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table of contents: BALTICVISION is the largest provider of guaranteed escorted tours and city breaks in the Baltic Sea region and beyond. Our tours combine three things which are important Intro 2 for modern travellers: affordable prices, first class service and plenty of individual Baltic Lifestyle 4 choices. Deluxe programs offer more luxury and exclusivity. BALTICVISION Baltic Impressions 6 Baltic Metropoles 8 distributes its products through an extensive network of reliable and trustworthy Baltic Highlights 10 tour operators. Baltic Classical 11 Baltic and Russian Explorer 12 A First Class Product Baltic Revelation 14 Baltic and Russian Explorer 16 GUARANTEED ESCORTED TOURS SERVICE STANDARDS The Czar Route 18 All our tours are guaranteed. They are offered in five Hotels: We are using good centrally located superior three- Russian Capitals 20 different languages (English, German, Italian, Spanish and star, four-star or five-star hotels. We reserve the right to Russian Capitals and Golden Ring 22 Portuguese). Depending on sales, most tours are bilingual change the featured hotels. Alternative hotels will be of and guests are normally from a number of different the same standard as the featured hotels both in terms of Russian Capitals and Tatarstan 24 countries. Other guests with the same languages may standard and location. If any changes from featured hotels, Baltic Triangle 26 join in or may leave during a tour. Our tours represent a final hotel names will be advised latest one month prior St.Petersburg City Break 27 unique possibility to meet people across borders and win to arrival. new friends. Breakfast: Breakfast is buffet style at all hotels. Polish and Baltic Jewels 28 Polish Splendours 30 Classical Ukraine 31 Scenic Ukraine and Poland 32 Booking conditions 34

2 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 escorts. The tour escorts are very experienced and most have been working for us for many years. The tour escorts are assisted by local guides if needed or required.

Portage: Portage of one piece of luggage is included at all four and five star hotels and at railway stations when indicated. special highlight dinners at local restaurants. Dinners questionnaire. The questionnaires are handed over at hotels are substantial 3-course set menu or buffet to the guests during the welcome meeting or at the Visa support: Visa is required for almost all nationalities style and include ice-water and coffee/tea. Highlight start of the tour and collected at the end of the tour. for tours including Russia and Belarus, and only for dinners at local restaurants include a substantial Moreover, we are happy to receive feedback in any some few nationalities for tours covering EU destinations 3-course menu with ice-water and coffee/tea. In other form aiming to help us to maintain and raise the and Ukraine. Unless otherwise indicated, we supply visa some cases alcoholic drinks or live entertainment is standard of our product. support complementary. included. The highlight dinners at local restaurants include guide and transport, in few cases the Safety and security: Safety and security is a priority Number of guests: We do not aim at mass tourism. restaurants are within walking distance from the hotel in all our operations. We collaborate only with For our best-selling tours, we allow max 45 guests on (max 10 min walk) and transport is not included. At suppliers that guarantee the same. We carefully the same tour. However, the average number of guests both hotels and local restaurants additional drinks can is around 25–30. For a number of other tours we are be ordered and paid for at the spot. check the insurance and operating licenses of all our further limiting the number of guest. The maximum suppliers. number of guests allowed on these tours is indicated in the programs. This firm policy secures more value and PRE- AND POST STAYS PRICE POLICY more comfort for our guests. We offer attractive hotel rates for guests who would like to arrive earlier or depart later. Please ask for All prices in this catalogue include service and VAT. SPECIAL FEATURES a detailed pricelist. We are also capable of offering All prices are gross rates and are commissionable to more comprehensive customized pre- and post- reliable and trustworthy tour operators. Arrival and departure transfers: Guests can pre- arrangements on and around the destinations. Please order private arrival and departure transfers. By arrival contact us for detailed offer. transfer the guests are met by a driver with a name board BOOKINGS reading their surnames in the arrival hall of the airport. We recommend to use B2B online booking platform Guests should co-ordinate their departure transfer with QUALITY, SAFETY AND SECURITY Seagull-online.com for bookings. It is the fastest and the tour escort. Quality control: We ask all guests to fill out a service easiest way to get instant confirmations. Welcome meeting: During the welcome meeting, the guests are served a welcome drink. The tour escort introduces the program and the optional tours, and the guests receive various materials such as a personalized program and information material. On the few tours, where indicated, there is no welcome meeting and the tour escort will brief the guests and hand out information material at the start of the tour.

MORE VALUE Optional excursions and dinners: Most of our tours come with an extensive choice of optional excursions and dinners. The optional services can be booked in advance or during the tour. The optional excursions feature important highlights not included into the standard sightseeing tours and always include transport, guide service and entrances. The optional dinners are half-board at hotel or 3 Tallinn Vihula

Tartu Liepaja Riga Valmiera Daugavpils

Vilnius

Baltic Lifestyle

DAY 1 (SUNDAY): ARRIVAL TALLINN DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY): TARTU–MARCIENA Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel Santa Departing from Tartu, we head south and soon we reach Barbara*** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. Valmiera, a Hanseatic town founded in the 14th century, June–August 2021, when the Livonian Order built a castle here. We make DAY 2 (MONDAY): TALLINN–VIHULA a short tour of the town and a visit the small, private 11 days/10 nights: The Estonian capital is a charming blend of medieval Valmiermuiza Brewery, where we are introduced to the tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old secrets of beer brewing and are invited to test the produce. Dates: Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, The day continues with a visit to local farm to sample the galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. delicious organic cheese produced by the farmers. Late in GLB01: 27.06–07.07.21 The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city the afternoon we arrive to Hotel Marciena Manor****, a GLB02: 18.07–28.07.21 walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, picturesque and romantic estate in the middle of Latvia. GLB03: 01.08–11.08.21 Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old This evening offers a BBQ dinner at Marciena Manor. GLB04: 15.08–25.08.21 Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. After leaving Tallinn we reach Lahemaa National Park in the early afternoon and DAY 5 (THURSDAY): MARCIENA–DAUGAVPILS Package prices per person: check-in at Hotel Vihula Manor Country Club & Spa****, Leaving Marciena our first stop is in Aglona, where we visit EUR 1095.00 (double occupancy) a charming 16th century estate located in the heart of the Aglona Basilica built in late baroque style and a ceramics EUR 350.00 (single supplement) park. The dinner at Kaval-Ants Tavern features a genuine workshop, an important symbol of Latgalian culture. Estonian countryside meal in the rustic ambience of the From here, our tour continues to Daugavpils, Latvia’s 2nd old ice-cellar. largest city. We tour the historical centre of the city and Including: visit the 19th century Daugavpils Fortress and the Mark • •10 overnights at centrally located 3-4 star DAY 3 (TUESDAY): VIHULA–TARTU Rothko Art Centre, the only place in Europe, where the hotels After breakfast, we visit Lahemaa National Park with its original masterpieces by the famous founder of abstract • 10 x buffet breakfast wide stretches of beautiful untouched nature and many expressionism can be seen. Just outside the city we find • Estonian dinner at Restaurant Kaval-Ants Tavern, BBQ dinner at Marciena Manor, 3 charming manor houses. We embark on a delightful the lovely Sventes Manor and we check in at Hotel Svente course Latvian farewell dinner with black walking tour through the park (2 hours, medium) and visit Manor****. balsam at Restaurant Three the impressive Manor House in Palmse, a testament to the • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or industrious von Pahlen family. We continue to Tartu, the DAY 6 (FRIDAY): DAUGAVPILS–VILNIUS juice University Town, where Estonia gained its statehood. We Today we continue southwards into Lithuania and an in • Personalized welcome package see the charming Old Town and the University founded in the middle of the day we arrive at Aukstatija National Park • Entrances to Palmse Manor, Valmiermuiza 1632. Check in at Hotel London**** or similar. with its many lakes, rivulets and streams scattered between Brewery, organic cheese sampling at a local farm, Aglona Basilica, ceramics show-room in Aglona, Mark Rothko Art Centre in Daugavpils, Old University in Vilnius and Trinity Church in Liepaja • Bike and helmet rentals for biking program on Day 6 • Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours • Service of 1st class van throughout the itinerary Small groups: Max. 16 guests in the groups

Min. booking of 2 guests, latest booking 15 days prior to arrival

4 forests and hills. We explore the park on a 20km bike Roma**** or similar. The evening offers an optional countryside sausages and much more. In the evening, ride through the scenic landscapes and visit the pretty casual dinner at a beach café right on the wide sandy we enjoy a Latvian farewell dinner at the stylish lakeside town of Paluse, famous for its wooden church. beach. Restaurant Three with traditional Latvian specialties Late in the afternoon, we head towards Vilnius. Upon topped off with a shot of Riga Black Balsam. arrival we check in at Hotel Artis**** or similar. . DAY 9 (MONDAY): LIEPAJA Liepaja takes its name from the numerous lime trees DAY 11 (THURSDAY): RIGA DEPARTURE DAY 7 (SATURDAY): VILNIUS in the city. We start the day with a short stroll in the Optional transfer to the airport. Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval Old Town with the Trinity Church and we visit Jurmala buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing Park and the former Naval Port area with its famous tour includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking Orthodox Cathedral. Afterwards we drive through the tour of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas former Duchy of Courland and visit its former capital Optional: Tower, Peter and Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old Kuldiga, before we head further to Jurmala, the vibrant • Transfer airport to Hotel Santa Barbara: EUR 35.00 for University and the Gates of Dawn. The afternoon is free Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden architecture private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private van for exploring more of this baroque jewel on our own. and sandy beaches. Here we do a walking tour on the (4-7 persons) In the evening an optional zeppelinas culinary master sandy beach. We reach Riga late in the afternoon and • Zeppelinas masterclass and Lithuanian dinner at class and a traditional Lithuanian dinner at Restaurant check in at Hotel Wellton Centrum**** or similar. Restaurant Senoji Trobele: EUR 35.00 pp Senoji Trobele is on our program. • Casual dinner on the beach in Liepaja: EUR 35.00 pp DAY 10 (TUESDAY): RIGA • Visit to Riga Central Market: EUR 40.00 pp DAY 8 (SUNDAY): VILNIUS–LIEPAJA Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga • Transfer Hotel Wellton Centrum to airport: EUR 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private van From Vilnius we continue towards Trakai, the medieval is the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a (4-7 persons) capital of Lithuania, where we make a stop near Trakai true kaleidoscope of various architectural styles. The • Half board at hotels (7 x 3 course dinner with coffee/ Castle, beautifully located on an island in Lake Galve. walking tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, tea): EUR 175.00 pp We continue through the hilly landscapes of Lithuania Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, Swedish Gates, to Klaipeda. A short sightseeing tour takes us to the Three Brothers, Large and Small Guild House and the Old Town with its narrow cobblestone streets and old Freedom Monument. The afternoon is reserved for an guild houses and we visit the Theater Square and optional visit to one of the largest markets in Europe, the Aennchen von Tharau Fountain. Along the coast, Riga Central Market, where we will learn about Latvian we continue onwards into Latvia and soon we arrive cuisine and Latvian organic food and sample Latvian at the coastal town of Liepaja. Check in at Hotel Art specialities, such as black bread, vegetables, fresh fish, 5 Tallinn

