Private guided tours with Julia Schelkunova
Christmas lights of Moscow: walking+orientation tour
In winter, it gets dark early in Russia, and the city lights are turned on - and you'll be surprised, but we keep them until March. This walking tour is designed to take you around all the fancy light installations in central Moscow: Christmas market in Red Square, light designs in the Zaryadye Park, giant illuminated arches in streets and squares and balls and bows near the Bolshoi Theater. You'll see beautiful views of the Kremlin from the River Overlook Bridge, visit GUM historical mall and watch Change of Guards by the WWII Memorial. As an option, you can add Soaring over Moscow VR Attraction and the visit to the Children's World Store Rooftop Viewing Deck to see the whole city center with flickering lights. Duration 3-4 hours, guiding services and tickets to selected options are included.
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The Christmas lights of central Moscow is a walking tour designed to take you around the fanciest light installations in Moscow's central streets and squares, as well as give you orientation and show practical locations such as malls, grocery stores and popular restaurants. The guide will pick you up at your location, or you can meet in the center, and we will walk around the key Moscow attractions:
The list of sights and activities available to you on this tour includes:
Options that can be included into the tour:
At the end of the tour your guide will take you back to the location of your choice.
Included: licensed guide up to 4 hours, tickets to selected attractions.
The list of sights and activities available to you on this tour includes:
- A walk through Red Square and enjoying the Christmas market there;
- St. Basil's Cathedral (viewed outside);
- GUM historical mall (inside);
- Zaryadye Park and the River Overlook Bridge;
- Alexander Garden and its monuments;
- Change of Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (World War 2 Memorial);
- Manezhnya Square light designs and Okhotny Ryad Shopping Mall;
- Theater Square light installaion;
- Lubyanka Square and Children's World historical department store;
- Light arches in Novaya Square and Nikolskaya Street.
Options that can be included into the tour:
- Soaring over Moscow VR Attraction (a very realistic virtual reality simulator of a flight over the city);
- City center views from the Children's World Viewing Deck - a great way to capture the city panorama.
At the end of the tour your guide will take you back to the location of your choice.
Included: licensed guide up to 4 hours, tickets to selected attractions.
Tour Highlights
Detailed Itinerary
1
Your guide meet you at the location of choice
transfer by metro can be included into the tour
2
A walk around Christmas market in Red Square
3
Visit inside GUM historical mall
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Zaryadye Park and the River Overlook Bridge
5
Soaring over Moscow VR Attraction
This option can be added to the tour, great for kids!
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Manezhnaya Square, Okhotny Ryad Shopping Mall and Grocery Store
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Alexander Garden and Change of Guards
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Light designs near the Bolshoi Theater
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TsUM and Kuznetsky Most Street
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Lubyanka Square and Children's World historical department store
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Viewing Deck City Panorama (optional)
You can also visit the Children's World Food Court for a snack
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End of tour at Novaya Square
Your guide will take you to the location of choice or book a taxi for you
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- in cash (USD, EUR or roubles) directly to the guide prior to the start of the tour; a standard invoice will be issued). In this case, we will come to your hotel or other location to collect the payment.
- in roubles by bank transfer from a Russian-based bank prior to the start of the tour.
Cancellation with 100% refund is possible not later than 48 hours prior to the commencement of the tour. This condition, however, may not apply to large groups, where costs of large vehicle rental (40+ seater bus, coach) are non-refundable.
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