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Russia 2020

Parents’ information evening

Our travel company

• Highly recommended by several schools

including MGS and Withington Girls

• Specialists in Russian travel
• Local knowledge
• Offers good value compared to other

companies especially with regard to activities and guides

• We will be provided with the use of a coach

and bi-lingual guide at all times

• Very professional

Travel information

• Flights are from Manchester Airport – you

need to meet us there at 4 am – terminal 3

• 14FEB20 KL1070 MAN-AMS 05:55/08:15

14FEB20 KL903 AMS-SVO 11:40/17:00 19FEB20 KL1396 LED-AMS 18:30/19:35 19FEB20 KL1083 AMS-MAN 21:45/22:00

• All times quoted are local
• Please be at Manchester (Terminal 3) to pick

up at 22.15.

What’s included in the tour?

§ Fully guided programme of excursions including entrance fees as indicated in

• ur itinerary

§ Accommodation on a half board basis (breakfast & evening meal) § English-speaking guide to accompany our group on tour § Travel insurance

Itinerary - Moscow

§ Day 1 – Arrive – guide to meet us at airport. Transfer to hotel by coach. § Check-in, evening meal & recover from the early start! § Hotel Cosmos

Hotel Cosmos

• Good facilities
• Comfortable
• Good choice of food –

buffet style

Day 2 - Moscow

§ Panoramic city tour including St Basil’s Cathedral § Red Square § Novodevichy Cemetery § And many other sights!

Day 2 - Moscow

§ Lunch on Old Arbat Street § Students will buy their

• wn lunch and will be

allowed to go in small groups to the food

• utlet of their choice

in a designated area § Russian food and more familiar brands are both available

Day 2 - Moscow

§ Contemporary History Museum guided tour

Day 2 – Moscow - Evening

• Dinner at the hotel
• Guided visit to

Bunker 42

Day 3 - Moscow

• Lenin’s

Mausoleum

• Guided tour of the

Kremlin

• Lunch

Museum of GULAG history

Tour of Metro Stations

Day 3 - Moscow

• Dinner
• Red Square at

Night

Day 3 – Moscow

• Museum of

Soviet Arcade Machines

Day 3 - Moscow

• Transfer to St

Petersburg by the

• vernight train

Day 4 – St Petersburg

• Breakfast
• Sightseeing tour
• f City including

Peter and Paul Fortress & Aurora

Day 4 – St Petersburg

• Lunch on Nevsky

Prospekt

• Tour of the Church
• f the Spilt Blood
• Check-in to hotel
• Dinner in town and

short tour of the city at night

Day 4 – St Petersburg

• Park Inn

Pribaltiskaya

• Good food and

comfortable

• Bring your

swimming gear

Day 5 – St Petersburg

• Siege of Leningrad

Museum guided tour

• Lunch on Nevsky

Prospekt

• Guided tour of the

Hermitage (Winter Palace)

Day 5 – St Petersburg

• Curling/ Ice

hockey match???

• Russian meal in a

restaurant

Day 6 – St Petersburg

• Check out after

breakfast

• Pushkin and

Catherine’s Palace guided tour

• Lunch
• Pavlovsk Gardens

& Fyodorov Cathedral

Day 6 – St Petersburg

• Go to the airport

and fly home exhausted!

• 22.00 arrival at

Manchester Terminal 3

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Passport and Visa § Passports must be valid for 6 months after you return from your trip. § All British citizens require a visa. (APPLICATION FORMS) Food and Drink § Breakfast and evening meals are included §Vegetarians and other dietary requirements can be catered for with advance notice § Be prepared to TRY! §It is advised that you drink bottled water §TIME – 3 hours ahead of GMT Travel Tips

Expectations

• As you are representing the school and for

health and safety, there will be no drinking or smoking on the trip and any breaches of this code will have serious consequences on our return home.

• We also expect all students to be polite and well

behaved and listen carefully to all instructions

Souvenirs

§ The best souvenirs are the traditional Russian dolls, hand painted lacquer boxes and Russian style hats §Prices will vary greatly – a reasonable price for a Russian Doll would be $20 US Dollars and between £8

• $10 US Dollars for a Russian hat

Bartering on the market

Have Patience! And have a go. The Russians enjoy bartering, the best bargains are to be had on the

• markets. Avoid purchasing items in the area of the

most popular sites as they will also be the highest price! Travel Tips

Paperwork

• Visa application process
• Please take a VIS4 form to complete
• I need a passport photo taken in the last 6 months by

Monday

• Payment schedule: £600 should have already been paid
• Friday 18th October 2019 - £300
• Friday 15th November 2019 - £300
• Monday 16th December 2019 - £300
• Monday 13th January 2020 - £220
• Please sign register to show attendance. This

presentation will be sent as a Firefly task to all students

• n the visit.

Manchester Visa application

• We will be travelling to Manchester on

Wednesday 13th November for a 2pm

• appointment. It will take 30 minutes to process

the group.

• Students won’t need to miss lessons – we will

get the 13.16 train from Wilmslow. This train fare is to be paid by students on the day.

• Should students not be able to attend they will

need to go separately and this will cost £30.

• We should get passports with the visa in them

back in school around 12th December.

Things you need to do:

1 – Hand in passport 2 – Hand in one passport photo – white background, no smiling etc. Steps 1 and 2 by Monday next week 3 – Complete VIS4 form – in next couple of weeks 4 – Make the payments 5 - Get rubles for the visit and ensure you have warm clothes