One day Tour to SUZDAL/VLADIMIR out of Moscow
A two day tour of Suzdal & Vladimir is also available.

Duration
1 day
out of Moscow

This trip to Vladimir and Suzdal introduces you to the treasury of Russian History and Culture, masterpieces of Ancient Art, unique monuments and fascinating museums.

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ITINERARY

Suzdal and Vladimir are part of Moscow’s ‘Golden Ring’, a chain of ancient towns and cities located to the North-East of the Capital. The Suzdal and Vladimir tour enables you to discover treasures of Russian history and culture, masterpieces of ancient art and unique monuments of Old Russia.

 

This tour has an early start. At 6:00 am meet your driver in the hotel lobby, he will take you to the railway station to catch the high-speed train to Vladimir, one of the medieval capitals of Old Russia and also part of Moscow’s Golden Ring. It would take just 1 hour and 45 min. to get to Vladimir onboard of the comfortable modern train. You make your train journey on your own, but upon arrival meet your local English-speaking guide on platform. This guide will stay with you until you leave Vladimir by train the same evening. Upon your arrival you will be driven to Suzdal (45 min), which dates from the 11th century. Suzdal is a well-known and popular tourist destination. It has many remarkable riverside churches and monasteries dating from the 11th – 13th century, some of which are included in UNESCO World Heritage List as fine examples of ancient Russian architecture. The town, once an important religious center, has looks and feels like a provincial village with its beautiful landscape, rustic houses and unpaved roads. The tour includes visits to the beautiful ancient churches in the town, the Kremlin, its grounds, Cross Chamber and the Wooden Architecture Museum.

 

Lunch in a local restaurant is included.

 

In the afternoon, after lunch, you visit Vladimir. The town has three monuments on the UNESCO World Heritage Lis, visit one of themt:

 

– The magnificent five-domed Assumption Cathedral was designed as a sepulcher of grand princes and dedicated to the holy icon Theotokos of Vladimir, which had been brought to the city by Andrew the Pious. The cathedral was constructed in 1158–1160, expanded in 1185–1189, and includes major frescoes by the great artists Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny.

St.Demetrius Cathedral (end of the XII century) is notable for its noble forms and ideal proportions. Its walls are decorated with beautiful stone fretwork – it has more than 600 bas-reliefs.

Golden Gate (1164), a combination of battle tower, over-gate church and triumphal arch, is considered a remarkable monument of Russian fortification
architecture.

 

After the tours you will be transferred to the railway station in Vladimir, where you catch the high-speed train back to Moscow.

 

Upon your arrival to Moscow your driver will transfer you to the hotel.

06:00 Meet with the guide and driver in the hotel lobby, transfer to the railway station
07:15  Train departure to Vladimir*

08:55 Arrive Vladimir, meet the guide and driver, drive to Suzdal

10:00   Tours in Suzdal: Kremlin; Cross Chamber; Nativity Church (inside); Museum of Wooden Architecture

13:00 Lunch (included into the tour price)


Drive to Vladimir (30 km)

 

15:00   Vladimir city tour, Assumption Cathedral, St. Demetrius Cathedral, the Golden Gate

17:00 Transfer to the railway station in Vladimir

17:45 Train departure back to Moscow*

19:30  Arrive Moscow

End of the tour

 

*Train departure time may change slightly. The exact departure time will be known 60 days ahead the departure date.

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Group size

For 1
from 36500 rub. (about 365 Euro
For 2-3
from 21000 rub. (about 210 Euro)
For 4-5
from 16700 rub. (about 165 Euro)
For 6-7
from 13600 rub. (about 135 Euro)
For 8-9
from 12300 rub. (about 125 Euro)
For 10-11
from 11500 rub. (about 115 Euro)
For 12+
from 11000 rub. (about 110 Euro)

Included

Transportation and Tour Guide; Lunch; Museum entrances; 2nd class return train tickets; Morning transfer with guide in Moscow; Transfer to the hotel without guide upon return to Moscow

Mentioned above costs are per person and don’t include accommodation.

Address

191186, St.Petersburg, MALAYA MORSKAYA st., 11 office 406

Contacts