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GUARANTEED ESCORTED TOURS Autumn 2021-Winter 2022 6 languages • 15 tours • 60+ departures
BALTICVISION
table of contents: BALTICVISION is the largest provider of guaranteed escorted tours in the Baltic
Sea region and far beyond. Our tours combine three things, which are important
The Wine Route of
for modern travellers: affordable prices, first class service and plenty of individual
Moldova and Ukraine 4
Autumn Colours of National Parks 5
choices. Our autumn and winter programs are featuring traditional Christmas Markets
Winter city Break in St. Petersburg 6 in the Baltic capitals, sparkling New Year Celebrations, Winter Adventures in Russia
Winter Cultural Weekends in Riga 7 and City Break programs during winter month. On the of the most popular summer
Riga Christmas Market 8 program Russian Capitals has been extended into autumn and winter period. Tours
Tallinn Christmas market 8 combining Moldova and Ukraine wine route and the one through the National Parks
New Year in Riga 9 of Estonia and Latvia are unique autumn programs enlarging variety of our offers.
New Year in Tallinn 9 BALTICVISION distributes its products through an extensive network of reliable and
Baltic Highlights New Year 10 trustworthy tour operators
Russian Capitals New Year 11
A First Class Product
New Year in St. Petersburg 12
Polish Capitals New Year 13
Russian Capitals winter edition 14
Murmansk Winter Adventure 15 GUARANTEED ESCORTED TOURS sales, most tours are bilingual and guests are normally
Russian Winter in Golden Ring 16 All our tours are guaranteed. Tours are offered in up to six from a number of different countries. Other guests with the
different languages (English, German, Italian, Spanish, same languages may join in or may leave during a tour. Our
Booking Conditions 18 Portuguese and French). Please see specification of tours represent a unique possibility to meet people across
included services for each particular tour. Depending on borders and win new friends.
2
SERVICE STANDARDS
Hotels: We are using good centrally located three-star
superior and four-star hotels. We reserve the right to
change the featured hotels. Alternative hotels will be of
the same standard as the featured hotels both in terms
of standard and location. Any changes from featured
hotels will be advised latest one month prior to arrival.
Breakfast: Breakfast is buffet style at all hotels.
Coaches and vans: Our coaches are new 49-seater
first class coaches with air conditioning, adjustable
seats, toilet, fridge and possible other conveniences.
Depending on sales, some tours or segments of tours
and optional tours are operated with new first class
vans with adjustable seats and air conditioning. For
comfort and security we always keep at least three
empty seats in coaches and vans. Passengers are
covered by third person liability insurance. Drivers are
driving strictly according to EU regulations. Seating in
the vehicles is free.
Tour escorts: Our tour escorts are university graduates
and have been specially trained as guides and as tour other form, aiming to help us to maintain and raise the
MORE VALUE standards of our product.
escorts. The tour escorts are very experienced and
Optional excursions and dinners: Most of our tours
most have been working for us for many years. The
come with an extensive choice of optional excursions Safety and security: Safety and security is a priority
tour escorts are assisted by local guides if needed or
and dinners. The optional services can be booked in in all our operations. We only use suppliers that
required.
advance or during the tour. guarantee the same. We carefully check the insurance
Porterage: Porterage of one piece of luggage is and operating licenses of all our suppliers
included when indicated. The optional excursions feature important highlights
not included into the standard sightseeing tours and
Visa support: Visa is required for almost all always include transport, guide service and entrances. PRICE POLICY
nationalities for tours including Russia and only The optional dinners are half-board at hotel or special All prices in this catalogue include service and VAT.
for some few nationalities for tours covering EU highlight dinners at local restaurants. All prices are gross rates and are commissionable to
destinations. Unless otherwise indicated, we supply reliable and trustworthy tour operators.
visa support complementary. For Saint Petersburg city The optional dinners at hotels are substantial 3-course
break programs e-visa can be obtained. Please check set menu or buffet style and include ice-water and coffee/
carefully e-visa requirements. tea. Highlight dinners at local restaurants include a BOOKINGS
substantial 3-course menu with ice-water and coffee/ We recommend to use B2B online booking platform
Number of participants: We allow maximum 31 tea. In some cases alcoholic drinks or live entertainment Seagull-online.com for bookings. It is the fastest and
guests on the same tour. Several tours are small group is included. The highlight dinners at local restaurants easiest way to get instant confirmations.
departures with maximum 16 guests on the same tour. include guide and transport, in few cases the restaurants
are within walking distance from the hotel (max 10 min
walk) and transport is not included. At both hotels and
SPECIAL FEATURES local restaurants additional drinks can be ordered and
Arrival and departure transfers: Guests can pre- paid for on the spot
order private arrival and departure transfers if not
specified otherwise. By private transfer the guests
are met by a driver with a name board reading their PRE- AND POST STAYS
surnames in the arrival hall of the airport We offer attractive hotel rates for guests who would like
to arrive earlier or depart later. Please ask for a detailed
Welcome info: On arrival to the hotel the guests pricelist. We are also offering more comprehensive
receive information announcing time and place for the customized pre- and post-arrangements on and around
welcome meeting or the first meeting with the tour the destinations. Please contact us for detailed offer.
escort or welcome package with further details about
the start of the tour.
QUALITY, SAFETY AND SECURITY
Welcome meeting: For programs with welcome Quality control: We ask all guests to fill out a service
meeting the guests are served a welcome drink. The questionnaire. The questionnaires are handed over
tour escort introduces the program and the optional to the guests during the welcome meeting or at the
tours, and the guests receive various materials such start of the tour and collected at the end of the tour.
as a personalized program and information materials. Moreover, we are happy to receive feedback in any 3
Chisinau
Odessa The Wine Route of Moldova and Ukraine
DAY 1: ARRIVAL CHISINAU with production, wine storage areas and have a walk in
Arrival in Chisinau, optional transfer to Hotel Park the winery cellars before wine tasting and lunch. We
City**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. continue to Odessa where we arrive late in the afternoon
and check in at Hotel Continental**** or similar.
