INCLUDED QUALITY DINING
A Welcome Reception with light meal (WR)Dine Russian style in Moscow where your Highlight meal includes caviar, blinis, vodka and champagne (HD)Highlight Dinner at the hotel in Minsk (HD)Choose from a selection of restaurants in Vilnius (DA)End-of-tour Celebration Dinner with wine in Warsaw (CD)17 Buffet Breakfasts (BB), 3 Lunches (L) and 3 three-course table d’hôte Dinners, or Buffets, plus tea or coffee (D)

INCLUDED FIRST CLASS SERVICES
Escorted by a professional Tour DirectorHeadsets for all guided visits and walking toursEnjoy the unique comfort of Insight’s luxury air-conditioned 40 seat coach with extended leg room and on-board restroomInsight Hotels include all service charges, taxes and porterageCruise in A-Class cabins with sea views and flat screen TVAfternoon train from St Petersburg to MoscowInsight Traveller Welcome packAirport arrival and departure transfers at scheduled times on Day 2 and Day 19 (Should your flights not coincide with these transfers, please make your own way to/from the airport)

Day 1: DEPART USA
Board your overnight flight (not included).

Day 2: BERLIN AT LEISURE
On arrival at Berlin’s Tegel Airport, your airport transfer leaves for the tour hotel at 10:30 & 12:30. Later, why not walk along the bustling ‘Ku-damm’, the shopping centre of West Berlin which during 40 years of division, became the shop window of the West. In the evening, meet your Tour Director for a Welcome Reception with drink and a light meal.(Welcome Reception)

Day 3: BERLIN SIGHTSEEING
A guided sightseeing tour takes you along the Unter den Linden past the Humboldt University and Opera. Stop a while on Museum Island before passing the Brandenberg Gate, symbol of the reunification. See Norman Foster’s glass-dome which crowns the reconstructed Reichstag building before a pleasant drive through the Tiergarten. Spend the afternoon at leisure.(Buffet Breakfast)

Day 4: BERLIN – COPENHAGEN
Depart Berlin and continue through northern Germany to Rostock for the sea crossing to Denmark. A peaceful drive through Danish farmland brings you to the capital of Copenhagen. Tonight, visit the famous Tivoli Gardens.(Buffet Breakfast)

Day 5: COPENHAGEN SIGHTSEEING
Begin your sightseeing tour with a visit to the Christiansborg (the Danish Parliament Building) to marvel at the opulent interior. Then past the Cathedral and University to see the Rosenborg Palace, Stock Exchange and Amalienborg Palace and, of course Hans Christian Andersen’s ‘Little Mermaid’ gazing across the harbour. This afternoon is at leisure.(Buffet Breakfast)

Day 6: COPENHAGEN – STOCKHOLM
Enjoy a view of Kronborg Castle, reputedly the Elsinore home of Hamlet, on the short ferry crossing over to Sweden. Your journey takes you through fertile farmland and along the shores of Lake Vattern to Stockholm.(Buffet Breakfast)

Day 7: STOCKHOLM – OVERNIGHT CRUISE
With your local guide, visit the imposing City Hall with its Golden Room (where the annual Nobel Prize presentation banquet takes place), then cross into the medieval heart of the city to see the Cathedral and the Royal Palace. There is the option of visiting the Vasa Galleon, before boarding your cruise ship for the overnight voyage to Finland. Enjoy dinner on board and then enjoy the sea views from the comfort of your A-Class cabins.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 8: HELSINKI SIGHTSEEING
Disembark in Helsinki and visit the astonishing modern ‘Church in the Rock’, which has been cut right into the rock in the centre of Helsinki. Also see the Sibelius Monument and Finlandia Hall in the new quarter.(Buffet Breakfast)

Day 9: HELSINKI – ST PETERSBURG
From Helsinki, drive through rural villages, following the coast of the Gulf of Finland. Cross into Russia near Vyborg. Then continue through beautiful forests to St Petersburg, one of the most beautiful cities in the world.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Highlight Dinner)

Day 10: ST PETERSBURG SIGHTSEEING
See the ‘Church of Spilled Blood’, the bustling Nevsky Prospect and the cruiser ‘Aurora’ which played an important part in Russian history. Then a highlight: a visit to the Winter Palace, former home of the Czars, but now housing the spectacular Hermitage Museum, a treasure trove of magnificent works of art.(Buffet Breakfast)

