# St. Petersburg & Moscow Pegasus Airlines 5 Nights 6 Days LED-VKO - URL: https://enkiralama.com.tr/en/st-petersburg-moscow-pegasus-airlines-5-nights-6-days-led-vko-t26225 - Category: Private Tour - Duration: 5 Nights, 6 Days - Ask For Price - Arrival Point: Russian Federation ## Tour Detail Day 1 ISTANBUL – ST PETERSBURG We meet three hours before the flight at the international departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage, ticket, and boarding procedures, our flight to St Petersburg begins on Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled service. Upon arrival in St. Petersburg, which is regarded as the Venice of the North and the Imperial Capital of Russia, we carry out our city tour. We see Nevsky Prospect, St. Petersburg’s Champs-Élysées; Palace Square, where the Winter Palace is located and where the first Russian revolution began in 1905; and the Hermitage Museum, which houses the world’s largest art collection. We also see the Aurora Cruiser, a symbol of the revolution, the Old Port lighthouses, Peter and Paul Fortress Cathedral, Kazan and St. Isaac cathedrals, Arts Square, and the Bronze Horseman monument of Peter the Great, all panoramically. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in St. Petersburg and free time to rest. Accommodation at our hotel. Day 2 ST PETERSBURG After breakfast at the hotel, free time. For guests who wish, departure for the extra Pushkin Town & Peterhof Palace Park & Catherine Palace tour (155 Euro). Located on the Gulf of Finland, this summer palace—planned by Peter himself and built by Italian architect Rastrelli—is a magnificent complex with a building rivaling Versailles in Paris, 150 monumental fountains, and gardens adorned with 4 waterfalls. Although it suffered great damage during World War II, it has been restored to its original architecture, preserving all its splendor. After our Peterhof tour, free time for lunch and then we head for the Pushkin Town & Catherine Palace tour. This palace, built by Catherine the Great in the 18th century, is a park, palace, and building complex known as the Tsar Town. Covering an area of 600 hectares, the town’s main building is Catherine Palace. Although the Amber Room here is extremely interesting, many tourists cannot visit it due to the intense crowds, especially in the summer months. In this famous town where the aristocracy of the Tsarist era met the Tsar family, the school where the famous poet Pushkin studied is also located. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. Day 3 ST PETERSBURG After breakfast at the hotel, free time. For guests who wish, departure for the extra Hermitage Museum & Cathedrals Tour (110 Euro). First, we go to the Hermitage Museum, one of St. Petersburg’s most magnificent museums. As we tour this magnificent palace complex in the heart of the city, we have the opportunity to closely see both the splendor of the Tsarist era and the world’s most valuable works of art. The Hermitage Museum, located beside the Neva River and containing approximately 4 million works from the Tsarist era, is one of the largest museums in the world and in Russia; it entered the Guinness Book of World Records because it has the largest collection of paintings. As we wander among works by many great masters from Leonardo da Vinci to Rembrandt, we take an enjoyable journey into the depths of history. After our museum visit, we take a short walk to St. Isaac’s Cathedral. We admire the panoramic view of the city from this structure, which fascinates us with its massive columns and golden dome. Next, we head to Kazan Cathedral; this impressive building on Nevsky Boulevard captivates us with both its architecture and spiritual atmosphere. After a short break in the peaceful interior of the cathedral, we respectfully observe the worship of the local people. As the final stop of the day, we visit the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, which has become a symbol of St. Petersburg with its colorful domes. We feel a mesmerizing atmosphere inside its mosaic-decorated interior. Here we have plenty of opportunity to take photos. