GLOBUS TOURS RUSSIA
AND NORTHERN EUROPE 20 Day Tour
For the perfect
Russian vacation, here’s 20 days with three nights each in St. Petersburg
and Moscow. From Copenhagen, travel via Stockholm and Helsinki to St. Petersburg
where, among other spectacular features, a visit to the Hermitage Museum
and magnificent Catherine Palace (if closed: Pavlosk Palace) is included.
In Moscow, visits to the Kremlin and the Armory, as well as a unique evening
at the theater or the famous Moscow Circus, will delight you. The stop
in Smolensk gives you insight into characteristic Russian city life before
continuing to Minsk, the capital of Belarus. Via Warsaw, end in Berlin.
First-class two-berth cabins with private facilities make your Baltic Sea
crossing comfortable.
INCLUDED
FEATURES
COPENHAGEN Welcome dinner;
guided sightseeing; the Little Mermaid; visit the Royal Reception Rooms
in Christiansborg Palace; Tivoli Gardens (mid Apr. to mid-Sept)
ELSINORE Ferry crossing
with a view of Hamlet’s castle
STOCKHOLM Guided sightseeing;
visit the City Hall
STOCKHOLM-HELSINKI Baltic Sea
overnight crossing in first-class two-berth cabins with private facilities
HELSINKI Guided sightseeing;
Sibelius monument; visit the Lutheran Cathedral and the Open Air Market
ST. PETERSBURG Guided sightseeing;
visit St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Catherine Palace (if closed Pavlovsk Palace),
and the Hermitage Museum
NOVGOROD Orientation
TVER Lunch stop
MOSCOW Guided sightseeing;
visit Red Square and the Armory Museum in the Kremlin; reserved seats at
the Moscow Circus
WARSAW Guided sightseeing;
visit the Stare Miasto, St. John’s Cathedral, and the Historical Museum
POZNAN Lunch stop
BERLIN Guided sightseeing;
visit Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church; picture stop at Checkpoint Charlie
MEALS 4 buffet breakfasts
(BB); 14 full breakfasts (FB); 6 lunches (L); 10 three-course dinners (D),
including
a welcome dinner in Copenhagen
QUALITY
HOTELS COPENHAGEN
First Vesterbro (F), STOCKHOLM First Amaranten (F), HELSINKI Scandic Marski
(F), ST. PETERSBURG Angleterre (SF), NOVGOROD Beresta Palace (F), MOSCOW
Radisson SAS Slarjanskaya (SF),
SMOLENSK Rossiya
(F), MINSK Minsk (F), WARSAW The Westin Warsaw (SF), BERLIN Jolly Vivaldi
(SF)
AIRPORT TRANSFERS
Airport transfers
may be included when you make your flight arrangements.
ITINERARY
Day
1 Depart
USA
Day 2
Arrival in Copenhagen,
Denmark. (Tue.) Time to rest or to start
exploring Denmark’s capital. At 6 p.m. meet your Tour Director and traveling
companions for a welcome dinner at your hotel. (D)
Day 3 Copenhagen.
(Wed.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide includes the Church of Our Savior
and the Stock Exchange. Visit the lavish ROYAL RECEPTION ROOMS in Christiansborg
Palace and shoot your pictures of Amalienborg Palace and of the wistful
LITTLE MERMAID. Tonight visit TIVOLI GARDENS, the city’s colorful amusement
park (mid-April through mid-Sept.). (FB)
Day 4 Copenhagen-Stockholm,
Sweden. (Thu.) From Elsinore beneath Hamlet’s
Kronborg Castle take a FERRY to Helsingborg, and drive through the Swedish
Lake District past industrial towns such as Jönköping, the world
capital of the safety match industry, and Linköping, Saab headquarters,
on your way to Stockholm. (FB)
Day 5 Stockholm.
