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Micky Flanagan: 'I'd by lying if I said Detour De France was a test of my stamina!'

TV Times talks to comedian Micky Flanagan about what happened when he took on his very own Tour de France with friend Noel Lynch on Micky Flanagan's Detour De France (Sky 1 HD, Monday).

How long have you been a cyclist, Micky?

"I got my first bike when I was seven or eight. I rode it down a bin chute in a tower block and I came off and smashed my face in. I didn’t go to school for a couple of weeks because of the way I looked. I’d probably have been called Frankenstein for the rest of my schooldays."

What bikes did you own after that?

"I made my own bike when I was 10 – sorry, I don’t mean to go all Monty Python ‘Oh we used to dream of living in a corridor’ on you. I bought the frame one week, then the wheels, put all the bits together and painted it. It had those buffalo handlebars – you know, with the bits of ribbon. I’d already bought quite a good bike before this ride, like most middle-aged men, but Sky got us both professionally fitted with a couple of really nice bikes."

Was the trip quite gruelling in terms of training and mileage?

"Noel was fit already, as he’s a member of the Dulwich Cycle Club and goes out cycling every weekend, but I wasn’t really going out on my new bike much before the ride. Part of the honesty of this show is that we didn’t do the amount of cycling that’s maybe been done in other cycling travelogues. I would be lying if I said it was a test of my stamina. We were careful to make sure we didn’t do anything that jeopardised our health."

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Where would you choose for your next cycling trip?

"I’d choose the flattest place in Europe – maybe the Netherlands, although it’s windy. But as long as the wind is behind us… 'Where are we going today?’ 'Wherever the wind is blowing!'"

Has Britain got the cycling bug now?

"Cyclists were seen as a bit odd in the 1960s and 1970s. People immediately assumed you couldn’t afford a car. But there’s been a revolution in cycling and it’s no longer just the eccentric bloke in your neighbourhood with his bicycle clips and big sturdy shoes.

"For a lot of men and women cycling is something that totally gets you away from everything. You’re free for a few hours and you can do it with people or on your own. When I go out riding with Noel, down towards Biggin Hill in Kent from where we live in East Dulwich in south London, it sets me up for the weekend."

How do you get on with the French?

"Like most people whose experience of France has been a couple of weekends in Paris, I had a built-in suspicion of the French. It’s almost par for the course – we don’t trust the French completely, and we don’t understand them completely either. Do they dislike us as much as we think they do? Are all these myths true, such as the French don’t wash?

"When we got off at Calais the first person I walked past really smelt of BO. I thought this is either a portent or just a coincidence. So I have to smell them all before I judge. I don’t think they were any more pungent than any other race. In any case, we like garlic now."

Did you avail yourselves of fine French cuisine and wine en route?

"We did very well in terms of food and drink on our trip, and made a point of finding the best restaurants, wineries and so on, as it’s what they do well in France. I was hugely impressed, even in a basic restaurant, by their ability to give you a decent meal and a nice bottle of wine. If we can learn one thing from the French. it’s that cheap doesn’t have to equal bad, whereas you’re taking your chances in London if you go below a certain price bracket.

"When Noel rode up Mt Ventoux in episode two, I went to the cafe at the bottom and they did a blinding omelette. I nearly couldn’t eat all the chips and I was so full I couldn’t even get in the car and had to lie on the side of the road."

Did you feel self-conscious wearing all that Lycra?

"Once you put on all the proper cycling kit, you look in the mirror and think: ‘Now I have to go cycling; even though I look like an egg on legs, I need to get on this bike. There’s nowhere to hide – people will look at you and say: ‘My God, what have you don’t to yourself?’ It’s all part of the encouragement."

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Comedian Micky Flanagan and his mate Noel Lynch embark on their own version of the Tour de France. Comedian Micky Flanagan and his mate Noel Lynch embark on their own version of the Tour de France. Comedian Micky Flanagan and his mate Noel Lynch embark on their own version of the Tour de France.

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Micky Flanagan to tour France on a bicycle for Sky series

Thursday 8th May 2014, 9:27am

Sky1 has announced the new show Micky Flanagan Hits The Road .

The four-part documentary series with see stand-up comedian Micky Flanagan cycling around France.

The show, which is described as 'an amusing, honest and energetic' documentary series sees the comedian "undertake the ultimate test of man's endurance as he cycles his very own fantasy Tour de France. A tour that craftily incorporates Champagne vineyards, Belgian beers, epic landscapes, wild boar, Burgundy wines, the Eiffel Tower and... nudist camps."

