Waterways of Russia: St. Petersburg to Moscow Aboard Volga Dream
September 12–22, 2012
M.S. Volga Dream
Volga Dream
Ship Lounge
Volga Dream
Ship Restaurant
Volga Dream
Promenade Deck - Library
St. Petersburg at night
Peterhof Palace, Russia
Catherine Palace at Tsarskoe Selo
Aboard the premier ship cruising Russia’s waterways, experience the country’s two great cultural capitals. While moored in St. Petersburg, Tzar Peter the Great’s “window on the West,” attend a special early opening tour of the Hermitage Museum. In the fabled city of Moscow, Russia’s political and commercial capital, see the world’s largest collection of Fabergé eggs. Cruise through Russia’s heartland along scenic rivers, lakes, and canals, calling on Kizhi Island, an open-air museum dedicated to astounding wooden architecture and a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Goritsy, noted for its 14th-century monastery; and the Golden Ring cities of medieval Yaroslavl and 10th-century Uglich—rustic remnants of Old Russia. A pre-tour extension to Moscow is also planned.
Study Leader Information
John Meffert has delighted many tour groups with his lectures and insights on preservation, and received rave reviews as study leader.
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: U.S.
Depart from the U.S. on an overnight flight to St. Petersburg, Russia.
Day 2: St. Petersburg, Russia
Transfer to the deluxe M.S. Volga Dream
Day 3: St. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt; Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood (Church of the Resurrection of Christ); St. Isaac’s Cathedral; Peter and Paul Fortress; Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul
Day 4: St. Petersburg
Early-opening tour of the State Hermitage Museum; The ship departs St. Petersburg this evening
Day 5: Cruising/Mandrogi
Traditional Russian specialties dinner
Day 6: Kizhi Island
Cruise Lake Onega
Day 7: Goritsy
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery; cruise along the Sheksna River; sample Russian vodkas
Day 8: Yaroslavl
Cruise through the scenic wilderness of Lake Rybinskoye; Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl; Monastery of the Transfiguration
Day 9: Uglich
Church of Prince Dimitri-on-the-Blood; cruise the Volga River and into the Moscow Canal
Day 10: Moscow
Cruise into the Russian capital city along the Moscow River; Kremlin; the Armory; see the authentic State treasures including the Fabergé Easter eggs; Walk around Red Square; Admire the multicolored grandeur of the 16th-century St. Basil’s Cathedral
Day 11: Moscow/U.S.
Transfer to the airport for your flight to the U.S.
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