Kiev - Moscow - St. Petersburg (9 days / 8 nights ) from £1,595 pp

DEPARTS EVERY SATURDAY FROM 01.10.08 - 31.12.09

The Three Capitals Tour is a guided tour that features Kiev in the Ukraine and Moscow and St. Petersburg in Russia.

Kiev is a 1500 year old city, rich in architecture and cultural life. Take a walk through the ancient streets of this scenic city, feel its unique beauty and the spirit of the past.

Moscow is the thriving heart of business with fabulous architecture reflecting Stalin’s influences, alongside historical churches. It offers designer shops, leafy parks, great restaurants and a wealth of art and culture.

St. Petersburg is a calm contrast. Peter’s ‘Window on the West’ displays classic Italian architecture and canals, which are reminiscent of some of Europe’s finest cities.

• Kiev (2 nights)
• 1st class overnight train Kiev to Moscow (1 night)
• Moscow (2 nights)
• 1st class overnight train Moscow to St Petersburg (1 night)
• St Petersburg (2 nights)

Price is based on availability and two people sharing a double or twin room.

• £1,595 pp - LOW SEASON (1 Oct 2008 - 30 April 2009, 1 Oct 2009 - 31 Dec 2009) single room supplement is £220 and single supplement for 1st class berth on train journeys Kiev - Moscow and Moscow - St.Petersburg is £275
• £1,765 pp - HIGH SEASON (1 May - 30 Sep 2009) single room supplement is £250 and single supplement for 1st class berth on train journeys Kiev - Moscow and Moscow - St.Petersburg is £275

The tour price includes:

• Direct flights on British Airways from London to Kiev, returning from St. Petersburg to London
• 2 nights accommodation at the 3* Hotel Rus in Kiev
• 2 nights accommodation in the 4* Cosmos Hotel or similar in Moscow
• 2 nights accommodation at the 3* Hotel Moskva or similar in St. Petersburg
• Half board daily starting with dinner on first Saturday and ending with breakfast on last Sunday.
• Transfers on arrival and departure in Kiev, Moscow and St.Petersburg
• Entrances in Kiev : Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra
• Entrances in Moscow: Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Circus, Kremlin with Armoury museum
• Entrances in St Petersburg: Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, Catherine’s Palace
• First class train Kiev – Moscow and Moscow-St.Petersburg (sharing 2 berth compartment)
• Services of an English-speaking guide
• Visa support letter for duration of tour
• 24-hour emergency contac

Not included in price:

• Any meals, beverages, sightseeing entrance fees not specified in the inclusions
• Photo and video charges at museums and places of interest
• Extra personal costs incurred at the hotel
• Visa service
• Extended visa support
• Programme/Hotels may vary and is subject to confirmation on arrival.

THREE CAPITALS TOUR ITINERARY

DAY 1 On arrival in Kiev, you will be met by our English speaking guide and transferred to your hotel, the 3 star Hotel Rus. Dinner at the Hotel. Evening at leisure.

DAY 2 After breakfast at the hotel, your English speaking tour guide will meet you at Reception at 10.00 for a half day panoramic orientation tour of the city, viewing the famous landmarks and places to which you may return at your leisure. Dinner at the Hotel. Evening at leisure.

DAY 3 After breakfast at the hotel, your English speaking tour guide will meet you at Reception and you will be taken on a visit to Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra, a complex of churches, and masterpieces of architecture built almost nine centuries ago. This is a holy place of worship for devoted Christians. Travel overnight to Moscow by train in a first class compartment with two berths. Trains depart around 20:09 and arrive next day at 06:39.

DAY 4 After an early arrival in Moscow, you will be met and transferred to the Hotel Cosmos for breakfast. Once revived, your panoramic orientation tour of the city will commence at 10:00, visiting the famous landmarks and places to which you may return at your leisure. The tour sights include Red Square, the Kremlin, Sparrow Hills, Bolshoi Theatre, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Victory Park, Novodevichy Convent, the White House, and the famous Moscow streets. Included in this tour is a visit to the Tretyakov Museum and the famous Moscow Circus. Dinner is in the hotel.

DAY 5 After breakfast, your guide will continue to explore the sights of Moscow. Today you will explore the grounds of the magnificent Kremlin and visit one of the cathedrals. Within the territory is the fascinating Armoury Museum, your guide will include a visit to this spectacular collection of costumes, silver and arms amongst a vast treasure trove of exhibits. Dinner at the Hotel. Evening at leisure

DAY 6 After breakfast at the hotel, your guide will take you on a walking tour along the Arbat – where you will have the opportunity to soak up the Moscow culture and browse and shop at leisure. You will also be taken to visit some of the spectacular underground stations in Moscow. Dinner at your hotel and time to relax, prior to your transfer to the Leningradsky Rail Station for your overnight train journey to St Petersburg travelling in a first class 2 berth compartment. Trains departs around 23.30 – 24.00 and arrive next day at around 07.30 – 08.00.

DAY 7 On arrival in Saint Petersburg around breakfast time, you will be met and transferred to the Hotel Pribaltiskaya for breakfast. Once revived, your panoramic orientation tour of the city will commence at 10:00. You will see all the major sights of this beautiful city, St Petersburg. Peter and Paul Fortress and pass along Nevskij Prospect. St Isaac's Cathedral is also on our route as well as the Church of the Spilled Blood.

DAY 8 After breakfast at the hotel, your English speaking tour guide will meet you at Reception at 10:00 for the full day visit to the magnificent collection of art in the winter palace of Catherine the Great. The Hermitage museum is one of the biggest museums in the world and was founded in 1764. With its collection of over 2.7 million items, including masterpieces by Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Roden, Rembrandt, Rubens and French impressionists. The gala rooms of the Winter Palace, a former royal residence, are open for visitors .You will then be taken to Pushkin village and the famous Catherine’s Palace. Located 29km south of St. Petersburg, the construction of Catherine's Palaces for the Empress Catherine started in 1717. In the middle of 18th century Tsarskoye Selo became the official royal residence.

DAY 9 This morning after breakfast in the hotel you will check out and be transferred to the airport by our English speaking guide for their return flight.