Cossack Explorer starting at $2985

Day 1

DEPART USA

Overnight flight to Copenhagen.

Day 2

ARRIVE COPENHAGEN (2 NIGHTS)

Welcome to Copenhagen, capital of Denmark. Relax and unwind after check-in, or take a stroll through the city! Later meet your Travel Director and fellow travellers.

Hotel: Scandic Sydhavnen (F)

Day 3

COPENHAGEN SIGHTSEEING

Your expert Local Guide takes you on a morning sightseeing tour, which includes the Little Mermaid, the Renaissance Stock Exchange, Royal Amalienborg Palace and Christiansborg Palace. Spend the rest of the day exploring the sights of your choice or shopping.

Meal(s): (Scandinavian buffet breakfast)

Day 4

COPENHAGEN – STOCKHOLM

Cross the Oresund into Sweden and travel north through lush forests and meadows bordering the shores of Lake Vättern. Continue northwards to Stockholm, Sweden’s beautiful capital surrounded by islands.

Meal(s): (Scandinavian buffet breakfast)
Hotel: Scandic Kungen Kurva (F)

Day 5

STOCKHOLM – AT SEA

Admire Stockholm’s biggest landmarks this morning with your knowledgeable Local Guide, with views of the Royal Palace and City Hall. Built on a maze of islands accessible by bridges, Stockholm is an interesting city to wander through. Don’t miss the opportunity to soak up the atmosphere before embarking on your mini-cruise to Finland!

Meal(s): (Scandinavian buffet breakfast / Dinner)

Day 6

AT SEA – HELSINKI

Arrive early in Finland’s capital for a sightseeing tour with your expert Local Guide. View Finlandia Hall, the Senate and market squares, sweeping boulevards and the beautiful domed Russian church. The rest of the day is yours to explore, shop for souvenirs or relax.

Meal(s): (Scandinavian buffet breakfast)
Hotel: Radisson Blu Espoo (SF)

Day 7

HELSINKI – ST. PETERSBURG (2 NIGHTS)

Follow the Finnish coast past the timber centre of Kotka, across the border into Russia and on through the town of Vyborg. Admire the scenery as you traverse the forests of Karelia, arriving later in St. Petersburg for a two-night stay. Enjoy complimentary champagne with dinner tonight!

Meal(s): (Scandinavian buffet breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Park Inn Pulkovskaya (F)

Day 8

ST. PETERSBURG SIGHTSEEING

The Tsar’s Winter Palace, Nevsky Prospekt, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Statue of Peter the Great all feature on your guided sightseeing tour. Explore St. Peter and Paul Fortress and spend the rest of the day as you wish. You might like to visit the Hermitage Museum or the residence of Peter the Great in Petrodvorets.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 9

ST. PETERSBURG – NOVGOROD

Cross the vast Russian steppes to the ancient city of Novgorod where you view the Kremlin Fort, Millennium Monument and St. Sophia Cathedral. Dine tonight at your hotel.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Park Inn Veliky (F)

Day 10

NOVGOROD – TVER – MOSCOW (2 NIGHTS)

Your wonderful journey continues through picturesque villages to the Tver region for an included lunch. Then travel via Klin, the former home of Tchaikovsky, to the Russian capital, Moscow.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Lunch)
Hotel: Holiday Inn Suchevsky (F)

Day 11

MOSCOW SIGHTSEEING

Moscow is a city full of wonderful buildings and monuments! Your knowledgeable Local Guide shows you an array of sights including Red Square, the Kremlin Walls and the domed St. Basil’s Cathedral. In your free time, consider visiting the impressive Treasure Chamber of the Tsars.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 12

MOSCOW – MINSK

Drive past the region of Borodino, site of Napoleon’s great defeat, and stop for lunch near Smolensk. Later, cross the border into Belarus and continue to Minsk. After the Second World War the city was rebuilt in supreme Soviet style, which you can see during your orientation tour: wide avenues give on to gargantuan concrete buildings. It’s another world! Dine tonight at your hotel.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner)
Hotel: Jubileynaya (ST)

Day 13

MINSK – BREST – WARSAW (2 NIGHTS)

Traverse the huge plains of Belarus and stop for lunch at Brest on the Polish frontier. Afterwards, cross the River Vistula and arrive later in Warsaw, Poland’s capital.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Lunch)
Hotel: Novotel Warsaw Centrum (F)

Day 14

WARSAW SIGHTSEEING

Your expert Local Guide shows you the site of the Warsaw Ghetto and the landmarks of Warsaw’s Old Town, which was almost entirely destroyed during the Second World War. Later, you might like to soak up the city’s culture and nightlife.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)

Day 15

WARSAW – BERLIN (2 NIGHTS)

Travel west across the plains of central Poland and over the border into Germany, arriving later in the exciting city of Berlin!

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast / Dinner)
Hotel: Park Plaza Prenzlauerberg (MF)

Day 16

BERLIN SIGHTSEEING AND FREE TIME

From the Reichstag Building to the Tiergarten, Brandenburg Gate, Unter den Linden Boulevard and the German State Opera House, your experienced Local Guide shows you all Berlin’s highlights this morning. Spend the rest of the day seeing the sights of your choice, or perhaps join an optional excursion exploring the city’s secret past.

Meal(s): (Buffet Breakfast)