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PER PERSON :
$ 935.00 (double occupancy)
$ 1,370.00 (single occupancy)
Supplement for May 19 - Jul 07:
$125.00 (double occupancy)
$125.00 (single occupancy)
Dates:
Hotels:
- St. Petersburg - Sokos Vasilevsky 4*
- Moscow - Azimut Smolenskaya 4*
Listed hotels will be used on all tours. If changes become necessary for any reason, substitute hotels will be similar to those listed.
Included:
6 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels
6 x buffet breakfast
Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice
Personalized welcome package
Entrances to Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg and Moscow Kremlin
Service of English-German speaking tour escort
Sightseeing by local guides in English
Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary
Sapsan high-speed train St. Petersburg-Moscow OW (2nd class)
Portage at hotels and railway station
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Optional Services:
PER PERSON IN EUR:
Transfer airport to Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 70.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons)
4-hour excursion to Pushkin and visit to Catherine’s Palace: EUR 70.00 pp Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR 50.00 pp
4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand Palace: EUR 75.00 pp
3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp
Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR 50.00 pp
Guided channel cruise: EUR 65.00 pp
3-hour Moscow metro and Arbat tour: EUR 25.00 pp
3-hour Moscow-by-night tour and river cruise: EUR 50.00 pp
8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp
Visit to Old Russian Circus: EUR 70.00 pp
Transfer Hotel Park Inn Sadu to airport: EUR 80.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons)
Half board (6 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR 180.00 pp
Itinerary:
Arrival in St. Petersburg, Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting and orientation of the Russian Capitals tour. Overnight in St. Petersburg.
St. Petersburg is an splendid city considered second of Russian capitals. Its imperial palaces and museums are famous worldwide, while the Neva River and the many canals have given the city the title “The Venice of the North”. During the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all the splendours of the city: the Peter-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 excursion to Pushkin (Tsarskoe 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.
In the evening enjoy an optional visit to the Nikolaevsky Palace with an exciting Russian folklore show and Russian „champagne” and snacks. Overnight in St. Petersburg (B)
The morning is reserved for an optional visit to Peterhof, an uncontested masterpiece of the time of Peter the Great, with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and Water Avenue and its wonderful parks. In the afternoon, an optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum is offered. In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner at Restaurant Russian Pryanosti & Radosti. Overnight in St. Petersburg
The early morning is reserved for an optional St. Petersburg river cruise. Around noon we go to the Moscow Railway Station and board the Sapsan high-speed train bound for Moscow. The train ride takes us through endless Russian landscapes along the River Volga. In the late afternoon we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya**** or similar. Overnight in Moscow (B)
Moscow, The Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian city with the Kremlin and its onion domed cathedrals. The dramatic changes over the last decade have made the city to one of the most dynamic metropolis in the world. The morning sightseeing tour includes the highlights of the vast city: the Red Square with St. Basil’s Cathedral, the Theatre Square with Bolshoi Theatre and Sparrow Hills with Moscow University and we visit the Kremlin grounds and one of the cathedrals.
In the afternoon is offered an optional visit to the Moscow Metro including the historical stations on the Ring-Line and a guided stroll along the famous pedestrian Arbat Street. The evening offers an optional Moscow by night tour including an unforgettable river cruise with the White Flotilla. Overnight in Moscow (B)
The day offers an optional full day excursion to the quaint town of Sergiev Posad, where we visit the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual heart of the Russian Orthodox Church. The whole Lavra has been beautifully restored for the 700-years celebrations of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh. The evening offers an optional visit to the Old Russian Circus. Overnight in Moscow (B)
Optional transfer to the airport. (B)