8 days / 7 nights - from £955 pp

Our Baltic Triangle Tour visits thee intriguing capital cities surrounding the Gulf of Finland - Tallinn, Helsinki and St. Petersburg. Tallinn is a charming blend of medieval tranquility and modern urban life. Helsinki is a lively city with an innovative culture, reflected in architecture, design and music. St. Petersburg is grand. 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”. 

Package price is from £955 per person based on  availability and two people sharing a twin or double room. Single supplement is £260.

Baltic Triangle Tour - 2012 guaranteed departure dates:

Package includes:

• Direct flights from London Gatwick to Tallinn on Estonian Air and return flights from St. Petersburg to London Gatwick on Rossiya (We can also arrange travel from other UK airports)
• 7 nights at centrally located 4 star hotels 
• Airport transfers in Tallinn and St.Petersburg
• Breakfast at hotel
• Welcome meeting with champagne-cocktail or juice
• Entrances to Church-in-the-Rock in Helsinki, Vyborg Castle, Peter-Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Herman Fortress in Narva and medieval Old Town Hall in Tallinn
• English speaking tour guide on all tours
• Transfers with high quality motor coaches or minivans throughout the itinerary
• Portage
• QUIETVOX audio communication system in use throughout the Finnish and Russian parts of the tour

Optional tours:
- 3-hour excursion to Kadriorg Park and Palace £34.00 pp
- Medieval dinner at Restaurant Peppersack: £34.00 pp
- 3-hour excursion to Seurasaari Open Air Museum: £38.00 pp
- 4-hour excursion to Peterhof: £60.00 pp
- Visit to folklore show at Nikolaevsky Palace: £42.00 pp
- 4-hour guided tour to Catherine's Palace: £50.00 pp
- 3-hour visit to the Hermitage Art Museum: £38.00 pp
- Russian dinner at Restaurant Na Zdrorovie: £45.00 pp
- Half board at hotels (7 x 3 course dinner): £170.00 pp

Baltic Triangle itinerary:

DAY 1 (FRIDAY):  ARRIVAL IN TALLINN
Arrive in Tallinn and transfer to Hotel Radison Blu Olympia**** or similar for check-in and welcome meeting.

DAY 2 (SATURDAY):  TALLINN
Today you will have an opportunity to get acquainted with Tallinn, a charming city with a wonderfully restored Medieval Old Town and plenty of shops, galleries, cafes and restaurants to keep you busy.  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 excursion is offered to Kadriorg Park with a visit to Kadriorg Palace and its art collection. The evening offers an optional medieval dinner at the Restaurant Peppersack.

DAY 3 (SUNDAY):  TALLINN - HELSINKI
Transfer by hydrofoil to Helsinki, transfer to Radison Blu Plaza **** or similar, check-in, free time to explore the city.

DAY 4 (MONDAY):  HELSINKI
The day begins with a guided tour around Helsinki, which intoroduces you to the unique city of design and innovation. The sightseeing tour takes us around the harbours, 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 excursion by to Seurasaari Open Air Museum.

DAY 5 (TUESDAY):  HELSINKI - ST. PETERSBURG
The tour continues eastbound to St. Petersburg. Shortly after crossing the border into Russia we arrive in Vyborg, where we take time for a sightseeing tour and a visit to Vyborg Castle. In the late afternoon we arrive in St. Petersburg and check-in at the Hotel Radisson Sonya **** or similar.

DAY 6 (WEDNESDAY):  ST. PETERSBURG
During the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all the splendours of the city: the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Winter Palace, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Saviour, the Nevsky Convent and much more. The afternoon offers an optional visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum and in the evening there is an optional visit to Nikolaevsky Palace for a Russian folklore programme.

DAY 7 (THURSDAY):  ST. PETERSBURG
An optional excursion in the morning offers a visit to Peterhof, with the impressive Grand Palace, Grand Cascade and Water Avenue and its wonderful parks.  The afternoon is reserved for an optional tour to Catherine's Palace and the Amber Room, which vanished in WWII.  In the evening enjoy an optional Russian dinner at Restaurant Na Zdoroviye.

DAY 8 (FRIDAY):  DEPARTURE FROM ST. PETERSBURG
Departure transfer to the airport.