Russia + Scandinavia (13 nights)
Day 1. MOSCOW
Arrival to the Moscow airport.
Day 2. MOSCOW
During the Sightseeing tour by Moscow city you will see the Red Square is often considered the central square of Moscow and all of Russia.
Day 3. MOSCOW
You will visit Kremlin, Russia’s mythic refuge, a self-contained city with a multitude of palaces, armories, and churches, a medieval fortress that links the modern nation to its legendary past.
Day 4. MOSCOW-ST PETERSBURG
Morning visit to the Arbat Shopping Street.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Transfer to the train station.
Fast train Sapsan to St Petersburg (4 hours).
Arrival to St Petersburg. Transfer to the hotel.
Dinner.
Accommodation.
Day 5. SAINT PETERSBURG
During the Sightseeing tour you will have a look at Nevsky prospect (main street of the city), the Strelka (the eastern tip of Vasilyevsky Island), so called university campus, Theatre square, St. Nicolas Cathedral, Dostoevsky quarter, Isakievskaya square, the Aurora cruiser (the symbol of the revolution).
Day 6. SAINT PETERSBURG
The first part of the day will be fully dedicated to the Hermitage (Winter Palace), the residence of Russian tsars.
Day 7. SAINT PETERSBURG-HELSINKI
Breakfast. 500 km way to Helsinki.
Arrival in Helsinki from St. Petersburg.
Lunch at local restaurant.
Dinner.
Overnight.
Day 8. HELSINKI-STOCKHOLM
Breakfast at the hotel.
Sightseeing tour of Helsinki with local guide (3 hrs guide and 5 hrs bus included), including Opera House, Finlandia Concert Hall, Parliament building and Temppeliaukio Rock Church, a unique house of worship blasted into solid rock and topped by a copper dome, Senate Square including Presidential Palace, Lutheran Cathedral, Mannerheim Street, Helsinki’s main thoroughfare.
Day 9. STOCKHOLM
Breakfast on board the ship before arrival in Stockholm at 10.00.
Meet with your local guide for at 7 hours city tour.
Day 10. STOCKHOLM-OSLO
Breakfast at the hotel. Leave Stockholm by private bus and drive via Örebro and Eskildstuna to Karlstad, which stands beautifully at the mouth of the Klarälven River as it runs into Lake Vänern. Lunch at local restaurant.
Day 11. OSLO
After breakfast at the hotel meet with your local bus and guide for a 3 hours city tour of Oslo (3 hrs guide and 5 hrs bus included).
Day 12. OSLO-COPENHAGEN
Breakfast at the hotel. Morning free for optional tours. Lunch at local restaurant.
Transfer to the DFDS terminal. Check in and departure at 16.30
Dinner-buffet and overnight onboard in 2-bed inside cabins (bunk beds)
Day 13. COPENHAGEN
Breakfast on board the ship before arrival in Copenhagen at 09.45.
Meet with your local guide and driver for a 3 hours sightseeing tour.
Day 14. COPENHAGEN-DEPARTURE
Breakfast at the hotel.
Transfer from the hotel to the airport (no assistance).