Day 0 (07/15/2010) Depart SFO.

Day 1 (07/16/2010) Arrival in Moscow. Transfer to the hotel Holiday Inn Sokolniki. (D)

A combination of classic and modern, unique charm, interior elegance and excellent service. Best value for money – the 4 star Holiday Inn Moscow Sokolniki Hotel.

The hotel is conveniently located a few steps from the metro station and 10 minutes walk from Sokolniki Exhibition Centre. It is an ideal starting point both for business and individual travellers. Overlooking the Sokolniki Park, the hotel is an oasis of quiet and comfort atmosphere.Holiday Inn Moscow Sokolniki hotel offers 523 modern guest rooms of different categories - from comfortable standard to luxury suites including two Executive floors and special rooms equipped for people with disabilities. Additional hotel facilities include fitness centre, swimming pool, sauna and gym.

Standard rooms are approximately 25 sqm, located from 4th to 21st floors. Standard rooms are furnished in an elegant business style in warm brown and dark-blue colors. The bathrooms have a bathtub, heated towel rack as well as hairdryer. All Standard rooms have individual controlled air-conditioning, safe, spacious working desk, a coffee-table with a cozy armchair, telephone with two data-ports and Satellite TV, Wi-Fi or modem Internet access. Six standard rooms with King Size bed are equipped for the handicapped (wheelchair access) and have a special shower. 24-hour room service, minibar and complimentary tea and coffee station. Sound-proof windows and excellent beds with our pillow menu will help you to start your new day feeling relaxed.

Day 2 (07/17/2010). Breakfast. 3-hour city tour by minibus. The first stop will be the Red Square where you will have a chance to visit Cathedral of St.Basil, Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, History Museum, Kremlin towers, Upper Trading Arcades (GUM) 1 hour shopping, Lenin's tomb and necropolis.

St.Sofia's Embankment (photo stop with panoramic view of the Kremlin), The Cathedral of Christ the Savior, New Maiden Convent, The Moscow State University campus a panorama platform on the Vorobiovy (Sparrow) Hills, Moscow boulevards, The Theatre Square with the Bolshoy Theatre –and the Metropol hotel. Lunch at city restaurant. Kremlin Tour where you will visit its grounds, cathedrals, Armory and see the Imperial Faberge Eggs at the Diamond Fund Museum. Dinner at the hotel (B,L,D)

Day 3 (07/18/2010). Breakfast. Sergiev Posad tour (grounds and churches of Holy Trinity Monastery) with lunch at local restaurant. The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour (entrance). Museum of Contemporary History. Dinner at Restaurant. “Night Moscow” tour that includes the tour of Moscow fountains. (B,L,D)

Day 4 (07/19/2010). Breakfast. Tretyakov Art Gallery. Lunch at city restaurant. Kolomenskoye Estate Tour . Underground Subway (Metro) tour. Dinner at the hotel. (B,L,D)

Day 5 (07/20/2010). Vodka brewery & tasting. Lunch at city restaurant. Transfer to airport. Flight to Kiev. Transfer to the President Hotel Kievsky. Dinner at the President Hotel Kievsky. In the evening tour of Famous Kreschatik Street and Independence Square. (Maidan Square)

Situated in the Right Bank - West neighborhood of Kiev, this property is near Kiev Olympic Stadium and Kiev Planetarium. Additional nearby points of interest include Kiev Opera House. President Hotel has 4 dining venues. The property provides room service and features beauty services and a hair salon. In addition to an indoor pool, President Hotel provides a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness facility. Meeting facilities include conference rooms, banquet facilities, and meeting rooms for small groups. President Hotel also offers a bar/lounge, a nightclub, and a business center. The property has a 24-hour front desk. President Hotel offers 373 guestrooms in a 10-story property. Guestrooms feature digital television. Bathrooms include bathtubs only. Other amenities include air conditioning and televisions. Some guestrooms have city views. Services include housekeeping. Amenities available on request include irons/ironing boards and hair dryers.

