You will have the rest of the day to relax or explore the city by yourself. If you have some time to spare, why not try one of our exclusive Moscow excursions or activities?

Next, you will immerse yourself in the fascinating history of Stalin’s Skyscrapers, known as the Seven Sisters, – a huge construction project designed to convince the Soviet people, and the whole world, of the supremacy of the Soviet power. You will see all seven of the famous buildings, which function as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Kudrinskaya Square Building, Red Gates Administrative Building, Moscow State University, and more.

After lunch, you will visit one of the most mysterious places in Moscow – the secret Soviet Bunker 42, also known as the Cold War Museum. This tour will take you through its underground halls and corridors, where you will explore its engineering facilities and learn about its role during the Cold War. At the end of the excursion, you will see a simulation of how the bunker would have worked in the 1960s.

In the evening you can either choose to continue to explore all that Moscow has to offer or relax and unwind at your hotel.

The first part of your day includes a car journey to the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics, where you will see the Monument to the Conquerors of Space, one of the largest monuments in Russia. Here, you will learn more about the universe through the eyes of the Soviets and the legendary space race with the USA. Walk through the halls of the Air Space Museum and see the space suit of Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, and travel in time as you learn about the beginning of the space era, successful moon expeditions and the solar system.

Next, you will visit the famous exhibition complex VDNKh built in the 1930s-40s as a commemoration of Soviet and later Russian ingenuity.

After lunch, you will have a guided tour of the Moscow Metro, the “Palaces for People”, as identified by Joseph Stalin. Our professional local guide will show you the Russian capital’s most celebrated stations built during the Soviet period.

Following your busy day, you will return to your hotel where you can relax and enjoy some free time.

After breakfast, you will check out of your hotel and meet your driver who will take you to the railway station where you will catch the 4-hour, high-speed Sapsan train to St Petersburg. As one of Russia’s most popular train journeys, it is possible to extend your time in Moscow and catch a later train if you prefer.

Upon arrival in St Petersburg, you will be collected from the railway station by your driver and guide before being taken to the centrally located hotel. Following check-in, you will have free time to relax and unpack or take in some of what St Petersburg has to offer.

During your guided tour you will see many important sights of the Soviet era and learn about the most important events of the revolutionary past of St Petersburg. You will go to the Smolny district – a Palladian building used as Lenin’s Bolshevik HQ during the 1917 revolution.

You will also visit the Museum of the Political history of Russia, mostly devoted to the Soviet period, to see the balcony where Lenin gave a revolutionary speech in 1917; see the battleship Aurora from where a shot triggered 1917’s October Revolution; visit the secret flat of Vladimir Lenin; and witness the former KGB building.

Finally, we will stop for lunch before paying a visit to the Russian Vodka Museum where you will learn about the fascinating history of vodka and, of course, get to try your own at a tasting session!

At the end of the day, you will return to your hotel where the evening is yours to spend how you see fit.

Kommunalka is a traditional communal apartment, divided into 5-8 rooms (sometimes even more!) with one shared bathroom, one kitchen and hall as a common area. The largest distribution of common apartments were allotted after the revolution in 1917 and thus became one of the main symbols of Soviet Russia.

During this tour, you will have the chance to see the way of life of the common people – a truly eye-opening and unique experience! You will meet the residents and learn more about their lives before embarking on an excursion through the most secluded places.

When unavailable, this will be substituted by an excursion to the Kirov’s Museum, named after Sergey Kirov, a top-ranking communist leader, was a great supporter and a close friend of Stalin.

At the centre of the museum’s collection are the eight rooms of Kirov’s apartment, fully preserved or restored using contemporary photographs. This elegant residence bears witness to the relative comfort enjoyed by the higher echelons of the Party, to Kirov’s passion for hunting, and to the plentiful but rather peculiar range of gifts presented to Party leaders by factories and Communist organizations.

In the afternoon, you have free time to do as you please and see more of St Petersburg at your leisure.

If leaving is just too difficult for you, why not extend your stay with one of our optional St Petersburg excursions?