Cruise in grand style aboard the Volga Dream, Russia's most luxurious ship, from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Along the way, you'll experience the culture of cosmopolitan cities and roam through traditional countryside hamlets. Expert study leaders from Smith and Stanford will add insight to your private tours of palaces and museums, and you'll enjoy conversations with high-level dignitaries. You'll visit St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia's newly glamorous capital, and St. Isaac's Cathedral in imperial St. Petersburg. You'll also put ashore for performances by local dancers and musicians in ancient towns that have grown up along the waterway, a system that includes the Neva, Svir, and Volga rivers, their canal tributaries, and Lakes Onega and Ladoga.

For more information, call Smith Travel at 800-225-2029, or via e-mail at: alumtrav@email.smith.edu. You can reserve space on this or any trip by downloading and filling out our reservation form (available here in PDF format). You may fax the completed form to (413) 585-2015 or mail it to the address below.

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Early entrance and private access to the Hermitage and other museums and palaces in St. Petersburg Private balalaika and folk music concerts, and a choral performance by monks The Church of the Transfiguration on Kizhi Island, which boasts twenty-two wooden domes built without a single nail Click here to download the full trip itinerary Click here to download the full trip brochure

Duration: 14 days Activity level: Mildly to moderately active Cost: From $4,595 per person, based on double occupancy Single occupancy: From $1,600 per person (limited availability) Deposit: $1,000 per person, payable to High Country Passage