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2023 NFR Las Vegas 10th go-round results

Here are the 10th go-round results from the National Finals Rodeo at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Bareback Riding

Tenth round

1. Keenan Hayes, 90 points on J Bar J’s Straight Ringer, $30,706

2. Dean Thompson, 89, $24,268

3. Leighton Berry, 88.5, $18,325

4. (tie) Tanner Aus and Cole Reiner, 87.5, $10,401 each

6. Kade Sonnier, 87, $4,953

7. Tim O’Connell, 86.5

8. Richmond Champion, 85

9. (tie) Clayton Biglow, Orin Larsen and Jayco Roper, 84.5 each

12. Mason Clements, 84

13. (tie) Jess Pope and Jacob Lees, 78.5 each

15. Rocker Shane Steiner, 74

1. Keenan Hayes, 850 points on ten head, $78,747

2. Jess Pope, 845.5, $63,889

3. (tie) Kade Sonnier and Cole Reiner, 843, $43,831 each

5. Leighton Berry, 841, $26,744

6. Tanner Aus, 837, $19,315

7. Mason Clements, 836, $13,372

8. Jacob Lees, 830, $7,429

9. Richmond Champion, 829

10. Clayton Biglow, 828.5

11. Tim O’Connell, 826

12. Rocker Shane Steiner, 823.5

13. Jayco Roper, 749 points on nine head

14. Orin Larsen, 720

15. Dean Thompson, 653.5 points on eight head

World Standings

1. Keenan Hayes, $434,050

2. Jess Pope, $315,095

3. Kade Sonnier, $272,411

4. Clayton Biglow, $269,892

5. Rocker Shane Steiner, $265,218

6. Leighton Berry, $259,249

7. Cole Reiner, $251,706

8. Mason Clements, $224,653

9. Tim O’Connell, $214,891

10. Tanner Aus, $210,377

11. Jacob Lees, $206,307

12. Jayco Roper, $205,076

13. Dean Thompson, $170,672

14. Orin Larsen, $163,675

15. Richmond Champion, $151,404

Steer Wrestling

1. (tie) Tyler Waguespack and Will Lummus, 3.8 seconds, $27,487 each

3. Bridger Anderson, 3.9, $18,325

4. Dirk Tavenner, 4.0, $12,877

5. (tie) Jesse Brown, J.D. Struxness and Don Payne, 4.2, $4,292 each

8. Jacob Talley, 4.3

9. Dakota Eldridge, 4.8

10. Stephen Culling, 5.0

11. Ty Erickson, 5.5

12. Cody Devers, 5.8

13. Stan Branco, 6.6

14. Dalton Massey, 13.3

15. Nick Guy, NT

1. Don Payne, 44.9 seconds on ten head, $78,747

2. Jesse Brown, 46.2, $63,889

3. Tyler Waguespack, 50.3, $50,517

4. Stephen Culling, 53.0, $37,145

5. Stan Branco, 62.4, $26,744

6. Dalton Massey, 68.6, $19,315

7. Dakota Eldridge, 40.9 seconds on nine head, $13,372

8. Nick Guy, 43.5, $7,429

9. J.D. Struxness, 46.7

10. Ty Erickson, 58.2

11. Dirk Tavenner, 43.2 seconds on eight head

12. Jacob Talley, 54.1

13. Bridger Anderson, 28.6 seconds on seven head

14. Cody Devers, 36.3

15. Will Lummus, 51.0

1. Tyler Waguespack, $303,576

2. Dalton Massey, $283,993

3. Jesse Brown, $276,444

4. Stan Branco, $254,393

5. J.D. Struxness, $239,704

6. Don Payne, $218,180

7. Bridger Anderson, $206,450

8. Dirk Tavenner, $205,501

9. Stephen Culling, $197,726

10. Will Lummus, $196,003

11. Ty Erickson, $194,120

12. Dakota Eldridge, $175,162

13. Nick Guy, $167,895

14. Jacob Talley, $164,282

15. Cody Devers, $144,839.

Team Roping

1. Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres, 3.7 seconds, $30,706 each

2. (tie) Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nunes Nogueira and Clint Summers/Jake Long, 3.9, $21,296 each

4. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 4.0, $12,877

5. Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves, 4.2, $7,924

6. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 4.4, $4,953

7. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 4.9

8. Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 5.3

9. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 5.4

10. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 14.4

11. (tie) Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, Jake Cooper Clay/Tyler Worley and Clay Smith/Paden Bray, NT

1. Derrick Begay/Colter Todd, 69.0 seconds on ten head, $78,747 each

2. Luke Brown/Hunter Koch, 51.9 seconds on nine head, $63,889

3. Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp, 58.9, $50,517

4. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins II, 59.0, $37,145

5. Clint Summers/Jake Long, 41.5 seconds on eight head, $26,744

6. Nelson Wyatt/Jonathan Torres, 62.8, $19,315

7. Rhen Richard/Jeremy Buhler, 68.8, $13,372

8. Erich Rogers/Paul Eaves, 39.7 seconds on seven head, $7,429

9. Marcus Theriot/Cole Curry, 47.3

10. Tanner Tomlinson/Patrick Smith, 49.8

11. Clay Smith/Paden Bray, 30.0 seconds on six head

12. Kaleb Driggers/Junior Nunes Nogueira, 35.3

13. Jake Cooper Clay/Tyler Worley, 35.4 seconds on five head

14. Coleman Proctor/Logan Medlin, 49.1

15. Dustin Egusquiza/Levi Lord, 26.3 seconds on four head

World Standings (headers)

