Helsinki and St Petersburg
An overnight cruise to Helsinki on board a luxury passenger ferry offers a truly leisurable experience. There are first-class restaurants, bars, night-clubs offering stage shows and entertainment and all the shopping you can handle. In the morning it is time to take in the sights of Finland's capital city. A guided city tour will take you to the main attractions such as the Tempelakio Church carved out of the solid Finnish rock and the Senate Square with its university and Cathedral. After lunch, the tour continues by train or coach to St Petersburg. The following two days will be spent enjoying the splendid monuments of this unique city which was founded as the Russian capital in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great. Here you will visit the St Isaac Cathedral, the Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral, Catherine the Great's summer residence in Pushkin and of course one of the world's most important museums - the Hermitage.
Season: All year.
Duration: 3 days.