Arrival to Moscow, meeting with the guide in the airport. Meeting with the guide

Breakfast in the restaurant of the city

Excursion «Gastronomic history of Moscow» with the visit of the fashionable restaurants of the past and trendy locations of present Moscow.  Did you know that one of the most popular salads that is always prepared for the New Year table in Russia – “the Russian salad” (that is called in Russia - Olivie salad) was a specialty in the “Hermitage” restaurant in Moscow. The restaurant itself was run by Lusien Olivie. Thus the salad got its name in Russia – the Olivie salad.

“Napoleon” cake, according to one version was invented by Russian chefs to glorify the centenary of the victory over Napoleon in 1812.   

Visit of the “childhood country” – the Central Children’s store on Lubyanka with the attendance of the observation deck – a shopping and entertainment center for the whole family and a modern reconstruction of the legendary “Detsky Mir” store (the Children’s World store) famous for its sights: the main atrium, marble trim, luxurious stained glass windows with images of fairy-tale heroes, the largest LEGO figure and extraordinary in beauty "Rocket" watch.

Lunch in the restaurant of the city

Walking tour around the Red Square – the main Russia’s square with the fabulous St. Basil's Cathedral, the building of the Historical Museum, the Mausoleum, GUM, the monument to Minin and Pozharsky and, of course, the Spasskaya Tower, by the clock of which all the Russians check the time.

Visit of the GUM Store where you can buy the freshest pastries, tea from a rich collection, sweets from all over the world, as well as visit the best wine library in Moscow.

A walk around Zaryadye Park - a unique cultural center with an interactive museum of archeology, a florarium and an outdoor amphitheater. The main attraction of the park - a floating bridge in the form of a 140–meter arc over the Moscow River with an unforgettable view of the Red Square and the Kremlin.

Visit to the Gastro Center in Zaryadye – a modern food market with 8 gourmet-islands where traditional dishes of different Russian regions are prepared in a new style. 

Dinner in the restaurant of the city

Transfer to the hotel. Check –in. Free time

Breakfast in the hotel. Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby 

Visit to the “Moscow City complex” – a new-fashioned business capital of Moscow that is located in one of the tallest skyscrapers of Europe. You will see Krasnopresnenskaya Embankment, the seven-meter monument "Tree of Life", walk along the Bagration shopping and pedestrian bridge and will learn about the history of the construction of skyscrapers.

Visit of the Federation Tower - the highest observation deck in Europe located on the 89th floor with a 360-degree view. A breathtaking view of Moscow will not leave you indifferent! There is a mini-photo studio on the observation deck where you can take professional photos against the urban landscape.

All the visitors will also see the real ice cream and chocolate factories, observe the production process and get a just prepared ice cream for free!

Lunch in the restaurant of the city

Visit of the Baskin Robbins factory, where you will learn the history of ice cream as well as the history of the Baskin Robbins company the most popular sorts of ice cream, how it is made, visit a giant freezer and, of course, taste the most delicious ones!

Dinner in the restaurant of the city

Transfer to the hotel. End of the program. Free time.

Breakfast in the hotel

Visit of the interactive museum "Food of Rus' (Rus’ is the old name of Russia)” with the degustation "Secrets of Ancient Russian cuisine" – during the tour you will visit a real wooden house, learn about the origin, design, symbolism and types of the typical Russian pechka (traditional Russian oven that has always been the center of the house). You will also get acquainted with the stages of the development of Russian culinary art and will find out the difference between the food of the convent, merchant food and the food of the royalty.

Traditional Russian style lunch (from the Russian oven)

Excursion to the picturesque noble estate near Moscow "Serednikovo" - It was here that Mikhail Lermontov (a prominent Russian poet) met his first love and began writing poetry. The last owner of the estate before the revolution was a philanthropist Vera Firsanova. Worldwide famous people including Russian composer and pianist Sergei Rachmaninv, opera and chamber singer Fyodor Chaliapin and a prominent Russian painter Valentin Serov visited the estate and its owner.   

Dinner in the restaurant of the city

Transfer to the hotel. End of the program. Free time.

Breakfast in the hotel. Check out from the hotel

Meeting with the chef of the hotel, a lecture about work and catering at the hotel.

Visit to the Lublino estate with an excursion "History of Moscow chocolate" - not so long ago, one of the most delicious exhibitions was opened in the Lublino Estate Museum, where you will find unique exhibits from the world history of chocolate starting from the "pre-Columbian" era as well as various exhibits dedicated to the largest confectionery factories in Moscow. The highlight of the exhibition is a chocolate mini-factory with a demonstration of the complete process of creating chocolate on the most modern equipment: from roasting cocoa beans till the final chocolate product. Master class on making chocolate bars.

Lunch in the restaurant of the city

Cheese and wine degustation where you will learn how wine and cheese can be combined, you will be also offered a suitable wine for different varieties of cheese.

