BERLIN, COPENHAGEN, STOCKHOLM, HELSINKI, ST PETERSBURG, MOSCOW, WARSAW
COSSACK EXPLORER
17 days from $3,099 US per person
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A trip filled with color, unique cultures, and
enthralling history. Visit oceanside Copenhagen, beautiful
island-ringed Stockholm, and travel by train between St. Petersburg and
Moscow. Later, get acquainted with Minsk, Warsaw and fascinating Berlin.Day
1 - Depart USA
Overnight flight to Copenhagen.
Day 2 - Arrive Copenhagen (2 nights)
Welcome to Copenhagen, capital of Denmark. After check-in, time to relax and unwind.
Hotel: Scandic Hvidovre
Day 3 - Copenhagen sightseeing
We will see the Little Mermaid, the Renaissance Stock Exchange, the Royal Amalienborg Palace and Christiansborg Palace on our morning sightseeing tour. The rest of the day is free to explore the city. (Scandinavian breakfast)
Day 4 - Copenhagen – Stockholm
First we cross the Oresund into Sweden. Then we continue our journey traveling north through lush forests and meadows to the resort of Granna at the head of Lake Vattern. Then northwards to beautiful island-ringed Stockholm, Sweden’s capital. (Scandinavian breakfast)
Hotel: Scandic Kungens Kurva
Day 5 - Stockholm – At Sea
This morning’s sightseeing tour with a local guide shows us the Royal Palace and City Hall. Stockholm is constructed on a maze of islands and criss-crossed by many bridges, so it is a pleasant city to wander through, which you can do before we board the ship for our minicruise to Finland. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6 - At Sea – Helsinki
An early arrival in Finland’s capital allows us time for a guided tour showing us Finlandia Hall, the Senate and market squares, broad boulevards and the domed Russian church. Then free time to shop and sightsee further before checking in to our hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. (Continental breakfast)
Hotel: Sokos Tapiola Garden
Day 7 - Helsinki – St. Petersburg (2 nights)
Today we drive to the border with Russia, passing the timber center of Kotka and on through the town of Vyborg. Then we continue across the forests of Karelia to St. Petersburg for our two-night stay. Enjoy complimentary champagne with dinner tonight! (Scandinavian breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Pulkovskaya
Day 8 - St. Petersburg sightseeing
Featured on our sightseeing tour this morning are the Tsar’s Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Statue of Peter the Great and a visit of the St. Peter and Paul Fortress. The remainder of the day is at leisure. You may wish to visit the Hermitage Museum or maybe visit the residence of Peter the Great in Petrodvorets? (Buffet breakfast)
Day 9 - St. Petersburg – Novgorod
Today we cross the vast Russian plains to reach the ancient city of Novgorod. Here on arrival we see the Kremlin Fort, the Millennium Monument and St. Sophia Cathedral. Dinner is in our hotel tonight. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Day 10 - Novgorod – Tver – Moscow (2 nights)
This morning we drive through picturesque villages to the Tver region where we have an included lunch. Then we continue via Klin, once the home of the composer Tchaikovsky, to the Russian capital city, Moscow. (Buffet breakfast / Lunch)
Hotel: Ismailova Alfa
Day 11 - Moscow sightseeing
Our sightseeing tour features many highlights such as Red Square, the Kremlin Walls and the domed St. Basil’s Cathedral. During your stay, why not visit the impressive Treasure Chamber of the Tsars? (Buffet breakfast)
Day 12 - Moscow – Smolensk – Minsk
An early departure takes us past Borodino, site of Napoleon’s great defeat. We stop for lunch near Smolensk before we cross the border and enter the independent state of Belarus and continue to Minsk, rebuilt in supreme Soviet style after the Second World War. Here an orientation takes us along wide avenues and past gargantuan concrete buildings – a legacy of the city’s Soviet past. Tonight we enjoy a dinner of traditional cuisine at our hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Hotel: Orbita
Day 13 - Minsk – Brest – Warsaw (2 nights)
Today’s drive takes us via the vast plains of White Russia and the Pripet Marches to the Polish frontier at Brest Litovsk where we stop for lunch. From here we cross the River Vistula before arriving in Warsaw, capital of Poland. (Buffet breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Hotel: Jan III Sobieski
Day 14 - Warsaw sightseeing
Our morning sightseeing features the old town, reconstructed after wartime destruction and the site of the Warsaw Ghetto. This evening after dinner, why not listen to a Chopin piano recital? (Buffet breakfast)
Day 15 - Warsaw – Berlin (2 nights)
Today we travel across the central plains of Poland to Poznan, with its charming City Hall and Gothic churches. Then we continue to the border town of Frankfurt-an-der-Oder and into Germany, where we soon arrive in Berlin. (Buffet breakfast)
Hotel: Best Western Spittlemarket
Day 16 - Sightseeing and at leisure
Our morning sightseeing features highlights of a united Berlin including the Reichstag Building, Tiergarten, the Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden Boulevard and the German State Opera House. Later there’s time at leisure to perhaps join an optional excursion exploring Berlin’s secret past? (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Day 17 - Berlin – USA
This morning it is time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and new-found friends as our memorable tour together comes to an end. There are transfers available to Berlin Tegel Airport, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)
Important note:
Visas may be required for this tour. Please speak with your Local Embassy to assess your specific requirements.
