3-Day Golden Ring Tour

After breakfast your private driver picks you up at your hotel in Moscow and takes you to Sergiev Posad known as "Russian Vatican" for its magnificent blue and golden cupolas scattered all around the town.

Upon arrival you meet your guide and enjoy a wonderful sightseeing tour around the most cherished treasures of Sergiev Posad, that includes a visit to the spiritual center of Russian Orthodoxy - the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius.

After lunch at a local restaurant your driver takes you to Suzdal that is one of the most famous towns of the Golden Ring. Upon arrival you are transferred to your hotel for check-in. In the evening you enjoy dinner at the hotel restaurant.

Following breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and enjoy a sightseeing tour of Suzdal known as a city-museum of the Golden Ring for a large number of preserved historical monuments of ancient Russian art and architecture.

During the tour you see the brilliant architectural complex of the Kremlin and its gem - the beautiful Chamber of the Christ, explore the ensemble of the Monastery of Saint Euthymius and visit the famous Museum of Wooden Architecture.

After lunch at a local restaurant you are transferred to Kostroma to enjoy a guided city tour that includes a visit to the architectural complex of the Ipatiev Monastery.

Later your driver takes you to your final destination of this day - Yaroslavl. Upon arrival you are transferred to your centrally located hotel for overnight. In the evening you enjoy dinner at your hotel.

In the morning after breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and have a guided city tour around the most interesting Yaroslavl landmarks.

During the tour you explore the architectural complex of the Transfiguration Monastery, go inside the Church of Elias the Prophet to enjoy its amazing frescoes and visit the Museum of Icons.

After lunch at a local restaurant you are transferred to Rostov the Great - one of the oldest cities in Russia that was first mentioned in chronicles in 862. During your guided city tour you explore the beautiful Rostov Kremlin, including its famous Enamel Museum.

In the afternoon your driver takes you back to your hotel in Moscow or to the airport / train station (depending on your travel arrangements).