Flanagan will be joined on the journey by one of his good friends. Sky explains: "Riding alongside him is the man who convinced him to get on his bicycle, Noel Lynch . A brickie by profession, a cyclist in his heart and Micky's long standing mate of some 15 years."

The channel adds: "As they hit the road Micky and Noel examine those all ( un )important question such as are those narrow seats really any good for your fruit and nuts; and is lycra nothing more than a dangerous fetish gateway fashion?"

Micky Flanagan says: "Life is a journey. I like journeys. Even French ones. This will be a journey of physical and mental obstacles and I will overcome them all... once I've bought the bike."

Sky's Adam MacDonald comments: "I'm so excited to have Micky & Noel on board for Micky Flanagan Hits The Road ; it's a joyful, passionate and funny production which makes it perfect for Sky 1. I can't wait for our customers to enjoy the ride alongside Micky & Noel."

Liza Abbott from new production company 7Wonder says: "This is our first commission and we're thrilled to be in production with such a strong series so soon from the 7Wonder launch. We couldn't think of a better way to start than co-producing with Britain's most popular comedian. That along with the fact that I am a middle-aged cyclist - it's the perfect busman's holiday."

The four hour-long episodes of Micky Flanagan Hits The Road , which is currently a working title, will be broadcast on Sky1 later this year.

In an un-related BBC One programme, John Bishop is set to travel around Australia. John Bishop's Australia will see the comedian retracing the route of a mammoth bike journey he first made as a 25-year-old back in 1992. Using his original diary from the road trip as a guidebook, he will cycle routes from Sydney up the East Coast of Australia towards far Northern Queensland.

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Bon voyage Micky! For his first-ever documentary series, the comedian is heading across the Channel to take in the sights and sounds of France, hopping on a bike to put his spin on the Tour de France - think Champagne vineyards, Belgian beer and nudist camps. Along for the ride is Flanagan's best pal of some 15 years, Noel Lynch - a brickie and cycling enthusiast.

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Micky Flanagan's Detour De France

Comedian Micky Flanagan and great mate and bricklayer Noel Lynch embark from South East London for their dream Tour De France. The first episode sees the friends arrive in Northern France where they attempt the ‘hell of the north’ a route feared by even pro-cyclists, detouring into safer territory (except for a few unexploded bombs) – Belgium - and a surrealist art gallery.

Micky & mate Noel continue their dream Tour De France. As all good cyclists know the first stop on any bike ride should be for a drink so the friends detour into champagne country. This episode sees the friends gradually fattening themselves up for a mighty Mont Ventoux climb, (Noel on his bike, Micky in the car) from there it’s onto Bourg En Bresse to try (the reputedly) world’s most expensive chicken and then after all that gluttony, where better to make a stop than one of France’s top nudist campsites.

Heading 'sarf', Micky and Noel stop off at a psychiatric hospital that once treated van Gogh, before making a splash in Cannes.

They drank, they cycled, they drank some more. Now it's time for Micky and Noel to head back home - not before a couple of last-minute trips, though.

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Going out-out again: Micky Flanagan’s irresistibly unreconstructed comedy comeback

After several years away, the cheeky cockney comic is doubling down on his good-old-days brand – but despite his geezerish nostalgia he’s no anti-woke crusader

M icky Flanagan was worried, he says, that audiences might have moved on. Fair enough: it has been half a decade since he last graced the nation’s stages, when the man who defined the difference between going “out” and “ out out ” was arguably the UK’s most popular comedian . But time waits for no standup, least of all when the intervening period has seen him hit 60, and seen the context change in which old-school, cheeky chappy comedy might be delivered.

And yet, his worries are without substance, if the opening night of his Hammersmith run was any gauge. These were the last warm-up gigs before Flanagan’s tour proper starts next week, and they found the east Londoner in evergreen form, and rapturously received by a crowd that still adores him. Watching it, one could believe the market may even be growing for Flanagan’s brand of comedy, which looks at poncy modernity with the sceptical eye of one who grew up poor and without sentimentality in the middle of the previous century. These are confusing times, and there’s something reassuring about the solid certainties from a simpler age that Flanagan brings – or at least there is when delivered with Flanagan’s fundamental unseriousness and sense of fun.

