Scandinavia Russia and Independent States 2009 (18 Days starting from $4,025)

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Scandinavia Russia and Independent States 2009
18 Days starting from $4,025

Countries Visited:
Belarus, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden

Length:	18 Days
Type:	First Class Europe & Britain 2009
Category:	Regional
Operator:	Trafalgar
Tour Code:	SCRU-2009

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About This Tour

Cities Visited:
Germany, Poland, Belarus, Russia, Finland, Sweden, Denmark

You''ll travel through Europe, Scandinavia, Independent States and Russia on this 18-day holiday with Trafalgar. Visit the Kremlin in Moscow, the Royal palace in Stockholm, Christiansborg Palaces in Copenhagen, Leninsky Prospect in Minsk and Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. Get a glimpse of these 4 extremely varied areas of the world while Trafalgar takes care of everything for you.

What's Included
Itinerary
Dates & Prices
Sightseeing
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Sightseeing Highlights

Copenhagen: Sightseeing including the Little Mermaid, the Renaissance Stock Exchange plus the Royal Amalienborg and Christiansborg Palaces.
Brahehus: Castle See the 17th century castle.
Stockholm: Sightseeing including a visit to the City Hall and views of the Royal Palace.
Helsinki: Sightseeing including Finlandia Hall, Senate and Market Squares.
St. Petersburg: Sightseeing including the Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac''s Cathedral, the Statue of St. Peter the Great and a visit of the St. Peter and Paul fortress. Plus a highlight visit to the Hermitage Museum.
Novgorod Orientation includes the "Kremlin" fort and St. Sophia Cathedral.
Moscow: Sightseeing highlights the Red Square, St. Basil''s Cathedral and a visit to the Kremlin.
Warsaw: Sightseeing includes the Old Town and Warsaw Ghetto.
Minsk: Orientation includes Leninsky Prospekt and Victory Square.
Berlin: Sightseeing including the Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden Boulevard and the German State Opera House.
Poznan Visit the ‘cradle of the Polish state''

Dining Highlights

5 full Scandinavian breakfasts in Scandinavia.
11 hot buffet breakfasts elsewhere
3 lunches in Belarus and Russia.
4 three-course dinner in hotels and 1 on mini-cruise.
Local highlight restaurant dinner with wine in Warsaw.
Farewell dinner with wine in Berlin.

26 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)

First Class Travel Highlights

First Class hotel accommodation includes twin-bedded rooms with private facilities, all hotel service charges and tips, baggage handling fees and local taxes.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats and a washroom onboard.
The services of one of Trafalgar''s top professional multi-lingual Tour Directors
A qualified local city guide in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Warsaw and Berlin.
Overnight cruise from Sweden to Finland: all cabins with two berths.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and map book journal.
Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Day 18 (conditions apply)

Airport Transfers
Airport Transfers Group transfers on arrival at Copenhagen Airport will operate at 09.00 and 15.30. Return transfers from the last hotel will arrive at Berlin Tegel Airport at 9.00.

