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WHITE NIGHTS ON THE VOLGA RIVER WITH MS LAVRINENKOV INCLUDING RIVER CRUISES - ST. PETERSBURG - MOSCOW - THY (16.07.2027)

Tour facts

RouteVolga Nehri & Beyaz Geceler
Duration9 Nights 10 Days
TransportCruise
VisaVisa required
Guide languageTurkish, English
Up to 9 instalments by credit cardInstalments are available with partner banks’ credit cards. For international tours the number of instalments may vary by bank; see the payment step for current options.
St. Petersburg (2 Nights), Uglich, Goritsy, Kizhi, Mandrogi, Valaam, Moscow (1 Night)

Day 1

DAY 01 ISTANBUL – ST. PETERSBURG
Meet at Istanbul Airport, International Departures Terminal, Turkish Airlines counter at 05:00. After baggage and passport control procedures, depart for St. Petersburg with Turkish Airlines flight TK401 at 08:10. Upon arrival in St. Petersburg at 11:55 local time, on our complimentary panoramic St. Petersburg city tour, sights to see include Moskovski Prospekt, Nevsky Prospekt, Count Stroganov Palace, Palace Square, Winter Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Anichkov Palace and Bridge, and the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood (Alexander II). After the tour, transfer to our hotel, check-in, and room allocation. Dinner and overnight at our hotel.
 
DAY 02 ST. PETERSBURG
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for our full-day optional tour with guests who wish to join. Today we will visit two important towns near St. Petersburg. First, we head to Pushkin, formerly known as Tsarskoye Selo. Here we will visit Catherine Palace. Famous for its Amber Room, this palace is considered one of the finest summer palaces of the tsarist era. Following our tour here, we set off for Peterhof, located on the coast of the Baltic Sea. In Peterhof, the magnificent garden of the summer palace built during the reign of Peter the Great attracts great attention from visitors. This park and garden complex is particularly striking with its fountains, statues, and monuments placed throughout the park. After the tour of Peterhof gardens, return to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at our St. Petersburg hotel.
 
DAY 03 ST. PETERSBURG (EMBARKATION)
After breakfast and check-out procedures at the hotel, we depart for the optional Hermitage Museum tour with guests who wish to join. As one of the world's most important art museums, the Hermitage consists of five buildings. Along with the Winter Palace, which was once the residence of Russian tsars and empresses, this building complex housing the magnificent collection of the art museum founded by Empress Catherine and developed over the years is ranked among the world's leading museums. After the museum tour, you can enjoy free time in the city center and spend time in the cafes on Nevsky Prospekt. Following the meeting at the specified time, we transfer to our ship. After the captain's welcome cocktail, our ship departs. Dinner and overnight on board our ship.
 
DAY 04 VALAAM
After breakfast on board, we arrive in Valaam. Located in the north of Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Europe, the Valaam archipelago possesses extraordinary beauty with its nature and historical monasteries. During our walking tour in Valaam, the largest of the archipelago, we will discover historical structures dating back to the 14th century and the island's stunning natural beauty. Valaam holds a very important place in terms of Orthodox Christianity. We will learn about the history of the island and the region, which has witnessed many historical events, as well as the monastery and religious centers here. After the tour, return to the ship and departure of the ship.
 
DAY 05 MANDROGI
Breakfast on board and arrival in Mandrogi at 10:30. Free time in Mandrogi, a lush green village featuring colorful Russian wooden houses. Here you can take a walk in the open air among the greenery, visit the mini-zoo, souvenir shops located in beautiful wooden buildings, and souvenir workshops. There is also a small vodka museum here. (Entrance fee applies) After lunch, the ship departs. You can enjoy the beautiful scenery as our ship sails among the northern forests of Russia. Tonight you will be hosted with the Captain's Gala Dinner. Overnight on board our ship.
 
DAY 06 KIZHI
After breakfast, you can participate in onboard activities and watch the beauty of Lake Onega. After lunch, arrival in Kizhi at 17:00. Located inside Lake Onega above the 60th parallel, this island is an open-air museum and is on the UNESCO World Heritage list. On our complimentary Kizhi walking tour, we will see the fairy-tale-like Church of the Transfiguration with its 22 domes built entirely without nails, and old Russian wooden village houses, and receive information about past village and island life. After the tour, free time on the island. Afterwards, return to our ship and departure of the ship at 20:30. Dinner and overnight on board our ship.
 