October 2021 – DAY 2: CHISINAU
November 2021, Once founded as monastery village in the centre of what DAY 5: ODESSA
Standing on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast
was once known as Bessarabia in the 20th century, rebuilt
7 days/6 nights by Soviets into a city of grandiose Stalinist architecture north of the Dniester river, Odessa is an energetic and
mixed with gloriously brutal modernism, Chisinau is now decadent boom town. The city is perhaps most known for
the capital of Moldova. The morning sightseeing tour will its neoclassical pastel buildings and famous Potemkin
take us to the Square of Stefan the Great, the Triumph Steps. During morning we will see French Boulevard,
Dates: Arch, the Parliament House and the Eternity Memorial Arcadia district, Odessa National Opera, Duke de Richelieu
and the Alley of Classics with sculptures of Romanian Monument and Sobornaya Square. In the afternoon an
GMW01: 02.10-07.10.21
Classics. The afternoon offers an optional tour to the open- optional excursion to Odessa Catacombs tour is offered.
GMW02: 17.10-23.10.21 Located outside the city it is one of the largest underground
air archaeological complex “Orehuil Vechi” with lunch at
GMW03: 31.10-06.11.21 labyrinths in Europe. It was previously a limestone carry
Trebucheni village and an exciting vist to Cricova Winery
with wine tasting in a real underground town. and partisan base during the World War II and features a
Package prices per person: Partizan Glory Museum.
EUR 675.00 (double occupancy) DAY 3: CHISINAU
EUR 225.00 (single supplement) This day is reserved for a full day optional tour to DAY 6: ODESSA
Transistria, a narrow strip of land between river Dniester The day is reserved for a full day optional tour to Shabo
and the Ukrainian border. Our first stop on the way is Winery and Akkerman Fortress. Akkerman Fortress is
at Bender town for a visit to Bender Fortress, which in a unique monument reflecting defensive architecture
the 16th century saw fighting between Turkish and dating back to 13th century and is considered as the best-
Including: Russian forces. From there we continue to Tiraspol, preserved medieval fortification facility in Ukraine. We
• 6 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels
second largest city of Moldova and administrative region drive further to Shabo Wine Cultural Centre to learn about
• 6 x buffet breakfast
of unrecognized Pridnestrovian Republic which is often ancient wine tradition and visit the Wine Museum before
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or
juice referred to be the place to get back to the USSR. During wine tasting and visit to Shabo Winery.
• Personalised welcome package the tour we will see the Parliament building with a statue
• Visit and wine tasting with lunch at Purcari of Vladimir Lenin in front of it, Drama Theatre building DAY 7: ODESSA
Winery and the impressive Orthodox church on Shevchenko Optional transfer to airport.
• Service of English and German speaking tour Street. In the late afternoon we return to Chisinau.
escort
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour DAY 4: CHISINAU – ODESSA
escort Our tour continues to Ukraine, but before leaving Moldova
• Service of 1st class cars or 1st class minivans
we pay a visit to Purcari Winery, where we get acquainted
throughout the itinerary
• Porterage at hotels
Optional:
Small groups: • Transfer airport to Hotel City Park: EUR 35.00 for private car • 8-hour excursion to Shabo Winery and Akkreman Fortress:
Max. 16 guests in the group (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) EUR 80.00 pp
Min. booking of 2 guests • 6-hour excursion to Orheiul Vechi complex and Cricova • 6 x 3 course dinners at hotel: EUR 135.00 pp
Winery including: EUR 80.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Continental to airport: EUR 35.00 for private
• 8-hour excursion to Transistria including visit to Bender car (1-3 persons), EUR 60.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons)
Fortress: EUR 90.00 pp
• 3-hours visit to Odessa Catacombs and Partizan Glory
Museum: EUR 50.00 pp
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Tallinn
Riga
Autumn Colours of National Parks
DAY 1: ARRIVAL TALLINN Latvia we make a stop at picturesque Koni Watermill to
Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu learn about the watermill and the wool factory, which is
Olumpia**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. still operative today. We arrive to Cesis in the afternoon
and check in at Hotel Cesis*** or similar.
DAY 2: TALLINN
October 2021 The Estonian capital is a charming blend of medieval DAY 5: CESIS – RIGA
tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old In the morning we visit Cesis, a Hanseatic city with
7 days/6 nights Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, winding streets, castle ruins and beautiful gardens. We
galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. continue to Ligatne, a former paper mill town, visiting a
The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city former paper mill worker’s factory before continue with
walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, a hike along Ligatne nature trail admiring the autumn
Dates: Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval colours of Gauja National Park. We arrive to Riga in the
Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an afternoon and check in at Hotel Wellton Riverside**** or
GNP01: 01.10-07.01.21
optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit similar.
GNP02: 15.10-21.10.21 to KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian Art museum,
with its collections of classic and contemporary fine DAY 6: RIGA
art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is
Package prices per person: Restaurant Maikrahv. the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a true
EUR 725.00 (double occupancy) kaleidoscope of various architectural styles. The walking
EUR 225.00 (single supplement) DAY 3: TALLINN – VIHULA tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, Dome Cathedral,
After leaving Tallinn we drive eastbound. We visit St. Peter’s Church, Swedish Gates, Three Brothers, Large
Lahemaa National Park with its wide stretches of beautiful and Small Guild House and the Freedom Monument.
untouched nature and many charming manor houses. We The afternoon offers an optional visit to Kemeri National
Including: embark on a delightful walking tour through the park Park which is special for its great biological diversity, the
• 6 overnights at centraly located 3-4 star hotels
(2 hours, medium) see the impressive Manor House in unique Kemeri Bog, mineral waters and therapeutic mud
• 6 x buffet breakfast
Palmse, a testament to the industrious von Pahlen family. found here. The evening is free for exploring more of the
• 1 x 3 course dinner at Kavel-Ants Tavern at
In the early afternoon and check-in at Hotel Vihula Manor vibrant Latvian capital.