Day 6 (07/21/2010). Breakfast. City tour including St.Sophia Cathedral. Lunch at city restaurant. In the afternoon tour to Kiev-Pechersk Monastery. Dnepr Motor boat tour. Dinner at the hotel. Transfer to National Ballet and Opera Theatre for performance.

Day 7 (07/22/2010). Breakfast. Tour of Andreevsky Spusk.

Andreevsky Spusk is one of the oldest streets in Kiev. In ancient days it was the shortest way from the Upper Town to the Podol, or the Lower Town, where merchants and craftspeople used to live. Nowadays this steep and meandering street is a traditional place for arranging concerts, art festivals and city holidays. On Andreevsky Spusk there are many interesting picture galleries and souvenir stores. This street is often called Kiev's Montmartre, as any time one can see here artists displaying their works. It is also the place where singers and actors give their performances. Lunch. Flight to Saint-Petersburg in the afternoon. (2 p.m.).

Arrival in Saint-Petersburg in the evening (5 pm) . Accommodation at the Top Ambassador hotel and dinner. All rooms are designed in calm pastel colors, have comfortable furniture and are decorated with beautiful fabrics and curtains. All bathrooms have large mirrors and some feature mosaics. The rooms have either a beautiful view of the historic center of the city, or overlook a cozy inner courtyard or Rimsky-Korsakov Avenue.

All rooms are equipped with individual air-conditioning, Internet access, a direct international and inter-city telephone line, interactive and satellite TV, a mini-bar, and a safe. Spacious and light Standard rooms with a balcony are best suited for the rest after a long walk .The bathrooms are equipped with wide baths, sinks adjustable by height and special grips.

Day 8 (07/23/2010).Breakfast. 4-hour St.Petersburg city tour: Nevsky Prospect, Neva's embankments, Rostral Columns, buildings of Hermitage museum, the Fortress of St.Peter and St.Paul (entrance), Senat Square, St.Isaac Cathedral (entrance), Nicolay I statue, Peter I statue (“Bronze Horseman”), Summer Garden, the Field of Mars, Square of Arts, Palace Square with Alexander Column. Lunch. Ressuraction Cathedral of the Spilt Blood (entrance), Kazan Cathedral (entrance).

6: 30 pm Transfer to the Nikolaevsky Art Center for the Russian folk show. Dinner during the performance. (B,L,D)

Day 9 (07/24/2010). Breakfast. Hermitage Museum, Winter Palace. Lunch at city restaurant. Peterhof Imperial Palace tour by minibus (park, palace). Dinner at city restaurant. Night motor boat tour by the Neva River Canal and Bridges. (B,L,D)

Day 10 (07/25/2010). Breakfast. City centre walking tour. Lunch at city restaurant. Marble Palace. Stroganov Palace. Dinner. (B,L,D)

Day 11 (07/26/2010). Breakfast. Tsarskoye Selo/Pushkin/ Tour (Park, Catherine's Palace with Amber Room, Alexander Palace). Farewell Dinner.

Day 12 (07/27/2010). Breakfast. Check-out by 12:00. Transfer to the airport for flight to San-Francisco. (B)

Included:

4 nights twin accommodation with breakfast (vegetarian menu) at the hotel Holiday Inn Sokolniki Moscow

5 nights twin accommodation with breakfast (vegetarian menu) at the hotel Top Ambassador Saint-Petersburg

2 nights twin accommodation with breakfast (vegetarian menu) at the hotel President Kiev

Flight Moscow-Kiev

Flight Kiev-Saint-Petersburg via AeroSvit

Excursions with English-speaking guide (entrance fee is included)

All transfers as per program

Meals as per program (vegetarian menu)

Not included:

International air tickets

Visa

Insurance

All the costs are valid at the date of publication and are subject to reconfirmation at the time of booking

Ladies visiting Russian Orthodox churches and monasteries must have skirt lower knees and head scarf