GUARANTEED ESCORTED TOURS Autumn 2021-Winter 2022

6 languages • 15 tours • 60+ departures BALTICVISION

table of contents: BALTICVISION is the largest provider of guaranteed escorted tours in the region and far beyond. Our tours combine three things, which are important The Wine Route of for modern travellers: affordable prices, first class service and plenty of individual Moldova and Ukraine 4 choices. Our autumn and winter programs are featuring traditional Christmas Markets Autumn Colours of National Parks 5 Winter city Break in St. Petersburg 6 in the Baltic capitals, sparkling New Year Celebrations, Winter Adventures in Russia Winter Cultural Weekends in Riga 7 and City Break programs during winter month. On the of the most popular summer Riga Christmas Market 8 program Russian Capitals has been extended into autumn and winter period. Tours Tallinn Christmas market 8 combining Moldova and Ukraine wine route and the one through the National Parks New Year in Riga 9 of Estonia and are unique autumn programs enlarging variety of our offers. New Year in Tallinn 9 BALTICVISION distributes its products through an extensive network of reliable and Baltic Highlights New Year 10 trustworthy tour operators Russian Capitals New Year 11 New Year in St. Petersburg 12 Polish Capitals New Year 13 A First Class Product Russian Capitals winter edition 14 Murmansk Winter Adventure 15 GUARANTEED ESCORTED TOURS sales, most tours are bilingual and guests are normally Russian Winter in Golden Ring 16 All our tours are guaranteed. Tours are offered in up to six from a number of different countries. Other guests with the different languages (English, German, Italian, Spanish, same languages may join in or may leave during a tour. Our Booking Conditions 18 Portuguese and French). Please see specification of tours represent a unique possibility to meet people across included services for each particular tour. Depending on borders and win new friends.

2 SERVICE STANDARDS Hotels: We are using good centrally located three-star superior and four-star hotels. We reserve the right to change the featured hotels. Alternative hotels will be of the same standard as the featured hotels both in terms of standard and location. Any changes from featured hotels will be advised latest one month prior to arrival.

Breakfast: is buffet style at all hotels.

Coaches and vans: Our coaches are new 49-seater first class coaches with air conditioning, adjustable seats, toilet, fridge and possible other conveniences. Depending on sales, some tours or segments of tours and optional tours are operated with new first class vans with adjustable seats and air conditioning. For comfort and security we always keep at least three empty seats in coaches and vans. Passengers are covered by third person liability insurance. Drivers are driving strictly according to EU regulations. Seating in the vehicles is free.

Tour escorts: Our tour escorts are university graduates and have been specially trained as guides and as tour MORE VALUE other form, aiming to help us to maintain and raise the escorts. The tour escorts are very experienced and standards of our product. Optional excursions and dinners: Most of our tours most have been working for us for many years. The come with an extensive choice of optional excursions tour escorts are assisted by local guides if needed or Safety and security: Safety and security is a priority and dinners. The optional services can be booked in required. in all our operations. We only use suppliers that advance or during the tour. guarantee the same. We carefully check the insurance Porterage: Porterage of one piece of luggage is and operating licenses of all our suppliers included when indicated. The optional excursions feature important highlights not included into the standard sightseeing tours and Visa support: Visa is required for almost all always include transport, guide service and entrances. PRICE POLICY nationalities for tours including Russia and only The optional dinners are half-board at hotel or special All prices in this catalogue include service and VAT. for some few nationalities for tours covering EU highlight dinners at local restaurants. All prices are gross rates and are commissionable to destinations. Unless otherwise indicated, we supply reliable and trustworthy tour operators. visa support complementary. For Saint Petersburg city The optional dinners at hotels are substantial 3- break programs e-visa can be obtained. Please check set menu or buffet style and include ice-water and coffee/ carefully e-visa requirements. . Highlight dinners at local restaurants include a BOOKINGS substantial 3-course menu with ice-water and coffee/ We recommend to use B2B online booking platform Number of participants: We allow maximum 31 tea. In some cases alcoholic drinks or live entertainment Seagull-online.com for bookings. It is the fastest and guests on the same tour. Several tours are small group is included. The highlight dinners at local restaurants easiest way to get instant confirmations. departures with maximum 16 guests on the same tour. include guide and transport, in few cases the restaurants are within walking distance from the hotel (max 10 min walk) and transport is not included. At both hotels and SPECIAL FEATURES local restaurants additional drinks can be ordered and Arrival and departure transfers: Guests can pre- paid for on the spot order private arrival and departure transfers if not specified otherwise. By private transfer the guests are met by a driver with a name board reading their PRE- AND POST STAYS surnames in the arrival hall of the airport We offer attractive hotel rates for guests who would like to arrive earlier or depart later. Please ask for a detailed Welcome info: On arrival to the hotel the guests pricelist. We are also offering more comprehensive receive information announcing time and place for the customized pre- and post-arrangements on and around welcome meeting or the first meeting with the tour the destinations. Please contact us for detailed offer. escort or welcome package with further details about the start of the tour. QUALITY, SAFETY AND SECURITY Welcome meeting: For programs with welcome Quality control: We ask all guests to fill out a service meeting the guests are served a welcome drink. The questionnaire. The questionnaires are handed over tour escort introduces the program and the optional to the guests during the welcome meeting or at the tours, and the guests receive various materials such start of the tour and collected at the end of the tour. as a personalized program and information materials. Moreover, we are happy to receive feedback in any 3 Chisinau Odessa The Wine Route of Moldova and Ukraine

