Travel to Helsinki, St. Petersburg, and Tallinn
Baltic Triangle - 9 days escorted tour
This escorted tour includes:
 | Airline ticket from one of the listed US cities to Helsinki, with return from Tallinn, on Star Alliance airlines |
| Double room accommodations at centrally located three & four star hotels |
| Airport-Hotel round trip transfers |
| Full buffet breakfasts everyday, welcome meeting with champagne or juice |
| Transportation on the ground by a deluxe motor coach or minivan with A/C |
| Services of an English/German speaking tour escort on all tours |
| Sightseeing program as per itinerary |
| Service charges and hotel taxes |
| Luggage handling in hotels (one piece per person) |
DAY 1 (MONDAY)
Overnight flight to Helsinki.
DAY 2 (SUNDAY): Helsinki
Arrival in Helsinki, transfer to Hotel Sokos Helsinki **** or similar, check-in, welcome meeting.
DAY 3 (MONDAY): Helsinki
Helsinki is truly located at the crossroads of Western and Eastern culture and it is reflected everywhere in the green and lively Finnish capital. The sightseeing tour takes us around the harbors, up central 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. In the afternoon an optional ($78) excursion by waterbus is offered to the historic Suomenlinna Fortress.
DAY 4 (TUESDAY): Helsinki-Vyborg-St. Petersburg
Today we continue eastbound to St. Petersburg. Shortly after crossing the border into Russia we arrive in Vyborg where we take for a short sightseeing tour a sightseeing tour and a visit to Vyborg Castle. In the late afternoon we arrive in St. Petersburg and check-in at Hotel Azimut St. Petersburg *** or similar.
DAY 5 (WEDNESDAY): 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 splendors of the city: the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Savior, the Nevsky Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional ($68) visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum. In the evening an optional ($68) visit to the Nikolaevsky Palace with an exciting Russian folkore show is on the program.
DAY 6 (THURSDAY): St. Petersburg
An optional ($88) excursion in the morning offers a visit 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. The afternoon is reserved for an optional ($39) guided shopping tour on Nevsky Prospect and in the evening enjoy an optional ($88) Russian dinner at Restaurant Na Zdoroviye.
DAY 7 (FRIDAY): St. Petersburg-Narva-Tallinn
We leave St. Petersburg and head towards the border to Estonia. Right on the other side of the border we reach Narva and make a stop to see the Hermann Fortress. The rest of the day is spent traveling through the Lahemaa National Park to Tallinn, where we check-in late in the afternoon at Hotel
DAY 8 (SATURDAY): Tallinn
Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquility and modern urban life. The medieval Old Town is a busy place in the summer with its many shops, galleries, souvenir markets, outdoor cafés and restaurants. The sightseeing tour takes us around the old medieval city walls and into the Old Town where we see Toompea Castle, the Dome Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and the medieval Old Town Hall. In the afternoon an optional ($49) excursion is offered to Rocca-Al-Mare Parkmuseum, a spacious exposition of 18th century Estonian countryside life. The evening offers an optional ($59) medieval dinner at the Restaurant Peppersack.
DAY 9 (SUNDAY): Tallinn-USA
Breakfast, transfer to the airport for your flight back home.
Prices with airline tickets and transfers. Departure taxes, security & fuel surcharges are extra, and are usually around $350.
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NY |
Bos |
Phila del phia |
Wash. |
Atla nta |
Orla ndo |
Miami | Chica |
Detroit |
Dallas | Hou ston |
Den ver |
LA | Port land |
Sea ttle |
SF |
| 06/14/08 | 06/22/08 | $2,468 | $2,521 | $2,517 | $2,547 | $2,566 | $2,608 | $2,593 | $2,630 | $2,619 | $2,604 | $2,629 | $2,667 | $2,717 | $2,674 | $2,722 | $2,758 |
| 06/28/08 | 07/06/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
| 07/05/08 | 07/13/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
| 07/12/08 | 07/20/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
| 07/19/08 | 07/27/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
| 07/26/08 | 08/03/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
| 08/02/08 | 08/10/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
| 08/09/08 | 08/17/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
| 08/16/08 | 08/24/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
| 08/23/08 | 08/31/08 | $2,418 | $2,471 | $2,467 | $2,497 | $2,516 | $2,558 | $2,543 | $2,580 | $2,569 | $2,554 | $2,579 | $2,617 | $2,667 | $2,624 | $2,672 | $2,708 |
Land only price (without transfers, tour starts on Day 2 at 7:00 PM, ends on Day 9 in the morning) - $1,275