1. Tyler Wade, $308,057

2. Clint Summers, $283,040

3. Andrew Ward, $269,878

4. Derrick Begay, $269,125

5. Luke Brown, $260,294

6. Nelson Wyatt, $251,412

7. Kaleb Driggers, $214,471

8. Rhen Richard, $213,717

9. Dustin Egusquiza, $190,445

10. Erich Rogers, $188,590

11. Coleman Proctor, $187,071

12. Tanner Tomlinson, $181,204

13. Clay Smith, $180,180

14. Jake Cooper Clay, $149,748

15. Marcus Theriot, $140,889

World Standings (heelers)

1. Wesley Thorp, $325,284

2. Jake Long, $296,541

3. Colter Todd, $284,292

4. Buddy Hawkins II, $269,878

5. Hunter Koch, $260,294

6. Junior Nunes Nogueira, $214,471

7. Jeremy Buhler, $213,717

8. Jonathan Torres, $201,238

9. Levi Lord, $190,445

10. Paul Eaves, $188,941

11. Logan Medlin, $187,071

12. Patrick Smith, $181,204

13. Paden Bray, $175,581

14. Tyler Worley, $143,604

15. Cole Curry, $133,712

Saddle Bronc Riding

1. Sage Newman, 91 points on Andrews Rodeo Inc.’s All Or Nothin, $30,706

2. Ryder Wright, 90.5, $24,268

3. Damian Brennan, 88, $18,325

4. Lefty Marvel Holman, 87.5, $12,877

5. Dawson Hay, 87, $7,924

6. (tie) Kade Bruno and Zeke Thurston, 86.5, $2,476 each

8. (tie) Layton Green and Tanner Butner, 86 each

10. Brody Cress, 85

11. (tie) Ben T. Andersen and Ryder Sanford, 84.5 each

13. Wyatt Casper, NS

14. (tie) Chase Brooks and Stetson Dell Wright, Inj

1. Zeke Thurston, Big Valley, 863 points on ten head, $78,747

2. Brody Cress, 856, $63,889

3. Lefty Marvel Holman, 852.5, $50,517

4. Damian Brennan, 851, $37,145

5. (tie) Sage Newman and Tanner Butner, 844.5, $23,030 each

7. Kade Bruno, 764 points on nine head, $13,372

8. Ryder Wright, 761.5, $7,429

9. Wyatt Casper, 751.0

10. Layton Green, 717.0

11. Ryder Sanford, 666 points on eight head

12. Dawson Hay, 665.5

13. Chase Brooks, 662.5

14. Ben T. Andersen, 566.5 points on seven head

15. Stetson Dell Wright, Inj

1. Zeke Thurston, $456,356

2. Sage Newman, $397,836

3. Kade Bruno, $322,178

4. Brody Cress, $312,949

5. Damian Brennan, $296,495

6. Lefty Marvel Holman, $294,633

7. Ryder Wright, $286,447

8. Stetson Dell Wright, $261,626

9. Tanner Butner, $236,830

10. Wyatt Casper, $205,662

11. Dawson Hay, $202,376

12. Chase Brooks, $175,800

13. Ben T. Andersen, $160,940

14. Ryder Sanford, $154,703

15. Layton Green, $146,829

Tie-Down Roping

1. Shad Mayfield, 6.7 seconds, $30,706

2. Tuf Case Cooper, 6.9, $24,268

3. Beau Cooper, 7.4, $18,325

4. (tie) Caleb Smidt and Cory Solomon, 8.0, $10,401 each

6. Shane Hanchey, 8.2, $4,953

7. Haven Meged, 8.7

8. Hunter Herrin, 9.0

9. Ty Harris, 9.8

10. John Douch, 10.4

11. Westyn Hughes, 10.8

12. Riley Mason Webb, 10.9

13. Kincade Henry, 14.9

14. Blane Cox, 16.1

15. Brushton Minton, NT

1. Haven Meged, 77.4 seconds on ten head, $78,747

2. Riley Mason Webb, 82.9, $63,889

3. Caleb Smidt, 92.6, $50,517

4. Kincade Henry, 93.3, $37,145

5. Shane Hanchey, 94.9, $26,744

6. John Douch, 95.8, $19,315

7. Cory Solomon, 109.1, $13,372

8. Blane Cox, 115.3, $7,429

9. Westyn Hughes, 119.6

10. Tuf Case Cooper, 69.8 seconds on nine head

11. Hunter Herrin, 95.1

12. Brushton Minton, 104.4

13. Ty Harris, 116.1

14. Shad Mayfield, 57.3 seconds on seven head

15. Beau Cooper, 58.4 seconds on five head

1. Riley Mason Webb, $452,852

2. Haven Meged, $411,263

3. Shad Mayfield, $309,383

4. Caleb Smidt, $296,165

5. Tuf Case Cooper, $265,724

6. Cory Solomon, $246,331

7. Shane Hanchey, $216,187

8. Kincade Henry, $211,028

9. Hunter Herrin, $207,426

10. John Douch, $199,344

11. Westyn Hughes, $196,964

12. Blane Cox, $176,658

13. Ty Harris, $170,235

14. Beau Cooper, $145,742

15. Brushton Minton, $134,476

Barrel Racing

1. Lisa Lockhart, 13.54 seconds, $30,706

2. Summer Kosel, 13.59, $24,268

3. Hailey Kinsel, 13.67, $18,325

4. Jessica Routier, 13.73, $12,877

5. Paige Jones, 13.76, $7,924

6. Ilyssa Riley, 13.79, $4,953

7. Sissy Winn, 13.81

8. Stevi Hillman, 13.85

9. Sue Smith, 13.97

10. Kassie Mowry, 18.28

11. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 18.52