DAY 1: ARRIVAL CHISINAU with production, wine storage areas and have a walk in Arrival in Chisinau, optional transfer to Hotel Park the winery cellars before wine tasting and . We City**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. continue to Odessa where we arrive late in the afternoon and check in at Hotel Continental**** or similar. October 2021 – DAY 2: CHISINAU November 2021, Once founded as monastery village in the centre of what DAY 5: ODESSA was once known as Bessarabia in the 20th century, rebuilt Standing on a shallow indentation of the Black Sea coast 7 days/6 nights by Soviets into a city of grandiose Stalinist architecture north of the Dniester river, Odessa is an energetic and mixed with gloriously brutal modernism, Chisinau is now decadent boom town. The city is perhaps most known for the capital of Moldova. The morning sightseeing tour will its neoclassical pastel buildings and famous Potemkin take us to the Square of Stefan the Great, the Triumph Steps. During morning we will see French Boulevard, Dates: Arch, the Parliament House and the Eternity Memorial Arcadia district, Odessa National Opera, Duke de Richelieu and the Alley of Classics with sculptures of Romanian Monument and Sobornaya Square. In the afternoon an GMW01: 02.10-07.10.21 Classics. The afternoon offers an optional tour to the open- optional excursion to Odessa Catacombs tour is offered. GMW02: 17.10-23.10.21 air archaeological complex “Orehuil Vechi” with lunch at Located outside the city it is one of the largest underground GMW03: 31.10-06.11.21 Trebucheni village and an exciting vist to Cricova Winery labyrinths in Europe. It was previously a limestone carry with wine tasting in a real underground town. and partisan base during the World War II and features a Package prices per person: Partizan Glory Museum. EUR 675.00 (double occupancy) DAY 3: CHISINAU EUR 225.00 (single supplement) This day is reserved for a full day optional tour to DAY 6: ODESSA Transistria, a narrow strip of land between river Dniester The day is reserved for a full day optional tour to Shabo and the Ukrainian border. Our first stop on the way is Winery and Akkerman Fortress. Akkerman Fortress is at Bender town for a visit to Bender Fortress, which in a unique monument reflecting defensive architecture the 16th century saw fighting between Turkish and dating back to 13th century and is considered as the best- Including: preserved medieval fortification facility in Ukraine. We • 6 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels Russian forces. From there we continue to Tiraspol, second largest city of Moldova and administrative region drive further to Shabo Wine Cultural Centre to learn about • 6 x buffet breakfast ancient wine tradition and visit the Wine Museum before • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or of unrecognized Pridnestrovian Republic which is often juice referred to be the place to get back to the USSR. During wine tasting and visit to Shabo Winery. • Personalised welcome package the tour we will see the Parliament building with a statue • Visit and wine tasting with lunch at Purcari of Vladimir Lenin in front of it, Drama Theatre building DAY 7: ODESSA Winery and the impressive Orthodox church on Shevchenko Optional transfer to airport. • Service of English and German speaking tour Street. In the late afternoon we return to Chisinau. escort • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour DAY 4: CHISINAU – ODESSA escort Our tour continues to Ukraine, but before leaving Moldova • Service of 1st class cars or 1st class minivans we pay a visit to Purcari Winery, where we get acquainted throughout the itinerary • Porterage at hotels Optional: Small groups: • Transfer airport to Hotel City Park: EUR 35.00 for private car • 8-hour excursion to Shabo Winery and Akkreman Fortress: Max. 16 guests in the group (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) EUR 80.00 pp Min. booking of 2 guests • 6-hour excursion to Orheiul Vechi complex and Cricova • 6 x 3 course dinners at hotel: EUR 135.00 pp Winery including: EUR 80.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Continental to airport: EUR 35.00 for private • 8-hour excursion to Transistria including visit to Bender car (1-3 persons), EUR 60.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) Fortress: EUR 90.00 pp • 3-hours visit to Odessa Catacombs and Partizan Glory Museum: EUR 50.00 pp 4 Tallinn

Riga

Autumn Colours of National Parks

DAY 1: ARRIVAL TALLINN Latvia we make a stop at picturesque Koni Watermill to Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu learn about the watermill and the wool factory, which is Olumpia**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. still operative today. We arrive to Cesis in the afternoon and check in at Hotel Cesis*** or similar. DAY 2: TALLINN October 2021 The Estonian capital is a charming blend of medieval DAY 5: CESIS – RIGA tranquillity and modern urban life. The medieval Old In the morning we visit Cesis, a Hanseatic city with 7 days/6 nights Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, winding streets, castle ruins and beautiful gardens. We galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. continue to Ligatne, a former paper mill town, visiting a The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city former paper mill worker’s factory before continue with walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, a hike along Ligatne nature trail admiring the autumn Dates: Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval colours of Gauja National Park. We arrive to Riga in the Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an GNP01: 01.10-07.01.21 afternoon and check in at Hotel Wellton Riverside**** or optional excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit similar. GNP02: 15.10-21.10.21 to KUMU, the award-winning new Estonian Art museum, with its collections of classic and contemporary fine DAY 6: RIGA art. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at Founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, Riga is Package prices per person: Restaurant Maikrahv. the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a true EUR 725.00 (double occupancy) kaleidoscope of various architectural styles. The walking EUR 225.00 (single supplement) DAY 3: TALLINN – VIHULA tour of the Old Town includes Riga Castle, Dome Cathedral, After leaving Tallinn we drive eastbound. We visit St. Peter’s Church, Swedish Gates, Three Brothers, Large Lahemaa National Park with its wide stretches of beautiful and Small Guild House and the Freedom Monument. untouched nature and many charming manor houses. We The afternoon offers an optional visit to Kemeri National Including: embark on a delightful walking tour through the park Park which is special for its great biological diversity, the • 6 overnights at centraly located 3-4 star hotels (2 hours, medium) see the impressive Manor House in unique Kemeri Bog, mineral waters and therapeutic mud • 6 x buffet breakfast Palmse, a testament to the industrious von Pahlen family. found here. The evening is free for exploring more of the • 1 x 3 course dinner at Kavel-Ants Tavern at In the early afternoon and check-in at Hotel Vihula Manor vibrant Latvian capital. Vihula Manor Country Club & Spa****, a charming 16th century estate • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or located in the heart of the park. The dinner at Kaval- DAY 7: RIGA DEPARTURE juice Ants Tavern features a genuine Estonian countryside Optional transfer to airport. • Personalised welcome package in the rustic ambience of the old ice-cellar. • Entrances to medieval Great Guild Hall in Tallinn and Koni watermill DAY 4: VIHULA – TARTU – CESIS • Service of English and German speaking tour We continue to Tartu, the University Town, where Estonia escort gained its statehood. We see the charming Old Town and • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour the University founded in 1632. Shortly after arriving to escort • Service of 1st class cars or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary • Porterage at hotels Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Olumpia: EUR 35.00 • 5 x 3 course dinners at hotel: EUR 140.00 pp for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan • Transfer Hotel Wellton Riverside to airport: EUR 35.00 for Small groups: (4-7 persons) private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan Max. 16 guests in the group • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR (4-7 persons) Min. booking of 2 guests 40.00 pp • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp • 4-hour excursion to Kemeri National Park with a visit to Great Kemeri Bog boardwalk: EUR 40.00 pp. 5 Winter City Break in St. Petersburg

DAY 1: ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial celebrations. Afternoon is at Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel Sokos leisure in the city to explore it on your own hand. Vasilievsky**** check-in, welcome meeting, optional welcome dinner at the hotel. DAY 4: ST. PETERSBURG Optional transfer to the airport. DAY 2: ST. PETERSBURG St. Petersburg St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva Optional: River and the many canals have deservedly given the • Transfer airport to Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 70.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan city the title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is (4-7 persons) covered in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp During the morning sightseeing tour, we get acquainted • Transfer Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky to airport: EUR 70.00 for with all the splendours of the city: The Winter Palace, St. private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Saviour, the (4-7 persons) Nevsky Convent and much more. The afternoon offers a • Pre/post stay at Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky: EUR 85.00 per visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum. room/per night including buffet breakfast (The price valid only in combination with package and valid for 1 overnight stay in pre-stay or post-stay) DAY 3: ST. PETERSBURG The morning offers excursion to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World War II and was restored for October 2021 – March 2022, 4 days/3 nights Dates: SCB01: 21.10-24.10.21 SCB09: 20.01-23.01.22 SCB02: 28.10-31.10.21 SCB10: 03.02-06.02.22 SCB03: 04.11-07.11.21 SCB11: 17.02-20.02.22 SCB04: 18.11-21.11.21 SCB12: 03.03-06.03.22 SCB05: 02.12-05.12.21 SCB13: 10.03-13.03.22 SCB06: 09.12-12.12.21 SCB14: 17.03-20.03.22 SCB07: 16.12-19.12.21 SCB15: 24.03-27.03.22 SCB08: 06.01-09.01.22

