TOUR PROGRAM:
Day 1
Departure from the United States.

Day 2
Arrival to St. Petersburg, transfer to the hotel. Afternoon nap to overcome jet-lag. Night visit to gay club Sinners, young boys will allow you to practice your painting skills on their exposed bodies!

Day 3
Morning: St. Petersburg city tour: the historical St. Peter-and-Paul Fortress, the splendid Winter Palace, the beautiful St. Isaac Cathedral. Afternoon: peaceful stroll through the masterpieces of the Hermitage Art Museum. Night - optional visit to gay cafe Cabaret where Russian drag queens 'do' Russian pop-divas or to a new gay sauna "158-B."

Day 4
Full day tour of Russian Imperial palaces: Catherine the Great's Palace in Tzarskoye Selo, Tsar Paul's Palace in Pavlovsk - jewels of "Russian Barocco" architecture. Late night departure by overnight train to Moscow.

Day 5
Free morning. Weather permitting, boat tour along the Moscow River - impressive building of the Moscow University, golden domes of Kremlin churches, exquisite bridges and other fine views. In the afternoon, weather permitting, optional trip to the historic park of Kolomenskoye with fireworks in the evening. An alternative choice - an optional excursion to the Tretyakov Museum, the #1 art gallery in Russia!

Day 6
Moscow city tour: Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral, landmark buildings of Moscow. Afternoon visit to the Armory and the Kremlin. Night - optional visit to a gay club "Three Monkeys" - the most hip gay place in Moscow!

Day 7
Free morning and afternoon in Moscow or optional excursion to the Tretyakov Museum. Farewell dinner including most delicious meals of the Russian cuisine*. Night visit to the gay club "Soul and Body" - the largest gay club in Moscow

Day 8
Transfer from the hotel to the airport..

VISA Please note that US citizens need a visa to travel to Russia. We will be happy to submit and process the Russian visa application on your behalf. We will need: • the completed and signed application form which we will send you. • an original USA passport (if a foreign national, a document proof of USA legal residency -"Green Card", is also required) • one (1) passport-sized photo. The application fee depends on the processing time: Single or Double entry visa, 2 weeks processing or more: USD140 Single entry visa, 1 week processing: USD190 Single entry visa, next business days: USD265 Please add USD50 if you need a double-entry visa (except for two weeks processing).

If these dates do not fit into your plans let us know the dates you prefer, and we may be able to customize another trip for you.

PRICE: Starting from $799 per person, double, plus airfare Single supplement starts at $300
Price Includes: • Transfers to/from the airport/hotel/railway station; • Overnight train St. Petersburg-Moscow, double occupancy in First Class sleeping compartments; • 2 nights in St. Petersburg in a private apartment in prime location or at a First Class hotel (supplement may apply); • 3 nights in Moscow in a private apartment in a prime location or at a First Class hotel (supplement may apply) ; • Sightseeing in St. Petersburg: half day city tour; Hermitage Art Museum; Russian Imperial Palaces in St. Petersburg; • Sightseeing in Moscow: half day city tour; Moscow River boat tour (weather permitting), optional - Tretyakov art gallery; Armory and the Kremlin; • Optional - Kolomenskoye Village picnic (Moscow, cover charge); • Gay sightseeing: guide and transportation to a night at gay clubs in St. Petersburg and Moscow, (cover charge, drinks, and meals are not included).