A glimpse of Russia (5 nights & 6 days)
Day – 1: Arrival at Pulkovo International Airport, St. Petersburg from Chennai (Via Moscow)
- 16:00 - Meeting the college group at the airport.
- Towards Hotel – Accommodation
- Nevsky Prospect with all kinds of cafes, restaurants, bars / Visit to the Galeria Mall.
- Dinner at 18:30
- Rest for the day (Or plan any one site seeing based on the flight timings)
Day – 2: City Tour Saint Petersburg
- Have Breakfast at 8:00
- Start from Hotel at 9:00 and head to Peter and Paul Fortress.
- Photograph session at the Palace Square.
- Visit to Winter Palace/Hermitage Museum.
- Museum of Cosmonautics and Rocket Technology.
- Late lunch at 14:30
- Visit Grand Maket Rossiya Private Museum.
- Short rest for 2 hours in the evening from (16:30 to 18:30)
- St Petersburg’s highlight – Neva Cruise (2.5 Hour cruising) (Dinner included)
- Back to the hotel & rest
Day – 3: Travel to Moscow from Saint Petersburg
- Breakfast at 7:30
- Minimal Shopping & Leisure from 8:30 to 11:30 at Udelnaya Flea Market.
- Leningrad Centre Cultural Performance if time permits (Check for shows if any) [Can be adjusted with Bolshoi Theatre]
- Lunch at sharp 11:45
- Head to St Petersburg Station; Train to Moscow at 13:30.
- Reach Moscow by train by 18:00
- Towards Hotel – Accommodation
- The Bolshoi Theatre visit at night-time (Check for shows if any)
- Dinner & Rest for the day
Day – 4: Moscow City Tour
- Breakfast at 8:00
- Start the day tour at 9:00
- Head to the Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral and Kremlin.
- Visit the Lenin’s Mausoleum
- Lunch
- Visit the Museum of Cosmonautics
- Visit the Soviet Arcade Machines Museum
- Dinner & Rest for the day
Day – 5: First-Half Program and Second-Half Shopping and Leisure in Moscow
- Breakfast at 8:00
- Visit the Moscow Metro (Metro Ride)
- Central Armed Forces Museum
- Arbat Street Walk with restaurants and bars.
- Lunch
- Shopping and leisure activities for the rest of the day.
- Dinner at the Hotel
Day – 6: Off to Chennai
- Breakfast at 8:00
- Departure to Sheremetyevo/Vnukovo/Domodedovo Airport
- Return to Chennai
Architecture Marvels of Russia (6 nights & 7 days)
Day – 1: Arrival at Pulkovo International Airport, St. Petersburg from Chennai (Via Moscow)
- 10.10 - Arrival at Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow / Breakfast at the Flight itself.
- 11.10 (or 11.44) – 12.00 Come out of Sheremetyevo Airport and transfer to Domodedovo Airport, Moscow (short lunch provided in between the transit).
- 14.30 – 16.10 – Arrival at the Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg.
- 17:00 – Bus ride from Pulkovo Airport to the Hotel
- 18:00 – Visit the Palace Bridge built by Emperor Nicholas I
- 19:00 – Neva Cruise (2 Hour Cruising Dinner Included)
- 21:30 – Transfer to the Hotel & Rest for the day
Day – 2: House of Soviets, Leningrad / St. Isaac’s Cathedral / Trinity Cathedral / Galeria Mall
- 9.00 – 10.00 – Head to House of Soviets Leningrad Centre after Breakfast.
- 11.30 – 12.30 – Excursion to St Isaac’s Cathedral St. Petersburg. A European design crafted by the French architect, Auguste Montferrand.
- 13:15 – 14:15 – lunch in a café
- 14:30 – 16:00 – Visit the Trinity Cathedral famous for its Blue coloured dome. Built by the architect Vasily Stasov.
- 17:00 – 18:00 – Visit to the Galeria Mall, a Modern Neo-Classical building.
- Dinner and Rest for day
Day – 3: Peter and Paul Fortress / Palace Square &Winter Palace Breakfast in the hotel /Grand Maket
- 09.00 - Departure to the Peter and Paul Fortress.
