Moscow City Break
Red Square, the Kremlin and Armoury, the palace-like metro stations, a Moskva river cruise and an evening at the Bolshoi.
Trip at a glance
- Duration5 days / 4 nights
- Starts inMoscow
- RouteMoscow
- Places1 destination
- CountryRussia
- Ideal forCultural holidays
- Trip stylePrivate, customisable
- Package codeNX-1QBBMH
Best time to visit: May to September



Trip overview
Red Square, the Kremlin and Armoury, the palace-like metro stations, a Moskva river cruise and an evening at the Bolshoi.
The route spends 4 nights in Moscow, so you get time for the main sights without changing hotels every day. It suits cultural holidays, and every day can be shortened, swapped or extended.
Highlights
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1Arrive in Moscow
- Arrive via Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) and Domodedovo (DME) airports and transfer to your hotel
- Check in and settle in
- Later: Moscow Metro: Stations decorated like palaces
Day 2Moscow: Evening walk on Red Square and Red Square and St Basil's Cathedral
- Evening walk on Red Square
- Red Square and St Basil's Cathedral: Moscow's iconic heart
Day 3Moscow: The Kremlin and Bolshoi Theatre
- The Kremlin: Fortress, cathedrals and the Armoury
- Bolshoi Theatre: Home of the Bolshoi ballet
Day 4Moscow: Tretyakov Gallery and Zaryadye Park
- Tretyakov Gallery: Russian art from icons to the 20th century
- Zaryadye Park: Park with a floating bridge over the river
Day 5Depart from Moscow
- Breakfast and hotel check-out
- Transfer to Moscow Sheremetyevo (SVO) and Domodedovo (DME) airports for your journey home
How this version is planned
- One or two bases only
- Easy arrival-day plans after the journey
- The main sights first, with free time to finish
- Licensed local guides at the major heritage sites
- Timed tickets booked for sites that need them
This is a suggested itinerary. Sightseeing order may change with opening days, weather and local conditions; your final plan is in your written quote.
Good to know
- Moscow: Book the Kremlin and Armoury for your first morning; tickets are timed and sell out.
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