Night Ferry to Finland. (Fri.) Stockholm is settled on 14 islands between
Lake Mälar and the Baltic. Your Local Guide takes you to the Royal
Palace, Riddarholm Church, and the blue and gold chambers in the CITY HALL,
where the annual Nobel Prize banquet is held. In the late afternoon, board
your ship for the overnight BALTIC SEA CRUISE to Finland. (FB)
Day 6 Helsinki.
(Sat.) After breakfast on board, a Local Guide shows you the City Hall
and Parliament House, the Presidential Palace, the monumental railroad
station, and the LUTHERAN CATHEDRAL. Drive to the Olympic Stadium and the
SIBELIUS MONUMENT and stop at the OPEN AIR MARKET. (FB,D)
Day 7 Helsinki-St.
Petersburg, Russia. (Sun.) Along the coast
to Hamina and the Russian border. After completing frontier formalities,
drive through Vyborg and cross the Karelian Isthmus on the way to St. Petersburg.
(FB,D)
Day 8 St.
Petersburg. (Mon.) Founded by Peter the
Great, construction began in 1703, and the city eventually spread over
100 islands linked by 700 bridges. It suffered severe damage during World
War II, when a cruel 900-day siege claimed nearly a million victims. Sightseeing
with a Local Guide today shows how the city has been restored to its former
splendor. Drive along elegant Nevsky Prospect, admire ST. ISAAC’S CATHEDRAL,
and continue to Pushkin, home of Russia’s last czar, and visit magnificent
CATHERINE PALACE (if closed, visit PAVLOVSK PALACE). (FB,L)
Day 9 St.
Petersburg. (Tue.) Today visit the Winter
Palace complex. Formerly the residence of the czars, it now houses the
world-famous HERMITAGE MUSEUM with celebrated works by Rembrandt, Leonardo
da Vinci, and the major French impressionists. Afternoon optional activities
are available to enhance your stay. (FB)
Day 10 St.
Petersburg-Novgorod. (Wed.) Today drive
to Novgorod. Orientation features the restored kremlin and venerable churches
dating as far back as the 11th century. (FB,L,D)
Day 11 Novgorod-Tver-Moscow.
(Thu.) Through the Valdai Hills to Tver on the Volga, the “Mother River”
of Russia. Then via Tchaikovsky’s Klin on to Moscow. (FB,L,D)
Day 12 Moscow.
(Fri.) Your Local Guide takes you to RED SQUARE, the center of this 850-yearold
city. At its core is the Lenin Mausoleum and St. Basil’s Cathedral. Inside
the KREMLIN, a city-withina-city, admire the medieval towers, cathedrals,
and palaces. At the ARMORY MUSEUM see treasures such as Ivan the Terrible’s
throne. Also see the Bolshoi Theater, Novodevichy Convent, and enjoy a
sweeping, panoramic view from Sparrow Hills. Tonight attend the famous
MOSCOW CIRCUS. (FB,D)
Day 13
At Leisure in Moscow.
(Sat.) An entire day to explore this amazing city. Optional excursions
are available. (FB)
Day 14 Moscow-Smolensk.
(Sun.) Travel via Borodino, site of the cruel battle between Napoleon’s
Grand Armée and the Russian Army in 1812, to Smolensk. Sightseeing
with a Local Guide features the impressive town walls, the 17th-century
USPENSKY CATHEDRAL, and the monument to General Kutuzov, the brilliant
strategist who conquered Napoleon’s military genius. (FB,L,D)
Day 15 Smolensk-Minsk,
Belarus. (Mon.) Through Katyn Forest and
the White Russian plains to Minsk, the Belorussian capital. After lunch
enjoy sightseeing with a Local Guide in historic Minsk. Post-war architects
were given carte-blanche to reconstruct a show-case city: 67% of Minsk
was destroyed during World War II. (FB,L,D)
Day 16 Minsk-Brest-Warsaw,
Poland. (Tue.) Have lunch in Brest, best
known for the treaty of Brest-Titovsk, on your way to Warsaw, Poland’s
beautiful capital. (FB,L,D)
Day 17 Warsaw.