London Gateways: Transfers can be expensive, particularly between the airport and your London hotel. But when you book your Trafalgar tour and take advantage of our land and air packages, we have included a FREE transfer to and from London’s airports and your Trafalgar London hotel. For passengers who have their own flight arrangements we offer you the opportunity to purchase inexpensive transfers to and from London’s Heathrow – Trafalgar has negotiated special rates for the Dot2Dot transfer from London’s Heathr
Important – Please Note: Passengers will only be entitled to transfers to and from London Airports providing the following conditions are met:
For included transfers: Your flights must be booked directly by Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. For chargeable transfers: Your Travel Agent provides detailed flight information to Trafalgar no fewer than 21 days prior to departure. Once transfers are booked they cannot be changed.
For London arrivals, you must stay at a London hotel booked by Trafalgar on the night of arrival and the night prior to your departure date.
Trafalgar only includes one inbound and one outbound transfer.
In the event of flight delays outside of Trafalgar’s control, the transfers will be deemed to be cancelled.
All transfers are based on group transfers. No refund is therefore available for missed transfers, or passengers not using this service.
In the event of unforeseen events (such as road or rail works, strikes or demonstrations), Trafalgar will not be responsible for delayed or cancelled transfers.
Heathrow Airport: National Express Dot2Dot will pick up and drop off in time to meet all flights to/from London’s Heathrow Airport. For guests arriving at the Dot2Dot desk after 22.00 hrs please make use of the courtesy phone to arrange your transfer to your Trafalgar hotel.
Gatwick Airport Passengers who have booked Trafalgar’s Land and Air packages arriving at London’s Gatwick Airport are provided with a Gatwick Express train voucher. The Gatwick Express train journey from Gatwick Airport to London’s Victoria Station takes 30 minutes. Guests then need to make their way from Victoria Station to their Trafalgar hotel.
European Gateways: With Trafalgar all passengers will receive complimentary arrival and departure transfers on the scheduled arrival and departure day of their tour at the times specified below. Please ensure your Travel Agent reserves your flight to co-ordinate with the transfer times shown.
Trafalgar Bonus - Passengers who book Trafalgar''s Land+Air package and who arrive or depart outside of these specified times on the scheduled arrival and departure day of the tour will also be provided with a transfer.
Passengers arriving before or leaving after the scheduled tour days are not entitled to a transfer but may book and purchase one through Trafalgar providing that they also purchase the additional pre and/or post tour hotel night(s) from Trafalgar. Please ask for prices of transfers at the time of booking your extra night accommodation.
Land only passengers arriving or departing on the scheduled tour arrival or departure days but whose flights don''t coincide with the listed transfer times below may also book and purchase these transfers. Flight details must be provided to Trafalgar not less than 21 days before the flight departure.
Click here to see scheduled transfer times.

Additional Visa Requirements

Visas may be required for this tour. Please speak with your travel agent at time of booking to assess your specific requirements.

Day 1 - Depart USA Overnight flight to Copenhagen.

Day 2 - Arrive Copenhagen (2 nights) Welcome to Copenhagen, capital of Denmark. We will meet with our Tour Director and fellow passengers this evening to enjoy a Welcome Drink. Later, why not take a stroll around the old town?

Hotel: Copenhagen Plaza (2 nights)

Day 3 - Copenhagen sightseeing and at leisure The Little Mermaid, Renaissance Stock Exchange, the Royal Amalienborg Palace and Christiansborg Palace all feature on morning sightseeing. Then the day is at leisure. Tonight, why not visit the famous Tivoli Gardens and enjoy a traditional Danish dinner? (Scandinavian breakfast)

Day 4 - Copenhagen – Stockholm (2 nights) This morning we leave Denmark’s cosmopolitan capital and cross the Oresund to the forests and meadows of Småland. Then we travel past Lake Vättern and enjoy views of the Brahehus Castle en route to the Swedish capital, Stockholm. Tonight, perhaps enjoy a candlelit dinner on the island of Djurgården. (Scandinavian breakfast)

Hotel: Birger Jarl (2 nights)

Day 5 - Stockholm sightseeing Our sightseeing tour features the Royal Palace and a visit to the City Hall. Then free time to shop or wander through the old town before boarding our Silja Line ship for an overnight mini-cruise to Finland. (Scandinavian breakfast / Dinner)

Day 6 - At sea – Helsinki An early arrival in Helsinki this morning followed by a sightseeing tour showing us Finlandia Hall, the Senate and Market Squares, broad boulevards and the domed Russian church. This evening, why not visit a typical restaurant and enjoy some of the local cuisine? (Scandinavian breakfast)

Hotel: Scandic Grand Marina

Days 7 - Helsinki – St. Petersburg (2 nights) This morning we depart early for St. Petersburg and drive past the timber centre of Kotka and through the forests of Karelia to the Russian border. Soon we arrive in St. Petersburg and tonight we’ll enjoy complimentary champagne with our dinner. (Scandinavian breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Pribaltiskaya (2 nights)

Days 8 - St. Petersburg sightseeing and at leisure Featured on our sightseeing tour this morning are the Tsar’s Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Russian Museum, the statue of Peter the Great and a visit of the Peter and Paul Fortress. Later, maybe take an excursion to Petrodvorets, the summer palace of Peter the Great which was used for a period of 200 years for official ceremonies, sumptuous feasts and formal receptions. (Breakfast)

Day 9 - St. Petersburg – Novgorod This morning we’ll drive to the Hermitage Museum with our local guide and visit one of the biggest repositories of paintings and beautiful artefacts in the world! Then across the vast Russian plains to ancient Novgorod where on arrival, an orientation shows us the Kremlin Fort and grounds, the Millennium Monument and the St. Sophia Cathedral. Dinner is in our hotel tonight. (Breakfast / Dinner)