Visit to the shop of the confectionery factory "Bolshevik" where you can buy different sweets that were popular during the Soviet period: "Bird Sweet milk", "Fairy Tale", "Prague", "Honey cake" and others.

Dinner in the restaurant of the city

Transfer to the train station, night train for St. Petersburg

Arrival to St. Petersburg 

Meeting with the guide on the train station

Breakfast in the restaurant of the city

Visit of the «Amazing cacao» chocolate factory (2 hours). Master class "Chocolate tasting" – during the master class you will find out what do chocolate, coffee and wine have in common and how do the flavor of flower appear in it. What is the job of professional taster all about and how to evaluate the chocolate’s composition and quality. You will also discover unique tasting techniques.

Excursion "New St. Petersburg". You have hardly seen Petersburg of this kind even if you have already visited it before. You will admire the city that carefully preserves its traditions and heritage, but always is striving for the future. The ideas that have been laid down by the founder of St. Petersburg are creatively reinterpreted by the brilliant contemporary architects. We will drive along the Western highway - one of the most modern urban highways connecting the northern and southern banks of the Neva river. You will admire the symbol of modern St. Petersburg: the Gazprom tower (Lakhta Center), the 300th Anniversary of St. Petersburg Park, seaports (cargo and passenger ones), the alluvial territories of the Vasilievsky Island and the Gazprom Arena stadium built for the 2018 World Cup. You will also learn how the modern city lives, discover the urban and the business parts of it and visit the former industrial areas that are turning into art spaces.

Lunch in the restaurant of the city

Sevkabel Port visit – a modern creative cluster located in the buildings of the first cable factory in our country, offering a picturesque view of the Gulf of Finland. Here you will join the locals and walk along the seashore with them, see exhibitions of contemporary art and visit designer shops.

Further we will visit the ancient and at the same time modern Vasileostrovsky market – one of the main gastronomic points of St. Petersburg.

Dinner in the restaurant of the city

End of the program. Check in. Free time

Breakfast in the hotel

Excursion «Coffee, chocolate and Petersburg» (transport and pedestrian rout)

The magical aroma of coffee, the warmth of hot chocolate and the pleasant sweetness of dessert – you will have the most delicious impressions from this walk!

Excursion to the Coffee Museum with tasting "Five flavors" (Duration 2 hours, group of 25 people). You will learn about the places of growth, methods of collecting and processing coffee, about the history of its appearance in various countries, laws related to the consumption and distribution of coffee, about the role of this drink in the destinies of worldwide famous personalities and much more. During the tasting, participants will be shown five different ways of preparing coffee properly at home. While tasting you will feel how do the taste of coffee changes depending on how and in what it is prepared.

Lunch in the restaurant of the city

Visit to the Palkin restaurant on Nevsky Prospekt. The excursion includes a tour of several rooms and a detailed story about the history of one of the most prominent restaurants of St. Petersburg. The tour will end with a small show from the restaurant - the creation of a branded dessert, ice cream "De Luxe Palkin". It is a spectacular preparation of ice cream in clouds of smoke at a temperature of -195.8 ° C. Every tourist will be able to taste dessert with tea or coffee.

Excursion to the Spice Museum with degustation (Duration 2.5 hours). During the tour, you will rediscover familiar spices and get acquainted with completely exotic ones. All the exhibits can be touched, smelled and even tasted. Master class "Bedouin coffee with spices". 

After the tour you will have time for shopping in the museum of spices

Return to the hotel.

Dinner in the restaurant of the city

Breakfast in the hotel. Check out 

Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby

Visit to the Annenkirche (St. Anna Lutheran Church) - the oldest Lutheran church in St. Petersburg. From the date of its foundation till nowadays the church has experienced many metamorphoses: at different times it housed a cinema, a bar, a casino and even a night club.  In 2002, the building was returned to the church and in the same year a terrible fire almost completely destroyed the building, only bare stone walls remained. After the fire the church was abandoned. Finally, an external restoration was realized, however, inside the church remains burnt out till nowadays. Despite this, the church hosts many unique events like chamber concerts of classical music, performances of jazz and popular groups, theater productions, operas, charity fairs, art exhibitions (Admission fee to the church services is free. The cost of the tickets for events depends on the event itself and should be checked in advance). 

Excursion to the Eliseevsky shop with a Russian-style lunch - tour around the oldest Russian grocery store. At the end of the tour you will have a Russian-style lunch with a samovar, cabbage soup in a loaf of bread, pancakes with a side dish.

Visit to one of the roofs of St. Petersburg (only 12+). Let's take a look at St. Petersburg from an unforgettable height, look at this magical city from a new angle and surprise friends with unusual photos. There is no elevator!

Dinner in the restaurant of the city 

Transfer to the train station/airport. End of the program.