The first four days of the trip will be spent touring Moscow while adjusting to the time difference.
After hotel check-in, we will visit the Kremlin, Lenin's tomb, changing of the guard at the tomb
of the Unknown Soldier and visit the History museum. This museum is an ideal place to purchase souvenirs.

Later we will stop in the underground mall and then experience the efficiency of the underground metro system, which is also a nuclear bomb shelter. Our remaining days will be spent visiting more museums, ancient cathedrals and fortresses. There is also the KGB Museum dedicated to Cold War espionage.

In the evening we will attend a performance at the world-famous Bolshoi theater. On the fifth day we will travel to the village of Kiseljowka in the Nidhnje region, 134 Kilometers from Yekaterinburg. We will arrive in time for lunch and then take short orientation ride on the Russian wide track snowmobiles. It is dark by 5 p.m. and the sauna and masseuse await you.

During the next five days you'll be snowmobiling to the Ural Mountains and visiting several small villages where you will be the object of curiosity and friendship. The itinerary includes a shortstop and local school so the students will have the opportunity to practice their English skills with you will be the object of curiosity and friendship. Take a break from the trails and enjoy a sleigh ride through the area as if you were accompanying "Dr. Zhivago" or try horseback riding. There will be other cultural opportunities you may choose from for your evening entertainment.

On the 10th day we will return to Yekaterinburg in visit several sites of historical interest beginning with the location where Czar Nicholas and the royal family were executed and ending where the remains were recovered.

Later we will tour the military, mineralogy and the Ironworks museums. The evening will conclude with a performance at the Ural's Academic Academy of Opera and Ballet. Please note that Yekaterinburg was a "closed" city until recently due to the numerous military factories. We are still finding many interesting places to visit. Day 14 will end with a reception at Shevenitsia II airport and your return home.