This is a private walking tour of the Moscow Kremlin for your group only: the Kremlin grounds, Cathedral Square and the interiors of the Assumption and Archangel Cathedrals. Your guide is a Captour guide accredited by the Moscow Kremlin Museums, and the tour runs in English or any other language you need. The price covers the whole group, not each person — from 19,500 ₽, with entrance tickets included.
The tour at a glance
- Format: private walking tour — no strangers join your group.
- Guide: a Captour guide accredited by the Moscow Kremlin Museums. For foreign guests our own guides lead the tour inside the Kremlin.
- Language: English or any other language — please book in advance for less common languages.
- Tickets: included. We buy them in advance, so you skip the ticket office queue.
- Meeting point: agreed when you book, at the start of the route by the Kremlin. A guide can also meet you at your hotel for an extra fee — ask your manager.
- Price: from 19,500 ₽ for the whole group, in Russian rubles. The calculator above shows the price for your group size and language.
- Day off: the Kremlin museums are closed on Thursdays.
What you will see
The route covers the main sights of the Kremlin grounds and Cathedral Square, the historic heart of the fortress:
- Kutafya and Trinity Towers — the visitors' entrance from the Alexander Garden.
- The Arsenal and the Senate Palace — the Senate is the working residence of the President of Russia; both are seen from outside.
- The Tsar Cannon — cast by Andrey Chokhov in 1586 and never fired in battle.
- The Tsar Bell — the largest bell in the world, cast in the 1730s and broken before it ever rang.
- Ivan the Great Bell Tower — the tallest structure in the Kremlin, seen from Cathedral Square.
- The Assumption Cathedral (inside) — the main cathedral of old Russia, where tsars and emperors were crowned.
- The Archangel Cathedral (inside) — the burial place of the grand princes of Moscow and the tsars up to Peter the Great, including Ivan the Terrible.
- The Annunciation Cathedral — the private church of the grand princes and tsars. It is included in the ticket, and we go in if your group wishes and time allows.
- The Faceted Chamber, the Patriarch's Palace and the Grand Kremlin Palace — seen from outside.
The Armoury Chamber is a separate museum with timed entry sessions and is not part of this tour. To see the crown jewels, carriages and Fabergé eggs, book the Armoury Chamber tour as well — your manager can plan both for the same day.
Kremlin visiting rules
The Kremlin museums are closed on Thursdays. Cathedral Square is open from 9:30 to 18:00 between 15 May and 30 September, and from 10:00 to 17:00 between 1 October and 14 May.
- Visitors enter through Kutafya Tower and pass a security check.
- Large bags, suitcases, scooters and bicycles are not allowed; there is a left-luggage office by Kutafya Tower. Children's pushchairs are fine.
- Photos without flash are allowed on the grounds and inside the cathedrals. Photography is not allowed in the Armoury Chamber.
- The museums sometimes close Cathedral Square for official events or in bad weather. We check the schedule when you book; current notices are on the official Moscow Kremlin Museums website.
Price for the whole group
The tour costs from 19,500 ₽ for the whole group — the price depends on how many people come and on the language. All prices are in Russian rubles.
Included:
- a private guide accredited by the Moscow Kremlin Museums;
- entrance tickets to the Kremlin grounds and the Cathedral Square museums.
At extra cost, on request:
- meeting at your hotel or a transfer by car — ask your manager;
- headsets for larger groups and a photographer — see the options in the calculator;
- some less common languages carry a surcharge, also shown in the calculator.
How to book and pay
- Send a request using the form on this page, or message us on WhatsApp (+7 993 364-75-54) or Telegram (@captourru). We reply in English, Monday to Friday 9:00–19:00 and Saturday to Sunday 10:00–18:00, Moscow time.
- Your manager confirms the date, time, language and price for your group. Please book in advance — same-day tours are sometimes possible, but not guaranteed.
- The tour is paid in full in advance. Foreign guests pay in cash in rubles: our courier comes to you before the tour, anywhere in Moscow. Companies pay by invoice under a contract, by bank transfer, without VAT. More on the payment methods page.
Cancellation: if you cancel or reschedule 72 hours or more before the tour, we refund the full amount or move the tour to another date at no extra cost — except tickets already bought for you that the museum does not refund. Less than 72 hours before the tour, we refund the payment minus the costs we have actually incurred: non-refundable tickets and the guide's, driver's and transport fees. Full terms (in Russian).
More ways to see Moscow with your own guide: private tours in Moscow, the private city tour by car and the Tretyakov Gallery tour.
Questions and answers
A Captour guide accredited by the Moscow Kremlin Museums. For foreign guests our own accredited guides lead the whole tour, in English or the language you choose.
No. Tickets to the Kremlin grounds and the Cathedral Square museums are included in the price, and we buy them in advance — you don't queue at the ticket office.
Per group. One price covers the whole group, and the calculator on this page shows the exact amount for your group size and language.
No, Thursday is the day off for the Kremlin museums. Choose any other day — we will also check that Cathedral Square isn't closed for an official event on your date.
No, it is a separate museum with timed entry sessions. Book the Armoury Chamber tour too and your manager will plan both for one day.
A small backpack is fine; large bags and suitcases go to the left-luggage office by Kutafya Tower. Photos without flash are allowed on the grounds and in the cathedrals.
Yes, for an extra fee agreed with your manager. By default we meet at the start of the route by the Kremlin, and a transfer by car can also be arranged.
Bank cards issued abroad can't be used to pay us, so foreign guests pay in cash in rubles. Our courier comes to you before the tour, anywhere in Moscow.
