From Lake Saimaa to St.Petersburg, guided tour, 3 days

Morning departure by ship m/s Carelia from Lappeenranta to Vyborg via the Saimaa Canal. Tour continues by bus to "St. Petersburg, the Venice of the North"! Enjoy the interesting programme during your stay and return to Finland by express train "Sibelius" through Russian and Finnish countryside.

18. – 20.6.2010 Fri-Sun 7. – 9.7.2010 Wed-Fri 23. – 25.7.2010 Fri-Sun 4. – 6.8.2010 Wed-Fri Price: € 494 / person € 110 / person single supplement

Price includes:

• trip by ship m/s Carelia Lappeenranta-Vyborg
• bus transfer Vyborg-St. Petersburg
• 2 nights in shared twin room at a centrally located hotel
• half board starting with dinner and ending with lunch
• excursion to Pushkin with its Catharine the Great's Palace
• visit the Hermitage Museum
• boat trip along the Neva river and canals
• transport with train Sibelius St. Petersburg-Helsinki, seats in 2nd class
• English-speaking tour escort throughout
• port fee

Services at additional charge:* buffet lunch on board € 16 ( person booked and paid in advance), lunch on board m/s Carelia € 19 / person, folklore shows or ballet/opera/theatre tickets in St. Petersburg. Please ask for further information and prices.

A service fee € 15 / reservation will be added to the tour price.

An individual visa is obligatory for the tours to St. Petersburg. The visa charges are not included in the tour price.

The charge for a visa is from € 45 / person. The price of the visa depends on the nationality of the passenger. Please check the visa prices from our office

We recommend passengers not living in Finland to apply their visas in the county of residence. If the visa will be obtained in the country of residence of the passenger, the visa application must be accompanied by a visa support letter provided by our office (€ 15 / person).

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