Welcome to Moscow by walking! (Full Day Classic Sites + Metro Tour)
Within this tour you will get acquainted with the main tourist attractions of the center of Moscow, the history and architecture of the ancient Kremlin.
Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral, GUM, Lenin's Mausoleum are truly the icinic sights and are in UNESCO World Heritage List.
Tverskaya street, Alexander Garden, Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Bolshoi Theatre and historical downtown of Moscow is a must for a walk area to see an feel the spirits of the City.
We will visit symbolic Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and stop at the Patriarch bridge for breathtaking views to Kremlin over Moskva River.
We will enjoy the grandeur and beauty of Moscow Underground - ‘The Palace For Common People’. The stations will strike your mind with marble walls and columns, high ceilings, crystal chandeliers, stained glass and mosaics.
If you want to visit Kremlin Territory and Cathedrals / Armoury Chamber Museum please let me know! Please NOTE that Kremlin is CLOSED on THURSDAY
per adult from
$136
AUDDuration
6 to 7 hours
Pickup
Hotel pickup available
Voucher
Mobile ticket
What's included :
- Expert local advice on what to do and where to go before / after the tour
- Metro tickets
- Professional licensed guide
- Entrance fee to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and Observation deck
What's excluded :
- Entrance fee to The Armoury Chamber Museum (EUR30 per person)
- Entrance fee to St. Basil's Cathedral (EUR15 per person)
- Entrance fee to Moscow Kremlin Territory & Cathedrals (EUR25 per person)
- Lunch
- Snacks
- This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Red Square, Moscow 109012 Russia
Red Square is one of the most famous Russia's places of interest. It is located right in the heart of Moscow. Many significant buildings surround Red Square: the Kremlin, Lenin's Mausoleum, Saint Basil's Cathedral, GUM trading house and Kazan Cathedral there. The State Historical Museum is also located in the square.
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Saint Basil's Cathedral, Red Square 2, Moscow 109012 Russia
A world-famous landmark of Moscow. In 1990, it became part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Stop At: Lenin's Mausoleum, Red Square, Moscow 613310 Russia
Lenin’s Mausoleum is a Soviet monument in which the mummified remains of Vladimir Lenin, the main leader of the October Revolution in 1917 and the first Soviet President, are preserved.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Kremlin Walls and Towers, Red Square, Moscow 613310 Russia
The steeple-roofed towers of the Moscow Kremlin
Russian: Кремль
and its walls with swallow-tailed crenellations are irreplaceable elements of Moscow’s panoramic metropolis. The settlement where the Kremlin is now dates back to ancient times.
There are 20 towers in Kremlin and we will see the most significant ones.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: GUM, Red Square, 3 Metro Ploshchad Revolyutsii, Moscow 109012 Russia
The most iconic Dapertment store in Russia. Here we will have a chance to try USSR ice-cream.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Bolshoi Theatre, Teatralnaya Sq., 1, Moscow 125009 Russia
The pride of all Russia - Bolshoi Theater - is one of the world’s biggest opera and ballet theaters, rated as high as La Scala in Italy and Covent Garden in England. It is hard to overestimate the importance of the Bolshoi Theater for Russia. You can only enjoy its immortal creations and to admire its magnificent building, which is also an outstanding example of Russian architecture.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Aleksandrovskiy Sad, Near Kremlin, Moscow 119072 Russia
Alexander Garden was one of the first urban public parks in Moscow. The park comprises three separate gardens, which stretch along all the length of the western Kremlin wall for 865 metres (2,838 ft)
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Tomb of Unknown Soldier, Aleksandrovskiy Sad, Moscow 125009 Russia
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of Moscow is a memorial dedicated to the Soviet soldiers who fell during the Great Patriotic War (1941-1945). The remains of the unknown soldier, killed in the Battle of Moscow and initially buried in a mass grave at Zelenograd, were relocated to the Kremlin Wall in December of 1966. In front of the tomb is a Eternal Flame with underneath the inscription: "Your name is unknown, your deed is immortal" . To the right of the memorial is a grantie wall with the following inscription: "1941 - To Those Who Have Fallen For The Motherland - 1945"
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Tverskaya Street (Ulitsa), Tverskaya ulitsa, Moscow Russia
Tverskaya is the main thoroughfare of Moscow. It bears the name of the ancient town Tver to which this road original led. When St. Petersburg was founded this road linked these two major cities of Russia. It was also known as the tsar's road, as all Russian monarchs were driven along Tverskaya on their way to their coronation, which took place in the Assumption Cathedral in the Moscow Kremlin.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Belorusskaya Metro Station, Tverskaya Zastava Sq., 1, Moscow 125047 Russia
The main objective of the station architects was to overcome a sense of dungeons in on platforms "for Muscovites to enter the underground places after a hard day's work, filled with light, in a way that did not leave their joyous, festive feeling." The problem was solved successfully.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Revolution Square (Ploshchad Revolutsii), Ploschad Revolyutsii Close to Red Square, Moscow 109012 Russia
The station was opened on March 13, 1938. The most interesting feature of the station is 76 bronze figures, situated in niches of 18 arches. This peculiar gallery of images of Soviet people, aimed to personify force and power of the country, its glorious past and bright future. One of the bronze sculptures — a dog that accompanies a frontier guard — is believed to bring good luck if you touch its nose.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Metro Station Komsomolskaya, Komsomolskaya sq., Moscow Russia
This station was constructed to act as a type of “gateway” to Moscow because it is located under the three busiest Moscow railway terminals. It represents the peak of the Stalinist Empire style with its elegant bronze chandeliers, marble arcades and monumental mosaics made from smalt.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Mayakovskaya Metro Station, Triumfalnaya Sq., Moscow 125047 Russia
This station is an experiment: it was built deep underground, using aeronautical engineering techniques. This station is a masterpiece: it won a Grand Prix at the World’s Fair in New York. This station is a story within itself: it used to serve as a bomb shelter and a soapbox for Joseph Stalin.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Metro Station Novoslobodskaya, Novoslobodskaya st., Moscow Russia
This is one of the most ceremonial stations in the Moscow Metro. It is best known for its 32 stained-glass panels, which were all designed by the famous Soviet artist Pavel Korin.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Volkhonka, 15, Moscow 119019 Russia
The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour of Moscow is the most important cathedral in Moscow, even before the Cathedral of St. Basil, with a unique and bizarre history that dates back to the nineteenth century and still continues to this day. In addition, it is the highest orthodox temple in the world.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Park Zaryadye, Varvarka, 6/1, Moscow 109012 Russia
Zaryadye — this is a new park, built in the historic center of the city, next to the Kremlin and Red Square. Zaryadye is an oasis of peace and quiet, a place of retreat from the rhythm of the city. All the attractions and new technology are delicately integrated into the landscape. The park is covered by forest, steppe and water meadows, which recreate various natural environments of the country, from the Far North to the grasslands of central Asia.
Duration: 15 minutes Departure Point :
Four Seasons Hotel Moscow, Ulitsa Okhotnyy Ryad, 2, Moskva, Russia, 109012
Traveler pickup is offeredReturn Detail :
Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, ulitsa Volkhonka, 15, Moskva, Russia, 119019Hotel Pickup :
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Near public transportation
- Stroller accessible
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
- You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.
- For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Language
English
Age Req.
-
Fitness Req.
None
Group Size
15
Organised by Insider Moscow Tours
Activity ID: V-144296P7
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