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Moscow and Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg). The two great Russian cities were to have a key role in this devastating war, but the initial German plans concentrated on the destruction of the Red Army, and the offensive against Moscow. By the beginning of December some German Nazi formations were only about forty km North West of the Moscow.
Kremlin. By early September 1941 Leningrad was sealed off from the Soviet "mainland" due to German Nazi tanks rapid progress through the Baltic republics. Hitler decided not to take the city by storm but to starve it into submission, and the result of the "900 Days" was the death of nearly 600000 Leningraders.
Stalingrad (now Volgograd) is a place of fierce and decisive battle which is considered by Russians a turning point in the W.W.II. The city was totally destroyed in the battle.
Kursk. The battle near Kursk is known as the biggest tank battle in the history of mankind. The Nazi armies could not recover after this defeat.
Tour Goal. The tour is addressed to all people interested in learning more about the Second World War or the Great Patriotic War as Russians call it. We have included the major cities where the biggest battles of the War took place. Some non military museums we also included. These are the museums which one can not but visit being in Russia such as Kremlin, Hermitage. We did this combination because we strongly think that culture is part of the national character which helped Russian together with the allies to win the Second World War.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1, Saturday: Afternoon. Arrival to Moscow. Transfer to hotel. Dinner. Accommodation in hotel for three nights.
Day 2, Sunday: Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Tour of superb Poklonnaya Hill and Great Patriotic War museum. Lunch.
Afternoon. Tour of Armed Forces Museum which traces the history of the Russian Army from its earliest days up to the present. Dinner.
Day 3, Monday: Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Tour of magnificent Moscow Kremlin. Lunch.
Afternoon. Breakfast in hotel. This morning we take a tour around central Moscow including the GUM department store, Lubyanka Square, Red Square and Lenin's tomb. Lunch.
Day 4, Tuesday: Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Moscow Defence museum. Dinner.
Afternoon. Fly to Volgograd. Dinner. Accommodation in our hotel for two nights.
Day 5, Wednesday: Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Full exploratory tour of the Stalingrad battlefield including Grain Elevator, Mamaev Hill, Lyudnikov's island. Lunch.
Afternoon. Tour of Stalingrad Panorama. Dinner. Full board
Day 6, Thursday: Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Drive to the river Don. Visit Kalach and the 'meeting of the armies' memorial, the Don bridge. Lunch.
Afternoon. Visit of the Soldier's field. Dinner.
Day 7, Friday: Morning. Breakfast in hotel. In the morning we visit Paulus museum and take a boat trip up the Volga past the giant Mother Russia monument and up to the Factory District. There will be an opportunity for some free time before we catch our return flight to Moscow.
Afternoon. Fly to Moscow. Dinner in flight. Check into our Moscow hotel for one night.
Day 8, Saturday:
Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Tank museum in Kubinka with its huge collection of WW2 armoured vehicles, which has only just recently been open to Westerners. Lunch.
Afternoon. In the afternoon we visit the Izmailovo Flea Market and Arbat Street before we have dinner and catch overnight train to Kursk.
Day 9: Sunday. Morning. Arrival to Kursk. Breakfast in hotel. Drive to Ponyri Station to Look at the events within the "northern shoulder". Visit Teplov Hights - the last point of Soviet defence. Lunch.
Aftwernoon. Tour of Headquarter of Rokossovsky. Dinner. Accommodation in our hotel for one night.
Day 10, Monday: Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Tour of Kursk battle museum. Drive to Jakovlevo and follow the "death ride" of the Fourth Panzer Army. Lunch.
Afternoon. Explore the battlefield around Prokhorovka, the furthest extent of the German advance. Visit monument at Prokhorovka including the preserved trenches and gun emplacements. Return to Kursk. Dinner. Overnight train to Moscow.
Day 11, Tuesday:
Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Tour of aircraft museum in Monino. Lunch. Accommodation in hotel for one night.
Afternoon.
There will be an opportunity for some free time in the afternoon.
Day 12, Friday: Morning. Breakfast in hotel. Transfer to airport.
THE COST of the Great Patriotic War tour is USD4290.00 per person in case of 4 paying travelers (double supplement), USD4790.00 per person in case of 3 paying travelers (double supplement)USD5050.00 per person in case of 2 paying travelers (double supplement), USD8190.00 in case of 1 paying traveler (single supplement in hotel and train). Add USD990 for single supplement in hotel. Add USD480 for single supplement in train. All quotes are the matter of change without notice unless confirmed.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
Price Includes:
- Hotels in Saint-Petersburg, Moscow, Volgograd and Mestechko Svoboda along the route.
- Meals full board (breakfast, lunch, and dinner), F.B. starts with dinner on the day of arrival and ends with breakfast on the day of departure.
- Car services as per program, including transfers on the first and the last days of the trip.
- Train Tickets as per program.
- Airfare In Russia as per program.
- Guide Services along the trip.
- Guide Services in all museums as per program.
- Entrance Fees in all museums as per program.
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