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"Great Patriotic War tour"
WWII is a great historial event which must be memorized by all generations and countries.
The tour is designed to introduce tourists the history of the War in details (key historical events, military uniform, archive, photos, documents, weapons, tanks, guns, emblems and medals etc. )
Price: ? 715
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Fri |
- Moscow |
Arrival in Moscow |
Transfer by car to the hotel National |
Free time and overnight in the hotel |
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Sat |
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Buffet breakfast in the hotel |
Guided excursions by car: visiting Tank Museum in Kubinka.
Tank
museum is one of the largest tank museums not only in the town of
Kubinka but in the whole world. The museum resembles a small town that
composes of a square in front of the entrance, a central street and side
streets.
Tourists will see the largest collection of Soviet and Russian tanks as well as the tanks imported from abroad such as German tanks of Wehrmacht, the American and British tanks and the tanks of othercountries.
Three
pavillions of Soviet tanks are familiar almost to everyone by numerous
movies about all wars of the second half of the XX century. For instance
Second World War, Korean War, Vietnam War, Afgan War, two Chechen wars
and Iraq War.
The tanks of the museum widely used in military operations in all of these wars. |
Departure back to Moscow for an excursion in the Museum of Defense of Moscow. Founded in 1979 in honor of the defendants of Moscow city, the museum commemorates the largest battle of the WWII.
The museum has a big collection of oufit, weapons, newspapers, letters, photographs, postcards, stamps, badges, rare books, artwork, models, household items, appliances and other objects of theSoviet and German production embodied the WWII. |
End of excursions in the hotel. |
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Sun |
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Buffet breakfast in the hotel |
Excursions by car to Poklonnaya Hills – one of the main attractions of the capital of Russia which memorialized the victims of the WWII.
Walk in the Victory park –
a part of memorial of WWII situated at the city-center close to other
attractions such as GULAG museum, WWII museum and Poklonnaya Hills. This
is a popular relaxation spot for both Muscovites and guests. |
Tourists can visit here the Museum of WWII established on 9 May 1995 - the 50th anniversary of Victory and
conveniently located at the park of Victory. The museum features 6
dioramas dedicated to the most important battles of the war and
audiovisual complexes of the authentic newsreels of 1941-1945 as well as
photos and archives. |
Visit
to the exhibition of military technique in Victory Park where tourists
can admire with the most outstanding military objects of WWII. |
An excursion in the Museum of GULAG -
a memorial museum of a history of political repression, composed of
sections each of them dedicated to historical documentary, art and
prizoners' life in contractional camp.
Tourists will see a wide diversity of prisoners' clothes, camp dishes, bullets shells found at the places of mass execution. |
End of excursions in the hotel |
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Mo |
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Buffet breakfast in the hotel |
Sightseeing tour round Moscow with photostops (without Poklonnaya Hills): Red Square, views of St Basil Cathedral, view of Lenin Mausoleum, GUM –
the most popular and visited attractions of the city of Moscow. Red
Square is the main square in the capital of Russia where the centres of
government, history and religion are located - Kremlin, GUM Department
Store, State Historical Museum and St. Basil”s Cathedral.
Visiting Kremlin and Cathedrals, excursion to Armory Chamber.
During the excursion you will see the great collection of Russian and
foreign objects of decorative and applied arts - ancient weapon and
armors, golden and silver items of the XII-XVIIII centuries, jewelry,
precious textiles, needlework, Old-Russian books with miniatures, horse
harness, ceremonials carriages, state regalias. |
End of excursions in the hotel |
Departure from SVO-D airport to Volgograd by plane SU 729 at 22:05 |
Arrival in Volgograd and transfer to Volgograd-Intourist hotel at 01:00
Overnight in the hotel |
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Tue |
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Buffet breakfast in the hotel |
Full day of excursions in Volgograd: Museum on Mamaev Hill, factory district (North districts
of the city) where you can see the following monuments and squares:
Square of "Those who Fought to Death”, Alley of Pyramidal Poplars,
Ruined walls, Square of the Heroes, Hall of the Warrior Glory, military
memorial cemetery, Square of Sorrow, and the main monument on the top of
the hill where you can see a compositional center of the whole
ensemble, the sculpture "Mother – Russia calls for!”
Visit Grain Elevator which was of a strategical importance during the Battle of Stalingrad as well-defended Soviet strong point. |
Excursion in Museum-Panorama "Stalingrad battle" – the united historical
and memorial complexwhere you will see the museum "The Battle of
Stalingrad”, the panorama "the defeat of the German-fascist troops by
Stalingrad” and the ruines of the Mill. There are displayed such
exponents as posters, leaflets, orders of the headquarters, photos,
weapons, map-schemes, letters, personal belongings of the figners. |
End of excursions in the hotel, overnight |
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Wed |
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Buffet breakfast in the hotel |
Departure with guide and car for excursions to Don river, visit Kalach and "Meeting of the armies" memorial, the Don bridge where you will have a wonderful view on Don river and Soldiers Fieldwhich depicted a bronze girl rushed to the common grave of Soviet soldiers who died in mine field. |
Having a rest and overnight in the hotel |
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Thu |
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Buffet breakfast in the hotel |
Departure
with guide by foot for excursions with a cruise along Volga river. You
will see towns and small settlements preserved the history of many
generations. |
Transfer to the airport to take a flight to Moscow with car and assistant' |
Departure to Moscow by flight SU-2070 at 18.30 |
Arrival in Moscow, SVO-D airport from Volgograd |
Transfer to the hotel by car |
Accommodation in the hotel National |
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Fri |
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Buffet breakfast in the hotel |
Departure with guide and car for excursions: Central Museum of Army Forces – one
of the most magnificent museums that best represents the military
history. Here you can see an invaluable Victory banner, personal
belongings of famous military leaders, trophies of WWII. |
Visit Izmailovsky Market for shopping – a true paradise for souvenirs purchase! Here you can find a lot of souvenirs and antiques and can bargain to get a good deal. |
An excursion in Novodevichi convent with Cemetery – one of the most renowned and marvelous Moscow convents.
You can see several churches within
the convent: Cathedral of the Virgin of Smolensk (Sobor Smolenskoy
Bogomateri), red-and-white Church of the Assumption (Uspenskaya
tserkov), Church of St. Ambrose, the Gate- Church of the Transfiguration (Preobrazhenskaya tserkov), the Gate-Church of the Intercession (Pokrovskaya tserkov), Novodevichy Cemetery where prominent people of Russia of XIX, XX and XXI centuries were buried. |
End of excursions in the hotel. |
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Sat |
Moscow - |
Breakfast in the hotel and checkout |
Transfer to the airport DME of Moscow
Departure back home |
End of service |
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APPROXIMATE COST OF TOUR 1/2 DBL - 715€
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