Moscow & St. Petersburg - Eid al-Adha - THY - 2026

DAY 01 ISTANBUL AIRPORT – MOSCOW We meet our valued guests at 05:35 at the international departures terminal of Istanbul New Airport and, after baggage and check-in procedures, depart for Moscow at 08:25 on Turkish Airlines flight TK 413. Arrival in Moscow at 12:25, then we are met at the airport and transfer by our private vehicle for the “Moscow Panoramic City Tour.” During our panoramic Moscow city tour, places to be seen include the historic center that has witnessed political and social turmoil, Red Square, the colorful onion-shaped St. Basil’s Cathedral located there, the Kremlin Palace, the 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 the tour, transfer to our hotel and free time. DAY 02 MOSCOW After breakfast at our hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the extra “Kremlin Palace & Moscow Metro & Arbat & Nazım Hikmet’s Grave Tour.” The Kremlin, where Russian President Vladimir Putin also has his office, contains the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, considered Moscow’s most important church since the 14th century, and also the world’s largest bell. We will continue our tour with the Moscow Metro. Started by Stalin in 1931, the Moscow Metro is comparable today to the metros of New York, Paris, or London in size, but it is universally accepted as the most beautiful metro in the world in terms of interior architecture and decoration. Arbat Street, which runs through the center of Moscow, is a traffic-free road that everyone who comes to this city visits at least once and enjoys walking from one end to the other. Here you can browse colorful shop windows, taste the best examples of Russian and international cuisine, sit in elegant cafes that would not be out of place in Paris, and most pleasantly, sit on a bench and watch the Russians, engrossed in the flow of life. If you want a Moscow souvenir, this street is the right place. Then we will continue our tour with Nazım Hikmet’s grave. We will leave our hotel for a visit to Novodevichy Monastery (Nazım Hikmet’s grave is also located here). One of Russia’s most important monasteries, Novodevichy was founded in 1524 and over time became the place where the star of many would-be tsarinas faded. Although it was intended to be destroyed on Napoleon’s orders in 1812, the nuns managed to prevent this decision. Within the scope of the visit, we will visit Nazım Hikmet’s grave inside the monastery. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. DAY 03 MOSCOW – ST. PETERSBURG (TRAIN JOURNEY) After breakfast at our hotel, we check out and transfer to the train station. After our train journey from Moscow to St. Petersburg, we arrive and are met, then proceed by private vehicle for the “St. Petersburg Panoramic City Tour.” On the panoramic city tour, we will have the opportunity to see the city’s historical and touristic sites and streets featuring the finest examples by some of the world’s most famous architects and artists. The famous Nevsky Prospect, featured in the books of renowned writers, 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 Battleship are among the places to be seen. After the 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 join the “Russian Night Tour” organized as an extra by our guide. Dinner at Troika Restaurant, one of St. Petersburg’s finest restaurants, and the chance to watch magnificent dance shows should not be missed. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. DAY 04 ST. PETERSBURG After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the extra “Hermitage, Peter and Paul, and Canal Tours.” The Hermitage Museum, located beside the Neva River and housing 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 is also listed in the Guinness Book of Records. Afterwards, accompanied by a guide, we will see St. Petersburg once more from its canals and begin our canal tour toward the Neva River. The tour will continue with Peter and Paul Fortress. Built by Peter in the 1700s as the first structure in St. Petersburg, the fortress 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 our hotel. DAY 05 ST. PETERSBURG After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish 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, which Peter had designed himself and then had built by Italian architect Rastrelli. A building competing with Versailles in Paris, it is a magnificent palace complex adorned with 150 monumental fountains and 4 waterfalls. Despite suffering great damage during World War II, it has been restored in full splendor while remaining faithful to its original architecture. 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. Although the Amber Room here is extremely interesting, due to the crowds especially in the summer months it may not be visited by many tourists. In this famous town where the aristocracy of the Tsarist era met the imperial family, the school where the famous poet Pushkin studied is also located. At the end of our tour, transfer to our hotel. DAY 06 ST. PETERSBURG – ISTANBUL AIRPORT After breakfast, free time. At the time determined by our guide in the evening, transfer to the airport. Upon arrival, passport and check-in procedures. DAY 07 ST. PETERSBURG – ISTANBUL AIRPORT Departure for Istanbul at 01:35 on Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK 404. Arrival in Istanbul at 05:25 local time. We hope to see you on our next tour.