12. Emily Beisel, 18.56

13. Jordon Briggs, 18.92

14. Wenda Johnson, 19.74

15. Taycie Matthews, NT

1. Lisa Lockhart, 137.18 seconds on ten runs, $78,747

2. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 141.18, $63,889

3. Kassie Mowry, 141.20, $50,517

4. Paige Jones, 142.21, $37,145

5. Jordon Briggs, 142.23, $26,744

6. Jessica Routier, 142.76, $19,315

7. Ilyssa Riley, 144.54, $13,372

8. Hailey Kinsel, 148.67, $7,429

9. Sue Smith, 149.00

10. Summer Kosel, 152.66

11. Sissy Winn, 156.64

12. Stevi Hillman, 158.09

13. Emily Beisel, 161.48

14. Wenda Johnson, 163.64

15. Taycie Matthews, 154.88 seconds on nine head

1. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, $496,499

2. Lisa Lockhart, $343,688

3. Kassie Mowry, $322,593

4. Jordon Briggs, $272,519

5. Emily Beisel, $246,674

6. Sissy Winn, $229,962

7. Summer Kosel, $228,697

8. Paige Jones, $217,139

9. Jessica Routier, $194,843

10. Stevi Hillman, $173,990

11. Hailey Kinsel, $154,406

12. Taycie Matthews, $154,161

13. Ilyssa Riley, $139,798

14. Sue Smith, $133,969

15. Wenda Johnson, $130,506

Bull Riding

1. Hayes Weight, 91 points on Stace Smith Pro Rodeos’s Polar Express, $30,706

2. Josh Frost, 89.5, $24,268

3. Jared Parsonage, 88.5, $18,325

4. Creek Walker Young, 87, $12,877

5. Jordan Hansen, 85.5, $7,924

6. Trey Kimzey, 74.5, $4,953

7. (tie) Trey Holston, Tristen Hutchings, T Parker, Cody Teel, Jeff Askey, Cullen R. Telfer and Sage Steele Kimzey, NS

14. (tie) Ky Hamilton and Stetson Dell Wright, Inj

1. Ky John Hamilton, 514.5 points on six head, $78,747

2. Sage Steele Kimzey, 437 points on five head, $63,889

3. Josh Frost, 429.5, $50,517

4. Jared Parsonage, 421, $37,145

5. Trey Kimzey, 412.0, $26,744

6. Creek Walker Young, 344.5 points on four head, $19,315

7. Jeff Askey, 260 points on three head, $13,372

8. Jordan Hansen, 258, $7,429

9. T Parker, 239.5

10. Hayes Weight, 177 points on two head

11. Tristen Hutchings, 169.5

12. Cody Teel, 167.5

13. Trey Holston, 166

14. (tie) Cullen R. Telfer and Stetson Dell Wright, NS

1. Ky John Hamilton, $595,414

2. Josh Frost, $400,766

3. Stetson Dell Wright, $378,630

4. Sage Steele Kimzey, $369,223

5. Trey Kimzey, $259,768

6. Creek Walker Young, $253,205

7. Jared Parsonage, $249,265

8. Jeff Askey, $238,766

9. Tristen Hutchings, $235,766

10. Hayes Weight, $220,660

11. Jordan Hansen, $198,796

12. Trey Holston, $196,468

13. T Parker, $193,251

14. Cody Teel, $166,472

15. Cullen R. Telfer, $138,245

1. Stetson Dell Wright, $479,621

2. Caleb Smidt, $296,461

3. Nelson Wyatt, $250,463

4. Paden Bray, $189,973

5. Coleman Proctor, $167,193

6. Jake Clay Cooper Clay, $150,770

7. Brushton Minton, $150,612

8. Marcus Theriot, $143,600

9. Taylor Santos, $128,504

10. Paul David Tierney, $118,342

RAM Top Gun

1. Ky John Hamilton, $239,060

2. Zeke Thurston, $234,437

3. Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi, 225,935

4. Haven Meged, $216,195

5. Lisa Lockhart, $209,096

6. Kassie Mowry, $188,791

7. Jess Pope, $188,048

8. (tie) Clint Summers and Jake Long, $182,517 each

10. Brodie Cress, $180,206

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Great Lakes Circuit in Gear for 2024

Hitting the ground running, the Great Lakes Circuit starts its 2024 year in November. The stakes are high, and big names top the leaderboard.

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The Great Lakes Circuit is one of 12 PRCA circuits in the country. Nine northern states make up the circuit: Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Indiana. Many contestants who call the Great Lakes Circuit home have qualified for the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), proving the competition to be fierce.

Last year, the Great Lakes Circuit Finals was held in Palmyra, Mo., in October. There, the contestants competed for average and circuit titles and a qualification to the NFR Open, one of the largest paying rodeos of the year. The NFR Open replaced the previous annual RAM National Circuit Finals.