Riga Cesis

Klaipeda Vilnius Baltic Impressions

DAY 1 (FRIDAY): ARRIVAL TALLINN DAY 5 (TUESDAY): NIDA-LIEPAJA Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu The morning is reserved for a half-day optional tour of the Olympia**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. Curonian Spit, a thin, 100 km stretch of land between the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon with small fishing April–September 2021, DAY 2 (SATURDAY): TALLINN–CESIS villages, pine forests and endless sand dunes. Tour takes After breakfast we drive to the Lahemaa National Park, us to the spectacular Parnidis Dune and Naglis Dune, 10 days/9 nights: where we visit the Manor Houses in Palmse and Vihula. the Hill of Witches in Juodkrante and Thomas Mann’s We continue to Tartu, the university town, where Estonia summerhouse. In early afternoon we head towards Liepaja Dates: gained its statehood. We see the charming Old Town and where we arrive in early afternoon and check in at Hotel the University founded in 1632. From Tartu we drive Promenade***** or similar. The evening offers a casual GBI06: 30.04.–09.05.21 GBI18: 23.07–01.08.21 onwards into Latvia to Cesis, a Hanseatic city with winding dinner at a beach café Red Sun Buffet, right on the wide GBI09: 21.05–30.05.21 GBI19: 30.07–08.08.21 streets, castle ruins and beautiful gardens. Check-in at sandy beach. GBI10: 28.05–06.06.21 GBI20: 06.08–15.08.21 Hotel Cesis*** or similar. GBI11: 04.06–13.06.21 GBI21: 13.08–22.08.21 GBI13: 18.06–27.06.21 GBI22: 20.08–29.08.21 DAY 3 (SUNDAY): CESIS–VILNIUS GBI14: 25.06–04.07.21 GBI23: 27.08–05.09.21 Today we drive through the Gauja National Park to Sigulda, GBI15: 02.07–11.07.21 GBI24: 03.09–12.09.21 a popular holiday resort. We see the ruins of the Episcopal GBI16: 09.07–18.07.21 GBI25: 10.09–19.09.21 Castle and the ruins of the Castle of the Knights of the Sword before we drive around Riga to hit the highway Package prices per person: down to Vilnius. En-route we reach Siauliai and Hill of Crosses, one of the holiest sites of Catholic Lithuania. EUR 995.00 (double occupancy) We head South into Lithuania and reach Vilnius in the EUR 400.00 (single supplement) afternoon, check in at Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva**** or similar. Including: • 9 overnights at centrally located 3-4 star hotels DAY 4 (MONDAY): VILNIUS–NIDA • 9 x buffet breakfast Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval buildings • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour includes a juice panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour of the Old • Personalised welcome package Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, Peter and • Entrances to Palmse Manor House, , Peter Paul Church, St. Anna’s Church, Old University and the and Paul Church in Vilnius, Rundale Palace and Gates of Dawn. After the tour we continue to Curonian Spit medieval Great Guild Hall in Tallinn and Nida, where we arrive late in the afternoon. Check in • Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours at Hotel Nerija*** or similar. The evening offers optional • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class authentic fisherman dinner at “Tik Pas Jona”. minivans throughout the itinerary

Small groups: Optional: Max. 26 guests in the groups • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia: EUR 35.00 for • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 40.00 pp persons) • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp • Casual fisherman dinner at Tik Pas Jona tavern: EUR 35.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia to airport: EUR 35.00 for • 4-hour excursion to the Curonian Spit: EUR 40.00 pp private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 • Casual dinner on the beach at Red Sun Buffet: EUR 35.00 pp persons) • Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: EUR 35.00 pp • Half board at hotels (9 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR • 4-hour excursion to Jurmala: EUR 40.00 pp 285.00 pp 6 • Latvian dinner at Restaurant Three: EUR 40.00 pp DAY 6 (WEDNESDAY): LIEPAJA-RIGA Liepaja takes its name from the numerous lime trees in the city. We start the day with a short stroll in the Old Town with the Trinity Church and we visit Jurmala Park and the former Naval Port area with its famous Orthodox Cathedral. We now continue through Southern Latvia to the magnificent Rundale Palace, the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through Latvia to reach Riga at late afternoon. Check in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar. The evening offers an optional organ concert at the Dome Cathedral.

DAY 7 (THURSDAY): RIGA Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a true kaleidoscope of various architectural styles. The walking tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, Swedish Gates, Three Brothers, Large and Small Guild House and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden architecture and sandy beaches. In the evening enjoy an optional Latvian dinner at the stylish Restaurant Three.

DAY 8 (FRIDAY): RIGA–TALLINN The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the resort before we continue through the North Estonian land of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar.

DAY 9 (SATURDAY): TALLINN Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian Art museum, with its collections of classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv.

DAY 10 (SUNDAY): TALLINN DEPARTURE Optional transfer to the airport.

7 Helsinki Tallinn

Riga Baltic Metropoles Vilnius DAY 1 (SUNDAY): ARRIVAL VILNIUS the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. Arrival in Vilnius, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, May–September 2021, Lietuva**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden 10 days/9 nights architecture and sandy beaches. The evening offers an DAY 2 (MONDAY): VILNIUS optional organ concert at the Dome Cathedral. Dates: Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour includes a DAY 5 (THURSDAY): RIGA GBM10: 30.05-08.06.21 GBM19: 01.08-10.08.21 panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour of the Old After we got acquainted with Riga we have the possibility GBM11: 06.06-15.06.21 GBM20: 08.08-17.08.21 Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, Peter and of discovering medieval Latvia. The optional tour for this morning takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja GBM12: 13.06-22.06.21 GBM21: 15.08-24.08.21 Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old University and the National Park and the town of Sigulda. We listen to the GBM13: 20.06-29.06.21 GBM22: 22.08-31.08.21 Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional excursion medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida and see GBM14: 27.06-06.07.21 GBM23: 29.08-07.09.21 to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with the well the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and of the Castle of GBM15: 04.07-13.07.21 GBM24: 05.09-14.09.21 preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an island in the Knights of the Sword before we return to Riga. The GBM16: 11.07-20.07.21 GBM25: 12.09-21.09.21 Lake Galve. In the evening enjoy an optional folklore dinner GBM17: 18.07-27.07.21 GBM26: 19.09-28.09.21 afternoon offers an optional visit to the Riga Motor Museum at Restaurant Belmontas. which has an impressive collection of vintage car including GBM18: 25.07-03.08.21 a very unique collection of old Soviet limousines from the DAY 3 (TUESDAY): VILNIUS–RIGA Kremlin Garage. In the evening enjoy an optional Latvian Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one dinner at the stylish Restaurant Forest. Package prices per person: of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing EUR 1045.00 (double occupancy) into Latvia, we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, DAY 6 (FRIDAY): RIGA–TALLINN EUR 450.00 (single supplement) the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the Including: rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, resort before we continue through the North Estonian land • 9 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar. of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at • 9 x buffet breakfast the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar. • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY): RIGA juice Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is DAY 7 (SATURDAY): TALLINN • Personalised welcome package the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and • Entrances to Peter and Paul Church in Vilnius, kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place Rundale Palace, medieval Great Guild Hall in the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir Tallinn and Church-in-the-Rock in Helsinki St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing • Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours • Service of Italian and Spanish only speaking tour escort on all tours • Service of Spanish and Portuguese speaking tour escort on tours GBM13, GBM17, GBM19, GBM21 • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary • Ferry ticket Tallinn-Helsinki OW (2nd class) • Portage at hotels

8 tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and to the von Pahlen family, and Sagadi Manor. The tour takes us around the harbours and the Senate Square into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome ends with a visit to the charming 16th century Vihula with the Lutheran Cathedral, up central Mannerheim Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Manor and the Vodka Museum. After lunch break, we Street and by the Parliament Building, the Finlandia Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an head back to Tallinn to take the ferry to Helsinki and Hall, and the Sibelius Monument and for a visit at the optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to enjoy a refreshing tour through the Finnish archipelago famous Church-in-the-Rock. The afternoon offers an KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian Art museum, before arriving in Helsinki. Upon arrival we are optional excursion to Suomenlinna Fortress, a cultural with its collections of classic and contemporary fine transferred to our hotel and check-in at Hotel Radisson treasure which construction was started in the 18th art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at Blu Seaside**** or similar. century as a sea fortress. Located on an island, fortress Restaurant Maikrahv is a unique attraction for visitors. The evening offers DAY 9 (MONDAY): HELSINKI optional Finnish dinner at Restaurant Salve. DAY 8 (SUNDAY): TALLINN–HELSINKI Helsinki is truly located at the crossroads of Western and This day offers an optional day excursion to Lahemaa Eastern culture and this is reflected everywhere in the DAY 10 (TUESDAY): HELSINKI National Park, where we visit Palmse Manor, a memorial green and lively Finnish capital. The sightseeing tour Optional transfer to the airport.

Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva: EUR 35.00 • Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: EUR 35.00 pp • 3-hour excursion with water bus to the Suomenlinna for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan • 4-hour excursion to Jurmala: EUR 40.00 pp Fortress: EUR 60.00 pp (4-7 persons) • Latvian dinner at Restaurant Three: EUR 40.00 pp • Finnish dinner at Restaurant Salve: EUR 60.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to Trakai and visit to Trakai Castle: EUR • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Seaside airport: EUR 80.00 for 40.00 pp 40.00 pp private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private minivan • Folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas: EUR 40.00 pp • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp (4-7 persons) • 4-hour excursion to Gauja National Park: EUR 50.00 pp • 6-hour excursion to Lahemaa National Park: EUR 70.00 pp • Half board at hotels (9 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): • 3-hour excursion to the Riga Motor Museum: EUR 40.00 pp EUR 285.00 pp 9 Tallinn

