Art & Architecture in Rusia
A "Grand Tour" for the
Board of Trustees and Circle Donors of
San Diego Museum of Art
Visiting Saint Petersburg and Moscow
For the Board of Trustees and Circle Donors of San Diego Museum of Art
31 May - 9 June 2019
Day 1, Saint Petersburg
Saturday, 1 June
Meeting with an English speaking guide in the arrival hall (near baggage claim area) of Pulkovo airport. Transfer by a Luxury Deluxe coach to the hotel Four Seasons. Short sightseeing tour on the way to the hotel (depending on the arrival time).
Hotel Four Seasons Hotel Lion Palace *****
Voznesensky Ave, 1
Sankt-Peterburg, Rusia, 190000
Tel. +7 812 339 80 00
www.fourseasons.com/stpetersburg/
Welcome dinner at a local restaurant (“Terrassa” or “Mansarda”, preliminary): 3-course set menu, including tea/coffee, mineral water and 2 glasses of house wine per pax.
Transfer back to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 2, Saint Petersburg
Sunday, 2 June
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide in the lobby.
9:30 Departure (by private chartered coach).
10:30-12:30 Visit to Peterhof (Petrodvorets). VIP entrance/access into the Grand Palace. Walk around the Lower Park and Upper Gardens.
12:45 Departure back to the city by hydrofoil (business class).
2:00–3:30 Lunch at the local restaurant “Khotchu Kharcho”/or similar (preliminary): 3-course set menu, including tea/coffee, mineral water and 2 glasses of house wine per pax
4:00-5:30 Visit the General Staff Building (Impressionists, The State Hermitage Museum).
6:00-7:30 Evening excursion at the Fabergé Museum .
Return to the hotel.
Free time at own leisure. Dinner at a local restaurant – on your own (we will provide listings).
Day 3, Saint Petersbug
Monday, 3 June
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide in the lobby.
8:45 Walk to St. Isaac’s Cathedral.
9:00-10:30 Early morning access to St. Isaac’s Cathedral one of the largest and most luxurious cathedrals in Europe. Going up to the viewing platform to admire the panoramic city view.
11:00-12:00 Private cruise along small rivers and canals. Local sparkling wine and red salmon caviar canapés will be offered.
12:00-1:00 Visit the Marble Palace (The Ludwig Museum).
1:30-3:00 Lunch at the local restaurant “Blok” (preliminary): 3 course set menu, including tea/coffee, mineral water and 2 glasses of house wine per pax.
Departure back to the city. Free time at own leisure. Dinner at a local restaurant – on your own
Day 4, Saint Petersburg
Tuesday, 4 June
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide in the lobby.
9:45 Departure.
10:00-11:30 Visit the Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich Romanov (Scientists’ House)
12:00 Visit the Naval Cathedral of St. Nicolas with a short chorus concert.
1:00-2:30 Lunch at the local restaurant “Tsar” (preliminary): 3 course set menu, including tea/coffee, mineral water and 2 glasses of house wine per pax.
6:00-8:00 Evening entrance (after official closing) guided tour to the State Hermitage Museum – one of the biggest and most famous museums of the world, with the “Peacock” clock demonstration.
Return to the hotel. Free time and dinner at own leisure.
11:30pm-1:30am Private night cruise along the Neva River (2 hours), seeing spectacular draw bridges.
2:00am Return to the hotel. Overnight.
Day 5, Saint Petersburg - Moscow
Wednesday, 5 June
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, check-out.
11:30 Guided transfer from the hotel to the railway station.
1:00 Departure by Sapsan High Speed Train to Moscow with lunch
4:58 Arrival in Moscow. Meeting with an English-speaking guide on the platform.
Transfer by a Luxury Deluxe coach to the hotel Four Seasons. Check-in.
Walking tour around the old Red October Chocolate Factory.
Return to the hotel. Free time and dinner at own leisure (we will provide listings).
Hotel Four Seasons Ritz Moscow*****
Ulitsa Okhotnyy Ryad, 2
Moskva, Rusia, 109012
Tel. + 7 499 277 7100
www.fourseasons.com/moscow/
Day 6, Moscow
Thursday, 6 June
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide in the lobby.
8:00 Departure.
9:00 Early morning opening and entrance to Old Tretyakov Gallery.
12:30-2:00 Lunch at the local restaurant “Café Pushkin” (preliminary): 3 course set menu, including tea/coffee, mineral water and 2 glasses of house wine per pax.
Return to the hotel. Free time and dinner at own leisure.
Day 7, Moscow
Friday, 7 June
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide in the lobby.
9:00 Departure.
10:00-11:30 Early morning entrance to Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts ., Impressionists Collection.
12:00-1:30 Visit the Church of Christ the Savior with the bell tower and panoramic view point.
1:30-3:00 Lunch at the local restaurant “Voronezh” (preliminary or similar): 3 course set menu, including tea/coffee, mineral water and 2 glasses of house wine per pax
3:30-4:30 Visit the Museum of Multimedia Art (Moscow House of Photography).
5:30-7:00 Exclusive visit to Moscow MoMA.
Return to the hotel. Free time and dinner at own leisure.
Day 8, Moscow
Saturday, 8 June
Buffet breakfast at the hotel, meeting with the guide in the lobby.
8:00 Departure.
9:00 Early entrance to the Kremlin’s Armoury.
10:30-12:00 Visit the Kremlin Territory with the Assumption Cathedral
12:00-1:00 Visit the Red Square with its astonishing red bricks walls and the St. Basil’s Cathedral (outside).
1:30-3:00 Lunch at the local restaurant “Matryoshka” (preliminary): 3 course set menu, including tea/coffee, mineral water and 2 glasses of house wine per pax.
3:30-5:00 Visit to The New Tretyakov Gallery on Krimsky Val
5:30-7:00 Visit to the Gorky Park and Garage CCC.
8:00 Farewell dinner at the local restaurant “Bolshoi” (preliminary): 3 course set menu, including tea/coffee, mineral water and 2 glasses of house wine per pax.
Return to the hotel.
Day 9, Moscow - USA
Sunday, 9 June
Buffet breakfast at the hotel.
12.00 Check-out from the hotel
**This itinerary is subject to changes that will not affect the quality of the trip.