Hotel: Beresta Palace

Day 10 - Novgorod – Moscow (3 nights) First we drive through picturesque villages to the Tver region for an included lunch. Then we continue via Klin – once the home of Tchaikovsky – to the Russian capital, Moscow. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Hotel: President (3 nights)

Day 11& 12 - Moscow sightseeing & at leisure An included sightseeing tour features such highlights as Red Square, St. Basil''s domed cathedral and the Kremlin. Then enjoy free time to maybe visit St. Sergius Monastery and handicraft market or to visit Zagorsk, the centre of Russian Art and Architecture. During your stay in Moscow, your Tour Director will also share with you a Hidden Treasure of this fascinating city. Perhaps this evening enjoy an extravagant show at the Moscow State Circus! (Breakfast / Breakfast)

Day 13 - Moscow – Minsk This morning we pass near Borodino, site of Napoleon’s great defeat, have lunch near Smolensk and then cross the border into Belarus. Soon we arrive in Minsk for an orientation tour showing us Leninsky Prospekt and Victory Square. We enjoy dinner in the hotel tonight. (Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)

Hotel: Minsk Hotel

Day 14 - Minsk – Brest Litovsk – Warsaw (2 nights) This morning we travel via the plains of White Russia for lunch in Brest Litovsk. Then we cross the River Vistula to the Polish frontier and to Poland’s capital, Warsaw. This evening, we enjoy dinner a Highlight Dinner in a typical restaurant. (Breakfast / Lunch / Highlight dinner)

Hotel: Westin (2 nights)

Day 15 - Warsaw sightseeing and at leisure We experience a miracle of reconstruction and conservation on our morning sightseeing, which reveals the historic centre where much of the old town was rebuilt after the war. We also see the site of the Warsaw ghetto as evoked in the recent Oscar-winning film The Pianist. Tonight why not enjoy a Chopin recital? (Buffet breakfast)

Day 16 - Warsaw – Berlin (2 nights) We travel across the Polish central plains to Poznan before crossing the border into Germany and Frankfurt-an-der-Oder. Finally we arrive in the capital, Berlin, and our hotel. (Buffet breakfast)

Hotel: Hilton (2 nights)

Day 17 - Berlin sightseeing and at leisure Our guided tour shows us the Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag and Kurfürstendamm. Then maybe visit Potsdam or the Pergamon Museum? Tonight, we all enjoy a Farewell Dinner with our Tour Director. (Buffet breakfast / Farewell dinner)

Day 18 - Berlin – USA This morning bid farewell. Airport transfers are available, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)

Free airport transfers Transfers on Day 2 at Copenhagen Airport will operate at 09.00, 12.00 and 15.30. Passengers arriving later should make their own way to the first hotel. Return transfers on the last touring day will arrive at Berlin Tegel Airport at 08.00 and 10.00.

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4/30/2009 - 5/17/2009	$4,025	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
5/7/2009 - 5/24/2009	$4,025	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
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5/28/2009 - 6/14/2009	$4,099	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
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6/11/2009 - 6/28/2009	$4,150	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
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8/6/2009 - 8/23/2009	$4,099	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
8/13/2009 - 8/30/2009	$4,099	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
8/20/2009 - 9/6/2009	$4,099	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
8/27/2009 - 9/13/2009	$4,025	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
9/3/2009 - 9/20/2009	$4,025	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
9/10/2009 - 9/27/2009	$4,025	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
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9/24/2009 - 10/11/2009	$4,025	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
10/1/2009 - 10/18/2009	$4,025	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us
10/8/2009 - 10/25/2009	$4,025	Call Us	Call Us	Call Us

This list indicates brochure rates and dates. * For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms. Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons. For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent. The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

Copenhagen
Brahehus Castle
Stockholm
Helsinki
St. Petersburg
Novgorod
Moscow
Minsk
Warsaw
Berlin

This list indicates brochure rates and dates.
* For single travellers purchasing the twin-share option, please note that there is a no smoking policy in all shared rooms.
Please note: In addition to being sold out or on a request basis only, a tour departure may not be displayed on this site for operation reasons.
For details on discounts that apply to this tour please refer to a brochure or see your Travel Agent.
The displayed prices are based on twin-share accommodation. A single supplement price is available on request.