- 10.00 – 12.30 – Excursion around the Peter and Paul Fortress. Visit Peter and Paul Fortress, a small fortress on Hare Island.
- 13.30 – 14.30 – lunch in a café
- 15.00 – 17.30 – excursion to Palace Square and the Hermitage (Winter Palace)
- 18:30 – 20:00 – Visit to the Grand Maket Rossiya Museum, 2nd Largest model layout in the world.
- 20.30 – dinner and return to the hotel & rest for the day.
Day – 4: Lakhta/Eliseyev Emporium/Trip to Moscow via Train from St. Petersburg/Moscow Metro Station
- Early Breakfast in the hotel at 7:30
- 8:30 – 10:00 – Visit to the “Eliseyev Emporium in Nevsky Prospect” of the Elisseeff Brothers. Designed by Architect Gabriel Baranovskii.
- 10:30 – 11:30 – Visit to the Lakhta Centre in St. Petersburg, the largest skyscraper in Europe (height 462 m) based on Neo-Futurism concept. The first architect was a British firm, RMJM. Further continued by Turkish Company, “Rönesans Holding”. Lunch at the cafe near/in Lakhta Centre.
- 11:45 – 12:30 – Lunch to be adjusted sharp between these timings in Lakhta Centre.
- 13:30 – Head to Moskovsky Railway Station, St. Petersburg.
- 18:30 – Arrival at Leningradsky Railway Station, Moscow.
- 19:00 – Head to the Hotel by getting refreshed.
- 20:00 – Take a Metro ride to the main “4 Moscow Metro Stations” designed and inspired by Soviet Style designs and murals.
- Rest for the day
Day – 5: Moscow City Tour
- 9.00 – 10.00 – After breakfast, transfer to the center of Moscow to Red Square.
- Visit to St. Basil's Cathedral on Red Square.
- 10.00 – 11.30 – excursion to the Moscow Kremlin. Acquaintance with the territory of the Moscow Kremlin and one of the cathedrals (Assumption Cathedral)
- 11.30 – 13.00 – excursion to the Mausoleum of V.I. Lenin.
- 14.00 – 15.00 – lunch in a cafe
- 15.30 – 17.30 – Sightseeing tour to the main building of Moscow State University.
- 18:00 – 19:30 – Visit the famous Khram Svyatitelya Grigoriya Neokesariyskogo V Debritsakh in Moscow, built in the 17th Century, famous for onion-shaped dome.
- 19.00 – 20.30 – Walk along the beauty of the impressive “Arbat Street”.
Day – 6: Bolshoi Theatre/Irina Viner-Usmanova’s Rhythmic Gymnastics Palace in Luzhniki/Synergy Unive
- Early breakfast at 8:30
- 09:30 – Visit the famous Bolshoi Theatre (Check for any shows if any)
- 12:30 – Excursion to Luzhniki to the Irina Viner-Usmanova Gymnastics Palace.
- 13:30 – Lunch
- 15:00 – Visit to the private Synergy University (Faculty of Design / Architectural Design). Communication with students and teachers.
- 19:00 – Dinner in the student canteen.
- Transfer to the hotel.
Day – 7: Dominion Tower on Dubrovka/Shopping for th rest of the day
- 10:00 – After Breakfast, head to visiting the Dominion Tower on Dubrovka.
- 12:00 – Lunch
- 12:30 – 15:30 – Shopping and Leisure activities.
- 16:30 – Transfer to Sheremetyevo Airport.
- 19:30 – Departure to Delhi
Russia - The Space (Cosmo) Hub (8 nights & 9 days)
Day – 1: Meeting the group in Saint Petersburg
- Lunch at Sheremetyevo Airport and Transit to Domodedovo Airport.
- Moscow Domodedovo—St.Petersburg (Flight).
- Accommodation and Dinner
Day – 2: Visit to St. Petersburg Planetarium
- City tour with a tour of the Peter and Paul fortress.
- Visit to the Museum of cosmonautics and rocket technology. Valentin Glushko.
- Lunch
- Visit The Observatory in the Planetarium. Watch a movie in Russian about Space.
- Back to the hotel and dinner
Day – 3: Off to St. Petersburg Cultural Tour
- 8.00 Breakfast at the hotel
- 09.00 Departure for an excursion to the Hermitage.
