Moscow & St. Petersburg - THY - 2026

DAY 1 ISTANBUL AIRPORT – MOSCOW Meeting with our valued guests at Istanbul New Airport international departures terminal at 05:35, followed by baggage and check-in procedures, then departure for Moscow on Turkish Airlines flight TK 413 at 08:25. Arrival in Moscow at 12:25, and after being met at the airport, departure with our private vehicle for the “Moscow Panoramic City Tour.” During the panoramic Moscow city tour, the places we will see include the historic center of Red Square, which has witnessed political and social upheavals, the colorful onion-shaped domes of the fascinating St. Basil’s Cathedral located there, the Kremlin Palace, Bolshoi Theatre, Tverskaya Street, Gorky Park, Novodevichy Monastery, Swan Lake, Luzhniki Stadium, Sparrow Hills, and finally Moscow University, all seen panoramically. At the end of our tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. DAY 2 MOSCOW After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Kremlin Palace & Moscow Metro & Arbat & Nazım Hikmet’s Grave Tour. The Kremlin, where Russian President Vladimir Putin also has his working office, contains the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, considered Moscow’s most important church since the 14th century, as well as the world’s largest bell. We will continue our tour with the Moscow Metro. Started by Stalin in 1931, the Moscow Metro is considered by everyone to be the most beautiful metro in the world in terms of interior architecture and decoration, although it is often compared in size to the metros of New York, Paris, or London. Arbat Street, which runs through the center of Moscow, is a pedestrian street that everyone who visits the city stops by at least once and enjoys walking from one end to the other. Here you can browse the colorful shop windows, taste the finest examples of Russian and world cuisine, sit in elegant cafés that would not look out of place in Paris, and most pleasantly, sit on a bench and watch the Russians who are carried away by the flow of life. If you want a souvenir from Moscow, this street is the right place. Afterwards, we will continue our tour with Nazım Hikmet’s grave. We will depart from our hotel for a visit to Novodevichy Monastery, where Nazım Hikmet is also buried. Novodevichy, one of Russia’s most important monasteries, was founded in 1524 and over time became the place where many would-be tsarinas lost their star. Although Napoleon ordered its destruction in 1812, the nuns managed to prevent this decision. As part of the visit, we will go inside the monastery and visit Nazım Hikmet’s grave. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel. DAY 3 MOSCOW – ST. PETERSBURG (TRAIN JOURNEY) After breakfast at our hotel, we check out of the rooms and transfer to the train station. Following our train journey from Moscow to St. Petersburg, upon arrival we are met and then depart with our private vehicle for the “St. Petersburg Panoramic City Tour.” During the panoramic city tour, we will have the opportunity to see the streets where the finest examples of the world’s most famous architects and artists are displayed, as well as the city’s historical and tourist sites. Among the places to be seen are the famous Nevsky Prospect featured in the books of renowned authors, the Old Harbor Lighthouses, the Mint, the Clock Tower, the Statue of Peter the Great, the Winter Palace, Palace Square, the Admiralty Building, and the Aurora Cruiser. After our city tour, transfer to our hotel. Free time and accommodation at our hotel in St. Petersburg. At the end of the tour, guests who wish may participate in the optional “Russian Night Tour” organized by our guide. Dinner and magnificent dance shows at Troika Restaurant, one of St. Petersburg’s finest restaurants, should not be missed. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel. DAY 4 ST. PETERSBURG After breakfast, free time. Guests may join the optional “Hermitage, Peter and Paul, and Canal Tours.” The Hermitage Museum, located beside the Neva River and containing approximately 4 million works from the Tsarist period, is one of the largest museums in the world and in Russia. Because it has the largest collection of paintings, it has also been included in the Guinness Book of Records. Then, accompanied by a guide, we will see St. Petersburg from its canals and begin our canal tour, extending to the Neva River. After the tour, we will continue with the Peter and Paul Fortress. Built by Peter in the 1700s, this fortress is the first structure constructed in St. Petersburg and is located on the Neva River. The cathedral inside the fortress contains the tombs of the Romanov Dynasty. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel. DAY 5 ST. PETERSBURG After breakfast, free time. Guests may join the optional “Peterhof and Pushkin Tsar Village Tours.” On this tour, we will have the opportunity to see the summer palace located in the Gulf of Finland, whose plans Peter himself drew and which he had built by the Italian architect Rastrelli. This palace is a magnificent palace complex rivaling Versailles in Paris, with 150 monumental fountains and gardens adorned by four waterfalls. Although it suffered major damage during World War II, it has been restored true to its original architecture and all its splendor. Afterwards, the park, palace, and building complex known as Tsar Village, built by Catherine in the 18th century, covers an area of 600 hectares, and its main building is Catherine Palace. The Amber Room here is highly interesting, though due to the crowds in summer, many tourists may not be able to visit it. In this famous village, where the Tsar family met the aristocracy of the Tsarist period, there is also the school where the famous poet Pushkin studied. At the end of our tour, transfer to our hotel. DAY 6 ST. PETERSBURG – ISTANBUL AIRPORT After breakfast, free time. At the time determined by our guide, transfer to the airport. Upon arrival, after passport and check-in procedures, departure for Istanbul at 13:55 on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK 402. Arrival in Istanbul at 18:00 local time. Until we meet again on our next tour.