Welcome to a unique experience! Assemble at Changi Airport for our flight to

Moscow, the capital of Russia. Note: Flight on Singapore Airlines departs past midnight on Day 2.

• Drive through the pleasant Russian countryside, passing clusters of dachas and tiny villages as we commence our tour of the Golden Ring in Suzdal, located on the bank of Kamenka River.
• Enjoy an orientation tour of the city followed by a visit to a local family for tea.

• Return to the beauty and splendour of Russia’s biggest city, Moscow.
• Travel on Moscow’s Metro Station, often called the ‘People’s Palaces’ for their elegant designs and lavish use of marble, mosaics, sculptures & chandeliers.
• Arrive at Arbat Street, once an enclave of court artisans but now offers souvenirs from many craft stalls.
• Board the high speed Sapsan train for the 635km journey across the Russian Plains to St Petersburg.

• Proceed to Peterhof nestled on the shore of the Gulf of Finland and home to the most spectacular summer estate of Russian Czar, Peter the Great.
• Admire the Grand Cascade and Water Avenue with its unequalled collection of magnificent fountains, canals and opulent bronze statues (fountains operates from early May to early October, weather permitting).
• Visit the Winter Palace which also houses the State Hermitage Museum.  Be awed by one of the finest art collections founded on the original 18th century collection of Empress Catherine the Great.

• Admire the staggering gold dome of St Issac’s Cathedral which is a wartime bastion to Russians as it survived shelling by Nazi forces during the blockade of the city then known as Leningrad.
• St Petersburg’s most famous rider, the Bronze Horseman, rears fearlessly over the Neva River at the opposite end of Decembrists’ Square from St Isaac’s.
• Drive down the main avenue, the Nevsky Prospect which buzzes with dining and bar scenes.  Take in the festive façade of the Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood, built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in March 1881.

• Visit the first structure in St Petersburg, Peter & Paul Fortress, built to protect the city from Swedish attacks.
• Learn about the 500 years of history in refining and perfecting the vodka at the Russian Vodka Museum.
• After lunch, board the train for our journey back to Moscow.

• Visit Kremlin which bore witness to many famous & tragic events in Russia’s past and a treasure trove of Russian history with its cathedrals, palaces, Czar’s Cannon & Bell.
• Next adjourn to the Red Square where the embalmed body of Dictator Lenin now rest in a stately Mausoleum (may close without notice).
• Nearby are the colourful domes of St Basil’s Cathedral, representing the most famous Russian architectural masterpiece and GUM, the state department store housing more than 1000 shops.
• Enjoy an entertaining evening at the famous Moscow Circus performances of juggling, trapeze artistry, and extreme balancing acts by an all-Russian cast.

• Drive to the most picturesque of Moscow suburbs, Kolomenskoye Estate.
• Admire majestic royal estates, old monasteries and pre-historical sites at this UNESCO World Heritage Site.
• Enjoy some free time in the afternoon.

• Arrive at Sergiev Posad, another city on the Golden Ring and considered the ‘Russian Vatican’ and a temporary residence of the Russian patriarchs.
• Embark on a walking tour at the Trinity-St Sergius Lavra, the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church.
• Visit a Matryoshka Doll Factory to learn about the making of these traditional nestling ‘Trinity’ toys.

• Bid farewell to Moscow as we transfer to the airport for our flight back to Singapore.

We hope that you have had an enjoyable vacation with Dynasty Travel and look forward to bring you to your next holiday destination.