THE MAGIC OF SCANDINAVIA AND RUSSIA

17 DAYS/16 NIGHTS

((GUARANTEED DEPARTURES WITH TOUR ESCORT Denmark / Norway / Sweden / Finland / Russia *****Summer*****)

GUARANTEED DEPARTURES

We are pleased to offer you the ultimate combination of 2 different cultures: Scandinavia and Russia, including fascinating capitals such as Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm and Moscow. Each one is totally different, with many attractions, museums, restaurants, cafes and shopping possibilities. This makes an interesting mix of gastronomy, history and languages.

An amazing and fascinating experience. The tour also includes the most important points of these areas, such as the Norwegian fjords, the city of St. Petersburg with its white nights and world famous museums. The most picturesque points of interest include Norway's longest fjord, The Sognefjord. You will cross ferries and boats and travel on the famous Flåm railway. Bergen, the capital of the fjords, will surprise and fascinate you. Throughout the tour you will travel by first class coach and with one of our professional Tour Escorts who will ensure you get full enjoyment during your holiday.

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Day 1 Saturday Copenhagen

Arrival transfer in Copenhagen. In the early evening your Tour escort will arrange a get-together to give information about the tour and give you a chance to meet your fellow travellers. Overnight Hotel Comfort Vesterbro or similar in the Centre of Copenhagen.

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Day 2 Sunday Copenhagen

Buffet breakfast at the hotel. The day starts with a 3 hours guided tour of the city. Famous sights include the Royal Amalienborg Palace, Christiansborg Palace, Gefion Fountain, Nyhavn and of course the Little Mermaid. Afternoon free for exploring this fairytale city. Hotel in the centre of Copenhagen.

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Day 3 Monday Copenhagen-Oslo

Buffet breakfast at the hotel.Morning free in Copenhagen. Your tour escort will be happy to advise you about places of interest to visit - we can suggest an optional tour to the three castles in North Sealand, including the Kronborg Castle of Hamlet. Afternoon transfer by coach from hotel to DFDS Seaways terminal for your overnight cruise to Oslo, departing at 16.30 hours. Enjoy your first Scandinavian smörgåsbord dinner as you cruise up the Kattegat. Accommodation in 2-berth inside cabins with shower/WC. We strongly recommend bringing an overnight bag for this cruise, to avoid having to carry your suitcases to and from the cabin.

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Day 4 Tuesday Oslo

Buffet breakfast onboard. Enjoy a delicious buffet breakfast as you cruise along the enchanting Oslo Fjord. Arrival in Oslo around 09.45 hours, followed by 3 hours guided tour of the Norwegian capital. You will pass by the world-famous Viking Ships Museum and visit the impressive Vigeland Sculpture Park. Evening free.

Hotel Comfort Karl Johan or similar in the centre of Oslo.

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Day 5 Wednesday Oslo-Flåm

Buffet breakfast at hotel. The day starts off by train or coach/train from Oslo to Myrdal at the altitude of 866 meters and continues on the famous Flåm railway down to the Flåm village. The descent through the Flåm valley is breathtaking and offers a constantly changing panorama of sky-high snow covered mountains, thundering waterfalls and green pastures at the bottom of the valley. Flåm is situated at the start of the Aurlandsfjord- one of the ”arms” of the Majestic Sognefjord Arrival, dinner and overnight at hotel Heimly Pensionat in Flåm.

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Day 6 Thursday Flåm-Bergen

Buffet breakfast at hotel. Flåm is situated at the start of the Aurlandsfjord, one of the “arms” of the Majestic Sognefjord – and here you join a cruise out in the Sognefjord with its views of tall, impressive mountains. Your coach will pick you up in Bergen and take you to your hotel. Overnight at hotel Comfort Holberg or similar in the centre of Bergen.

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Day 7 Friday Bergen

Buffet breakfast at hotel. This morning you will enjoy a city tour of this beautiful Old Hansa Town, surrounded by 7 mountains. The tour escort will show you the Old Bryggen area and the popular Fish & Flower Market, the ancient Maria Church, Hanseatic Quarter, Old Bryggen Harbour and other famous sights. Hotel in central Bergen.

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Day 8 Saturday Bergen-Stockholm

Buffet breakfast at hotel. Departure transfer to the international airport of Bergen. You will take a flight to Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Arrival at Arlanda International Airport in Stockholm and transfer to your hotel, Hotel First hotel Kungsbron or similar in the center of  Stockholm.

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Day 9 Sunday Stockholm

Buffet breakfast at hotel. The day starts with a 3 hours guided tour of the city. Famous sights include the Royal Palace, Parliament Buildings, Cathedral, Royal Theatre, etc. You will also visit the Old Town (Gamla Stan) with its narrow cobbled streets and numerous antique shops. You will also pass by the City Hall with its famous Blue and Golden Halls, where the Nobel Prize banquet is held each year. Afternoon free in Stockholm, with the possibility of visiting the famous Wasa Museum or take one of the popular canal tours.

Hotel in central Stockholm.

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Day 10 Monday Stockholm-Helsinki

Buffet breakfast. Morning free in Stockholm. At approximately 15.00hrs you will have a transfer from your hotel to the pier, to embark on the cruise ferry Silja Line. The ferry departs from Stockholm and slowly travels down the glorious archipelago past numerous small islands. Dinner on board. Choice of entertainment, bars, shops and casino. Overnight.

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Day 11 Tuesday Helsinki-San Petersburg

Buffet breakfast onboard. Enjoy your buffet breakfast as you sail into Helsinki. Directly after you disembark there is a 2 hours guided tour of Helsinki. Famous sights include the Senate Square, Uspenski Cathedral, Parliament House, Finlandia Hall, Sibelius Park & Monument, Church in the Rock (if open to public) and much more. The tour ends at the rail station for a train journey to St. Petersburg. Arrival transfer in St. Petersburg and the rest of the evening free. Accommodation at Hotel Sokos Vasilievsky**** or similar.

