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TERMS AND CONDITIONS TOUR PRICE:Fees are based on tariffs and currency exchange rates in effect in September 2019, and are subject to change should there be a rate revision prior to departure. The tour price of $5,499* is based on a minimum of 30 passengers. Cancellation of the pilgrimage is Finland, possible if fewer than 30 sign up. ACCOMMODATIONS: Pilgrims stay in first class hotels based on double occupancy with private facilities. Single room supplement is $635, based on availability. Requests for a roommate will be accommodated, when possible, but are not guaranteed. The single-room supplement will be assessed if a roommate is not available when the group is finalized. Estonia MEALS: Breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided as indicated in the itinerary. TIPS AND TAXES: Extra costs normally appearing on hotel and restaurant bills as “services” are included in tour price, as are all government and local taxes on hotels and meals. Airport fees, departure taxes and fuel surcharges are not included, and will be billed at time of ticketing. SIGHTSEEING: Travel will be by modern, air-conditioned motor coach and high speed train, including services of English-speaking guide and entrance fees paid to all sites on itinerary. NOT INCLUDED: 1) Optional travel insurance is not included. Enclosed insurance Russia recommendation form must be signed to acknowledge that you have read the recommendation. & 2) Also not included are meals not included in itinerary, plus laundry, wines, liquors, sightseeing or services other than those specifically listed, items of a personal nature, and excess baggage charges. 3) *Airport fees, departure taxes and fuel surcharges are calculated at the prevailing rate at the time of ticketing, and will be billed at that time. ASSISTANCE: Pilgrims who require personal assistance must be accompanied by a paying passenger who will provide that assistance. DEPOSIT AND CANCELLATION: A deposit of $500 per person is required to secure Winter Palace – St. Petersburg, Russia reservations, all of which will be applied to the price of the tour, with the balance to be paid in full no later than February 13, 2020. Written cancellations must be received by OCP Pilgrimages prior to January 17, 2020 to receive a refund. Participants who cancel on or after January 17, 2020, or after registration has been closed, are responsible for the entire cost of the pilgrimage. AIR TRANSPORTATION: Round trip air transportation is provided between Portland/ Helsinki, Finland and Moscow/Portland in economy class jet via Delta Airlines. If pilgrims cancel on or after January 17, 2020, or after tickets are written, whichever comes first, 100 percent of airfare will be forfeited by passenger. All airfares are subject to government approval and may change without notice. INSURANCE: We recommend everyone purchase travel insurance. We urge this because insurance is not included in the tour price. Because of the cost of medical care outside the United States, and since Medicare does not provide coverage outside the U.S., there is the possibility that your own insurance provider may not cover you. Additionally, high costs are associated with escorted air evacuation. A Travel Insurance Recommendation form was mailed to you with the registration form. Both forms must be signed and returned to OCP Pilgrimages with your initial deposit. The Kremlin – Moscow, Russia RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY: OCP Pilgrimages and participating tour operators operate the land tours as agents of the hotels, bus operators, sightseeing contractors and others who provide the actual land and sea arrangements. They are not liable for any act, omission, delay, OCP Pilgrimages invites you to injury, loss, damage or non-performance occurring in connection with these arrangements. Air carriers and other transportation companies whose services are featured in these tours are not to be held responsible for any act, omission or event during the time passengers are not on board. accompany us on pilgrimage The Kremlin – Moscow, Russia The contract in use by these companies when issued shall constitute the sole contract between the companies and the purchaser of the tours and/or passage. April 26 – May 7, 2020 MISCELLANOUS FEES: All changes must be received in writing and may incur a charge for Wednesday, May 6: Moscow Thursday, May 7: Departure each revision. Deposits received on or after January 17, 2020 may incur a late registration fee. $5,499* LAND ARRANGEMENTS: The tour operator reserves the right to change the itinerary Following breakfast, visit the Kremlin, Moscow’s We depart from Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport to begin because of emergencies or extenuating circumstances beyond our control. fortified city. The complex includes numerous palaces the journey home. (Breakfast) Tour 2020-040 and churches, and the name has become synonymous with Russia’s government. Also see the GUM state Rev. John Henderson, department