Following is the preliminary schedule for the 2021 Tour. Overnight accommodations are indicated in parenthesis at the end of each day.
Sat., July 31 – Depart New York City’s JFK Airport – Terminal 1 [19:20 – Aeroflot Flight SU0103] (Plane)
Sun., August 1 – Arrive Moscow Airport [SVO] / change planes / arrive in Saratov (Slovakia Hotel)
Mon., August 2 – Visit colonies / archives / museums (Slovakia Hotel)
Tues., August 3 – Visit colonies / archives / museums (Slovakia Hotel)
Wed., August 4 – Visit colonies (Hotel Volgograd)
Thur., August 5 – Visit Mamayev Kurgan / Stalingrad Battle Museum / Paulus Museum (Hotel Volgograd)
Fri., August 6 – Fly to Moscow / City Tour / Cathedral of Christ the Savior / Moscow Subway (National Hotel)
Sat., August 7 – Visit Kremlin / Armory Museum / Diamond Fund [crown jewels] / Red Square (Train)
Sun., August 8 – Trans-Siberian Train (Train)
Mon., August 9 – Trans Siberian Train (Train)
Tues., August 10 – Arrive Omsk / City Tour / Dormition Cathedral/ German House / Valikhanov Street / State Museum of Regional History (Hotel Tourist)
Wed., August 11 – Visit villages of the Azov German District (Hotel Tourist)
Thur., August 12 – Fly to St. Petersburg / Peterhof / Oranienbaum / City Cruise (Corinthia Hotel)
Fri., August 13 – Visit St. Isaac’s Cathedral / Hermitage / St. Peter & Paul Fortress (Corinthia Hotel)
Sat., August 14 – Visit Tsarskoye Selo [Catherine’s Palace & Amber Room] / Cathedral of Our Savior on Spilled Blood (Corinthia Hotel)
Sun., August 15 – Depart St. Petersburg [LED] [10:40 – Aeroflot Flight SU0007] / arrive at New York City’s JFK Airport – Terminal 1 [17:30 same day – Aeroflot Flight SU0102]
Volga German Tour to Germany in 2023 