Highlights:
Berlin
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Helsinki
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Minsk
Warsaw
Novgorod
Overnight flight to Copenhagen.
Day 2 - Arrive Copenhagen (2 nights)
Welcome to Copenhagen, capital of Denmark. After check-in, time to relax and unwind.
Hotel: Scandic Hvidovre
Day 3 - Copenhagen sightseeing
We will see the Little Mermaid, the Renaissance Stock Exchange, the Royal Amalienborg Palace and Christiansborg Palace on our morning sightseeing tour. The rest of the day is free to explore the city. (Scandinavian breakfast)
Day 4 - Copenhagen – Stockholm
First we cross the Oresund into Sweden. Then we continue our journey traveling north through lush forests and meadows to the resort of Granna at the head of Lake Vattern. Then northwards to beautiful island-ringed Stockholm, Sweden’s capital. (Scandinavian breakfast)
Hotel: Scandic Kungens Kurva
Day 5 - Stockholm – At Sea
This morning’s sightseeing tour with a local guide shows us the Royal Palace and City Hall. Stockholm is constructed on a maze of islands and criss-crossed by many bridges, so it is a pleasant city to wander through, which you can do before we board the ship for our minicruise to Finland. (Scandinavian Breakfast / Dinner)
Day 6 - At Sea – Helsinki
An early arrival in Finland’s capital allows us time for a guided tour showing us Finlandia Hall, the Senate and market squares, broad boulevards and the domed Russian church. Then free time to shop and sightsee further before checking in to our hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure. (Continental breakfast)
Hotel: Sokos Tapiola Garden
Day 7 - Helsinki – St. Petersburg (2 nights)
Today we drive to the border with Russia, passing the timber center of Kotka and on through the town of Vyborg. Then we continue across the forests of Karelia to St. Petersburg for our two-night stay. Enjoy complimentary champagne with dinner tonight! (Scandinavian breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Pulkovskaya
Day 8 - St. Petersburg sightseeing
Featured on our sightseeing tour this morning are the Tsar’s Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Statue of Peter the Great and a visit of the St. Peter and Paul Fortress. The remainder of the day is at leisure. You may wish to visit the Hermitage Museum or maybe visit the residence of Peter the Great in Petrodvorets? (Buffet breakfast)
Day 9 - St. Petersburg – Novgorod
Today we cross the vast Russian plains to reach the ancient city of Novgorod. Here on arrival we see the Kremlin Fort, the Millennium Monument and St. Sophia Cathedral. Dinner is in our hotel tonight. (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Day 10 - Novgorod – Tver – Moscow (2 nights)
This morning we drive through picturesque villages to the Tver region where we have an included lunch. Then we continue via Klin, once the home of the composer Tchaikovsky, to the Russian capital city, Moscow. (Buffet breakfast / Lunch)
Hotel: Ismailova Alfa
Day 11 - Moscow sightseeing
Our sightseeing tour features many highlights such as Red Square, the Kremlin Walls and the domed St. Basil’s Cathedral. During your stay, why not visit the impressive Treasure Chamber of the Tsars? (Buffet breakfast)
Day 12 - Moscow – Smolensk – Minsk
An early departure takes us past Borodino, site of Napoleon’s great defeat. We stop for lunch near Smolensk before we cross the border and enter the independent state of Belarus and continue to Minsk, rebuilt in supreme Soviet style after the Second World War. Here an orientation takes us along wide avenues and past gargantuan concrete buildings – a legacy of the city’s Soviet past. Tonight we enjoy a dinner of traditional cuisine at our hotel. (Buffet breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Hotel: Orbita
Day 13 - Minsk – Brest – Warsaw (2 nights)
