Muslim Heritage Tour St.Petersburg — Kazan — Moscow 11 Day 10 Night
|11 Days, 3 Destinations |Starts from St Petersburg
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Duration

11 days

Max Group Size

40

Departure Type

Scheduled

Guiding Method

Fully guided

Physical level

easy

Operated In

English

Age Requirement

11 - 99 Ages

Tour Overview

Russia’s cultural and business contacts with the Muslim world are booming. Interest in Russia, as a country with a rich Muslim culture, is shown by our co-religionists from all over the world.

On our tour you will learn about the life and traditions of Muslims of Russia, get acquainted with the imam in Moscow and Kazan, visit the most famous mosques, take part in a culinary master class on Tatar cuisine. For the participants of the tour, halal food will be organized in restaurants and cafes.


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Route

Starts from

St Petersburg

Ends in

Moscow

Pickup Location

St Petersburg

Dropoff Location

Moscow

Tour route map

Highlights

Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood Peter and Paul Fortress & Hermitage Museum Peterhof & Lower Park Great Mosque & State Museum of the History of Religion Excursion «Kazan Muslim» with a visit of the most ancient mosques in Kazan. Meeting and having tea with the imam of the mosque, where guests will learn a lot of new and interesting things about the traditions of hospitality of the Kazan Tatars. Panoramic city tour - Kazan Kremlin Iske-Kazan State Historical-Cultural and Natural Museum-Reserve with interactive program Tatar village Tugan Avalym. Lunch at the Tugan Avalym Night city tour «Night lights of Kazan».-National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan & Culinary master-class and lunch in the National complex Tatar Estate (Halal cuisine). Walking tour of Bauman street. Muslim heritage of Moscow - Central Moscow Mosque - The Museum of Cosmonautics - Excursion «Underground Palaces of Moscow- the Moscow Subway

Itinerary

Arrival to St.Petersburg. Upon arrival to St.Petersburg you meet your guide and driver. Transfer to the hotel. Free time.
The rest of the day is free to relax in your cozy room, dine in one of the nearby restaurants or start exploring the amazing city center on your own. Overnight.
Transfer airport-hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.
You meet your guide at the hotel lobby and go on an amazing panoramic city tour around the most cherished gems of St. Petersburg.

City tour includes all major points of interest such as Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospect, Kazan Cathedral, the Spit of Vasilievsky Island, Isaac Square, Palace Square, the Mariinsky Theater and many other popular attractions

During the tour you also visit the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood which stands on the site where Russia’s great emperor Alexander II was mortally wounded, and the Peter and Paul Fortress — a burial place of almost all the Russian emperors and empresses from Peter the Great to Nicholas II and his family.

Lunch at the local cafe (halal cuisine).

Visit of the legendary Hermitage Museum to see its unique collection of world art. Its collection includes more than three million works of art and artifacts of the world culture. Among them are paintings, graphic works, sculptures and works of applied art, archaeological finds and numismatic material.

During the tour you visit the halls of the Winter Palace to explore the main collection of the Hermitage, including the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, El Greco, Francisco Goya and Thomas Gainsborough.
After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Bus and guide services from 10:00 to 18:00


Breakfast at the hotel.

After breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and travel to the outskirts of St. Petersburg to explore the former summer residence of Russian tsars and the gem of palace architecture — Peterhof.

During the tour you visit the famous Bath Cottage and take a walk in the beautiful Lower Park, lavishly adorned with 176 fountains of various forms and styles and numerous gilded statues of ancient gods and heroes.

There are several small palaces and pavilions on the park territory, such as the Monplaisir, Catherine’s Block, Marli, Hermitage and many others.

Back to the hotel. Free time. Overnight.

Meals: Breakfast.

Bus and guide services from 10:00 to 16:00.


Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.
After breakfast you met by your guide and set-off for a Muslim heritage tour of St. Petersburg.
Highlight of the day — visit to the the Great Mosque of St. Petersburg — the monument of Islamic religious architecture. The dome of the mosque is almost an exact copy of the mausoleum of Tamerlane in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Its fluted azure dome and minarets are stunning and surprisingly prominent in the city’s skyline. Outside of prayer times, you can walk through the gate at the northeast side and ask the guard for entry – the interior is equally lovely.
You will also visit the State Museum of the History of Religion with a particular focus on history of Islam.
Free time in the center of the city for shopping and independent walks.
Transfer to the airport.
Departure to Kazan.
Arrival to Kazan. Meeting with guide at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Check in. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast.
Bus and guide services in SPb from 12:00 to 22:00, Transfer and guide service in Kazan from 02:00 to 03:30.


Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the hotel lobby.
Welcome to Kazan, the capital of the Tatarstan republic, Russian-ruled region with a Muslim majority. Tatarstan has long been a model region for religious and ethnic tolerance.
Excursion «Kazan Muslim» with a visit of the most ancient mosques in Kazan.

Meeting and having tea with the imam of the mosque, where guests will learn a lot of new and interesting things about the traditions of hospitality of the Kazan Tatars.

Lunch in the Markhaba restaurant (halal cuisine).

Panoramic city tour around the most prominent attractions of Kazan, including the Old Tatar Quarter, the Marjani Mosque, the scenic Kaban Lakes, the Millennium Park.

Visit of the historical ensemble of the Kazan Kremlin. During the tour you see the main treasures of the complex, including one of the largest mosques in Russia — the Qol Sharif Mosque, the leaning Soyembika Tower, the Annunciation Cathedral and the Governor’s Palace.
After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day at leisure.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Bus and guide services from 11:00 to 19:00.


Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.
Meeting with guide at the hotel lobby.
Transfer to Iske-Kazan State Historical-Cultural and Natural Museum-Reserve with interactive program:
Meet by Khan king;
Folk show: Tatar national songs & dancing;
Master class: hand-made traditional head wear called “Tyubeteika”;
Excursion around complex and museum.
Transfer to traditional Tatar village Tugan Avalym.
Lunch at the Tugan Avalym.
After the tour you return to your hotel. Free time.
Night city tour «Night lights of Kazan».
Back to hotel. Overnight.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Bus and guide services from 10:00 to 17:30, from 20:00 to 22:00.


Breakfast at the hotel. Check out!
Meeting with guide at the hotel lobby.
Visit of National Museum of the Republic of Tatarstan is one of the oldest museums in Russia, the largest repository of monuments of material and spiritual culture of the Middle Volga and Ural regions. The museum preserves and reflects the history and culture of the peoples of Tatarstan, Russia and the world.
Culinary master-class and lunch in the National complex Tatar Estate (Halal cuisine).
Walking tour of Bauman street.
Transfer to the airport.
Departure to Moscow.
Arrival to Sheremetyevo airport. Meeting with guide at the arrival hall of airport. Transfer to the hotel. Check in. Free time for the rest.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Cooking Master class.
Bus and guide services in Kazan from 10:00 to 17:30. Bus transfer and guide service in Moscow from 20:25 to 22:00.


Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the hotel lobby.
You enjoy a guided tour of the Muslim heritage of Moscow.
You visit the Central Moscow Mosque (Moscow Cathedral Mosque) that is the biggest mosque in Europe. The six-floor mosque has 79-meter high minarets, which are the tallest in Europe.
Meeting with Imam of Central Moscow Mosque.
Lunch in the Mosque cafe.
Visit of The Museum of Cosmonautics. During the tour you will learn about the History of the Soviet and Russian cosmonautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky’s projects for the realization of mankind’s dream of space flights, the designer Sergei Korolev, the founder of practical cosmonautics, the first artificial satellites of the Earth, the first manned space flight, spacecraft flights to The Moon and the Planets of the Solar System.
Excursion «Underground Palaces of Moscow». You explore one of the most interesting sites in Moscow hidden deep beneath the surface — the Moscow Subway. You have a quick subway ride to taste local life and enjoy the splendid decorations of its stations.
After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch.
Bus and guide services from 10:45 to 18:00.

 


Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide in the hotel lobby.
Excursion to Moscow Kremlin (territory + Cathedrals). You have a guided tour of this historical fortress, where you visit the famous Square of Four Cathedrals and go inside one of its gorgeous cathedrals decorated with magnificent frescoes.
Visit of Armoury Chamber that houses a unique collection of crown jewels, stunning coronation finery, hand-forged armour and weapons, royal carriages and sleighs, and world-famous Fabergé eggs.
Lunch in the local cafe (halal cuisine).
City tour including all major sights of Russian capital such as Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral, Bolshoi Theater, Kremlin Embankment, Christ the Saviour Cathedral, Sparrow Hills and Moscow State University, Tverskaya Street, New Maiden Convent, the Diplomatic Village, Victory Park with the view on the Moscow International Business Center «Moscow City», the Triumphal Arch, Kutuzovsky Prospect, Arbat street and many other interesting places which are really worth to seeing.
Transfer to the hotel. Free time. Overnight.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Bus and guide services from 09:30 to 18:30.


Breakfast at the hotel.
Meeting with guide at the hotel lobby. Transfer to Radisson Royal yacht.
River cruise along Moscow river by Radisson Royal snow-white beauty yacht.
Transfer to the hotel. Free time.
Option: A magnificent unforgettable performance in the oldest Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard. Price PP: 10 pax — 90 USD, 19-30 pax — 80 USD, 40-50 pax — 70 USD (incl guide service, transfer to circus and back, circus tickets)
Meals: Breakfast.
Bus and guide services from 12:00 to 16:00


Breakfast at the hotel. Check out up to 12:00. Free time.

This is the final day of your amazing St. Petersburg — Kazan — Moscow tour.

You can leave their luggage in the luggage room. Free time. You can walk around the city on your own and buy souvenirs.

Your driver takes you to the airport for your flight back home.

We wish you a safe flight and look forward to welcoming you on your future travels!

 


Trip includes

Included

4 nights accommodation in Azimut Olympic Moscow Hotel 4*, 3 nights accommodation in Park Inn Nevsky St.Petersburg Hotel 4*, 3 night accommodation in Courtyard by Marriott Kazan Kremlin 4* on BB basis according program;


Hotel

English speaking guide as per program;


Guiding Method
Fully guided

English
Coach / BusMini-coachPrivate Vehicle

Lunches according program; Cooking master-class;
Avia tickets St.Petersburg-Kazan, Kazan-Moscow (economy);
Excursions in Moscow, Kazan, St.Petersburg according program;
Entrance fees to museum according program;
1 bottle of water daily PP (0,5l);
Radio-guide.


Excluded

Meals & Beverages except mentioned;


Vegetarian Halal Meat

Insurance


Optional activities/upgrades/extras;
Personal expenses;
Baggage tray;
Meals & Beverages except mentioned;
Anything not mentioned in the tour inclusions;


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