- 10.00-17.00 Inspection of the Main Museum Complex: the Winter Palace, the New Hermitage and the Old Hermitage (With complete Interior Tour)
- Back to the Hotel and rest for the day
Day – 4: St. Petersburg to Moscow
- Departure from St.Petersburg to Moscow (Via Train)
- Lunch
- Excursion to the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics.
- Visiting the house-museum of SP Korolev.
- Excursion to the pavilion" Cosmos" (VDNH);
- Accommodation at the hotel
- Dinner at the hotel restaurant.
Day – 5: Visit to Star City & Cosmos Training Centre
- 07.00 Breakfast at the hotel
- 08.00 Departure to Star City.
- 09.00 Tour of the technical territory of the Cosmonauts Training Center Yu.A.
- Gagarin with a visit to three sites:
- Hall of Soyuz TMA-M transport ships
- Hall of the MIR orbital station
- Hall of the International Space Station
- Meeting with the Astronaut
- 13.00 Lunch
- 14.00 Departure to Moscow
- Resting time for 3 hours
- A visit to the Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard (If there's any show on that day)
- Rest for the day
Day – 6: Off to Kaluga Cosmo City
- Departure to Kaluga at 09:30
- Sightseeing tour of the city
- Lunch
- Visiting the house-museum of K.E. Tsiolkovsky and the Museum of History of Cosmonautics.
- Departure to Moscow
- Back to Hotel & Dinner
Day – 7: Off to Korolev
- 08.00 Breakfast at the hotel
- 09.00 Departure to Korolev
- Visit the Mission Control Centre
- Inspection of the Main Flight Control Room of the ISS RS (Russian Segment of the International Space Station), where they will monitor in real time the launch and monitoring of flights of cargo and transport ships, stations and satellites.
- Lunch
- Excursion to RSC ENERGY
- Lecture with the excursionists on the theme & quot; Cosmos and the Universe & quot
- Presentation of Certificates and a set of space power
- Free time
- Back to the Hotel with dinner
Day – 8: Visit to the town of Gagarin (Klushino)
- 08.00 Departure for the town of Gagarin. (170 km from Moscow)
- Breakfast in Klushino.
- 11.00-17.00 Sightseeing tour of the city.
- Visit to the house-Museum of Yuri Gagarin in Klushino, the Museum of the first flight, Museum of history and art.
- Lunch
- Master class in the manufacture of pottery.
- 18.00 Dinner (or 21.00, on arrival)
- 19.00 Departure to Moscow
- Dinner on the way back
- Back to the Hotel
Day – 9: Departure to India
- Breakfast
- Departure from Moscow ---Chennai
A Russian Leisure Holiday (6 nights & 7 days)
Day – 1: Arrival at Pulkovo International Airport, St. Petersburg from Chennai
- 10.10 - Arrival at Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow / Breakfast at the Flight itself.
- 11.10 (or 11.44) – 12.00 Come out of Sheremetyevo Airport and transfer to Domodedovo Airport, Moscow (short lunch provided in between the transit).
- 14.30 – 16.10 – Arrival at the Pulkovo Airport, Saint Petersburg.
- 17:00 – Bus ride from Pulkovo Airport to the Hotel.
- 18:00 – Visit the Palace Bridge built by Emperor Nicholas I.
- 19:00 – Have the most serene cruise experience with the Neva Cruise (2.5 Hour Cruising Dinner Included).
- 21:30 – Transfer to the Hotel
- Rest for the Day
Day – 2: City Tour St. Petersburg, Grand Maket Rossiya & Galeria Mall
- Have Breakfast at 8:00
- Start from Hotel at 9:00 and head to Peter and Paul Fortress.
- Photograph session at the Palace Square.
- Visit to Winter Palace/Hermitage Museum.
- Lunch at 12:30.
- Visit Grand Maket Rossiya Private Museum at 14:30.
- Witness the evening beauty and shopping at the Galeria Mall
- Rest for the day
Day – 3: Russian Kitchen, Wine Tasting and Restaurants
- Have Breakfast at 8:00
- Start your day by visiting the “Russian’s Kitchen”, a fun cooking workshop with friends for authentic Russian dishes at 10:30.
