You will have some free time in the evening to explore the city for yourself or relax at your hotel ready for the long day of exploring ahead.

Peter and Paul’s star fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, founded by Peter the Great in 1703. The fortress has had various functions since its construction operating as a prison for political criminals from the 1700s and in the early 1920s, to its current status as museum as of 1924.

After your day of touring around St Petersburg, you will head back to the hotel for an evening meal followed by some free time.

As part of the tour, you will visit the Breaking the Siege of Leningrad Reserve including the Open-air museum “Nevsky Pyatachok” and Sinyavinskie heights, the initial meeting point of the Russian frontlines. You will also stop for lunch during your trip.

After your vehicle tour, you will head back to the hotel for some free time, followed by dinner and more free time to explore the city for yourself.

After your car tour, you will then stop for lunch before heading to the railway station where you will catch the Sapsan train to Moscow.

On arrival in Moscow, your driver will pick you up from the railway station and take you to your hotel where you will be able to check-in and spend the rest of your evening as you like.

After breakfast, you will meet your guide and driver in the lobby before heading to the Tank Museum in Kubinka, where you will get to see a collection of Russia’s best-known tanks first-hand.

After lunch, your driver will take you to the private vehicles museum of Vadim Zadorozhny, where you will get to see rare pre-war automobiles, motorcycles, military vehicles and planes.

Your day will end with a trip to the Museum of Moscow Defence. The Museum started functioning as a permanent exhibition as of 1981 and aims to tell the story of Battle of Moscow through its participants and victims, their lives and heroic deeds. Your guided tour of the museum follows the direction of war through thematic displays from the first months of 1941 through aviation, front line to the counter-offensive and victory.

After your museum visit, you will head back to your hotel in Moscow for an evening meal, followed by some free time to rest and reflect on the day.

After breakfast, your guide and driver will meet you in the hotel lobby after checking out and take you to the Air Force Museum.

The museum is one of the world’s largest aviation museums, and the largest for Soviet aircraft. Its collection includes 173 aircraft and 127 aircraft engines which are all on display, as well as an assortment of Cold War-era American espionage equipment, weapons and artworks.

After your day touring the museum, you will stop for dinner before being taken to your hotel.

You will stop for lunch around Red Square, before heading to your second destination of the day, the Museum of the Great Patriotic War.

The museum is a huge exhibition space consisting of permanent and temporary collections of artefacts from the Great Patriotic War. The museum is focused around the Hall of Glory, a white marble room which includes the names of over 11,800 honoured with the Hero of the Soviet Union distinction and a large bronze sculpture, the “Soldier of Victory,”.

Following your visit to the museum, you will walk into Moscow city centre where you will stop for a meal at a local restaurant before heading back to the hotel for the day and enjoying some free time. Later, you will be taken to the Paveletsky railway station where you will catch the train to Volgograd.

You will arrive in Volgograd late in the evening where your driver will meet you at the station and take you to your hotel. You will have a bit of free time in the evening to freshen up at your hotel or go exploring for yourself.

This complex acts as a symbol of Soviet heroism and patriotism and is a tribute to the memory of those who died in the battle of the Volga river, considered the most significant land battle in world history, becoming a crucial turning point in World War II.

After your tour of the complex, you will stop for lunch and you will then have the rest of the afternoon free to explore Volgograd. We can highly recommend visiting the embankment, Kazan Cathedral or the arena; we also have several optional Volgograd excursions available that will show you the very best the city has to offer.

After breakfast, your guide will meet you in the hotel lobby before setting out on the day excursion to “The Battle of Stalingrad” museum. Here, you will visit the famed open-air “Weapon of Victory” exhibition and see hundreds of unique exhibits, including Zaitsev’s rifle and a huge panoramic canvas.

Once your trip to the museum has ended, you will stop for lunch and have a small amount of free time to reflect before embarking on an exclusive boat trip on the Volga River for spectacular views of the city.

The final activity of the day includes an excursion to the last headquarters of the 6th German Army, known as the place where general-field marshal Paulus surrendered after being cut off by a superb Soviet counter-offensive.

Your day will end with a traditional Russian meal before being taken back to your hotel for the evening.

After lunch, you will be taken back to the city for your final trip to the factory district where you will stop at the tractor factory and hydroelectric power station before ending with a tour of the local beer factory.

After your tour of the factory district, you will head back to your hotel for an evening meal and have some free time to do any last-minute exploring of the city.