Individual Packages, Golden Ring of Russia:
Choose from available options or let us tailor made a package just for you
The Golden Ring is a vast loop of historical towns and villages stretching some 500 km north east of Moscow.
If you seek to travel to the roots of Russian culture and enjoy a genuinely Russian atmosphere, choose from the four Golden Ring packages designed by Intours Canada
OPTION I:
A Full Day trip to Vladimir & Suzdal, out of Moscow
Moscow - Vladimir - Suzdal- Moscow
Visit the two Gem towns of the Golden Ring - Vladimir & Suzdal - within a Full day trip.
In the morning your local guide will meet you at hotel lobby.
You depart from the hotel and travel by a chauffeured car, together with your private guide, some 200 km outside of Moscow, to Vladimir.
Upon arrival, explore Vladimir with a city tour. You will be introduced to city's major attractions. You will see the Golden Gate, enjoy the breathtaking panorama of the city with Klyazma river curve, visit the splendid Dormition Cathedral, city's major landmark.
From Vladimir drive another 45 km to Suzdal, a UNESCO-listed Gem town of the Golden Ring. The town can easily be called an open air museum with an amazing number of beautifully restored monasteries, cathedrals and houses.
A real feast for traveler's eyes!
OPTION II:
A 2-Day trip to the Golden Ring, with an overnight in Suzdal
Moscow - Vladimir - Suzdal (1 night) - Moscow
Take your time and visit the Golden Ring gem towns of Vladimir & Suzdal. You would need half a day to get to the Golden Ring towns by car, at least another half a day to explore the sites, an overnight at the destination and head back to Moscow in the afternoon of Day 2.
Expect to return to Moscow some time in the evening
Included:
- an Escort private guide and a chauffeured car from Moscow
- 1 night at hotel in Suzdal
- two meals daily
- city tour in Suzdal and Vladimir with a local guide
- accommodation and meal for guide & driver from Moscow
OPTION III:
A 3-Day package that takes you further into Golden Ring region, to Yaroslavl
Moscow – Sergiev Posad - Vladimir – Suzdal (1) – Yaroslavl (1) – Moscow
Day One:
· 9 am: pick up from a hotel in Moscow, travel with an escort English-speaking guide, by a chauffeured car, to the gem towns of the Golden Ring, Vladimir and Suzdal.
En route to Vladimir, have a stop over in the historical town of Sergiev Posad for a visit to the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius. Lunch at a local restaurant. Continue on to Vladimir.
Upon arrival in Vladimir, sightseeing of key sights. After sightseeing in Vladimir, drive some 45 km to Suzdal. Overnight at the Pushkarskaya Sloboda Hotel ***
Day Two:
· In Suzdal: morning sightseeing of city’s highlights. After the city tour, depart Suzdal for Yaroslavl, by a chauffeured car/ with an escort guide. Lunch at a local restaurant. Upon arrival in Yaroslavl, a city tour of Yaroslavl. Overnight at the Yubilejnaya Hotel *** or similar
Day Three:
· Depart Yaroslavl for Moscow. Lunch at a local restaurant. Arrive Moscow in the evening, drop off at a hotel of your stay
Included:
- Escort guide & driver from Moscow
- 2 nights at a hotel, in Suzdal & in Yaroslavl
- Two meals daily
- city tour in Suzdal & Vladimir and Sergiev Posad, with a local guide
OPTION IY:
A 4-Day Private trip of the Golden Ring Gem towns, In-Depth
Moscow – Vladimir with Bogolyubovo, UNESCO listed village - Suzdal (1 night) – Yaroslavl (1 night) – Kostroma - Rostov Veliky (1 night) – Pereslavl Zalessky – Sergiev Posad – Moscow
Day 1: Morning depart Moscow – car/guide – to Vladimir | 175 km | sightseeing / on to Suzdal | 45 km | overnight in Suzdal (1)
Meals: L,D
Day 2: Suzdal sightseeing – to Yaroslavl | 185 km | sightseeing, overnight (1)
Meals: B,L,D
Day 3: Yaroslavl, sightseeing – a day trip to Kostroma | 85 km
|Drive to Rostov Veliky | 65 km | Overnight in Rostov (1)
Meals: B,L,D
Day 4: Rostov Veliky. Sightseeing. Drive back to Moscow | 210 km | with a stopover in Sergiev Posad for sightseeing & meal
Meals: B,L
The tour starts on Day 1, in Moscow, with a pick up from a hotel
The tour ends the evening of Day 4, as you are dropped off at your Moscow hotel