Riga

Vilnius

Baltic Highlights

DAY 1 (SUNDAY): ARRIVAL VILNIUS DAY 5 (THURSDAY): RIGA March–October 2021, Arrival in Vilnius, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu After we got acquainted with Riga, we have the possibility Lietuva **** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. of discovering medieval Latvia. The optional tour for this 8 days/7 nights: morning takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja DAY 2 (MONDAY): VILNIUS National Park and the town of Sigulda. We listen to the Dates: Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida and see GBH01: 28.03-04.04.21 GBH18: 25.07-01.08.21 buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and of the Castle of GBH03: 11.04-18.04.21 GBH19: 01.08-08.08.21 includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour the Knights of the Sword before we return to Riga. The GBH05: 25.04-02.05.21 GBH20: 08.08-15.08.21 of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, afternoon offers an optional visit to the Riga Motor GBH06: 02.05-09.05.21 GBH21: 15.08-22.08.21 Peter and Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old University Museum which has an impressive collection of vintage car GBH09: 23.05-30.05.21 GBH22: 22.08-29.08.21 and the Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional including a very unique collection of old Soviet limousines GBH10: 30.05-06.06.21 GBH23: 29.08-05.09.21 excursion to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with from the Kremlin Garage. In the evening enjoy an optional GBH11: 06.06-13.06.21 GBH24: 05.09-12.09.21 the well preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on Latvian dinner at the stylish Restaurant Three. GBH12: 13.06-20.06.21 GBH25: 12.09-19.09.21 an island in Lake Galve. In the evening enjoy an optional DAY 6 (FRIDAY): RIGA–TALLINN GBH13: 20.06-27.06.21 GBH26: 19.09-26.09.21 folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas. GBH14: 27.06-04.07.21 GBH27: 26.09-03.10.21 The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the GBH15: 04.07-11.07.21 GBH28: 03.10-10.10.21 DAY 3 (TUESDAY): VILNIUS–RIGA resort before we continue through the North Estonian land GBH16: 11.07-18.07.21 GBH29: 10.10-17.10.21 Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one GBH17: 18.07-25.07.21 of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar. into Latvia, we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. DAY 7 (SATURDAY): TALLINN Package prices per person: Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and EUR 695.00 (double occupancy) rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place EUR 300.00 (single supplement) check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar. in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY): RIGA tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into Including: Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, • 7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and • 7 x buffet breakfast kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award- juice St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, winning new Estonian Art museum, with its collections of • Personalised welcome package the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an • Entrances to Peter and Paul Church in Vilnius, The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, Rundale Palace and medieval Great Guild Hall in optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv. Tallinn the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden • Service of English and German speaking tour architecture and sandy beaches. The evening offers an DAY 8 (SUNDAY): TALLINN DEPARTURE escort on all tours optional organ concert at the Dome Cathedral. Optional transfer to airport. • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour escort on all tours Optional: • Service of Spanish and Portuguese speaking • Transfer airport to Hotel Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva: EUR 35.00 • Latvian dinner at Restaurant Three: EUR 40.00 pp tour escort on tours GBH13, GBH17, GBH19, for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR 40.00 GBH21 persons) pp • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class • 3-hour excursion to Trakai and visit to Trakai Castle: EUR 40.00 • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp minivans throughout the itinerary pp • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia to airport: EUR 35.00 for • Portage at hotels • Folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas: EUR 40.00 pp private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 • 4-hour excursion to Gauja National Park: EUR 50.00 pp persons) • 3-hour excursion to the Riga Motor Museum: EUR 40.00 pp • Half board at hotels (7 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR • Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: EUR 35.00 pp 195.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Jurmala with City Museum: EUR 40.00 pp • Supplement for accommodation at superior rooms at hotels: 10 EUR 125.00 per person Tallinn

Riga

Klaipeda Vilnius

Baltic Classical

DAY 1 (SUNDAY): ARRIVAL VILNIUS St. Peter’s Church, Swedish Gates, Three Brothers, Large Arrival in Vilnius, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu and Small Guild House and the Freedom Monument. The Lietuva**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden May–September 2021, DAY 2 (MONDAY): VILNIUS–KLAIPEDA architecture and sandy beaches. In the evening enjoy an 8 days/7 nights: Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval optional Latvian dinner at the stylish Restaurant Three. buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour Dates: includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour DAY 6 (FRIDAY): RIGA–TALLINN of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, The tour continues along the coastal highway to the GCA13: 20.06-27.06.21 Peter and Paul Church, St. Anna’s Church, Old University Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the GCA15: 04.07-11.07.21 and the Gates of Dawn. After the tour we continue to resort before we continue through the North Estonian land GCA17: 18.07-25.07.21 Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania and we see the of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at GCA19: 01.08-08.08.21 well preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar. GCA20: 08.08-15.08.21 island in Lake Galve. The balance of the day is spent en GCA21: 15.08-22.08.21 route to Klaipeda, where we arrive late afternoon. Check-in DAY 7 (SATURDAY): TALLINN GCA23: 29.08-05.09.21 at Hotel Radisson Blu Klaipeda**** or similar. The medieval Old Town is a busy place in the summer with GCA25: 12.09-19.09.21 its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés DAY 3 (TUESDAY): KLAIPEDA and restaurants. The sightseeing tour takes us around the The day is reserved for a full-day optional tour to the old medieval city walls and into the Old Town where we Curonian Spit, a thin, 100 km stretch of land between the Package prices per person: see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon with small fishing EUR 745.00 (double occupancy) Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In villages, pine forests and endless sand dunes. Our first stop EUR 350.00 (single supplement) is the Hill of Witches in Juodkrante. After that we continue the afternoon an optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg to Nida, where we visit the High Dunes, Thomas Mann’s Park and visit to KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian summerhouse and get acquainted with the charming Art museum, with its collections of classic and contemporary Including: fine art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at • 7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels resort town before we drive back to Klaipeda. The evening Restaurant Maikrahv. • 7 x buffet breakfast offers an optional Lithuanian dinner at Frederiko Pasazas.. • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or DAY 8 (SUNDAY): TALLINN DEPARTURE juice DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY): KLAIPEDA–RIGA • Personalised welcome package Klaipeda first became a part of Lithuania in 1923 and had Optional transfer to the airport. • Entrances to Peter and Paul Church in Vilnius a long history as a German town called Memel. A short and medieval Great Guild Hall in Tallinn sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town with its narrow, • Service of English and Italian speaking tour cobblestone streets and old guild houses and we visit the Optional: escort on all tours Theatre Square and the Aennchen von Tharau Fountain. • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva: EUR 35.00 • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class We now continue to the Samogitia National Park, where for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan minivans throughout the itinerary (4-7 persons) we embark on a walking tour around the picturesque • 4-hour excursion to the Curonian Spit: EUR 80.00 pp • Portage at hotels Lake Plateliai. After that we continue to Siauliai and Hill of • Lithuanian dinner at Restaurant Frederiko Pasazas: EUR Crosses, one of the holiest sites of Catholic Lithuania. We 35.00 pp head North into Latvia and reach Riga in the afternoon, • Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: EUR 35.00 pp check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar. • 4-hour excursion to Jurmala: EUR 40.00 pp The evening offers an optional organ concert at the Dome • Latvian dinner at Restaurant Three: EUR 40.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR Cathedral. 40.00 pp Small groups: • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp Max. 26 guests in the groups DAY 5 (THURSDAY): RIGA • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia to airport: EUR 35.00 Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a true (4-7 persons) kaleidoscope of various architectural styles. The walking • Half board at hotels (7 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR 195.00 pp tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, Dome Cathedral, 11 11 Tallinn

Riga

Vilnius

Belarus and Baltic Explorer

DAY 1 (THURSDAY): ARRIVAL MINSK DAY 5 (MONDAY): VILNIUS Arrival at the airport, optional transfer to Hotel Minsk**** Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour DAY 2 (FRIDAY): MINSK of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, June–August 2021, Minsk is one of the last undiscovered secrets of Europe, Peter and Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old University 11 days/10 nights: modern and historical at the same time, a green city with and the Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional a cosmopolitan and bustling atmosphere and surprisingly excursion to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with Dates: bright, clean and safe. The morning sightseeing tour takes the well-preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an us to the Independence Square and the Independence island in Lake Galve. In the evening, enjoy an optional GBE11: 03.06-13.06.21 Avenue with its amazing collection of Stalinist Classicism, folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas. GBE15: 01.07-11.07.21 the Old Town, the Island of Tears, the reconstructed Trinity GBE19: 29.07-08.08.21 District and the Janka Kupala Park. The afternoon offers DAY 6 (TUESDAY): VILNIUS–RIGA GBE21: 12.08-22.08.21 optional visit to Museum of the Great Patriotic War with Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one more than 8000 exhibits related to the devastating tragedy of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing of WWII in Belarus. into Latvia, we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, Package prices per person: the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. EUR 995.00 (double occupancy) DAY 3 (SATURDAY): MINSK Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the EUR 450.00 (single supplement) The day offers and optional excursion to one of the greatest rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, treasures of Belarus, Mir Castle, ca. 100 km southwest of check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar. Minsk, a UNESCO World heritage site. The castle is an Including: exceptional example of a Central European fortification, DAY 7 (WEDNESDAY): RIGA • 10 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels reflecting in its design and layout successive cultural Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is • 10 x buffet breakfast influences of Gothic, Baroque and Renaissance that blend the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice harmoniously to create an impressive monument to the kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of • Personalized welcome package history of Belarus. The evening offers an optional dinner the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, • Entrances to Peter and Paul Church in Vilnius, at Restaurant Gambarinus. St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, Rundale Palace and Medieval Guild Hall in the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. Tallinn DAY 4 (SUNDAY): MINSK–VILNIUS The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, • Service of German and English speaking tours The morning is free in Minsk to explore more of the city. the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden escort on all tours In the afternoon we go to the Minsk Railway Station and architecture and sandy beaches. The evening offers an • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour depart by train bound for Vilnius, upon arrival in Vlnius optional organ concert at the Dome Cathedral. escort on all tours we check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva **** or similar • Service of 1st class coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary • Train tickets Minsk-Vilnius, 2nd class, OW. • Portage at hotels

12 DAY 8 (THURSDAY): RIGA After we got acquainted with Riga we have the possibility of discovering medieval Latvia. The optional tour for this morning takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja National Park and the town of Sigulda. We listen to the medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida and see the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and of the Castle of the Knights of the Sword before we return to Riga. The afternoon offers an optional visit to the Riga Motor Museum which has an impressive collection of vintage car including a very unique collection of old Soviet limousines from the Kremlin Garage. In the evening enjoy an optional Latvian dinner at the stylish Restaurant Three.

DAY 9 (FRIDAY): RIGA–TALLINN The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the resort before we continue through the North Estonian land of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar.

DAY 10 (SATURDAY): TALLINN Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian Art museum, with its collections of classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv.

DAY 11 (SUNDAY): TALLINN Optional transfer to the airport.

Optional: • Transfer from airport to Hotel Minsk: EUR 60.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) • 3-hour visit to Museum of the Great Patriotic War: EUR 45.00 pp • 6- hours excursion to Mir Castle: EUR 85.00 pp • Optional dinner at Restaurant Gambarinus: EUR 40.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to Trakai and visit to Trakai Castle: EUR 40.00 pp • Folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas: EUR 40.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Gauja National Park: EUR 50.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to the Riga Motor Museum: EUR 40.00 pp • Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: EUR 35.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Jurmala: EUR 40.00 pp • Latvian dinner at Restaurant Three: EUR 40.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR 40.00 pp • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Olumpia to airport: EUR 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) • Half board at hotel (10 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR 295.00 pp

Visa Visa can be obtained at arrival at Minsk-2 International Airport for residents of countries, where there is no Belarus consulate. Residents of countries, where there is a Belarus consulate, are required to apply for visa here. Costs for visa support for issuing visa at consular departments in foreign countries are included into the prices. Supplement for visa support for issuing visa at Minsk-2 International Airport: EUR 10.00 pp 13 Helsinki

