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 tour gives a well-rounded overview of life of Jews in Russia in the past and at the present. It is a chance to visit the main Jewish attractions of Moscow: Grand Choral Synagogue, Memorial Synagogue in the Victory Park (with the museum of Holocaust and Jewish Heritage inside it) and Jewish Museum & Tolerance Center, which is in a big Jewish community.
The tour can be extended to WWII museum or to GULAG museum, which are both on the route. Upon request, we can organize a visit to Schneerson library and a lunch break in a kosher restaurant. See more
6-7 hours
240 USD per group plus 20 per person for tickets.
The tour covers: Gorky Park, Muzeon Park, Moscow State University, Novodevichy Convent, Novodevichy Cemetery.
4-5 hours
175 USD per group + 15 USD per person
This route runs through the central part of Moscow to the East of the Kremlin. It starts from Myasnitsky (Butchers') Gates Square, near the Chisty Prudy metro station. We walk along narrow crooked side-streets to Pokrovka Street and then continue downhill to the old Ivanov Monastery, which is near the Kitai-Gorod Metro Station.
3 hours
120 USD, 90 USD in winter
The Central Airforce Museum in Monino, some 32km from Moscow is extremely popular among aircraft enthusiasts. Pre-soviet and Soviet planes, helicopters and jets are on display here. The tour price includes cost of transportation by car. You will be picked up from your hotel and taken back by car.
5-6 hours
220 USD for 1-2 people, 250 for 3-5 people
Tour duration and price: on request
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This tour will get you acquainted with Russian food. You can learn about what, when and how we eat here. There are a lot of delicious peculiarities! These days traditional Russian cuisine exists alongside with popular dishes of Soviet times. Besides, various cuisine of former USSR republics is well-represented in Moscow too. We invite you to take part in this culinary and cultural adventure!
4-5 hours
300 USD (food is included) for 2 pax, every extra person + 80 USD
We will go to a 'sleeping district' - where most people live. Covering at least ¾ of the city's territory, these boxy apartment blocks surrounded by an ocean of greenery represent a real Moscow much better than anything else. You will learn about the kinds of people living behind monotonous windows of a multistorey buiding, about their joys and worries, attitudes to family, neighbors, aging, gender and health, popular topics for discussion, about what makes them frustrated and what makes them laugh! See more
5 hours
330 USD
The area between Arbat street and Mayakovsky Square is rich in history of literature and is saturated with interestingly looking buildings. During the tour we will trace paths of such prominent writers as Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolay Gogol, Alexander Pushkin and others and see Constructivism and Art-Noveau style architecture gems.
3 hours
120 USD per group
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