Day 1 – Depart USA
Depart for your overnight flight to Moscow.
Day 2 - Arrive Moscow
Upon arrival, you will be met and transferred to your hotel. The rest of the day is free to relax. You may take part in an optional tour of the Moscow subway.
Day 3 – Moscow
Moscow, one to the largest cities in the world, is the symbolic heart and soul of the country. Sightseeing tour begins at the Red Square, dominated by St. Basil's Cathedral and the massive red walls of the Kremlin. Inside the Kremlin, admire the medieval towers, cathedrals and palaces. Visit the Armory Museum and see the Moscow University and the popular Arbat shopping district. Continue with a drive along the wide boulevards, then stroll through GUM, Russia's largest department store. The rest of the day is at leisure
Day 4 - Moscow – Novgorod
After an early breakfast, depart for Tver, an ancient trading port nestled on the banks of the Volga River. The city offers fascinating treasures, including Putevoy Dvorets, built for Catherine II as a resting place on her journeys from Moscow to St. Petersburg. Enjoy a short sightseeing tour of this remarkable city. End the day in historic Novgorod, founded 1150 years ago.
Day 5 - Novgorod - St. Petersburg
Among the many historical structures, the morning sightseeing tour includes the marvelous Citadel and the open-air museum of wooden buildings that display the traditional rural homes in an open-air setting. In the afternoon we proceed to St. Petersburg, the former capital of the Romanov Czars. Upon arrival to St. Petersburg we'll visit the Peter.
Day 6 - St. Petersburg
A day of continuous sightseeing of St. Petersburg, situated on 110 islands and founded by Peter the Great. In the morning we'll explore Petrodvorets, Peter the Great's summer palace, standing at the edge of the Gulf of Finland. In the afternoon we continue our tour with a visit to St. Isaac's Cathedral and the highlight of the city, the Hermitage, which houses many treasures from the era of the Czars
Day 7 - St. Petersburg - Tallinn
We depart via Narva, where we stop for lunch, for Tallinn, the capital of the Republic of Estonia, situated on the southern coast of the Finnish bay. This old town has the typical narrow medieval streets, towers, town walls, Gothic churches, and trading and residential houses of the 13th to 17th centuries.
Day 8 - Tallinn – Riga
On a walking tour of the Upper and Lower Old Town, a UNESCO World Heritage site, visit orthodox Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Next, visit Toompea Castle and see the 14th century gothic Town Hall. This afternoon, on to Riga, the capital of Latvia.
Day 9 - Riga
During your sightseeing tour, see Riga Castle, the magnificent Dome Cathedral, St. Jacobs Cathedral, St. Peter’s Church, the Parliament building, Liberty Monument and the district of Art Nouveau houses. Your afternoon is free.
Day 10 - Riga – Vilnius
Morning departure to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
Day 11 - Vilnius
The city of Vilnius is located on the confluence of the Nevis and Velnele Rivers. In Old Vilnius, visit Peter and Paul Church and St. Anna’s Church. View Vilnius University, dating back to 1570, Gediminas' Tower in the Upper Town and Vilnius Castle. The afternoon is free or you may take an optional excursion to Trakai.
Day 12 - Vilnius – Warsaw
We bid farewell to the Baltics and cross the border to Poland. At day's end we reach Warsaw, our last destination on this fantastic journey to the lands of history in the making.
Day 13 - Warsaw
This 700 year old capital of Poland is a symbol of nationhood and the will to survive against great odds. A sightseeing tour here includes a drive along the famous Royal Route from magnificent Castle Square to Lazienki Park and Palace, summer residence of the last king of Poland. Pass by the Palace of Science and Culture (known as a “wedding cake”), the Saxon Gardens, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Monument to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto and the Barbican. Continue with the walking tour of the Old Town, Old Market Square and St. John’s Cathedral. The rest of the day is free for relaxing, shopping or a stroll through the city or an optional late afternoon Chopin concert.
Day 14 - Warsaw - USA
After breakfast, transfer to the airport to board your home bound flight.
Note: Though every effort will be made to follow the itinerary, it should be considered as an indication of the tour, rather than a contract of places to be visited. Occasionally local holidays, national days, traffic conditions and other events may necessitate changes in the sequence of visits or the missing of certain visits.
*Itinerary items subject to change.
