61 Best Moscow Tours 2020 - Best Tours in Moscow

Enjoyed it!

A great way to learn about the history Moscow Metro and stories behind the beautiful and magnificent metros. Loved the friendly tour guide Daria. She's fluent and shares interesting stories with us. Thank you and this tour is worth it! Thank you!

Reviewed by Izianty • December 21, 2019

Underground Palaces of Moscow Metro: Open the Underground World!

Great Experience

We had a wonderful evening on the Moscow Night Tour. Maxim has a great historical knowledge, told us interesting stories about the places we went to and could answer all our questions. We enjoyed it very much.

Reviewed by Katrin • June 17, 2019

Moscow Night Tour

Must do!

Nick was a great guide. He provided lots of information. The Metro itself is absolutely stunning! The microphone the guide uses is very convenient because the trains are very loud.

Reviewed by Wietse • April 18, 2019

Palaces for the People: Moscow Metro Tour

Lovely morning

Yulia is an excellent guide and knowledgeable about Moscow and it's history. I enjoyed my tour and would recommend her to anyone needing a guide in Moscow.

Reviewed by Gretl • June 11, 2019

3-Hour Private Tour of Moscow’s Top Landmarks

Good experience with local guests

It was a good experience to know about Moscow bars and people. The staff and the other locals who joined on the pub crawl where very friendly

Reviewed by Gino • June 29, 2019

Moscow City Pub Crawl

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Outstanding Moscow tour guide

Julia Koval is an outstanding guide! (she operates under Lovely Moscow Tours)
I have dealt with multiple guides worldwide and Julia definitely stands out.

As the leader of our group, Julia impressed me from the moment we met. She immediately listened and adapted the visit plan to my specific preferences and to the diverse and challenging needs of our group — adults of all ages and a child.

From that moment on, she expertly led us through the extra crowded metro system to visit all requested sites in an optimal order, using her impeccable organizational and logistical skills.

Her expertise allowed us to optimize our day, intelligently whizzing through this maze to multiple sites spread out all over this large city.

She masters 5 essential skills that made our time with her memorable:
1- A true Passion - for her city its history, and its contemporary aspects,
2- A deep Dedication - to satisfying her customers with warmth and attention,
3- An impressive Capability to Adapt - to the specific needs of her customers,
4- A great Historical Knowledge - paired with today’s affairs in all subjects,
5- An excellent set of organizational and soft leadership skills.

We adored her!

Image by Nathalie Barbeau who visited Explore Moscow in one day.

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Reviewed by Nathalie Barbeau • August 08, 2019

Explore Moscow in one day

T

Not your typical metro stations at all

Truly enjoyed our tour with Nick on Sunday, June 24th seeing the best of the best of the metro stations. We had a great group, small and interactive, and everyone very friendly. Nick has a knack for language and has done an excellent job perfecting his English and Spanish (along with other languages) and his work has paid off as he is extremely easy and fun to interact with. Above all he is very interesting to listen to and was able to speak to us while we took pictures (which everyone appreciated). For certain stations he used pictures to show before and after as well as explaining what was going on at the time they were built and other cultural influences. Great job and tips are a great way to show your appreciation. We have booked many walking tours before through travel books and city websites but this is the first through TripAdvisor and I have to say I was very pleased with the tour and the company. Great job! I had to pick one category but this is perfect for many including individuals, families, company field trips, history buffs, travel enthusiasts, etc, etc, etc.

Reviewed by travelisfabulous / Tripadvisor • July 01, 2018

Palaces for the People: Moscow Metro Tour

J

Great tours with knowledgeable, humorous and engaging guides

We booked for the Kremlin tour and we're not disappointed. Our guide Elena was wonderful and made the whole experience very enjoyable. We got so much more out of the visit than we would have if we had gone around on our own. She knew so much about the places we visited and brought their history to life.

As a result if how much we enjoyed the tour we booked the Metro tour as well. This time our guide was Irina and I would repeat everything I have relayed above.

In addition to the quality of the tours there was great communication from the company beforehand. I would strongly recommend this company.

Reviewed by Jeffdee / TripAdvisor • December 31, 2017

Moscow Kremlin Tour

D

I loved this tour!

Our guide Marina was extremely personable and was able to share some interesting anecdotes about living in soviet russia. The tour was very informative and wasn't too taxing, the walking helped us stay warm in sub-zero Moscow. One of the most fascinating stories was how the government modernised the city centre in the 30s without destroying any buildings - they cut their foundations and moved whole buildings on rails, with the people still inside, to allow the creation of the wide boulevards and roads in the city today. If you're curious about early soviet history, I'd definitely recommend this tour.

Reviewed by David L / Viator • May 10, 2018

Tour of Communist Moscow

B

Highly recommended

A very interesting tour of Moscow's different periods of time, starting from the transition from Tsarist rule to the Soviet regime and until the present days of capitalism. The tour emphasizes the contrasts, sometimes absurd, of the use of certain areas and buildings in central Moscow, throughout different times. What makes the tour particularly fascinating was the passion of our sharp and delightful guide, Irina, to her hometown and her sharing of her and her family's personal experiences in the extreme changing realities of life in Moscow. The tour is highly recommended for anyone visiting Moscow!

