RUSSIA
Moscow – St. Petersburg
Russia's shores are washed by the waves of ten seas belonging to three oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean. Though immense in territory, nearly 70% of Russia consists of broad plains and steppes. Russia also contains some 2 million fresh and saltwater lakes as well as many glaciers in its Arctic and high mountain regions.
In western Russia, the East European Plain includes the low Valdai, Central Russian, and Volga Hills as well as the OkaDon and Caspian Lowlands. The north to south Ural Mountain Ranges, with an average elevation between 800 and 1,200 m (2,625 and 3,937 ft), mark the "official" eastern boundary of the East European Plain and the beginning of Asia.
Beyond the Urals to the east lies the broad and flat West Siberian Plain, a vast expanse of marshy lowlands. This landscape gradually gives way to the strongly uplifted Central Siberian Plateau, an undulating countryside which combines high mountains and a complex chain of deep river valleys cut into the plateau's surface. Further east, the plateau blends into the Central Yakut Plain. There are about 120,000 rivers in the northern area of Siberia, most of which remain icebound for eight months of the year.
Eastern and southern Russia are predominantly mountainous. South of the Caspian Depression and the Yergeni Hills, the Caucasus Mountains run northwest to southeast along Russia's border between the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea. Russia's highest point, Mt. El'Brus at 5,642 metres (18,510 feet), lies in the Caucasus range. Many active volcanoes are also found along Russia's weat coast and throughout the Kuril Islands.
MOSCOW – ST. PETERSBURG PACKAGE DETAILS
Last updated: May 2011Departure from Beirut Int'l Airport at 01h10 arrival Moscow 05h50, meet and assistance. Breakfast will be served at City Café then transfers to the hotel. Panoramic city tour where you will admire the city's beautiful historic monuments and architecture while passing through the main streets & squares. Tverskaya, revealing 19th century palaces, Teatralnaya, Vorobyevi Hills, Moscow University, the Novodevichy convent…
PM return to hotel. Evening: Optional the National Russian Show - Folk music and dancing.
After breakfast, visit the Kremlin the oldest part of the city and one of the most beautiful ensembles of the world. Visit to the Assumption Cathedral built in the 15th century with its gold leafed domes. Lunch at restaurant " Zhiguli " a typically Russian cuisine, then a promenade along old Stray Arbat followed by the fabulous underground Moscow Metro.
Evening: Optional Bolshoy Theater the well known Russian Ballet Performance.
After breakfast, full day Sergiev Posad tour, the religious center of Russian Orthodox Church. Visiting Trinity St. Sergius Lavra, Monasteries and Museums.
Lunch at Sergiev Posad near the Pokrovskiy Monastery.
Night train to St. Petersburg (2 bed compartments carriage - 1st class). Departure from Moscow 23h30, arrival to St. Peterburg next day 07h30.
Breakfast in train. Meet and assistance. Grand city tour of St. Petersburg the 2nd largest city in Russia. A city of beautiful Baroque Palaces, picturesque canals, splendid avenues and elaborate Cathedrals.
Stop in St. Isaac Cathedral and in peter & Paul fortress.
After breakfast, full day tour to Pavlovsk palace which was a present from Catherine II to her son Paul I. The Parks are considered one of the most attractive Royal parks in Europe.
PM optional: Pushkin tour, visiting Catherine's Palace with its marvelous Amber room and gardens, a Baroque building one of the world's architectural masterpieces
After breakfast, visit to the Hermitage museum which is situated in the halls of the winter Palace and surrounded by beautiful squares. During summer Canal Cruises of St. Petersburg.
Evening: Optional Ballet at Maninsky theater.
After breakfast, free time at leisure. PM transfer to the Airport for the flight back to Beirut
Dowload| 07 Days/06 Nights | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEPARTURE | With Aeroflot from Beirut Int'l Airport | |||||
| Day | City | Hotel | Breakfast | Lunch | Dinner | |
| Day 1 | Moscow | Cosmos 4* or Savoy 5* | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Day 2 | Moscow | Cosmos 4* or Savoy 5* | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Day 3 | Moscow - St.Petersburg | Train compartment | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Day 4 | St. Petersburg | Pulkovskaya 4* or Corynthia 5* | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Day 5 | St. Petersburg | Pulkovskaya 4* or Corynthia 5* | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Day 6 | St. Petersburg | Pulkovskaya 4* or Corynthia 5* | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Day 7 | St. Petersburg | Pulkovskaya 4* or Corynthia 5* | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| FLIGHT DETAILS | SU 510 - BEY MOW 01h10 05h50 Every Monday & Saturday | |||||
| SU 856 - LED MOW 16h15 17h35 // SU 509 MOW BEY 21h35 00h25 Every Sunday & Friday | ||||||
| PACKAGE RATES IN US DOLLARS PER PERSON | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel | 2 Pax | 3-10 Pax | 11-20 Pax | |||
| Moscow/St. Petersburg | DBL | DBL | SGL | DBL | SGL | |
| 4* Cosmos or Pulkovskaya | 1686 | 1560 | 1840 | 1320 | 1575 | |
| 5* Savoy or Corynthia | 2050 | 1900 | 2440 | 1655 | 2275 | |
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Rates include:
- Round trip ticket BEY, MOW - LED, MOW, BEY on V class
- Airport Taxes
- Accommodation for 02 nights in Moscow, 03 nights in St.Petersburg in 4* or 5* hotels
- 01 night train accommodation in 1st class compartments (2 bed compartments carriage)
- Breakfast and other meals as mentioned in the table
- Professional guide
- Tranfers from and to the airport
- Transport in a luxury air conditioned coaches
- All entrance fees
Rates do not include:
- Visa: 90$, Travel Insurance:18$
- Lunches and dinners not mentioned in the above table
- Tips and personal expenses
Notes & conditions:
- All extra demands should be paid by the tourist on spot
- Package cost may change depending on availability
- Down payement of 50 percent from the package cost upon reservation non refundable
- Full settlement 25 days before departure
