Exchange Details
Overview
Spend one week getting to know the members of FF Korolev as they immerse you in Russian customs, and then enjoy seven more days expanding your exploration to the cities of Golden Ring, Russia!
Home Hospitality
Home Hospitality provided by the Friendship Force club of Korolev.
Live With a Local
Members will have an opportunity to connect with each other and with members of the Korolev Friendship Force club during the seven-day homestay, while enjoying the cultural and historical highlights of Moscow and cities of the Golden Ring.Sightseeing Highlights
- Red Square
- The Tretyakov Gallery
- The Kremlin
- Alexandrovskiy Garden and Manezhnaya Square
- VDNH, The Exhibition of Achievements of National Economy (Moscow)
- Cities of the Golden Ring Russia
Moscow and Cities of the Golden Ring, Russia
15 Days / 14 Nights Program and Itinerary:
May 18, 2019 – June 1, 2019
Coordinator: Oyuna Sengeeva, FFI
oyuna@friendshipforce.org
All Friendship Force Itineraries are subject to change.
May 18, 2019
Ambassadors will be met at the airport by host families
Free time with host family or visit the Children’s Linguistic Centre
Russian BBQ
May 19, 2019
Sightseeing tour in Moscow
Lunch at a café
The Tretyakov Gallery
May 20, 2019
Museum of exclusive military and rare vehicles
Lunch
Star city
Visiting Shchelkovo city
Dinner
Dancing masterclass at a modern dance studio “Todes”
May 21, 2019
Tour on Moscow underground
The Kremlin
Lunch in GUM, the main department store in many cities of the former Soviet Union
Red Square
Shopping
Alexandrovskiy Garden
Manezhnaya Square
May 22, 2019
Mission Control
Medieval underground monastery
Sergiev-Posad (a beautiful old Russian city included in the Golden Ring, with many churches – the centre of Russian Orthodox church)
Lunch in a restaurant
If the weather is good, rest at a historical place with beautiful views
May 23, 2019
Visiting Bio Station at National Park “Elk Island” Branch
Painting masterclass (Russian folk Art)
Visiting a school in Korolev or walking tour on Korolev
Guests invite their hosts to the restaurant
May 24, 2019
VDNH – a beautiful park and cultural centre built in Soviet time and connected with the history of Soviet and Russia
Farewell party
May 25, 2019
Departure to Vladimir
Dmitriyevsky Uspensky Cathedrals
Departure to Suzdal
Hotel accommodation
Dinner
May 26, 2019
Breakfast
Excursion program in Suzdal
Visit to the Suzdal Kremlin – architecture, Trade Square, panorama of the Intercession Monastery, Spaso-Evfimiev Monastery with a tour of the Trinity Cathedral and a small bell concert
Lunch in the restaurant of the city with tasting of tinctures
Departure to Kostroma
Hotel accommodation
Dinner
May 27, 2019
Breakfast
Departure to Ples – a small provincial town whose population is only about 2000, but strikingly takes the soul with its views of the city and the Volga
Departure to Kostroma
Hotel accommodation
Dinner
May 28, 2019
Visit the “Kostroma Sloboda” open-air museum
Kostroma is the flax capital of Russia. Visit to the Museum of Flax and birchbark
Lunch in the restaurant of the city
Departure to Yaroslavl
Sightseeing tour around the city: walk along the embankment of the Volga and learn about local legend
Visit the Metropolitan Chambers and the exposition entitled “History of the Beard”
Hotel accommodation
Dinner
May 29, 2019
Breakfast
Departure to Vyatskoye, and visit the Historical and Cultural Complex
Vyatskoe was a Laureate of the state award in the field of literature and art for contribution to the revival and development of traditional cultural and historical values
May 30, 2019
Lunch in the restaurant at the hotel
Continuation of the excursion program in Vyatskoye
Visit to the rural church of the Resurrection of Christ (with the bell tower)
The Museum of Kitchen Machinery
Free time
Return to Yaroslavl
Dinner
May 31, 2019
Departure to Rostov the Great
Sightseeing tour of the city, visiting the Rostov Kremlin. Rostov is one of the oldest cities in Russia, now the state museum-reserve is called “Rostov Kremlin.”
Departure to Pereslavl-Zalessky
Sightseeing tour around the city
Lunch with a unique fish tasting
Departure to Moscow in the evening
Night in hotel near the airport
June 1, 2019
Departure day
Rate:
$2400 USD
Price Includes: FFI and host fees, (including seven days of homestay in Moscow and seven days in tour cities of Golden Ring, Russia), visa application, and hotel in Moscow. Does not include airfare or trip insurance.Know before you go
- Journey Number 15173
- After the homestay, ambassadors will depart on a special tour of the cities of Golden Ring of Russia. This portion is a bus tour and we will be spending our nights in hotels.
Our Mission
Friendship Force International provides opportunities to explore new countries and cultures from the inside by bringing people together at the personal level. Through the signature program of home hospitality, local hosts welcome international visitors into their culture, sharing with them meals, conversation, and the best sights and experiences of their region.
Read more.