Today’s drive takes us via the vast plains of White Russia and the Pripet Marches to the Polish frontier at Brest Litovsk where we stop for lunch. From here we cross the River Vistula before arriving in Warsaw, capital of Poland. (Buffet breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Hotel: Jan III Sobieski
Day 14 - Warsaw sightseeing
Our morning sightseeing features the old town, reconstructed after wartime destruction and the site of the Warsaw Ghetto. This evening after dinner, why not listen to a Chopin piano recital? (Buffet breakfast)
Day 15 - Warsaw – Berlin (2 nights)
Today we travel across the central plains of Poland to Poznan, with its charming City Hall and Gothic churches. Then we continue to the border town of Frankfurt-an-der-Oder and into Germany, where we soon arrive in Berlin. (Buffet breakfast)
Hotel: Best Western Spittlemarket
Day 16 - Sightseeing and at leisure
Our morning sightseeing features highlights of a united Berlin including the Reichstag Building, Tiergarten, the Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden Boulevard and the German State Opera House. Later there’s time at leisure to perhaps join an optional excursion exploring Berlin’s secret past? (Buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Day 17 - Berlin – USA
This morning it is time to bid farewell to our Tour Director and new-found friends as our memorable tour together comes to an end. There are transfers available to Berlin Tegel Airport, conditions apply. (Buffet breakfast)
Important note:
Visas may be required for this tour. Please speak with your Local Embassy to assess your specific requirements.
Highlights:
Berlin
Copenhagen
Stockholm
Helsinki
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Minsk
Warsaw
Novgorod
Sightseeing Highlights
Berlin: Sightseeing features the Brandenburg Gate, German State Opera House and Tiergarten.
Copenhagen: Sightseeing highlights the Little Mermaid and Christiansborg Palace.
Stockholm: Sightseeing includes the City Hall and views of the Royal Palace.
Helsinki: Sightseeing includes the Senate and market squares.
St.Petersburg: Sightseeing includes views of the Winter Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Nevsky Prospekt and a visit of the St. Peter and Paul Fortress.
Moscow: Sightseeing shows us Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin Gardens.
Minsk: Drive along the Leninsky Prospekt and Victory Square.
Warsaw: Sightseeing includes the 'wedding cake' Palace of Culture and Science.
Dining Highlights
4 Scandinavian buffet breakfasts
10 buffet breakfasts
1 continental breakfast
3 three-course lunches
6 three-course dinners
24 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)
Travel Highlights
Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director.
Specialised local guide in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw and Berlin.
Overnight mini-cruise from Sweden to Finland, all cabins two-berth with private facilities.
Copenhagen Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Berlin Airport transfers are provided on Day 17, conditions apply.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and a Welcome on Tour book.
Additional Visa Requirements
Visas may be required for this tour. Please speak with your Local Embassy to assess your specific requirements.
Cossack Explorer 2010 Optional Excursions
G9 - BERLIN. Berlin By Night & Dinner
Tonight join in the fun of hearty German food, wine, beer and music. Afterwards enjoy the illuminated landmarks of the German Capital.
52 (€)
G6 - BERLIN. Berlin’s Secret Past and Potsdam
Our first two stops include the last remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall, and the crossing-point "Checkpoint Charlie" to visit the Escape Museum. We then drive across W. Berlin to Potsdam to marvel at the terraced gardens and tomb at the palace of Prussian King Frederick the Great, and THEN have a guided tour of Cecilienhof, the site of the signing of the Treaty which sealed the fate of post-war Europe. (On Mondays when Cecilienhof is closed, we visit the interior of the Neue Palais).
