From the Kremlin walls to palatial metro stations — Moscow is where most journeys across Russia begin. We combine the classics with hidden corners and easy connections to Kazan by fast train or a 1.5-hour flight.
Why Moscow
Eight centuries of Russian history in one city: the Kremlin and Red Square, onion-domed cathedrals, world-class museums and theatres, and one of the most beautiful metro systems on the planet. Our English-speaking guides show both the icons and the everyday life of a modern megacity.
1 day · groups & individual
Moscow City Tour
The essential Moscow in one day: Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral, GUM arcade and the Kremlin walls, the floating bridge of Zaryadye Park, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and the panoramic viewpoint on Sparrow Hills.
Private or group format, with a comfortable vehicle and an English-speaking guide.
Half day · walking
The Kremlin & Armoury Chamber
Step inside the heart of Russian power: Cathedral Square with its golden domes, the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell, and the Armoury Chamber — home to Fabergé eggs, royal carriages and crowns of the tsars. Diamond Fund visit on request.
2–3 hours · underground
Moscow Metro Tour
The “people’s palaces” of the Soviet era: chandeliers and mosaics of Komsomolskaya, the Art Deco hall of Mayakovskaya, the bronze figures of Ploshchad Revolyutsii and the stained glass of Novoslobodskaya. A favourite with every group.
Half day · art & culture
Tretyakov Gallery & Zamoskvorechye
The greatest collection of Russian art — from medieval icons by Andrei Rublev to Repin, Shishkin and Vasnetsov — followed by a walk through the quiet merchant streets and churches of Zamoskvorechye.
Half day · UNESCO site
Kolomenskoye Royal Estate
A former summer residence of the tsars on the banks of the Moskva River: the UNESCO-listed Church of the Ascension, the reconstructed wooden palace of Tsar Alexei and old apple orchards.
1 day · Golden Ring
Sergiev Posad & the Trinity Lavra
A day trip to the spiritual heart of Russian Orthodoxy — the UNESCO-listed Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, founded in the 14th century. Visit the cathedrals and the toy museum, the birthplace of the matryoshka doll.
Moscow and Kazan are connected by fast trains and short flights. Ask us for a combined programme with transfers, hotels and guides in both cities.
Moscow · Kazan · St Petersburg
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Tsy1980, CC BY-SA 4.0 · A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · mos.ru, CC BY 4.0 · Pavel Kazachkov from Moscow, Russia, CC BY 2.0 · Sergey Ashmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0