RUSSIA & THE BALTICS 26 DAYS - AUSTRALIAN-BASED TOUR - Escorted Escapes
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RUSSIA & THE BALTICS
26 DAYS
With you every step of the way
AUSTRALIAN- VISAS, TIPPING
INCLUSIVE SMALL AIRFARES
BASED TOUR & TRANSFERS
SIGHTSEEING* GROUPS* INCLUDED*
HOST* INCLUDED*
26 DAYS
DEPARTURE DATES
DATE TWIN SOLO
25 Aug - 19 Sep 2021 $13,495* $15,995*
For additional information on this trip, including tour suitability
and activity levels, please refer to the detailed trip notes at
www.escortedescapes.com.au. Prices are per person.
THE ESCORTED ESCAPES INCLUSIONS
3 AIRFARES INCLUDED*
3
3
FULLY ESCORTED HOLIDAYS*
VISAS, TRANSFERS, TIPPING INCLUDED* RUSSIA &
3
3
SMALL GROUPS
INCLUSIVE SIGHTSEEING*
*
THE BALTICS
DAY 1 AUSTRALIA - MOSCOW
Our Escorted Escape begins as we fly from Australia to Moscow.
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS Tonight will be spent in the air en-route to Russia.
• Explore Red Square, the Kremlin and the DAY 2 MOSCOW
Armoury in Moscow Upon arrival in Moscow, we will be met by our tour leader and transferred to
our hotel. The remainder of the afternoon is at your leisure before we meet
• Visit the majestic Peterhof Grand Palace
in the evening for our welcome dinner.
and Catherine Palace in St. Petersburg Meals: B + D Accommodation: Azimut Hotel Olympic
• Cross the mighty Danube River on Budapest’s DAY 3 MOSCOW
famous Chain Bridge We spend today exploring the founding centre of Moscow, the Kremlin
and Red Square. Wander within the walls of this ancient fortress and admire
• Wander around the historic Town Hall square the magnificent St. Basil’s Cathedral.
in the middle of the medieval Tallinn Meals: B Accommodation: Azimut Hotel Olympic
• Appreciate art and culture at the second- DAY 4 MOSCOW
largest museum in the world, the Hermitage This morning we tour Moscow’s unique and beautiful Metro stations. See the
State Museum beautiful mosaics, marble pillars, stained glass and artwork that make the
Moscow metro unlike any other metro system in the world. Tonight we have
• Visit Riga, known for its wooden buildings, art the opportunity to enjoy either an iconic Russian Ballet Theatre show or the
nouveau architecture and medieval Old Town famous Moscow Circus.
Meals: B Accommodation: Azimut Hotel Olympic
• Remember Poland’s tragic past with a tour
DAY 5 SUZDAL
of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp We depart for Suzdal today via Vladimir, where we visit the Assumption
and museum and Dmitrievsky Cathedrals. In Suzdal we explore the Suzdal Kremlin,
• Travel on high speed train between Moscow Monastery and Wooden Architecture and Peasant Life museum, which offers
a fascinating glimpse into the lives of the rural folk in the area. This evening
and St. Petersburg
enjoy a group dinner at your hotel.
Meals: B + D Accommodation: Sokol Hotel
DAY 6 MOSCOW
Today we travel to Sergiev Posad where we will visit the Trinity Lavra Monastery
of St. Sergius, the most important monastery in Russia and the spiritual center
of the Russian Orthodox Church. Before we travel back to Moscow, we get to
test our creative skills with a Russian doll painting master class.
Road
Meals: B Accommodation: Azimut Hotel Olympic
Tallinn
4 Train DAY 7 ST. PETERSBURG
2 St. Petersburg 1 Nights
Travel by high-speed train from Moscow to St. Petersburg today. On arrival,
SWEDEN ESTONIA we tour St. Petersburg, including a visit to Nevsky Prospekt Street, the main
thoroughfare of St. Petersburg, as well as the Statue of Peter the Great and
Riga 2 the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, known for its onion-shaped
LATVIA domes and colourful exterior.