Vihula Manor Country Club & Spa****, a charming 16th century estate
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or located in the heart of the park. The dinner at Kaval- DAY 7: RIGA DEPARTURE
juice Ants Tavern features a genuine Estonian countryside Optional transfer to airport.
• Personalised welcome package meal in the rustic ambience of the old ice-cellar.
• Entrances to medieval Great Guild Hall in Tallinn
and Koni watermill DAY 4: VIHULA – TARTU – CESIS
• Service of English and German speaking tour We continue to Tartu, the University Town, where Estonia
escort gained its statehood. We see the charming Old Town and
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour
the University founded in 1632. Shortly after arriving to
escort
• Service of 1st class cars or 1st class minivans
throughout the itinerary
• Porterage at hotels Optional:
• Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Olumpia: EUR 35.00 • 5 x 3 course dinners at hotel: EUR 140.00 pp
for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan
Small groups: (4-7 persons)
• Transfer Hotel Wellton Riverside to airport: EUR 35.00 for
private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan
Max. 16 guests in the group • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR (4-7 persons)
Min. booking of 2 guests 40.00 pp
• Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp
• 4-hour excursion to Kemeri National Park with a visit to
Great Kemeri Bog boardwalk: EUR 40.00 pp.
5
Winter City Break in St. Petersburg
DAY 1: ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial celebrations. Afternoon is at
Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel Sokos leisure in the city to explore it on your own hand.
Vasilievsky**** check-in, welcome meeting, optional
welcome dinner at the hotel. DAY 4: ST. PETERSBURG
Optional transfer to the airport.
DAY 2: ST. PETERSBURG
St. Petersburg St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces
and museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva Optional:
River and the many canals have deservedly given the • Transfer airport to Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 70.00 for
private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan
city the title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is (4-7 persons)
covered in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp
During the morning sightseeing tour, we get acquainted • Transfer Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky to airport: EUR 70.00 for
with all the splendours of the city: The Winter Palace, St. private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan
Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Saviour, the (4-7 persons)
Nevsky Convent and much more. The afternoon offers a • Pre/post stay at Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 85.00 per
visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum. room/per night including buffet breakfast (The price valid
only in combination with package and valid for 1 overnight
stay in pre-stay or post-stay)
DAY 3: ST. PETERSBURG
The morning offers excursion to Zarskoye Selo with the
impressive Catherine’s Palace and the Amber Room,
which vanished during World War II and was restored for
October 2021 –
March 2022,
4 days/3 nights
Dates:
SCB01: 21.10-24.10.21 SCB09: 20.01-23.01.22
SCB02: 28.10-31.10.21 SCB10: 03.02-06.02.22
SCB03: 04.11-07.11.21 SCB11: 17.02-20.02.22
SCB04: 18.11-21.11.21 SCB12: 03.03-06.03.22
SCB05: 02.12-05.12.21 SCB13: 10.03-13.03.22
SCB06: 09.12-12.12.21 SCB14: 17.03-20.03.22
SCB07: 16.12-19.12.21 SCB15: 24.03-27.03.22
SCB08: 06.01-09.01.22
Package prices per person:
EUR 275.00 (double occupancy)
EUR 75.00 (single supplement)
Including:
• 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Sokos
Vasilievsky****
• 3 x buffet breakfast
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail
or juice
• 3-hour St. Petersburg sightseeing tour, 3-hour
visit to Hermitage Art Museum and 4-hour visit
to Zarskoe Selo with a visit to Catherine’s Palace
• Service of English and German speaking local
guide
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local
guide
• Service of French and Portuguese speaking local
guide
• Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class
minivans throughout the itinerary
6
Winter Cultural Weekends in Riga
DAY 1 : ARRIVAL RIGA and contemporary fashion and design, visiting local
Arrival in Riga, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu craftsman stores in the Old Town and learn about amber
Elizabete****, check-in; welcome meeting, optional and knitted fabric tradition.
welcome dinner at hotel GRW04: we will celebrate Maslenitsa, oldest surviving
Slavic holiday, reflecting Orthodox traditions, sometimes
DAY 2 : RIGA also called as pancake week-end. We will get acquainted
Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is with this tradition and enjoy degustation of pancakes.
the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real
Riga kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of The afternoon offers on optional guided visit to the
the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (MDAD) has been
St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, open to the public since 6 July 1989. The museum has
the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. seven collections: textile art, ceramics, metal, leather,
The afternoon offers an optional tour to Riga Art Nouveau decorative wood and glaas art as well as a design collection.
district and a visit to the Art Nouveau Museum. In the The permanent display introduces visitors to the work of
evening an optional contemporary Latvian cuisine dinner Latvia’s leading artists in decorative art and design. It tells
November 2021 – at Restaurant “3” is offered. about the dominant styles and movements in the period
from the end of the 19th century to the present day. The
March 2022, DAY 3 : RIGA evening offers an optional a ballet or opera performance at
In the morning we go to Kalnciema Quarter, a bright the Latvian National Opera.
4 days/3 nights and lively spot in Riga, on the left bank of the Daugava
River, in the green and colorful area of Pardaugava. DAY 4 : RIGA
It regularly hosts events for families and children, art Optional transfer to airport.
