The tours on this page are designed for newcomers to Moscow and for those who want to use their time in Moscow effeciently - not only working, but also visiting historical places and getting more local experiences or speaking the Russian language.
The tours can be taken on any days and at any time that suits you, and you can take up to four people with you with for the same price.
Did you know, that icons are the visual language of Christianity? We say that icons are written, not painted. An icon provides a window into an ideal, redeemed world and its inhabitants. However an icon can also serve as a chronicle, a means of education or even the promotion of state ideology... Icon painting is the field in which Russia made the greatest input to world art.
Tour duration: 2 hours
Tour cost: 60 USD
This tour focuses on a very harmonious district of Moscow. First, we will see the Novodevichy Convent, the beautiful Moscow nunnery, whose picturesque look have been carefully preserved. Then, we will visit the Novodevichy cemetery, the final resting place of the Russian military, political and cultural elite, which contains a fascinating collection of memorial art. And after a coffee-break we visit the house of Leo Tolstoy.
Tour duration: 5 hours
Tour cost: 160 USD
The medieval monasteries-fortresses to the south of Moscow: Donskoy, Danilovsky and Novospassky, tell vistors the history of Old Russia. All 3 have a thrilling history: they survided Polish and French invasions, years of aggressive atheism and, finally, a revival of Christianity in Russia. Here you will encounter a unique atmosphere of piety and devotion to the culture of pre-Revolution Russia.
Tour duration: 4 hours
Tour cost: 120 USD