"Land
of the Midnight Sun" Extension
Days 1-11 as above
Available on Departures:
June 27
Day 12:
HELSINKI
– IVALO –
HAMMERFEST
After buffet breakfast
at hotel, transfer by coach to airport for Finnair flight departing
Helsinki
at 11.20 hrs.
At 13.00 hrs arrive in Ivalo in northern Finland,
for the start of your tour by coach of the Land of the Midnight Sun.
Drive past Lake Inari
, sacred lake of the Finnish
Lapps with more than 3.000 small islands and cross the Norwegian
border at Karigasniemi to arrive in the town of
Karasjok
.
Scenic tour along the Road of the Reindeer to Lakselv.
Your tour continues through a mountainous landscape to arrive
in the early evening in
Hammerfest
,
the northernmost town in the world.
Dinner and
accommodation at Rica Hotel
Hammerfest.
Day 13:
HAMMERFEST
– HONNINGSVÅG
/
NORTH CAPE
This
morning you will be taken on a 3 hours guided tour of Hammerfest, including a
visit to the Museum
of Post-War
Reconstruction.
Other sights include the Hammerfest
Church
with its unique
architecture, the Meridian Column erected in 1854 to commemorate the
first international measurement of the Earth’s circumference, the
Fuglenes Fortification constructed in 1810 during the Napoleonic
War, and the Music Pavillion. Highlight
of the tour is a visit to the Polar Bear clubhouse, where you will
be made a lifelong member of The Royal and Ancient Polar Bear
Society. Lunch at hotel.
Afternoon departure from Hammerfest
and drive to
Honningsvåg on the island
of Magerøy.
Dinner and
accommodation at Rica Hotel Honningsvåg.
After dinner you will be taken by coach (approx. 45 minutes drive) to the
North Cape
plateau.
During the months of June and July you can see the
Midnight Sun illuminating the expanse of the Arctic Ocean
– a marvelous
spectacle of changing colors. At the nearby North Cape Hall you will celebrate your
reaching the northernmost point in Europe
with caviar and
champagne. You will also
receive a colorful certificate to commemorate the occasion.
Return by coach to hotel at approx. 1 am.
Day
14: HONNINGSVÅG –
IVALO – HELSINKI
Enjoy your buffet breakfast before coach departs from Honningsvåg for
the return journey to Ivalo, driving along the beautiful Porsanger
Fjord with its miles of unspoilt nature.
This is a land of tundra, where reindeer roam wild and the
stillness is only broken by the call of some rare bird.
This is the heart of Lapland
, one of the last
great natural reserves in the world. At midday
you will arrive
in the town of Karasjok
, the cultural
and political capital of the Norwegian Lapps.
Lunch at Rica Hotel
Karasjok. Time to
visit this interesting town, often frequented by Lapps in their
colourful costumes, before continuing the journey south back to
Ivalo. Evening flight on Finnair to Helsinki.
Arrival in Helsinki, followed by
coach transfer to hotel. Dinner and accommodation at the Hilton Helsinki Strand.
Day
15: HELSINKI
DEPARTURE
The tour ends after buffet
breakfast in hotel, with individual transfers to Helsinki
Vantaa
Airport
in connection
with your flight home.
Price
includes:14 nights Oslo - Helsinki
-
13 nights
accommodation including daily 3-course or buffet dinner and
Scandinavian buffet breakfast, in centrally located first class
hotels, all rooms with private facilities.
-
7
lunches on days 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13 & 14.
-
3 hours
guided tours of
Oslo,
Bergen, Helsinki, and 4 hours
Stockholm, all entrances included.
-
Ride on the
Bergen
Funicular to Mt.
Fløien.
-
2 hours
cruise on Nærøy and Aurlands Fjords, and 1 hour’s cruise on
Geiranger Fjord.
-
All
ferry crossings.
-
Overnight
cruise
Stockholm
- Helsinki,
incl. accommodation in 2-berth outside cabins with shower/WC,
dinner and buffet breakfast on board.