The 2023 year ended with tight races in each event and big names at the top; the 2024 season has proved to be extremely competitive as well. The start of the 2024 season started in October 2023, and the Great Lakes Circuit jumps right in with their first rodeo November 1-2 in Indianapolis, Ind., at the Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo. Since then, the circuit rodeos have been in full swing. This weekend, April 19-20, is the Midwest Horse Fair and Rodeo in Madison, Wis. In the coming months, the Great Lakes Circuit only gets busier with multiple rodeos most weekends.

Current 2024 Great Lakes Circuit Standings

(As of April 19, 2024)

1. Austin Madison $3,382.63 2. Clay Clayman $2,500.40 3. Fenton Nelson $2,157.06

Bareback Riding

1. Briar Dittmer $ 3,045.60 2. Tanner Fine $ 2,542.70 3. Tanner Aus $1,472.04

Steer Wrestling

1. Jake Johnson $ 3,702.97 2. Austin Madison $ 2,010.42 3. Fenton Nelson $1,968.12

Breakaway Roping

1. Jesse Alsup $2,132.39 2. Danni Clover $1,180.64 3. Keeley Senn $820.15

Team Roping (Header)

1. Cooper Bruce $2,130.27 2. Will Clark $2,049.20 3. Jesse Boos $1,844.61

Team Roping (Heeler)

1. Wyatt Kanan $ 2,130.27 2. Derrick Crawford $20,49.20 3. Jace Steenhoek $1,844.61

Saddle Bronc Riding

1. Kyle Cavender $1,805.74 2. Blake Steuck $1,499.30 3. Trey Watts $761.96

Tie-Down Roping

1. Cody Huber $1,680.39 2. Roy Lee $1,396.74 3. Cory Dummitt $1,373.19

Barrel Racing

1. Katie Chisim $3,291.73 2. Emma Charleston $2,091.39 3. Austyn Tobey $1,801.87

Bull Riding

1. Jarett Evans $ 4,692.28 2. Jack Gilmore $2,857.60 3. Gaven Michel $1,465.60

Great Lakes Circuit May Rodeo Schedule

May 2-4: American Royal Rodeo - Kansas City, Mo. May 17-18: Silver Creek Shootout - Dover, Ohio. May 17-18: River City Rodeo - Evansville, Ind. May 24-25: Coles Tractor and Equip Regional Rodeo - Farmington, Mo. May 30 - June 1: Cherokee PRCA rodeo - Cherokee, Iowa. May 30- June 1: Atlantic Pro Rodeo - Atlantic, Iowa.

Keep an eye out for more results and standings of the Great Lakes Region with rodeos to come.

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Join us on an unforgettable tour to Moscow, the capital of Russia. Imagine visiting Red Square, St. Basil’s the Kremlin and more. Moscow is one of Europe’s most vibrant cities and one of Russia’s most historical. All of our tours to Moscow are fully customizable and can be adjusted to fit any budget. Our most popular tours are listed below. Please click on the tour details to learn more or contact us for more information about our Moscow tours using the form at the side of the page. You can also schedule a call with one of our Russian travel specialists to learn more.

Classic Moscow

This is our most popular Moscow tour that includes all the most prominent sights. You will become acquainted with ancient Russia in the Kremlin, admire Russian art in the Tretyakov Gallery, listen to street musicians as you stroll along the Old Arbat street, and learn about Soviet times on the Moscow Metro tour.

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A Week in Moscow

This tour is a perfect choice for those who wish to get to know Moscow in depth. One of the highlights of this package is the KGB history tour which gives an interesting perspective on the Cold War. You will also have time for exploring the city on your own or doing extra sightseeing.

Weekend in Moscow

This tour is a great way to get acquainted with the capital of Russia if you are short of time. You will see all the main attractions of the city, the most important of which is the Kremlin - the heart of Russia. The tour starts on Friday and can be combined with a business trip.

Group Tour Moscow Break by Intourist

Russia's capital has so much to offer, from the Kremlin and the Metro to the Old Arbat street and the Tretyakov Gallery. Besides these sites, you will also visit a fascinating country estate which today is quite off the beaten path, Gorky Estate, where the Soviet leader Lenin spent the last months of his life.

Kolomenskoye Tour with transport

The history of Kolomenskoye stretches back for centuries. In 1380, Dmitri Donskoi’s army passed through Kolomenskoye on their way to the Kulikovo battlefield, and it was...

Tours by car

Kremlin, Red Sq., Cathedrals & Armory Tour

The Kremlin is truly a fascinating structure, at the same time it is an ancient tower, the city’s former military fortification, a palace, an armory, the sovereign treasury...

Walking tours

Kremlin, Red Sq., Cathedrals, Armory, Diamond Fund Tour

Old Arbat walking tour

You will be told of the street’s interesting history and view the street’s artisan culture. You will also have the opportunity to view and purchase souvenirs from the...

Tour to Sergiev Posad with transport

Considered by some to be the Russian Vatican, Sergiev Posad is the temporary residence of the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church. The Trinity St. Sergius Monastery (Lavra)...

Tour to Kuskovo with transport

The Kuskovo Estate often called the Moscow Versailles due to its perfectly preserved French park, is an example of an 18th century, luxurious Moscow summer residence. Its history...