Package prices per person: EUR 275.00 (double occupancy) EUR 75.00 (single supplement) Including: • 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** • 3 x buffet breakfast • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice • 3-hour St. Petersburg sightseeing tour, 3-hour visit to Hermitage Art Museum and 4-hour visit to Zarskoe Selo with a visit to Catherine’s Palace • Service of English and German speaking local guide • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local guide • Service of French and Portuguese speaking local guide • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary

6 Winter Cultural Weekends in Riga

DAY 1 : ARRIVAL RIGA and contemporary fashion and design, visiting local Arrival in Riga, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu craftsman stores in the Old Town and learn about amber Elizabete****, check-in; welcome meeting, optional and knitted fabric tradition. welcome dinner at hotel GRW04: we will celebrate Maslenitsa, oldest surviving Slavic holiday, reflecting Orthodox traditions, sometimes DAY 2 : RIGA also called as pancake week-end. We will get acquainted Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is with this tradition and enjoy degustation of pancakes. the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real Riga kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of The afternoon offers on optional guided visit to the the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, Museum of Decorative Arts and Design (MDAD) has been St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, open to the public since 6 July 1989. The museum has the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. seven collections: textile art, ceramics, metal, leather, The afternoon offers an optional tour to Riga Art Nouveau decorative wood and glaas art as well as a design collection. district and a visit to the Art Nouveau Museum. In the The permanent display introduces visitors to the work of evening an optional contemporary Latvian dinner Latvia’s leading artists in decorative art and design. It tells November 2021 – at Restaurant “3” is offered. about the dominant styles and movements in the period from the end of the 19th century to the present day. The March 2022, DAY 3 : RIGA evening offers an optional a ballet or opera performance at 4 days/3 nights In the morning we go to Kalnciema Quarter, a bright the Latvian National Opera. and lively spot in Riga, on the left bank of the Daugava River, in the green and colorful area of Pardaugava. DAY 4 : RIGA It regularly hosts events for families and children, art Optional transfer to airport. Dates: exhibitions, plays, open-air concerts, and educational GRW01: 18.11-21.11.21 events. Kalnciema Quarter is particularly famous for its GRW02: 13.01-16.01.22 weekly market – ever since 2008, on Saturdays, local Optional: GRW03: 10.02-13.02.22 farmers and artisans have been bringing their versatile • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete: EUR 35.00 GRW04: 03.03-06.03.22 produce to Kalnciema Quarter. The cluster of renovated for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan wooden buildings contains a Wooden Architecture center, (4-7 persons) wine shop and cafe, a restaurant, an art gallery and a • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp design salon. Depending on departure date we continue exploring Riga: • 3-hours visit to Riga Art Nouveau district and visit to Art Nouveau Museum: EUR 35.00 pp Package prices per person: GRW01: during week-end when Latvia celebrates its • Latvian dinner at Restaurant 3: EUR 40.00 pp EUR 275.00 (double occupancy) Independence Day urban lights festival “Staro Riga” takes • 3-hours visit to Museum of Decorative Arts and Design: EUR EUR 125.00 (single supplement) place and we pay a visit to most prominent illuminated 25.00 pp objects in the city. Visit takes place in the evening. • Optional ballet or opera performance at the Latvian GRW02: we visit Riga Streetfood Festival, taking place National Opera: EUR 45.00 pp in Riga Old Town. Every year chefs from 15 of Riga’s best restaurants accept the challenge to look for the • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete to Riga airport: EUR Including: characteristic taste of winter and brave the cold at the 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private • 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Radisson Riga Street Festival. minivan (4-7 persons) Blu Elizabete**** GRW03: we continue by exploring Riga arts and crafts • 3 x buffet breakfast • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice • Personalised welcome package • 3-hours guided walking tour of Riga Old Town and 3-hours excursion to Kalnciema Quarter and extended program depending on departure date • Entrance to the Riga History and Navigation Museum • Service of English and German speaking local guide • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local guide • Service of Portuguese and French speaking local guide

7 Riga Christmas Market

Riga DAY 3: RIGA The morning offers on optional tour to Riga Motor Museum. Riga Motor Museum roots lay in the Antique December 2021 – January 2022, Automobile Club of Latvia traditions, member enthusiasm 4 days/3 nights and passion towards antique vehicles as an aesthetic value and part of cultural heritage. The optional guided Dates: shopping tour in the afternoon will take us to interior GRH01: 02.12-05.12.21 decoration and design stores, art galleries and fashion GRH02: 09.12-12.12.21 boutiques in the Old Town with the main focus on local GRH03: 16.12-19.12.21 brands and artists. En route we enjoy a warm cup of GRH04: 06.01-09.01.22 coffee with Latvian Christmas pastry at a cosy café. In the evening an optional farewell dinner at the elegant Package prices per person: DAY 1: ARRIVAL RIGA Restaurant Forest is on offer. EUR 225.00 (double occupancy) Arrival in Riga, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Blu DAY 4: RIGA DEPARTURE EUR 125.00 (single supplement) Elizabete****, check-in; welcome meeting, optional welcome dinner at hotel. Optional transfer to airport. Including: DAY 2: RIGA • 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Radisson Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is Blu Elizabete**** Optional: • 3 x buffet breakfast the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Ridzene: EUR 35.00 • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or kaleidoscope of architectural styles. The walking tour of for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan juice the Old Town includes Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, (4-7 persons) • Personalised welcome package St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp • 3-hours guided walking tour of Riga Old Town the Large and Small Guilds and the Freedom Monument. • 3-hours visit to Riga Art Nouveau district and visit to Art • Entrance to the Riga History and Navigation The tour ends at the Old Town Hall Square where we Nouveau Museum: EUR 35.00 pp Museum • 3-hours visit to Riga Motor Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • 1 ticket to Latvia National Opera or European join the bustle of the traditional Christmas Market and • Guided shopping tour: EUR 25.00 pp Christmas Festival shop for unique gifts. The afternoon offers an optional • Service of English and German speaking local tour to Riga Art Nouveau district and a visit to the Art • Farewell dinner at Restaurant Forest: EUR 45.00 pp guide Nouveau Museum. In the evening we attend a ballet or • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Ridzene to Riga airport/ • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local harbour: EUR 35.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 guide opera performance at the Latvian National Opera or the for private minivan (4-7 persons) • Service of Portuguese and French speaking local European Christmas Festival. guide