DAY 07 GORITSY / KIRILLOV
After breakfast, you can participate in various activities on board and watch the beauties of the Volga River from the deck. Arrival in Goritsi after lunch. Known as a picturesque and quiet village in Russia, Goritsi has a small port along the river. You will discover the medieval atmosphere by plunging into the simplicity of this small and charming village. This region is also one of the important centers of early Christianity in Russia, and therefore it reflects the spiritual life of many monasteries and monks. Upon arrival at this beautiful village positioned along the river, we depart by bus to the town of Kirilov, located 10 km away. After our visit to the monastery in the town, we return to the village. We will have free time to explore the village and for shopping. Return to our ship at the specified time and departure of the ship. You can sip your coffee on the upper deck of the ship and watch the postcard-like landscapes along the riverbank. Dinner and overnight on board our ship.
 
DAY 08 UGLICH
After breakfast, you can participate in onboard activities and watch the beauty of the Volga River from the upper deck. After lunch, our ship arrives in Uglich. On our complimentary Uglich walking tour in this charming city located on the banks of the Volga, sights to see include the Transfiguration Cathedral in the Old Kremlin Square and the Church of St. Dmitry on the Blood, built on the spot where Ivan the Terrible's 9-year-old son Dmitry was killed. Departure of the ship at 18:00. This evening you will be hosted with the captain's farewell dinner. Overnight on board our ship.
 
DAY 09 MOSCOW
After breakfast, we will have time to prepare before check-out procedures from the ship. Around midday, our ship arrives in Moscow. On the panoramic Moscow city tour to be conducted after leaving the ship, sights to see include Leningrad Avenue, Triumph Palace (one of Europe's tallest buildings), Tverskaya Street, the Parliament Building, the Bolshoi Theatre, Lubyanka Square, the KGB Headquarters, St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, GUM Department Store, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, and the Government House. Following the city tour, guests who wish may join the optional Kremlin + 2 Cathedrals tour. Afterwards, we transfer to our hotel. Dinner and overnight at the hotel.
 
DAY 10 MOSCOW
After breakfast at the hotel, we complete check-out procedures, pick up our luggage, and leave the hotel. Those who wish may join the optional Novodevichy Convent, Metro + Arbat tour. Following our tours, we meet at the specified time and transfer by our bus to Moscow Airport.

 

 

 

Prices are per person in €. Child prices apply when sharing with two adults.

Per-person prices by departure date and room type
DateDoubleSingleTripleChildInfantStatus
16 Jul 2027€2,650€1,650———Available

Included in the price

  • Economy class flight ticket with Turkish Airlines between Istanbul Airport – Moscow / St. Petersburg – Istanbul Airport.
  • FULL BOARD cabin accommodation on the MS LAVRINENKOV ship (Full board service starts with dinner on the day of embarkation and ends with breakfast on the day of disembarkation).
  • 2 nights half-board accommodation in a 4* hotel in St. Petersburg.
  • 1 night half-board accommodation in a 4* hotel in Moscow.
  • Moscow Panoramic City Tour (Half day).
  • St. Petersburg Panoramic City Tour (Half day).
  • Tours in the ports visited along the river route.
  • Airport transfers specified in the program.
  • Professional Turkish guiding service.
  • Luggage handling service on the ship.
  • Welcome cocktail and Captain's Gala Dinner on the ship.
  • Tea and coffee service with all meals on the ship.
  • Concerts, shows, cultural lectures, and activities on the ship (Russian language lessons, Russian songs lessons, Russian dance lessons, Russian cuisine, Russian folk arts, costumes, and information about the history and making of wooden souvenirs).

Not included

  • Ship personnel service fee (Per person: 80 Euros) collected at the airport.
  • Tips for local guides and drivers (Per person: 70 Euros) collected at the airport.
  • Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and bottled water on the ship.
  • Tours not specified in the program.
  • Travel Health and Cancellation Insurance (We recommend all our passengers to take out travel health insurance so as not to suffer any grievances in case of a health-related cancellation).
  • Visa Fee: Russia requires a visa for ordinary (normal) passports. An ONLINE ELECTRONIC VISA must be obtained to participate in the Volga Tour. Visa fee is per person (100 Euros). Green passports do not require a visa. Regardless of passport type, a passport valid for at least 6 months from the end of the tour and in no way damaged, with no unstitched seams, is required for entry into Russia.
  • International departure tax.

This tour requires a visa. Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after return. The visa document list is emailed after booking.

