII century.
Due to its location on the river, it began to develop rapidly and by the XV century had turned into a large Russian settlement.
Excursion program: a sightseeing tour of the historical city center of the 18th century.
The Travel Palace of Empress Catherine, the monument to Athanasius Nikitin, the White Trinity Church.
Lunch.
Moving to Torzhok is a rare example of urban planning in pre–revolutionary Russia.
The city has preserved entire streets with buildings of the XVII—XIX centuries, monasteries.
There are old manors in the surrounding area.
Excursion program: architecture of Torzhok, visit to the museum of Gold embroidery.
Moving to Vyshny Volochyok.
Accommodation at the hotel.
On request, it is possible to organize a dinner for an additional fee.

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Day 2 - Vyshny Volochyok, Valdai and Veliky Novgorod
Breakfast.
Vyshny Volochyok – "Russian Venice", "Tver Venice".
The city, located on the outskirts of the Valdai upland, is famous for the system of canals connecting the Tsna and Tvertsa rivers.
With their help, a unique waterway was created between the Baltic and the Caspian Seas.
The excursion program: walking sightseeing tour of the city center.
Transfer to Valdai.
Valdai is located among the picturesque forests of the Valdai upland, surrounded by a national park.
The main attraction is the Iversky Monastery, located on the island of Lake Valdai.
It is one of three monasteries built by Patriarch Nikon to spread new church reforms.
Excursion program: city tour, Valdai Iversky Bogoroditsky Svyatoozersky Monastery, Bell Museum.
Transfer to Veliky Novgorod.
It is no coincidence that Veliky Novgorod is called the museum city of Ancient Russia.
No city in Russia has preserved so many beautiful monuments of architecture and monumental painting.
Lunch.
Excursion program: sightseeing tour of the city, the Novgorod Kremlin – a monument of military and defensive architecture of Russia of the XV-XVII centuries.
The Novgorod Detinets, as part of the historical center of Veliky Novgorod, is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
St. Sophia Cathedral is one of the most outstanding monuments of ancient Russian architecture.
This is the oldest surviving ancient Russian temple in Russia.
Yaroslavovo dvorishche, Ilmen Lake, Yuriev Monastery, St. George's Cathedral.
Accommodation at the hotel.
On request, it is possible to organize a dinner for an additional fee.

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Day 3 - Pskov
Breakfast.
Transfer to Pskov.
One of the oldest cities of Russia, the great and glorious Pskov, is located on the Velikaya River at its confluence with the Pskov River.
The official date of Pskov's foundation is considered to be 903 – the year of the first mention of the city in the Tale of Bygone Years.
However, archaeologists have proved that settlements on the Pskov settlement existed more than 2000 years ago.
Excursion program: a sightseeing tour of the historical city center, a visit to the Pskov Kremlin.
Trinity Cathedral of the 17th century, Dovmont city, monument to Alexander Nevsky.
Lunch.
Accommodation at the hotel.
On request, it is possible to organize a dinner for an additional fee.

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Day 4 - Izborsk and Pechora
Breakfast.
Transfer to Izborsk.
Located 30 kilometers west of Pskov, a former city, and now a village, Izborsk is one of the oldest Russian settlements that have survived to our time.
Izborsk often found itself in a war zone and was destroyed.
In 1330, a reliable fortress was built, which made it possible to successfully resist enemy attacks.
Excursion program: Izborsk Fortress is an outstanding stone fortress built back in the XIV century, famous for the fact that it has never been captured during its existence.
The Small Rozhdestvensky Monastery, Truvorovo settlement.
Transfer to Pechory, a small town near Pskov, almost on the border with Estonia.
There are many legends and legends about this area, Russian sovereigns often visited here.
Excursion to the Pskov-Pechersk monastery.
Return to Pskov.
Lunch.
Return to the hotel.
On request, it is possible to organize a dinner for an additional fee.

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Day 5 - Pushkin Mountains. Return to Moscow
Breakfast.
Transfer to the Pushkin Mountains.
The history of the Holy Mountains (the settlement was renamed Pushkin Mountains in 1924) is inextricably linked with the appearance of the Svyatogorsky Monastery in these places in the XVI century.
The Mikhailovskoye State Pushkin Museum-Reserve was established here.
The Reserve includes: the Mikhailovskoye Estate Museum - the estate of the poet's mother; the Trigorskoye Estate Museum – the estate of the poet's friends; the Petrovskoye Estate Museum - the estate of the poet's great–grandfather; the Mill Museum in the village of Bugrovo with an operating watermill; the Pushkin Village Museum in the village of Bugrovo, where Russian grave of A.S. Pushkin and the necropolis of Hannibals-Pushkins in the Svyatogorsky Monastery, a portrait typical of Pushkin's time, has been revived.
There are more than seventy historical and cultural monuments on the territory of the Pushkin Reserve.
Excursion program: Holy Dormition Svyatogorsk Monastery, the grave of the poet, the Mikhailovskoye estate Museum, a walk through the parks of the museum-reserve.
Lunch.
15:00 Approximate end of the program in the Pushkin Mountains.
Departure to Moscow.
On the way, technical stops are possible in Velikiye Luki, Rzhev.
0:00 Approximate time of return to Moscow (excluding traffic jams).
Arrival depends on the traffic situation.

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

4 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Upscale

The tour provides accommodation in hotels along the route: "Berezka" (Vyshny Volochyok), "Sadko" (Veliky Novgorod) and "Rizhskaya" (Pskov).

The cost of the tour for 1 person / rub.:

Placement	2-local, rub.	1-local, rub.
Standard	35 990	41 990
Standard (Holiday check-in 11.06.25)	38 990	44 990

Children under 10 years old in an extra bed (cot) – discount 2500 rubles / person.

Children under 14 years old in the main place discount – discount 500 rubles / person.

On request, an additional payment for dinners is possible (booked in advance) – 3,200 rubles.

It is possible to place a "female settlement" (if available). It is not a guarantee.

**The set of services included in the price of the Standard and PC rooms is determined by each specific hotel and does not have a fixed list of services, and therefore may differ from hotel to hotel.

The Berezka Hotel is located in Vyshny Volochok. It offers a restaurant, a children's playground and free Wi-Fi.

All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen TV and a private or shared bathroom with a bath or shower. A desk, ironing facilities and bed linen are provided.

The Berezka Hotel has a bar and a 24-hour front desk. A tour desk and a shuttle service are available.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

5 days 4 nights

Group meets at

Moscow

Included in price

accommodation in rooms of selected comfort;
meals according to the program (4 breakfasts, 5 lunches);
all excursions according to the program;
entrance tickets to museums;
services of an accompanying guide;
daily transportation service on the route;
the choice of seats on the bus (for a group of up to 19 people, a minibus is provided, pre-seating in the cabin may vary).

Paid extra

air or railway tickets to Moscow and back;
dinners (booked for an additional fee in advance – 3,200 rubles/person);
personal expenses.

It's important to know

When booking a tour for one tourist, the following rules apply:

it is unacceptable to put a single tourist in the next row in a window seat;
it is allowed to land a single tourist at the window on the opposite side of the bus if there is a free pair of seats;
if the window seat is occupied, then put a single tourist in the next vacant chair;
if there are 2 occupied single seats, the third single tourist sits on one of the free chairs next to the single tourist.

For a group of up to 19 people, a minibus is provided, pre-seating in the cabin may vary.

When booking a tour for 2 tourists traveling together, seats on the bus are provided side by side – one at the aisle and one at the window. It is unacceptable to provide two seats at the window.

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