- Head to Nevsky Prospect for a Pan-European experience and visit the Eliseyev Emporium by 16:00.
- 18:00 Start to have the Wine Tasting at “Le Tour de Vin”, experience Russian, European and Asian alcohols.
- Experience your Fine Dining dinner at “Gogol”, served with homemade Vodka.
- Back to the hotel and rest
Day – 4: Travel to Moscow from St. Petersburg
- Breakfast at 7:30
- Minimal Shopping & Leisure from 8:30 to 11:30 at Udelnaya Flea Market.
- Lunch at sharp 11:45
- Head to St Petersburg Station; Train to Moscow at 13:30.
- Reach Moscow by train by 18:00
- Towards Hotel – Accommodation
- The Bolshoi Theatre visit at night-time (Check for shows if any)
- Dinner and rest for the day
Day – 5: Moscow City Tour
- Breakfast at 8:00
- Start the day tour at 9:00
- Head to the Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral and Kremlin.
- Visit the Lenin’s Mausoleum
- Visit the GUM Mall & don’t forget the earliest ice creams, “Sovietskaya Marozhenaya” ever introduced in Russia.
- Lunch at 14:00
- Visit the Husky Park Sokolniki by petting Huskies.
- Depending on the season, could visit either Gorky Park/Revolution Square for “Ice-Skating” experience.
- Dinner and rest for the day
Day – 6: Village lifestyle & Metro-ride
- Breakfast at 8:00
- Visit the “Gorodkaya Ferma Na VDNKH” at 10:30 in the outskirts of Kremlin to experience a calm and a peaceful village life amidst the hustle & bustle of Moscow.
- Lunch at the village backdrop
- Visit the Moscow Metro (Metro Ride)
- Arbat Street Walk with restaurants and bars.
- Dinner at the Hotel
Day – 7: Off to India
- Breakfast at 09:00
- 10:00 – 15:30: Shopping and Leisure activities.
- 16:30 – Transfer to Sheremetyevo Airport.
- 19:30 – Departure to Delhi
Experience Siberia (7 nights & 8 days)
[Package starts to & from Moscow-Siberia: India to Moscow Flights to be booked separately]*
Day – 1: Arrival at Tyumen
- 16:00 – Arrival at the Roshchino International Airport, Tyumen from Sheremetyevo/Domodedovo/Vnukovo Airport, Moscow.
- Transfer to the Remezov Hotel in Tyumen, check-in.
- 19:00 – Dinner at Chum Restaurant Museum
- 21:00 – Return to the hotel
Day – 2: Trip to Tobolsk and Abalak
- 9:00 – 10:00 - Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:00 – Departure to the Tobolsk estate via Pokrovskoye
- 11:00 - Pokrovskoe. Excursion to the private Rasputin House-Museum
- 13:00 – 14:30 – Departure to Abalak
- 14:30 – Lunch at the White Owl restaurant.
- 16:00 - Visit to the Abalaksky Holy Znamensky Monastery.
- 17:00 – 17:30 – Departure to Tobolsk.
- 18:00 – Check-in at the Mirros Hotel
- 19:00 - Dinner & rest for the day
Day – 3: Visit to the Rural side of Indigenous people in Siberia
- 8:00 – 9:00 - Breakfast in the hotel
- 10:00 – Excursion to the “Prison Castle”.
- 12:00 – Tour of the Tobolsk Kremlin
- 13:00 – Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby, departure to the village of Kyshtyrla .
- 16:00 - Arrival. Visit to the Ethnographic Center of Indigenous Peoples of the North of the Tyumen Region Ethnocamp “Uvăs Mir Khot” (House of Northern People).
