Golden Ring & Lake Baikal Tour

Welcome to join our Russia Golden Ring tour packages. Your guide and the driver will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel in the city center. The remaining day is free for your own arrangement.

Accommodation: Courtyard St. Petersburg Vasilievsky or similar

Our guide will take you to explore St. Petersburg, the first destination of your Russia vacation packages. We will visit Nevsky Prospect, Vasilievsky Island, Palace square and admire the exterior of the Kazan Cathedral, St. Isaac Cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress. This afternoon, go to visit Hermitage Museum, one of the biggest museums in the world housing over 2,700,000 pieces of items. After the visit, go back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Courtyard St. Petersburg Vasilievsky or similar

Today we'll visit Petrodvorets, also the Summer Palace 30 kilometers (19 miles) away from St. Petersburg. It was once named Peterhof and is praised as Russian Versailles for its grand palaces. In the afternoon, go back to the hotel in St. Petersburg. The rest time of the day is free for you.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Courtyard St. Petersburg Vasilievsky or similar

You are also free in the morning. Our guide will send you to the train station for an afternoon train to Moscow. The guide in Moscow will pick you up at the station on time and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Series or similar

Driving through the city, you will see Red Square, the Bolshoi, Tverskaya Street and so on. We'll visit Kitai-Gorod quarter, admire the Novodevichy Convent in distance and Victory Park and go up to Sparrow Hill where you can overlook the whole Moscow city. Then visit Moscow Kremlin, one of the world's biggest building complex. Afterwards, our guide will accompany you to the most beautiful subway station in Moscow and take the subway to Arbat Street, the oldest street in Moscow. When today's sightseeing ends, the guide will send you back to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Series or similar

On the 6th day of your Russia vacation, our guide will help you take a train to Vladimir, the most tranquil and oldest city in Russia Golden Ring. Upon arrival, the local guide will pick you up at the train station and move on to visit the Cathedrals of the Assumption, Saint Dimitry and Golden Gates. Then head to Bogolyubovo by car and visit Church of the Intercession on the Nerl and Bogolyubovo Convent. After the visit, go to Suzdal by car and check in hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Pushkarskaya Sloboda

Today we'll visit Suzdal Kremlin, the Museum of Wooden Architecture, and Spaso-Ephimovskiy Monastery. In Spaso-Ephimovskiy Monastery, you can appreciate paintings by famous masters of the 17th century. Afterwards, our guide will transfer you to the train station and you need to return to Moscow by train on your own. The guide in Moscow will pick you up at the train station and transfer you to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Series or similar

Today our driver and the guide will send you to the airport for 2.5 hours' flight to Ekaterinburg. The driver and the guide there will pick you up at the airport and transfer you to the hotel. You are free for the rest time of the day.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Demidov Plaza Hotel

Today we'll first go to Ural Craftsman Lane where you can buy some traditional handmade souvenirs, see the magnificent Rastorguev-Haritonov’s House, stroll through 1905 Square where the city government building and the Monument to Lenin are located; then go to the famous Europe - Asia monument to set one foot in Europe and one foot in Asia. Then visit the Church on the Blood, which was built on the site of Ipatiev House in Ipatiev Palace. Finally, we will visit the monastery complex "Ganina Yama", the first burial place of the Tsars family. After the tour, you will be sent to the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Demidov Plaza Hotel

Today, take a 2-hour flight to Novosibirsk, the third biggest city in Russia. Upon arrival, the guide will pick you up on time and transfer you to the hotel for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Novosibirsk

First our guide will take you to visit Novosibirsk Railway Station, the largest railway station in Trans-Siberian Railroad. Next, visit the building covered in red bricks- Ascension Cathedral, Krasny Prospect Street, and Lenin Square in the city center where the largest theater in Russia is located. There are many museums in Novosibirsk, and the guide will accompany you to visit one of them based on your preference: Trans-Siberian railroad history/Local lore/USSR/Birch bark/Local Art gallery/Roerich Museum. Then, visit the Monument of Glory, the oldest wooden houses on Gorkogo Str., the geographical center of the Russian Empire-St. Nicolas Chapel, the Ob River and the colorful Siberian agricultural market.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Novosibirsk

After breakfast, drive for about 30 minutes to the only science city in the world-Akademgorodok, which contains various branches of science, and some call it "Scientific Vatican". Our guide will lead you to Akademgorodok from Lavrentiev Prospect. Then you will see a famous NSU building, Techno-park building and the House of the Scientists. After the tour, return to the downtown and visit the river Ob reservoir on the way. Finally, our guide and the driver will send you to the airport for flight to Irkutsk. After arriving in Irkutsk, the local driver and the guide will pick you up and transfer to the hotel for check-in.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Victoria Hotel

Today we'll drive to Olkhon Island. When passing Buryat Village of Ust Orda, visit the Museum of Local History to learn about the local people's lifestyle, traditional habits and religious beliefs. Buryats are the indigenous people of Lake Baikal. At noon, enjoy traditional Buryat cuisine for lunch. Arrive at Olkhon Island at approximately 17:00, check into the hotel, and visit Shaman Cape on foot. Dinner will be served in the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Accommodation: Guest House Nabaimar

Today's tour starts at 10:00. We'll participate in a group bus tour to visit Cape Khoboi. Cape Khoboi is located on the northernmost side of Olkhon Island. There will be stops on the way to see the beautiful scenery. Lunch-picnic includes vegetable salad, fish soup, sweets and Siberian tea on local herbs. Return to the hotel at 16:00 and have dinner in the hotel.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch-picnic, Dinner
Accommodation: Guest House Nabaimar

Today we'll drive back to Irkutsk, taking 6.5 hours. Lunch will be served on the way. Upon arrival, head to visit Kirov Park, Square of Three Churches (Church of Our Savior, Epiphany Cathedral, Polish Roman Catholic Church), War Memorial, Bridge of Love and Triumphal Arch, Sign of the Cross Convent, Karl Marx Street, Drama Theater & Monument to Alexander III, wooden district 130 with nice wooden houses and souvenir shops.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Accommodation: Victoria Hotel

Today your Russia Golden Ring package comes to an end. We will send you to the airport according to your flight time. May you have had a happy time with us!

Meals: Breakfast