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The Best of St. Petersburg, Moscow and Kazan in 10 Days | Itinerary the Best of St THE BEST OF ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW AND KAZAN ALL TOURS WITH IN 10 DAYS GUARANTEED DEPARTURE! www.baltictours.com 1 TRAVEL SPECIALISTS Vilnius, Lithuania SINCE 1991 Baltic Tours has been among the ranks of the best for 27 years! Since 2007 Baltic Tours in collaboration with well experienced tourism partners have guaranteed departure tour services offering for over 30 tour programs and more than 300 guaranteed departures per year. Our team believes in the beauty of traveling, in the vibe of adventure and the pleasure of gastronomy. Traveling is a pure happiness - it has become our way of living! I have a degree in tourism management and I encourage our guests to explore the Northeastern region of Europe in its most attractive way. I’ve been working in tourism industry since 2013 and I’m assisting customers from 64 countries. Take a look at my personally selected tours and grab your best deal now! SERVICE STANDARDS MORE VALUE GUARANTEED ESCORTED TOURS QUALITY, SAFETY AND SECURITY SPECIAL FEATURES PRE- AND POST- STAYS www.baltictours.com 3 Moscow at night, Russia May-AUGUST, 2021 INCLUDING 10 days/9 nights THE BEST OF ● ST. PETERSBURG 8 overnight stays at centrally located 4* hotels GRT12: 15 Jun – 24 Jun, 2021 St. PETERSBURG, 1 overnight on board “Tatarstan Premium” train GRT16: 13 Jul – 22 Jul, 2021 in 2 berth compartment GRT18: 27 Jul – 05 Aug, 2021 RUSSIA 9 x buffet breakfast GRT20: 10 Aug – 19 Aug, 2021 1 x boxed dinner on board overnight train MOSCOW MOSCOW Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice AND KAZAN Personalised welcome package KAZAN Entrances to Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Moscow Kremlin and Kazan IN 10 DAYS Kremlin Service of bilingual English-German speaking tour leader on all tours Service of 1st class motor buses or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary Sapsan high-speed train St. Petersburg- Moscow OW (2nd class) Portage at hotels and railway station Moscow metro, Moscow, Russia PacKage PRICE -Simon- €1195 per 1 traveler Peterhof Moscow National sharing twin room & Zarskoye Selo & & Grand St. Petersburg Metro & “I’ve booked this tour online and expected nothing TWIN Iske-Kazan cuisine ROOM Catherine’s Palace Palace Channel Cruise Arbat Sergiev Posad (Old Kazan) dinner but it turned out to be great. Russia is really interest- booking together € € € € € KAZAN (Optional) (Optional) ing country and in this tour they show you the best €1745 per 1 traveler part of it. There are significant distances between Nikolaevsky Hermitage MOSCOW Moscow-by-night Tatarstan Admiralteyskaya Sviyazhsk SINGLE in single room the cities but the buses were new and comfortable ROOM ST. PETERSBURG Palace & Art Museum river cruise Quarter & Raifa (Optional) KAZAN (Optional folklore show € € Monastery (Optional so everything was all right. Overall it’s a good toor if €2390 per 2 travelers transfer) € € transfer) you want to see main Russian landmarks.” sharing double room & DOUBLE ROOM booking together www.baltictours.com 5 Kazan, Russia THE BEST OF ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW AND KAZAN IN 10 DAYS | ITINERARY THE BEST OF ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW AND KAZAN IN 10 DAYS | ITINERARY DAY 1 (TUESDAY) ARRIVAL IN ST. PETERSBURG Tour outline: arrival in St. Petersburg, check-in at the Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky 4* or similar, welcome meeting. Optional: • €70 arrival transfer from the airport in a private car (1-3 people). • €90 arrival transfer from the airport in a private minivan (4-7 people). DAY 2 (WEDNESDAY): ST. PETERSBURG Breakfast: at the hotel. 