- 19:00 Dinner with the villagers
- 21:30 – Arrival in Tyumen, rest at the Remezov hotel
Day – 4: Visit to the Hot Spring & Train Journey to Omsk
- 9:30 – 11:00 – Breakfast at the hotel
- 11:00 – Trip to a hot spring
- 11:30 – Arrival at the Verkhniy Bor hot spring. Free time
- 14:30 – Lunch at Balkan Grill restaurant, Tyumen
- 17:30 – Back to the Hotel (Take rest for 3 hours)
- 22:00 – Check out the Hotel
- 22:30 – Boarding at Tyumen Railway Station at 23:25, on a Siberian train journey to Omsk
- Train starts at 23:47 (Preferably Trans-Siberian Railways) (8 hr 40 mins train journey to Omsk)
Day – 5: Arrival at Omsk Railway Station
- 9:30 – Arrival at Omsk Railway Station.
- 10:30 – Check-in at the Hotel and Breakfast.
- 12:30 – Visit to the Omsk Regional Museum of the Fine Arts.
- 14:30 – Lunch at Senkevish Restaurant, Omsk
- Free Time (Relax and Take a break)
- 18:00 – Visit to the Omsk Drama Theatre (Watch a Russian play or Ballet performace).
- 20:30 – Dinner at Restaurant Kochegarka, Omsk
- Rest for the day
Day – 6: Omsk City Tour & Flight to Novosibirsk
- 10:00 – Breakfast at the Hotel
- 11:00 – Check-out the Hotel
- 12:00 – Omsk City Tour
- 12:30 – Explore the realistic Sculptures & Statues of Omsk (namely, Plumber Stepanych, Lyuba, Policeman, Don Quixote, Zhukov, Clockmaker etc.)
- 14:30 – Lunch
- 16:30 – Visit the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Omsk.
- 18:00 – Drop at the Omsk Airport for departure to Tolmachevo International Airport, Novosibirsk.
- 19:20 – Flight from Omsk to Novosibirsk (Preferably S7 Domestic Airlines of Russia)
- 21:40 – Arrival at Tolmachevo International Airport, Novosibirsk.
- 23:40 – Check-in at the Hotel in Novosibirsk.
- Rest for the day
Day – 7: Novosibirsk Ice-Skating and City Tour
- 10:00 – Breakfast at the Hotel
- 11:00 – Experience the Ice-Skating at the Ice Sports Palace Sibir, Novosibirsk.
- 14:00 – Have lunch at Goodman Steak House, the best ever steak and grills in Novosibirsk.
- 16:00 – Novosibirsk City Tour
- 18:00 – Visit the One of a kind Sibirskaya Beresta (Siberian Birch Bark Museum)
- 20:00 – Dinner at Beerman & Pelmeni restaurant (Don’t miss the unique Siberian Vodka)
- 22:00 – Drop at the hotel and rest for the day.
Day – 8: Novosibirsk Leisure & Shopping. Departure to Moscow
- 9:30 – Breakfast at the Hotel
- 10:00 – Shopping and Leisure activities. Left free for the entire 1st half shopping. (Recommended places like Aura, Galeria, San Siti, Kalininsky etc.) Also local markets attract more.
- 14:00 – Lunch at any food court restaurant in a Mall.
- 17:00 – Check-out Hotel
- 17:30 – Drop at the Tolmachevo Airport, Novosibirsk
- Flight back to Moscow
A taste of Tatarstan & Bashkortostan (6 nights & 7 days)
Day – 1: Arrival at Moscow, off to Tula Oblast and Experience Russian Village lifestyle
- 10.10 - Arrival at Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow / Breakfast at the Flight itself.
- 11.10 (or 11.44) – 12.00 Come out of Sheremetyevo Airport and will be picked up by the Guide
- 13:40 – Lunch provided in between the transit at Podolsk city (very short break)
- 16.30 – Reach Tula Oblast and check-in at the Hotel.
- 17:30 – Get to the “Russian Dacha (rural housing)” and experience a rural village lifestyle away from the buzzling city.
- 18:00 – Interact with the ethnic Russians and don’t forget the fresh baked breads from the Babushkas.
- 19:30 – Have dinner with the local Russian village community with authentic Russian cuisine.
- 21:00 – Transfer to the Hotel and rest for the Day.
Day – 2: Departure to Kazan city & Kazan city tour
- Check-out the hotel early at 06:00 (Try to check-out on time)
- Departure from Tula Oblast to Domodedovo Airport, Moscow (try to reach by 08:15)
- 09:25 – Board the flight from DME, Moscow to Kazan (Preferably S7 Domestic Airlines) [1 hr 35 mins flight duration]
- 11:00 (local time) – Land at Kazan International Airport Domestic Terminal, KZN
- 12:30 – Check-in at the Hotel
- Freshen up and Lunch.