Tallinn St. Petersburg

Riga

Vilnius Baltic Revelation

June–October 2021, DAY 1 (SUNDAY): ARRIVAL VILNIUS Museum which has an impressive collection of vintage car Arrival in Vilnius, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu including a very unique collection of old Soviet limousines 13 days/12 nights: Lietuva **** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. from the Kremlin Garage. In the evening enjoy an optional Latvian dinner at the stylish Restaurant Three. Dates: DAY 2 (MONDAY): VILNIUS GRE11: 06.06-18.06.21 GRE19: 01.08-13.08.21 Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval buildings DAY 6 (FRIDAY): RIGA–TALLINN GRE12: 13.06-25.06.21 GRE20: 08.08-20.08.21 and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour includes a The tour continues along the coastal highway to the GRE13: 20.06-02.07.21 GRE21: 15.08-27.08.21 panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour of the Old Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the GRE14: 27.06-09.07.21 GRE22: 22.08-03.09.21 Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, Peter and resort before we continue through the North Estonian land GRE15: 04.07-16.07.21 GRE23: 29.08-10.09.21 Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old University and the of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at GRE16: 11.07-20.07.21 GRE24: 05.09-17.09.21 Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional excursion the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar. GRE17: 18.07-30.07.21 GRE25: 12.09-24.09.21 to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with the well GRE18: 25.07-06.08.21 GRE26: 19.09-01.10.21 preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an island in DAY 7 (SATURDAY): TALLINN Lake Galve. In the evening enjoy an optional folklore dinner Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and at Restaurant Belmontas. modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place Package prices per person: in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir DAY 3 (TUESDAY): VILNIUS–RIGA markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing EUR 1495.00 (double occupancy) Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into EUR .00 (single supplement) 600 of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, White Night Supplement for GRE11–GRE14 into Latvia, we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and EUR 100.00 (double occupancy) the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion EUR 100.00 (single supplement) Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award- the rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga at late winning new Estonian Art museum, with its collections of afternoon, check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an Including: similar. optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv. • 12 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels • 12 x buffet breakfast DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY): RIGA • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is • Personalised welcome package the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real • Entrances to Peter and Paul Church in Vilnius, kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of Rundale Palace, medieval Great Guild Hall in the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, Tallinn, Church-in-the-Rock in Helsinki and Peter-and-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, • Service of English and German speaking tour the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. escort on all tours The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden escort on all tours architecture and sandy beaches. The evening offers an • Service of Spanish and Portuguese speaking tour escort on tours GRE13, GRE17, GRE19, optional organ concert at the Dome Cathedral. GRE21 • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class DAY 5 (THURSDAY): RIGA minivans throughout the itinerary After we got acquainted with Riga, we have the possibility • Ferry ticket Tallinn-Helsinki OW (2nd class) of discovering medieval Latvia. The optional tour for this • Portage at hotels morning takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja National Park and the town of Sigulda. We listen to the medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida and see the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and of the Castle of the Knights of the Sword before we return to Riga. The afternoon offers an optional visit to the Riga Motor 14 DAY 8 (SUNDAY): TALLINN–HELSINKI This day offers first an optional day excursion to Lahemaa National Park, where we visit Palmse Manor, a memorial to the von Pahlen family, and Sagadi Manor. The tour ends with a visit to the charming 16th century Vihula Manor and the Vodka Museum. After lunch break, we head back to Tallinn to take the ferry to Helsinki and enjoy a refreshing tour through the Finnish archipelago before arriving in Helsinki. Upon arrival we are transferred to our hotel and check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Seaside**** or similar.

DAY 9 (MONDAY): HELSINKI Helsinki is truly located at the crossroads of Western and Eastern culture and this is reflected everywhere in the green and lively Finnish capital. The sightseeing tour takes us around the harbours and the Senate Square with the Lutheran Cathedral, up central Mannerheim Street and by the Parliament Building, the Finlandia Hall, and the Sibelius Monument and for a visit at the famous Church-in-the-Rock. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to Suomenlinna Fortress, a cultural treasure which construction was started in the 18th century as a sea fortress. Located on an island, fortress is a unique attraction for visitors. The evening offers optional Finnish dinner at Restaurant Salve.

DAY 10 (TUESDAY): HELSINKI–ST. PETERSBURG Today we continue eastbound to St. Petersburg. Shortly after crossing the border into Russia we drive through Vyborg, and continue to St. Petersburg. In the late afternoon we arrive in St. Petersburg and check-in at Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar.

Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva: EUR • Latvian dinner at Restaurant Three: EUR 40.00 pp • Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR 65.00 pp minivan (4-7 persons) 40.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand • 3-hour excursion to Trakai and visit to Trakai Castle: EUR • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp Palace: EUR 75.00 pp 40.00 pp • 6-hour excursion to Lahemaa National Park: EUR 70.00 • 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • Folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas: EUR 40.00 pp pp • Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR • 4-hour excursion to Gauja National Park: EUR 50.00 pp • 3-hour excursion with water bus to the Suomenlinna 50.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to the Riga Motor Museum: EUR 40.00 Fortress: EUR 60.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky to airport: EUR 70.00 pp • Finnish dinner at Restaurant Salve: EUR 60.00 pp for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private • Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: EUR 35.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s minivan (4-7 persons) • 4-hour excursion to Jurmala: EUR 40.00 pp Palace: EUR 80.00 pp • Half board at hotels (12 x 3 course dinner with coffee/ tea): EUR 380.00 pp 15 Helsinki St. Petersburg Tallinn

Riga Moscow Vilnius Baltic and Russian Explorer

DAY 1 (SUNDAY): ARRIVAL VILNIUS cars including a very unique collection of old Soviet Arrival in Vilnius, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu limousines from the Kremlin Garage. In the evening enjoy June–October 2021, Lietuva **** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. an optional Latvian dinner at the stylish Restaurant Three. 16 days/15 nights DAY 2 (MONDAY): VILNIUS DAY 6 (FRIDAY): RIGA–TALLINN Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Dates: buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the GBX11: 06.06-21.06.21 GBX19: 01.08-16.08.21 includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour resort before we continue through the North Estonian land GBX12: 13.06-28.06.21 GBX20: 08.08-23.08.21 of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at GBX13: 20.06-05.07.21 GBX21: 15.08-30.08.21 Peter and Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old University the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar. GBX14: 27.06-12.07.21 GBX22: 22.08-06.09.21 and the Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional GBX15: 04.07-19.07.21 GBX23: 29.08-13.09.21 excursion to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with GBX16: 11.07-26.07.21 GBX24: 05.09-20.09.21 the well preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on GBX17: 18.07-02.08.21 GBX25: 12.09-27.09.21 an island in Lake Galve. In the evening enjoy an optional GBX18: 25.07-09.08.21 GBX26: 19.09-04.10.21 folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas. Package prices per person: DAY 3 (TUESDAY): VILNIUS–RIGA Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one EUR 1895.00 (double occupancy) of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing EUR 750.00 (single supplement) into Latvia, we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, White Night Supplement for GBX11–GBX14 the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. EUR 100.00 (double occupancy) Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the EUR 100.00 (single supplement) rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar.

Including: DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY): RIGA • 15 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is • 15 x buffet breakfast the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of • Personalised welcome package the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, DAY 7 (SATURDAY): TALLINN • Entrances to Peter and Paul Church in Vilnius, St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and Rundale Palace, medieval Great Guild Hall in the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place Tallinn, Church-in-the-Rock in Helsinki, Peter- Paul-Fortress in St. Petersburg and Moscow The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir Kremlin the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing • Service of English and German speaking tour architecture and sandy beaches. The evening offers an tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into escort on all tours optional organ concert at the Dome Cathedral. the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and escort on all tours • Service of Spanish and Portuguese speaking DAY 5 (THURSDAY): RIGA Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion tour escort on tours GBX13, GBX17, GBX19, After we got acquainted with Riga, we have the possibility is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award- GBX21 of discovering medieval Latvia. The optional tour for this winning new Estonian Art museum, with its collections of • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class morning takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an minivans throughout the itinerary optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv. • Ferry Tallinn-Helsinki OW National Park and the town of Sigulda. We listen to the • Sapsan high-speed train St. Petersburg- medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida and see Moscow OW (2nd class) the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and of the Castle of DAY 8 (SUNDAY): TALLINN–HELSINKI • Portage at hotels and railway stations the Knights of the Sword before we return to Riga. The This day offers first an optional day excursion to Lahemaa afternoon offers an optional visit to the Riga Motor National Park, where we visit Palmse Manor, a memorial Museum which has an impressive collection of vintage to the von Pahlen family, and Sagadi Manor. The tour ends 16 with a visit to the charming 16th century Vihula Manor and the Vodka Museum. After lunch break, we head back to Tallinn to take the ferry to Helsinki and enjoy a refreshing tour through the Finnish archipelago before arriving in Helsinki. Upon arrival we are transferred to our hotel and check-in at Hote l Radisson Blu Seaside**** or similar.

DAY 11 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and the many canals have deservedly given the city the title of 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 Zarskoye 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. one of the most dynamic metropolises in the world. The morning sightseeing DAY 12 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG tour includes the highlights of the vast city: The Red Square with St. Basil’s The morning is reserved for an optional visit to Peterhof, an uncontested masterpiece of Cathedral, the Theatre Square with Bolshoi Theatre and Sparrow Hills with the time of Peter the Great, with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and Water Moscow University and we visit the Kremlin grounds and one of the cathedrals. Avenue and its wonderful parks. In the afternoon, an optional visit to the world-famous In the afternoon is offered an optional visit to the Moscow Metro including Hermitage Art Museum is offered. In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner at the historical stations on the Ring-Line and a guided stroll along the famous Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti. pedestrian Arbat Street. The evening offers an optional Moscow-by-night tour including an unforgettable river cruise with the White Flotilla. DAY 13 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG–MOSCOW The early morning is reserved for an optional St. Petersburg channel cruise. Around DAY 15 (SUNDAY): MOSCOW noon we go to the Moscow Railway Station and board the Sapsan high-speed train The day offers an optional full day excursion to the quaint town of Sergiev Posad, bound for Moscow. The train ride takes us through endless Russian landscapes along where we visit the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, the most important Russian the River Volga. In the late afternoon we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel Azimut monastery and the spiritual heart of the Russian Orthodox Church. The whole Smolenskaya**** or similar. Lavra has been beautifully restored for the 700-years celebrations of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh. DAY 14 (SATURDAY): MOSCOW Moscow, The Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian city with the Kremlin and its onion DAY 16 (MONDAY): MOSCOW DEPARTURE domed cathedrals. The dramatic changes over the last decade have made the city to Optional transfer to the airport.

Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva: EUR 35.00 • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR • 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan 40.00 pp • Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR (4-7 persons) • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp 50.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to Trakai and visit to Trakai Castle: EUR • 6-hour excursion to Lahemaa National Park: EUR 70.00 pp • Guided channel cruise: EUR 65.00 pp 40.00 pp • 3-hour excursion with water bus to the Suomenlinna • 3-hour Moscow metro and Arbat tour: EUR 25.00 pp • Folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas: EUR 40.00 pp Fortress: EUR 60.00 pp • 3-hour Moscow-by-night tour and river cruise: EUR 55.00 • 4-hour excursion to Gauja National Park: EUR 50.00 pp • Finnish dinner at Restaurant Salve: EUR 60.00 pp pp • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s • 8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to the Riga Motor Museum: EUR 40.00 Palace: EUR 80.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya to airport: EUR 80.00 pp • Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private • Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: EUR 35.00 pp 65.00 pp minivan (4-7 persons) • 4-hour excursion to Jurmala: EUR 40.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand • Half board at hotels (15 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): • Latvian dinner at Restaurant Three: EUR 40.00 pp Palace: EUR 75.00 pp EUR 455.00 pp 17 Helsinki St. Petersburg

Moscow The Czar Route

DAY 1 (SUNDAY): ARRIVAL HELSINKI DAY 3 (TUESDAY): HELSINKI–ST. PETERSBURG June–October 2021, Arrival in Helsinki, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu Today we continue eastbound to St. Petersburg. Shortly Seaside**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. after crossing the border into Russia we drive through 9 days/8 nights: Vyborg, and continue to St. Petersburg. In the late DAY 2 (MONDAY): HELSINKI afternoon we arrive in St. Petersburg and check-in at Hotel Dates: Helsinki is located at the crossroads of Western and Eastern Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar. GCR12: 13.06-21.06.21 GCR20: 08.08-16.08.21 culture and this is reflected everywhere in the green and GCR13: 20.06-28.06.21 GCR21: 15.08-23.08.21 lively Finnish capital. The sightseeing tour takes us around DAY 4 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG GCR14: 27.06-05.07.21 GCR22: 22.08-30.08.21 the harbours and the Senate Square with the Lutheran St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and GCR15: 04.07-12.07.21 GCR23: 29.08-06.09.21 Cathedral, up central Mannerheim Street and by the museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and Parliament Building, the Finlandia Hall, and the Sibelius the many canals have deservedly given the city the title GCR16: 11.07-19.07.21 GCR24: 05.09-13.09.21 Monument and for a visit at the famous Church-in-the-Rock. of Venice of the North. During the morning sightseeing GCR17: 18.07-26.07.21 GCR25: 12.09-20.09.21 The afternoon offers an optional excursion to Suomenlinna tour, we get acquainted with all the splendours of the GCR18: 25.07-02.08.21 GCR26: 19.09-27.09.21 Fortress, a cultural treasure which construction was started city: the Peter-Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s GCR19: 01.08-09.08.21 GCR27: 26.09-04.10.21 in the 18th century as a sea fortress. Located on an island, Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky fortress is a unique attraction for visitors. The evening Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional offers optional Finnish dinner at Restaurant Salve. excursion to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s Package prices per person: EUR 1045.00 (double occupancy) EUR 450.00 (single supplement) White Night Supplement for GCR12–GCR14 EUR 100.00 (double occupancy) EUR 100.00 (single supplement) Including: • 8 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels • 8 x buffet breakfast • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice • Personalised welcome package • Entrances to Church-in-the-Rock in Helsinki, Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg and Moscow Kremlin • Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour escorts on all tours • Service of Portuguese speaking tour escorts on tours GCR14, GCR18, GCR20, GCR22 • 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 stations

18 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.

DAY 8 (SUNDAY): MOSCOW 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.

DAY 9 (MONDAY): MOSCOW DEPARTURE Optional transfer to the airport.

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.

DAY 5 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG 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 Pryanosti & Radosti.

DAY 6 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG–MOSCOW The early morning is reserved for an optional St. Petersburg channel 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.

DAY 7 (SATURDAY): MOSCOW 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 metropolises 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

Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Seaside: EUR 80.00 • Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR • 3-hour Moscow metro and Arbat tour: EUR 25.00 pp for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private 65.00 pp • 3-hour Moscow-by-night tour and river cruise: EUR 55.00 minivan (4-7 persons) • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s pp • 3-hour excursion with water bus to the Suomenlinna Palace: EUR 80.00 pp • 8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp Fortress: EUR 60.00 pp • 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya to airport: EUR 80.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private • Finnish dinner at Restaurant Salve: EUR 60.00 pp • Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR minivan (4-7 persons) • 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand 50.00 pp • Half board at hotels (8 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): Palace: EUR 75.00 pp • Guided channel cruise: EUR 65.00 pp EUR 290.00 pp 19 St. Petersburg

Moscow Russian Capitals

DAY 1 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG Nikolaevsky Palace with an exciting Russian folklore show Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel Sokos and Russian „champagne” and snacks. Vasilievsky**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. March–October 2020, DAY 3 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG 7 days/6 nights: DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG The morning is reserved for an optional visit to Peterhof, St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and an uncontested masterpiece of the time of Peter the Great, Dates: museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and GRC01: 30.03-05.04.21 GRC17: 20.07-26.07.21 the many canals have deservedly given the city the title Water Avenue and its wonderful parks. In the afternoon, an GRC03: 13.04-19.04.21 GRC18: 27.07-02.08.21 of Venice of the North. During the morning sightseeing optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum GRC05: 27.04-03.05.21 GRC19: 03.08-09.08.21 tour, we get acquainted with all the splendours of the is offered. In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner GRC06: 04.05-10.05.21 GRC20: 10.08-16.08.21 city: The Peter-Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti. GRC07: 11.05-17.05.21 GRC21: 17.08-23.08.21 Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky GRC08: 18.05-24.05.21 GRC22: 24.08-30.08.21 Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional DAY 4 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG–MOSCOW GRC10: 01.06-07.06.21 GRC23: 31.08-06.09.21 excursion to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s The early morning is reserved for an optional St. Petersburg GRC11: 08.06-14.06.21 GRC24: 07.09-13.09.21 Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World channel cruise. Around noon we go to the Moscow Railway GRC12: 15.06-21.06.21 GRC25: 14.09-20.09.21 War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial Station and board the Sapsan high-speed train bound for GRC13: 22.06-28.06.21 GRC26: 21.09-27.09.21 celebrations. In the evening enjoy an optional visit to the Moscow. The train ride takes us through endless Russian GRC14: 29.06-05.07.21 GRC27: 28.09-04.10.21 GRC15: 06.07-12.07.21 GRC28: 05.10-11.10.21 GRC16: 13.07-19.07.21 Package prices per person: EUR 745.00 (double occupancy) EUR 350.00 (single supplement) White Night Supplement for GRC11–GRC14 EUR 100.00 (double occupancy) EUR 100.00 (single supplement) Including: • 6 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels • 6 x buffet breakfast • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice • Personalised welcome package • Entrances to Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg and Moscow Kremlin • Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour escorts on all tours • Service of Portuguese speaking tour escorts on tours GRC08, GRC12, GRC14, GRC18, GRC20, GRC22 • 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 stations 20 landscapes along the River Volga. In the late afternoon Theatre and Sparrow Hills with Moscow University Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, the most important we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel Azimut and we visit the Kremlin grounds and one of the Russian monastery and the spiritual heart of the Smolenskaya**** or similar. cathedrals. In the afternoon is offered an optional visit Russian Orthodox Church. The whole Lavra has been to the Moscow Metro including the historical stations beautifully restored for the 700-years celebrations of DAY 5 (SATURDAY): MOSCOW on the Ring-Line and a guided stroll along the famous the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh. Moscow, The Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian pedestrian Arbat Street. The evening offers an optional city with the Kremlin and its onion domed cathedrals. Moscow-by-night tour including an unforgettable river DAY 7 (MONDAY): MOSCOW DEPARTURE The dramatic changes over the last decade have made cruise with the White Flotilla. Optional transfer to the airport. the city to one of the most dynamic metropolises in the world. The morning sightseeing tour includes the DAY 6 (SUNDAY): MOSCOW highlights of the vast city: The Red Square with St. The day offers an optional full day excursion to the Basil’s Cathedral, the Theatre Square with Bolshoi quaint town of Sergiev Posad, where we visit the

Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 70.00 for • 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya to airport: EUR 80.00 private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan • Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private (4-7 persons) 50.00 pp minivan (4-7 persons) • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s • Guided channel cruise: EUR 65.00 pp • Half board (6 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR Palace: EUR 80.00 pp • 3-hour Moscow metro and Arbat tour: EUR 25.00 pp 180.00 pp • Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR • 3-hour Moscow-by-night tour and river cruise: EUR 55.00 65.00 pp pp • 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand • 8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp Palace: EUR 75.00 pp 21 St. Petersburg

Suzdal Moscow Russian Capitals and Golden Ring

DAY 1 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel Sokos War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial Vasilievsky**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. celebrations. In the evening enjoy an optional visit to the June–August 2021, Nikolaevsky Palace with an exciting Russian folklore show DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG and Russian „champagne” and snacks. 10 days/9 nights St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and DAY 3 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG Dates: the many canals have deservedly given the city the title The morning is reserved for an optional visit to Peterhof, an uncontested masterpiece of the time of Peter the Great, GGR12: 15.06-24.06.21 of Venice of the North. During the morning sightseeing tour, we get acquainted with all the splendours of the with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and GGR16: 13.07-22.07.21 city: The Peter-Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s Water Avenue and its wonderful parks. In the afternoon, an GGR18: 27.07-05.08.21 Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum GGR20: 10.08-19.08.21 Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional is offered. In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner Package prices per person: excursion to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti. EUR 1195.00 (double occupancy) EUR 450.00 (single supplement) White Night Supplement for GGR12 EUR 100.00 (double occupancy) EUR 100.00 (single supplement) Including: • 9 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels • 9 x buffet breakfast • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice • Personalised welcome package • Entrances to Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Moscow Kremlin, the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir and the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl in Bogolyubovo • Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour escorts on all tours • Service of Portuguese speaking tour escort on St.Petersburg-Moscow segment of the tour and Italian and Spanish speaking tour escort on Golden Ring segment of the tour on tours GGR12, GGR14, GGR18, GGR20 • 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 stations

22 DAY 4 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG–MOSCOW The early morning is reserved for an optional St. Petersburg channel 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.

DAY 5 (SATURDAY): MOSCOW 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 metropolises 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.

DAY 6 (SUNDAY): MOSCOW 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.

DAY 7 (MONDAY): MOSCOW–VLADIMIR–SUZDAL Today we start our journey on the Golden Ring of ancient Russian towns. We first drive through scenic Russian landscapes to Vladimir, one of the ancient capitals of Russia. During the city sightseeing tour we visit the Assumption Cathedral and see the St. Demetrius Cathedral, both world heritage sites and the Golden Gate. In the late afternoon we continue to Suzdal and check-in at the Hotel Azimut Suzdal**** or similar.

DAY 8: (TUESDAY): SUZDAL Dating back almost thousand years, Suzdal is a small fairy-tale town with an unsurpassed collection of ancient Russian architecture. During the optional whole day tour, we discover all the treasures of Suzdal including the Kremlin, the Nativity Cathedral, the Museum of Wooden Architecture, St. Ethymius Monastery and the Transfiguration Cathedral.

DAY 9: (WEDNESDAY): SUZDAL–BOGOLYBOVO–MOSCOW This morning we drive to the nearby village of Bogolyubovo to admire the glare white light single-domed Church of the Intercession on the Nerl. The church is built on a small hill, on a river meadow, in all its clarity and beauty it stands like a candle, growing out over the expanse of the meadow. We drive back to Moscow and in the afternoon we check-in at Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya**** or similar.

DAY 10: (THURSDAY): MOSCOW DEPARTURE Optional transfer to the airport.

Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 70.00 for • 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • 6-hours tour of Suzdal and visit to the Nativity Cathedral, private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan • Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR Museum of Wooden Architecture, St. Ethymius Monastery (4-7 persons) 50.00 pp and the Transfiguration Cathedral: EUR 80.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s • Guided channel cruise: EUR 50.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya to airport: EUR 80.00 Palace: EUR 80.00 pp • 3-hour Moscow metro and Arbat tour: EUR 25.00 pp for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) • Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR • 3-hour Moscow-by-night tour and river cruise: EUR 55.00 65.00 pp pp • Half board (9 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR 255.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand • 8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp Palace: EUR 75.00 pp 23 St. Petersburg

Moscow Kazan Russian Capitals And Tatarstan

DAY 1 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG and one of the cathedrals. In the afternoon is offered an Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel Sokos optional visit to the Moscow Metro including the historical Vasilievsky**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. stations on the Ring-Line and a guided stroll along the June–August 2021, famous pedestrian Arbat Street. The evening offers an 10 days/9 nights: DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG optional Moscow-by-night tour including an unforgettable St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and river cruise with the White Flotilla. Dates: museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and the many canals have deservedly given the city the title GRT12: 15.06-24.06.21 of Venice of the North. During the morning sightseeing GRT16: 13.07-22.07.21 tour, we get acquainted with all the splendours of the GRT18: 27.07-05.08.21 city: The Peter-Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s GRT20: 10.08-19.08.21 Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s Package prices per person: Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World EUR 1195.00 (double occupancy) War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial EUR 550.00 (single supplement) celebrations. In the evening enjoy an optional visit to the Nikolaevsky Palace with an exciting Russian folklore show White Night Supplement for GRT12 and Russian „champagne” and snacks. EUR 100.00 (double occupancy) EUR 100.00 (single supplement) DAY 3 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG The morning is reserved for an optional visit to Peterhof, an uncontested masterpiece of the time of Peter the Great, Including: with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and • 8 overnights at centrally located 4-star hotels Water Avenue and its wonderful parks. In the afternoon, an • 1 overnight on board “Tatarstan Premium” train optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum in 2 berth compartments is offered. In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner • 9 x buffet breakfast at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti. • 1 x boxed dinner on board overnight train • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice DAY 4 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG–MOSCOW • Personalized welcome package The early morning is reserved for an optional St. • Entrances to Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg channel cruise. Around noon we go to the Petersburg, Moscow Kremlin and Kazan Moscow Railway Station and board the Sapsan high-speed Kremlin train bound for Moscow. The train ride takes us through • Service of English and German speaking tour endless Russian landscapes along the River Volga. In the escort on all tours late afternoon we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour Azimut Smolenskaya**** or similar. escort on all tours • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary DAY 5 (SATURDAY): MOSCOW • Sapsan high-speed train St. Petersburg- Moscow, The Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian city Moscow OW (2nd class) with the Kremlin and its onion domed cathedrals. The • Portage at hotels and railway stations dramatic changes over the last decade have made the city to one of the most dynamic metropolises in the world. The morning sightseeing tour includes the highlights of the vast city: 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 24 DAY 6 (SUNDAY): MOSCOW 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. In the evening, transfer to the Kazanskaya Railway Station and departure with the Tatarstan Premium overnight train bound for Kazan.

DAY 7 (MONDAY): KAZAN In the morning, we arrive to Kazan, the capital of Tatarstan. Located at the mighty Volga River, Kazan is a beautiful thousand-year-old city, where Christianity and Islam have co-existed peacefully through the centuries. Upon arrival we are transferred to Hotel Park Inn Kazan**** or similar, where breakfast is served. The morning and early afternoon sightseeing tour allows us to explore Kazan’s rich past and takes us to the old Tatar Quarter, where we visit the city’s oldest stone mosque and Kazan Kremlin, a stone fortress of the 16th century with a perfect panoramic view. We also visit the Kul-Sharif Mosque, one of the largest in Europe, and the Catholic Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

DAY 8 (TUESDAY): KAZAN This morning offers an optional visit to the Admiralteyskaya Quarter and the Raifa Monastery. The monastery, located on the bank of a beautiful lake and surrounded by virgin forests, and is one of the most beautiful sites in Tatarstan. The monastery has an intriguing history dating back to the 17th century and it is still a functioning monastery today. In the afternoon an optional visit is offered to Iske- Kazan (Old Kazan), a fascinating open-air museum located where the capital of the medieval Khanate of Kazan once stood. We visit the museum dominated by a modern reconstruction of the large wooden fortress from time of the khanate, while an interactive theatrical show with the medieval ruler of the city, the Kazan Khan, and his entourage gives us a further impression of the lives of the people of medieval Kazan.

DAY 9 (WEDNESDAY): KAZAN This morning an optional visit to Sviyazhsk is on our program. This scenic little town located an hour’s drive from Kazan at the confluence of the Volga and Sviyaga Rivers has served as a fortress and military base since Optional: the 16th century. We visit the Holy Domitian Monastery of • Transfer airport to Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 70.00 • 8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp Sviyazhsk and the Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh and for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private • 4-hour excursion to Admiralteyskaya Quarter and enjoy the magnificent panoramic views of the town and minivan (4-7 persons) Raifa Monastery: EUR 40.00 pp the rivers before we return to Kazan. In the evening an • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to • 4-hour excursion to Iske-Kazan (Old Kazan) with Catherine’s Palace: EUR 80.00 pp entrance to the museum and fortress and interactive optional national cuisine dinner is offered at Restaurant • Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR show: EUR 60.00 pp Tatar Cuisine House. 65.00 pp • 6-hour excursion to Sviyazshsk with entrance to Holy • 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand Domitian Monastery and Temple of St. Sergius of DAY 10 (THURSDAY): KAZAN Palace: EUR 75.00 pp Radonezh: EUR 60.00 pp Optional transfer to the airport. • 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 • National dinner at Restaurant Tatar Cuisine House: pp EUR 40.00 pp • Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR • Transfer Hotel Park Inn Kazan to airport: EUR 40.00 50.00 pp for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 80.00 for private • Guided channel cruise: EUR 65.00 pp minivan (4-7 persons) • 3-hour Moscow metro and Arbat tour: EUR 25.00 pp • Half board (9 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR • 3-hour Moscow-by-night tour and river cruise: EUR 245.00 pp 55.00 pp 25 Helsinki

Tallinn St. Petersburg St. Petersburg Baltic Triangle

DAY 1 (FRIDAY): ARRIVAL TALLINN DAY 6 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG June–October 2020, Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu St. Petersburg imperial palaces and museums enjoy Olympia**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. worldwide fame. During the morning sightseeing tour, we 8 days/7 nights: get acquainted with all the splendours of the city: The Peter- DAY 2 (SATURDAY): TALLINN Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Dates: The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Convent and walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, much more. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to GBT11: 11.06-18.06.21 GBT19: 06.08-13.08.21 Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s Palace and GBT12: 18.06-25.06.21 GBT20: 13.08-20.08.21 Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an the Amber Room, which vanished during World War II and GBT13: 25.06-02.07.21 GBT21: 20.08-27.08.21 optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial celebrations. KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian Art museum, GBT14: 02.07-09.07.21 GBT22: 27.08-03.09.21 In the evening enjoy an optional visit to the Nikolaevsky with its collections of classic and contemporary fine GBT15: 09.07-16.07.21 GBT23: 03.09-10.09.21 Palace with an exciting Russian folklore show and Russian art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at „champagne” and snacks. GBT16: 16.07-20.07.21 GBT24: 10.09-17.09.21 Restaurant Maikrahv. GBT17: 23.07-30.07.21 GBT25: 17.09-24.09.21 DAY 7 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG GBT18: 30.07-06.08.21 GBT26: 24.09-01.10.21 DAY 3 (SUNDAY): TALLINN–HELSINKI The morning is reserved for an optional visit to Peterhof, This day offers an optional day excursion to Lahemaa an uncontested masterpiece of the time of Peter the Great, National Park, where we visit Palmse Manor, a memorial with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and to the von Pahlen family, and Sagadi Manor. The tour ends Water Avenue and its wonderful parks. In the afternoon, an Package prices per person: with a visit to the charming 16th century Vihula Manor optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum and the Vodka Museum. After lunch break, we head EUR 975.00 (double occupancy) is offered. In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner back to Tallinn to take the ferry to Helsinki and enjoy a at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti. EUR 450.00 (single supplement) refreshing tour through the Finnish archipelago before White Night Supplement for GBT11–GBT14 arriving in Helsinki. Upon arrival we are transferred to DAY 8 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG DEPARTURE EUR 100.00 (double occupancy) our hotel and check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Seaside**** Optional transfer to the airport. or similar. EUR 100.00 (single supplement) Including: DAY 4 (MONDAY): HELSINKI Optional: Helsinki is truly located at the crossroads of Western and • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia: EUR • 7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels Eastern culture and this is reflected everywhere in the 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private • 7 x buffet breakfast green and lively Finnish capital. The sightseeing tour minivan (4-7 persons) • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or takes us around the harbours and the Senate Square • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR juice with the Lutheran Cathedral, up central Mannerheim 40.00 pp • Personalized welcome package • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp Street and by the Parliament Building, the Finlandia Hall, • 6-hour excursion to Lahemaa National Park: EUR 70.00 pp • Entrances to medieval Great Guild Hall in and the Sibelius Monument and for a visit at the famous Tallinn, Church-in-the-Rock in Helsinki and • 3-hour excursion with water bus to the Suomenlinna Fortress: EUR 60.00 pp Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg Church-in-the-Rock. The afternoon offers an optional • Finnish dinner at Restaurant Salve: EUR 60.00 pp • Service of English and German speaking tour excursion to Suomenlinna Fortress, a cultural treasure • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s escort on all tours which construction was started in the 18th century as a sea fortress. Located on an island, fortress is a unique Palace: EUR 80.00 pp • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour • Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR escort on all tours attraction for visitors. The evening offers optional Finnish 65.00 pp • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class dinner at Restaurant Salve. • 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand minivans throughout the itinerary Palace: EUR 75.00 pp • Ferry Tallinn-Helsinki OW DAY 5 (TUESDAY): HELSINKI–ST. PETERSBURG • 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • Portage at hotels Today we continue eastbound to St. Petersburg. Shortly • Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR after crossing the border into Russia we drive through 50.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky to airport: EUR 70.00 for Vyborg, and continue to St. Petersburg. In the late private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan afternoon we arrive in St. Petersburg and check-in at Hotel (4-7 persons) Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar. • Half board at hotels (7 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR 255.00 pp 26 St. Petersburg St. Petersburg city break

DAY 1 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG March–October 2020, Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. 4 days/3 nights: DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG Dates: St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and GSP01: 30.03-02.04.21 GSP19: 03.08-06.08.21 the many canals have deservedly given the city the title GSP03: 13.04-16.04.21 GSP21: 17.08-20.08.21 of Venice of the North. During the morning sightseeing GSP05: 27.04-30.04.21 GSP22: 24.08-27.08.21 tour, we get acquainted with all the splendours of the city: The Peter-Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s GSP06: 04.05-07.05.21 GSP23: 31.08-03.09.21 Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky GSP07: 11.05-14.05.21 GSP24: 07.09-10.09.21 Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional GSP08: 18.05-21.05.21 GSP25: 14.09-17.09.21 excursion to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s GSP11: 08.06-11.06.21 GSP26: 21.09-24.09.21 Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World GSP13: 22.06-25.06.21 GSP27: 28.09-01.10.21 War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial GSP15: 06.07-09.07.21 GSP28: 05.10-08.10.21 celebrations. In the evening enjoy an optional visit to the GSP17: 20.07-23.07.21 Nikolaevsky Palace with an exciting Russian folklore show and Russian „champagne” and snacks. Package prices per person: DAY 3 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG EUR 375.00 (double occupancy) The morning is reserved for an optional visit to Peterhof, EUR 200.00 (single supplement) an uncontested masterpiece of the time of Peter the Great, White Night Supplement for GSP11–GSP14 with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and EUR 100.00 (double occupancy) Water Avenue and its wonderful parks. In the afternoon, an optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum EUR 100.00 (single supplement) is offered. In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner Including: at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti. Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 70.00 for • 3 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels DAY 4 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan • 3 x buffet breakfast The early morning is reserved for an optional St. Petersburg (4-7 persons) • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or chann el cruise. Optional transfer to the airport. • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s juice Palace: EUR 80.00 pp • Personalised welcome package • Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR 65.00 pp • Entrances to Peter-Paul Fortress in St. • 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand Petersburg Palace: EUR 75.00 pp • Service of English and German speaking tour • 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp escort on all tours • Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour 50.00 pp escorts on all tours • Guided channel cruise: EUR 65.00 pp • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class • Transfer Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky to airport: EUR 70.00 for minivans throughout the itinerary private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) • Portage at hotel • Half board (3 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR 95.00 pp