Dates: exhibitions, plays, open-air concerts, and educational
GRW01: 18.11-21.11.21 events. Kalnciema Quarter is particularly famous for its
GRW02: 13.01-16.01.22 weekly market – ever since 2008, on Saturdays, local Optional:
GRW03: 10.02-13.02.22 farmers and artisans have been bringing their versatile • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete: EUR 35.00
GRW04: 03.03-06.03.22
produce to Kalnciema Quarter. The cluster of renovated for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan
wooden buildings contains a Wooden Architecture center, (4-7 persons)
wine shop and cafe, a restaurant, an art gallery and a
• Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp
design salon. Depending on departure date we continue
exploring Riga: • 3-hours visit to Riga Art Nouveau district and visit to Art
Nouveau Museum: EUR 35.00 pp
Package prices per person: GRW01: during week-end when Latvia celebrates its • Latvian dinner at Restaurant 3: EUR 40.00 pp
EUR 275.00 (double occupancy) Independence Day urban lights festival “Staro Riga” takes • 3-hours visit to Museum of Decorative Arts and Design: EUR
EUR 125.00 (single supplement) place and we pay a visit to most prominent illuminated 25.00 pp
objects in the city. Visit takes place in the evening. • Optional ballet or opera performance at the Latvian
GRW02: we visit Riga Streetfood Festival, taking place National Opera: EUR 45.00 pp
in Riga Old Town. Every year chefs from 15 of Riga’s
• Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete to Riga airport: EUR
best restaurants accept the challenge to look for the
Including: characteristic taste of winter and brave the cold at the 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private
• 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Radisson Riga Street Food Festival. minivan (4-7 persons)
Blu Elizabete****
GRW03: we continue by exploring Riga arts and crafts
• 3 x buffet breakfast
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or
juice
• Personalised welcome package
• 3-hours guided walking tour of Riga Old
Town and 3-hours excursion to Kalnciema
Quarter and extended program depending on
departure date
• Entrance to the Riga History and Navigation
Museum
• Service of English and German speaking local
guide
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local
guide
• Service of Portuguese and French speaking
local guide
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Riga Christmas Market
Riga DAY 3: RIGA
The morning offers on optional tour to Riga Motor
Museum. Riga Motor Museum roots lay in the Antique
December 2021 – January 2022, Automobile Club of Latvia traditions, member enthusiasm
4 days/3 nights and passion towards antique vehicles as an aesthetic
value and part of cultural heritage. The optional guided
Dates: shopping tour in the afternoon will take us to interior
GRH01: 02.12-05.12.21 decoration and design stores, art galleries and fashion
GRH02: 09.12-12.12.21 boutiques in the Old Town with the main focus on local
GRH03: 16.12-19.12.21 brands and artists. En route we enjoy a warm cup of
GRH04: 06.01-09.01.22 coffee with Latvian Christmas pastry at a cosy café. In
the evening an optional farewell dinner at the elegant
Package prices per person: DAY 1: ARRIVAL RIGA Restaurant Forest is on offer.
EUR 225.00 (double occupancy) Arrival in Riga, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu
Elizabete****, check-in; welcome meeting, optional DAY 4: RIGA DEPARTURE
EUR 125.00 (single supplement)
welcome dinner at hotel. Optional transfer to airport.
Including: DAY 2: RIGA
• 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Radisson Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is
Blu Elizabete****
Optional:
• 3 x buffet breakfast
the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Ridzene: EUR 35.00
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan
juice the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, (4-7 persons)
• Personalised welcome package St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp
• 3-hours guided walking tour of Riga Old Town the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. • 3-hours visit to Riga Art Nouveau district and visit to Art
• Entrance to the Riga History and Navigation Nouveau Museum: EUR 35.00 pp
Museum The tour ends at the Old Town Hall Square where we
• 3-hours visit to Riga Motor Museum: EUR 50.00 pp
• 1 ticket to Latvia National Opera or European join the bustle of the traditional Christmas Market and
• Guided shopping tour: EUR 25.00 pp
Christmas Festival shop for unique gifts. The afternoon offers an optional
• Farewell dinner at Restaurant Forest: EUR 45.00 pp
• Service of English and German speaking local tour to Riga Art Nouveau district and a visit to the Art
guide • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Ridzene to Riga airport/
Nouveau Museum. In the evening we attend a ballet or harbour: EUR 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local
guide opera performance at the Latvian National Opera or the for private minivan (4-7 persons)
• Service of Portuguese and French speaking local European Christmas Festival.
guide
Tallinn
Tallinn Christmas Market
DAY 1: ARRIVAL TALLINN DAY 3: TALLINN
Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel In the morning an optional excursion is offered to
December 2021 4 days/3 nights L’Ermitage****, check-in; welcome meeting, optional Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award-winning new
welcome dinner at hotel. Estonian art museum, with its collections of classic and
Dates: contemporary fine art. The afternoon is free for exploring
GTC01: 09.12-12.12.21 DAY 2: TALLINN more of Tallinn on our own. In the evening an optional
GTC02: 16.12-19.12.21 Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and farewell dinner at the elegant Restaurant Peppersack is
modern urban life. The Old Town is magical all the year, on offer.
Package prices per person: but at its best in the run-up to Christmas when the magic
DAY 4: TALLINN
EUR 275.00 (double occupancy) is felt at every corner. During the morning walking tour
Optional transfer to airport.
EUR 115.00 (single supplement) we get to know the most important sights in the Old
Town including Toompea Castle, Dome Cathedral and
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in the Upper Town as well
Including: Optional:
as the St. Nicholas Church and the medieval Old Town • Transfer airport to Hotel L’Ermitage: EUR 35.00 for private
• 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel L’Ermitage****
• 3 x buffet breakfast Hall in the Lower Town. The tour ends at the Old Town car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice Hall Square where we join the bustle of the traditional persons)
• Personalised welcome package Christmas Market and shop for unique gifts. The optional • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp
• 3-hours guided walking tour of Tallinn Old Town
• Entrance to the Great Guild Hall guided shopping tour in the afternoon takes us to interior • 3-hours excursion to Kadriorg Park including visit to KUMU
museum: EUR 40.00 pp
• 1 ticket to Estonian Theatre or European Christmas decoration and design stores, art galleries and fashion
• Guided shopping tour: EUR 25.00 pp
Festival boutiques in the Old Town with the main focus on local
• Service of English and German speaking local guide • Farewell dinner at Restaurant Peppersack: EUR 45.00 pp
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local guide
Estonian brands and artists. In the evening we attend a • Transfer Hotel L’Ermitage to airport/harbour: EUR 35.00
• Service of Portuguese and French speaking local ballet or opera performance at the Estonian Theatre or the for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan
guide European Christmas Festival. (4-7 persons)
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New Year in Riga
Riga DAY 1: ARRIVAL RIGA
Arrival in Riga, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson
Latvia****, check in, welcome meeting, optional welcome
dinner at hotel.