10 km Tour outline: the sightseeing tour includes Peter-Paul Fortress, Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Church of the Bleeding Savior, Nevsky Convent. Optional: 65 km • €80 pp excursion to Zarskoye Selo & Catherine’s Palace. • €65 pp folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace. DAY 3 (THURSDAY): ST. PETERSBURG Breakfast: at the hotel. 9 km Tour outline: leisure time in St. Petersburg Optional: 105 km • €75 pp excursion to Peterhof includes Grand Palace, Grand Cascada, Water Avenue and park. • €50 pp Hermitage Art Museum. • €50 pp Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti. View of the Church Of Grand Palace in Peterhof, Russia DAY 4 (FRIDAY): ST. PETERSBURG-MOSCOW Breakfast: at the hotel. 650 km Tour outline: leisure time in St. Petersburg, a trip from St. Petersburg to Moscow by Sapsan High-speed train, arrival in Moscow, check-in at the Hotel Azimut Smolenskaya 4* or similar Optional: • €65 pp guided St. Petersburg channel cruise. DAY 5 (SATURDAY): MOSCOW Breakfast: at the hotel. 6 km Tour outline: the sightseeing tour includes Red Square, St. Basil’s Cathedral, Theatre Square, Sparrow Hills, Moscow University, Kremlin grounds. Optional: 27 km • €25 pp Moscow Metro & Arbat tour. • €55 pp Moscow-by-night tour & river cruise. www.baltictours.com 7 Holy Trinity Cathedral Varnickiy Monastery of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Rostov, Russia THE BEST OF ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW AND KAZAN IN 10 DAYS | ITINERARY THE BEST OF ST. PETERSBURG, MOSCOW AND KAZAN IN 10 DAYS | ITINERARY DAY 6 (SUNDAY): MOSCOW Breakfast: at the hotel. 820 km ALL TOURS WITH Tour outline: leisure time in Moscow. In the GUARANTEED evening, an overnight train trip to Kazan. DEPARTURE! Optional: • €80 pp full day excursion to Sergiev Super Breakfast Posad. Buffet included DAY 7 (MONDAY): KAZAN Breakfast: at the hotel. 2 km Tour outline: morning arrival in Kazan. Check-in at the Hotel Park Inn Kazan 4* or similar. The sightseeing tour of the day includes old Tatar Quarter, Kazan kremlin, €245 pp Kul-Sharif Mosque, Catholic Church. half board at hotels (9 x 3 course dinner DAY 8 (TUESDAY): KAZAN with coffee/tea) Breakfast: at the hotel. 6 km Tour outline: leisure time in Kazan. Optional: • €40 pp excursion to Admiralteyskaya 5 km Quarter and Raifa Monastery. • €60 pp Iske-Kazan (Old Kazan) with en- trance to the museum and fortress and Tried and true interactive show. since 2007 DAY 9 (WEDNESDAY): KAZAN Breakfast: at the hotel. 236 km Tour outline: leisure time in Kazan. Optional: • €60 pp excursion to Sviyazshsk with entrance to Holy Domitian Monastery and Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh. • €40 pp national dinner at restaurant Ta- Flexible tar Cuisine House. payment options BOOK NOW & PAY LATER DAY 10 (THURSDAY): DEPARTURE -This is a quality choice if you’re willing to go beyond Moscow and St. Peters- Breakfast: at the hotel. burg. An opportunity to experience the Optional: unique culture of Tatarstan makes this • €40 departure transfer to the airport in tour a standout one! a private car (1-3 people). • €80 departure transfer to the airport in a private minivan (4-7 people). E-mail: [email protected] Tel. +370 615 76453 www.baltictours.com 9 Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan, Russia WE ARE A TEAM OF TRAVEL EXPERTS, READY TO FULFILL YOUR DREAM OF EXPLORING THE NORTHEASTERN EUROPE Since 3500 280 33 11 travellers guaranteed programs countries 1991 a year departures www.baltictours.com.
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