The new show, If Ever We Needed It, seems even older-school than I’d expect from the comic, whose best material is smarter and more slippery than the geezer stylings suggest. But this is back-to-basics Mick, with lots of material on ’er indoors, the sitcom On the Buses , no less, and the idiocy of much modern living. The “smart meter” is contrasted with Flanagan’s dad’s no-nonsense method of dodging energy payments in the 1960s. Rimming is expertly mined for every shovelful of its obvious comic value, much as pegging was when last Flanagan took to the stage. Part of the fun of this routine is the contrast our host draws with the days of his youth, when a blowjob seemed like the most exotic of innovations.

If this all sounds blokey, well, that’s part of Flanagan’s appeal. Not for him any modern sheepishness about masculinity: that’s not what they taught you, I imagine, at Billingsgate fish market, where young Micky plied his trade. Flanagan doesn’t pretend to be anything he’s not, whether that’s an enfeebled husband mouthing swearwords behind his wife’s back, or a domestic busybody laminating the bin rota and hunting down the right items to fit the right tins. That authenticity is his ally as a comic – but equally, the refusal to rein himself in can lead to missteps. A routine tonight envying “the Arabian man”, not least for the supposed docility of his womanfolk, is a bit too 1960s for comfort.

Does this – and Flanagan’s other material on the so-called culture wars – mean we should bracket comeback-era Micky alongside Gervais and co, as another middle-aged megastar flaunting his anti-woke credentials ? Not really. Flanagan lacks the ego to set himself up as a crusader for free speech, or anything else. Nor is he in the business of upsetting anyone: his detour into trans competitors in women’s swimming (“I was straight on the Ladbrokes app”) gracefully swerves wider debates about gender. And while some might take umbrage at routines waxing nostalgic about heavy breathers (so much more innocent, argues our host, than the sexual behaviours of our own era), Flanagan’s treatment is irresistibly comical and cynicism-free.

He’s breaking no new ground then, with this return after half a decade away. But Flanagan occupies his existing terrain with great authority, lightly worn. Performed this well, there’ll always be an audience for the unreconstructed comedy of marital grouches and hair-raising sex, “remember the good old days” and dismay at modernity. Far from moving on, audiences will likely flock back to Flanagan by the thousand.

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Micky Flanagan's Detour de France is a BBC sports documentary series that aired in 2014. The six-part series provides an unconventional take on the world-renowned cycling event, the Tour de France. While capturing the thrill and excitement of the race, the show also dives deep into the French culture, history, geography, and cuisine.

British comedian, Micky Flanagan infuses his inimitable brand of East End humor into this quirky and enjoyable travelogue, ensuring the series is not a typical run-of-the-mill sports documentary. His comedic background plays a significant role in making the series as entertaining and humorous as it is insightful about the fascinating French culture and traditions. The series offers an amusing, vibrant, and above all, an atypical portrayal of France, the French people, and their quintessential way of life.

Micky narrates his journey across France, sparked by his fascination with the Tour de France. Instead of merely traversing the racing route, Micky and his best friend and former professional cyclist, Noel Lynch, delve into France's distinct regions, each with unique cultural facets and traditions. They explore the picturesque countryside, breathtaking coastlines, magnificent historical sites, bustling cities, and rural villages so often made alluring by the subtle simplicity of everyday life.

Each episode of Micky Flanagan's Detour de France presents a different facet of French life. The series sees Micky and Noel exploring curiosities, sampling local delicacies, attempting the French language, and immersing in local traditions and festivals. They meet a tapestry of interesting characters along the way, ranging from the friendly locals to enthusiasts of the iconic bicycle race, further enriching and humanizing the experience.

The series' charm lies in its balance of light-hearted comedy and genuine interest in the French experience. The backdrop of the Tour de France offers viewers a thrilling element of sporting appreciation, while Micky's comedic perspective brings a light and jovial atmosphere to the series.

Micky is an enthusiastic and curious host who injects his infectious humor into every interaction. His lack of familiarity with the French language and customs often results in comical misunderstandings and mispronunciations. These whimsical moments, intertwined with Micky's sincere charm and curiosity, make Detour de France an enjoyable ride.

Significantly, Micky Flanagan's Detour de France isn't merely about cycling or devoted exclusively to humor. It's about unveiling the real France, beneath the clichéd impression. It offers an intimate, eye-opening, and very funny snapshot of a nation that has shaped so much of the world's culture, food, and philosophy.