-
Finnair
flight
Helsinki
– Ivalo – Helsinki
incl. in-flight meals and 20 kg. free luggage allowance.
Please note that
flight times may be subject to alteration.
-
All
transfers between airports and hotels as mentioned in
program.
-
3
hours guided tour of
Hammerfest, incl. entrance to Post-War
Reconstruction
Museum.
-
Lifelong
membership of Royal and Ancient Polar Bear Society.
-
Tunnel
fees for crossing to
island
of Mageroy.
-
Obligatory
North Cape
tourist tax and entrance to North Cape Hall (approx.
EUR
25 / USD 29 per person).
-
Champagne
and caviar at
North Cape
-
North
Cape
certificate for each passenger.
-
Luggage
assistance at all hotels.
-
Robinson
Scandinavia tour escort throughout.
-
Transportation
by modern deluxe coach with reclining seats etc.
-
Transfers
airport/hotel on first and last days. Transfers to/from a
different airport than the one mentioned in the tour program may
incur a supplement.
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St.
Petersburg Extensions
Days 1-11 as above
Available on
Departures:
July 4, 18, August 1
Day
12:
HELSINKI-
ST. PETERSBURG
Early morning transfer
by coach from hotel to railway station.
06.30 hrs: Departure from Helsinki on
Finnish train ’Sibelius’ for
St.
Petersburg. Lunch box on train.
4:15 pm: Arrival in
St. Petersburg
.
Coach transfer from railway station to hotel followed by 3
hours guided tour of the city with local English-speaking guide.
Some of the famous sights on this tour include the Admiralty,
Palace Square,
Smolny Convent, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, etc.
Dinner and
accommodation at Radisson SAS Royal Hotel, an excellent
first class hotel located in the city centre.
Day
13: ST.
PETERSBURG
After breakfast at
hotel, approx. 3 hours visit to the world-famous Hermitage
Art Museum
and the State Rooms at the Winter
Palace
. Afternoon excursion by coach starting with Lunch in Peterhof, followed by visit to Peterhof
Grand
Palace,
the magnificent summer residence of all the Russian Tsars.
This evening you will be taken to a typically Russian
restaurant for
dinner.
Accommodation at Radisson SAS Royal Hotel.
Day
14:
ST. PETERSBURG
Morning visit,
accompanied by our English-speaking Russian guide,
to the famous Peter and Paul Fortress, burial place of the
Russian Tsars. Lunch
in Russian restaurant. Afternoon at leisure for exploring St.
Petersburg, a city of
outstanding architectural beauty,
famous for its magnificent palaces, cathedrals, fountains and
bridges. This evening
you will be taken to see a colourful
Russian folklore show at Grand Duke
Nicholas
Palace.
After the show,
dinner will
be served at the Palace. Accommodation
at Radisson SAS Royal Hotel.
Day
15: St. Petersburg only
For
guests on the 14 night tour Oslo
– St. Petersburg, this ends after
buffet breakfast with transfers from hotel to St. Petersburg
Airport
to
connect with individual flight departures.
St.
Petersburg
only - Price
includes:
14
nights
accommodation including daily 3-course or buffet dinner and buffet
breakfast, in centrally located first class hotels, all rooms with
private facilities.
-
8
lunches on days 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13 and 14, plus packed lunch
on train Helsinki–
St. Petersburg.
-
3
hours guided tours of
Oslo,
Bergen, Helsinki and 4 hours Stockholm, all entrances included.
-
Ride
on the Bergen
Funicular
to Mt. Fløien.
-
2
hours cruise on Nærøy and Aurlands Fjords, and 1 hour’s
cruise on Geiranger Fjord.
-
All
internal ferry crossings in
Norway.
-
Overnight
cruise Stockholm–
Helsinki,
incl. accommodation in 2-berth outside cabins with shower/WC,
dinner and buffet breakfast on board.
-
Train
Helsinki
– St.
Petersburg, including coach transfers between hotels and
railways stations.
