Arrival in Moscow.
Meet at the airport or train station by the driver. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.
Meet by the local guide at the hotel.
~10:00 - 15:00 - Moscow city tour by metro and on foot, including the Kremlin and Red Square.
Overnight at the hotel.
(B)

Breakfast at the hotel.
~10:00 - 16:00 - Tour by car or bus to Kolomenskoe Estate, observe the Church of the Ascension, continue to the Novodevichy (New Maidens') Convent, tour of the Convent.
Overnight at the hotel.
(B)

Breakfast at the hotel.
~08:00 - Pick-up at the hotel by the driver. Transfer to Sergiev Posad.
~09:30 - 11:30 - Sergiev Posad tour with the local guide - Trinity Sergius Lavra.
~13:30 - Transfer to Yaroslavl.
~17:00 - Accommodation at the hotel in Yaroslavl.
Overnight at the hotel.
(B)

Breakfast at the hotel.
~08:30 - 11:00 - Yaroslavl city tour with the local guide - historical city centre, Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour, Church of Elijah the Prophet.
~11:00 - Transfer to Kostroma (79 km).
~13:30 - 15:00 - Kostroma city tour with the local guide, including the Hypatian Monastery.
~15:00 - Transfer to Suzdal.
~18:30 - Accommodation and overnight at the hotel in Suzdal.
(B)

Breakfast at the hotel.
~09:00 - 12:30 - Suzdal city tour with the local guide - Kremlin (architecture, the Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral, Cross Hall), Saviour Monastery of St. Euthymius, the Museum of Wooden Architecture or the Intercession Convent.
~13:30 - Transfer to Vladimir.
~14:00 - 15:30 - Vladimir city tour with the local guide.
~16:00 - Transfer to Moscow.
Arrival in Moscow, transfer to the train station.
~21:50 - Departure by train to Velikiy Novgorod.
Overnight at train.

~06:10 - Arrival in Velikiy Novgorod. Transfer to the hotel.
~10:00 - 12:00 - Walking tour to the Kremlin of Novgorod, St. Sophia Cathedral of the 11th century, Yaroslav's Courtyard.
Overnight at the hotel.
(B)

Transfer to the train station. Breakfast is provided as a packed meal.
~08:05 - Departure by train Novgorod - St.Petersburg (we may replace the train transfer with the car or bus transfer).
~11:20 - Arrival in St.Petersburg. Meet by the local guide at the train station.
~11:30 - 14:00 - tour of the historic centre of St.Petersburg by car or bus, including St. Isaac's Cathedral (or Peter and Paul's Fortress).
~14:00 - Lunch.
Accommodation at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
(B, L)

Breakfast at the hotel.
~10:00 - 14:00 - Walking tour to the Hermitage Museum.
20:45 - Pick-up at the hotel by the driver, transfer to Ladozhsky train station.
~22:02 - Departure by train St.Petersburg - Petrozavodsk.
Overnight at train.
(B)

~06:50 - Arrival in Petrozavodsk. Meet by the local guide at the train station.
Transfer to the hotel (early check-in is to be paid additionally). Breakfast.
Petrozavodsk city walking tour.
~11:30 - Departure for the Island of Kizhi, located in Lake Onego (75 minutes one way by hydrofoil). Arrival at the Island, meet by the local guide. Walking tour to the open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture Kizhi.
~15:45 - Departure back for Petrozavodsk.
~17:00 - Return to Petrozavodsk. Accommodation at the hotel
Overnight at the hotel.
(B)

Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure for the White Sea coast (450 km to the north). Visit the Kivach Waterfalls and Nature Reserve, featuring typical northern forest plants and animals.
Walking tour to Petroglyphs (an archeological sight, prehistoric rock-carvings) or tour of the White Sea - Baltic Canal, constructed during Stalin's time.
Arrival at the White Sea coast in the evening, accommodation and overnight at the hotel in Kem or Belomorsk.
(B)

Breakfast at the hotel.
Departure for the Solovetsky Islands by morning boat.
Transfer to the hotel. Orientation. Accommodation.
Walking tour to the Monastery and Fortress of Solovetsky, established in the 16th Century.
Overnight at the hotel.
(B)

Breakfast at the hotel. ~10:00 - 13:00 - Boat tour to Zayatsky Island. The main places of interest of this Island, covered with tundra-type vegetation are its mysterious prehistoric stone labyrinths, as well as the old wooden church of Andrew the First Caller (1702).
Transfer to the pier. Departure for Kem by boat.
Transfer to the train station, departure by overnight train for St.Petersburg.
Packed breakfast is provided.
(B)

~13:00 - Arrival in St.Petersburg by train. Meet at the train station by the driver. Transfer to the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
(B)

Breakfast at the hotel.
Pick-up at the hotel by the driver. Transfer to the train station or airport.
(B)

1. Accommodation at 3* hotels.
2. Car/bus transfers as per itinerary.
3. Meals as per itinerary (B - breakfast, L - lunch, D - dinner).
4. Tours as per itinerary with local English-speaking guides.
5. Train tickets Moscow - Velikiy Novgorod (2nd class sleeping cabin), Velikiy Novgorod - St.Petersburg (seating carriage), St.Petersburg - Petrozavodsk (2nd class sleeping cabin), Kem - St.Petersburg (2nd class sleeping cabin).

Accommodation is arranged at the following 3* hotels:
Moscow - "Izmailovo Vega" or similar,
Yaroslavl - "Yubileyanay" or similar,
Suzdal - "Goryachie Kluchi" or similar,
Velikiy Novgorod - "Inturist" or similar,
St.Petersburg - "M-Hotel" or similar.
Petrozavodsk - "Severnaya" or similar,
Kem/Belomorsk - "Prichal" or "Gandvik",
Solovetsky - "Priut", "Solovki-Hotel" or "Green Village".