Gradually, we see Micky navigating the French way of life – its complex societal norms, food etiquette, controversial topics, attire, and savoir-vivre. From devouring a piping hot croissant at a local bakery, cycling through sunlit vineyards, visiting bustling street markets, to interacting with exuberant crowds at French festivals – it's a journey that opens him to new experiences, and in turn, opens viewers to the true essence of French life.

Through this series, we learn as they learn – about France’s regional differences, its rich history, its idiosyncratic rituals, and its passion for good food, wine, and leisure – stitched together with Micky’s comical commentary and hilarious mishaps.

As Micky dips a tentative toe into the water of France's rich and varied culture, viewers are given a front-row seat to watch their nation as seen through the eyes of this bemused Englishman. Despite being famed for his stand-up comedy, Micky's engaging tour guide persona shines through. His ability to win over viewers through humor, charm, and candidness is what makes Detour de France not just watchable but truly memorable.

In summary, Micky Flanagan's Detour de France is the perfect blend of travel, sport, comedy, and culture. This series is as much about cycling as it is about culture and comedy, with Micky's distinct personality providing the star contribution. It offers both an entertaining and enlightening experience, and whether you're a fan of travel, culture, comedy or sports, Micky Flanagan's Detour de France is bound to have something that interests you.

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Dates and venues confirmed for Micky Flanagan’s new tour

Micky’s been double busy writing the new show and it’s already proved a hit with fans, he’s even been doing matinees. 

“#mickyflanagan absolutely brilliant in Southend this afternoon on his warm up show – you’re in for a treat!” “The boy’s as funny as hell and it’s only the warm-up shows #iknowitsanemptystage”  “Just got back from seeing Micky Flanagan pre tour show in Blackpool. Ridiculously funny! If that’s a warm-up, the tour will be hysterical!”

The current run of shows, announced earlier this week , starts in Bournemouth on 15th March and includes Dublin, Birmingham, Glasgow, Leeds and finishes in London on 13th May. The show covers Micky turning 60 – who’d have thought it? – as well as having sex with your glasses on, his school alumni and his ballbag. It’s fair to say it’s for over-16s.

For updates and access to presale tickets from Wednesday 22nd February, join the mailing list on Micky’s official website . Tickets go on general sale from 10am Saturday 25th February.

He’s the man who gave Britain the “Out Out” phrase, which was used by Piccadilly Circus tube to put a smile on commuters’ faces as we came out of Lockdown and went on to be used by TFL to encourage people back into theatres, restaurants and clubs.  Micky cut his comedy teeth at these clubs and it clearly paid off.

His routines online, including the Perks of Peeping, The Shits Abroad, The Crafty Cockney, The Demise of Fingering, Tomato Sauce and Chicken Children, have been viewed in the hundred millions, and are a huge hit on TikTok. He keeps us laughing through the tough times – and if ever we needed it, it’s now! 

• ‘ Shakes the rafters with laughter’ Evening Standard
• ‘ The country’s most popular comic’ The Guardian
•  ‘ On the form of his life’ The Times

Micky Flanagan 2023 tour dates:

• Friday 24th March – Dublin – 3Arena
• Thursday 30th March – Birmingham – Utilita Arena
• Thursday 13 April – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
• Thursday 20th April – Leeds – First Direct Arena
• Thursday 11th May – London – The O2
• Friday 12th May – London – The O2
• Saturday 13th May – London – The O2

The full list of tour dates is not yet available. For updates and access to presale tickets from Wednesday 22nd February, join the mailing list on Micky’s official website . Tickets go on general sale from 10am Saturday 25th February.

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Micky Flanagan announces UK and Ireland comeback tour – here’s how to get tickets

It's the comedian's first tour since 2017

Comedian Micky Flanagan has announced a UK and Ireland comeback tour – you can find details on how to secure tickets below.

Titled If Ever We Needed It , Flanagan’s new live show beings its tour in Bournemouth on March 15, before heading to Dublin, Glasgow, Leeds and then finishing in London on May 13.

Full details of the tour schedule will be released closer to the date tickets go on sale, which will be at 10am on February 25 . In the meantime, fans can subscribe to the mailing list on his website to secure pre-sale tickets.

Hi all, due to impersonations, this is my official twitter. I’m afraid I won't be using it. For the latest news please join my mailing list at https://t.co/fPxqdXeC9a & subscribe to my youtube channel https://t.co/3exZGRQVWb — Micky Flanagan (@MickyF_Official) February 25, 2021

Per the official description, the show “covers Flanagan turning 60, as well as having sex with your glasses on, his high school alumni and his ballbag. It’s fair to say it’s for over-16s.”

