Day trip from Moscow to Vladimir and Suzdal by train with lunch at a local farm

Day trip from Moscow to Vladimir and Suzdal by train with lunch at a local farm

If you are in Moscow but want to visit rural traditional Russia and see a bit of the countryside, that is the perfect day tour of your choice. The famous Golden Ring towns of Vladimir and Suzdal, as well as an authentic Russian farm can be visited on a day private tour from Moscow by train. It allows you to save a lot of time on car traffic and makes your trip absolutely smooth and perfect. We will pick you up at your hotel early in the morning to take you to the train station in Moscow. The speedy seater trains are comfortable enough, have wi-fi on board, food and drinks can be ordered. Our multilingual personnel will take care of you upon your arrival at the station in Vladimir where your fascinating tour will start. On the way back we will also ensure that you are met at the station in Moscow and head back to your hotel just in time to have some late evening cocktails!

Itinerary
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Stop At: Metro Station Kurskaya, Kurskogo Vokzala pl, Moscow 105064 Russia

We pick you up at tour Hotel to get to Kursk railway station in Central Moscow and help you board a speedy train to Vladimir (from just 2 hrs journey)

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Vladimir Suzdal Museum Reserve, 43, Bolshaya Moskovskaya St, Vladimir 600000 Russia

In about 2 hours you get to Vladimir - the main city of the region and also gateway to Vladimir and Suzdal museum reserve. Our driver meets you at the station. You start your city tour together with the local guide

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Golden Gate, Bolshaya Moskovskaya, 1A, Vladimir 600000 Russia

This UNESCO heritage site used to be the ancient gate of the town and nowadays hosts a museum to commemorate the Mongol invasion of Russia that took place in XIII century.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Bolshaya Moskovskaya St., Vladimir Russia

You walk down along the oldest and main street of Vladimir - Boshaya Moskovskaya with its shops, old mansions and trade rows in order to get to the most beautiful cathedrals of the city

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Holy Assumption Cathedral, ul. Bolshaya Moskovskaya 56/Sobornaya, Sq. 1, Vladimir 600000 Russia

Being the major landmark of Vladimir, Assumption Cathedral used to be the main cathedral of the Princedom and venue of coronation of Princes, hosting the iconic paintings by the great Andrei Rublev and Daniil Chyorny.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Cathedral of Saint Demetrius, Bolshaya Moskovskaya St, 60, Vladimir 600000 Russia

St Demetrius Cathedral of Vladimir was built in 1194–1197 as a private chapel of Vsevolod the Big Nest and represents a unique international project of Russian and Byzantine masters, Friedrich Barbarossa's masons, and Georgian carvers. It is another UNESCO World Heritage site in the city

Pass By: Viewpoints, Georgiyevskaya Street, Vladimir Russia

You take a few photos, to be followed by a lunch a la carte at a restaurant of your choice.

Pass By: Suzdal Kremlin, Ul. Kremlevskaja, d. 20, Suzdal 601293 Russia

Although it does not look like its Moscow rival, the local Kremlin is also included into UNESCO list of World heritage and still has a lot of fascinating sights of interest. The white limestone buildings of the local Kremlin may also give you an idea what Moscow Kremlin looked like some 7 centuries ago.

Stop At: Museum Of Wooden Architecture & Peasant Life, ul. Pushkarskaja, Suzdal Russia

The complex has a number of traditional Russian wooden bulidings including housing, chucrches and water mills.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Spaso-Evfimiyev Monastery Museum Complex, Lenina St., 146, Suzdal 601293 Russia

The monastery included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites hosts one of the largest museum complexes of the town and a tomb of Dmitriy Pozharskiy – the leader of Russian popular uprising against the Polish invaders in early XVII century.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Ilinskiy Meadow, Suzdal Russia

You finish the day at an authentic Russian farm located at one of the meadows some 10 km from Vladimir. There you can see local cattle (like cows, goats, sheep), birds (chicken, gees, pheasants), other domestic animals and even play with some of them (e.g. rabbits). You will be told how the locals keep their farm (i.e.: milk their cows and goats, collect eggs etc.), overcoming all the natural obstacles they face, especially in bitter cold winter season. Your visit will be terminated by an authentic Russian lunch made of local natural products and tasting the lovely national drinks (both alcoholic and alcoholic ones available, depending on your choice). Also, if you like some of the products or beverages, you will be able to buy them and take back to Moscow.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Vladimir Suzdal Museum Reserve, 43, Bolshaya Moskovskaya St, Vladimir 600000 Russia

You get back to the train station in Vladimir and board the speedy train towards Moscow that leaves at around 6 p.m. It will get to Moscow in just around 2 hours

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Metro Station Kurskaya, Kurskogo Vokzala pl, Moscow 105064 Russia

You get back to Kursk Railway Station in Moscow. Our local transfer-man meets you here and helps you to board a coach back to your hotel in Moscow

Duration: 20 minutes