Board your flight and arrive at Moscow Airport. Transfer to your hotel. After lunch at an Indian restaurant, start the city tour. Visit the famous Red Square, the nerve centre of Russia since the time of the Tsars. Then visit the seat of power, the Kremlin, and the nearby St Basil’s Cathedral. Transfer back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
Eduventure to Russia | Hospitality Study Tour
9
Days
Overview
An industrial visit to Russia, the world’s largest nation, which borders European and Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Its landscape ranges from tundra and forests to subtropical beaches. It’s famous for Moscow’s Bolshoi and St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky ballet companies. St. Petersburg, founded by Russian leader Peter the Great, has the baroque Winter Palace, now housing part of the State Hermitage Museum’s art collection.
Tourism in Russia has seen rapid growth since the late Soviet times, initially with domestic tourism and then international tourism. Rich cultural heritage and great natural variety place Russia among the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Not including Crimea, the country contains 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with many more on UNESCO’s tentative lists.
Major tourist routes in Russia include travelling around the Golden Ring of ancient cities, cruises on the big rivers including the Volga, and long journeys on the famous Trans-Siberian Railway. On this industrial visit to Russia, you’ll experience diverse regions and ethnic cultures, offering many different foods and souvenirs and showcasing a great variety of traditions, including Russian Maslenitsa, Tatar Sabantuy, and Siberian shamanist rituals. In 2013, Russia was visited by 33 million tourists, making it the ninth-most visited country in the world and the seventh-most visited in Europe.
Tourism in Russia has seen rapid growth since the late Soviet times, initially with domestic tourism and then international tourism. Rich cultural heritage and great natural variety place Russia among the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Not including Crimea, the country contains 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, with many more on UNESCO’s tentative lists.
Major tourist routes in Russia include travelling around the Golden Ring of ancient cities, cruises on the big rivers including the Volga, and long journeys on the famous Trans-Siberian Railway. On this industrial visit to Russia, you’ll experience diverse regions and ethnic cultures, offering many different foods and souvenirs and showcasing a great variety of traditions, including Russian Maslenitsa, Tatar Sabantuy, and Siberian shamanist rituals. In 2013, Russia was visited by 33 million tourists, making it the ninth-most visited country in the world and the seventh-most visited in Europe.
Trip Info
Study Tour Features
Beverage Manufacturing Tour | Culinary Workshops | Food Manufacturing Factory Visits
Accommodation
3 Star or above category hotels
Study Tour Highlights
- Hands-on Workshops
- Interaction with Top Chefs
- International Certifications
- Internship Opportunities
Special Support
- Female Cordinators
- Local Cordinator
- Doctor on the Tour
- Local Cuisine
Itinerary
Day 1 :
Day 1 of Hospitality Tour
Day 2 :
Day 2 of Hospitality Tour
After an early breakfast, start the day with a visit to a culinary institute for an interactive session with Russian culinary experts. In the evening, dress in your best gowns and tuxedos for an evening at the Bolshoi Theatre to enjoy plays, acts, operas, and ballet dances. Return to the hotel for an overnight stay.
Day 3 :
Day 3 of Hospitality Tour
Post breakfast, visit a culinary school for interaction and demonstrations with renowned chefs of international repute. Later, visit the International Bartender Institute to learn the craft of bartending and experience professionals from across Russia. Attend a live demonstration and Q&A session by experts. After lunch at an Indian restaurant, visit the historic 15th-century Arbat Street, known for its cafes, shopping areas, and local souvenir shops. Transfer back to the hotel for an overnight stay.
Day 4 :
Day 4 of Hospitality Tour
After an early lunch, start with a distillery tour. Later, visit Gorky Park overlooking the Moskva River. In the evening, take a Moscow Metro tour to experience the world’s most swanky and efficient metro system, with palace-like interiors and Soviet-era chandeliers at most underground stations. After dinner at a restaurant, transfer to Leningradsky Railway Station and board the overnight train to St Petersburg.
Day 5 :
Day 5 of Hospitality Tour
Arrive in Saint Petersburg, popularly known as the 'Venice of the North'. Transfer to your hotel. Later, visit a hospitality institute for an idea exchange on various catering, hospitality, and tourism businesses. In the evening, visit the State Hermitage Museum, encompassing the gigantic Winter Palace of Peter the Great, and the old and new Hermitage Palaces. Afterwards, enjoy free time for shopping and leisure at Nevsky Prospekt, the city’s famous evening gathering street.
Day 6 :
Day 6 of Hospitality Tour
After an early lunch, start a city tour in St Petersburg with famous city cruises. Visit attractions including St. Michael’s Castle, Peter and Paul Fortress, the Bronze Horseman, the Admiralty, Mariinsky Theatre, the drawbridges of St Petersburg, and a canal tour. The evening is free for leisure and shopping.
Day 7 :
Day 7 of Hospitality Tour
Post breakfast, the whole day is at leisure.
Day 8 :
Day 8 of Hospitality Tour
After breakfast at the hotel, visit Divo Ostrov or a similar amusement park in the city. Enjoy thrilling and adventurous rides. Spend the evening at English Embankment Street, known as a shopping destination, and visit the Potsuluev Bridge, also known as the 'Kissing Bridge', a folklore spot for romance and happy memories in St Petersburg. Transfer to the railway station to board the train to Moscow for an overnight journey.
Day 9 :
Day 9 of Hospitality Tour
Arrive in Moscow and proceed to Moscow Airport. Board your flight home.
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