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🇷🇺 Moscow · St Petersburg, Russia · Luxury

Russia Imperial Luxury: Moscow & St Petersburg

Grand hotels, private curators and a first-class Sapsan — Imperial Russia at its most opulent.

🗓️ 8N / 9D4.9 (268)🏨 5★ luxury🌤️ Best: May – Sep (White Nights: Jun)

Starting from

₹2,09,999 / person

Overview

This is Russia with the velvet rope lifted — landmark five-star addresses steps from Red Square, private art historians guiding you through the Hermitage before the crowds, and a box at the Bolshoi or Mariinsky. Eight unhurried nights across Moscow and St Petersburg, every transfer private, every queue skipped.

We curate the details that make an imperial trip: an early-access Hermitage tour, a caviar-and-blini tasting, a Kremlin arrival in style and a private canal boat during the White Nights. Fully bespoke — tell us the pace and the passions and we compose the journey around them.

Trip highlights

Landmark 5★ grand-hotel stays in both cities
Early-access, private-guide Hermitage tour
Box seats at the Bolshoi or Mariinsky ballet
First-class Sapsan high-speed train
Private Peterhof & Catherine Palace with a curator
Caviar & Russian-sparkling tasting evening

✓ What’s included

  • 8 nights’ landmark 5★ luxury hotels with breakfast
  • Russia visa invitation, documentation & priority assistance
  • Private airport meet-and-greet and chauffeured transfers throughout
  • First-class Sapsan high-speed train Moscow–St Petersburg
  • Private expert guides with skip-the-line access at every site
  • Reserved ballet tickets and a private caviar tasting
  • Explera luxury concierge and 24/7 on-trip support

✗ What’s excluded

  • International/domestic airfare unless specified in the inclusions
  • Visa fees, travel insurance and any airport taxes not mentioned
  • Personal expenses — laundry, tips, mini-bar, phone calls and shopping
  • Anything not listed under "What’s included"
  • GST (5%) and TCS as applicable under Indian tax rules
  • Cost escalation due to currency fluctuation or fuel surcharge before travel

Day-wise itinerary

1

Day 1

Arrive Moscow

Private meet-and-greet and chauffeured transfer to your grand hotel; evening at leisure.

2

Day 2

Imperial Moscow

Private Kremlin and Armoury tour, St Basil’s and Red Square with your guide.

3

Day 3

Moscow

Private Metro and Tretyakov Gallery; a box at the Bolshoi ballet in the evening.

4

Day 4

Moscow → St Petersburg

First-class Sapsan high-speed train; private welcome dinner on arrival.

5

Day 5

St Petersburg & early-access Hermitage

The Hermitage before opening with an art historian; Church on Spilled Blood.

6

Day 6

Peterhof

Private Grand Palace tour and the fountain cascades; hydrofoil return.

7

Day 7

Catherine & Yusupov Palaces

The Amber Room at Tsarskoye Selo and the opulent Yusupov Palace interiors.

8

Day 8

Leisure & White Nights

A spa morning and, in season, a private evening canal cruise under the White Nights.

9

Day 9

Departure

Chauffeured transfer to Pulkovo airport for your return flight.

Book your Moscow · St Petersburg trip from Surat & Gujarat

Explera Vacations plans Moscow · St Petersburg holidays for travellers across Surat, Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Rajkot, Vapi and the rest of Gujarat — from our Surat Diamond Bourse (Khajod) and L. H. Road (Varachha) offices, or entirely on WhatsApp. As an IATA-certified agency and the official SDB travel desk since 2009, we handle the whole trip on one invoice: visa, flights, hotels, transfers and sightseeing, with flexible 20% booking, GST billing and a 24/7 desk while you travel. Share your dates for a written, all-inclusive quote — no hidden mark-ups.

Package FAQ

Moscow · St Petersburg package — questions

The Russia Imperial Luxury: Moscow & St Petersburg starts from ₹2,09,999 per person on twin sharing for 8 nights / 9 days (land package). Final pricing depends on travel dates, hotel category and flights, which we quote transparently.

Prices are indicative, per person on twin sharing, and vary with season, availability, hotel category and currency. Share your dates for a confirmed, customised quote.

Traveller reviews

What travellers say about the Moscow · St Petersburg trip

★★★★★4.9/5· 268+ reviews
★★★★★
Went for our bucket-list holiday and everything from the Moscow itinerary to the return was handled with care. The hotels were exactly the category promised. Will book our next trip with them too.

Krupa Gajera

Rajkot · Bucket-list holiday

★★★★★
Moscow was our first big trip and Explera made it stress-free — visa guidance, forex tips, a sensible day plan and a driver who knew the area. Came back with amazing memories and zero complaints.

Manan Radadiya

Vapi · Bucket-list holiday

★★★★
Fantastic bucket-list holiday. The Moscow package was customised to our dates and budget, the 5★ luxury were lovely, and they even rebooked one activity when the weather changed. Five stars.

Foram Sheta

Vapi · Bucket-list holiday

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