Moscow Private and Small Group Tours
Kremlin Grounds open hours:
Thursday – Closed
May 15 – October 1 open 10:00 – 18:00
October 1 – May 15 open 10:00 – 17:00
Armoury Museum open hours:
Thursday – Closed
Sessions 10:00, 12:00, 14:30, 16:30
Tour inside the Kremlin - once an ancient defense fortification. Roughly one-third of its grounds are accessible to the public.
Original Cathedrals dating back to 15th century. Preserved frescos, icons, chandeliers, tombs.
Largest Bell in the world! Weight 200 tons, cast in just 36 minutes in 18th century. Pride of Russian medieval foundry.
Work residence of the President, the former office of Lenin, Stalin, Khrushchev, Gorbachev & Yeltsin. No entrance.
Kremlin Tour of the Grounds and Armoury Museum Tour are private excursions and can be arranged with personal tour guide in any of the following languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, or Hebrew.
Moscow Kremlin – once an ancient defense fortification. Today, one of the symbols of Russia and its government. From an area of 27 hectares surrounded by the red bring wall, roughly one-third of it is accessible to the public.
We invite you to take a journey through centuries of Russian history through Kremlin Tour and find yourself in the midst of the “Russian heart”.
Assumption Cathedral – former place of czar’s coronations and royal weddings
Annunciation Cathedral – home church of Russian Czars
Archangel’s Cathedral – necropolis of 54 tombs
Ivan the Great Bell tower – ‘grew’ to 81m
Czar Bell – largest in the world, 200 tons made within 36 min
Czar Cannon – largest in the world was cast in 1586
Kremlin garden
Patriarch’s palace – 17th century living and public quarters
Senate – official residence of the President
Arsenal – former armoury house
Kremlin State Palace – former palace of Congress of Communist party of USSR
Kremlin Grand Palace – today’s main place of diplomatic events
Faceted Palace – the former throne hall
Watch towers and walls
Tour of Kremlin Grounds only in recommended to last 1.5 hours.
– Our tour includes pick up at hotel. Commute by foot or metro.
– Total guide time is 3 hours.
– Remaining time after Kremlin tour can be used to tour nearby area.
Coronation dresses, Peter the Great's suit from Amsterdam, long cape with ermine fur worn by the wife of last Romanov
Armoury Museum is a treasure house located in Kremlin. It’s a kind of an encyclopedia of Russian art and Russian history. Most of the items on display were made in Kremlin workshops that served the grand prices and tsars.
The Armoury Chamber preserves ancient State regalia, ceremonial royal garment and coronation dresses, vestments of the Russian Orthodox Church Hierarchs, the largest collection of gold and silverware made by Russian craftsmen, West European artistic silver, ceremonial arms and armour, carriages and horse ceremonial harness.
Tour of Armoury Museum only in recommended to last 1.5 hours.
– Our tour includes pick up at hotel. Commute by foot or metro.
– Total guide time is 3 hours.
– Remaining time after Armoury Museum tour can be used to tour nearby area.
Tour of Kremlin Grounds & Armoury Museum is recommended to last 3 hours.
– Our tour includes pick up at hotel. Commute by foot or metro.
– Total guide time is 4 hours.
PRICE FOR GROUP | KREMLIN & ARMOURY MUSEUM | KREMLIN GROUNDS ONLY | ARMOURY MUSUEM ONLY |
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1 per | 18 000 ₽ | 9 400 ₽ | 10 800 ₽ |
2 per | 21 500 ₽ | 10 600 ₽ | 13 000 ₽ |
3 per | 24 700 ₽ | 11 800 ₽ | 15 000 ₽ |
4 per | 27 900 ₽ | 13 000 ₽ | 17 000 ₽ |
5 per | 31 100 ₽ | 14 200 ₽ | 19 000 ₽ |
6 per | 34 300 ₽ | 15 400 ₽ | 21 000 ₽ |
7 per | 37 500 ₽ | 16 600 ₽ | 23 000 ₽ |
8 per | 40 700 ₽ | 17 800 ₽ | 25 000 ₽ |
9 per | 43 900 ₽ | 19 000 ₽ | 27 000 ₽ |
10 per | 47 300 ₽ | 20 400 ₽ | 29 000 ₽ |
+ 1 per | + 3 400 ₽ | + 1 400 ₽ | + 2 000 ₽ |
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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HOW DO I BOOK THE TOUR?
