-high.jpg&w=2048&q=100)
-high.jpg&w=828&q=100)
-high.jpg&w=828&q=100)
-high.jpg&w=828&q=100)
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.
Highlights
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;
English speaking guide as per program;
Guiding Method
Fully guided
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;



Insurance
Optional activities/upgrades/extras;
Personal expenses;
Baggage tray;
Meals & Beverages except mentioned;
Anything not mentioned in the tour
inclusions;
Availability
Loading. Please wait.
Book the tour by paying only 25% upfront, and settle the remaining amount 30 days before the tour departure.
Request a Private, Customizable Departure
By design, this is a group tour. You can however request a private, customized version of this tour for yourself or your private group of people. Private departures are usually more expensive, but come with these benefits:
Personal
Itinerary can be tweaked and customized.
Protected
Travel withing your own bubble.
Professional
Access our Travel Specialists insider knowledge.
Privacy
Enjoy a tour focused solely on you or your travel group.
Why book with Travelshopbooking
Best price quaranteed.
100% financial protection.
Earn $20+ in travel credits.
Cancellation Policy
On our global marketplace TravelShop Booking Supplier is recognized globally as an online tourism marketplace connecting travelers, suppliers, and tour operators worldwide. All users acknowledge that TravelShop Booking is a platform not liable for canceled tours, poor services, or unforeseen circumstances occurring before, during, or after the tour.
Need help or have a question about this tour?
if you have any question about this tour or need help with planning a trip, please do not hesitate to get in touch with us.
We're ready to help.