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| 11 days / 10 nights: Stockholm - Helsinki - St. Petersburg - Moscow |  |
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Day 1 Stockholm |
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Arrive Stockholm Arlanda Airport. Transfer to hotel in connection with your flight arrival. Dinner and accommodation at the Clarion Hotel Sign. |
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Day 2 Stockholm |
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The day starts with a 4 hours guided tour of the city. Famous sights include the Royal Palace, Parliament Buildings, Cathedral, Royal Theatre, etc. You will also visit the enchanting Old Town (Gamla Stan) with its narrow cobbled streets and numerous antique shops. Highlight of the tour is a visit to City Hall with its famous Blue and Golden Halls, where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each year. Afternoon free in Stockholm, with possibility to visit the famous Wasa Museum or take one of the popular canal tours. Accommodation at the Clarion Hotel Sign. |
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Day 3 Stockholm - Helsinki |
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Morning free in Stockholm. Afternoon transfer from hotel to pier, for embarkation on a luxurious cruise ferry of the Silja Line. Departure of cruise from Stockholm, sailing slowly down the picturesque Stockholm archipelago past numerous small islands. Dinner and overnight on board. |
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Day 4 Helsinki |
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Enjoy your buffet breakfast as you sail into Helsinki. After disembarkation 3 hours guided tour of Helsinki. Famous sights include the Senate Square, Uspenski Cathedral, Parliament House, Finlandia Hall, Sibelius Park & Monument, Underground Temple, and much more. 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. Dinner and accommodation at the Radisson SAS Royal Hotel. |
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Day 5 Helsinki - St. Petersburg |
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Early breakfast followed by transfer by coach from hotel to railway station. Morning departure from Helsinki on Finnish train Sibelius for St. Petersburg. Lunch box on train. Arrival in St. Petersburg, coach transfer from railway station to hotel combined with visit to Peter & Paul Fortress, burial place of the Russian Tsars, and 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. |
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Day 6 St. Petersburg |
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Buffet breakfast at hotel followed by 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. Lunch at the Hermitage Restaurant. After lunch tour of the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum and the State Rooms of the Winter Palace. Dinner and accommodation at Ambassador Hotel. |
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Day 7 St. Petersburg |
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Buffet breakfast at hotel. Day starts with excursion to town of Puskin including tour of Catherine's Palace with its famous Amber Room. Lunch at Admiralty Restaurant. Guided boat cruise along the Neva River. This evening you will be taken to see a colorful Russian folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace, with snacks during the intermission. Dinner at the Backstage Restaurant of the Mariinsky Theatre. Overnight at Ambassador Hotel. |
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Day 8 St. Petersburg - Moscow |
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Buffet breakfast then excursion by Hydrofoil for Peterhof, the magnificent summer residence of all the Russian Tsars. Tour of the lower Park including Grand Palace. Lunch then transfer to airport for flight from St. Petersburg to Moscow. Arrival in Moscow followed by coach transfer with English-speaking guide to your hotel, centrally located in the Russian capital. Moscow was founded in the 12th century, built as a wooden fortress on the banks of the Moscow River to keep out barbarian invaders from the east. Today it is a modern city with wide boulevards and green parks, yet proudly preserving its historic monuments and impressive buildings from previous eras. Dinner and accommodation at Hilton Leningradskaya Hotel. |
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Day 9 Moscow |
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Buffet breakfast at hotel. Morning tour of the Kremlin and Armoury Museum, with local English-speaking guide. This tour lasting approx. 3 hours has to be done on foot as no coaches are allowed inside the area. The Kremlin, which was the home, not only of the Tsars, but also of Lenin and Stalin, is surrounded by 7 meters thick walls and covers an area of 29 acres. You will pass by the Lenin Mausoleum and the grave of the unknown soldier, where brides still leave their wedding bouquets, to visit the Coronation Church of the Tsars, and the famous Vasilij Cathedral. The Armoury Museum contains the largest collection in the world of crown jewels and coronation robes, including the wedding dress of Catherine the Great and the famous 189 carat Olov diamond. You will also see the golden horse-drawn carriages of all the Tsars and many other treasures. Lunch in Godunov Restaurant. After lunch, walk through the Red Square to rejoin your coach for a 3 hours panoramic city tour, including a visit to Saviour Cathedral. On this tour you will see the amazing golden, blue and green towers of the Orthodox churches, the Bolshoy Theatre, Gorkij Park (Moscow's largest entertainment park), the State University of Moscow, and numerous other famous sights. Return by coach to hotel. Dinner and accommodation at Hilton Leningradskaya Hotel. |
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Day 10 Moscow |
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Buffet breakfast at hotel. Morning: Guided tour of the WW 2 Memorial on Poklonnaya Hill, followed by a visit to Borodino Panorama - the largest panoramic painting of the Borodino Battle with Napoleon in 1812. Russian lunch at Sudar Rstaurant, followed by guided tour of the famous Moscow Metro, followed by a walk along the fascinating pedestrian street Arbat, known as the Montmartre of Moscow. Afternoon free for shopping in the GUM department store or exploring Moscow on your own. We can recommend a visit to the Pushkin Museum, famous for its collection of monuments from Ancient Egypt, or the popular Tretiakov Art Gallery. Dinner and accommodation at Hilton Leningradskaya Hotel. |
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Day 11 Moscow Departure |
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Buffet breakfast at hotel followed by transfer with assistance to Moscow Airport for your flight home. |
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Rates: ***$150.00 p.p*** EARLY BOOKING DISCOUNT PAID BY FEB 26, 2010 |
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Per person based on double occupancy from $5,410 |
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