1 Suzdal Meals: B + D Accommodation: Original Sokos Olympia Grand Hotel
LITHUANIA
2 Vilnius 3 1 Moscow DAY 8 ST. PETERSBURG
Today we explore St. Petersburg, including the Peter & Paul Fortress, founded
by Peter the Great in 1703. We also visit the impressive St. Isaac’s Cathedral,
POLAND BELARUS RUSSIA
whose dome dominates the St. Petersburg skyline. Our afternoon is spent
Warsaw 3 at the Museum of Russian Vodka.
GERMANY Meals: B Accommodation: Original Sokos Olympia Grand Hotel
3 Krakow
DAY 9 ST. PETERSBURG
UKRAINE Palaces are today’s theme as we embark on a short road trip to visit
SLOVAKIA nearby palaces and parks at Peterhof and Pushkin. Catherine Palace, with
its elaborate blue and white facade, is a magnificent example of Russian
Budapest 2 baroque, while Peterhof’s Versailles inspired palace and vast parklands
HUNGARY ROMANIA with numerous fountains are a sight to behold!
Meals: B Accommodation: Original Sokos Olympia Grand Hotel
www.escortedescapes.com.au DAY 10 ST. PETERSBURG DAY 18 WARSAW We spend our last morning in St. Petersburg appreciating art and culture Spend today exploring Warsaw. Highlights include the Royal Castle, Rising at the Hermitage State Museum, the second largest museum in the world. Museum and Poland’s tallest building; the Palace of Culture and Science, The afternoon is free for you to spend at your leisure. where you can admire the views from the observation deck. Meals: B Accommodation: Original Sokos Olympia Grand Hotel Meals: B + D Accommodation: Polonial Palace DAY 11 TALLINN DAY 19 WARSAW Today we depart St. Petersburg and head for the Estonian capital, Tallinn. Today is at leisure for you to relax and enjoy Warsaw. You could make your Just across the border, we stop at Narva, to explore Hermann Castle and way back to the Old Town and explore in-depth, take in the gardens,do some Art Gallery. Lunch is included before we continue our journey to Tallinn. shopping or enjoy a traditional Polish lunch at one of the many restaurants. Meals: B + L Accommodation: Park Inn Meriton Meals: B + D Accommodation: Polonial Palace DAY 12 TALLINN DAY 20 KRAKOW Spend the morning exploring Tallinn, including the Alexander Nevsky We travel across Poland to Krakow today via Tokarina, where we will explore Cathedral and St. Olaf’s Church, before enjoying a Medieval lunch at a local the Kielce Region Countryside Museum, an open-air folk museum with restaurant. This afternoon is free to explore Tallinn further at your leisure. historic buildings such as homesteads, cottages, windmills and watermills Meals: B + L Accommodation: Park Inn Meriton as well as a splendid manor house. DAY 13 RIGA Meals: B + D Accommodation: Inx Design We depart for Riga today. After crossing the border into Latvia, we make stops Day 21 KRAKOW at the Turaida Castle complex in Sigulda and the Soviet Underground Bunker Spend this morning touring the city of Krakow. We visit the Wawel castle as in Ligatne before continuing onto Riga. well as the Jewish district of Kazimierz in the Old Town, now a jumble of Meals: B Accommodation: Opera Hotel & Spa galleries, quirky shops, vintage clothing stores and bars. The afternoon is free DAY 14 RIGA for you to explore at your leisure. Today our exploration of Riga includes the Riga Cathedra, the Freedom Meals: B Accommodation: Inx Design Monument and St.Peter’s Church, where you can take the lift to the Day 22 KRAKOW observation deck for 360-degree views of the city of Riga. We visit the Today we travel to Oświęcim and take a guided tour of Auschwitz and Museum of the Occupation of Latvia that covers the period when the Birkenau concentration and extermination camps, synonymous with Russians and German Nazis occupied Latvia. genocide and the Holocaust. Visit the onsite museum to learn about the Nazi Meals: B + D Accommodation: Opera Hotel & Spa Holocaust and how the camps functioned. DAY 15 VILNIUS Meals: B Accommodation: Inx Design Our journey through the Baltics continues as we head into Lithuania today. Day 23 BUDAPEST En-route we visit the Ninth Fort Memorial, completed in the 1900s as a final This morning we continue into Hungary and on to Budapest, where we spend part of Kaunas Fortress and located on the outskirts of Kaunas, Lithuania’s the afternoon getting acquainted with the city. Take a short tour which includes second largest city. the famous Chain Bridge that spans the River Danube between Buda in the Meals: B Accommodation: Hotel Avenue Congress west and Pest in the east and the Dohany Great Synagogue and museum. DAY 16 VILNIUS Meals: B Accommodation: Novotel Danube Today we visit local sights including the Vilnius Cathedral and Gediminas Day 24 BUDAPEST Castle, as well as the Uzupis district in the old town, which in 1997 declared We further explore Budapest today, where our highlights include the Buda itself an Independent Republic. We also head to the nearby Trakai Castle, Palace and Budapest History Museum. The afternoon is at your leisure before located on an island in Lake Galvė. we meet up for our farewell dinner at a local restaurant. Meals: B Accommodation: Hotel Avenue Congress Meals: B + D Accommodation: Novotel Danube DAY 17 WARSAW Day 25 BUDAPEST - AUSTRALIA It’s a long travel day today as we make our way into Poland. Just across the Today we farewell Budapest and head to the airport for our flight home. border, we stop at Bialystok for lunch at a local restaurant. After lunch we Day 26 AUSTRALIA continue our journey to Warsaw, the capital of Poland. Our Escorted Escapes concludes today. Farewell your new friends and tour Meals: B + L Accommodation: Polonial Palace host as you head home.