It continues: “He’s the man who gave Britain the “Out Out” phrase, which was used by Piccadilly Circus tube to put a smile on commuters’ faces as we came out out of Lockdown and went on to be used by TfL to encourage people back into theatres, restaurants and clubs. Micky cut his comedy teeth at these clubs and it clearly paid off.

“His routines online, including the Perks of Peeping, The Shits Abroad, The Crafty Cockney, The Demise of Fingering, Tomato Sauce and Chicken Children, have been viewed in the hundred millions, and are a huge hit on TikTok. He keeps us laughing through the tough times – and if ever we needed it, it’s now!”

The new show will follow Flanagan’s run of previously announced warm up gigs in Newcastle later in February, and Manchester and London in early March. The comedian last took a show on the road in 2017 with his An’ Another Fing Tour.

You can find the tour dates for his warm-up shows below:

February 21, 2023 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, O2 City Hall February 22, 2023 – Newcastle Upon Tyne, O2 City Hall March 1, 2023 – Manchester, O2 Apollo March 2, 2023 – Manchester, O2 Apollo Sun March 5, 2023 – London, Eventim Apollo Mon March 6, 2023 – London, Eventim Apollo Tue March 7, 2023 – London, Eventim Apollo

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Micky Flanagan’s Detour de France Micky is going on a Jolly Up! They went there to cycle - but decided to have a laugh instead… There are two kinds of men in this world – those that use maps and Micky Flanagan. Join Micky and bricky Noel on a detour through France quite unlike any other you’ve seen before.: Unicycling Clowns, cat-phobic jesters, a chicken that looks like Boris Johnson, gypsies, cross-dressing, nudism and cosmic wine – it’s all here –- in a hilarious bromance that see’s Micky take on his greatest challenge yet…the French!

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The comedian hops across the Channel and jumps on a bicycle to sample the sights and sounds of France, joined by his best friend Noel Lynch, a brickie and cycling enthusiast. The pair start off in Calais with some essential pampering, fully aware that no cyclist worth his or her salt would hit the road without a facial or a leg wax. Then it's bon voyage as they tackle a small portion of the 150-mile race between Paris and Roubaix lovingly known as the Hell of the North. The cobbles may look pretty - but they aren't bike-friendly.

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The comedian and his friend Noel Lynch stop off to sample a few glasses of bubbly at some of the region's premier champagne houses. Later, a spot of nudity is called for when Micky picks the brains of a British couple who like to frequent a naturist camp, while Noel takes on one of cycling's greatest challenges.

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The comedian and his friend Noel continue their journey through France by heading south. Stopping off in Camargue, they are thrown into the thick of an annual gypsy festival and sample the wares of a cosmic wine-maker. The duo move on to St Remy and the Saint Paul de Mausole, a psychiatric hospital that uses art and music to treat troubled individuals - and it turns out one of the centre's most famous patients was Vincent van Gogh. In Monaco, they are joined on their bikes by former F1 star David Coulthard, before Micky makes a splash in a transvestite bar in Cannes.

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The end is in sight for comedian Micky Flanagan and best mate Noel Lynch, but before they say `au revoir' to France, they have a few more trips to make. They begin in Marseille, the second largest city in the country, where they learn about the ancient martial art of savate and taste the world's most expensive soup. Then it's on to Lourdes, before a quick trip to Bordeaux to sample a particularly revered bottle of wine and visit a museum dedicated to berets. Their tour comes to an end in Paris, city de lamour', where they seal their bromance on the Love Lock Bridge.

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I love Moscow – this charming metropolis, its people, its history and its unique cityscape. I would like to share my passion for this city with you. It is my job to show you the most exciting corners of this fascinating metropolis. That’s why, as a travel specialist and your private tour guide Moscow in Russia, I organize a guided free city tour Moscow – so that everyone, regardless of their budget, would be able to enjoy the insider’s view of Moscow.

You get to see what only Moscow residents know and what other tourist guides keep from you. I am a licensed travel specialist in Russia and would like you to enjoy all facets of the capital of the largest country in the world, without demanding any money from you. I’ll show you the city on my free Moscow walking tour for 1.5-hours on foot.

