July 2015
Dates of tour: 04.07 - 11.07 (The Ship "Mikhail Sholohov"), 05.07 - 12.07 (The Ship "Vissarion Belinsky"), 12.07 - 19.07 (The Ship "Mikhail Sholohov"), 27.07 - 03.08 (The Ship "Sergey Yesenin").
| First day |
St.Petersburg 6 pm meeting with guide at airport. Transfer to Cronwel Inn Stremyanaya hotel and check in. Evening walking tour alon Nevsky prospekt including visit to Kazansky Cathedral. |
| Second day |
St.Petersburg Breakfast. 10 am Check out. Trip to Peterhof. Excursion in Fountain Park with fountains, sculptures and of course the lush greenery. Visit Russian Village “Shuvalovka” and interactive program “Feel yourself Russian!” An exciting tour of the wooden village. Lunch in the cafe "Fireweed" (included) Master class on painting dolls “matrioshka” (take home). Tasting of 6 kinds of vodka with Russian national snacks.5 pm Check in on river ship. Dinner. Departure to Ladoga Lake. |
| Third day | Valaam Island.Breakfast.
Trip by hydrofoil to the Main Monastery and Valaam Transfiguration Cathedral. Lunch and dinner. Entertainment program on the board. Departure to Onega Lake. |
| Fourth day |
Kizhi Island. Breakfast. Walking tour in the architectural and ethnographic complex. Lunch and dinner. Entertainment program on the board. Departure to Ladoga Lake. |
| Fifth day |
Mandrogi Village. Breakfast. Visit to the ancient village. Picnic of Russian cuisine, accompanied by folk ensemble. Lunch and dinner. Entertainment program on the board. Departure on Neva River. |
| Sixth day |
Breakfast. Check out. 9.30 am meeting with guide at River Port. City tour (the main sights and visit to Peter&Paul Fortess). Excursion to Hermitage. Check in at Cronwell Inn Stremyanaya Hotel. Evening option: ballet at Mariinsky theater. |
| Seventh day |
St.Petersburg Free day. Evening option: Russian or Cossaks Folk Show. |
| Eighth day |
St.Petersburg 5.30 am check out and transfer to airport. Flight at 8 am. |
Prices are in euro per person and depending of people number in a group.
Including:
- 3 nights in DBL or TWIN comfort room of Cronwell Inn Stremyanaya Hotel
- 4 nigths in 2-beds cabin of River Ship
- 3 breakfasts at hotel and full board on a River Ship
- excursion program by English in during cruise
- Hebrew speaking guide in St.Petersburg
- admission tickets (Hermitage, Fountain Park of Peterhof, entertainment program in the Russain Village Shuvalovka)
- private transport (St.Petersburg: transfer airport-hotel-airport, 7 hours on second day and 6 hours on sixth day).