Private Moscow City Driving Tour

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

Stop At: Tverskaya Street (Ulitsa), Tverskaya ulitsa, Moscow Russia

Timing is flexible and you can start the tour any time you prefer. The tour can be customized to make it a unique experience for you.

This private driving tour will give you a good understanding of how Moscow was built and laid out. You will hear fun facts and fascinating stories about Russian history and present-day local life of Muscovites. Make friends with your friendly local guide, swap travel stories and enjoy the views from your window. With landscapes like this you will want to make plenty of stops for photos. You can have as many stops on the way as you like. This is going to be epic!

After a pickup from your hotel at 10am, the tour will start with Tverskaya Street, the main street of Moscow, with the monument to the founder of Moscow, Yury Dolgoruky.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: St. Basil's Cathedral, Red Square 2, Moscow 109012 Russia

Sneak a peak at St. Basil's Cathedral, looking like it could be straight out of a Disney picture. Drive along the borders of medieval Moscow, and enjoy the historic architecture and interesting stories about the history of Moscow.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: State Academic Bolshoi Theater Museum, ul. Okhotnyy Ryad d. 8-2, Moscow 103265 Russia

Take-in the views of Moscow's landmarks, such as Bolshoi Theater, the former KGB building, and the most ancient districts of Moscow, Kitay Gorod and Zamoskvorechye.

Stop At: Kitai-Gorod and Varvarka Street, Varvarka St. Kitai-Gorod, east of the Kremlin, Moscow Russia

Hear amazing stories from your private guide

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Volkhonka, 15, Moscow 119019 Russia

This is a great opportunity to see the ancient walls of the Moscow Kremlin from the side tourists usually don't see, perfect photo ops from the bridges. Stop near Christ the Savior Cathedral and enjoy iconic views from Patriarch's bridge.

Duration: 20 minutes

Pass By: Novodevichye Cemetery, Luzhnetskiy dr., 2, Moscow 119048 Russia

Then, drive along Prechistinka Street, the so-called Museum Street, and Ostozhenka Street, the Golden Mile of Moscow. Make a quick stop to explore medieval New Maiden's, or Novodevichy Convent, and learn the story of a Russian "game of thrones" and how bad the struggle for the throne was.

Stop At: Patriarch's Pond, Mal. Bronnaya Ulitsa, Moscow 123001 Russia

Chase the ducks at the Patriarshy Ponds. But watch out, the place is mystic and full of spirits. The writer Bulgakov chose it as a main scene for his Master and Margarita novel.

Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Gorkiy Central Park of Culture and Recreation, Krymskiy Val St., 9, Moscow 119049 Russia

If you're a nature lover don't miss the water views at Gorky and Muzeon Parks for the best city landscapes.

Duration: 15 minutes

Pass By: Crimean Bridge (Krymsky Most), Ulitsa Krymskiy Val & Frunzenskaya Naberezhnaya, Moscow Russia

Snap some great pictures

Pass By: Foreign Affairs Ministry, ul Arbat, 55/32 Metro Smolenskaya, Moscow Russia

Check out the views from O2 Lounge Bar, if you wish. If you nail down that shot of the Kremlin and Red Square, you won't ever need another photo. 

Grab a coffee as you are standing right in front of the tallest Stalin skyscraper and the six others behind you, affectionately know as the Seven Sisters. Surreal. 

Unleash your inner photographer as you roll into the land of iconic views at Sparrow Hills and Poklonnaya Hill, the two highest observation decks in relatively flat Moscow.

Pass By: Cross on Poklonnaya Hill, Kutuzovskiy Ave. Poklonnaya Hill, Moscow 121096 Russia

Poklonnaya Gora (Hill) was first mentioned in 1368, and the Vorobyovy Gory (Sparrow Hills) is a unique viewpoint to see all of the Seven Sisters. 

The final stop will be at Victory Park with its monumental Triumphal Arch and Obelisk dedicated to the soldiers of WWII. You may be dropped-off at the museum, your hotel or any centrally-located place you wish.