Winter Delights: St Petersburg, Moscow & Lake Baikal

Name: Winter Delights: St Petersburg, Moscow & Lake Baikal
Location: Russia

Type:Private

Season:December - March

Duration:8 days

Grade:Easy This tour fits any age and fitness level

Destinations:St Petersburg Moscow Irkutsk / Lake Baikal St Petersburg

Rate:from $2,520 USD per person

The best of Russia in winter in just a week. See all the major highlights of St Petersburg and Moscow, then fly to Siberia to see Russia's national treasure, the world's largest, deepest and oldest Lake Baikal. In winter, in turns into the greatest you've ever seen open air skate rink.

See snow-covered Russia. You'll visit arguably one of the most beautiful cities of Europe, St. Petersburg and Moscow, the ancient Russian capital. Plus the pearl of Siberia, Lake Baikal, the world's largest!
- In winter, enjoy a privilege to walk, drive, skate on ice -covered Lake Baikal
- Perfect balance: guided sightseeing tours, sporting activities and time for shopping/at leisure
- Get stunned by a real wonder of nature: turquoise transparent Baikal ice thickness more than a meter
- Try dog sledding in Siberia
- Discovery Russia 24/7 English-speaking support line in Russia
- Local SIM card with data is provided
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Itinerary

Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 Day 6 Day 7 Day 8

Day 1, Arrive Moscow

Day 2, Kremlin & The City

Day 3, Train to St Petersburg

Day 4, Hermitage & Iconic Landmarks

Day 5, St Petersburg At Leisure

Day 6, Baikal & Dog Sledding

Day 7, Ice Cruise

Day 8, Farewell

Dates & rates

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Inclusions

Accommodation

3-, 4, or 5-star hotel of your choice, hand-picked by our staff for their excellent amenities and central location
3 nights St. Petersburg
2 nights Moscow
2 nights Lisvtyanka

Meals

Full breakfast daily (except Day 1)

Sightseeing

Moscow full day (8 hours) guided tour: the Moscow Kremlin (with Armory), Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral, Moscow metro tour, Novodevichy Convent, GUM department store, KGB headquarter, Bolshoi theatre, Arbat street
Moscow Metro tour
Full-day (8 hours) guided tour of St. Petersburg; Highlights include the Winter Palace and the Hermitage, St. Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Irkutsk city tour

Transportation

Flight St Petersburg - Irkutsk, economy fare, luggage included
4-hour standard class high-speed train fare from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Ask us about upgrading to a Business/First Class ticket or flight options
Transportation as per program in a comfortable van/minivan/coach
Return transfer to Listvyanka/Lake Baikal
Return airport transfers
Return train station transfer

Activities

Full day hivus boat trip on ice
Dog Sledding
Taltsy Open Air Siberian Museum guided tour with Matryoshka painting master class

Entrance tickets & visas

Entrance tickets to all listed attractions (except optional)
Russian visa supporting documents (official visa invitation letter and detailed manuals on how to apply for the visa in your country of residence)

CHECK OUT WHAT OTHERS SAY ABOUT TRAVELLING WITH US

Georges & Barbaba, Luxembourg: A great trip to Irkutsk and the Baikal Lake

We had a great time in Irkutsk as well as on and around Baikal Lake. I was an exceptional and well organized trip by Irina from Discovery Russia. Our local guide, Anastasia, was very good: well qualified, proactive, perfectly fluent in English, always in a good mood and - something of value to us - able to find the right balance between explaining things in depth and giving us some privacy to enjoying sights and moments by ourselves. She definitely did a great job!

The logistical arrangements by Discovery Russia during the trip worked out fine and were totally adequate. The same is true for the pre-trip communication and everything related to invoicing and payments. Thank you again

Lorena D'Souza: travelled with Discovery Russia in January this year and did their essential Russia tour of St Petersburg and Moscow and would absolutely recommend

I was a little apprehensive about travelling to Russia but really had nothing at all to worry about.

Discovery Russia organized everything from pick ups to private tours, metro cards and provided a very useful guide to completing the visa processes..

We were NEVER left in a museum with an audio guide (which at times can be disengaging), but rather had a guide talk to us about the most popular and historically significant items/artworks. The tour guides were beyond knowledge, professional and always had our interests at heart. Furthermore, the company provides Russian SIM cards and our tour manager Tati was available literally available 24/7, always checking our transfer our tour guide had arrived. I can not recommend this company enough if you are thinking about travelling to Russia.