Tallinn Tallinn Christmas Market

DAY 1: ARRIVAL TALLINN DAY 3: TALLINN Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel In the morning an optional excursion is offered to December 2021 4 days/3 nights L’Ermitage****, check-in; welcome meeting, optional Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award-winning new welcome dinner at hotel. Estonian art museum, with its collections of classic and Dates: contemporary fine art. The afternoon is free for exploring GTC01: 09.12-12.12.21 DAY 2: TALLINN more of Tallinn on our own. In the evening an optional GTC02: 16.12-19.12.21 Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and farewell dinner at the elegant Restaurant Peppersack is modern urban life. The Old Town is magical all the year, on offer. but at its best in the run-up to Christmas when the magic Package prices per person: DAY 4: TALLINN is felt at every corner. During the morning walking tour EUR 275.00 (double occupancy) Optional transfer to airport. EUR 115.00 (single supplement) we get to know the most important sights in the Old Town including Toompea Castle, Dome Cathedral and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral in the Upper Town as well Optional: Including: as the St. Nicholas Church and the medieval Old Town • 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel L’Ermitage**** • Transfer airport to Hotel L’Ermitage: EUR 35.00 for private • 3 x buffet breakfast Hall in the Lower Town. The tour ends at the Old Town car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice Hall Square where we join the bustle of the traditional persons) • Personalised welcome package Christmas Market and shop for unique gifts. The optional • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp • 3-hours guided walking tour of Tallinn Old Town guided shopping tour in the afternoon takes us to interior • 3-hours excursion to Kadriorg Park including visit to KUMU • Entrance to the Great Guild Hall museum: EUR 40.00 pp • 1 ticket to Estonian Theatre or European Christmas decoration and design stores, art galleries and fashion • Guided shopping tour: EUR 25.00 pp Festival boutiques in the Old Town with the main focus on local • Farewell dinner at Restaurant Peppersack: EUR 45.00 pp • Service of English and German speaking local guide Estonian brands and artists. In the evening we attend a • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local guide • Transfer Hotel L’Ermitage to airport/harbour: EUR 35.00 • Service of Portuguese and French speaking local ballet or opera performance at the Estonian Theatre or the for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan guide European Christmas Festival. (4-7 persons) 8 New Year in Riga

Riga DAY 1: ARRIVAL RIGA Arrival in Riga, optional transfer to Hotel Radisson Latvia****, check in, welcome meeting, optional welcome dinner at hotel. December 2021 – January 2022, 4 days/3 nights DAY 2: RIGA Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is Dates: the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real GNR01: 30.12.-02.01.22. kaleidoscope of architectural styles and by the end of December the whole city is preparing for a vibrant New Package prices per person: Year celebration. The walking tour of the Old Town includes EUR 375.00 (double occupancy) Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, the Large and Small EUR 125.00 (single supplement) Guilds and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon offers Including: an optional tour to Riga Art Nouveau district and a visit • 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Radisson to the Art Nouveau Museum. In the evening we enjoy an Blu Latvia**** entertaining and fabulous New Year Gala. Optional: • 3 x buffet breakfast • Transfer airport to Hotel Radisson Blu Latvia: EUR 35.00 • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or DAY 3: RIGA for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan juice Morning at leisure. Late afternoon offers an excursion (4-7 persons) • Personalised welcome package • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 35.00 pp • 3-hour Riga walking tour of Riga Old Town to the Lido Recreational Centre, a large restaurant and • Fabulous New Year Gala entertainment centre located in the largest wooden • 3-hours visit to Riga Art Nouveau district with a visit to Art • Service of English and German speaking local log house in Europe and surrounded by a lot of winter Nouveau Museum: EUR 35.00 pp guide attractions. We enjoy a traditional Latvian dinner before • 3-hour excursion to Lido Recreational Centre with a • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local 3-course Latvian dinner: EUR 50.00 pp guide going back to the hotel. • Transfer Hotel Radisson Blu Latvia to airport: EUR 35.00 • Service of Portuguese and French speaking for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan local guide DAY 4: RIGA DEPARTURE (4-7 persons) Optional departure transfer to airport. New Year in Tallinn Tallinn

and galleries in the Old Town and a visit to the beautiful Christmas Market on the Town Hall Square. In the evening we enjoy an unforgettable New Year Gala dinner at hotel restaurant. December 2021 – January 2022, DAY 3: TALLINN 4 days/3 nights The morning leisure. The afternoon offers an optional Dates: visit to the unique Maritime Museum constructed in GNT01: 30.12.-02.01.22 the Seaplane Harbour Hangars, which were initially completed as a part of the “Peter the Great’s Naval Package prices per person: Fortress” in 1916-1917. The museum in undoubtedly one EUR 375.00 (double occupancy) of the most modern and inter-active maritime museums EUR 175.00 (single supplement) DAY 1: ARRIVAL TALLINN in Europe. Arrival in Tallinn, optional transfer to Hotel DAY 4: TALLINN DEPARTURE Including: L’Ermitage**** check-in, welcome meeting, optional • 3 overnights at centrally located Hotel Optional departure transfer to airport. L’Ermitage**** welcome dinner at the hotel. • 3 x buffet breakfast Optional: • Unforgettable New Year Gala dinner at hotel DAY 2 (THURSDAY): TALLINN • Transfer airport to Hotel L’Ermitage: EUR 35.00 for private restaurant Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or modern urban life. The Old Town is magical all the year persons) juice but it is at its best in the run-up to Christmas and New • Personalised welcome package • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 40.00 pp • 3-hour Tallinn Old Town walking tour Year, where the magic is felt at every corner. The walking • 3-hours guided shopping tour: EUR 25.00 pp • Service of English and German speaking local tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and • 3-hours optional visit to Maritime Museum: EUR 45.00 pp guide into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome • Transfer Hotel L’Ermitage to airport: EUR 35.00 for private • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 guide persons) • Service of French and Portuguese speaking Hall and Great Guild Hall. The afternoon offers an optional local guide guided shopping tour to the many lovely shops, boutiques 9 Tallinn

