Tour Multicultural Russia. Moscow and Kazan

Arrival to Moscow.

Meeting with a guide.

Upon arrival you will be met at the airport by our guide and taken to the hotel.

Panoramic city tour including Cathedral of Christ the Savior, The Triumph Arch, Victory park, Sparrow Hills.

At the Victory park among different interesting sites you can see churches of different religions which symbolizes the unity of different nations of the Soviet Union in front of the common enemy which helped to achieve the Victory.

Dinner.

Transfer to the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel. 

Walking tour on the Red Square. Visit of the Lenin mausoleum (if open). 

Time for walking through the oldest State Department store GUM. Due to its 19th century architectural style, it looks like a royal palace. Then you will see Alexander Garden, Tomb to the Unknown Soldier, Saint Basil's Cathedral, Historical museum. 

After lunch visit to the Kremlin. The Moscow Kremlin is considered to be a symbol of the Russian statehood. The Kremlin hill became the main sightseeing of Moscow. The architectural ensemble “The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square” is included into the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list.  
Excursion in the Kremlin. The Moscow Kremlin is considered to be a symbol of the Russian statehood. The Kremlin hill became the main sightseeing of Moscow. The architectural ensemble “The Moscow Kremlin and Red Square” is included into the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage list. 

Visit Zaryadye park. Enjoy Moscow views from river overlook. 

Dinner.

Breakfast in the hotel. 

Metro tour - visit one of the most beautiful subways in the world - "Underground palaces”.  

Then you will see churches of different religions and learn how different religions have been peacefully coexisting in Moscow for a long time. Visit to the Catholic church of Our Lady and the Cathedral Moscow mosque. 

Lunch in the Depot food court. Here you can try cousin of different nations living in Moscow. 

After lunch visit VDHKh, a permanent general purpose trade show complex and amusement park in Moscow.  You will enjoy the gorgeous large-scale Soviet style buildings , most of them were dedicated to different national republics of the Soviet Union, and some of them are presenting nowadays the culture of different countries and regions. On the main square of the complex the wonderful fountain named People’s friendship is situated. 

Dinner.

Transfer to the train station. Departure by night train to Kazan.

Arrival by train to Kazan. Meeting by a guide at the station. 

Breakfast in a café. 

Sightseeing Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. This city with a population of about 1.2 million people is one of the largest economic, scientific, educational, cultural and sports centers in Russia. In 2005, Kazan celebrated its millennium.

A prevailing feature of life in the city is peaceful, creative coexistence of different religions and nationalities.

You will see the Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after Musa Jalil, Kazan Federal University, Lake Kaban, The Mardjani Mosque - the first stone mosque of Kazan, the Peter and Paul Cathedral, visit the Virgin Monastery - the place where the Kazan icon of the Mother of God is kept. 

And after all you’ll see the Kazan Kremlin, the oldest part of the city. The Kazan Kremlin is one of the oldest Russian kremlins. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The Qol Sharif is the main cathedral mosque of Tatarstan. It was opened in 2005. Its exterior replicates the look of the Khanate of Kazan’s main mosque that was destroyed in 1552 by the Army of Ivan the Terrible. The mosque was named after Qol Sharif — a Tatar poet, warrior and prominent thinker who is considered to be a direct descendant of Prophet Muhammad.

Lunch in a traditional Tatar restaurant.

A short walk through the charming Bauman Street – the main pedestrian street of the city. 

Transfer to hotel. Free time. 

Dinner.

Breakfast in the hotel. 

Guided tour to the Temple of all religion and to Sviyazhsk.
Today's Kazan appears to be equally strongly tied with its unique mixture of religious beliefs. Philanthropist Ildar Khanov began work on his Temple of All Religions in 1992 near the shores of the Volga River, and this unique building is still under construction. The Temple makes use of religious architecture from all over the world, and has an Orthodox church dome, a minaret, synagogue-like fixtures, and other items representing 16 of the world's many faiths.

Sviyazhsk – the island-town that was built by order of Ivan the Terrible and became the centre of Orthodoxy of the Volga Region. The journey will allow you to feel the breath of history and open some of its pages.

Lunch in Sviyazhsk (Russian cuisine).

Return to Kazan. Free time.

Dinner.

Breakfast in the hotel.

Transfer from hotel to airport. 

Flight to your destination of through an interchange in Moscow