Reviewed by Benjamin N / Viator • September 19, 2018

Tour of Communist Moscow

C

A great way to learn a lot about this amazing city

We loved this tour. We enjoyed being told about the recent history of Moscow by a local guide. Elena described events in the communist history very well, and her description of these events was made even more interesting with the anecdotes she told about specific people's experiences. She took us to places that we simply could not have found on our own without doing a lot of research. We not only learned a lot but it helped us to become familiar with the city centre and so I think it’s a great tour to do early on in your visit.

Reviewed by Carole / GetYourGuide • October 16, 2018

Tour of Communist Moscow

D

We started out across the street from the building that was the KGB headquarters in Soviet times. Our tour guide had excellent English and a strong passion for the subject matter. She showed us a building that was being renovated and was the place where 40,000 Russians were sentenced to death. She pointed out details about the different views of Soviet times among Russians. She recommended that we go to the Museum of Contemporary History we went there the next day that was helped to complete the overview of this subject matter.

Reviewed by David F / Viator • December 31, 2017

Tour of Communist Moscow

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Stunning!

I recently had the pleasure of a mini weekend break in Moscow covering the last weekend in September. I've always heard about the Moscow Metro and seen pictures on the web but wanted to experience it for myself. I booked this trip through trip advisor and headed off. I can honestly say that Elena (our tour guide) was fantastic. Very friendly, very knowledgeable, spoke great English, and just made the tour really enjoyable. The tour lasts 1.5 hours and covers 7 stunning stations.
I would honestly recommend this trip to anyone.

Reviewed by Wingnutz2000 / TripAdvisor • December 31, 2017

Palaces for the People: Moscow Metro Tour

E

Perfect Tour

Ksenia led a group of 4 of us on a fascinating and fun tour of the Moscow metro. Her English is great and her knowledge fund is outstanding! She knows how to make a tour interesting as we simultaneously shared laughs and insight into a local's perspective on this beautiful and unique city. She also gave us great food and drink recommendations, and was a blast to be around. I have been on all types of tours in many different countries, and having Ksenia as a tourguide was definitely memorable! Enjoy!

Reviewed by Evan N / TripAdvisor • May 16, 2018

Moscow Metro Daily Group Tour

A

The itinerary is well planned and organised! And Ksenia is great!

We enjoyed the Moscow At Night with Ksenia a lot! Ksenia is an amazing guide, she is bubbly, kind and helpful. Her fantastic stories, great knowledge and funny jokes about the amazing history and culture of Russia made it interesting and fun. The itinerary was well planned and organised too. Thanks again for making our first trip in Moscow unforgettable, we are already looking at options to book again in the foreseeable future. Pedro & Anais

Reviewed by Anais / Getyourguide • May 15, 2018

Moscow At Night Daily Group Tour

O

Julia was very helpful. She spent time going over everything I expected for the day and went quite a bit beyond that and added other attractions that she picked were in my interest. Good listeners and engaged conversation where she added much history. She was not a fan of some uses of the travel book referencing, but it all worked out well. Very good English language.

Reviewed by Olivia / ToursByLocals • October 24, 2017

3-Hour Private Tour of Moscow’s Top Landmarks

J

Best way to learn about Moscow

Ksenia took us on a private tour of the Moscow Metro and completely opened my mind on this amazing city and the country's history. The tour was so good that a year later we are using Ksenia's services again! In a couple of hours you get a comprehensive overview of Russia, insight into her people and lots of fascinating stories to tell friends about after the tour.

Reviewed by JaxRey / TripAdvisor • May 16, 2018

Moscow Metro Daily Group Tour

R

Wowed by the meaning and history everywhere

Metro stations in Moscow are not just for riding trains. They're full of history, legends, artwork, a museum in their own right.
Our guide was very knowledgable, was extremely well-prepared with the content of the tour and shared great stories and histories of all the places we went to.
Fully recommend a tour with them. Keep up the good work guys!

Reviewed by Radhika J / Tripadvisor • August 06, 2018

Palaces for the People: Moscow Metro Tour

R

Must must must

I feel very bad I forgot the guides name... I thinks it was Andre.... he seemed like a very fun guy.... he really knows his stuff... extremely patient.... and a good sense of humour.... it’s because of him I understood the metro system so well .... and have used it for my entire trip.... I recommend everyone to go for this trip hosted by Moscow me...

Reviewed by Raunak • June 22, 2018

Moscow Metro Daily Group Tour

R

Superb Tour

The Moscow Car Tour is definitely a good tour if you are a first time visitor to Moscow. The guide was very friendly, professional, and flexible at the same time. It provides a good overview of some of the most important city highlights, including the Kremlin and Red Square. I would highly recommend this to first time visitors to Moscow.

Reviewed by Ryan • August 16, 2018

Moscow Car Tour