Riga

Vilnius Baltic Highlights New Year

DAY 1: ARRIVAL VILNIUS DAY 5: RIGA Arrival in Vilnius, optional transfer to Hotel Artis Morning at leisure. Late afternoon offers an optional Centrum**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. excursion to the Lido Recreational Centre, a large restaurant and entertainment centre located in the largest DAY 2: VILNIUS wooden log house in Europe and surrounded by a lot of December 2021 – Vilnius is known for its more than 1.200 medieval winter attractions. We enjoy a traditional Latvian dinner buildings and 48 churches. The morning walking tour before going back to the hotel. January 2022, of the Old Town includes Vilnius Cathedral, Gediminas Tower, St. Anne’s Church, Old University and the Gates DAY 6: RIGA-TALLINN 8 days/7 nights of Dawn. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to The tour continues along the coastal highway to the Trakai, the medieval capital of Lithuania, with the well Estonian summer resort of Parnu. We do a short tour of the preserved Trakai Castle, beautifully located on an island resort before we continue through the North Estonian land in Lake Galve. The evening offers an optional Lithuanian of forests and arrive in Tallinn early afternoon, check-in at Dates: dinner at Restaurant Belmontas. the Hotel L’Ermitage**** or similar. GNY01: 28.12-04.01.22. DAY 3: VILNIUS-RIGA DAY 7: TALLINN Heading for Riga, the first stop is the Hill of Crosses, one Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquillity and of the most holy sites of Catholic Lithuania. After crossing modern urban life. The Old Town is magical all the year into Latvia we soon reach the magnificent Rundale Palace, but it is at its best in the run-up to Christmas and New Package prices per person: the former summer residence of the Duke of Courland. Year, where the magic is felt at every corner. The walking EUR 825.00 (double occupancy) Following a guided tour of the palace we travel through the tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into EUR 275.00 (single supplement) rolling hills of Southern Latvia to reach Riga late afternoon, the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, Dome Church, check-in at Hotel Radisson Blu Latvija**** or similar. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, medieval Old Town Hall and Great Guild Hall. In the afternoon an optional excursion DAY 4: RIGA is offered to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU, the award- Including: Riga, founded in 1201 by the German bishop Albert, is winning new Estonian art museum, with its collections of • 7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels the largest of the three Baltic capitals and boasts a real classic and contemporary fine art. The evening offers an • 7 x buffet breakfast kaleidoscope of architectural styles and by the end of optional medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv. • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or December the whole city is preparing for a vibrant New juice Year celebration. The walking tour of the Old Town includes DAY 8: TALLINN DEPARTURE • Personalised welcome package Riga Castle, the Dome Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the Optional transfer to airport. • 3-hour Vilnius, Riga and Tallinn old town Swedish Gate, the Three Brothers, the Large and Small walking tours Guilds and the Freedom Monument. The afternoon offers • Entrances to Old University in Vilnius, Rundale an optional tour to Riga Art Nouveau district and a visit Palace and medieval Great Guild Hall in Tallinn to the Art Nouveau Museum. In the evening we enjoy an • Fabulous New Year Gala entertaining and fabulous New Year Gala. • Service of English and German speaking tour escort • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour escort • Service of Portuguese and French speaking local guides Optional: • Service of 1st class cars or 1st class minivans • Transfer airport to Hotel Artis Centrum: EUR 35.00 for private • 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and visit to KUMU: EUR throughout the itinerary car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) 40.00 pp • Porterage at hotels • 3-hour excursion to Trakai and visit to Trakai Castle: EUR • Medieval dinner at Restaurant Maikrahv: EUR 40.00 pp 40.00 pp • 6 x 3 course dinners at hotel: EUR 170.00 pp • Lithuanian dinner at Restaurant Belmontas: EUR 35.00 pp • Transfer Hotel L’Ermitage to airport: EUR 35.00 for private • 3-hours visit to Riga Art Nouveau district with a visit to Art car (1-3 persons), EUR 55.00 for private minivan (4-7 Nouveau museum: EUR 35.00 pp persons) • 3-hour excursion to Lido Recreational Centre with a 3-course 10 Latvian meal: EUR 50.00 pp St. Petersburg

Moscow Russian Capitals New Year

DAY 1: ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG Morning at leisure, around noon we go to the Moscow Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel railway station and board the Sapsan high-speed train Ambassador**** check-in, welcome meeting, optional bound for Moscow. The train ride takes us through endless welcome dinner at the hotel. snow-cladded Russian landscapes along the River Volga. In the evening we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel December 2021 – DAY 2: ST. PETERSBURG Azimut Smolenskaya**** or similar. January 2022, St.Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and DAY 6: MOSCOW museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River Moscow, the Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian city 8 days/7 nights and the many canals have deservedly given the city the with the Kremlin and its domed cathedrals. The title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is covered dramatic changes over the last decade have made the city in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. During to one of the most dynamic metropolis in the world. The the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all morning sightseeing tour includes all the highlights of Dates: the splendours of the city: the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s the vast city: the Red Square with Kremlin, the Theatre Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Square with Bolshoi Theatre, Sparrow Hills with Moscow GRN01: 29.12.-05.01.22. Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional University and a visit to the famous Moscow Metro visit to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s including the historical stations on the Ring-Line. In the Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World afternoon is offered an optional excursion to the Kremlin War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial grounds, where we see Ivan the Great Bell Tower and Package prices per person: celebrations, after we continue to Pavlovsk and experience visit one of the cathedrals. The evening offers an optional ice-breaker cruise on the Moscow River to admire the EUR 775.00 (double occupancy) real Russian winter adventure in a troika ride. illuminated centre of Moscow by night. EUR 275.00 (single supplement) DAY 3: ST. PETERSBURG The morning is offered optional visit to the world- DAY 7: MOSCOW famous Hermitage Art Museum. In the evening we The morning offers an optional excursion to Novodevichy Convent, a 16th century cluster of sparkling domes, one enjoy fabulous Russian New Year Gala at the hotel. Including: of the city’s most beautiful groups of buildings and full of history and treasures. The adjacent Novodevichy Cemetery • 7 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels DAY 4: ST. PETERSBURG • 7 x buffet breakfast is Moscow‘s most prestigious resting place after the The optional tour this morning offers a visit to a holy mass • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or Kremlin. The balance of the day is reserved for an optional juice in the Orthodox Kazan Cathedral, dedicated to Our Lady excursion to the Tretyakov Gallery with its outstanding • Personalised welcome package of Kazan, one of the most venerated icons in Russia, and collection of French impressionists. The evening offers an • 3 hour St. Petersburg sightseeing tour and 3 a visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress. The Palace on the optional dinner at Restaurant Buono, located on the 29th hour Moscow sightseeing tour Moika River was built in the middle of the 18th century floor of one of seven famous high-rises of Moscow. • Fabulous New Year Gala at Hotel Ambassador and impresses with magnificence of decoration and style • Entrance to Moscow metro as well as its historical past. In the evening enjoy an DAY 8: MOSCOW • Service of English and German speaking local optional farewell dinner at Restaurant Demidov. Optional transfer to the airport. guide • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local DAY 5: ST. PETERSBURG-MOSCOW guide • Service of French and Portuguese speaking local guide Optional: • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class • Transfer airport to Hotel Ambassador: EUR 70.00 for private • 3-hour excursion to Kremlin and visit to a cathedral: EUR minivans throughout the itinerary car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) 50.00 pp • Sapsan high-speed train St. Petersburg- • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 40.00 pp • 3-hour ice-breaker cruise on the Moscow River: EUR 45.00 pp Moscow OW (2nd class) • 6-hour visit to Zarskoye Selo and Catherine’s Palace and • 4-hour excursion to Novodevichy Convent: EUR 55.00 pp • Portage at hotels and railway stations troika ride in Pavlovsk Palace parks: EUR 90.00 pp • 3-hour visit to the Tretyakov Gallery: EUR 45.00 pp • 3-hour visit to Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • Farewell dinner at Restaurant Buono: EUR 60.00 pp • 3-hour visit to Kazan Cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress: • Transfer Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya**** to airport: EUR EUR 45.00 pp 80.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private • Farwell dinner at Restaurant Demidov EUR 50.00 pp minivan (4-7 persons 11 St. Petersburg