December 2021 – January 2022,
DAY 2: RIGA
4 days/3 nights Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is
Dates: the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real
GNR01: 30.12.-02.01.22. kaleidoscope of architectural styles and by the end of
December the whole city is preparing for a vibrant New
Package prices per person: Year celebration. The walking tour of the Old Town includes
EUR 375.00 (double occupancy)
Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the
Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, the Large and Small
EUR 125.00 (single supplement)
Guilds and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon offers
an optional tour to Riga Art Nouveau district and a visit
Including: to the Art Nouveau Museum. In the evening we enjoy an
• 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Radisson
Blu Latvia**** entertaining and fabulous New Year Gala. Optional:
• 3 x buffet breakfast • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Latvia: EUR 35.00
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or DAY 3: RIGA for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan
juice Morning at leisure. Late afternoon offers an excursion (4-7 persons)
• Personalised welcome package
• 3-hour Riga walking tour of Riga Old Town
to the Lido Recreational Centre, a large restaurant and • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp
• Fabulous New Year Gala entertainment centre located in the largest wooden • 3-hours visit to Riga Art Nouveau district with a visit to Art
• Service of English and German speaking local log house in Europe and surrounded by a lot of winter Nouveau Museum: EUR 35.00 pp
guide • 3-hour excursion to Lido Recreational Centre with a
attractions. We enjoy a traditional Latvian dinner before 3-course Latvian dinner: EUR 50.00 pp
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local
guide going back to the hotel. • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Latvia to airport: EUR 35.00
• Service of Portuguese and French speaking for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan
local guide DAY 4: RIGA DEPARTURE (4-7 persons)
Optional departure transfer to airport.
Tallinn
New Year in Tallinn
and galleries in the Old Town and a visit to the beautiful
Christmas Market on the Town Hall Square. In the
evening we enjoy an unforgettable New Year Gala dinner
at hotel restaurant.
December 2021 – January 2022, DAY 3: TALLINN
4 days/3 nights The morning leisure. The afternoon offers an optional
Dates: visit to the unique Maritime Museum constructed in
GNT01: 30.12.-02.01.22
the Seaplane Harbour Hangars, which were initially
completed as a part of the “Peter the Great’s Naval
Package prices per person: Fortress” in 1916-1917. The museum in undoubtedly one
EUR 375.00 (double occupancy) of the most modern and inter-active maritime museums
EUR 175.00 (single supplement) DAY 1: ARRIVAL TALLINN in Europe.
Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel DAY 4: TALLINN DEPARTURE
Including: L’Ermitage**** check-in, welcome meeting, optional Optional departure transfer to airport.
• 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel
L’Ermitage**** welcome dinner at the hotel.
• 3 x buffet breakfast
DAY 2 (THURSDAY): TALLINN Optional:
• Unforgettable New Year Gala dinner at hotel
• Transfer airport to Hotel L’Ermitage: EUR 35.00 for private
restaurant Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or modern urban life. The Old Town is magical all the year persons)
juice
• Personalised welcome package
but it is at its best in the run-up to Christmas and New • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 40.00 pp
• 3-hour Tallinn Old Town walking tour Year, where the magic is felt at every corner. The walking • 3-hours guided shopping tour: EUR 25.00 pp
• Service of English and German speaking local tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and • 3-hours optional visit to Maritime Museum: EUR 45.00 pp
guide into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome • Transfer Hotel L’Ermitage to airport: EUR 35.00 for private
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local
guide
Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7
persons)
• Service of French and Portuguese speaking Hall and Great Guild Hall. The afternoon offers an optional
local guide guided shopping tour to the many lovely shops, boutiques 9
Tallinn
Riga
Vilnius
Baltic Highlights New Year
DAY 1: ARRIVAL VILNIUS DAY 5: RIGA
Arrival in Vilnius, optional transfer to Hotel Artis Morning at leisure. Late afternoon offers an optional
Centrum**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. excursion to the Lido Recreational Centre, a large
restaurant and entertainment centre located in the largest
DAY 2: VILNIUS wooden log house in Europe and surrounded by a lot of
December 2021 – Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval winter attractions. We enjoy a traditional Latvian dinner
buildings and 48 churches. The morning walking tour before going back to the hotel.
January 2022, of the Old Town includes Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas
Tower, St. Anne’s Church, Old University and the Gates DAY 6: RIGA-TALLINN
8 days/7 nights of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to The tour continues along the coastal highway to the
Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with the well Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the
preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an island resort before we continue through the North Estonian land
in Lake Galve. The evening offers an optional Lithuanian of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at
Dates: dinner at Restaurant Belmontas. the Hotel L’Ermitage**** or similar.
GNY01: 28.12-04.01.22.
DAY 3: VILNIUS-RIGA DAY 7: TALLINN
Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and
of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing modern urban life. The Old Town is magical all the year
into Latvia we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, but it is at its best in the run-up to Christmas and New
Package prices per person: the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. Year, where the magic is felt at every corner. The walking
EUR 825.00 (double occupancy) Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into
EUR 275.00 (single supplement) rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church,
check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and
Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion
DAY 4: RIGA is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award-
Including: Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is winning new Estonian art museum, with its collections of
• 7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an
• 7 x buffet breakfast kaleidoscope of architectural styles and by the end of optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv.
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or December the whole city is preparing for a vibrant New
juice Year celebration. The walking tour of the Old Town includes DAY 8: TALLINN DEPARTURE
• Personalised welcome package Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the Optional transfer to airport.
• 3-hour Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn old town Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, the Large and Small
walking tours Guilds and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon offers
• Entrances to Old University in Vilnius, Rundale an optional tour to Riga Art Nouveau district and a visit
Palace and medieval Great Guild Hall in Tallinn
to the Art Nouveau Museum. In the evening we enjoy an
• Fabulous New Year Gala
entertaining and fabulous New Year Gala.