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Day 12 Wednesday St. Petersburg

Buffet breakfast. Your Tour guide for Russia will bei n touch at your hotel. In the morning you will make a panoramic visit of this beautiful city including the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Church of San Salvador Bloodied, the Nevsky Convent and much more. In the afternoon you you have time for an optional excursion to the Villa de los Zares (Tsarskoye Selo) with the impressive Catalina Palace and the Amber Chamber. In the evening an optional visit to the Nikolaevsky Palace is offered with a folklore show included. Return to the hotel. Accommodation.

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Day 13 Thursday St. Petersburg

Buffet breakfast. In the morning you can take an optional excursion to the summer residence of the Tsarins - Petrodvorets. It is a wonderful place full of parks, fountains, monuments and above all the fantastic palace with its huge rooms, sculptures and paintings. In the afternoon you will visit the world famous Hermitage Museum. At night you can enjoy an optional Russian typical dinner at the Pryanosti & Radosti Restaurant. Accommodation at the Hotel.

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Day 14 Friday St. Petersburg-Moscow

Buffet breakfast. he early morning is reserved for an optional St. Petersburg channel cruise. 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 Azimut Smolenskaya**** or similar.

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Day 15 Saturday Moscow

Buffet breakfast. In the morning you will have a panoramic visit to the city. The city was founded in the 12th century, built as a wooden fortress on the banks of the Moscow River to keep out the invasions from the east. Today is a modern city with fantastic avenues, green parks, maintaining its historic monuments and impressive buildings from past eras. 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. Accommodation.

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Day 16 Sunday Moscow

Buffet breakfast. The day offers an optional full day excursion to the picturesque city of Sergiev Posad, where you will visit the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius, the most important Russian monastery and the spiritual heart of the Russian Orthodox Church. The whole of Lavra has been beautifully restored for 700 years of celebrations of the birth of St. Sergius of Radonezh. Accommodation.

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Day 17 Monday Moscow

Buffet breakfast. Today ends the Fascinating Russia tour with its transfer to the Moscow airport. We wish you a happy continuation of your trip and we hope to have you back among us. It's time to say goodbye to your companions and we wish you safe flight to your next destination.

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Rates in EUR

.Rates in EUR

Eur 4688 per person in double,

 

Eur 4368 per person in triple,

 

Eur 1908 single supplement.

 

Children under 12 years old have 25% child reduction always when sharing the double room with both parents

Rates valid

During the summer season 2020

 

Departures

30/05

27/6,

18/7, 25/7,

1/8, 15/8, 29/8

12/9

 

Rates include

·         Daily Scandinavian buffet breakfast.

·         1 buffet dinner on board DFDS Scandinavian Seaways

·         1 buffet dinner on board  Tallink Silja Line or Viking Line

·         1 buffet dinner at Fjord hotel in Flåml.

·         DFDS Scandinavian Seaways, Copenhagen - Oslo, double cabin inside. Supplement for outside cabin Eur 40 per person

·         Tallink Silja Line or Viking line Stockholm-Helsinki: inside cabin 2 berth cabin. Supplement for outside cabin Eur 40 pp

·         Second class train, Myrdal-Flåm.

·         Between Oslo and Myrdal, train or 1st class air-conditioned coach.

·         Local ferries in Norway, according to the itinerary.

·         Flight Bergen-Stockholm tourist class (max. 20 kg of luggage).

·         Accommodation as specified in the itinerary or similar

·         Train between Helsinki-Saint Petersburg-Moscow, 2nd class

·         Tickets to the Fortress of Peter and Paul, and Hermitage in St. Petersburg and Kremlin in Moscow.

·         English and Spanish speaking professional tour escort from SIS Scandinavia until departure from Stockholm.

·         In the event that the group is less than 10 people there will be no accompanying guide from SIS Scandinavia to Helsinki. However they will have a local guide upon arrival in Helsinki who will attend for the tourist visit. For groups of more than 10 passengers, the accompanying guide of SIS Scandinavia will travel to Helsinki with the group and end their guide services on Tuesday after the visit to the city.

 

Important notice

·         SIS Scandinavia limits passenger luggage transportation to 1 piece of luggage of normal size (ie. max cm 60 x 80 x 35 or max inches 23,5 x 31,5 x 13,8) per person. Should this be exceeded SIS Scandinavia will have to charge an additional

    EUR 120 per piece of luggage for hotels, per tour. For extra bag on Flight BGO-STO an extra bag á 20kg is min

    EUR 120 not refunded, subject to confirmation (This excludes hand luggage).

Itinerary and time are subject to changes without prior notice.

All overweight of luggage on flights will be paid by passenger directly. Overnight flight bags may also be carried but must remain in the passengers possession at all times. It is of the utmost importance that passengers have adequate travel insurance to cover last minute cancellations, medical emergencies, loss, damage and/or theft.

Please be aware that a visa is required for Russia. All passengers will have to apply for this visa at their nearest Russian Embassy. In order for SIS Scandinavia to procure with the visa invitation letters we ask you to provide the following information immediately upon making a reservation: Full names (as in passport), gender of all passengers (male/female), nationality, passport number and dates of birth of each passenger. It is the passenger's final responsibility to ensure they have all necessary and adequate documents and permits to enter Russia.

SIS Scandinavia reserves the right to make changes in the program and/or hotels if necessary. Always keeping the same category.

Rates valid

Departures

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