Tour to Tsaritsyno with transport

The Tsaritsyno Estate is located in the southern part of Moscow. The estate was constructed for Catherine the Great by the Russian architects Bazhenov and Kazakov in a romantic...

Moscow Metro and Old Arbat Tour

The Moscow Metro is one of the largest and most grandly built metro systems in the world. It was meant to be a showcase of the Soviet Union’s achievements for both the Russians...

Vodka Museum Tour with transport (excursion and vodka tasting)

Vodka is an important component of Russian life, an element of national identity and everyday culture. We invite you to visit the Vodka Museum and feel the atmosphere of long-gone...

Mikhail Bulgakov Apartment Museum

This apartment museum located close to Patriarch Ponds became the prototype of the "bad apartment" described in the novel "The Master and Margarita." Currently the museum's...

Kremlin, Red Sq., Cathedrals & Diamond Fund Tour

The State Museum of Lev Tolstoy Tour

Take this opportunity to learn more about the Russian writer Lev Tolstoy. During the visit to the museum you will see part of a vast collection of exhibits connected to Tolstoy...

Novodevichy Convent Tour with transport

Tour of the Novodevichy Monastery. Founded in 1524 by Grand Prince VasiliIoanovich, the original convent was enclosed by fortified walls and contained 12 towers. The structure...

City Tour with Visit to St. Basils & Red Sq. with transport

Panoramic City Tour. This Moscow tour is a great start to your trip and the best way to get acquainted with many of the city’s major highlights. Our professional guide will...

City Tour of Moscow

Head to the heart of Moscow with a professional guide on a 4-hour private walk through the city center. See Tverskaya and Old Arbat streets, Theatre Square with the world-famous...

Moscow Metro walking tour

Kremlin, Red Square and Cathedrals Tour

KGB Tour with transport

This is a very interesting and insightful tour. You will visit places connected with Stalin’s terror - a time of great repression and fear. You will be shown monuments to...

Soviet and Post-Soviet Moscow Tour

The tour begins with a drive or walk down Tverskaya Street – a Soviet masterpiece. In the years of Soviet power, Tverskaya began to undergo a transformation: it was widened...

Tretyakov State Gallery Tour

This world-famous gallery contains masterpieces of Russian art beginning in the 10th century up until today. You will view exquisite Russian icons and paintings from the 18th and...

Jewish Heritage of Moscow Tour

This tour offers a detailed look into the history and present-day life of the Jewish community of Moscow. On the tour, you will visit sites connected with the cultural and religious...

Vodka Museum Tour with transport (excursion only)

Lena, our guide in Moscow was excellent. She was very knowledgable and could answer any question we had for her. We liked that she could pick up on our interests and take us places we might not have thought of to go. When we realized that one of the places we had chosen to see would probably not be that interesting to us, she was able to arrange entry to the Diamond Fund and the Armoury for us. Riding the Metro with Lena was a real adventure and a lot of fun. In Saint Petersburg we found Anna well versed in the history of the Tsars and in the Hermitage collection. Arkady in Veliky Novgorod was a very good guide and answered all of our questions with ease. Novgorod was perhaps a long way to go for a day trip, but we did enjoy it. Vasily was a great driver to have and kept us safe with good humour and skill. We enjoyed ourselves so much, my daughter says she is already planning to return. We would both have no hesistation to recommend ExpresstoRussia to anyone we know.

Just wanted to let you know that My grandson Bruno and I couldn´t have been more pleased with our week in Moscow (6/15 - 6/21). We were absolutely enchanted with the whole experience, including getting lost a couple of times in the Metro during our free time. Although both our guides (both Eleanas) were excellent, I would particularly commend the first one (she took us to the Tatiakov, the KGB tour, and to that beautiful cemetery where so many great Russian artists, authors, composers, musicians, militarists, and politicians are buried). Her knowledge is encyclopedic; and her understanding of today´s Russia as a product of its past was, for us, truly enlightening. I will be taking another tour in Russia, with my wife, within the next two or three years. I will be in touch with you when the time comes. Meanwhile, I will refer you to other potential visitors to Russia as I meet them.

Tours to Moscow

Our Moscow tours are land only meaning that you arrange your own air travel to Russia and our expert staff meets you at the airport and handles everything else from there. Our online Airline Ticket booking system offers some of the most competitive rates to Russia available on the web so if you need tickets, please visit our Russian air ticket center . Rest assured that you will be taken great care of on one of our Moscow tours. Express to Russia has a fully staffed office in Moscow that will help to make your visit fun, informative and unforgettable. Please remember that of all these tours are private and can be adjusted to your taste. You can add, replace or skip some sights; you can add more days to the package or cut the tour short. Our specialists will be glad to help you create the tour of your dreams!

Moscow, a City Like No Other

Moscow is Russia’s largest city with a population of between 12 and 13 million. It is also Europe’s largest city and when you visit Moscow, you can feel it. The layout and architecture of the city is eclectic, ranging from crooked, ancient streets and alleyways to wide, bustling boulevards, from medieval churches to Stalin skyscrapers and to modern, glass buildings towering over everything and of course in the center of it all is the Kremlin and the magnificent Red Square. Moscow is also home to a fantastic, efficient and very beautiful metro system – each station having its own special design. In fact, Express to Russia’s Moscow metro tours and excursions are some of our most popular attractions that we offer. On our Moscow tours, you will see this and more.