• Service of English and German speaking tour
escort
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour
escort
• Service of Portuguese and French speaking
local guides Optional:
• Service of 1st class cars or 1st class minivans • Transfer airport to Hotel Artis Centrum: EUR 35.00 for private • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR
throughout the itinerary car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) 40.00 pp
• Porterage at hotels • 3-hour excursion to Trakai and visit to Trakai Castle: EUR • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp
40.00 pp • 6 x 3 course dinners at hotel: EUR 170.00 pp
• Lithuanian dinner at Restaurant Belmontas: EUR 35.00 pp • Transfer Hotel L’Ermitage to airport: EUR 35.00 for private
• 3-hours visit to Riga Art Nouveau district with a visit to Art car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7
Nouveau museum: EUR 35.00 pp persons)
• 3-hour excursion to Lido Recreational Centre with a 3-course
Latvian meal: EUR 50.00 pp
10St. Petersburg
Moscow
Russian Capitals New Year
DAY 1: ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG Morning at leisure, around noon we go to the Moscow
Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel railway station and board the Sapsan high-speed train
Ambassador**** check-in, welcome meeting, optional bound for Moscow. The train ride takes us through endless
welcome dinner at the hotel. snow-cladded Russian landscapes along the River Volga.
In the evening we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel
Azimut Smolenskaya**** or similar.
December 2021 – DAY 2: ST. PETERSBURG
St.Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and
January 2022, museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River
DAY 6: MOSCOW
Moscow, the Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian city
8 days/7 nights and the many canals have deservedly given the city the with the Kremlin and its onion domed cathedrals. The
title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is covered dramatic changes over the last decade have made the city
in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. During to one of the most dynamic metropolis in the world. The
the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all morning sightseeing tour includes all the highlights of
the splendours of the city: the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s
Dates: Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky
the vast city: the Red Square with Kremlin, the Theatre
Square with Bolshoi Theatre, Sparrow Hills with Moscow
GRN01: 29.12.-05.01.22. Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional University and a visit to the famous Moscow Metro
visit to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s including the historical stations on the Ring-Line. In the
Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World afternoon is offered an optional excursion to the Kremlin
War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial grounds, where we see Ivan the Great Bell Tower and
Package prices per person: celebrations, after we continue to Pavlovsk and experience visit one of the cathedrals. The evening offers an optional
EUR 775.00 (double occupancy) real Russian winter adventure in a troika ride. ice-breaker cruise on the Moscow River to admire the
illuminated centre of Moscow by night.
EUR 275.00 (single supplement)
DAY 3: ST. PETERSBURG
The morning is offered optional visit to the world- DAY 7: MOSCOW
famous Hermitage Art Museum. In the evening we The morning offers an optional excursion to Novodevichy
Convent, a 16th century cluster of sparkling domes, one
enjoy fabulous Russian New Year Gala at the hotel.
Including: of the city’s most beautiful groups of buildings and full of
• 7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels history and treasures. The adjacent Novodevichy Cemetery
DAY 4: ST. PETERSBURG is Moscow‘s most prestigious resting place after the
• 7 x buffet breakfast
The optional tour this morning offers a visit to a holy mass Kremlin. The balance of the day is reserved for an optional
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or
juice in the Orthodox Kazan Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady excursion to the Tretyakov Gallery with its outstanding
• Personalised welcome package of Kazan, one of the most venerated icons in Russia, and collection of French impressionists. The evening offers an
• 3 hour St. Petersburg sightseeing tour and 3 a visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress. The Palace on the optional dinner at Restaurant Buono, located on the 29th
hour Moscow sightseeing tour Moika River was built in the middle of the 18th century floor of one of seven famous high-rises of Moscow.
• Fabulous New Year Gala at Hotel Ambassador and impresses with magnificence of decoration and style
• Entrance to Moscow metro as well as its historical past. In the evening enjoy an DAY 8: MOSCOW
• Service of English and German speaking local optional farewell dinner at Restaurant Demidov. Optional transfer to the airport.
guide
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local DAY 5: ST. PETERSBURG-MOSCOW
guide
• Service of French and Portuguese speaking
local guide Optional:
• Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class • Transfer airport to Hotel Ambassador: EUR 70.00 for private • 3-hour excursion to Kremlin and visit to a cathedral: EUR
minivans throughout the itinerary car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) 50.00 pp
• Sapsan high-speed train St. Petersburg- • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 40.00 pp • 3-hour ice-breaker cruise on the Moscow River: EUR 45.00 pp
Moscow OW (2nd class) • 6-hour visit to Zarskoye Selo and Catherine’s Palace and • 4-hour excursion to Novodevichy Convent: EUR 55.00 pp
• Portage at hotels and railway stations troika ride in Pavlovsk Palace parks: EUR 90.00 pp • 3-hour visit to the Tretyakov Gallery: EUR 45.00 pp
• 3-hour visit to Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • Farewell dinner at Restaurant Buono: EUR 60.00 pp
• 3-hour visit to Kazan Cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress: • Transfer Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya**** to airport: EUR
EUR 45.00 pp 80.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private
• Farwell dinner at Restaurant Demidov EUR 50.00 pp minivan (4-7 persons
11St. Petersburg
New Year in St. Petersburg
DAY 1 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG celebrations, after we continue to Pavlovsk and experience
December 2021 – Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel real Russian winter adventure in a troika ride.
January 2022, Ambassador**** check-in, welcome meeting, optional
welcome dinner at the hotel. DAY 3 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG
5 Days/4 nights Morning offers optional visit to the world-famous
DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG Hermitage Art Museum. In the evening we enjoy an
optional entertaining fabulous Russian New Year Gala at
Dates: St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and
the hotel.
museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River
GNS01: 29.12.–02.01.22. and the many canals have deservedly given the city the
title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is covered DAY 4 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG
Package prices per person: The optional tour this morning offers a visit to a mass in
in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. During
the Orthodox Kazan Cathedral and a visit to the Peter-
EUR 325.00 (double occupancy) the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all and-Paul Fortress to see the Peter-and-Paul Cathedral,
EUR 175.00 (single supplement) the splendors of the city: the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s the pantheon of the Russian czar from Peter the Great to
Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Nicolas the 2nd. In the evening enjoy an optional farewell
Including: Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional dinner at Restaurant Demidov.