47 (€)
D2 - COPENHAGEN. North Zealand Riviera and Castle Tour
Enjoy the quaint scenery of the conservation heritage route of the Danish Riviera, passing through ancient fishing villages and modern marinas. Then through typical countryside to see Fredensborg Palace, summer residence of the Royal family before a visit to the magnificent 17th century Frederiksborg Castle. Here we will see the State Apartments and the Coronation Chapel.
300 (DK)
D1 - COPENHAGEN. Tivoli Gardens and Dinner
Tonight we join the fun loving Danes for an unforgettable evening among the magic of twinkling lights and lively music at Copenhagen’s most famous attraction - the Tivoli Gardens! Dinner features traditional Danish food.
450 (DK)
HEL4 - HELSINKI. Helsinki Dinner
Helsinki’s Russian restaurants are featured in every ‘Good Food Guide’ to the Baltic. Tonight we have seats reserved to enjoy the specialities of the house in an authentic setting. The atmosphere is warm and friendly and the cuisine is superb.
52 (€)
HEL1 - HELSINKI. Hvittrask Tour
We drive through the Garden City of Tapiola with its renowned modern architecture and then to Hvittrask, a delightful village and home to Finland’s most famous architects. The architectural ensemble made of natural stone and timber harmonising with its surroundings is surely one of the most accomplished examples of Finnish creation.
28 (€)
P7a - POLAND. Polish Folklore & Dinner
Poland has a rich culture and famous folk art: enjoy the entertainment of typical music and traditional dance whilst you savour a 4-course meal of Polish specialities.
51 (€)
RUS6 - ST. PETERSBURG. The Hermitage Museum
Visit one of the largest and most valuable collections of art in the World set in the splendour of the Winter Palace and its elaborate interiors.
40 (€)
S2 - STOCKHOLM. Grand Tour
See the Wasa, the 17th century Galleon recovered from the sea bed after more than 300 years and now displayed in an award-winning museum. Then on to Skansen Park, one of the world’s oldest open air museums to experience the Swedish lifestyle of years gone by.
370 (sk)
S1 - STOCKHOLM. Panoramic Tower and Dinner
A visit to the viewing platform of the Kaknas Tower, Sweden’s highest building, will give you the very best views over the city and its archipelago. Then enjoy the special cuisine of a popular local restaurant with a drink included.
525 (sk)
P3 - WARSAW. Chopin’s Warsaw
The spirit of Warsaw and the music of Chopin go hand in hand. This exclusive private recital of his music, performed for you by a celebrated Polish pianist, in the lovely setting of one of Warsaw’s old summer palaces is one of the unforgettable memories of this trip. Champagne will be served during the intermission.
42 (€)
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Child Prices: Apply to children under the age of 16.
Berlin: Sightseeing features the Brandenburg Gate, German State Opera House and Tiergarten.
Copenhagen: Sightseeing highlights the Little Mermaid and Christiansborg Palace.
Stockholm: Sightseeing includes the City Hall and views of the Royal Palace.
Helsinki: Sightseeing includes the Senate and market squares.
St.Petersburg: Sightseeing includes views of the Winter Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Nevsky Prospekt and a visit of the St. Peter and Paul Fortress.
Moscow: Sightseeing shows us Red Square, St. Basil's Cathedral and the Kremlin Gardens.
Minsk: Drive along the Leninsky Prospekt and Victory Square.
Warsaw: Sightseeing includes the 'wedding cake' Palace of Culture and Science.
Dining Highlights
4 Scandinavian buffet breakfasts
10 buffet breakfasts
1 continental breakfast
3 three-course lunches
6 three-course dinners
24 meals in total (see day-by-day itinerary)
Travel Highlights
Accommodation in twin-bedded rooms with private facilities.
All hotel service charges, local taxes, baggage handling and hotel tips are included.
Touring by luxury air-conditioned coach with reclining seats.