New Year in St. Petersburg

DAY 1 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL ST. PETERSBURG celebrations, after we continue to Pavlovsk and experience December 2021 – Arrival in St. Petersburg, optional transfer to Hotel real Russian winter adventure in a troika ride. January 2022, Ambassador**** check-in, welcome meeting, optional welcome dinner at the hotel. DAY 3 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG 5 Days/4 nights Morning offers optional visit to the world-famous DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG Hermitage Art Museum. In the evening we enjoy an Dates: St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and optional entertaining fabulous Russian New Year Gala at museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River the hotel. GNS01: 29.12.–02.01.22. and the many canals have deservedly given the city the DAY 4 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is covered The optional tour this morning offers a visit to a mass in Package prices per person: in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. During the Orthodox Kazan Cathedral and a visit to the Peter- (double occupancy) EUR 325.00 the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all and-Paul Fortress to see the Peter-and-Paul Cathedral, EUR 175.00 (single supplement) the splendors of the city: the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s the pantheon of the Russian czar from Peter the Great to Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Nicolas the 2nd. In the evening enjoy an optional farewell Including: Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional dinner at Restaurant Demidov. • 4 overnights at centrally located Hotel visit to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s Ambassador**** Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World DAY 5 (SATURDAY): ST. PETERSBURG DEPARTURE • 4 x buffet breakfast War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial Optional transfer to the airport. • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice • Personalised welcome package • 3 hour St. Petersburg sightseeing tour Optional: • Service of English and German speaking local • Transfer from airport to Hotel Ambassador: EUR 70.00 for • 3-hour visit to Kazan Cathedral and Peter and Paul Fortress: guide private car (1–3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan EUR 45.00 pp • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local (4–7 persons) • Farewell dinner at Restaurant Demidov EUR 50.00 pp guide • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 40.00 pp • Service of French and Portuguese speaking • Transfer from Hotel Ambsasador to airport: EUR 70.00 for local guide • 6-hour visit to Zarskoye Selo and Catherine’s Palace and private car (1–3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private minivan • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class troika ride in Pavlovsk Palace parks: EUR 90.00 pp (4–7 persons) minivans throughout the itinerary • 3-hour visit to Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp • Extra night: EUR 120.00 single room/night BB and EUR 140.00 • Fabulous New Year Gala at Hotel Ambassador: EUR 260.00 pp double room/night BB Small groups: Max. 16 guests in the group Min. booking of 2 guests

12 New Year in Poland

DECEMBER 29 (TUESDAY): ARRIVAL WARSAW nativity displays and listen to the most amazing stories Arrival in Warsaw, optional transfer to Hotel Polonia about Christmas customs in Poland. Afterwards, you will Palace**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting, optional be guided through the market to learn about the traditions welcome dinner at the hotel. behind the stalls and the items sold. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka. DECEMBER 30 (WEDNESDAY): WARSAW Warsaw is essentially a post-war city with a meticulously JANUARY 2 (SATURDAY): KRAKOW reconstructed Old Town. The morning sightseeing tour Optional transfer to the airport. Warsaw includes the Royal Route and the Old Town with the Royal Castle, St John’s Cathedral, the Old Town Market Square and the Barbican. In the afternoon is offered an optional excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park with the Palace on Krakow the Water. The evening offers an optional Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki.

DECEMBER 31 (THURSDAY): WARSAW–KRAKOW Optional: In the morning we go to the Warsaw railway station and • Transfer from airport to Hotel Polonia Palace: EUR 40.00 board the train bound for Warsaw. Through the flat low- for private car (1–3 persons), EUR 60.00 for private laying plain of Central Poland we reach Krakow in the minivan (4–7 persons) early afternoon. Directly after arrival in Krakow we start • Welcome dinner at hotel: EUR 45.00 pp a sightseeing tour, including Old Town with the St. Mary’s • 3-hour excursion to the Royal Lazienki Park and visit to Church, the Jagiellonian University, the Cloth Halls and Palace on the Water: EUR 40.00 pp Wawel with the Wawel Castle and the Wawel Cathedral. At the end of the tour we check-in at Hotel Vienna House • Polish dinner at Restaurant Dawne Smaki: EUR 40.00 pp December 2021 – Andel’s Cracow**** or similar. In the evening we enjoy an • Polish dinner at Restaurant Hawelka: EUR 40.00 pp January 2022, unforgettable New Year Gala dinner. • 3-hour guided Krakow Christmas Market tour: EUR 35.00 pp • Transfer from Hotel Vienna House Andel’s Cracow to 5 days/4 nights JANUARY 1 (FRIDAY): KRAKOW airport: EUR 40.00 for private car (1–3 persons), EUR 60.00 Morning at leisure. Late afternoon offers an optional guided for private minivan (4–7 persons) Krakow Christmas Market tour. There, you can learn about Dates: GNP01: 29.12.–02.01.22.

Package prices per person: EUR 575.00 (double occupancy) EUR 275.00 (single supplement)

Including: • 4 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels • 4 x buffet breakfast • New Year Gala dinner at hotel or city restaurant • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice • 3 hour Warsaw sightseeing tour and 3 hour Krakow sightseeing tour • Train Warsaw–Krakow (2nd class) • Service of English and German speaking local guide • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local guide • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary

Small groups: Max. 16 guests in the group Min. booking of 2 guests

13 St. Petersburg

Moscow Winter Russian Capitals

DAY 1: ARRIVAL MOSCOW Convent and much more. The afternoon offers a visit to the Arrival in Moscow, optional transfer to Hotel Azimut world-famous Hermitage Art Museum. Smolenskaya**** check-in, welcome meeting. October 2021 – DAY 6: ST. PETERSBURG DAY 2: MOSCOW The morning offers optional excursion to Zarskoye Selo March 2022, Moscow, the Mother of Russia, is a genuine Russian city with the impressive Catherine’s Palace and the Amber 7 days/6 nights with the Kremlin and its onion domed cathedrals. The Room, which vanished during World War II and was dramatic changes over the last decade have made the city restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial celebrations. to one of the most dynamic metropolis in the world. The Afternoon is at leisure in the city to explore it on your own Dates: morning sightseeing tour includes all the highlights of hand. GRN01: 18.10.-24.10.21 GRN09: 17.01.-23.01.22 the vast city: the Red Square with Kremlin, the Theatre DAY 7: ST. PETERSBURG GRN02: 25.10.-31.10.21 GRN10: 31.01.-06.02.22 Square with Bolshoi Theatre, Sparrow Hills with Moscow Optional transfer to the airport. GRN03: 01.11.-07.11.21 GRN11: 14.02.-20.02.22 University and a visit to the famous Moscow Metro including the historical stations on the Ring-Line. In the GRN04: 15.11.-21.11.21 GRN12: 28.02.-06.01.22 afternoon is offered an optional excursion to the Kremlin GRN05: 29.11.-05.01.21 GRN13: 07.03.-13.03.22 grounds, where we see Ivan the Great Bell Tower and GRN06: 06.12.-12.12.21 GRN14: 14.03.-20.03.22 visit one of the cathedrals. The evening offers an optional GRN07: 13.12.-19.12.21 GRN15: 21.03.-27.03.22 ice-breaker cruise on the Moscow River to admire the GRN08: 03.01.-09.01.22 illuminated centre of Moscow by night.