store and Zaryadye Park, the first new park For more information or to register contact: in Moscow for over 50 years. Opened by President Putin Carol Percin pastor of St. Anthony’s in 2017, the park was included in Time Magazine’s list of 800-547-8992 or [email protected] Catholic Church in Tigard, the world’s greatest places the following year. Then enjoy will lead this a free afternoon for last minute shopping or sightseeing before reconvening for a special farewell dinner and 12-day pilg rimage. Mass show. (Breakfast and Dinner) PO Box 18030 will be celebrated daily. Portland, Oregon 97218-0030 Sunday, April 26: In flight Sunday, May 3: St. Petersburg Depart Portland International Airport for an overnight Founded by Tsar Peter the Great in 1703, St. Petersburg flight to Helsinki, Finland. was the imperial capital before the Russian Revolution of 1917, when that honor was given to Moscow. In 1924, Monday, April 27: Helsinki the city was named Leningrad after Vladimir Lenin, one Arrive in Helsinki, capital of Finland and the most of the main leaders of the Revolution, but regained its northerly capital in Europe. Transfer to our central hotel original title when Communism collapsed in 1989. See for relaxation and dinner. (Dinner) the city on a morning tour, including St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Nevsky Prospekt, the statue of Peter the Great and the Tuesday, April 28: Helsinki Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum, the largest in the Situated on the tip of a peninsula and surrounded by world. Enjoy a free afternoon for shopping or sightseeing. hundreds of islands, Helsinki was founded in 1550 by (Breakfast and Dinner) Gustav I of Sweden and often comes top in surveys which measure quality of life through various metrics. Visit magnificent Senate Square, home to the Government Palace, Helsinki Cathedral and the main buildings of Helsinki University. Warren Beatty substituted the square for St. Petersburg in his 1981 film ‘Reds’. See Finlandia Palace, a magnificent modernist cultural center on Töölönlahti Bay and visit the amazing Temppeliaukio Rock Church. Then enjoy an afternoon at leisure. (Breakfast & Dinner) Historic Center – Tallinn, Estonia St. Isaac Cathedral – St. Petersburg, Russia Tallinn is divided into upper and lower towns, and has Friday, May 1: Savonlinna one of the best-preserved medieval centers in Europe. Situated on a group of islands between Lakes Haapavesi Visit Town Hall Square, Nevsky Cathedral and the Monday, May 4: St. Petersburg and Pihlajavesi in Finnish Lakeland, Savonlinna developed characteristic Pikk Street, and enjoy a short walk on the Drive a short distance outside St. Petersburg this morning in the shadow of the island castle of Olavinlinna. Built city walls. After some free time for shopping, take the to visit the summer residence of the Tsars, known as in 1475, the castle is triangular, with three one-hundred ferry back to Helsinki for a free evening. (Breakfast) Catherine’s Palace after Catherine the Great. Built in the foot towers along one side. Visit the castle as part of our Rococo style and about 1,000 feet long, well over 200 Thursday, April 30: Savonlinna guided tour this morning. Then take to the water for a pounds of gold were used to gild the facade and statues. spectacular lake cruise, enjoying lunch on the water. Free Leave Helsinki to the east, stopping after a short drive The amazing Amber Room was looted by the Nazis afternoon to explore. (Breakfast and Lunch) at Finland’s second-oldest town, Porvoo. Enjoy a stroll during World War II, but recreated in the 1980s and 1990s Helsinki Cathedral – Helsinki, Finland around its well-preserved streets, lined with wooden Saturday, May 2: St. Petersburg exactly as the original was. Following a guided tour, houses, and visit Porvoo Cathedral. It was here in 1809 return to St. Petersburg for the rest of the day at leisure. Depart Savonlinna to the south, crossing the border with Wednesday, April 29: Helsinki that Czar Alexander I of Russia allowed the creation of (Breakfast) Russia. By far the world’s largest country, Russia covers Take to the water for a trip across the Baltic Sea to an autonomous Grand Duchy, recognizing the laws and one-eighth of the inhabited land mass and numbering Tuesday, May 5: Moscow Tallinn, capital of Estonia. The country was ruled by freedom of religion of Finland and forming the modern about 147 million people. Enjoy a tour of Vyborg, an Russia during several historical periods, but gained its state which we know today. Then continue north, passing Take the high-speed train to Russia’s capital, Moscow, attractive medieval town set on an inlet of the Gulf independence when the Soviet Union broke up in 1991. forests, lakes and hundreds of islands to Savonlinna, one arriving in about 3.5 hours. On arrival, enjoy a sightseeing of Finland. Then on to St Petersburg, often known as Today Estonia’s territory consists of a mainland and over of Finland’s most picturesque locations.
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