Cancellation and refund terms vary by tour operator and are provided in writing before booking.

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OPTIONAL TOURS (PER PERSON)
OPTIONAL TOUR PRICE
Hermitage Tour
The Hermitage, one of the world's leading museums, was once the official residence of the Russian Tsars and Tsarinesses. Laid with the collections that Catherine the Great began to gather, the museum today houses the world's most dazzling works of art. On our Hermitage tour, we will take a journey into history and have the opportunity to see the most important buildings, rooms, and world-class works of art of the palace complex, which is a magnificent example of Baroque Architecture. 80 EUR
Canal Tour (With Refreshments)
Called the Venice of the North, St. Petersburg is built on nearly 50 large and small islands. On the boat tour made in the canals and rivers located among these islands, you will enjoy discovering another face of this beautiful city while sipping your champagne and vodkas. 80 EUR
Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) + Catherine Palace + Shuvalovka Village + Peterhof Park and Gardens - With Lunch at a farm restaurant in Shuvalovka
There are beautiful towns and villages around St. Petersburg. Among these, undoubtedly the most famous are Pushkin and Peterhof. Pushkin Town was the place where the Tsar and his family spent the summer months during the tsarist period. Its old name, Tsarskoye Selo, means Tsar's Village. The summer residence of the tsar family located here, the Catherine Palace, is worth seeing with its legendary amber room alongside its interior decoration and beauty. Used as a headquarters by the Nazis during World War II, the palace was destroyed at the end of the war and the amber in the amber room was dismantled and taken away. In the palace restored after the war, the famous Amber Room is also open to visitors as a result of great efforts.
Shuvalovka is a small settlement located on the Peterhof road. We will have our lunch at a farm located here. Located 30 km from the city on the coast of the Baltic Sea, Peterhof's summer palace built by Tsar Peter I leaves visitors in awe with its unique garden, beauty and grandeur, and more than 150 gold-plated fountains and water jets. At the end of the park tour, you can watch the Gulf of Finland and the silhouette of St. Petersburg. 160 EUR
Moscow Night Tour Under Lights
Moscow takes on a completely different identity in the evenings. Especially in the summer months, the sky that does not get completely dark adds a special beauty and flavor to Moscow evenings. In the evening hours, with the lights reflected on the magnificent buildings, the city almost transforms into a fairy tale town. 70 EUR
Kremlin Tour
The Kremlin, founded at the point where Moscow was established and one of the city's first structures, has hosted Russian tsars and leaders of the Soviet Union throughout history. Today, the working office of the President of Russia is located here. The Kremlin, one of the country's most important centers where the world's largest bell and largest cannon are exhibited, is also one of Russia's most important symbols. On this tour, we will enter the once-forbidden area behind the walls to see the world's largest cannon and bell, and visit Cathedral Square, considered the religious center of the Russian Orthodox world, including the Main Cathedral and the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel, which houses the tombs of the Grand Duke Tsarevich Dmitry, the hero of the story where a dynasty ended, and the Ruriks. 80 EUR
Novodevichy (Nazim Hikmet) and Metro + Arbat Tours
Novodevichy is one of the most important cemeteries where important figures, artists, scientists, and statesmen in Russian history are buried. The tomb of Nazim Hikmet is also located in Novodevichy, situated on the shore of a beautiful lake.
The famous Moscow Metro, which looks almost like a museum with paintings, sculptures, and various decorations to showcase the splendor of Soviet Russia, is described as the most beautiful metro in the world.
Arbat Street, which is closed to traffic, is one of the primary places where Muscovites visit and relax in their spare time. Artists exhibit their various works here. You can visit the stalls and shops selling souvenirs and rest in charming cafes. The house where Alexander Pushkin, considered the Father of Russian literature, and his wife Natalya once lived is also on Arbat Street. 80 EUR
 
 
 
CANCELLATION AND REFUND CONDITIONS
The right to cancel without penalty up to 90 days before the tour departure date applies only to the ship portion. Flight ticket deductions will be reflected separately.
CANCELLATION TIME DEDUCTION
Free cancellation up to 90 days before the tour departure date
Between 89 days – 60 days 50%
Between 59 days – 45 days 80%
Between 44 days and the tour departure day 100%

 

 

 

The deposit depends on the tour and is shown during booking.

Yes, with a single room supplement.

Payments are converted to TRY at the rate on the payment date. Paid amounts are not affected by later changes.

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