27 Tallinn

Riga

Vilnius Olsztyn

Warsaw Krakow Polish and Baltic Jewels

DAY 1 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL KRAKOW Kaunas, the former capital of Lithuania, to admire the Arrival in Krakow, optional transfer to Hotel Q Plus Krakow beautiful Old Town and the elegant white Baroque Town Centrum**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. Hall before we arrive in the late afternoon to Vilnius. June–August 2021, Check in at Hotel Radisson Blu Lietuva **** or similar. DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): KRAKOW 13 days/12 nights: For half a millennium Krakow was the royal capital of DAY 7 (MONDAY): VILNIUS Poland and for centuries the city walls have guarded its Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval Dates: traditions and secrets. The morning sightseeing tour buildings and 48 churches. The morning sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town with the St. Mary’s Church, the includes a panoramic tour of the city and a walking tour GPB10: 01.06-13.06.21 GPB17: 20.07-01.08.21 of the Old Town with Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, GPB12: 15.06-27.06.21 GPB18: 27.07-08.08.21 Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The afternoon Peter and Paul Church, St. Anne’s Church, Old University GPB14: 29.06-11.07.21 GPB19: 03.08-15.08.21 offers an optional excursion to the famous Wieliczka Salt and the Gates of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional GPB15: 06.07-18.07.21 GPB20: 10.08-22.08.21 Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels going down as excursion to Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with GPB16: 13.07-25.07.21 GPB21: 17.08-29.08.21 far as 327 meters. The evening offers an optional Polish the well preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on dinner at Restaurant Hawelka. an island in Lake Galve. In the evening enjoy an optional Package prices per person: folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas. DAY 3 (THURSDAY): KRAKOW–WARSAW EUR 1395.00 (double occupancy) We leave for Czestochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland, DAY 8 (TUESDAY): VILNIUS–RIGA (single supplement) EUR 500.00 where we visit the Jasna Gora Monastery with the Black Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one Madonna. Through the flat low-laying plain of Central of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing Including: Poland we reach Warsaw in the early afternoon. Check-in • 12 overnights at centrally located 3-4 star at Hotel Radisson Blu Sobieski**** or similar. hotels • 12 x buffet breakfast DAY 4 (FRIDAY): WARSAW • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously juice reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour • Personalized welcome package includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal • Entrances to Wawel Castle in Krakow, Jasna Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, St. John’s and the Barbican. In the afternoon is offered an optional Cathedral in Warsaw, Bialowieski National Park, Peter and Paul Church in Vilnius, Rundale Palace excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on and medieval Great Guild Hall in Tallinn the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at • Service of English and German speaking tour Restaurant Dawne Smaki. escort on all tours • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour DAY 5 (SATURDAY): WARSAW–OLSZTYN escort on all tours Today we continue through the well forested Eastern • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class Poland to Podlasie region and Bialowieza. The forest there vans throughout the itinerary represents the ancient forest that once covered all Europe. • Portage at hotels We will visit Bialowieza National Park and its famous European Bison Show Reserve. After light stroll along nature trails of the forest, we continue to Biaylistok where we check in at Hotel Ibis Styles Bialystok*** or similar. In the late afternoon we visit Bialystok and its landmark Branicki Palace.

DAY 6 (SUNDAY): OLSZTYN–VILNIUS We depart from Bialystok heading to Vilnius through attractive resort towns into Lithuania. We do a stop in 28 into Latvia we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar.

DAY 9 (WEDNESDAY): RIGA Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon is reserved for an optional visit to Jurmala, the vibrant Latvian sea resort, famous for its wooden architecture and sandy beaches. The evening offers an optional organ concert at the Dome Cathedral.

DAY 10 (THURSDAY): RIGA After we got acquainted with Riga, we have the possibility of discovering medieval Latvia. The optional tour for this morning takes us to the stunning scenery of the Gauja National Park and the town of Sigulda. We listen to the medieval Latvian legend of the Rose of Turaida and see the ruins of the Episcopal Castle and of the Castle of the Knights of the Sword before we return to Riga. The afternoon offers an optional visit to the Riga Motor Museum which has an impressive collection of vintage car including a very unique collection of old Soviet limousines from the Kremlin Garage. In the evening enjoy an optional Latvian dinner at the stylish Restaurant Three.

DAY 11 (FRIDAY): RIGA–TALLINN The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the resort before we continue through the North Estonian land of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at the Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia**** or similar.

DAY 12 (SATURDAY): TALLINN Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian Art museum, with its collections of classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv

DAY 13 (SUNDAY): TALLINN DEPARTURE Optional transfer to the airport.

Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Q Plus Krakow: EUR 40.00 for • 3-hour excursion to Trakai and visit to Trakai Castle: EUR • Latvian dinner at Restaurant Three: EUR 40.00 pp private car (1-3 persons), EUR 60.00 for private van (4-7 40.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR persons) • Folklore dinner at Restaurant Belmontas: EUR 40.00 pp 40.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine: EUR 60.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Gauja National Park: EUR 50.00 pp • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Olympia to airport: EUR 35.00 • Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka: EUR 40.00 pp • 3-hour excursion to the Riga Motor Museum: EUR 40.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private van pp • 3-hour excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park and visit to (4-7 persons) Palace on the Water: EUR 40.00 pp • Organ concert at the Dome Cathedral: EUR 35.00 pp • Half board at hotels (12 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): • Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki: EUR 40.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Jurmala: EUR 40.00 pp EUR 345.00 pp 29 Gdansk Olsztyn

Warsaw Krakow

Polish Splendours

DAY 1 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL KRAKOW km gulf of Gdansk includes a visit to the famous pier in Arrival in Krakow, optional transfer to Hotel Q Plus Krakow Sopot and a lovely organ concert at the Oliwa Church. In Centrum**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. the afternoon we offer an optional tour out of Gdansk to June–August 2021, Malborg Castle. Our first stop is at Elblag, a town with a 7 days/6 nights: DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): KRAKOW bitter-sweet past and a seemingly bright future. After a For half a millennium Krakow was the royal capital of short visit of the Old Town with the red bricked St. Nicolas Dates: Poland and for centuries the city walls have guarded its Cathedral we continue to pay a visit to Malbork Castle traditions and secrets. The morning sightseeing tour – a massive fortress founded by the Teutonic knights GPS14: 29.06-05.07.21 takes us to the Old Town with the St. Mary’s Church, the in the 13th century and beautifully sat on the banks of GPS16: 13.07-19.07.21 Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Wawel with the sluggish Nogat River. In the evening is offered an GPS18: 27.07-02.08.21 the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The afternoon optional farewell dinner at the prestigious Restaurant Pod GPS20: 10.08-16.08.21 offers an optional excursion to the famous Wieliczka Salt Lososiem. Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels going down as far as 327 meters. The evening offers an optional Polish DAY 7 (MONDAY): GDANSK DEPARTURE Package prices per person: dinner at Restaurant Hawelka. Optional transfer to the airport. EUR 795.00 (double occupancy) EUR 250.00 (single supplement) DAY 3 (THURSDAY): KRAKOW–WARSAW We leave for Czestochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland, where we visit the Jasna Gora Monastery with the Black Including: Madonna. Through the flat low-laying plain of Central • 6 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels Poland we reach Warsaw in the early afternoon. Check-in • 6 x buffet breakfast at Hotel Radisson Blu Sobieski**** or similar. • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice DAY 4 (FRIDAY): WARSAW • Personalized welcome package Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously • Entrances to Wawel Castle in Krakow, Jasna reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour Gora Monastery in Czestochowa, St. John’s Cathedral in Warsaw Malbork Castle and Artus includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal Court in Gdansk Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square • Service of English and German speaking tour and the Barbican. In the afternoon is offered an optional escort on all tours excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at escort on all tours Restaurant Dawne Smaki. Optional: • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class • Transfer airport to Hotel Q Plus Krakow: EUR 40.00 for vans throughout the itinerary private car (1-3 persons), EUR 60.00 for private van (4-7 DAY 5 (SATURDAY): WARSAW–OLSZTYN persons) • Portage at hotels Leaving Warsaw, we depart by train bound for Gdansk. • 4-hour excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine: EUR 60.00 pp Like a mini-state all to itself, Gdansk has a unique feel, • Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka: EUR 40.00 pp cultured, wealthy and cosmopolitan, that sets it apart from • 3-hour excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park and visit to all other cities in Poland. Upon arrival to Gdansk, check Palace on the Water: EUR 40.00 pp in at Hotel Mercure Gdansk**** or similar. During the • Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki: EUR 40.00 pp afternoon old town walking tour we see Dlugi Targ, or Long • 4-hour excursion of Tri-City with Sopot and Gdynia with Market, St. Mary’s Church, St. Bridget’s Church, Artus organ music concert at Oliwa church: EUR 45.00 pp Court and Gdansk Town Hall. • 5-hour excursion to Malborg Castle: EUR 70.00 pp • Farewell dinner at Restaurant Pod Lososiem: EUR 50.00 pp DAY 6 (SUNDAY): OLSZTYN–GDANSK • Transfer Hotel Mercure Gdansk to airport: EUR 55.00 for In the morning is offered an optional tour of the so-called private car (1-3 persons), EUR 95.00 for private van (4-7 Tri-City – a conurbation uniting Gdansk with the lively persons) coastal towns of Sopot and Gdynia. The tour along the 35 • Half board at hotels (6 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): 30 EUR 180.00 pp Kiev Lviv Classical Ukraine