Moscow Tours centering on Russian History

Moscow has a long and interesting history and has been the capital of Russia in many of its different iterations – capital of the Grand Duchy of Moscow , the Russian Empire and of course the Soviet Union (who could ever forget the Soviet Union?). Moscow, was founded in the 12th century by Prince Yuri Dolgaruki (Yuri of the long arms – he really did have long arms!). From that time on, it was home to the Russian Tsars until Peter the Great moved the capital to St. Petersburg in 1703. The city has survived invasions and sieges from the Mongols, the Tartars, the Poles, Lithuanians and Napoleon but has always persevered. Our Moscow tours will enlighten you on this great history and give you insights into Muscovites and their unique culture. Our Moscow tours show you what the city is like today but also brings to life the past. Moscow never seems to sleep and is bursting with energy. A Moscow tour with Express to Russia is truly the best way of getting to know Russia’s largest and most vibrant city.

Frequently Asked Questions From Our Travelers

What is the best time to visit moscow.

Any time of year is fine depending on what you plan to do. Summertime is pleasantly warm, ideal for exploring the city and its vibrant atmosphere, but Moscow will be much busier and accommodation is more expensive. Winter can be quite cold but beautiful nonetheless, and this is unproblematic if you intend to spend most of your trip in museums and galleries. There are also various festivals and events organised throughout the year. For more information about the best time to visit, read our guide

How many days are enough in Moscow?

If you plan your itinerary strategically and aren’t averse to a packed schedule, you can cover Moscow’s main sights over a long weekend. Most popular attractions are in the city centre, and the Moscow Metro allows you to cover much ground in a small amount of time. Ensure that your accommodation is fairly central and book tickets in advance, so that you can make the most of your days. For an informative and well-organised day out, check out our Moscow day tours with options to suit all interests.

Do they speak English in Moscow?

As Russia’s capital city, tourists are well accommodated in Moscow. There should be English-speaking staff in restaurants, bars, hotels, shops and attractions in tourist hotspots, and there are also English-speaking tourist police. Transport services have English translations on their maps and English announcements via intercom; alternatively, order taxis from the Yandex Taxi app (Russian Uber), though it’s unlikely that your taxi driver will speak English. If you get stuck and cannot communicate, it’s fine to use Google Translate.

Is it safe to travel to Moscow?

It is no less safe to travel to Moscow than to any European city if you exercise common sense and look after your belongings. As with every city some regions can be more unsavoury than others, but no tourist attractions are located there. The traffic in Moscow is notorious, so exercise caution when crossing roads. Do not take unlicensed taxis; book in advance or take public transport, which is widespread and perfectly safe. If you encounter any problems, look for the special tourist police who can help you. For more information, read our guide about staying safe in Russia .

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In Transit: Notes from the Underground

Jun 06 2018.

Spend some time in one of Moscow’s finest museums.

Subterranean commuting might not be anyone’s idea of a good time, but even in a city packing the war-games treasures and priceless bejeweled eggs of the Kremlin Armoury and the colossal Soviet pavilions of the VDNKh , the Metro holds up as one of Moscow’s finest museums. Just avoid rush hour.

The Metro is stunning and provides an unrivaled insight into the city’s psyche, past and present, but it also happens to be the best way to get around. Moscow has Uber, and the Russian version called Yandex Taxi , but also some nasty traffic. Metro trains come around every 90 seconds or so, at a more than 99 percent on-time rate. It’s also reasonably priced, with a single ride at 55 cents (and cheaper in bulk). From history to tickets to rules — official and not — here’s what you need to know to get started.

A Brief Introduction Buying Tickets Know Before You Go (Down) Rules An Easy Tour

A Brief Introduction

Moscow’s Metro was a long time coming. Plans for rapid transit to relieve the city’s beleaguered tram system date back to the Imperial era, but a couple of wars and a revolution held up its development. Stalin revived it as part of his grand plan to modernize the Soviet Union in the 1920s and 30s. The first lines and tunnels were constructed with help from engineers from the London Underground, although Stalin’s secret police decided that they had learned too much about Moscow’s layout and had them arrested on espionage charges and deported.

The beauty of its stations (if not its trains) is well-documented, and certainly no accident. In its illustrious first phases and particularly after the Second World War, the greatest architects of Soviet era were recruited to create gleaming temples celebrating the Revolution, the USSR, and the war triumph. No two stations are exactly alike, and each of the classic showpieces has a theme. There are world-famous shrines to Futurist architecture, a celebration of electricity, tributes to individuals and regions of the former Soviet Union. Each marble slab, mosaic tile, or light fixture was placed with intent, all in service to a station’s aesthetic; each element, f rom the smallest brass ear of corn to a large blood-spattered sword on a World War II mural, is an essential part of the whole.

The Metro is a monument to the Soviet propaganda project it was intended to be when it opened in 1935 with the slogan “Building a Palace for the People”. It brought the grand interiors of Imperial Russia to ordinary Muscovites, celebrated the Soviet Union’s past achievements while promising its citizens a bright Soviet future, and of course, it was a show-piece for the world to witness the might and sophistication of life in the Soviet Union.

It may be a museum, but it’s no relic. U p to nine million people use it daily, more than the London Underground and New York Subway combined. (Along with, at one time, about 20 stray dogs that learned to commute on the Metro.)

