MOSCOW SIGHTSEEING  Moscow City tour  Kremlin and the Cathedrals  Armory Museum  Diamond Fund  Tretyakov Gallery  New Maidens Convent  Kolomenskoe Estate  Moscow metro  Spaso-Andronikov Monastery    VICINITY  Sergiev Posad  Sergiev Posad - Pereyaslavl-Zalesskiy  Vladimir - Suzdal    The URALS  5 day tour in Ekaterinburg  GOLDEN BEACH on Lake Turgoyak    More details:      Ekaterinburg city, The URALS      Kasli city, The URALS BOOK EXCURSION ON-LINE MOSCOW SIGHTSEEING    MOSCOW CITY TOUR (3 hours) PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE. 65 35 35 25 27 20 22 19 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. The tour starts in the heart of the city, at the Red Square. After observing St. Basil's Cathedral, Lenin Mausoleum, the State Historical Museum and other sights of the area we move along the Moskva River embankment. On the way, we enjoy views of Kremlin, and continue to the Cathedral of the Christ the Savior, New Maidens Convent, Moscow State University. Visit to the Sparrow Hills observation spot opens outstanding view on Moscow. Then we travel to the Memorial Complex at Poklonnaya Hill and Victory Park, Triumphal Arch, Kutuzov Avenue, New Arbat, Boulevard ring, Pushkin square, Tverskaya street and end the tour at Manezhnaya Square.    KREMLIN AND THE CATHEDRALS (3 hours) PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE 72 50 41 37 35 33 30 27 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. Moscow Kremlin is a unique architectural ensemble. It is famous for the ancient Sobornaya (Cathedrals') Square and cathedrals: Cathedral of the Annunciation; Assumption Cathedral where Russian tsars and imperators were crowned; Cathedral of the Archangel was a burial place for Grand Princes; Church of the Deposition of the Robe; the Patriarch's Chambers; Ivan the Great Bell Tower. The world-famous Tsar Canon and Tsar Bell became symbols of Moscow, and at the Senate Square, one can see buildings of former Senate and Arsenal (monument of architecture of Peter the Great time). The Great Kremlin Palace used to be a residence of Russian tsars and imperators; nowadays it is a residence of Russian President.    KREMLIN AND ARMORY MUSEUM (3 hours) PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE 90 63 55 51 48 46 43 40 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. The world famous museum-treasury occupies the specially constructed building of the middle XIX century. It has unique collection of ancient state regalia, gold and silver utensils, Tzars apparels and sacerdotal robes, weapons, luxury carriages and harness.    KREMLIN AND DIAMOND FUND (3 hours) PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE 90 63 55 51 48 46 43 40 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. In the Diamond fund exposition, one can see Tzars regalia, the crown of the Russian Empire, Russian and foreign medals, the biggest gold and platinum bars found in Russia, giant diamonds, numerous pieces of jewelry.    TRETYAKOV GALLERY PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE 72 50 41 37 35 33 30 27 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. The State Tretyakov gallery is a national museum of Russian art of X-XX centuries. Russian factory owner Pavel Tretyakov founded it in XIX century, and now the Gallery is one of the largest museums in Russia.    NEW MAIDENS CONVENT PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE 100 63 50 44 40 38 33 29 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. The Convent was founded by Vasiliy III in 1524 in honor of return the lands of Smolensk town to Russia. Strategic location to the southeast of Moscow near a passable part of Moskva-River, determined the Convent also as a fortress, playing role in important events of the Russian history. The museum of the Convent has big collection of Russian icons, jewelry, embroidery and books. Many well-known Russian people were buried in the necropolis of the Convent.    KOLOMENSKOE ESTATE PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE 100 63 50 44 40 38 33 29 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. This is a former residence of Russian Tzars and princes, located in the outskirts of the city. In the XVI century Kolomenskoe was a favorite estate of the Great Prince Vasily III and then - of his son Ivan the Terrible. The oldest building in the Estate is the unique Church of Ascension, built in 1532. The church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist became a prototype of St. Basil's Cathedral at the Red Square.    MOSCOW METRO (2 hours) PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE 65 40 33 28 26 24 21 18 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. The first line of Moscow metro was opened in 1935 and connected 13 stations. Nowadays, Moscow metro has 150 stations and it is considered the most beautiful in the world. Many of its stations look like palaces and have marble columns, sculptures, inlays, stained-glass windows and other decorations. The metro is the main mean of transportation in Moscow.    SPASO-ANDRONIKOV MONASTERY PAX 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 20 PRICE 90 55 42 35 31 30 26 22 Prices are quoted in USD /per person without transportation, inclusive of VAT. The Monastery is situated on a picturesque bank of Yauza river in the outskirts of Moscow, and it was founded in XIV century. The Monastery was named after the first its Prior Andonik, the follower of St. Sergius Radonezhsky. Among the memorials of the Monastery, one can find the oldest Moscow building - Savior's Cathedral painted by famous Andrey Rublev and the Central museum of ancient Russian culture and art, which hosts a huge collection of icons, manuscripts, books and frescos. CONTACTS:    Phones: +7 095 7415858, +7 095 7413870    Fax: +7 095 7899540    Fax: +1 646 3908657 NY, USA E-MAIL:    info@rus1.ru POST ADDRESS:    6, Varvarka Street, hotel RUSSIA, of.3-155, Moscow RUSSIA 127495