Fairy Tale Baltics

Helsinki - St. Petersburg

Day 1: ARRIVAL HELSINKI
Arrive Helsinki Vantaa Airport. Transfer to hotel in connection with your flight arrival. During the afternoon you can explore the busy market place or the many souvenir shops close to the harbour. Finnish crystal and leather goods are an excellent buy. Your tour escort will meet you at your hotel in the lobby at 19:50. Dinner and accommodation at the Radisson BLU Royal Hotel, another first class hotel centrally located.

Day 2: HELSINKI - ST. PETERSBURG
Early breakfast followed by transfer by coach from hotel to railway station. 10.00 hrs: Departure from Helsinki on train “Allegro” for St. Petersburg. Lunch box on train. 14.36 hrs: Arrival in St. Petersburg. Coach transfer from railway station to hotel combined with 1 hour’s guided boat cruise along the Neva River and visit at St. Isaac’s Cathedral. Welcome dinner incl. shot of vodka and 1 glass wine, and accommodation at Ambassador Hotel, a four star hotel located in the city centre, near the famous Mariinsky Theatre.

Day 3: ST. PETERSBURG
Buffet breakfast at hotel. The day begins with 3 hours panoramic tour of the city by coach with local English speaking guide. St. Petersburg is a city of outstanding architectural beauty, famous for its magnificent palaces, cathedrals, fountains and bridges. 12.30 hrs: Lunch at local restaurant. After lunch, tour of the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum and the State Rooms of the Winter Palace. Return to hotel. Dinner and accommodation at Ambassador Hotel.

Day 4: ST. PETERSBURG
Buffet breakfast at hotel and transfer to town of Pushkin followed by a visit to Catherine’s Palace including the famous Amber room. Lunch at Admiralty Restaurant. Return to St. Petersburg and spend a few hours free for leisure. This evening you will be taken to see a colourful Russian folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace, with snacks during the intermission. Dinner at the Backstage Restaurant of the Mariinsky Theatre. Accommodation at Ambassador Hotel.

Day 5: ST. PETERSBURG DEPARTURE
The tour ends after breakfast, with transfers to St. Petersburg Airport in connection with your flight home.