In its 80+ year history, the Metro has expanded in phases and fits and starts, in step with the fortunes of Moscow and Russia. Now, partly in preparation for the World Cup 2018, it’s also modernizing. New trains allow passengers to walk the entire length of the train without having to change carriages. The system is becoming more visitor-friendly. (There are helpful stickers on the floor marking out the best selfie spots .) But there’s a price to modernity: it’s phasing out one of its beloved institutions, the escalator attendants. Often they are middle-aged or elderly women—“ escalator grandmas ” in news accounts—who have held the post for decades, sitting in their tiny kiosks, scolding commuters for bad escalator etiquette or even bad posture, or telling jokes . They are slated to be replaced, when at all, by members of the escalator maintenance staff.

For all its achievements, the Metro lags behind Moscow’s above-ground growth, as Russia’s capital sprawls ever outwards, generating some of the world’s worst traffic jams . But since 2011, the Metro has been in the middle of an ambitious and long-overdue enlargement; 60 new stations are opening by 2020. If all goes to plan, the 2011-2020 period will have brought 125 miles of new tracks and over 100 new stations — a 40 percent increase — the fastest and largest expansion phase in any period in the Metro’s history.

Facts: 14 lines Opening hours: 5 a.m-1 a.m. Rush hour(s): 8-10 a.m, 4-8 p.m. Single ride: 55₽ (about 85 cents) Wi-Fi network-wide

Buying Tickets

• Ticket machines have a button to switch to English.
• You can buy specific numbers of rides: 1, 2, 5, 11, 20, or 60. Hold up fingers to show how many rides you want to buy.
• There is also a 90-minute ticket , which gets you 1 trip on the metro plus an unlimited number of transfers on other transport (bus, tram, etc) within 90 minutes.
• Or, you can buy day tickets with unlimited rides: one day (218₽/ US$4), three days (415₽/US$7) or seven days (830₽/US$15). Check the rates here to stay up-to-date.
• If you’re going to be using the Metro regularly over a few days, it’s worth getting a Troika card , a contactless, refillable card you can use on all public transport. Using the Metro is cheaper with one of these: a single ride is 36₽, not 55₽. Buy them and refill them in the Metro stations, and they’re valid for 5 years, so you can keep it for next time. Or, if you have a lot of cash left on it when you leave, you can get it refunded at the Metro Service Centers at Ulitsa 1905 Goda, 25 or at Staraya Basmannaya 20, Building 1.
• You can also buy silicone bracelets and keychains with built-in transport chips that you can use as a Troika card. (A Moscow Metro Fitbit!) So far, you can only get these at the Pushkinskaya metro station Live Helpdesk and souvenir shops in the Mayakovskaya and Trubnaya metro stations. The fare is the same as for the Troika card.
• You can also use Apple Pay and Samsung Pay.

Rules, spoken and unspoken

No smoking, no drinking, no filming, no littering. Photography is allowed, although it used to be banned.

Stand to the right on the escalator. Break this rule and you risk the wrath of the legendary escalator attendants. (No shenanigans on the escalators in general.)

Get out of the way. Find an empty corner to hide in when you get off a train and need to stare at your phone. Watch out getting out of the train in general; when your train doors open, people tend to appear from nowhere or from behind ornate marble columns, walking full-speed.

Always offer your seat to elderly ladies (what are you, a monster?).

An Easy Tour

This is no Metro Marathon ( 199 stations in 20 hours ). It’s an easy tour, taking in most—though not all—of the notable stations, the bulk of it going clockwise along the Circle line, with a couple of short detours. These stations are within minutes of one another, and the whole tour should take about 1-2 hours.

Start at Mayakovskaya Metro station , at the corner of Tverskaya and Garden Ring,  Triumfalnaya Square, Moskva, Russia, 125047.

1. Mayakovskaya.  Named for Russian Futurist Movement poet Vladimir Mayakovsky and an attempt to bring to life the future he imagined in his poems. (The Futurist Movement, natch, was all about a rejecting the past and celebrating all things speed, industry, modern machines, youth, modernity.) The result: an Art Deco masterpiece that won the National Grand Prix for architecture at the New York World’s Fair in 1939. It’s all smooth, rounded shine and light, and gentle arches supported by columns of dark pink marble and stainless aircraft steel. Each of its 34 ceiling niches has a mosaic. During World War II, the station was used as an air-raid shelter and, at one point, a bunker for Stalin. He gave a subdued but rousing speech here in Nov. 6, 1941 as the Nazis bombed the city above.

Take the 3/Green line one station to:

2. Belorusskaya. Opened in 1952, named after the connected Belarussky Rail Terminal, which runs trains between Moscow and Belarus. This is a light marble affair with a white, cake-like ceiling, lined with Belorussian patterns and 12 Florentine ceiling mosaics depicting life in Belarussia when it was built.

Transfer onto the 1/Brown line. Then, one stop (clockwise) t o:

3. Novoslobodskaya.  This station was designed around the stained-glass panels, which were made in Latvia, because Alexey Dushkin, the Soviet starchitect who dreamed it up (and also designed Mayakovskaya station) couldn’t find the glass and craft locally. The stained glass is the same used for Riga’s Cathedral, and the panels feature plants, flowers, members of the Soviet intelligentsia (musician, artist, architect) and geometric shapes.