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in St. Petersburg and free time to rest. For guests who wish, departure for the extra Dinner and Russian Night (130 Euro) tour. After dinner at Troyka, one of Russia’s most famous restaurants in a “Cabaret” style, accompanied by the mesmerizing dance performances of the Russian dance group, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. Day 4 ST PETERSBURG – MOSCOW After breakfast at the hotel, check-out from the rooms and transfer to the train station for our train journey to Moscow. Upon arrival in Moscow, depart with our private bus waiting for us for our Moscow city tour. Red Square, the historic center that has witnessed political and social upheavals; the interesting St. Basil’s Cathedral with its onion-shaped multicolored dome; Kremlin Palace, Bolshoi Theatre, Tverskaya Street, Gorky Park, Novodevichy Convent, Swan Lake, Luzhniki Stadium, Sparrow Hills, and finally Moscow University are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the tour, transfer to the hotel for check-in. For guests who wish, departure for the extra Moscow River Tour with Radisson Cruise (95 Euro). On this tour, which starts close to the evening, we will enjoy seeing Moscow’s magnificent historical buildings from a different perspective under the lights. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in Moscow and free time to rest. Accommodation at our hotel. Day 5 MOSCOW After breakfast at the hotel, free time. For guests who wish, departure for the extra Moscow Metro & Arbat Street & Nazım Hikmet Cemetery & Kremlin (120 Euro) tour. On our metro tour, you can visit stations adorned with paintings, motifs, and mosaics that make art galleries jealous, and taste the finest examples of Russian and world cuisine in stylish cafés that would not be out of place in Paris, while observing the local people who have immersed themselves in the flow of life. The Moscow Metro, started by Stalin in 1931, is now compared in size to the New York, Paris, or London metros, but it is universally accepted as the most beautiful metro in the world in terms of interior architecture and decoration. Arbat Street, which runs through the center of Moscow, is a traffic-free road that everyone who comes to this city visits at least once and enjoys walking from one end to the other. Here you can browse the colorful shop windows and taste the finest examples of Russian and world cuisine. Then we will visit the grave of the great poet Nazım Hikmet. Free time for lunch, then we begin our Kremlin tour. In our Kremlin visit, which was built in the 12th century and has become a symbol of both Moscow and Russia, we will see the 9 churches in the palace garden, the Bell Tower with its 156 bells, the Tsar Bell weighing 201,924 kg and made using 2 tons of silver and 25 kg of gold, the 15-ton cannon made in 1586 but never used, and the 1-ton cannonballs, among others. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in Moscow and free time to rest. Day 6 MOSCOW – ISTANBUL After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the airport at the time specified by our guide. Flight to Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled service. With our arrival at Sabiha Gökçen Airport, the end of our tour and services. ACCOMMODATION AND FLIGHT NOTES Hotel check-in time is between 15:00 and 17:00 / check-out time is between 10:00 and 12:00. Departure and arrival times are local times. Flights marked with * arrive at the destination on the calendar day following the departure date. Prices are not valid for groups; please ask for our special prices. Russian Consulates accept Russian visa applications by appointment system. Visa procedures can be carried out through the Russian Consulates. In addition, tourist visa applications for ordinary passports for Russia can also be made electronically at https://electronic-visa.kdmid.ru/index_en.html. The required documents for applications consist of a passport scan, a biometric photo scan, and the Russia information form. 27 October PC396 SAW-LED 10:45 – 14:30 PC389 VKO-SAW 17:25 – 21:40 ## What's Included — Pegasus Airlines scheduled flights from Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) to St. Petersburg (LED) for departure, and from Moscow (VKO) to Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) for return, economy class flight ticket — Airport taxes — 5 nights accommodation with breakfast in 4* hotels — Airport-hotel-airport transfers — Economy class train ticket from St. Petersburg to Moscow — All city transfers with our private buses — Moscow City Tour — St. Petersburg City Tour — Professional Turkish-speaking guiding and assistance services — TURSAB professional liability insurance ## Not Included — Visa application fee and service charge (100 Euro) — Travel health insurance — Lunch and dinner not specified in the program — All personal expenses and hotel extras — International exit fee — Extra tours and entrance fees for museums and historical sites — Driver tips 10 Euro per person (optional) --- Enkiralama · 5438670504 · info@enkiralama.com