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| After 70 years of Socialism and its associated depravity, Moscow has emerged into the 21st century as one of the dazzling cities of Europe. Its rich cultural heritage has laid the ground for some of the finest museums and theatre in the world, while curiously its more turbulent recent past has provided a diversity of toys and fun that would be hard to emulate elsewhere.
Couple that with some of the finest restaurants, nightclubs and hotels found anywhere and you have the makings of a perfect incentive programme. |
Suggested itinerary in brief; 4 days/3 nights
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| Day 1/Friday | |
| Afternoon | Arrival in the international Airport (DME, SVO, VNK).
Transfer to hotel with a police escort and a short excursion en route.
Welcome cocktail in the hotel |
| Welcome Dinner | “Versia1.0” restaurant-club, optional dancing |
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| Day 2/Saturday | |
| AM | Special early opening of the Kremlin with a visit to the Armoury Museum and two cathedrals.
Drive to Star city – cosmonaut training centre |
| Lunch | “Star City Restaurant” |
| PM | Cosmonaut training centre visit, meeting with cosmonaut |
| Dinner | “Cafe Pushkin” restaurant – one of the most popular and trendy Restaurants in Moscow |
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| Day 3/Sunday | |
| AM | “KGB training in the centre of the city |
| Lunch | “GlavPivTorg” restaurant located in the former KGB Building |
| PM | Visit to the Cold War Bunker |
| Gala Dinner | “Turandot” - the most exquisite restaurant in Moscow |
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| Day 4/Monday | |
| AM | at leisure
Departure transfer |
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Detailed itinerary
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| Day 1 | |
  On arrival a private vehicle with a guide and police escort will take the guests to the city centre with a brief stop en-route. After check in and some time to rest, guests will be taken to the Cafe des Artistes restaurant where cocktails and dinner will be served.
In the evening the dinner will be served in one of the most stylish Moscow restaurants.
In the evening the dinner will be served in Versia 1.0 Restaurant/ Night Club.
The newly opened restaurant Versia 1.0 is located right in the heart of Moscow, a few minutes walk from Red Square. The restaurant has quickly gained popularity among both Muscovites and foreigners and consists of several separate dining rooms, a bar zone, a dance floor and, believe it or not, a virtual room.
From Thursday thru Sunday a disco is held in one of the rooms while the bar is considered to be the longest in Moscow.
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| Day 2 | |
In the morning after breakfast, guests will have an opportunity to visit the Kremlin prior to the official opening time.
  Special early opening of Kremlin (including early entrance to the Armoury museum and a tour of the Kremlin grounds/cathedrals.)
You might be surprised how many ancient and magnificent structures one can see within the walls of the Kremlin: 15th century cathedrals (the coronation, wedding and burial place of early Russian rulers), the bell-tower, the Patriarch’s Palace, the Grand Kremlin Palace and of course the richest museum – the Armoury. The Armoury has a fascinating collection of Imperial insignia including precious clothes (some of which are currently on show at the Victoria and Albert museum in London), ceremonial harness and a unique collection of carriages.
You can see the 17th century throne of Alexei Romanov covered with a mosaic of turquoises and 900 diamonds, a phelonion of Metropolitan Platon decorated with 150,000 pearls (it took the embroiderer 2 years to complete) and of course the famous Faberge eggs. You will also visit two of the 15th century cathedrals.
In the afternoon drive to Cosmonaut Centre with a lunch in the local restaurant.
  Visit a unique Cosmonaut Training Center located in 1 hour drive from Moscow in the totally self-contained "Space City". This is where cosmonauts from Russia and all over the world are trained for manned space flights. As it is a highly secure working center, only the museum is usually open to the public and by special permit only, but special groups are allowed access for tours and programs and it is well worth the visit. There are various options for visiting groups, and these depend on the size of the group, budget and their interests.
The guests have a tour of the whole center, see real, life-sized models of the spaceships Mir and Soyuz and all the guests will have a unique opportunity to see them inside (they are surprisingly small); a tour of these will be preceded by a detailed explanation from one of the center's experts. Our guests can try on the Cosmonaut Space Suitm visit Planetarium and even undergo some trainings in the centrifuge machine in which the astonauts experience the full aspects of centrifugal force.
The guests also have a unique opportunity to meet the real Cosmonaut and have a talk with him. In the end of the program all the guests are presented the "space lunch" box.
In the evening a delicious dinner will await for them in “Cafe Pushkin” Restaurant
Have dinner in one of the most interesting and refined restaurants of the city “Cafe Pushkin”, situated in a marvelous mansion in 15 minutes walk from red Square. Under the roof of a gorgeous building there is an antique library where books, telescopes and globes dispose to philosophic meditation. The atmosphere of “Cafe Pushkin” is amazing not only due to the interior specificity, but also to the unique cuisine including Russian meals cooked according to old recipes as well as French culinary chef d’oeuevres.
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| Day 3 | |
“KGB training” in Moscow"
 
Russia has always been notoriously infamous for its KGB and today guests will have a chance to participate in "KGB Training" and become real spies. After the dinner on Friday, each participant will find a letter in their room detailing the first mission.
In the morning, the group will meet in the lobby to be divided into teams. The KGB agent appears and has a short talk with each team, hands over a folder of instructions and some useful information that should help completion of the mission. (Moscow map, stamps, magnifying glass, Russian money, etc).
Each team has to complete its mission by identifying an agent waiting for them at different points and by passing over certain information without arousing the suspicions of the ever watchful secret police. You must be very careful, not to be caught.
Good Luck!!!
 
The last point of the mission will be lunch in “Glavpivtorg” restaurant located in the former KGB building.
“GlavPivTorg” – this newly designed restaurant located in one of the KGB buildings, epitomises the interior of a Soviet institution. The abbreviation stands for “Main Beer Trade Company” from Soviet times. Here you will find yourself transported back in time to a Soviet restaurant of the 70s, albeit with better service and food! There is a big choice of beer with live music on Fridays.
During lunch guests will be handed further instructions – the mission is not yet over.
After lunch guests will continue the day by visiting the Cold War Bunker.
 
The Cold War Museum is based in the former top-secret Soviet command post, N42, known more simply as GO-42.
Thank to "Perestroika", you now have the opportunity to visit one of the Soviet Union’s "underground command posts".
The role of this bunker included acting as the federal telephone/ telegraph communication centre, the HQ for the Soviet leadership and the Ministry of Communications, as well as the Moscow area anti-aircraft defence communications centre. In a global nuclear war, this communication centre would have been one of the main command posts of the Soviet Government.
On arrival the guests are dressed as Soviet army officers and are taught to assemble/dissemble Kalashnikov and special passes are issued to participants. The tour itself travels 60m below ground and you will visit all the halls and the Duty officer rooms. Museum exhibits include the military communication devices of the soviet era and you will watch a 15 minute film about the ‘Cold War’ between NATO and USSR and explore the 7,000 sq m of this unique underground complex. A welcome cocktail can also be served.
 In the evening, dinner will be arranged in one of the best and most luxurious restaurants in Moscow - “Turandot”.Moscow can now compete with the best restaurants in Europe, (they are certainly the most expensive) and therefore keeping track of them all becomes very difficult. However one which should be on every one’s list is Turandot. Built from scratch in baroque style by the famous Andrei Dellos, Turandot is probably the most luxurious place in the Russian restaurant industry. Turandot took more than six years to build, cost around $50 million, seats more than 500 and has 600 on the staff. It serves the most delicious fusion of Asian and European food.
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| Day 4 | |
In the afternoon the bus takes the guests to the airport.
End of program in Russia |
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