Plan your dream vacation to
RUSSIA

DAY 02 ARRIVE IN MOSCOW
Arrive in Moscow, the capital and largest city of Russia, with its metropolitan area ranking among the largest urban areas in the world. Moscow is the country’s economic, financial, educational, and transportation centre. It also remains a major economic centre and is home to a large number of billionaires; in 2007. Meet / assist at the airport and transfer to your luxury hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 03 MOSCOW
Breakfast at hotel. After breakfast, you will be escorted on an in-depth tour of this fascinating Russian capital. Enjoy the grandeur of Red Square and the Russian White House. Also see Moscow University, the former KGB headquarters and central Moscow. Experience a deep sense of history as you trace the footsteps of the legions of princes, paupers and poets who have passed through this ancient city.
Lunch at local restaurant. Afterwards tour takes you to the heart of the city - the Kremlin. This former Moscow citadel - "Kremlin" means "fortress" - houses exquisite palaces, presidential buildings, lovely churches and scores of major historical monuments. Your tour of the Kremlin will also include a visit to the fascinating State Armory, the Oldest Museum in Russia. As its name implies, it contains many ancient weapons and armor, as well as a treasure-trove of gorgeous crown jewels, gold-encrusted icons, bejeweled royal scepters and exquisitely carved thrones. All these lovely treasures eloquently tell the history of Imperial Russia. Visit Novodevichy Convent, Originally built as a fortress, it also functioned as a convent for women of the royal family and prison for Princess Sophia, sister of Peter the Great, after she made three aborted attempts on his life to deprive him of the throne. The convent itself is a unique example of 16th- and 17th-century architecture.
Dinner at local Restaurant and transfer to the hotel for overnight stay.

DAY 04 MOSCOW / ST PETERSBURG
After breakfast morning depart to the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts. Here, discover an important collection of French Impressionism, as well as other major schools of Western art, dating from the Renaissance through the 20th century. After lunch, ride the amazing Moscow Metro, which spans almost the entire Russian capital, is one of the world's most heavily used metro systems. It is well known for the ornate design of many of its stations, which contain beautiful examples of socialist realist art. Where every station is an individual monument to Soviet art and design. After dinner at local restaurant transfer to the railway station for your overnight first-class train to St.Petersburg. Overnight on board train.

DAY 05 ST PETER’SBURG
Breakfast on board train. Morning arrival in St. Petersburg. Upon arrival meet / assist and transfer to your hotel with a city tour. En route, you will enjoy the sights of this Gorgeous City – Tsar Peter the Greta’s "Window to the West." Only 300 years old, the city was built by Tsar Peter to capture and rival the beauties of Paris and Venice. You'll love the extravagant baroque architecture of the city center, Nevsky Prospect, Palace Square and Smolny Convent. After lunch, enjoy the many wonders of the elegant Winter Palace, which now houses the Hermitage Museum, one of the largest art and cultural museums in the world. This vast collection (about 65,000 items) includes some of history's most important art. Dinner and overnight at hotel.

DAY 06 ST PETERSBURG
Breakfast at hotel. Today a late morning drive will take you to the lovely city of Pushkin – formerly Tsarskoe Selo, the Tsar's Village. Enjoy an escorted tour of the beautiful baroque-style Catherine Palace, built by Empress Elizabeth and named for her mother Catherine the First. The architect was Bartolomo Rastrelli, who also designed the Winter Palace, as well as the Hermitage Pavilion. Visit Pavlovsk, one of Tsar Pavel's Summer Palaces. Like many other royal residences, the palace sustained heavy damage during the war, but most of it has been restored to its former glory. After lunch visit Yusupov Palace, where Rasputing was murdered. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 07 ST PETERSBURG
After breakfast tour to Peter and Paul Fortress with its famous Peter and Paul Church, which contains the tombs of Russian rulers from Peter the Great through Alexander III. After visiting the fortress, your tour continues to St. Isaac's Cathedral (constructed 1818-58), the largest in the city, with its tall gilt dome one of the many focal points of St.Petersburg. After lunch your tour continues with a visit to Alexander Nevsky Abbey. You will visit the Oldest Cemetery in Russia, with many of the country's most famous historical figures. Return to hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 08 ST PETERSBURG / MOSCOW / VLADIMIR
After breakfast transfer to the airport for a morning flight to Moscow. Arrival in Moscow, meet / assist at the airport and transfer for lunch at local restaurant then proceed to Vladimir. Evening arrival at Vladimir and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 09 VLADIMIR / SUZDAL
Breakfast at hotel. Today morning city tour to Vladimir, an ancient historic Russian town located on a tributary of the Volga. The city dates back to the 10th century and some of the highlights are the Golden Gates; it was the main entrance to the city. Alexander Nevsky and Dmitri Donskoy passed through the Golden Gate to enter Vladimir and become princes of Ancient Russia. The Golden Gate now hosts a museum at its top, which invites everybody and promises an unforgettable visit. The Golden Gate is the most prominent symbol of Vladimir city, and it is unthinkable to consider Vladimir without them. And also visit the Byzantine Assumption Cathedral, among countless other treasures you will pass by on your city tour.
Lunch at the local restaurant.
Following the tour, continue to Suzdal, the most beautiful and best-preserved town on the Golden Ring. Tour sights include the Kremlin of Suzdal and Assumption Cathedral. Dinner and overnight in Suzdal.

DAY 10 SUZDAL / MOSCOW
After breakfast, transfer to Moscow. Lunch en route or at the city downtown. Check in at hotel. Evening performance at the famous Moscow Circus. Dinner at local restaurant. Return to hotel for overnight Stay.

DAY 11 MOSCOW / AMMAN (lunch not included)
Breakfast at hotel. Morning free for your own activities. Transfer to the airport for your flight to Amman. Arrive in Amman meet / assist at the airport and transfer to the hotel for dinner and overnight stay.

DAY 12 DEPART AMMAN
Breakfast at hotel. Day free for your own activities until transfer to the airport for your onward flight

DAY 13 Arrive in Colombo