- 15:00 – Head to “Kazan Family Centre/Viewpoint”, overlooking Kazanka River.
- 16:00 – Visit the “Kazan Kremlin (Kul Sharif Mosque)”
- 17:20-18:30 – Visit the Museum of Chak-Chak (05:30 PM slot) about Tatar’s Culture, Cuisine and Tradition
- 19:30-21:00 – Volga River Cruise (if there’s any availability of slots)
- Dinner and rest at the hotel.
Day – 3: Off to Tatarstan’s countryside and rural exploration
- Have Breakfast at 9:30
- 10:00 – Important part of the trip to the Cherki -Koshchakovo/Kushmany/Maidan Village (Any one of these 3 villages) by visiting the ethnic Tatars and Chuvash people.
- Enjoy the Volga River-Crossing experience from Kazan city to the Southern Tatarstan.
- Witness the village lifestyle of Tatars & Chuvash and their livelihood.
- Close interaction with traditional song & dance performances.
- 13:30 – Lunch with the locals.
- Learn the Traditional Bread & Cheese making process. Get a chance to see Honey farming
- 17:00 – Have Tatar’s traditional Tea with dried leaves & berries.
- 18:30 – Back to Kazan city, weaving a goodbye to the locals
- 20:00 – Dinner and rest at the hotel.
Day – 4: Try the traditional Tatar Costumes/Travel to Ufa from Kazan
- Breakfast at 09:00
- 10:00 – Check-out from the Hotel.
- 10:30 – Visit “Tatavatar”, a photo memory of Tatarstan’s ethnic costume. Try a photoshoot of yourself with the Tatar costumes.
- 12:00 – Quick Lunch (short break)
- 13:00 – Drop at the Kazan International Airport Domestic Terminal, KZN
- 14:15 (2:15 PM) Flight from KZN to Ufa International Airport, UFA. (Preferably UTair Domestic Airlines) [1 hr 25 mins flight duration]
- 17:40 (05:40 PM local time) – Land at Ufa International Airport Domestic Terminal (UFA)
- 19:00 – Check-in at the Hotel
- 20:00 – Optional to visit Sinatra Karaoke Bar & restaurant for dinner (Karaoke in English & Russian and Bashkurt dishes served)
- Rest for the day
Day – 5: Ufa City Tour
- Breakfast at 09:30
- Start the day tour at 10:30 by visiting the National Museum of The Republic of Bashkortostan.
- 14:00 – Visit the Monument of Druzhby (A beautiful monument for Friendship between nations)
- 14:30 – Break for Lunch
- 15:30 – Monument of Salavat Yulaev, a Bashkir National Hero, Writer and a Poet.
- 16:30 – Visit the Mall Tsentralny with local shops.
- 18:30 – Visit the Bashkir State Opera and Ballet Theatre (if any slots available)
- 20:00 – Dinner and rest for the day
Day – 6: Departure to Moscow from Ufa
- Breakfast at 9:30
- 11:00 – Check-out from the hotel
- 11:30 – Visit the Fountain of Seven Girls (Inaugurated during BRICS 2015 Summit).
- 12:30 – Short Lunch
- Either 14:40 flight or 15:15 flight to Domodedovo Airport, Moscow, depending on the availability of tickets & fares (Preferably Nordstar or S7 Domestic Airlines) [2 hr 30 mins flight duration]
- 15:35 (local time) Land in Domodedovo Airport, Moscow
- 17:00 – Check-in at the hotel
- 18:00 – Night view of Kremlin, Red Square & St. Basil’s Cathedral
- 19:30 – Arbat Street Walk with restaurants and bars.
- Dinner and rest for the remaining day
Day – 7: Off to India
- Breakfast at 09:00
- 10:00 – 15:30: Shopping and Leisure activities (Lunch at any restaurant during shopping)
- 16:00 – Check-out the hotel
- 16:30 – Transfer to Sheremetyevo Airport.
- 19:30 – Departure to Delhi