9 DAYS 8 NIGHTS RUSSIA MUSLIM FRIENDLY TOURS

9 DAYS 8 NIGHTS RUSSIA MUSLIM FRIENDLY TOURS

price from $MYR6,180.00

KAZAN - MOSCOW - ST PETERSBURG

It’s no surprise a country as vast as Russia has a lot of top-of-the-bucket-list travel destinations: it is a country of immense natural splendour and beauty. From ancient mountain ranges to ocean-sized lakes, from remote rugged wilderness to picturesque countryside, here are some of the most beautiful spots to visit in the nation. You will have an exciting and memorable experience.

PACKAGE PRICE INCLUDES:

~Accommodation in Kazan for 3 nights  in a 4* hotel Korston Tower or simiiliar
~Accommodation in St.Petersburg for 2 nights in a 4* hotel Cosmos Pribaltyiskaya or similar
~accommodation in Moscow for 2 nights  in a 4* hotel Izmailovo Delta/Vega or similar
~Breakfast buffet in hotels  ( or breakfast -box in accordance with program)
~registration and resort fees in SPB
~Lunches at local  cafes ( halal cuisine)
~Transport services in a private coach in accordance with the program and timing
~All visits and excursions per program with entrance fees when necessary
~Local English speaking guides
~Tickets for Sapsan speed train Moscow – St.Peterburg  ( economy seats, no meal)
~Tickets for Night train Kazan – Moscow ( 4 beds compartment for quad use with other passangers)
~1 bottle (0,5 lt) of mineral water per excursion day

PACKAGE PRICE EXCLUDES:

~International flight Kuala Lumpur –Kazan- Kuala Lumpur
~Domestic flight(if any)
~Travel Insurance
~Dinner
~Additional meals & beverages out of ordered menu
~Video & photo shootings charge on the spots
~Visiting spots & entrance fee which are not included in the itinerary

PROGRAM

DAY 1 KAZAN

Arrival flight   evening flight TBA.
Transfer to the hotel 4*
Overnight at hotel in Kazan

DAY 2 KAZAN

Breakfast at the hotel. Meet your guide at the railways station at 10:00
Excursion “Legends and Mysteries of the Millennium-old Kazan”: enjoy the original beauty of Kazan, see the bright colors of its streets and squares with your own eyes, learn where teeming treasures of Kazan Khans are kept and where water boiled in a cauldron with no fire. The sites of the millennium-old city combine the culture of the West and traditions of the East: Old Tatar Settlement, Textiles Settlement, fountains square, Kaban lake with its mysteries and legends, the simulated Tatar village Tugan Avylym, the new Puppet Theatre, Kazan Federal University, Liberty Square. During the sightseeing tour, you will see a variety of minarets and cupolas, crescents and crosses, which is a proof of a good neighborliness of the two native peoples – Tatars and Russians.
Lunch at local café ( halal cuisine)

Excursion “White-stone Fortress”: Kazan Kremlin is the main sight of the city; it is a UNESCO world heritage site. The Kremlin is the official residence of President of the Republic of Tatarstan and a state museum-preserve attended by thousands of tourists every year. The white-stone Kremlin is the heart of an ancient city that incorporates the culture of the East and West. Minarets of the main mosque of the city – Qul Sharif – shoot up into the sky, and cupolas of the Annunciation Cathedral, oldest one in Kazan, shine with gold. Inside the fortress there is one of the symbols of Kazan – the famous “leaning” Suyumbike Tower.

Chack Cack museum

Return to the hotel by 18:00

Overnight at hotel in Kazan

DAY 3 KAZAN - BOLGARI

After breakfast Meet your guide at hotel reception at 09:30 and follow him for one-day tour to Bolgar.
Excursion “Northern Mecca” with a visit to the Bulgarian Museum – Reserve. More than 700 years ago, on the site of the modern city of Bolgar there was an ancient city that was the capital of Volga Bulgaria, an early feudal state located between the Volga and Kama rivers. During the tour, you will be able to wander among the white stone remains of ancient buildings, imagining how many centuries ago life was boiling here… The historical and archaeological complex of the Bulgarians is included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Inspection of all objects preserved on the territory of the ancient settlement: the Cathedral Mosque, the Eastern and Northern mausoleums, the Khan’s Tomb, the Small Minaret, the Black Chamber, the White Chamber, the Khan’s Bathhouse, the Khan’s Palace.
Lunch at local café  (halal cuisine) near  Bolgar

Inspection of one of the most significant buildings that have added to the modern collection of Tatarstan’s architectural heritage – Ak Mosque (White Mosque). The large complex is a combination of minarets, domes and a long square framed by snow-white columns. An artificial pond has been created in the center of the square, mirroring the entire mosque.

Return to Kazan , to the hotel by 20:00
Overnight at hotel in Kazan

DAY 4 KAZAN - SVIJASK

Breakfast. Check out 12:00 and transfer Transfer to Svijazsk
Lunch at local café ( halal cuisine) at Sviazhsk.
Walking tour “The Island Town of Sviyazhsk” with outside view Temple of All Religions
Return to Kazan by 18:30
Enjoy some free time in Bauman street (kazan Arbat), Shopping

20:30 Transfer to the railway station . Train departs at 22:09

Night train  Kazan – Moscow  22:09-09:40 (10 May) or maybe an early train

DAY 5 MOSCOW

Meet your guide at the railway station at approx 09:40 from Kazan

Panoramic city tour Muslim Moscow with stop at Abdullah Tukai monument, Memorial Mosque at Poklonnaya Hill etc
13:00-14:00 Lunch at a local café (halal cuisine)

Red square walk , State Historical museum, Lenin Masoleum (outside), St.Basil cathedral (outside), walk in the Alexander/s Garden, Sobornaya Mosque visit.

Transfer to the hotel. check in by 18:00
Overnight at hotel in Moscow

DAY 6 MOSCOW

After breakfast Meet your guide at the hotel at 10:00
Tour of Moscow Metro, Kremlin of Moscow visit
13:00-14:00 Lunch at local café ( halal cuisine)

City tour continuation: Bolsho theater, Kgb, 7 sister buildings, Lomonosov State University, Vorobyovi Hills, Park Pobedy and the Gorky park ( photo stop  at etrance gate), visit of Mosque near Gorky park

Return to hotel by 18:00
Overnight at hotel in Moscow

DAY 7 MOSCOW - ST PETERBURG

Early check out by 07:15,  Take your breakfast box at reception

07:15 Transfer to the railway station. Train at 09:10
Morning Sapsan speed train  Moscow – SPB (economy seats, no meal) 9:10-13:00

Meet your guide at the St Petersburg railway station (at 13:00)
Lunch at local café ( halal cuisine)

Panoramic city tour  with Nevsky prospeck, Kazan Cathedral,The Winter Palace, Vasilievsky island , St.Isaak cathedral, Bonze Horseman, the Senate square and Peter and Paul fortress

Transfer to the hotel. Check in by 19:00
Overnight at hotel in St Petersburg

DAY 8 ST PTERSBURG

After breakfast, Meet tour guide at the hotel at 10:00

Transfer to Palace Square, Hermitage visit
13:00-14:00 Lunch at a Halal café

Church Savior of Spilled Blood visit
St.Petersburg Mosque visit

Return to the hotel by 17:30
Overnight at hotel in St Petersburg

DAY 9 ST PETERSBURG - KUALA LUMPUR

Breakfast at the hotel, check out. Transfer to the airport.

End of program