Everything you need to know:

• My tours take place daily by arrangement, I am the only English-speaking licensed tourist guide Moscow, who offers a free city tour.
• My 1.5-hour free tours Moscow do not cost you a cent, I also offer other great paid tours as well.
• I am an experienced local, I make the tours informative, but at the same time relaxed and not off the plane.

Free Tours Moscow – Daily

My free tours Moscow city starts on Slavonic Square (Kitay-Gorod Metro Station), passes the world-famous St. Basil’s Cathedral, which was built by Ivan the Terrible on the south side of Red Square in the 16th century and where the tsars were once crowned. Then it goes across the Red Square at the Lenin Mausoleum, the luxury department store GUM and with a view of the Kremlin towards the historical museum. Of course, you will also learn more about the stories that once happened behind the thick walls of the Kremlin – from the Tsars and Napoleon to Stalin. Then we continue through the idyllic Alexander Garden.

An advance booking is required!

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Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price: Free Language: English

«First acquaintance with Moscow» – a 2.5-hour city tour in the center of Moscow

This Moscow city tour starts on the Theater Square, past Lubyanka Square and the KGB-building, then through Kitay Gorod district and Varvarka Street, past the world-famous St. Basil’s Cathedral. Then it goes across Zarjadje Park, over Red Square at the Lenin Mausoleum, the GUM-department store and towards the Historical Museum. We walk through the Alexander Garden.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2.5 hours Price: 17 $ Students and children: 6 $ Language: English

A 3.5-hour car/bus tour of Moscow.

This is the best tour of Moscow city as all the important sights are visited. I am your Moscow city guide who will walk you through the city explaining the charming history of the city. This tour begins with picking you up from the hotel. 3 breaks are offered for photographing.

First, we will visit the most famous riverside streets and bridges in the center of the city with the most beautiful views of the Kremlin and the Moskva River (e.g. the Kremlin embankment and the Great Stone Bridge).

The first photo break is made at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. We then pass by the district with numerous museums, Prechistinka Street and the district with numerous medical areas.

We again stop at the Novodevichy Convent, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site on the other bank of the Moskva River to click pictures.

Then we visit “Sparrow Hills” where you can enjoy a bird’s eye view of the city of Moscow from the observation deck. Then there are the skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Kutuzov avenue, the New Arbat, Tverskaya Street, the world-famous Bolshoi Theater, the KGB building and Varvarka Street. Here there are ample spots to click pictures.

We then drive past the Kremlin again and finally reach Red Square. We take a short tour of Red Square and say goodbye in the Alexander Garden.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 3.5 hours Price for a group: 170-200 $ (depending on the number of travelers) Language: English

Metro tour – daily

Palaces for ordinary people – that was what Stalin promised to the people when the construction of the Moscow Metro began between the World Wars. The communist dictator hadn’t promised too much. No other underground system in the world can boast such spectacular architecture – chandeliers, decorations, stucco, paintings on the walls – each station is individually designed. No wonder that Moscow residents love their metro. I will guide you through the bustle of one of the busiest subways in the world and show you the most beautiful stations Moscow city has.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: Metro tickets / the guided tour

Tour of Communist Moscow – every day

After the Communist October Revolution in 1918, Moscow became the capital of the Soviet Empire and was the center of socialist orbit for more than 70 years. This left its mark on Moscow, even if the USSR disintegrated more than a quarter of a century ago. The city streets are full of remnants of the communist regime and the Cold War. This is a walking tour where I will show you the most exciting places in Soviet Moscow: from the notorious KGB headquarters, also known as Lubyanka to the Karl Marx Monument to small hidden remains from the time of hammer and sickle. You will also learn about Stalin’s Great Terror political campaign and the system of the GULAG and how the USSR, the communist Russian republic, became modern Russia.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour

Alternative Moscow Tour – daily

Explore the unseen Moscow with your Moscow private guide and discover a range of sights during this alternative walking tour.  Away from the main tourist spots (in the central district of Kitay-Gorod), just a short walk from Red Square and St. Basil’s Cathedral, you suddenly find yourself in one of the trendiest districts of Moscow. This place not only has trendy cafes and green squares, but here you can see the most beautiful spray works (according to Albrecht Dürer), hangout-places of the youth and hipsters, as well as learn what Moscow looked like in the 19th century. Here you will also learn exciting and even bloody stories about famous gangsters, eccentric business people and legends like the wandering preacher Rasputin, who is known in Russia either as the “holy devil” or the mad monk. To learn a little more about Moscow’s culture, this is the tour for you. On my alternative tour, you will get to know Moscow away from the tourist hotspots. This tour is of 2 hours duration and you will experience the following on the tour:

