• 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
  • 9 Day The Czar Route Tour
Duration 9 days
Guiding in English, Deutch Fully guided
Group Size 100
Budget Class Comfort

Tour overview

The Czar Route 9 days and 8 nights

Itinerary

Arrival in Helsinki, optional transfer to Hotel Glo Art**** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting.

VISITED PLACES

Helsinki
Helsinki is located at the crossroads of Western and Eastern culture and this is reflected everywhere in the green and lively Finnish capital. The sightseeing tour takes us around the harbours and Mannerheim Street and by the Parliament Building, the Finlandia Hall, and the Sibelius Monument and for a visit at the famous Church-in the-Rock. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to Suomenlinna Fortress, a cultural treasure which construction was started in the 18th century as a sea fortress. Located on an island, fortress is a unique attraction for visitors.

VISITED PLACES

Helsinki
Today we continue eastbound to St. Petersburg. Shortly after crossing the border into Russia we arrive in Vyborg, where we take time for a short sightseeing tour and a visit to Vyborg Castle. In the late afternoon we arrive in St. Petersburg and check-in at Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar.

VISITED PLACES

Helsinki St Petersburg
St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and the many canals have deservedly given the city the title “The Venice of the North”. During the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all the splendours of the city: the Peter-Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, and St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional excursion to Zarskoye Selo with the impressive Catherine’s Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished during World War II and was restored for St. Petersburg’s tri-centennial celebrations. In the evening enjoy an optional visit to the Nikolaevsky Palace with an exciting Russian folklore show and Russian „champagne” and snacks.

VISITED PLACES

St Petersburg
The morning is reserved for an optional visit to Peterhof, an uncontested masterpiece of the time of Peter the Great, with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and Water Avenue and its wonderful parks. In the afternoon, an optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum is offered. In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti.

VISITED PLACES

St Petersburg
The early morning is reserved for an optional guided shopping tour to fashion and souvenir boutiques on the Nevsky Prospect. Around noon we go to the Moscow Railway Station and board the Sapsan high-speed train bound for Moscow. The train ride takes us through endless Russian landscapes along the River Volga. In the late afternoon we arrive to Moscow and check in at Hotel Park Inn Sadu******** or similar.

VISITED PLACES

Moscow St Petersburg
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. The evening offers an optional Moscow by night tour including an unforgettable river cruise with the White Flotilla.

VISITED PLACES

Moscow
The day offers an optional full day excursion to the 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 has been beautifully restored for the 700-years celebrations of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh. The evening offers an optional visit to the Old Russian Circus.

VISITED PLACES

Moscow
Optional transfer to the airport.

VISITED PLACES

Moscow

Routes

Included

Service of English and German speaking tour escort on all tours

Service of Italian speaking tour escorts on all tours

8 x buffet breakfast Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice

Service of 1st class motor coaches or 1st class minivans throughout the itinerary Portage at hotels and railway stations

Coach / Bus Mini-coach Private Vehicle Train & Rail

Entrances to Church-in-the-Rock in Helsinki, Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg and Moscow Kremlin Personalized welcome package

Excluded

International or Domestic flights

Insurance: All types

• 3-hour excursion with water bus to the Suomenlinna Fortress: EUR 60.00 pp

• 4-hour excursion to Peterhof and visit to the Grand Palace: EUR 75.00 pp

• Visit to folklore show at the Nikolaevsky Palace: EUR 50.00 pp

• 4-hour excursion to Zarskoye Selo and visit to Catherine’s Palace: EUR 70.00 pp

• 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: EUR 50.00 pp

• Russian dinner at Restaurant Pryanosti & Radosti: EUR 50.00 pp

• 3-hour guided channel cruise: EUR 50.00 pp

• 3-hour Moscow metro and Arbat tour: EUR 25.00 pp

• 3-hour Moscow by night tour and river cruise: EUR 50.00 pp

• 8-hour excursion to Sergiev Posad: EUR 80.00 pp

• Visit to Old Russian Circus: EUR 70.00 pp

• Half board at hotels (8 x 3 course dinner with coffee/tea): EUR 275.00 pp

Transfer airport to Hotel Glo Art Transfer

Hotel Holiday Inn Lesnaya to airport City Tax Finland -

Russia entry visa

Personal expenses: extras at hotel or additional meals

Tipping: Tips for guides and drivers Items of a personal nature such as alcoholic drinks, cold drinks, l

aundry Any other expenses which are not mentioned at the included section

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