-
Complete
program in St. Petersburg, including 3 hours city tour, visit to
Peter & Paul Fortress, Hermitage/Winter Palace, excursion to
Peterhof, all entrances included, plus folklore show at Grand
Duke Nikolas Palace incl. dinner.
-
Luggage
assistance at all hotels.
-
Scandinavia
tour escort throughout.
-
Transportation
by modern deluxe coach with reclining seats etc.
-
Transfers
airport/hotel on first and last days. Transfers to/from a
different airport than the one mentioned in the tour program may
incur a supplement.
St.
Petersburg & Moscow extension:
Day
15: ST.
PETERSBURG
& MOSCOW
Guests continuing on
the tour to Moscow
have buffet breakfast at hotel, followed by late morning coach transfer
with assistance to St.
Petersburg
Airport.
Approx. 1 hour’s flight to Moscow.
Coach transfer from airport to your hotel, centrally located
in the Russian capital, about 10 minutes walk from the Kremlin. .
Moscow
was founded in the
12th century, built as a wooden fortress on the banks of the Moscow
River
to keep out barbarian invaders from the east.
Today it is a modern city with wide boulevards and green
parks, yet proudly preserving its historic monuments and impressive
buildings from previous eras.
Dinner
and accommodation at Radisson SAS Slavjanskaya Hotel.
Day
16: MOSCOW
Morning tour of the
Kremlin and Armory
Museum
with local English-speaking guide. This
tour lasting approx. 3 hours has to be done on foot as no coaches
are allowed inside the area. The
Kremlin, which was the home not only of the Tsars but also of Lenin
and Stalin, is surrounded by 7 meters thick walls and covers an area
of 29 acres. You will
pass by the Lenin Mausoleum and the grave of the unknown soldier,
where brides still leave their wedding bouquets, to visit the Coronation
Church
of the Tsars, and the famous Vasilij Cathedral.
The Armory
Museum
contains the largest collection in the world of crown jewels and
coronation robes, including the wedding dress of Catherine the Great
and the famous189 carat Olov diamond.
You will also see the golden horse-drawn carriages of all the
Tsars and other treasures. Lunch
at a nearby restaurant. Afternoon
free for shopping or optional visits.
In the evening you will be taken to another spectacular show,
with dancers from different parts of
Russia,
and including a 3-course
dinner with coffee. After
dinner return by coach to your hotel.
Accommodation
at Radisson SAS Slavjanskaya Hotel.
Day
17: MOSCOW
After breakfast, approx. 4 hours panorama tour of the city by coach with
local English-speaking guide. On
this tour you will see the amazing golden, blue and green towers of
the Orthodox churches, the Bolshoy Theatre,
Gorkij
Park
(Moscow's
largest entertainments park), the Red Square the State University of
Moscow, and numerous other famous sights.
You will also visit the fascinating pedestrian street Arbat,
known as the ’Montmartre of Moscow’.
Lunch at a restaurant
in the city, followed by coach transfer back to your hotel.
Rest of afternoon free. We
can recommend a visit to the Pushkin
Museum, famous
for its collection of monuments from Ancient Egypt, or the popular
Tretiakov
Art
Gallery.
During the evening you will be taken by coach to a typical Russian restaurant for
dinner.
Accommodation at Radisson SAS Slavjanskaya Hotel.
Day
18: MOSCOW
DEPARTURE
Buffet breakfast at hotel followed by transfer with assistance to
Moscow
Airport
for your flight
home.
17 nights Oslo–
Moscow
All above mentioned
services plus –
-
3 nights accommodation in Moscow, including daily 3-course or buffet dinner and
buffet breakfast, in centrally located first class hotel,
all rooms with private facilities.
-
2 lunches on days 16 & 17.
-
Flight St. Petersburg
–
Moscow
, including coach transfers with assistance between hotels and airports,
and including porterage at airports.
20 kilos free luggage allowance per person.
-
Complete program in Moscow, including 4 hours city
tour, 3 hours visit to the Kremlin and Armoury Museum,
spectacular dance show incl. dinner, incl. all entrances and
coach transfers between restaurants and hotel.
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