Day 1 / HOME TOWN - MOSCOW

Depart from your Home Town to Moscow by your International Flight.

Day 2 / MOSCOW

Day 3 / MOSCOW

After breakfast, proceed for city tour of Moscow visiting Zamoskvorechye, Sofya Embankment, Leo Tolstoy Street, Triumphal Arch, White House, Arbat Square, Boulevard Ring, Tverskaya Street, Manezh Square and Christ the Saviour Cathedral - the monument dedicated to the 300th anniversary of Russian Navy. After the city tour, enjoy a boat ride on the Moskva River. We then proceed to take a ride on the famous Moscow Subway.The Metro stations of Moscow Subway have often been called 'the people's palaces', for their elegant designs, lavish and profuse use of marble, mosaics, sculptures and chandeliers. Overnight at your Hotel.  (B/D)

Day 4 / MOSCOW

After breakfast, we take you to visit the Kremlin, the very heart of Russia. Specifically located and built on the confluence of the Moskva & Neglinnaya Rivers, this famous landmark of Russia has been a symbol of power of the state and now a home to the President. Our visit to the Kremlin include The State Armory- the oldest museum and now home to a staggering collection of priceless artifacts and royal treasures dating back to the 14th century, Patriarch's Palace, Terem Palace and Cathedral Square, which houses many churches with exquisite golden  domes. Also see Ivan the Great Bell Tower and the Tsar Bell, the largest in the world with the 11 tonne section that broke off.' We also visit the world famous Red Square. See the stunning St. Basil's Cathedral. Its extravagant and coloured onion-shaped domes are a delightful array of swirling colours and red-brick towers.

Evening is free for you Or optional witness the exciting ' Classical Russian Ballet 'Show. Overnight at your Hotel. (B/D)

Day 5 / MOSCOW – ST. PETERSBURG

Day 6 / ST. PETERSBURG

On arrival at St. Petersburg station in the early morning  our representative will receive you and take you for breakfast. Later, we take you on a city tour of St. Petersburg, a magnificent city built three hundred years ago and also known as 'Northern Venice'. We drive along the 'Great Perspective' famous today as Nevsky Prospect, lined with marble palaces of Russian royalty and aristocracy, with boutiques and art salons arranged in old settings of the 18th century and Renaissance cathedrals & churches as its backdrop.

Enjoy this 4.5 km long thoroughfare drive which cut's through woods and marshes from the Admiralty to the Monastery of Alexander Nevsky, with its magnificent Trinity Cathedral. Take a photo-stop along the Neva embankments for a panorama of the city's Rostral Columns. We drive by the Summer Garden surrounded by cast iron fence whose beauty is described as every kilo of cast iron being worth a kilo of gold. Stop to enjoy an overwhelming beauty of the third largest square in the world Palace Square with the world's biggest free-standing Alexander Column. See the beautiful architectural building as you pass through the city. Visit Peter & Paul Fortress, for its nucleus around which this magnificent city has arisen.

Later, we take you to Issak's Cathedral the main chruch of the Russian Empire. The cathedral was under construction for 40 years and was decorated in an elaborate way. Overnight at your Hotel.(B/D)

Day 7 / ST. PETERSBURG

After breakfast, morning visit the Hermitage Museum. The gigantic collection of nearly three million objects of the Heritage Museum, ranked as one of the world's major museums, is housed in six buildings and categorised as: West European art, the Antique world, primitive culture, Oriental culture and Art, the history of Russian culture and numismatics. Enjoy a boat ride on the canal's of Neva River in St. Petersburg, from where one can view the city's grand neoclassical architecture.

In the evening witness Russian Folklore show with local dinner. Overnight at your Hotel.(B/D)

Day 8 / ST. PETERSBURG – HELSINKI

After breakfast at your hotel, we drive to Peterhoff, a former summer residence of the Tsars in the 18th-19th centuries. Explore Peterhoff, designed to rival the Versailles Palace of France. Also called the 'Russian Versailles', Peterhoff boasts of 300-acre parks and spectacular fountains. The Grand Palace crowns the hill with about 20 smaller palaces & pavilions located below and around. Enjoy the picturesque Lower Gardens with three unique cascades, dozens of water jets and miniature palaces. Take a deep breath looking at the centre of the composition, the Grand Palace and Grand Cascade. Marvel at the staircases, waterfalls, 37 gilded statues and an avenue of 64 fountains including the Samson Fountain, an allegory of the Russian victory. Take a guided tour of the Grand Palace, one of the most spectacular Russian palaces. Marvel at the grandeur of its gilded interiors.Later, we proceed to St. Petersburg station and board our train to Helsinki, the capital of -Finland. Our scenic journey takes us through the forests of Karelia, Vyborg and the timber centre of Kotka. We cross the Russian border and drive through the beautiful dark green Finnish forest to arrive in Helsinki. On arrival into Helsinki we check into the Hotel. Overnight at your Hotel.(B/D)