Services throughout the tour of a professional multi-lingual Tour Director.
Specialised local guide in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Warsaw and Berlin.
Overnight mini-cruise from Sweden to Finland, all cabins two-berth with private facilities.
Copenhagen Airport transfers are provided on Day 2 and Berlin Airport transfers are provided on Day 17, conditions apply.
A stylish wallet, tour documents and a Welcome on Tour book.
Additional Visa Requirements
Visas may be required for this tour. Please speak with your Local Embassy to assess your specific requirements.
Cossack Explorer 2010 Optional Excursions
G9 - BERLIN. Berlin By Night & Dinner
Tonight join in the fun of hearty German food, wine, beer and music. Afterwards enjoy the illuminated landmarks of the German Capital.
52 (€)
G6 - BERLIN. Berlin’s Secret Past and Potsdam
Our first two stops include the last remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall, and the crossing-point "Checkpoint Charlie" to visit the Escape Museum. We then drive across W. Berlin to Potsdam to marvel at the terraced gardens and tomb at the palace of Prussian King Frederick the Great, and THEN have a guided tour of Cecilienhof, the site of the signing of the Treaty which sealed the fate of post-war Europe. (On Mondays when Cecilienhof is closed, we visit the interior of the Neue Palais).
47 (€)
D2 - COPENHAGEN. North Zealand Riviera and Castle Tour
Enjoy the quaint scenery of the conservation heritage route of the Danish Riviera, passing through ancient fishing villages and modern marinas. Then through typical countryside to see Fredensborg Palace, summer residence of the Royal family before a visit to the magnificent 17th century Frederiksborg Castle. Here we will see the State Apartments and the Coronation Chapel.
300 (DK)
D1 - COPENHAGEN. Tivoli Gardens and Dinner
Tonight we join the fun loving Danes for an unforgettable evening among the magic of twinkling lights and lively music at Copenhagen’s most famous attraction - the Tivoli Gardens! Dinner features traditional Danish food.
450 (DK)
HEL4 - HELSINKI. Helsinki Dinner
Helsinki’s Russian restaurants are featured in every ‘Good Food Guide’ to the Baltic. Tonight we have seats reserved to enjoy the specialities of the house in an authentic setting. The atmosphere is warm and friendly and the cuisine is superb.
52 (€)
HEL1 - HELSINKI. Hvittrask Tour
We drive through the Garden City of Tapiola with its renowned modern architecture and then to Hvittrask, a delightful village and home to Finland’s most famous architects. The architectural ensemble made of natural stone and timber harmonising with its surroundings is surely one of the most accomplished examples of Finnish creation.
28 (€)
P7a - POLAND. Polish Folklore & Dinner
Poland has a rich culture and famous folk art: enjoy the entertainment of typical music and traditional dance whilst you savour a 4-course meal of Polish specialities.
51 (€)
RUS6 - ST. PETERSBURG. The Hermitage Museum
Visit one of the largest and most valuable collections of art in the World set in the splendour of the Winter Palace and its elaborate interiors.
40 (€)
S2 - STOCKHOLM. Grand Tour
See the Wasa, the 17th century Galleon recovered from the sea bed after more than 300 years and now displayed in an award-winning museum. Then on to Skansen Park, one of the world’s oldest open air museums to experience the Swedish lifestyle of years gone by.
370 (sk)
S1 - STOCKHOLM. Panoramic Tower and Dinner
A visit to the viewing platform of the Kaknas Tower, Sweden’s highest building, will give you the very best views over the city and its archipelago. Then enjoy the special cuisine of a popular local restaurant with a drink included.
525 (sk)
P3 - WARSAW. Chopin’s Warsaw
The spirit of Warsaw and the music of Chopin go hand in hand. This exclusive private recital of his music, performed for you by a celebrated Polish pianist, in the lovely setting of one of Warsaw’s old summer palaces is one of the unforgettable memories of this trip. Champagne will be served during the intermission.
42 (€)
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Child Prices: Apply to children under the age of 16.
DEPARTURE DATES
April - September
PRICES
From approx $3,099 US
per person double occupancy
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