Side Trips
We have prepared a number of optional side trips and excursions for conference participants that can be reserved via the Four Seasons Travel Agency.
Reservations: Please visit our travel reservations page to learn more about how you can reserve your side trip.
TOUR OF ST. PETERSBURG
The tour will take place from June 30, 2011 to July 6, 2011 after the conference has completed. You have the option of returning to Moscow or flying home directly from St. Petersburg.
Schedule: To view the schedule, you can download it as a Word Document or as a PDF
Pricing: TOTAL COST PER GUEST for 4 nights and 5 days (in roubles) in a single room and PER ROOM in a double room, INCLUSIVE THE TOUR PROGRAM
| Occupancy: Only one person can occupy a single room and only 2 persons can occupy a double room. For example, 6 people can either occupy 6 singles or 3 doubles.
| | Number of people: The price differences relate to the cost of the tour. The more people, the cheaper the overall price.
Hotel Option 1:
| Hotel Name
| Minimum 1 Guest
| Minimum 4 Guests
| 6 Guests or More (single or double occupancy)
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| Neysky central hotel (mini hotel) 3*
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| Single
| 44072
35534
| 32687
| | |
| Dbl (2 guests per room)
| 64524
47447
| 41754
| | |
| Nevsky hotel Moyka (mini hotel) 3*
| |
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| Single
| 44072
35534
| 32687
| | | | Dbl (2 guests per room) | 64524 47447 | 41754
| | | | Alexander house 4*
| | Single | 60397 51859 | 49012
| | | | Dbl (2 guests per room) | 81122 64045 | 58352
| | | | Sokos hotel palace bridge 5*
| | Single | 50365 41827 | 38980
| | | | Dbl (2 guests per room) | 73370 56293 | 50600
| | | | Astoria 5*
| | Single | 116257 107719 | 104872
| | | | Dbl (2 guests per room) | 147926 130849 | 125156
| | | | Grand hotel emerald 5*
| | Single | 48085 39547 | 36700
| | | | Dbl (2 guests per room) | 68582 51505 | 45812
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Hotel Option 2:
| Hotel Name
| 2 Guests
| 6 Guests
| 10 Guests or More
| | hotel 3*
| | ½ Dbl | 4280725080| 21432
| | |
There will be a 3* hotel chosen by the agency. Tickets to the museums are included into the price.
There is an extra charge for train tickets.
Train Tickets:
Train tickets cannot be purchased earlier than 45 days before the start of the journey.
The current train tickets prices: (The train has 2 sleeping places compartments and 4 sleeping places compartments, thus you will have to share a compartment with either 1 or 3 people.
- Moscow-St. Petersburg -- Red Arrow train (overnight) 002А 23:55-07:55, single ticket in a 4 persons compartment - 3215 roubles, single ticket in a 2 persons compartment - 5941 roubles
- St. Petersburg - Moscow -- Sapsan train (4 hours) 161 15:30-19:25 seating place - 4427 roubles
ST. PETERSBURG-MANDROGUI-KIZHI-GORITSY-UGLICH-MOSCOW RIVER CRUISE
21.06.11-26.06.11 6days/5nights sightseeing tour in Russian
Programme:
| Day
| Staging Post
| Arrival
| Departure
| Excursions
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| 1
| St. Pet
| -
| 19.00
| Registration 17.00-19.00.
Dinner on the boat.
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| 2
| Mandrogui
| 12.30
| 17.00
| A country style staging post in Mandrogui.
Stylized ancient village, rich in folklore program, a lot of souvenir shops with national Karelian touch, craftsmen suburb.
Entertainments on site (extra charge):
- alcohol tasting at the "Russian vodka " Museum
- shooting at saucers
- Horseback riding
- Russian sauna
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| 3
| Kizhi
| 8.00
| 11.00
| Tour of the island of Kizhi. Visit to the wooden houses of 18-20 centuries, wooden chapels and churches and the famous tabernacle bell tower.
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| 4
| Goritsy
| 13.00
| 16.00
| A bus tour to St. Cyril-Belozersky Monastery (founded in 14 century).
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| 5
| Uglich
| 11.00
| 13.30
| A walking tour about the Uglich city.
Excursion to the Uglich Kremlin, Dmitry on the Blood Church. Savior Transfiguration Cathedral.
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| 6
| Moscow
| 15.00
| -
| Breakfast. Lunch. End of tour in Moscow
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"Georgy Chicherin" Boat
To learn more about the boat and pricing options for the tour, you can view as word document or PDF
MOSCOW EXCURSIONS
1. Sightseeing tour about Moscow
Sightseeing tour about Moscow will give you an idea of how big and beautiful Moscow is. The tour includes a trip about the main streets and squares of Moscow, visiting the Red Square and St. Basil's Cathedral, Moscow Kremlin, Church of Christ, the Novodevichy Covent, a walk about the Alexander's Garden and the Sofia Embankment, the memorial complex on the Mount Poklonnaya and the viewing point on the Sparrow Hills, from where you'll see magnificent views of Moscow.
| English speaking Guide (group 10 - 45 pers.), duration: 3 hours
| Cost per person in $ US
| | Russian/English
| 40
|
2. The Kremlin and Cathedrals
The Moscow Kremlin is a unique architectural ensemble. It is famous for the ancient Cathedral Square and its churches: Annunciation Cathedral, Assumption Cathedral, where Russian tsars and emperors were crowned, Archangel Cathedral, the burial place of the Grand Dukes, the Patriarch's Palace and the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great. Many heard of the famous artifacts like the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell, which are symbols of Moscow. The Arsenal, a monument of architecture of Peter the Great time, and the Senate can be seen in the Senate Square. The Palace Square is famous for the Grand Kremlin Palace, which was the residence of the Russian tsars and emperors and is currently the residence of the President of Russia.
