2008 St. Petersburg Experience

4-day FULLY ESCORTED package
HELSINKI - ST. PETERSBURG - HELSINKI

Russian Visa Required

Departures:
April 21
May 5, 19, 26
June 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
July 7, 14, 21, 28
Aug. 4, 11, 18, 25
Sept. 1, 15
Oct. 6
Nov. 10


Meet your multilingual guide at the railway station in Helsinki. Enjoy breakfast after boarding the early morning Finnish Sibelius train from Helsinki to St. Petersburg. Upon arrival in the “Venice of the North”, the orientation tour takes you to the Bronze Horseman, Admiralty, Nevski Prospekt and Palace Square. The tour continues to the very roots of St. Petersburg. The city was founded by Peter the Great, as he laid the foundation of the first fortress on an islet in 1703. This island, the Peter and Paul Fortress, has become the chief monument to its founder’s reign. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Moskva or similar.


Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion to the Hermitage, established in 1764, as Catherine II bought painting made by famous Dutch painters. The Hermitage collection offers art lovers special highlights. After lunch, which is served in a local restaurant, you visit the third largest Cathedral in the whole world, the Cathedral of St. Isaac. The cathedral was designed by a French architect Augustee Montferrance and the construction took 40 years - from 1818 to 1858. Dinner and overnight at Hotel Moskva or similar.


Breakfast at hotel. Morning excursion to Pushkin in the outskirts of St. Petersburg. As the summer residence of Russian czars for two centuries, Zarskoje Selo, later Pushkin, was developed into one of the most magnificent residences in Europe by the most famous architects and craftsmen of the time. Following lunch at a local restaurant, return to city center. Afternoon free. Farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at Hotel Moskva or similar.


Breakfast at hotel. Morning at leisure. After lunch at the hotel, transfer to the railway station for your late afternoon train departure to Helsinki. Arrival approx. 9:30pm.

Price: $1885 per person (June/July)

Price: $1720 per person (Apr/May/Aug-Nov)

Single Supplement: $395 (Jun/Jul); $260 (Apr/May/Aug-Nov)

Price includes
• 3 nights tourist-class hotel, based on double occupancy
• 4 breakfasts (B), 3 lunches (L) & 3 dinners (D)
• Roundtrip 2nd class train Helsinki-St. Petersburg-Helsinki
• Railway station transfers in St. Petersburg
• Sightseeing, visits, excursions, and entrance fees outlined in itinerary with English-speaking guide
• Multi-lingual tour director starting in Helsinki
• Visa support letter to apply for Russian visa

NOT INCLUDED: Russian Visa (REQUIRED), gratuities, $15 handling fee