Day 11: ST PETERSBURG – MOSCOW
This morning, journey by hydrofoil to the village of Petrodvorets where there is time to enjoy the majestic fountains and gardens of Peter the Great’s Summer Palace. Return by road to St Petersburg to board your comfortable train to Moscow, arriving in the evening.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch)

Day 12: MOSCOW SIGHTSEEING
Continue with sightseeing, that takes in St Basil’s Cathedral and Lenin’s Tomb in Red Square; walk inside the Kremlin walls to visit one of the cathedrals, and explore the Metro stations which Stalin called “palaces for the people”. Then time at leisure.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 13: MOSCOW AT LEISURE
A full day is set aside to explore Moscow at your own pace. Why not visit the Kremlin museum to gaze at the treasury of the Tsars?(Buffet Breakfast)

Day 14: MOSCOW – SMOLENSK – MINSK
Leave Moscow and pass near Borodino to follow the route taken by Napoleon’s retreating army in 1812. Stop in the region of Smolensk for an included lunch, before entering Belarus and continuing to the capital of Minsk. This evening, enjoy a Highlight Dinner of traditional cuisine.(Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Highlight Dinner)

Day 15: MINSK – VILNIUS
A guided tour takes you along wide avenues, past gargantuan concrete buildings - a legacy of Minsk’s Soviet past. Lenin still stands in front of the Government headquarters! See the obelisk in Victory Square honouring the heroes of World War II and the Church of St. Simon and Helena. Continue to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. Tonight, enjoy the freedom and selection of restaurants on your Dine-Around evening.(Buffet Breakfast / Dine Around)

Day 16: VILNIUS SIGHTSEEING
Sightseeing starts in the baroque church of St Peter and St Paul. See the neo-classical cathedral before joining a guide on a leisurely walking tour of the Old Town. See the Jesuit University and the Gates of Dawn; the former Soviet KGB headquarters are a reminder of more recent events. Now enjoy a visit to the splendid Trakai Castle, built on a fortified island at the beginning of the 15C, now faithfully restored in all its glory.(Buffet Breakfast)

Day 17: VILNIUS – WARSAW
Pass Suwalki and lake side Augustow on a scenic drive through Mazuria, a region endowed with a plethora of lakes and forests. Your destination is the Polish capital. As we approach Warsaw we watch a fascinating film about the reconstruction of the city.(Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)

Day 18: WARSAW SIGHTSEEING
With your local guide pass the ‘wedding cake’ Palace of Culture and stroll through Lazienki Park to the Chopin Memorial. Now some time to reflect at the Memorial of the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto. Finally, walk to the Market Square in the Old Town to watch a fascinating film about the reconstruction of the city. Finally, walk to the Market Square in the Old Town and enjoy some free time. Tonight, join your new friends for a farewell Celebration Dinner with wine.(Buffet Breakfast / Celebration Dinner)

Day 19: RETURN TO USA
Your transfers arrive at Warsaw Airport at 7:30 & 10:00(Buffet Breakfast)

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INCLUDED HIGHLIGHTS
Berlin: See the Reichstag and the Brandenburg Gate.Copenhagen: Visit the world-famous Tivoli Gardens and Christiansborg. See the Rosenborg Palace, Stock Exchange, Amalienborg Palace and ‘Little Mermaid’ statue.Stockholm: Visit the Gold Room in City Hall and see the Cathedral and the Royal Palace.Helsinki: Visit the ‘Church in the Rock’. See the Sibelius Monument and Finlandia HallSt Petersburg: Tour the spectacular Hermitage Museum. See the ‘Church of Spilled Blood’, Nevsky Prospect and cruiser ‘Aurora’. Hear the story of the siege of Leningrad.Petrodvorets: Cruise by hydrofoil to Peter the Great’s Summer Palace. Visit the beautiful gardens and fountains.Moscow: Visit the glorious metro stations. Tour Red Square, seeing St Basil’s Cathedral and Lenin’s tomb. Visit one of the Cathedrals inside the Kremlin walls.Minsk: See Victory Square and Church of St. Simon and Helena.Vilnius: Visit the church of St Peter and St Paul and see the cathedral. Walk with a guide through the Old Town to the Jesuit University, Gates of Dawn and the former Soviet headquarters of the KGB. Visit the restored red-brick Gothic castle of TrakaiWarsaw: See the Palace of Culture, the Chopin Monument in Łazienki Park, visit the Ghetto Memorial and walk through the Old Town to enjoy a film about its reconstruction after WWII.

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