Day 1	Arrival in Moscow. Transfer from the airport to the ship. Your first night onboard! Welcoming cocktail reception in the evening.
Day 2	Guided city tour around Moscow. Visit to the Novodevichy Convent (UNESCO World Heritage site). Optional - a performance at the famous Bolshoi Theatre (by request).
Day 3	Visit the Kremlin and its Orthodox cathedrals. An optional guided tour to the Pushkin Museum or the Kremlin Armoury Museum. In the afternoon we will embark and start our amazing river journey.
Day 4	Arrival to Uglich. Visit to the Cathedral of the Resurrection and the Kremlin.
Day 5	One of the Golden Ring’s loveliest cities – Kostroma, a true cruise highlight.
Day 6	Arrival to Yaroslavl. City tour, visit to the Spaso-Preobrazgenskiy Monastery, the Church of the Prophet Elijah and other cultural highlights.
Day 7	Our new destination today is Goritsy which hosts the largest monastery of the Russian North - Kirillo-Belozersky monastery.
Day 8	Arrival to the Island of Kizhi via the Volga/Baltic Canal. Visit the renowned open-air Museum of Wooden Architecture, the Church of the Transfiguration, the Kizhi museum (UNESCO World Heritage site).
Day 9	Sail from the Europe’s largest Lake Onega to Lake Ladoga. We stop at Svir Stroy for a stroll around the village.
Day 10	Arrival to Valaam archipelago home to famous Vaalam monastery. Farewell Gala dinner onboard.
Day 11	Arrival to St. Petersburg. City tour.
Day 12	Visit to the Hermitage, housed in the former Tsars’ Winter Palace. Optional tours at your request (to be agreed with the on-board guide).
Day 13	Breakfast. Transfer to airport for the flight back to the UK.

Major Highlights of this Tour: 

• Travel by the majestic ship Glushkov, which is considered to be one of the finest vessels on Russia's waterways today.
• Red Square, the Novodevichy Convent and other highlights in Moscow.
• Highlights of “Venice of the North”, magnificent city of St. Petersburg with its numerous canals and more than 400 bridges.
• The intricate pattern of connecting rivers, canals and lakes that link Moscow with St. Petersburg, including the beautiful river Volga – the largest in Russia.
• Authentic small Russian villages and towns preserving traditional wooden architecture and local culture
• Old Kremlin (Fortress) at one of the finest towns of provincial Russia - Uglich, where the seventh wife of the Tsar Ivan the Terrible lived in honorary exile at the end of 16th century.
• The amazing tiny island of Kizhi and the Kizhi museum, which is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
• A museum of Russian Vodka in Remeslennaya Sloboda, where you can learn about the technology and history of Russian vodka production.
• The authentic flavours of the celebrated Russian cuisine - schi and pelmeni for example – as prepared by our on-board chefs will delight every one of our guests.

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At your request we can organise for you various activities, please click here for a detailed list of options.

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