Russia Revealed: Moscow to St. Petersburg (2012)

Moscow • Uglich • Goritsy • Kizhi • Petrozavodsk • Svir Stroi • St. Petersburg
  • 15 days
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  • $2745
  • $183 per day
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  • 16 days
  • from only:
  • $3945
  • $247 per dayIncludes international airfare and government taxes
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Learn how to customize your River Cruise, or view standard air routing and travel times. The choice is yours with our True Choice program.

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With our True Choice Program, you can choose to stay longer before or after your trip on your own, or combine two vacations to maximize your value. Here are more ways to create the Grand Circle Cruise Line River Cruise that’s right for you:

  • Choose our standard air routing, or work with us to select the airline and routing you prefer
  • Make your own international flight arrangements directly with the airline, applying frequent flyer miles if available
  • International airport transfers to and from your ship or hotel are available for purchase
  • Stay overnight in a connecting city before or after your trip
  • Request to arrive a few days early to get a fresh start on your vacation
  • Choose to “break away” before or after your trip, spending additional days or weeks on your own
  • Extend your vacation with our optional pre- and post-trip extensions
  • Combine your choice of Grand Circle Cruise Line vacations to maximize your value
  • Upgrade to business or premium economy class

The air options listed above will involve an additional fee of $100 per person for confirmed requests (as well as incremental airfare costs based on your specific choice). This service fee will be waived for Inner Circle/Sir Edmund Hillary Club members.

Or, when you make your reservation, you can choose our standard air routing, for which approximate travel times are shown below.

(Moscow)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta

11hrs

Baltimore, Chicago, Washington, DC (Dulles)

14hrs

Boston, Minneapolis

13hrs

Denver, Phoenix, San Francisco, Seattle

16hrs

Los Angeles, San Diego

17hrs

Houston, Miami, Newark, Philadelphia

15hrs

New York (JFK)

10hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to Moscow, Russia. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

(St. Petersburg)

GATEWAY

TRAVEL TIME*

Atlanta, Chicago, Newark

14hrs

Baltimore, San Diego

19hrs

Boston, Minneapolis, New York (JFK), Philadelphia, Washington, DC (Dulles)

13hrs

Denver, Phoenix

18hrs

Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco

17hrs

Miami

15hrs

Seattle

20hrs

* Estimated total time, including connection and layover. Actual travel time may vary.

The information above reflects approximate flight times from the gateway cities listed to St. Petersburg, Russia. Routing is based on availability and subject to change. You will receive your final air itinerary approximately 14 days prior to departure.

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Supporting a World Classroom: Russia

By seeing how children are educated all over the world, we gain a rare understanding of different cultural values—as well as the common values that unite us all. When you visit Russia, we bring you into a local school and introduce you to Russia's future as part of our World Classroom experience, provided that class is in session.

"Believe me, you have not heard child musicians until you visit the music school in St. Petersburg—absolutely inspiring!"

Jane Lehr, 17-time traveler
Shingle Springs, California

St. Petersburg Music Boarding School

Partner since: 2005 • Total donated: $60,720

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St. Petersburg Music Boarding School is the only institution of its kind in all of northwest Russia. Here, 100 teachers provide 250 students ages seven to 17 with an academic education through secondary-school level, accompanied by the highest level of music education. Half of the students board at the school, and room and board are free to students who are from poor or troubled families, from orphanages, or whose homes are a great distance away.

Thanks to Grand Circle travelers and Grand Circle Foundation, the school now has the recording equipment necessary for students to produce their own CDs—allowing them to document their accomplishments and share them with the world. Other donations have gone towards purchasing musical instruments, a sound system for the school's concert hall, and an array of music software.

It was the head of Grand Circle's St. Petersburg office who first introduced Grand Circle Foundation to the St. Petersburg Music Boarding School. When she first set foot in the school, it was in disrepair and in immediate need of improvements to both the its structure and its educational materials. Since the Foundation's involvement, the facilities have been dramatically improved.

Over the course of our relationship with the boarding school, we have also had the pleasure of witnessing personal triumphs. Percussionist Pavel Chizhik has dazzled Grand Circle travelers for years, growing before their eyes from an awkward little kid to a confident young man. His dedicated work at the St. Petersburg Music Boarding School has lead to a prestigious scholarship at one of Russia's most esteemed conservatories.

School in session:

January through early December, with summer holidays from the middle of June through the beginning of September

Gifts to bring if you're visiting:

  • Souvenirs from home (postcards, etc.)
  • Pens and pencils
  • Books for children just beginning to learn English

Alan and Harriet Lewis founded Grand Circle Foundation in 1992 as a means of giving back to the world we travel. Because they donate a portion of the profits from every trip, we consider each one of our travelers as a partner in the Foundation’s work around the world. To date, the Foundation has pledged or donated more than $91 million in support of 300 different organizations—including 60 villages and nearly 100 schools that lie in the paths of our adventures.

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