ARRIVAL: If you arrive the same day by plane, send us your schedule and arrival reference. We will welcome you at the airport for transfer to the hotel (around 30 mn ride).

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16:00 Meeting with the group

Rendez-vous at 4 p.m. in the lobby of the hotel. We’ll then head to the bar next door for a quick welcome orientation, before beginning a first city sightseeing tour

Guided tour of the historic center

During this first day your guide will take you for a fascinating tour of Moscow historical center, including the main must-see sites and punctuated with fascinating anecdotes linking the small stories to the great history of the city ...

Your tour includes:

• The Cathedral of Christ the Savior

• Walk on the banks of the Moskva

• The Red place

• St. Basil's Cathedral

• Manege Square

• Alexander's garden

• The GUM

• Zaryadie Park

• Tverskaya Street

• Triumphalnaya Square

Hidden Bar

In the evening we offer you a drink in one of our favorite bar with a breathtaking view of the historical center of Moscow.

Initiation to the Russian language

We will meet you at 9 am in the lobby of the hotel to accompany you to our language school where you will receive Russian language introductory courses. During 3 hours, certified teachers teach you the basics of the language (alphabet, usual formulas of courtesy, vocabulary and expressions) in order to acquire a certain level of autonomy that will help you to orientate yourself in the subway and in the city, solving practical questions (ask for the toilets, the prices, a train ticket, etc..) as well as getting in touch with the local population.

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Soviet lunch 

At lunchtime we will take you to a “Chebureshnaya”, a typical soviet restaurant very widespread in the USSR. You will enjoy typical Russian dishes, served for those who want, with few vodka shots. 

Metro tour

The afternoon will be dedicated to the guided tour of the Moscow Metro. This underground Moscow tour will begin at Mayakovskaya metro station and will continue with the visit of the most magnificent and imposing stations, each of which has earned Moscow's metro the title of the most beautiful in the world.

Hidden Bar

In the evening we offer you a drink in the subdued atmosphere of a hidden bar right in the center of the capital

Lenin’s Mausoleum

Meet at 9 am in the hotel lobby and head for Red Square for a visit to Lenin’s Mausoleum.

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Visit of the Kremlin cathedrals

After saying goodbye to Lenin, you will be taken to the Kremlin for a guided tour of the Kremlin territory and the cathedrals of the Assumption and the Annunciation.

Caucasian Lunch

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Russian traditional banya

In the evening we offer you the entrance and the cover in an authentic Russian banya in the center of the city. In Russia, "banyas" are public baths in which the local population likes to go for "washing the soul and the body".

A banya session traditionally takes place following three stages, that you can repeat as much as you want: first, walking in a room heated with steam at high temperature, then plunging in cold water bath, in a lake or a river, and finally relaxation with friends. It is a great moment of conviviality and we really love it at Immersion in Russian. You will come out with the feeling of a deep well-being. An experience you won't forget!

Resting time 

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Tour in the Bolshoi district

In the late morning, our guide will take you to the prestigious Bolshoi Theatre ("Grand Theater" in Russian) for an exciting guided tour. He will then take you to visit the museum houses of illustrious Russian musicians and composers.

Free Lunch in the Bolshoi district

Classical music concert

In the evening, the Immersion team invites you to attend one of the greatest monuments of Russian culture: a concert of classical music. An art in which Russian musicians, composers and conductors have undoubtedly acquired their nobility. Prepare for a great moment in front of the beauty of the place mixed with the orchestra and the sublime mastery of the greatest Russian musicians.

Novodevichy Monastery and Cemetery

In the morning, visit the main necropolis of Moscow and Russia: the Novodevichy cemetery where are buried several famous Russian personalities - such as Chekhov and Gogol - including a large number of composers and musicians (Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Skriabin …). Then visit the Novodevichy convent that surrounds the cemetery and has been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 2004.

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Moscow, cultural capital of the World

In the afternoon, you will have a nice walk through Moscow, which will take you to the magnificent Cathedral of Christ the Savior, then to the old factories of Red October on the island of Moscow, before crossing the bridge and arriving on the famous Tretyakov Gallery where a guided tour of the world’s largest collection of Russian icons awaits you. This grand tour will end with a stroll in the Muzeon Park and Gorky.

Free lunch in the Zamoskvorechye district

Zamoskvorechye is an old Moscow district. You will discover a wide range of restaurants and bars on Pyatnitskaya Street.

Hidden Bar

We will gather in the evening around a last farewell cocktail in one of our favorite bars ... except for those who decide to follow us the same evening to the Moscow station to finish this week of immersion in the city by a fantastic weekend in a traditional Russian Isba lost in the forest some 600 kilometers from the capital ...

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End of the journey OR transfer to Yaroslav railway station for a night departure to Galich (optional, look at our programme "a weekend in a Russian izba")