Route Attractions
Duration: 4 days / 3 nights
Driving distance: 650+ km
Types of driving: Highway, back roads, unpaved roads
Type of tour: Self-drive tour
Vehicles: GW TANK 300
Minimum driver age: 21
Group size: from 6 to 25 person
Accommodation: Best hotels on the route
Meals: Full board + coffee-breaks
Best time: April - April
Day 1. Moscow – Staritsa
Our morning starts with an introduction to our SUVs. We conduct a short briefing, and then our journey begins! We leave the city and adjust to driving in the convoy and interacting with each other on the radio.
Let us start the trip with a bang and begin exploring Russia by nice highway first!
Our first stop will be at the monument to Panfilov Division that honours the memory of the men that gave their lives defending Moscow against the advancing German Nazi troops in the cold winter of 1941-42.
We continue our way along the back roads to reach Yaropolets, where you get to see the first ever rural hydroelectric plant in Russia from the early 1900s – back in the day, even comrade Lenin admired the craft and dedication of the local peasants!
Later on you will notice that the vicinity still has the remains of the bygone glory of the Russian nobility estates of the 1700s and 1800s.
After lunch, we pay visit a fabulous monastery on the bank of the Volga encompassing some 500 years of Russian history – that you will witness with your own eyes in the architecture.
Our day trip finishes in a very nice cottage park hotel, that features a small zoo and a decent spa facility with a nice pool.
Accommodation in a hotel (Meals: -/-/D)
Day 2. Staritsa – Tver – Zavidovo (110 km drive (2-3 hours)
Today we embark on a trip to Tver, the city that might have become the capital of Russia instead of Moscow.
Highlights of the day:
Having explored the town, we head on to Zavidovo, one of the most famous resorts on the upper Volga since the Soviet era.
You can enjoy the hotel’s pool, saunas and spa in the in the evening, and later we all share dinner at one of its cozy restaurants.
The river embankment invites for a leisurely stroll!
Accommodation in a 5-star hotel (Meals: B/L/D)
Day 3. Zavidovo – Sergiev Posad (250 km drive (6-7 hours)
This morning we leave Zavidovo and head towards Moscow Region across the tiny villages and centuries old towns.
The main event of the day is military camp experience!
You get to change into Russian camouflage suit, ride on a dirt road in an ZIL-1313 army truck, visit the collection of war trophies and historical weapons, make photos with historical weapons and military uniforms...
Try to assemble/disassemble a the Kalashnikov assault rifle with an instructor, shooting some rounds, ride an Armata-T14 tank on an extreme track in the forest.
We’ll have a field lunch and relax afterwards – and continue our journey.
Our day trip finishes in a very nice cottage park hotel, that features a small zoo with alpacas (!) and a decent spa facility with a nice pool.
Accommodation in cottages (Meals: B/L/D)
Day 4. Sergiev Posad - Moscow (80 km drive (2-3 hours)
We are staying in Sergiev Posad, also known as the “Russian Vatican”.
After breakfast, you will be visiting the Trinity Lavra of St Sergius, which was founded in the 1300s and is one of the most famous Russian monasteries and the spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church.
You will have a brief introduction to the fortress-like structure with the many churches and other significant artifacts – a chance to discover the place most religious Russians visit at least once in their lifetime.
After a hefty lunch, we start our last driving bit of this journey to reach Russia’s capital city by evening.
