 Day 1 - Arrive Helsinki
Trafalgar greets you and transfers you to your hotel. This afternoon enjoy an orientation of the Finnish capital highlighting the beautiful Finlandia Hall, the Senate and Market Squares, broad boulevards and domed Russian churches. Then time to relax or shop for handicrafts. Tonight dinner is at our hotel. (Dinner)
Day 2 - Helsinki - St. Petersburg (3 nights)
It's an early morning departure for the border with the Commonwealth of Independent States, passing the timber centre of Kotka. After stopping in Vyborg, we drive through the Forests of Karelia to the former Tsarist capital city, St. Petersburg. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 2 - Helsinki - St. Petersburg (3 nights)
It's an early morning departure for the border with the Commonwealth of Independent States, passing the timber centre of Kotka. After stopping in Vyborg, we drive through the Forests of Karelia to the former Tsarist capital city, St. Petersburg. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)
Days 3 & 4 - St. Petersburg sightseeing & at leisure
Morning sightseeing includes views of the Tsar's Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Peter and Paul fortress, the Russian museum and the statue of Peter the Great. During our stay, we enjoy an included visit to the Hermitage Museum where we can see one of the world's largest and most valuable Art collections. Also on one evening we enjoy complimentary champagne with dinner, then you may wish to visit a St. Petersburg theatre for a spectacular Russian folklore show.
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Day 6 - Moscow - Sightseeing (3 nights)
An early morning arrival in the Russian capital. Here we are transferred to our hotel for breakfast before a sightseeing tour shows us the Red Square, St. Basil's domed Cathedral and the Kremlin Walls. This evening dinner will be at our hotel. (Breakfast / Dinner)
Days 7 & 8 - Moscow at leisure
Two full days to explore. During your stay, perhaps visit the Treasure Chamber of the Tsars or take a trip to nearby Zagorsk - a centre of Russian art and architecture, as well as once being the religious capital of Russia. One evening, reserved seats await us for a thrilling night at the Moscow State Circus.
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Day 9 - Depart Moscow
Today bid farewell as we transfer to the airport for your return flight home. (Breakfast) |
