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St. Petersburg, Moscow & The Russian Waterways


Departures:
13 July 2012

Tour type:
Educational tour

Tour experience:
Art and Culture, Architecture & Landscapes

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St. Petersburg, Moscow & The Russian Waterways


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•   Experience Russia with your hosts, former New York Times Moscow bureau chief Christopher Wren and his wife, Jaqueline.

•   Cruise the waterway from St. Petersburg to Moscow on one of Russia’s most luxurious and intimate ships, the MS Tolstoy.

•   Take in the passing Russian landscape of charming medieval towns, quaint river villages and breathtaking scenery at a leisurely pace as you cruise down the Neva, Svir and Volga rivers.

•   Spend a full day viewing the magnificent art collection of the Hermitage which includes many important Impressionist paintings.

•   Visit UNESCO World Heritage sites, Kizhi Island, home of the spectacular Transfiguration Church, and Novodevichy convent.

•   Russian language and dance lessons included.

•   Enjoy 4--star hotels in St. Petersburg and Moscow.

•   Walk in the footsteps of Dostoevsky’s characters from his famous novel “Crime and Punishment”.

•   Tour the treasures of the Armory at the Kremlin.




 







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