Go two stops east on the 1/Circle line to:

4. Komsomolskaya. Named after the Komsomol, or the Young Communist League, this might just be peak Stalin Metro style. Underneath the hub for three regional railways, it was intended to be a grand gateway to Moscow and is today its busiest station. It has chandeliers; a yellow ceiling with Baroque embellishments; and in the main hall, a colossal red star overlaid on golden, shimmering tiles. Designer Alexey Shchusev designed it as an homage to the speech Stalin gave at Red Square on Nov. 7, 1941, in which he invoked Russia’s illustrious military leaders as a pep talk to Soviet soldiers through the first catastrophic year of the war.   The station’s eight large mosaics are of the leaders referenced in the speech, such as Alexander Nevsky, a 13th-century prince and military commander who bested German and Swedish invading armies.

One more stop clockwise to Kurskaya station,  and change onto the 3/Blue  line, and go one stop to:

5. Baumanskaya.   Opened in 1944. Named for the Bolshevik Revolutionary Nikolai Bauman , whose monument and namesake district are aboveground here. Though he seemed like a nasty piece of work (he apparently once publicly mocked a woman he had impregnated, who later hung herself), he became a Revolutionary martyr when he was killed in 1905 in a skirmish with a monarchist, who hit him on the head with part of a steel pipe. The station is in Art Deco style with atmospherically dim lighting, and a series of bronze sculptures of soldiers and homefront heroes during the War. At one end, there is a large mosaic portrait of Lenin.

Stay on that train direction one more east to:

6. Elektrozavodskaya. As you may have guessed from the name, this station is the Metro’s tribute to all thing electrical, built in 1944 and named after a nearby lightbulb factory. It has marble bas-relief sculptures of important figures in electrical engineering, and others illustrating the Soviet Union’s war-time struggles at home. The ceiling’s recurring rows of circular lamps give the station’s main tunnel a comforting glow, and a pleasing visual effect.

Double back two stops to Kurskaya station , and change back to the 1/Circle line. Sit tight for six stations to:

7. Kiyevskaya. This was the last station on the Circle line to be built, in 1954, completed under Nikita Khrushchev’ s guidance, as a tribute to his homeland, Ukraine. Its three large station halls feature images celebrating Ukraine’s contributions to the Soviet Union and Russo-Ukrainian unity, depicting musicians, textile-working, soldiers, farmers. (One hall has frescoes, one mosaics, and the third murals.) Shortly after it was completed, Khrushchev condemned the architectural excesses and unnecessary luxury of the Stalin era, which ushered in an epoch of more austere Metro stations. According to the legend at least, he timed the policy in part to ensure no Metro station built after could outshine Kiyevskaya.

Change to the 3/Blue line and go one stop west.

8. Park Pobedy. This is the deepest station on the Metro, with one of the world’s longest escalators, at 413 feet. If you stand still, the escalator ride to the surface takes about three minutes .) Opened in 2003 at Victory Park, the station celebrates two of Russia’s great military victories. Each end has a mural by Georgian artist Zurab Tsereteli, who also designed the “ Good Defeats Evil ” statue at the UN headquarters in New York. One mural depicts the Russian generals’ victory over the French in 1812 and the other, the German surrender of 1945. The latter is particularly striking; equal parts dramatic, triumphant, and gruesome. To the side, Red Army soldiers trample Nazi flags, and if you look closely there’s some blood spatter among the detail. Still, the biggest impressions here are the marble shine of the chessboard floor pattern and the pleasingly geometric effect if you view from one end to the other.

Keep going one more stop west to:

9. Slavyansky Bulvar.  One of the Metro’s youngest stations, it opened in 2008. With far higher ceilings than many other stations—which tend to have covered central tunnels on the platforms—it has an “open-air” feel (or as close to it as you can get, one hundred feet under). It’s an homage to French architect Hector Guimard, he of the Art Nouveau entrances for the Paris M é tro, and that’s precisely what this looks like: A Moscow homage to the Paris M é tro, with an additional forest theme. A Cyrillic twist on Guimard’s Metro-style lettering over the benches, furnished with t rees and branch motifs, including creeping vines as towering lamp-posts.

Stay on the 3/Blue line and double back four stations to:

10. Arbatskaya. Its first iteration, Arbatskaya-Smolenskaya station, was damaged by German bombs in 1941. It was rebuilt in 1953, and designed to double as a bomb shelter in the event of nuclear war, although unusually for stations built in the post-war phase, this one doesn’t have a war theme. It may also be one of the system’s most elegant: Baroque, but toned down a little, with red marble floors and white ceilings with gilded bronze c handeliers.

Jump back on the 3/Blue line  in the same direction and take it one more stop:

11. Ploshchad Revolyutsii (Revolution Square). Opened in 1938, and serving Red Square and the Kremlin . Its renowned central hall has marble columns flanked by 76 bronze statues of Soviet heroes: soldiers, students, farmers, athletes, writers, parents. Some of these statues’ appendages have a yellow sheen from decades of Moscow’s commuters rubbing them for good luck. Among the most popular for a superstitious walk-by rub: the snout of a frontier guard’s dog, a soldier’s gun (where the touch of millions of human hands have tapered the gun barrel into a fine, pointy blade), a baby’s foot, and a woman’s knee. (A brass rooster also sports the telltale gold sheen, though I am told that rubbing the rooster is thought to bring bad luck. )

Now take the escalator up, and get some fresh air.

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