• St. John’s Hill, a quiet oasis right in the center, where time has stopped as it did in pre-Communist times
• Khokhlovka Art Center, where Russian hipsters and street artists hang out
• Samoskvorechye District where you can see beautiful streets and hear stories from old Moscow

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 2 hours Price: 21 $ Students and children: 17 $ Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour / tram ticket

Kremlin tour – daily (closed on Thursday)

With its 20 towers and high walls, the Kremlin rises imposingly over Red Square. This world-famous fortress with its area of ​​28 hectares is home to over 800 years of Russian history. Described as the eighth wonder of the world, this historic fortress complex is the principal symbol of Russia that sits on the banks of the Moscow River. Today the Kremlin still harbors numerous secrets and has palaces and cathedrals, surrounded by Kremlin Wall. The current wall was constructed between the 15 th  and 16 th  centuries, but the original wall was made of wood around the year 1147. The Kremlin Wall became an important symbol of Moscow’s importance in the Russian Empire. This top tourist destination attracts millions of people every year and there are various sights to see. With my Kremlin tour, you will see the oldest square in the city in the heart of the Kremlin, the once largest cannon in the world and the scene of numerous dramas – from Ivan the Terrible and Napoleon to Stalin. You cannot miss this unique experience.

An advance booking and prepayment for tickets are required.

Time: by arrangement, daily (closed on Thursday) Duration: 2 hours Price on request Students and children: on request Language: English Included in the price: Kremlin tickets / the guided tour

Moscow pub crawl – Friday / Saturday

Experience the real nightlife of Moscow with my Moscow Pub Crawl and enjoy 4 pubs/bars plus 4 welcome shot drinks. Move from one bar to another and get to know travelers from around the world as well as the locals. Play fun adventure games and contests in addition to getting perks in the bars. Between the bars, move from one place to another on foot. The routes are organized as such that you will walk no more than 10 minutes between the bars. Visit the most exciting events, parties, concerts, and dance in the bars. Moscow Pub Crawl is a tour that you will never forget.

This tour runs every Friday and Saturday evening at 8 PM and you need to bring along your passport or an ID card, comfortable shoes, and wear smart casual clothes.

An advance booking and a small prepayment are required!

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 4 hours Price on request Language: English Included in the price: the guided tour, 4 shot drinks

1.5-hour boat trip on the Moskva River.

Taking a boat tour in Moscow on the Moskva River is a very pleasant experience. It allows you to know the city from a totally different perspective and admire the beautiful bridges. In this 1.5-hour river trip, you will sail past many beautiful sites in Moscow, so you can take the best photos to commemorate this day. The ship makes several stops on the way. The trip starts from the Ustinskiy Bridge near Sarjadje Park and ends at the Kiev train station.

On this Boat Trip, you can see sights such as: the former Imperial Education House, Sarjadje Park, the “flowing”, “floating” bridge, the most beautiful view of the Kremlin, the Great Stone Bridge, the legendary House on the Quay, the Christ the Savior Cathedral , the monument to Peter the Great on the ship, the central sports arena Luzhniki, the Sparrow Hills, 240 meters high Lomonosov University, the numerous architecturally spectacular skyscrapers of Moscow-City, the Novodevichy Convent, the building of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs etc.

Time: by arrangement, daily Duration: 1.5 hours Price on request Language: English

A military tour – riding on tanks in Stupino (Moscow region)

Russian Military is one of the largest military forces in the world formed in 1992. With my Military Tour experience what it likes to be in the Russian military, shooting guns, ride the Tank T-34 and various models of German tanks from the Second World War, as well as armored personnel carriers and vehicles. You will also shoot from the AK-47 and another combat weapon.

The tour will begin with your private tour guide Moscow in a Soviet army van accompanied with some tasty snacks and tea for a tasty start. Upon arriving, you will have to put on the army safety clothing and climb the Russian armored vehicles. The tour will take you on the noisy, smoky tank, driving through mud roads. All participants will get the chance to drive the tank which is coordinated by the Russian military.

Time: by arrangement, daily Price on request Language: English

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Welcome to Russia! My name is Alexander, I was born in Moscow and I'm a passionate tour guide. I want to share my passion for Russia and my hometown with you. On my website you will find useful information to make your individual trip to Russia as interesting as possible.

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