City Sightseeing Hop On Hop Off Moscow

1 day
About this activity
This bus tour starts at Moscow's renowned Bolotnaya Square for both the Red Line and the Green Line. If your time in Moscow is limited then hop on the Red Line and we'll take you to 18 of the city's best attractions. Go ahead and choose the tour that suits you! Both Bus Lines start at Bolotnaya Square and take you straight to the Udarnik cinema on Serfimovich Street, the only cinema in Russia with a telescopic opening roof. On the Red Line, we'll go over the Big Stone Bridge, also known as the Bolshoy Kamen Bridge, where you'll be able to see the statue of Peter the Great and also the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Visit some of biggest art collections in Russia at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts at Bus Stop 4 or if you prefer being outside than hop-off at Bus Stop 8 and take a stroll around Alexander Garden. One must-see attraction is the Big Moskvoretsky bridge, a concrete arch-like structure which spans the Moscow River, connecting the Red Square and Bolshaya Ordynka Street of Zamoskvorechye. The bridge's architect, Alexey Shchusev, chose pink granite as the facade to make the bridge look as if it were built on real rock. If you're taking the Green Line, hop-off at Bus Stop 4 to visit the spectacular Arbat Gates and the Church of St Boris and Gleb. If you're a bookworm, we suggest you visit the Moscow Book House at Bus Stop 16 where you'll find books for every taste. Make sure you hop-off at the Red Square at Bus Stop 27 too, it's one of the most bursting, vibrant spaces in Moscow. If you want to enlighten yourself with some Russian history then visit the Moscow State Historical Museum nearby, you won't miss its eye-catching red color and grand architecture. As you can see, there is something for everyone! Boat Tour Upgrade The combination tour includes your Hop On Hop Off Bus Ticket plus a boat tour on the Moskva Canal. The Moscow’s Vodootvodny canal was built in 1783-1786 along the central bend of the Moskva River near the Kremlin, with a length of 4 kilometres, width 30 - 50 meters. Together with the Moscow River forms the island Balchug. While traveling through the canal you will be able to see the stunning implementation of engineering: Maly Kamenny (Small Stone) bridge, the First and Second sluice bridges, Small Krasnokholmsky bridge, Zverev bridge, Commissariat bridge and Sadovnichesky bridge. Along the Vodootvodny canal there are many interesting architectural monuments of the past: factory “Einem”, which later became the factory “Red October”, Pertsov’s commercial apartment building, facilities of the oldest hydro-electric power station in Moscow. Sailing along Yakimanskaya embankment you will see the head office and the industrial buildings former textile factory Golutvino, on Prechistenskaya embankment - Association of manufactures Butikov and the building of the Technical school named after Ermakov. On Sofiyskaya embankment you’ll come across the wonderfully preserved bell tower of the Cathedral of St. Sophia the wisdom of God, along with the former “House of free apartments for widows” of fairy godfathers Bakhrushins brothers and many other interesting sights!
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90% Cultural
85% Original
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