Just click on Book Now button above and send us a request form. We do our best to reply within 24 hours.
HOW TO PAY FOR THE TOUR?
You only need to pay 50% as a deposit after preliminary tour confirmation. The deposit can be made via Credit Card Authorization Form on the Payment page. The other 50% are paid to your guide on the day of the tour.
CAN I PAY WITH USD OR EURO?
No problem! The exact amount in USD or Euro is calculated based on the exchange rate of the Central Bank on the day of payment.
WHAT IS YOUR CANCELLATION POLICY?
If you cancel at least 72 before tour, we will fully refund your deposit (except purchased tickets). For later cancellations, see our Policy here.
WHERE WILL I MEET MY GUIDE?
Your guide will be waiting in the lobby of your hotel with your name board or an orange Explorus Travel sign.
Ritz-Carlton, St. Regis, and Crowne Plaza do not allow holding up signs. The guide will be waiting by the reception desk.
CAN I JOIN A GROUP INSTEAD OF A PRIVATE TOUR?
Yes! We have some group tours in English that run in the summer months – June, July, August, September.
You can check those out on our Small Group Tours page.
My husband and I and another couple had the experience of a lifetime with company Explorus Travel. We have traveled the world, experienced several tour companies, but we can truthfully say that Explorus is in a class above. Our experience far exceeded our expectations. After spending 6 days with Tatiana, she arranged for our guide in St. Petersburg, Marina, who was also exceptional. Our August, 2014 trip to Russia was one of our best trips because of the flawless service that we received from Explorus Travel. I would highly recommend Tatiana and her company to anyone who wants to have an amazing visit to Russia.
Laura & Bob
/ United States
We contacted Explorus via email and they were very responsive, helpful and flexible to our needs. We immediately booked the 4 hr tour of Moscow and a pick up from the airport. As we arrived, we met an extremely friendly and easy-to-talk-to person, which made us feel very welcome! We were very excited to start our tour. The tour was carried out by Tatyana and Julia. Both very informative and passionate about the city and its history. We were captivated by the stories and the delightful presentation. We gladly adsorbed every detail as everything was done in a very professional yet easy and friendly atmosphere. Also, the English was superb.
Very very very recommended! The rating of 5 is not enough to relay the magnitude of our satisfaction!
Noam & Alex
/ Israel
ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC; Irene was like a walking encyclopedia, great fun and good sense of humour. If you are offered the chance to look round a ‘famous graveyard’ say YES it is really something else. Tatyana who was our driver was lovely too and so welcoming. Tatyana and Irene liaised to adjust our tour to fit our new priorities on the day and were a delight to spend time with. HIGHLY RECOMMEND. We did 9hr Moscow in a day tour, were weary (in a nice way) but delighted.
Marnie & Steve
/ England
We found Explorus Travel through Trip Advisor. The reviews were so outstanding that we decided to contact Explorus travel.
WOW, it was a five star service from day one. Tatyana is a excellent communicator and she worked hard helping us to customize and plan our 3 day tour in Moscow. When we were there, she went out of her ways to make sure everything was perfect with our tours. We had an amazing time in Moscow in July 2019 thanks to all the preparations that Tatyana did for us and the way she treated us when we were there. She provided for us tours in English and Spanish. Thank you Tatyana, Olga and Pavel for making our stay in Moscow unforgettable!!
Dell
/ United States
I only had a couple of hours to spare in between business meetings and signed up for the four hour Moscow tour with Veronica after reading the reviews on TripAdvisor. It was fantastic and worth every penny. I was so impressed with my tour in Moscow that I booked the same tour in St. Petersburg. It was an efficient way to see the city in such a short period of time with excellent detailed interpretation. A must if you are limited for time but want to get a sense of the city.
Nyourouk
/ Canada