Private Shore Excursion: Visa-Free 1-Day Moscow All Highlights Tour
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Trip Type: Ports of Call Tours
Duration: 12 hours
This 1-day Moscow side-trip for cruise passengers is your excellent opportunity to get a taste of the Russian Capital in one day! Book this all-inclusive private package tour (except meals) and see as much as you can! Tour is suitable for all days of the week, except Thursday. If you are arriving on Thursday - please look for a separate Thursday Moscow Tour to fit your needs.
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This 1-day Moscow side-trip for cruise passengers is your excellent opportunity to get a taste of the Russian Capital in one day! Book this all-inclusive private package tour (except meals) and see as much as you can! Tour is suitable for all days of the week, except Thursday. If you are arriving on Thursday - please look for a separate Thursday Moscow Tour to fit your needs.
Your tour guide will meet you in the arrival hall of the cruise terminal, right after passport control. After checking in, you will we seated in your comfortable a/c Mercedes mini-bus.
There are two options available at the same cost: for 2-day and for 3-day cruise passengers.
For 3-day cruise passengers the tour takes place on the SECOND day in port.
6.00am Meet your guide and driver by the ship, transfer to the train station
7.00am – 11.00am Fast Sapsan Train to Moscow
11.00am Meet your Moscow guide at the train station. Start Moscow tours.
For 2-day cruise passengers the tour takes place on the FIRST day in port. So timing might differ!
08.00am or as early as possible depending on the ship's docking time - Meet your guide and driver by the ship, transfer to the train station
08.30am - 09.30am Transfer to the airport
10.30am - 11.30am Flight to Moscow
12.00am - 12.30am Take fast Aeroexpress train from the airport to Moscow City Center
12.30am Meet your Moscow guide at the train station. Start Moscow tours
A tour of the Kremlin (including Armoury)
The Kremlin used to be a fortress then the residence of the Russian tsars. After the Revolution of 1917 the USSR Government moved in it. Now it is the seat of the Russian President and a unique cultural museum complex compromising palaces, cathedrals and museums.
We will tour the grounds of the Kremlin and visit its cathedrals striking with architecture, ancient frescoes and icons: Assumption Cathedral where Russian tsars and emperors were crowned; Archangel Cathedral - the burial vault of the Russian tsars until 18th centuries; and Annunciation Cathedral, a home church for the royalty. You will get to meet the 2 prominent Russian tsars in person: the Tsar Bell and the Tsar Cannon, the biggest in the world.
While touring the Kremlin we also visit Armoury museum.
Armoury museum is famous for the Tsar's regalia such as jewellery crowns, orbs and sceptres, clothing of the Russian tsars and tsarinas, royal carriages, collection of arms and armour, gifts to the Russian Tsars from various countries of the West and the East, and the illustrious collection of Faberge Easter eggs.
A Walk in the Historical Center of the city.
Almost every building in the historical center of Moscow is associated with different events and celebrated personalities of the Russian history and culture. You will see and hear the stories of the most popular places of the city:
- Red Square, the hub of Russia, with its fantastic "stone flower"- St. Basil Cathedral, one of the symbols of Moscow
- Fancy Manezhnaya Square with the Zero Kilometer, a starting point for all Moscow roads
- Alexander’s Garden with the eternal flame, a WW2 memorial, where you might watch a change of guards
- A walk along Arbat Street, a colourful promenade with numerous souvenir stalls, antique stores, cafes, street musicians and painters
7:45pm – 11.30pm Take Fast Sapsan Train Back to St.Petersburg
11.30pm – 12.20pm Transfer from the train station back to the ship.
There are two options available at the same cost: for 2-day and for 3-day cruise passengers.
For 3-day cruise passengers the tour takes place on the SECOND day in port.
6.00am Meet your guide and driver by the ship, transfer to the train station
7.00am – 11.00am Fast Sapsan Train to Moscow
11.00am Meet your Moscow guide at the train station. Start Moscow tours.
For 2-day cruise passengers the tour takes place on the FIRST day in port. So timing might differ!
08.00am or as early as possible depending on the ship's docking time - Meet your guide and driver by the ship, transfer to the train station
08.30am - 09.30am Transfer to the airport
10.30am - 11.30am Flight to Moscow
12.00am - 12.30am Take fast Aeroexpress train from the airport to Moscow City Center
12.30am Meet your Moscow guide at the train station. Start Moscow tours
A tour of the Kremlin (including Armoury)
The Kremlin used to be a fortress then the residence of the Russian tsars. After the Revolution of 1917 the USSR Government moved in it. Now it is the seat of the Russian President and a unique cultural museum complex compromising palaces, cathedrals and museums.
We will tour the grounds of the Kremlin and visit its cathedrals striking with architecture, ancient frescoes and icons: Assumption Cathedral where Russian tsars and emperors were crowned; Archangel Cathedral - the burial vault of the Russian tsars until 18th centuries; and Annunciation Cathedral, a home church for the royalty. You will get to meet the 2 prominent Russian tsars in person: the Tsar Bell and the Tsar Cannon, the biggest in the world.
While touring the Kremlin we also visit Armoury museum.
Armoury museum is famous for the Tsar's regalia such as jewellery crowns, orbs and sceptres, clothing of the Russian tsars and tsarinas, royal carriages, collection of arms and armour, gifts to the Russian Tsars from various countries of the West and the East, and the illustrious collection of Faberge Easter eggs.
A Walk in the Historical Center of the city.
Almost every building in the historical center of Moscow is associated with different events and celebrated personalities of the Russian history and culture. You will see and hear the stories of the most popular places of the city:
- Red Square, the hub of Russia, with its fantastic "stone flower"- St. Basil Cathedral, one of the symbols of Moscow
- Fancy Manezhnaya Square with the Zero Kilometer, a starting point for all Moscow roads
- Alexander’s Garden with the eternal flame, a WW2 memorial, where you might watch a change of guards
- A walk along Arbat Street, a colourful promenade with numerous souvenir stalls, antique stores, cafes, street musicians and painters
7:45pm – 11.30pm Take Fast Sapsan Train Back to St.Petersburg
11.30pm – 12.20pm Transfer from the train station back to the ship.
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