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Departure dates:
GBM04: 29.06-06.07.07, GBM06: 13.07-20.07.07,
GBM08: 27.07-03.08.07, GBM10: 10.08-17.08.07,
GBM11: 17.08-24.08.07, GBM12: 24.08-31.08.07
Including:
- 7 overnights at centrally located 3-4 star hotels
- 7 x buffet breakfast
- Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice
- Entrances to Church-in-the-Rock in Helsinki, Vyborg Castle and Peter-Paul
Fortress in St. Petersburg
- Service of local English and German speaking guide in Stockholm and
English and German speaking tour escort from arrival in Helsinki to departure
from St. Petersburg on all tours
- Service of local Italian and Spanish speaking guide in Stockholm and
Italian and Spanish speaking tour escort from arrival in Helsinki to departure
from St. Petersburg on all tours
- Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout
the itinerary
- Ferry ticket Stockholm-Helsinki OW, B2 inside cabins
- Portage at hotels
- Service and VAT
Optional:
- Transfer airport-Hotel Sergel Plaza: 120 EUR
/ 86 GBP for private car (1-3 persons), 240 / 171 EUR for private minivan
(4-7 persons)
- A2 outside cabins: 25 EUR / 18
GBP pp in double occupancy, 25 EUR / 18 GBP in single supplement
- 3-hour excursion with waterbuses to Suonemlinna Fortress: 40
EUR / 29 GBP pp (only English and German speaking local guide and multimedia
show in various languages)
- 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: 35
EUR / 25 GBP pp pp
- Visit to ballet the Hermitage Theater: 75
EUR / 54 GBP pp
- 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s Palace:
40 EUR / 29 GBP pp
- 3-hour guided shopping tour: 20 EUR / 14 GBP
pp
- Russian dinner at Restaurant Na Zdrorovie: 45
EUR / 32 GBP pp
- Transfer Hotel Moscow-airport: 45 EUR / 32 GBP
for private car (1-3 persons), 60 EUR / 43 GBP for private minivan (4-7
persons)
- Half board at hotels in Helsinki and St. Petersburg: (5 x 3 course dinner
with coffee/tea): 90 EUR / 64 GBP
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Day
1 (Friday)
Arrival in Stockholm, optional transfer to Hotel Sergel Plaza**** or similar,
check-in, welcome meeting.
Day 2 (Saturday)
Stockholm - the beauty on the water - is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful
capitals of the world build on a number of islands protected from the
sea by Skargarden, the Stockholm archipelago. The morning sightseeing
tour takes us to the Old Town with the Royal Palace, Stockholm Cathedral
and the city center with its famous Town Hall and Sergels Torg. In the
late afternoon we go to the harbor to embark on Viking Line bound for
Helsinki.
Day 3 (Sunday)
We arrive to Helsinki in the morning and is transferred to Hotel Sokos
Helsinki **** or similar, The balance of the day is reserved for exploring
the Finish capital on your own.
Day 4 (Monday)
Helsinki is truly located at the crossroads of Western and Eastern culture
and it is reflected everywhere in the green and lively Finnish capital.
The sightseeing tour takes us around the harbors, up central Mannerheim
Street and by the Parliament Building, the Finlandia Hall, and the Sibelius
Monument and for a visit at the famous Church-in the-Rock. In the afternoon
an optional excursion by waterbus is offered to the historic Suomenlinna
Fortress.
Day 5 (Tuesday)
Today we continue eastbound to St. Petersburg. Shortly after crossing
the border into Russia we arrive in Vyborg, where we take time for a sightseeing
tour and a visit to Vyborg Castle. In the late afternoon we arrive in
St. Petersburg and check-in at the Hotel Moscow*** or similar.
Day 6 (Wednesday)
St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and museums enjoy
worldwide fame, while the Neva River and the many canals have deservedly
given the city the title “The Venice of the North”. During
the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all the splendors
of the city: the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s
Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Convent and much
more. The afternoon offers an optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage
Art Museum and in the evening an optional visit to the Hermitage Theater
is on the program.
Day 7 (Thursday)
An optional excursion in the morning offers a visit to Zarskoye Selo with
the impressive Catherine’s Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished
during World War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial
celebrations. The afternoon is reserved for an optional guided shopping
tour on Nevsky Prospect and in the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner
at Restaurant Na Zdoroviye.
Day 8 (Friday)
Optional transfer to the airport.
COUCH TOURS
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