DAY 3: MOSCOW Package prices per person: The day offers an optional full day excursion to the quaint EUR 575.00 (double occupancy) town of Sergiev Posad, where we visit the Trinity Lavra of EUR 225.00 (single supplement) St. Sergius, the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual heart of the Russian Orthodox Church. The whole Lavra has been beautifully restored for the 700-years Including: celebrations of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh. • 6 overnights at centrally located 4 star hotels DAY 4: MOSCOW – ST. PETERSBURG • 6 x buffet breakfast Morning at leisure, around noon we go to the railway • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice station and board the Sapsan high-speed train bound for • Personalised welcome package St.Petersburg. The train ride takes us through endless • 3 hour Moscow sightseeing tour with Moscow snow-cladded Russian landscapes along the River Volga. metro tour and 3 hour St.Petersburg sightseeing In the evening we arrive to St.Petersburg and check in at Optional: tour, visit to Hermitage Art Museum Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar. • Transfer airport to Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya****: EUR 80.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private • Service of English and German speaking local minivan (4-7 persons) guide DAY 5: ST. PETERSBURG • 3-hour excursion to Kremlin and visit to a cathedral: EUR • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking local St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and 50.00 pp guide museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River • 3-hour ice-breaker cruise on the Moscow River: EUR 45.00 • Service of French and Portuguese speaking pp local guide and the many canals have deservedly given the city the • 8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp • Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is covered minivans throughout the itinerary in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. During • 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s Palace: EUR 60.00 pp • Sapsan high-speed train Moscow-St.Petersburg the morning sightseeing tour, we get acquainted with all OW (2nd class) the splendours of the city: The Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s • Transfer Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** to airport EUR 70.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 90.00 for private • Portage at hotels and railway stations Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Saviour, the Nevsky minivan (4-7 persons) 14 Teriberka

Murmansk Lovozero

Murmansk Winter Adventures

December 2021 – DAY 1: ARRIVAL MURMANSK breathtaking views of the endless white tundra and wild Arrival in Murmansk, transfer to Hotel Azimut nature. At arrival in Teriberka we feel like we are at the March 2022, Murmansk**** or similar, check-in. edge of the Earth. The seashore is fascinating and leaves no 5 days/4 nights one indifferent! In Teriberksa we learn about the village life DAY 2: MURMANSK which gained popularity after the premiere of the Russian Murmansk is the largest city in the world north of the film “Leviathan” which was nominated for the Oscar Dates: Arctic Circle. The morning city tour acquaints us with Awards and we enjoy a local lunch. After lunch we embark the fascinating history of the city and with places related a sleigh ride. The sleighs are pulled by snowmobiles and GMA01: 08.12-12.12.21 the heroic struggle of the city during the 2nd World the ride takes us towards a beautiful waterfall that empties GMA02: 22.12-26.12.21 War including the Alyosha Monument dedicated to the into the Arctic Ocean. In the afternoon we drive through GMA03: 05.01-09.01.22 Defenders of the Subarctic Region. After that we proceed to the snow clad wilderness back to Murmansk GMA04: 19.01-23.01.22 the Monument dedicated to the Memory of the Sailors who GMA05: 02.02-06.02.22 died in peacetime and we see the fragment of the booth DAY 4: MURMANSK – LOVOZERO - MURMANSK GMA06: 16.02-20.02.22 of the Kursk atomic submarine that dramatically sank in In the morning we depart to a husky park. During the 2001. Lunch at a local city restaurant. In the afternoon GMA07: 02.03-06.03.22 excursion we are going to learn the incredible history we continue with a visit to the Lenin Icebreaker Museum, GMA08: 16.03-20.03.22 of the Siberian husky. We are able to communicate with an icon of the history of navigation, and with a visit to the Regional History Museum of Murmansk, the oldest these affectionate dogs and we also see the beautiful museum in the region, founded in 1926 and dedicated to reindeers. After that we rejoice on an exciting trip through Package prices per person: the history and culture of the whole Murmansk region. In the winter forest on a sleigh pulled by dogs. After lunch EUR 875.00 (double occupancy) the evening we are invited on an Aurora Hunting Tours at a local restaurant we continue with a visit to the ethnic EUR 175.00 (single supplement) and if we are lucky we are dazzled by the Northern Light village. We learn about the traditional life of the peoples of the north, play outdoors games, feed the reindeers and DAY 3: MURMANSK – TERIBERKA - MURMANSK ride in the Saami sled before returning to Murmansk. Including: In the morning we set off for the village of Teriberka, the • 4 overnights at centrally located Hotel Azimut only place in Russia on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, DAY 5: MURMANSK DEPARTURE Murmansk**** which can be reached by road. The road to Teriberka offers Breakfast. Check-out of the hotel and transfer to the airport. • 4 x buffet breakfast • 3 x lunch during the program in and around Murmansk days 2-4 Optional: • 3 full-day excursions in and around Murmansk more Aurora Hunting Tour is provided for free. We are not • Half board at hotels (4 x 3 course dinners with coffee/tea): and Evening Aurora hunting tour able to offer any compensation if we fail to see the Northern EUR 120.00 pp • Entrances to Lenin Icebreaker Museum, Lights during two Aurora Hunting Tours Regional History Museum of Murmansk, Please note: • • The road to Terebirka at the Arctic Ocean can occasionally Husky Park and Ethnic Village • The Aurora Hunting Tour is provided one night during the be closed by the authority because of the weather • Service of English and German speaking local tour, any night depending on weather conditions. The conditions. It happens a few times during the winter season. guide Northern Light is normally visible in the period November- In this case, the tour is postponed to another day if such • Service of 1st class coach or 1st class minivan March in the evening, however we cannot guarantee transfer is possible or is being replaced by another activity. throughout the itinerary Northern Lights because it’s a complex natural phenomenon We are not able to offer any further compensation if the • Arrival and departure transfers to/from which depends on a variety of conditions. If we fail to see Teriberka Tour is replaced by another activity due to weather Northern Lights during the first Aurora Hunting Tour one Murmansk airport conditions 15 Russian Winter in Golden Ring

DAY 1: ARRIVAL MOSCOW the Kremlin, the Nativity Cathedral, the Museum of Arrival in Moscow, optional transfer to Hotel Azimut Wooden Architecture, St. Ethymius Monastery and the Smolenskaya**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting. Transfiguration Cathedral.