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Take advantage of Trafalgar's great savings and discounts

Take advantage of Trafalgar's great savings and discounts.

EARLY PAYMENT DISCOUNT - Save up to 10%

Many Trafalgar tours sell out months before the departure date, so book NOW to avoid disappointment.The earlier you pay, the more you save! If you book and pay in full you'll save up to 10% off the Land-only portion of your trip. Below is our Early Payment Saving options - pay between:

4-6 months SAVE 2.5%

7-9 months SAVE 5%

10-12 months SAVE 7.5%

1 year or more SAVE 10%

All tours must be booked and paid for in full for this discount to apply. This discount does not apply to our Free & Easy Series, Greek Cruises, Egypt, European Express tour and extra night accommodation.*When booking our Basel to Amsterdam River Cruise please check our River Cruise brochure for the savings and discounts exclusions. Conditions apply.

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SAVE ON YOUR 2nd TOUR - Save 5%

Book two Trafalgar holidays, each 8 days or longer for a reduction of 5% off the land portion of the tour with the shortest duration. Take three tours and save on two! Ask your travel professional for suggestions on your perfect tour combination.

IMPORTANT: Tours are combinable with second and subsequent additional tours. Tours must be booked at the same time. Discount is per person only and does NOT apply to our Free & Easy Series, Cruises, Egypt and extra night accommodation or any combination of a tour plus a cruise or rail journey as shown in brochures. Please see our Trafalgar brochures for their saving or discount exclusions. Conditions apply.

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TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS - Save 5%

A party of five or more friends - Travel with 5 to 8 friends or family members on the same tour and everyone will receive a discount of 5% off the Land portion of the tour.

A party of 9 or more friends - Further significant savings are available for larger groups of friends and families traveling together. Ask your Travel Agent for full details.

IMPORTANT: Space is limited to one group per motorcoach, so book early! These discounts cannot be combined with any other rooming, Young Traveler or Triple Room Discounts. Names of all passengers traveling must be advised to Trafalgar at the time of booking in order to qualify. These discounts do not apply to extra night accommodation, are not combinable with our Frequent Traveler offer and are not available on Winter tours, Free & Easy Series, Cruises, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and Greece tours. Conditions apply.

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YOUNG TRAVELER AGES - SAVE 10%

Share your holiday memories with your family and take advantage of a discount on the Land-only portion of your tour. Young Travelers must be under the age of 18 years old on the tour departure date, and MUST be accompanied by and adult (limit of one young traveler per room).

On all escorted tours, children under 5 years old are NOT accepted. The Young Traveler must be the specified age at the time of travel to be eligible for this discount. This discount cannot be combined with our TRAVEL WITH FRIENDS DISCOUNTS, and is limited to one young traveler discount per room. It also does not apply to our Free & Easy Series, Cruises, Egypt, Turkey or Israel tours, extra night accommodation or London and gateway accommodation. Conditions apply.

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SINGLE TRAVELER room share and save

One of the great benefits of Escorted Travel is the ease of traveling solo, and with Trafalgar we make it simple by offering the following options:

Guaranteed Room Share

When traveling alone, we understand that some clients do not want to incur the expense of an additional single room supplement. With this in mind, on the majority of our itineraries, Trafalgar offers you the opportunity to purchase these tours on a 'room sharing' basis. We will accommodate you with a fellow passenger of the same sex on a 'twin room' basis (non-smoking rooms only). Please note that regrettably, we cannot guarantee that room mates will be of a similar age group. Even so, it is an enjoyable way to travel and get to make new friends and a positive way to stretch your vacation budget further. If we fail to match you we will provide a single room at no extra cost.

This service does not apply to our Free & Easy Series, Cruises, European Express tour, Egypt, Turkey, Israel and extra night accommodation. Conditions apply.

Single Supplement Value

If you prefer the privacy of your own room, you'll appreciate our low single room supplement.

TRIPLE ROOM DISCOUNT

Travel with three people, sharing one room and each of you will receive a discount off the land-only portion of your tour price. Each itinerary page will list the price reduction, see the tour of your choice.

Triple room discounts are based on sharing a twin-bedded room with an extra bed which may be a rollaway. This discount is applicable to itineraries featuring the Triple Room Reduction offer only.

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