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Military tourism is an interesting thematic vacation for those who are not averse to visit military facilities and experience modern weapons, military equipment, military aircraft, get skills of hand-to-hand combat, feel like a real scout or a fighter of a special purpose detachment.
Day 1. Arrival to Moscow, meet with your with your guide for a private transfer to the hotel.
Day 2. After breakfast, enjoy a Red Square, Alexander Garden, Tomb of Unknown Soldier, St Basil's cathedral, Lenin's mausoleum, the GUM, monument to Georgy Zhukov, State History Museum, Christ Our Saviour Cathedral, Novodevichiy convent, Vorobyovy Hills and Moscow State University. You will then visit the Victory Park and the WWII museum (war machinery and fortifications of XX century conflicts - open ground site).
Day 3. After breakfast, visit the Patriot Park which is a great opportunity to get acquainted with the great military past of Russia, seeing with our own eyes the legendary examples of armored vehicles from the time of the Great Patriotic War and visiting the unique military historical complex Partisan Village. In addition, visitors are presented with expositions of anti-ballistic and anti-aircraft weapons up to modern models, an impressive collection of air and space technology, an interesting scientific and educational exposition dedicated to the history of nuclear energy and much more. You will then arrive at the military-technical base. In the evening enjoy T-55 tank cross country races followed by a shooting from famous samples of small arms of the Soviet Army. And finally, your professional guide will pass you through the territory of the restoration base.
Day 4. Transfer to the airport to meet our representives there, Meeting with a representative. You will have a training in the use of special equipment, moving on to the aerobatic zone, performing aerobatics at altitudes of 6000 - 9000 meters, the possibility of longer independent control, acceleration to maximum speed, passage over the runway at extremely low altitude.
Day 5. Meet your guide at the lobby for a train transfer to St. Petersburg. Upon arrival enjoy an excursion to Museum of Artillery Engineering and Signal Corps Sightseeing tour of the city: Nevsky Prospect, where a number of addresses are associated with famous military figures, Field of Mars, on which parades of the Russian guard took place before the revolution, Suvorov Square with a monument to the great commander, Palace Square with a triumphal arch with the General Staff building and the Alexander Column - a monument to the victory in the Patriotic War of 1812. Finally, visit one of the largest military historical museums in the world, which has extensive collections of artillery pieces and ammunition, small arms and cold steel, military-engineering equipment, military communications, military banners, military uniforms, works of battle painting and graphics, awards and badges, as well as archival documents testifying to the history of the development of artillery of the Russian army, military feats of the defenders of the Fatherland.
Day 6. After breakfast, experience the legendary cruiser Aurora, which is museum ship located on the eternal parking lot at Petrograd embankment and is an object of cultural heritage of the Russian Federation. Afterwards, enjoy a sightseeing tour of the museum halls, where you will learn the history of the cruiser from the time of construction to our time. Finally, visiting Peter and Paul Fortress is one of the main attractions of St. Petersburg, as well as its historical and cultural center and the State Memorial Museum of Defense and Siege of Leningrad - a museum in St. Petersburg, dedicated to the history of the battle of Leningrad and the blockade of Leningrad in the Great Patriotic War. On September 8, 2019, the grand opening of the updated exposition took place.
Day 7. After breakfast, head on an excursion to Kotlin Island to the hero city of Kronstadt, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and was closed until recently. You will not only be able to see all the most famous sights of Kronstadt, but you will also visit one of the largest and most interesting forts "Grand Duke Constantine », As well as visit the magnificent St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral opened after restoration, the Kronstadt Maritime Museum.
Day 9. Train transfer to Moscow for your flight onward.