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Features and Inclusions |
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Accommodation
at Grand Europe in belle chambre double-bedded rooms or
Hotel Astoria at superior rooms with bath or shower
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3
buffet breakfasts
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Transportation
between Helsinki and St Petersburg by the Finnish "Sibelius"
train in first-class compartments
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Transfers
in St. Petersburg by private car and with local guide.
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3.5
Hour sightseeing tour with visit to Isaac's Cathedral, 3
hour visit to Hermitage Art Museum, 7 hour excursion to
Puskino and Pavlovsk and 3 hour visit to Yusupov Palace
with local guide
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Service
Charges and taxes on included items
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Departure
Point and Time in Helsinki: Board the early morning
"Sibelius" train at the main railway station.
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Visa
for Russia is required by all passengers. Each person
must apply for a visa in his/her own country.
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Not
Included: Visa, Visa Support Fee $49.00 per party
traveling together
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NOTE:
This is a non-escorted tour.
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Preferred Hotels |
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St.
Petersburg:
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Grand
Europe or Astoria Hotel
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Departures
and Prices 2008
Daily
On Request from
April
1 - April 30, 2008
August
1 - 31, 2008 and
October
1 - October 15, 2008 |
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Package
Price in Grand Europe Hotel |
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Per
Person In Shared Twin |
$ 3573.00
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Single
Room Supplement
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$ 2013.00
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Daily
On Request from
May
1 - July 31, 2008 and
September
1 - September 30, 2008 |
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Package
Price in Grand Europe Hotel |
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Per
Person In Shared Twin |
$ 4171.00
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Single
Room Supplement
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$ 2630.00
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Daily
On Request from
October
16, 2008 - March 31, 2009 |
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Package
Price in Grand Europe Hotel |
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Per
Person In Shared Twin |
$ 3192.00
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Single
Room Supplement
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$ 1632.00
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An
independent tour by train allowing you to explore the "Venice of
the North" at your own pace. The comfortable ride through the
countryside of southeastern Finland takes around five hours by the
Finnish "Sibelius" train. Day
1: City of the Czars
Enjoy
breakfast on the train. On arrival in St. Petersburg, a local guide will
accompany your transfer by private car to your hotel. The rest of the
day is free for you to explore this exciting city on your own. Former
czarist palaces, extravagant mansions, and richly decorated churches
create an imperial ambience all around the city, which used to be the
home of the Russian czars for two hundred years. (B,O)
Day
2: Guided City Tour Breakfast
at the hotel. The guided sightseeing tour covers the most essential
sights of this magnificent Russian city, such as Peter and Paul
Fortress, the city's founding monument; the brilliant St. Isaac's
Cathedral, decorated with more than 500 paintings, sculptures and
mosaics by Russian masters; and the onion-domes Church of the Bleeding
Saviour. After the morning tour you will visit the Hermitage Art Museum.
(B,O) Day
3: Return to Helsinki After
breakfast at the hotel you will have a tour to visit the Yusupov Palace
with the Rasputin Chamber. In the afternoon you have the opportunity to
do some last minute shopping before the transfer by private car to the
railway station and return to Helsinki with arrival late in the evening.
(B) B=Breakfast,
O=Overnight
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