Day 1:
STOCKHOLM
Arrive Stockholm Airport. Transfer
to hotel in connection with your flight arrival. Your tour escort will
meet you at your hotel during the evening. Dinner and accommodation at
Sheraton Stockholm Hotel, a first class hotel ideally located
and overlooking the waterways of Stockholm.
Day 2: STOCKHOLM
The day starts with a 4 hour 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. Dinner and accommodation at Hilton Stockholm Slussen Hotel.
Day 3: STOCKHOLM - HELSINKI
Morning free in Stockholm. Afternoon transfer from hotel to pier, for
embarkation on a luxurious cruise ferry of the Silja Line. At 5:00 pm,
departure of cruise from Stockholm, sailing slowly down the picturesque
Stockholm archipelago past numerous small islands. Dinner on board.
Selection of entertainment, bars, shops and casino on board. Accommodation
is in 2-berth outside cabins (seaside) with shower/WC.
 Day
4: HELSINKI
Enjoy your buffet breakfast as you sail into
Helsinki. After disembarkation, a 3 hour 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 harbor. Finnish crystal and leather goods
are an excellent buy. Dinner and
accommodation at Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, first class hotel centrally
located.
Day 5: HELSINKI - ST.
PETERSBURG
Early morning
transfer
by coach from hotel to railway station.
At 7:42 am depart from Helsinki on Finnish train ’Sibelius’
for St. Petersburg. Lunch box on
train. Arrival in St. Petersburg at 2:26 pm. Coach
transfer from railway station to the hotel.
Welcome dinner at Adamant Restaurant, close to the
hotel. Accommodation at Hotel Angleterre, a
four star hotel located in the city center
Day 6:
ST. PETERSBURG
After breakfast a 9.00 am departure by coach to Peterhof, the
magnificent summer residence of all the Russian Tsars. Guided tour of the
Summer Palace and Park. Return to St. Petersburg by hydrofoil. Lunch at
Hermitage Restaurant or similar. In the afternoon a tour of the world
famous Hermitage Art Museum and the State Rooms of the Winter Palace.
Return to the hotel. Buffet dinner and accommodation at Hotel Angleterre.
Day 7:
ST. PETERSBURG
This morning a 3 hour panoramic tour of the city by coach with
local English speaking guide, including a visit to the famous Peter & Paul
Fortress, burial place of the Russian Tsars. Some of the famous sights on
this tour include the Admiralty, Palace Square, Smolny Convent and St.
Isaac's Cathedral. Lunch at the Senate Restaurant followed by a walk back
to the hotel. Afternoon at leisure to explore St. Petersburg a city of
outstanding beauty, famous for its magnificent palaces, cathedrals,
fountains and bridges. This evening you will se a colorful Russian
folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace. Dinner at the Backstage
Restaurant. Accommodation at Hotel Angleterre.
Day 8: ST.
PETERSBURG - MOSCOW
Buffet breakfast at hotel, followed by late
morning coach transfer with assistance to St. Petersburg Airport. After
one hour flight to Moscow, a coach transfer
from airport to your hotel. 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 first class Tverskaya Marriott Hotel in central
Moscow.
Day
9:
MOSCOW
Morning tour of the Kremlin and Armoury Museum with local
English-speaking guide. This tour of 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 meter
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 other treasures.
Lunch in Godunov Restaurant or similar. Walk through
the Red Square to rejoin your coach for a 3 hours panoramic city tour,
including a visit to Savior Cathedral. You will see amazing golden, blue
and green towers of the Orthodox churches, the Bolshoy Theatre, Gorkij
Park, the State University of Moscow and numerous other famous sights. Dinner
and accommodation at Tverskaya Marriott Hotel.
Day
10:
MOSCOW
After breakfast, a guided
tour of the famous Moscow Metro
with local English-speaking guide followed by a
walk along the fascinating pedestrian street
Arbat, known as the ’Montmartre of Moscow’.
Lunch at the Old
Tower Restaurant. Rest of afternoon free. 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 Tverskaya Marriott Hotel.
Day 11: MOSCOW
DEPARTURE
The tour ends after
breakfast with transfers to Moscow Airport in connection with your flight
home.
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