A very enjoyable trip to Russia

The trip was highly enjoyable, not only because of the full and interesting programme, but also because we had two excellent guides.

The visit to the Moscow school was surprisingly good. The boys enjoyed talking to the Russian pupils, and the tour leaders had to conduct a class each on the current global financial crisis and field penetrating questions from very able pupils. It struck us as an impressive establishment, and many thanks to the setting up the visit.

The Moscow guide, Elena, was very effective on the tour in imparting an outline knowledge of Russian history, and this came in useful for the boys during the St Petersburg tour as well. We were able to go into Novodevichy cemetery (a first) which added to historical and cultural background and showed a sharp distinction between Soviet and pre-revolutionary memorials.

The overnight train between Moscow and St Petersburg was satisfactory in terms of comfort and pupil and staff accommodation, and your efforts to get this right much appreciated.

Maria was also excellent and adopted the right upbeat approach in meeting the rather tired group off the overnight train. She pitched the tour at just the right level and was engaging throughout.

We were very fortunate to be able to go to the Mariinsky Theatre to see an excellent production of the ballet The Fountain of Bakhchisarai, and the boys enjoyed it tremendously. They were also enraptured by the folkshow performance on the last evening, all the more so as one boy was invited to dance on stage.

All in all, a very enjoyable trip to Russia, and we are very grateful for having Elena and Maria, two very experienced and skilful guides, to ensure the success of the venture.
Westminster

I would not hesitate to use RCB again

I wanted to thank you for what was a very successful trip. My friends thoroughly enjoyed themselves, as did I. Everything worked very smoothly with the guides, the transfers and everything. Galina was very kind to us, and although I didn't go on the Hermitage tour, the others were over the moon with it because of Maria - not only the way she conducted the tour, but also the way in which she was so friendly and willing to talk about life there and discuss things in general.

I would not hesitate to use Russian City Breaks again, or recommend you to others.

Many thanks
Deborah

A very enjoyable trip to Russia

We had a very enjoyable trip to Russia. The logistical and practical support from your company was paticularly appreciated. Both guides were excellent and really helped us feel that we learnt a great deal about the history and cultural treasures of Moscow and St Petersburg.
All good wishes,
Olivia