• 4 overnights at centrally located Hotel visit to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s
Ambassador**** Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World DAY 5 (SATURDAY): ST. PETERSBURG DEPARTURE
• 4 x buffet breakfast
War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial Optional transfer to the airport.
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or
juice
• Personalised welcome package
• 3 hour St. Petersburg sightseeing tour Optional:
• Service of English and German speaking local • Transfer from airport to Hotel Ambassador: EUR 70.00 for • 3-hour visit to Kazan Cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress:
guide private car (1–3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan EUR 45.00 pp
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local (4–7 persons) • Farewell dinner at Restaurant Demidov EUR 50.00 pp
guide
• Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 40.00 pp • Transfer from Hotel Ambsasador to airport: EUR 70.00 for
• Service of French and Portuguese speaking
local guide • 6-hour visit to Zarskoye Selo and Catherine’s Palace and private car (1–3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan
• Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class troika ride in Pavlovsk Palace parks: EUR 90.00 pp (4–7 persons)
minivans throughout the itinerary • 3-hour visit to Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • Extra night: EUR 120.00 single room/night BB and EUR 140.00
• Fabulous New Year Gala at Hotel Ambassador: EUR 260.00 pp double room/night BB
Small groups:
Max. 16 guests in the group
Min. booking of 2 guests
12New Year in Poland
DECEMBER 29 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL WARSAW nativity displays and listen to the most amazing stories
Arrival in Warsaw, optional transfer to Hotel Polonia about Christmas customs in Poland. Afterwards, you will
Palace**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting, optional be guided through the market to learn about the traditions
welcome dinner at the hotel. behind the stalls and the items sold. The evening offers an
optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka.
DECEMBER 30 (WEDNESDAY): WARSAW
Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously JANUARY 2 (SATURDAY): KRAKOW
reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour Optional transfer to the airport.
Warsaw includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal
Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square
and the Barbican. In the afternoon is offered an optional
excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on
Krakow the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at
Restaurant Dawne Smaki.
DECEMBER 31 (THURSDAY): WARSAW–KRAKOW Optional:
In the morning we go to the Warsaw railway station and • Transfer from airport to Hotel Polonia Palace: EUR 40.00
board the train bound for Warsaw. Through the flat low- for private car (1–3 persons), EUR 60.00 for private
laying plain of Central Poland we reach Krakow in the minivan (4–7 persons)
early afternoon. Directly after arrival in Krakow we start • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 45.00 pp
a sightseeing tour, including Old Town with the St. Mary’s • 3-hour excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park and visit to
Church, the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Palace on the Water: EUR 40.00 pp
Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral.
• Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki: EUR 40.00 pp
At the end of the tour we check-in at Hotel Vienna House
December 2021 – Andel’s Cracow**** or similar. In the evening we enjoy an • Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka: EUR 40.00 pp
January 2022, unforgettable New Year Gala dinner. • 3-hour guided Krakow Christmas Market tour: EUR 35.00 pp
5 days/4 nights JANUARY 1 (FRIDAY): KRAKOW
• Transfer from Hotel Vienna House Andel’s Cracow to
airport: EUR 40.00 for private car (1–3 persons), EUR 60.00
Morning at leisure. Late afternoon offers an optional guided for private minivan (4–7 persons)
Krakow Christmas Market tour. There, you can learn about
Dates:
GNP01: 29.12.–02.01.22.
Package prices per person:
EUR 575.00 (double occupancy)
EUR 275.00 (single supplement)
Including:
• 4 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels
• 4 x buffet breakfast
• New Year Gala dinner at hotel or city restaurant
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or
juice
• 3 hour Warsaw sightseeing tour and 3 hour
Krakow sightseeing tour
• Train Warsaw–Krakow (2nd class)
• Service of English and German speaking local
guide
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local
guide
• Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class
minivans throughout the itinerary
Small groups:
Max. 16 guests in the group
Min. booking of 2 guests
13St. Petersburg
Moscow
Winter Russian Capitals
DAY 1: ARRIVAL MOSCOW Convent and much more. The afternoon offers a visit to the
Arrival in Moscow, optional transfer to Hotel Azimut world-famous Hermitage Art Museum.
Smolenskaya**** check-in, welcome meeting.
October 2021 – DAY 6: ST. PETERSBURG
DAY 2: MOSCOW The morning offers optional excursion to Zarskoye Selo
March 2022, Moscow, the Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian city with the impressive Catherine’s Palace and the Amber
with the Kremlin and its onion domed cathedrals. The Room, which vanished during World War II and was
7 days/6 nights dramatic changes over the last decade have made the city restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial celebrations.
to one of the most dynamic metropolis in the world. The Afternoon is at leisure in the city to explore it on your own
Dates: morning sightseeing tour includes all the highlights of hand.
GRN01: 18.10.-24.10.21 GRN09: 17.01.-23.01.22 the vast city: the Red Square with Kremlin, the Theatre
Square with Bolshoi Theatre, Sparrow Hills with Moscow DAY 7: ST. PETERSBURG
GRN02: 25.10.-31.10.21 GRN10: 31.01.-06.02.22
University and a visit to the famous Moscow Metro Optional transfer to the airport.
GRN03: 01.11.-07.11.21 GRN11: 14.02.-20.02.22
including the historical stations on the Ring-Line. In the
GRN04: 15.11.-21.11.21 GRN12: 28.02.-06.01.22
afternoon is offered an optional excursion to the Kremlin
GRN05: 29.11.-05.01.21 GRN13: 07.03.-13.03.22
grounds, where we see Ivan the Great Bell Tower and
GRN06: 06.12.-12.12.21 GRN14: 14.03.-20.03.22
visit one of the cathedrals. The evening offers an optional
GRN07: 13.12.-19.12.21 GRN15: 21.03.-27.03.22 ice-breaker cruise on the Moscow River to admire the
GRN08: 03.01.-09.01.22 illuminated centre of Moscow by night.