T O P 1 0 “ Better to see something
once than to hear about
REASONS TO
AVEL WITH US
it a thousand times.
”
Susan Sontag
TR
SMALL GROUPS AIRFARES INCLUDED OUR ACCOMMODATION
We offer a small-group experience on all of our Every Escorted Escape includes return economy We use a range of quality accommodation
Escorted Escapes. We guarantee our group size airfares from Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, including hotels, lodges, luxury tented camps and
will never exceed 20 travellers on any one tour. Melbourne or Adelaide), plus all internal flights as cruise cabins. We take pride in selecting the best
With fewer travellers in our groups, you’ll spend per the itinerary. For available upgrades locations and guarantee that all accommodation
less time checking into hotels and getting on (and (at additional cost) or departures from Australian includes private ensuite facilities. With our small
off) transport and more time seeing the sights. cities not listed above please contact your group sizes, we have the flexibility to stay in
consultant for pricing. We generally use premium smaller boutique properties, where available, to
AUSTRALIAN-BASED TOUR HOST airlines for all long haul travel, to give you the further enhance your travel experience. Please
Each and every tour is hosted by an experienced most direct flights and best connection times to refer to the trip itinerary for the hotels we have
travel professional. Our hosts have travelled our destination. Deviations from the group are carefully selected for your trip*.
extensively themselves and have a passion for often possible, please contact your consultant
exploring our wonderful world. We are there to who will customise your itinerary to make the MEAL INCLUSIONS
liaise with the local operators to ensure you most of your trip. Breakfast is included each day for your
relax and enjoy your holiday while we take care of convenience. We also offer a selection of
the details. VISAS, TIPPING & TRANSFERS INCLUDED included meals as per the trip itinerary, while
We believe travel should be simple and easy for allowing plenty of opportunities for you to sample
TOUR LEADERS & LOCAL GUIDES you, which is why we include as many costs as the local cuisine at your leisure.
Each of our trips include a local English-speaking possible, including transfers from your home to
tour leader who is your destination expert, in the airport (to the value of $100). Visa costs for SOLO TRAVELLERS
addition to your Australian-based tour host. We Australian passport holders are also included If you’re travelling solo you don’t need to be
also utilise the services of expert local guides in every tour. We take care of tipping for group travelling alone. With our Escorted Escapes,
where appropriate to enhance your experience in activities as well as for your tour leader, local you have the opportunity to travel with a whole
the key destinations. guides and drivers. new set of friends. Our single supplements are
designed to keep the cost down and remove the
UNIQUE ITINERARIES INCLUSIVE SIGHTSEEING stress of travelling by yourself.
Each itinerary is carefully planned and unique to While our trips are leisurely paced, we pride
Escorted Escapes. They are individually designed ourselves on including the very best sightseeing
with our clientele in mind, reflecting our extensive on offer in each location. Please refer to the
travel industry experience and valued customer itinerary and trip notes for daily inclusions.
feedback. We prefer to travel at a leisurely pace, Optional activities (at additional cost)
minimising one night stays in favour may also be available in certain locations.
of two and three-night stays at key destinations.
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