DAY 1 (FRIDAY): ARRIVAL KIEV features a magnificent collection of old furniture and Arrival in Kiev, optional transfer to Hotel Park Inn Kyiv**** paintings, a nice park and a museum with beautiful pieces or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. of jewellery, and Zolochiv Palace - the jewel of defensive July–August 2021, architecture, built in 17th century. Over centuries the 7 days/6 nights: DAY 2 (SATURDAY): KIEV palace served as fortress and royal residence. In the Founded in the late 9th century Kyiv is one of the oldest courtyard we find Grand Palace and Chinese Palace. Dates: cities of Europe and the cradle of Slavic civilization and Orthodox Christianity. The morning sightseeing tour DAY 6 (WEDNESDAY): LVIV GCU15: 30.06-06.07.21 introduces us to the historic city and all its treasures Lviv is known as the centre of West-Ukraine, which was GCU17: 14.07-20.07.21 including St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, Golden Gates, St. Sophia never incorporated into imperial Russia but was a part GCU18: 21.07-27.07.21 Cathedral, St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, which the Habsburg Empire. Even Lviv has had an enthralling GCU19: 28.07-03.08.21 we reach by cable car, Independence Square, Opera House and violent history it still has a unique old-world charm. GCU20: 04.08-10.08.21 and St. Andrew’s Cathedral. The afternoon is reserved for The morning walking tour takes us to Lviv Old Town - a GCU21: 11.08-17.08.21 an optional excursion to the world famous Cave Monastery complex of stone buildings from the 14th-16th century – featuring amazing architectural monuments, ranging from and includes the Market Square with City House, Black bell towers to cathedrals to underground cave systems and Stone Building, Opera Square, Kornyakt Palace, Medieval Package prices per person: strong stone fortification walls. In the evening enjoy an Pharmacy-Museum, Armenian Cathedral, Dominical and EUR 545.00 (double occupancy) optional dinner with folklore music at Restaurant Opanas. Bernardine cathedrals and the beautiful Boim Chapel. In EUR 300.00 (single supplement) the afternoon is offered an optional Lviv Beer Tour. We will DAY 3 (SUNDAY): KIEV have an opportunity to learn how craft beer is brewed and The morning offers an optional excursion to the Mamayeva to taste it, and during the tour we will travel from an old Including: Sloboda Open-Air Museum, where farmsteads, wooden monastery of the 17th century to a modern beer brewery. In • 6 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels churches, windmills and village architecture from all the evening enjoy an optional Carpathian farewell dinner at • 6 x buffet breakfast regions of the large country will bring us back to the Restaurant Trout, Bread and Wine with its highlight dish- • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or Carpathian trout. juice atmosphere of 18th and 19th century rural Ukraine. In the afternoon is offered an optional visit to St. Sophia’s • Personalized welcome package DAY 7 (THURSDAY): DEPARTURE LVIV • Tickets for Cable Car ride in Kiev, entrances to Cathedral and the National History Museum. The St. Sophia Boim Chapel and Medieval Pharmacy-Museum Cathedral - built in 11th century – is an UNESCO heritage Optional transfer to the airport. in Lviv monastery complex with unique ancient frescoes. The visit • Service of German and English speaking tour includes also Bell Tower, Monks Refectory and Metropolite escort on all tours House. We proceed to the National Historical Museum with Optional: • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour over 800 thousand unique exhibits related to the history • Transfer airport to Hotel Park Inn Kyiv: EUR 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 60.00 for private minivan escort on all tours and culture of Ukraine. • Service of 1st class coach or 1st class minivan (4-7 persons) throughout the itinerary • 3-hours visit to the Cave Monastery: EUR 40.00 pp • Hyundai high-speed train Kiev-Lviv OW (2nd DAY 4 (MONDAY): KIEV–LVIV • Ukrainian dinner with folklore music at Restaurant Opanas: class) The early morning is reserved for an optional visit to EUR 40.00 pp • Portage at hotels and railway stations the unique Chernobyl Museum dedicated to the 1986 • 4-hours excursion to the Mamayeva Sloboda Open-Air Chernobyl disaster, which also signalled the beginning of Museum: EUR 40.00 pp the end of Soviet Ukraine. In the afternoon we go to the • 3-hours visit to St. Sophia’s Cathedral and National VISA: Historical Museum: EUR 25.00 pp (walking tour) Citizens of most countries of Europe and the train station to board the modern high-speed train bound • 3-hours visit to Chernobyl Museum: EUR 40.00 pp Americas do not need visa to Ukraine. Citizens for Lviv. Upon arrival in the evening to Lviv, transfer to of Australia and New Zealand can obtain visa at Hotel Dnister**** or similar, check in. • 2-hours Lviv Beer Tour: EUR 35.00 pp arrival in Kiev Borispol Airport • 8-hours excursion to castles around Lviv: EUR 60.00 pp • Carpathian dinner at Restaurant Trout, Bread and Wine: DAY 5 (TUESDAY): LVIV EUR 35.00 pp The full day optional tour today takes us to castles around • Transfer Hotel Dnister to airport: EUR 25.00 for private car Lviv: Olesko Castle dating back to 13th century and the (1-3 persons), EUR 45.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) residence of Polish Kings, like Jan Sobieski. The castle • Half board at hotels (6 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR 195.00 pp 31 Warsaw Krakow Kiev Lviv

Scenic Ukraine and Poland

DAY 1 (WEDNESDAY): ARRIVAL KIEV of the end of Soviet Ukraine. In the afternoon we go to Arrival in Kiev, optional transfer to Hotel Park Inn the railway station to board the modern high-speed train Kyiv**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. bound for Lviv. Upon arrival in the evening to Lviv, transfer July–August 2021, to Hotel Dnister**** or similar, check in. 11 days/10 nights: DAY 2 (THURSDAY): KIEV Founded in the late 9th century Kyiv is one of the oldest Dates: cities of Europe and the cradle of Slavic civilization and Orthodox Christianity. The morning sightseeing tour GUP15: 30.06-10.07.21 introduces us to the historic city and all its treasures GUP17: 14.07-24.07.21 including St. Vladimir’s Cathedral, Golden Gates, St. Sophia GUP18: 21.07-31.07.21 Cathedral, St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery, which GUP19: 28.07-07.08.21 we reach by cable car, Independence Square, Opera House GUP20: 04.08-14.08.21 and St. Andrew’s Cathedral. The afternoon is reserved for GUP21: 11.08-21.08.21 an optional excursion to the world famous Cave Monastery featuring amazing architectural monuments, ranging from bell towers to cathedrals to underground cave systems and strong stone fortification walls. In the evening enjoy an Package prices per person: optional dinner with folklore music at Restaurant Opanas. EUR 1045.00 (double occupancy) EUR 450.00 (single supplement) DAY 3 (FRIDAY): KIEV The morning offers an optional excursion to the Mamayeva Including: Sloboda Open-Air Museum, where farmsteads, wooden • 10 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels churches, windmills and village architecture from all • 10 x buffet breakfast regions of the large country will bring us back to the • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or atmosphere of 18th and 19th century rural Ukraine. In juice the afternoon is offered an optional visit to St. Sophia’s • Personalized welcome package Cathedral and the National History Museum. The St. • Tickets for Cable Car ride in Kiev, entrances to Sophia Cathedral - built in 11th century – is an UNESCO Boim Chapel and Medieval Pharmacy-Museum heritage monastery complex with unique ancient frescoes. in Lviv, Wawel Castle in Krakow, Jasna Gora Monastery in Czestochowa and St. John’s The visit includes also Bell Tower, Monks Refectory and Cathedral in Warsaw Metropolite House. We proceed to the National Historical • Service of English and German speaking tour Museum with over 800 thousand unique exhibits related escort on all tours to the history and culture of Ukraine. • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour escort on all tours DAY 4 (SATURDAY): KIEV–LVIV • Train tickets Lviv- Przemysl-Krakow OW (2nd The early morning is reserved for an optional visit to class) the unique Chernobyl Museum dedicated to the 1986 • Service of 1st class coach or 1st class vans Chernobyl disaster, which also signalled the beginning throughout the itinerary of the end of Soviet Ukraine. In the afternoon we go to • Portage at hotels the railway station to board the modern high-speed train bound for Lviv. Upon arrival in the evening to Lviv, transfer to Hotel Dnister**** or similar, check in.

DAY 5 (SUNDAY): LVIV The early morning is reserved for an optional visit to the unique Chernobyl Museum dedicated to the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, which also signalled the beginning 32 DAY 6 (MONDAY): LVIV Lviv is known as the centre of West-Ukraine, which was never incorporated into imperial Russia but was a part the Habsburg Empire. Even Lviv has had an enthralling and violent history it still has a unique old-world charm. The morning walking tour takes us to Lviv Old Town - a complex of stone buildings from the 14th-16th century – and includes the Market Square with City House, Black Stone Building, Opera Square, Kornyakt Palace, Medieval Pharmacy-Museum, Armenian Cathedral, Dominical and Bernardine cathedrals and the beautiful Boim Chapel. In the afternoon is offered an optional Lviv Beer Tour. We will have an opportunity to learn how craft beer is brewed and to taste it, and during the tour we will travel from an old monastery of the 17th century to a modern beer brewery. In the evening enjoy an optional Carpathian farewell dinner at Restaurant Trout, Bread and Wine with its highlight dish- Carpathian trout.

DAY 7 (TUESDAY): LVIV–KRAKOW In the morning we are taken to Lviv Railway Station. Here we depart with the modern intercity train bound for the Polish city Przemysl to catch our connection further on to Krakow. The scenic train ride takes us through the mountainous and forested Polish Sub-Carpathian province before we reach Krakow in early afternoon. Upon arrival we are transferred to Hotel Q Plus Krakow**** or similar, check in.

DAY 8 (WEDNESDAY): KRAKOW For half a millennium Krakow was the royal capital of Poland and for centuries the city walls have guarded its traditions and secrets. The morning sightseeing tour takes us to the Old Town with the St. Mary’s Church, the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine, an amazing labyrinth of tunnels going down as far as 327 meters. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka.

DAY 9 (THURSDAY): KRAKOW–WARSAW We leave for Czestochowa, the spiritual heart of Poland, where we visit the Jasna Gora Monastery with the Black Madonna. Through the flat low-laying plain of Central Poland we reach Warsaw in the early afternoon. Check-in at Hotel Mercure Centrum Warsaw**** or similar.

DAY 10 (FRIDAY): WARSAW Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously Optional: reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour • Transfer airport to Hotel Park Inn Kyiv: EUR 40.00 for • Carpathian dinner at Restaurant Trout, Bread and includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal private car (1-3 persons), EUR 60.00 for private van Wine: EUR 35.00 pp Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square (4-7 persons) • 4-hour excursion to Wieliczka Salt Mine: EUR 60.00 pp and the Barbican. In the afternoon is offered an optional • 3-hours visit to the Cave Monastery: EUR 40.00 pp • Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka: EUR 40.00 pp excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on • Ukrainian dinner with folklore music at Restaurant • 3-hour excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park and visit to the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Opanas: EUR 40.00 pp Palace on the Water: EUR 40.00 pp Restaurant Dawne Smaki. • 4-hours excursion to the Mamayeva Sloboda Open-Air • Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki: EUR 40.00 Museum: EUR 40.00 pp pp • 3-hours visit to St. Sophia’s Cathedral and National • Transfer Hotel Mercure Centrum Warsaw to airport: DAY 11 (SATURDAY): WARSAW DEPARTURE Historical Museum: EUR 25.00 pp (walking tour) EUR 45.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 65.00 for Optional transfer to the airport. • 3-hours visit to Chernobyl Museum: EUR 40.00 pp private van (4-7 persons) • 2-hours Lviv Beer Tour: EUR 35.00 pp • Half board at hotels (10 x 3 course dinner with coffee/ • 8-hours excursion to castles around Lviv: EUR 60.00 pp tea): EUR 325.00 pp 33 Booking Conditions

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