3 days trip in the Golden Ring by car including Suzdal Rostov and Sergiev Posad

3 days trip in the Golden Ring by car including Suzdal Rostov and Sergiev Posad

This tour in the heart of the Golden Ring north-east of Moscow will take you to discover its wonders through roads and little paths not frequented by tourists. These 3 days are totally flexible, your trilingual chauffeur-guide with his car is at your disposal. We have a complete basic itinerary that you can edit if you want to focus on something else. Our 10 years experience in Russia will show you the hidden gems of the russian culture in the countryside. We can also recommend you good hotels and delicious traditional restaurants for an even more authentic experience. Have a nice trip!

Itinerary

Day 1: Vladimir - Suzdal

Stop At: Vladimir, Vladimir, Vladimir Oblast, Central Russia
Departure in front of the Golden Gate to take the main street towards the cathedral square. Visit the buildings before enjoying the panorama of the city and the valley then direction the church of Saint Dimitri before returning to the water tower through the small historic streets.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Suzdal Kremlin, Ul. Kremlevskaja, d. 20, Suzdal 601293 Russia
In Suzdal we start with the market square before taking a meal break in a traditional Russian restaurant. Once your stomach is full we attack the Kremlin through the small shopping street in the neighborhood
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Muzey Derevyannogo Zodchestva I Krest'yanskogo Byta, Ulitsa Pushkarskaya, 27А, Suzdal, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 601293
After the Kremlin, we will go down the little road to go across the shore to join the reconstituted wooden village (Museum of wooden architecture and peasant life). On the way, you will have the opportunity to taste one of the local honey specialties. Then you will have an hour to go around this beautiful village.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Convent of the Intercession (Pokrovsky Monastery), ul. Pokrovskaja, 76, Suzdal 601293 Russia
We take the car for a last visit of the magnificent wooden house of Suzdal through the Convent of the Intercession to see the panorama of the main monastery. This beautiful and long day now deserves some rest at the hotel before going to dinner.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Suzdal - Rostov the Great

Stop At: Saviour Monastery of Saint Euthymius, Ulitsa Lenina, 135к8, Suzdal, Vladimirskaya oblast', Russia, 601291
At 10am, after a good breakfast, we will visit the monastery of the Savior Saint Euthymius where you can enjoy a concert of bells and the singing of the monks. At the exit, you will also have a superb panorama on the Convent that you visited the day before.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Yakovlevsky Savior Monastery, Engelsa St., 44, Rostov 152155 Russia
After a good hour, it will take us 2 hours to reach Rostov Veliki through the countryside. There, we will go directly to the Saint-Jacques Monastery. From the top of the observation tower, you will see the Rostov Kremlin and the big lake. After the visit, we will take the banks of the lake to reach the central square. A lunch break can be organized before or after the visit of the monastery.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Rostovskiy Kreml', Кремль, Rostov, Yaroslavskaya oblast', Russia, 152153
In the second part of the day, you can stroll through the streets of the city, visit an art gallery, go to the enamels factory and especially visit the sublime Kremlin of Rostov the Great.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Rostov the Great - Pereslavl-Zalessky - Sergiev Posad

Stop At: Rostovskiy Kreml', Кремль, Rostov, Yaroslavskaya oblast', Russia, 152153
This morning of the third day, you will have time to complete the visit of the Rostov Veliki Kremlin if you have not already done so. Keep in mind that attention should be paid to the Cathedral, the Church of the Blessed Virgin Odigitria, the Museum of Enamels and the Observation Tower.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy Sobor, Красная площадь, дом 1А, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavskaya oblast', Russia, 152020
On the cathedral square in the presence of the statue of Alexander Nevsky you can visit the historical buildings. We will then go to the lake to see the church of the martyrs of San Sebastián.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Goritskiy Uspenskiy Monastyr', Muzeynyy Pereulok, 4, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Yaroslavskaya oblast', Russia, 152024
Before taking the direction of Sergiev Posad, we can take a break in a very old monastery.
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, Sergiev Posad mkr, Sergiyev Posad 141300 Russia
Once arrived at Sergiev Posad, we can take the time to take a break in a traditional market before visiting the Laure Sergiev Posad, UNESCO World Heritage. It will soon be time to return to Moscow but before we will make a final stop at the monastery of Gethsemane Chernigov.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.