Day 9 / HELSINKI – VIKING CRUISE

After breakfast, we proceed to take tour of Helsinki. See the most important and interesting parts of Helsinki the historical centre with its Uspenski Cathedral and Esplandi Linear Park, the diplomatic quarters and Senate Square, Presidential Palace, City Hall, Parliament building, Finlandia Hall and the Opera House. We also take a stop at the Sibelius Monument and Temppeliaukio Church. In the evening we proceed to the pier to board the overnight Cruise “Viking Line”. Explore the various facility available on board - cafes, restaurant and shops. Tonight enjoy a wide spread buffet dinner with unlimited juice, tea and coffee. Overnight in the comfort of your cabin on board the Viking Cruise.(B/CD)

Day 10   /VIKING CRUISE – STOCKHOLM

Enjoy breakfast on board, as your ship sails through the Archipelago of over 24,000 Islands and islets and arrives into Stockholm the city of Senses and the capital of Sweden. Built on 14 Islands, you are never far from the water in Stockholm. On arrival we proceed on a city tour of Stockholm. See the city Hall, with the famous Golden and Blue Halls. Also visit the famous Vasa Museum - Sweden's most visited museum enshrining the warship Vasa, sunk inside Stockholm harbour while on her maiden voyage in 1628. The ship was built to the order of the great Vasa king, Gustavus Adolphus, and was the most powerful war galleon. Later we visit Royal Palace home of the Swedish royal family. The Palace houses several of the greatest and most interesting sights in Stockholm - the Royal Apartments, the Hall of State, the Apartments of the Orders of Chivalry, the Treasury, the Tre Kronor Palace Museum, the Armoury and the Museum of Antiquities of Gustav III. Later we proceed to Gamla Stan, the Old Town. Gamla Stan is a maze of medieval streets and the original heart of the ancient city of Stockholm and the most historical area. Overnight at your Hotel. (B/D)
 

Day 11 / STOCKHOLM – OSL0

After a continental breakfast, we proceed towards Oslo, located at the end of a 100 kilometer long fjord and is surrounded by green hills and a vast forest area. Enjoy the splendid beauty as the European landscape shifts from blue seas and wide spread fields into snowy mountain. On arrival, we take you on a relaxing Fjord Cruise. This charming cruise offers you an interesting view of the harbour and the green hills surrounding the city. We also pass through narrow sounds, idyllic bays and through a maze of islands with small summer houses. Later we check into the hotel. (B/CD)

Day 12 / OSLO-  – COPENHAGEN

After breakfast at your hotel, we proceed on a city tour of Oslo. See Vigeland Park, Parliament Square, National Galleries, Karl Johan shopping street, Royal Palace and Akershus Castle, the Norwegian Defence Museum and City Hall. Take a Photo stop of the ski jump at Holmenkollen. Later we visit the Viking Ship Museum. It displays the Viking Age Oseberg ship, Gokstad ship and Tune ship. In the evening we proceed to the pier to board the overnight Cruise “DFDS Seaways Cruise”. On board explore the various cafes, restaurant and shops. Tonight enjoy a wide spread buffet dinner with unlimited juice, tea and coffee. Overnight in the comfort of your cabin on board the DFDS Seaways Cruise. (B/CD)

Day 13 / COPENHAGEN

Enjoy  later arrive into Copenhagen - the capital and largest city of Denmark. It is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager. On arrival, we proceed for a guided city tour of Copenhagen which reveals impressive sights such as the Renaissance Stock Exchange, Christiansborg Palace, Amalienborg Palace and Danish Parliament. Also visit the 'Little Mermaid' the national symbol of Denmark, the statue inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's sad fairytale. Later, visit Tivoli Garden, the famous amusement park and pleasure garden. Overnight at your Hotel. (B/D)

Day 14 /COPENHAGEN – HOME TOWN

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