• Moscow city tour — see Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral
• Tour of Moscow’s Kremlin, traditional seat of Russian power and tour of the Kremlin’s Armory Chamber, home of the czars’ treasures including Fabergé eggs.
  
• Visit to the Tretyakov Art Gallery
• Walking tour of Uglich
• Tour of the 11th-century port city of Yaroslavl
• Walking tour of Goritsy with visit to the majestic Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery
  
• Walking tour of the Kizhi Island Museum of Architecture
• Visit to Mandrogui village with Russian barbeque lunch
• City tour of St. Petersburg including Peter & Paul Fortress
• Visit to the palace of Catherine I and its scenic gardens
• Tour of the Hermitage Museum, located in the Winter Palace
• Tour of the lavish grounds of Petrodvorets, Peter the Great’s summer palace
  

• Performance of the legendary Moscow Circus
• “Day in the life of a Moscow Citizen” metro (subway) tour
• Home-hosted meal in Uglich
• Visit to a local food market in Yaroslavl
• Russian folklore show
• Russian tea party and blini tasting aboard ship
• Evening ballet performance at the Hermitage Theatre
  
• Matrioshka doll painting workshop on board
  
• Bolshoi Theater experience in Moscow (Tickets are limited! When the Bolshoi is not available, you'll enjoy an alternate performance.)
• Onboard lectures and entertainment

Plus, a special visit to the Gorbachev Foundation on select departures!