Baltic Amber Coast with Kaliningrad Small Group Escorted Coach & Ferry Tour – 13 Days/12 Nights Tour
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Value Added Inclusions Look for the Poland, Gdansk NEW ✱ Baltic Amber Coast with Kaliningrad Small Group Escorted coach & ferry tour – 13 days/12 nights Tour This small group tour begins in the Polish city of Gdansk and ventures into the enigmatic Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, founded by the Teutonic Knights in the 13th century. The city was annexed by the Soviet Union at the end of WWII and remained off limits to foreigners until 1991. It sits between Poland and Lithuania, from where you continue your journey through the Baltic States and Helsinki to St. Petersburg. Church-in-the-rock. Free afternoon or take Inclusions Your hotels an excursion to the island fortress of zz 12 nights accommodation with breakfast in 4-star hotels zz Gdansk – Mercure Suomenlinna. Overnight Helsinki. B zz Meals – 4 dinners zz – Holiday Inn Kaliningrad Day 10 Tue. Helsinki to St. Petersburg zz Arrival/departure transfers by car zz Klaipeda – National zz Transportation by A/C coach or minivan, economy class ferry Tallinn-Helsinki zz Riga – Wellton Riverside Travel east, crossing the border into Russia zz Sightseeing as specified with tour escort in English only zz Tallinn – Radisson Blu Olympia at Vyborg, where you have a short tour. zz City tours of Gdansk, Kaliningrad, Klaipeda, Riga, Tallinn, Helsinki, Vyborg, zz Helsinki – Glo Art Late afternoon arrival and overnight St. St. Petersburg, Peter & Paul Fortress, Hermitage Museum , zz St. Petersburg – Sokos Vasilievsky Petersburg. B Peterhof & Grand Palace Catherine’s Palace at Pushkin Hotels of a similar standard may be substituted. Day 11 Wed. St. Petersburg After breakfast, your city tour will introduce Day 1 Sun. Gdansk Day 3 Tue. Kaliningrad to Klaipeda and kilometres of white-sand beaches. you to the highlights of Peter the Great’s Arrive Gdansk. You will be met and Known as Königsberg during centuries of Dinner tonight is at the restaurant Forrest. northern capital, including a visit to Peter transferred to your hotel. Overnight Gdansk. Prussian rule, Kaliningrad was largely Overnight Riga. BD & Paul Fortress. This afternoon, travel to reconstructed after WWII. Traces of its the town of Pushkin, also known as Tsars’ Day 2 Mon. Gdansk to Kaliningrad German heritage can be seen in the Day 6 Fri. Riga to Tallinn Village, to visit Catherine’s Palace and see The seaport of Gdansk has an atmosphere surviving Brandenburg Gate and riverside Travel along the coastal highway to the the famous Amber Room. This evening unlike any other Polish city. Your morning Fishing Village, a dining and shopping seaside resort of Parnu for a short tour, offers an optional folklore performance at walking tour of the Old Town includes the destination with re-created medieval-style and then continue to Tallinn, arriving early the 19th century Nikolaevsky Palace. Long Market, St. Mary’s Church, St. Bridget’s buildings. The original Prussian-style afternoon. Overnight Tallinn. B Overnight St. Petersburg. B Church, the Artus Court and Town Hall. buildings are intermixed with Soviet-era Afternoon departure for Kaliningrad – architecture. During your morning city Day 7 Sat. Tallinn Day 12 Thu. St. Petersburg a Russian enclave sandwiched between tour you will see Victory Square, Kant’s Your morning tour takes you around the Morning drive to the Gulf of Finland, to visit Poland and Lithuania along the Baltic Island with the impressive Church of Christ medieval city walls and into the Old Town the Grand Palace and magnificent gardens coast. Overnight Kaliningrad. B the Saviour and visit the Central Market and to see Toompea Castle, Alexander Nevsky of Peterhof Palace. This afternoon, visit Amber Museum. Depart for Klaipeda in the Cathedral, the Dome Church, Old Town Hall the world renowned Hermitage Museum. afternoon, travelling along the Curonian and Great Guild Hall. Afternoon free, or Farewell your fellow travellers this evening FINLAND Spit, with a stop at the picturesque fishing you may take an optional excursion to over dinner at Pryanosti & Radosti town of Nida. Dinner at Restaurant 19th Kadriorg Park and the award-winning art restaurant. Overnight St. Petersburg. BD Helsinki St. Petersburg Century and overnight Klaipeda. BD museum KUMU. Enjoy a medieval dinner tonight at Restaurant Maikrahv. Overnight Day 13 Fri. St. Petersburg Tallinn RUSSIA Day 4 Wed. Klaipeda to Riga Tallinn. BD Tour services end after breakfast with your ESTONIA After a long history as a German town, transfer to the airport or rail station, or you Pärnu Klaipeda became a part of Lithuania in Day 8 Sun. Tallinn to Helsinki may choose to extend your trip to Moscow. B 1923. After your sightseeing tour of the Old This morning is free to relax or take an Town, drive to the Samogitia National Park excursion to Lahemaa National Park to Tour prices & departures Riga for a walking tour around Lake Plateliai. visit Palmse and Sagadi Manor Houses. LATVIA Prices shown per person in AUD. Sunday Continue to Riga via Siauliai and the Hill of Afternoon departure by ferry (approx. departures Jul-Aug 2020. Crosses. Overnight Riga. B 2 hrs) for Helsinki. Overnight Helsinki. B Klaipeda LITHUANIA Departures Twn Sgl Day 5 Thu. Riga Day 9 Mon. Helsinki 5 Jul 4037 5389 After breakfast, you have a walking tour of After breakfast, your tour introduces you to Kaliningrad Riga’s Old Town. This afternoon, you may Helsinki’s major landmarks – Senate Square 12 Jul, 19 Jul, 26 Jul, 2 Aug, 9 Aug, 16 Aug, 23 Aug 3860 5212 Gdansk POLAND BELARUS take an optional excursion to the seaside with the Lutheran Cathedral, Finlandia resort of Jurmala, with its wooden houses Hall, Sibelius Monument and a visit to the zz Maximum capacity – 26 guests. 62 AUSTRALIA – Russian Travel Centre/Eastern Europe Travel: www.eetbtravel.com • 1300 66 88 44 • NZ – Innovative Travel: 0508 100 111.