DAY 3: MOSCOW
Package prices per person: The day offers an optional full day excursion to the quaint
EUR 575.00 (double occupancy) town of Sergiev Posad, where we visit the Trinity Lavra of
EUR 225.00 (single supplement) 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.
Including:
• 6 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels
DAY 4: MOSCOW – ST. PETERSBURG
• 6 x buffet breakfast
Morning at leisure, around noon we go to the railway
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or
juice station and board the Sapsan high-speed train bound for
• Personalised welcome package St.Petersburg. The train ride takes us through endless
• 3 hour Moscow sightseeing tour with Moscow snow-cladded Russian landscapes along the River Volga.
metro tour and 3 hour St.Petersburg sightseeing In the evening we arrive to St.Petersburg and check in at Optional:
• Transfer airport to Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya****: EUR
tour, visit to Hermitage Art Museum Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar.
80.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private
• Service of English and German speaking local
minivan (4-7 persons)
guide DAY 5: ST. PETERSBURG • 3-hour excursion to Kremlin and visit to a cathedral: EUR
• Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and 50.00 pp
guide
museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River • 3-hour ice-breaker cruise on the Moscow River: EUR 45.00
• Service of French and Portuguese speaking
local guide
and the many canals have deservedly given the city the pp
• Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class
title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is covered • 8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp
minivans throughout the itinerary in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. During • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s
the morning sightseeing tour, we get acquainted with all Palace: EUR 60.00 pp
• Sapsan high-speed train Moscow-St.Petersburg
OW (2nd class) the splendours of the city: The Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s • Transfer Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** to airport EUR
70.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private
• Portage at hotels and railway stations Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Saviour, the Nevsky minivan (4-7 persons)
14Teriberka
Murmansk
Lovozero
Murmansk Winter Adventures
December 2021 – DAY 1: ARRIVAL MURMANSK breathtaking views of the endless white tundra and wild
Arrival in Murmansk, transfer to Hotel Azimut nature. At arrival in Teriberka we feel like we are at the
March 2022, Murmansk**** or similar, check-in. edge of the Earth. The seashore is fascinating and leaves no
5 days/4 nights one indifferent! In Teriberksa we learn about the village life
DAY 2: MURMANSK which gained popularity after the premiere of the Russian
Murmansk is the largest city in the world north of the film “Leviathan” which was nominated for the Oscar
Arctic Circle. The morning city tour acquaints us with Awards and we enjoy a local lunch. After lunch we embark
Dates: the fascinating history of the city and with places related a sleigh ride. The sleighs are pulled by snowmobiles and
GMA01: 08.12-12.12.21 the heroic struggle of the city during the 2nd World the ride takes us towards a beautiful waterfall that empties
GMA02: 22.12-26.12.21 War including the Alyosha Monument dedicated to the into the Arctic Ocean. In the afternoon we drive through
GMA03: 05.01-09.01.22 Defenders of the Subarctic Region. After that we proceed to the snow clad wilderness back to Murmansk
GMA04: 19.01-23.01.22 the Monument dedicated to the Memory of the Sailors who
GMA05: 02.02-06.02.22 died in peacetime and we see the fragment of the booth DAY 4: MURMANSK – LOVOZERO - MURMANSK
GMA06: 16.02-20.02.22 of the Kursk atomic submarine that dramatically sank in In the morning we depart to a husky park. During the
2001. Lunch at a local city restaurant. In the afternoon
GMA07: 02.03-06.03.22 excursion we are going to learn the incredible history
we continue with a visit to the Lenin Icebreaker Museum,
GMA08: 16.03-20.03.22 of the Siberian husky. We are able to communicate with
an icon of the history of navigation, and with a visit to
the Regional History Museum of Murmansk, the oldest these affectionate dogs and we also see the beautiful
museum in the region, founded in 1926 and dedicated to reindeers. After that we rejoice on an exciting trip through
Package prices per person: the history and culture of the whole Murmansk region. In the winter forest on a sleigh pulled by dogs. After lunch
EUR 875.00 (double occupancy) the evening we are invited on an Aurora Hunting Tours at a local restaurant we continue with a visit to the ethnic
EUR 175.00 (single supplement) and if we are lucky we are dazzled by the Northern Light village. We learn about the traditional life of the peoples
of the north, play outdoors games, feed the reindeers and
DAY 3: MURMANSK – TERIBERKA - MURMANSK ride in the Saami sled before returning to Murmansk.
Including: In the morning we set off for the village of Teriberka, the
• 4 overnights at centrally located Hotel Azimut only place in Russia on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, DAY 5: MURMANSK DEPARTURE
Murmansk**** which can be reached by road. The road to Teriberka offers Breakfast. Check-out of the hotel and transfer to the airport.
• 4 x buffet breakfast
• 3 x lunch during the program in and around
Murmansk days 2-4
• 3 full-day excursions in and around Murmansk Optional:
more Aurora Hunting Tour is provided for free. We are not
and Evening Aurora hunting tour • Half board at hotels (4 x 3 course dinners with coffee/tea):
able to offer any compensation if we fail to see the Northern
• Entrances to Lenin Icebreaker Museum, EUR 120.00 pp
Lights during two Aurora Hunting Tours
Regional History Museum of Murmansk, Please note: • • The road to Terebirka at the Arctic Ocean can occasionally
Husky Park and Ethnic Village • The Aurora Hunting Tour is provided one night during the be closed by the authority because of the weather
• Service of English and German speaking local tour, any night depending on weather conditions. The conditions. It happens a few times during the winter season.
guide Northern Light is normally visible in the period November- In this case, the tour is postponed to another day if such
• Service of 1st class coach or 1st class minivan March in the evening, however we cannot guarantee transfer is possible or is being replaced by another activity.
throughout the itinerary Northern Lights because it’s a complex natural phenomenon We are not able to offer any further compensation if the
• Arrival and departure transfers to/from which depends on a variety of conditions. If we fail to see Teriberka Tour is replaced by another activity due to weather
Murmansk airport Northern Lights during the first Aurora Hunting Tour one conditions
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