Nearest Metro Station: Alexander's Garden, Lenin's Library
Working Hours: daily from 10:00 to 17:00 Closed on Thursday
There is an extra admission charge
| English speaking Guide ( group 5 - 25 pers.), duration: 1,5 hours
| Cost per person in $ US
| | Russian/English
| 25
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3. The Armoury Chamber
The Armoury Chamber, a treasure house, is a part of the Grand Kremlin Palace’s complex. It is situated in the building constructed in 1851. The museum collections consisted of the precious items that had been preserved for centuries in the tsars’ treasury and the Patriarch’s vestry. The museum is named after one of the oldest Kremlin’s treasury stores. The highest artistic level and particular historical and cultural value of the exhibits have made the State Armoury of the Moscow Kremlin a world-wide known museum.
The Armoury Chamber houses a unique collection of ancient state regalia, ceremonial tsar’s vestments and coronation dresses, vestments of the Russian Orthodox Church hierarchs, the largest collection of gold and silverware by Russian craftsmen, West European artistic silver, ceremonial weapons and arms, carriages and horse ceremonial harness.
Nearest Metro Station: Alexander's Garden, Lenin's Library
Working Hours: daily from 10:00 to 17:00 Closed on Thursday
Meeting point: at Kutafya Tower (entrance to the Kremlin)
Sessions: 10.00, 12.00, 14.30, 16.30
There is an extra admission charge
| English speaking Guide ( group 5 - 25 pers.), duration: 1,5 hours
| Cost per person in $ US
| | Russian/English
| 25
|
4.The Kremlin and Cathedrals + Armoury Chamber + Diamond Fund
Tours of the Kremlin with a visit to the Assumption and the Archangel Cathedrals, the Armoury Chamber and the Diamond Fund
| Working hours:10.00 to 17.00.
Visits to the Armoury -10.00, 12.00, 14.30, 16.30
The Diamond Fund - break from 13.00 to 14.00.
Meeting: at Kutafya Tower (entrance to the Kremlin)
There is an extra admission charge
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| English speaking Guide ( group 5 - 25 pers.), duration: 4 hours
| Cost per person in $ US
| | Russian/English
| 40
|
5. Tretiakov Gallery
The world-famous rich collection of Russian paintings, drawings and sculpture was founded in 1856 by the Moscow merchant Pavel Tretyakov. Easily recognizable building in the picture of Lavrushinsky Lane was built in 1902-1904 upon the project of the famous Vyatka painter Victor Vasnetsov.
Museum expositions represent all periods of the Russian art for more than a thousand years, beginning from the 11th century to the present day. During the Soviet times the museum collection was considerably enlarged and currently there are more than 125,000 various items in the stock of the gallery.
| | English speaking Guide ( group 5 - 45 pers.), duration: 4 hours
| Cost per person in $ US
| | Russian/English
| 40
|
6. Kolomenskoye
This old mansion, situated in the outskirts of Moscow, was the residence of the Russian princes and tsars. In the 16th century Kolomna was a favourite country estate of Grand Prince Vasily III, and then his son - Ivan the Terrible. The oldest building in the estate is a unique Church of the Ascension, built in 1532, and the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist was the prototype of the 16th century St. Basil's Cathedral in the Red Square.
| Nearest Metro station: Kolomenskaya
Address: 39 Andropov Avenue
Workin Hours: 9:00 to 21:00.
Closed on Monday |
| English speaking Guide ( group 5 - 45 pers.), duration: 2 hours
| Cost per person in $ US
| | Russian/English
| 30
|
7. Moscow Metro
The first metro line was opened in Moscow in 1935 and connected 13 stations. Currently, the Moscow Metro has more than 150 stations and is rightly considered the most beautiful in the world. Many stations are real palaces with marble columns, impressive chandeliers, sculptures, mosaics, stained glass, etc., although, the metro is still the major way of transportation in the city. Tour of the Moscow Metro is one of the most unusual ones. During the tour you will see the best-known stations. Some of them look like real castles and palaces and you will be amazed by the beauty and variety of marble, bright mosaics and whimsical lamps. Numerous bronze and granite statues tell of the deeds of the Soviet people.
| There is an extra admission charge
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| English speaking Guide ( group 3 - 45 pers.), duration: 1 hours
| Cost per person in $ US
| | Russian/English
| 20
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