DAY 2: MOSCOW – VLADIMIR – SUZDAL DAY 4: SUZDAL – KOSTROMA In the morning we start our journey on the Golden Ring In the morning we continue along the Golden Ring to Kostroma. Kostroma is located on both sides of the Volga St. Petersburg of ancient Russian towns. We first drive through scenic Russian landscapes to Vladimir, one of the ancient capitals River and the high banks offer impressive views of the of Russia. During the city sightseeing tour, we visit the St. Volga expanses. During the afternoon sightseeing tour, we Yaroslavl see the city center with the well-preserved 18th and 19th- Kostroma Demetrius Cathedral and see the Assumption Cathedral, Perseval both world heritage sites, and the Golden Gate. In the late century merchant houses, the treasure of the town, the Sergiev Posad Suzdal afternoon we continue to Suzdal and check-in at the Hotel 13th cenrury Ipatiev Monastery with the Trnitiy Cathdral Azimut Suzdal **** or similar. and we visit the beautiful Resurection Church. Check in at Moscow Vladimir Hotel Azimut Kostroma*** or similar. DAY 3: SUZDAL Dating back almost thousand years, Suzdal is a small DAY 5: KOSTROMA – YAROSLAVL – PERESLAVL fairy-tale town with an unsurpassed collection of ancient Today we continue to Yaroslavl. Situated at the confluence Russian architecture. During the optional whole day of the Volga and Kotorosl Rivers the historic city of Yaroslavl tour, we discover all the treasures of Suzdal including is renowned for its numerous 16th and 17th-century January 2022 - March 2022, 8 days/7 nights Dates: GGW01: 09.01-16.01.22 GGW02: 20.02-27.02.22 GGW03: 30.01-06.02.22 GGW04: 13.03-20.03.22 Package prices per person: EUR 675.00 (double occupancy) EUR 225.00 (single supplement) Including: • 7 overnights at centrally located 3-4 star hotels • 7 x buffet breakfast • Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice • Entrances to St. Demetrius Cathedral in Vladimir, Ipatiev Monastery and Resurection Church in Kostroma, Monastery of Transfiguration amd the Church of Elijah the Prophet in Jaroslavl, Monastery of St. Jacob the Savior, the Nikitsky Monastery in Pereslavl- Zalessky, Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius in Sergiev Posad and Moscow Kremlin • Service of English and German speaking tour escort • Service of Italian and Spanish speaking tour escort • Service of 1st class cars or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary Small groups: Max. 16 guests in the group Min. booking of 2 guests

16 monasteries and churches. We pay a visit to the Monastery of Transfiguration, the Church of Elijah the Prophet and see the Belfry Tower of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery. From Yaroslavl we drive towards Pereslavl making a stop to visit to the Monastery of St. Jacob the Savior at the shores of Lake Nero, just outside Rostov Veliky. In late afternoon we reach Pereslavl-Zalessky. Check in at Hotel Azimut Pereslavl****.

DAY 6: PERESLAVL – SERGIEV POSAD – MOSCOW Pereslavl-Zalessky at the oval-shaped Lake Plescheevo is famous as the birthplace of Russian hero Aleksandr Nevsky. The pictoresque town has no less the six monasteries and we vist the oldest of them, the Nikitsky Monastery in the morning. We continue to 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 was beautifully restored for the 700-years celebrations of the birth of St. Sergius of Redonezh. In the late afternoon we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya**** or similar.

DAY 7: 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 metropolis 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.

DAY 8: MOSCOW DEPARTURE Optional transfer to airport.

Optional: • Transfer airport to Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya: EUR 80.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons) • 6-hours tour of Suzdal and visit to the Nativity Cathedral, Museum of Wooden Architecture, St. Ethymius Monastery and the Transfiguration Cathedral: EUR 80.00 pp • 3-hour Moscow metro and Arbat tour: EUR 25.00 pp • Transfer Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya to airport: EUR 80.00 for private car (1-3 persons), EUR 100.00 for private minivan (4-7 persons)

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PRICES VISA SUPPORT 3RD PERSON All prices, including transfers, optional excursions, Our issued visa support letter is not visa itself AND CHILD POLICY activities and , are gross rates. Provided an and valid visa must be obtained prior to arrival, The price for an adult in an extra bed is the same agent agreement has been signed, agreed commission where required. If visa support letters have been as the price per person in a double room. To provide will be deducted from the invoice for the bookings. If supplied timely and correctly, we do not resume triple occupancy we are generally booking a higher you do not have an agent agreement for Guaranteed responsibility for guests arriving without valid visa. room category for the comfort of our guests. Children Escorted Tour bookings, please contact us. between 2 – 11 years old receive a discount when sharing a room with two paying adults. Extra beds PROGRAM AMENDMENTS may be folding beds and do not in all cases offer same We reserve the right to amend the itinerary and/ comfort as a regular bed. FREE SALES: or included entrances without prior notice due to weather conditions or interference of local According to the agent agreement, the seller will grant authorities, which is out of our control or the TRANSFER INFORMATION the customer free sales of max 3 rooms per departure If arrival transfer is booked, a driver will meet the per day until 7 days prior to departure or until the control of our suppliers. Should the itinerary and/or program be amended due to unforeseen guests with a name-board reading their names inside seller requests the customer to close the sales. Stop the arrival hall of the airport of arrival. If arrival sales dates are sent to e-mail address as indicated circumstances, we will endeavour to find suitable alternative activities. transfer is not booked, the guests will be met by the by customer. Should the customer have bookings of tour leader of the group at the welcome meeting at more than 3 rooms for a departure within one day, the costumer should forward the bookings by mail to the seller and obtain a confirmation. B2B online booking platform Seagull-online.com is available for bookings and instant confirmations.

CANCELLATION CONDITIONS After confirmation the customer can cancel the reservation latest 35 days prior to arrival without cancellation fee. The seller reserves the right to charge the following cancellation fees: for cancellations from 35-15 days prior to arrival – 50% of the total cost of the reservation, for cancellations 14-8 days prior to arrival – 75% of the total cost of the reservation, 7-1 days prior to arrival and “no show” - 90% of the total cost for the reservation.

18 the hotel lobby on the day of arrival at 07.00PM, local OPTIONAL TOURS rationing, acts of local, state or national governments time. For some programs timing might differ. In this or public agencies, utility or communication failures case information about the welcome meeting will be optional tours are guaranteed. They can be either or delays, fire, acts of war, floods and epidemics. provided by check in. In case of late arrival, the tour pre-booked or booked on the spot. Payment for on-site leader will leave info material at hotel reception and bookings is accepted by our tour leaders in cash in we ask the guests to be at hotel lobby next morning EUR or USD or by Visa or Master credit cards. EMERGENCY CONTACTS at 08.45AM. Departure transfers in Krakow, Warsaw, The centralized emergency contact number for Riga, Tallinn and Odessa are performed 2 hours customers and guests: +371 29273999 before flight, in St. Petersburg and Murmansk 3 FORCE MAJEURE hours before flight and in Moscow 4 hours before The seller shall not be liable for any delay or failure flight. This timing has been estimated based on in its performance of any of the services, when our knowledge and experience working in these such delay or failure arises for reasons beyond its destinations, considering traffic in each particular reasonable control, including without limitation, city, driving time and required time at the airport acts of terrorism, civil insurrection, blockade, labour check-in counters. disputes and strikes, material shortages, embargoes,

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