(Wed.) Your Local Guide takes you to the medieval STARE MIASTO (Old Quarter),
the 14th-century CATHEDRAL OF ST. JOHN, the Palace of Culture and Science,
Lazienki Palace, and the Marszalkowska residential development. In the
HISTORICAL MUSEUM watch a moving film showing the city before and after
wartime destruction. How about tonight’s optional Polish dinner and polka
party at a typical Warsaw restaurant? (BB)
Day 18 Warsaw-Poznan-Berlin,
Germany. (Thu.) Through the central plains
to the river port of Poznan for lunch and a short orientation drive, then
on to Berlin. (BB,D)
Day 19 Berlin.
(Fri.) Sightseeing with a Local Guide in the once-divided metropolis includes
the Ku-Damm, the restored Reichstag, monumental Brandenburg Gate, Charlottenburg
Palace, the 210-foot Victory Column in vast Tiergarten Park, and a visit
to the KAISER WILHELM MEMORIAL CHURCH. Drive along Unter Den Linden Boulevard,
pass the German State Opera House and, of course, stop for pictures at
Checkpoint Charlie. The afternoon is free, and an optional excursion to
historic Potsdam is available. Tonight is your chance to sample Berlin’s
fine restaurants and night life! (BB)
Day 20
(Sat.) Your homebound flight arrives the same day. (BB)
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TOURS RUSSIA
AND NORTHERN EUROPE 20 Day Tour
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About Globus
More than 75 years
ago, Antonio Mantegazza bought a rowboat to transport commercial goods
across Lake Lugano in Switzerland. Who could know that rowboat would launch
the world's leading escorted travel company? Today Globus is a global,
family-owned company reaching every corner of the world. Globus is now
the first choice among individuals looking for vacations with both domestic
and international travel in a variety of styles to six continents and hundreds
of itineraries to choose from.
Antonio's frequent
trips across the scenic lake led him to consider opportunities in a different
market - tourism. His entrepreneurial instinct pushed him to gradually
acquire some motorcoaches to transport tourists around the Lake Lugano
area. In 1928, Antonio opened a company specializing in motorcoach touring
called Globus Viaggi. The company began with a fleet of 12 coaches which
operated local excursions for European tourists in Switzerland.
By 1950, Globus
Viaggi had grown to a fleet of 33 coaches and featured overnight excursions
to Rome, Venice, the Dolomites and the French Riviera. Gradually, these
became regularly scheduled tours and grew longer to cover more ground.
Later that decade, under the leadership of Werner Albek, Antonio's business
partner, Globus pioneered the concept of Grand European Touring by offering
first-class European tours to North Americans. By 1961, the company launched
its Cosmos arm, which featured affordable, value-priced European touring
for the cost-conscious British traveler.
The coach tours
were so successful that Cosmos soon introduced another form of travel for
the British market: air holiday packages to the sunny destinations of southern
Europe. By 1968, Cosmos air holidays became so popular the company formed
its own airline, Monarch Airlines. Monarch Airlines started out modestly
with two used Britannia aircraft and eventually blossomed into one of the
most successful European charter companies with a large fleet of modern
jets and its own engineering division.
Under the flagship
of Sergio Mantegazza, current president and son of Antonio, Globus began
expanding its markets beyond Great Britain and North America. Since 1974,
travel packages have been sold in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and most
recently in Southeast Asia. Starting in the 70s, the company also aggressively
expanded its offerings, introducing travelers to more countries than any
other tour operator with packages to Africa, South and North America, Europe,
the South Pacific and Asia.
Today, the
Globus family of brands is marketed and operated by a network of more than
32 independent tourism and aviation businesses, serviced by a group of
more than 5,000 professionals worldwide. Combined, Globus, Cosmos, and
Monograms carry over 500,000 passengers a year, making the organization
the leading operator of guided vacations worldwide. Globus attributes its
success to the ideals of founder Antonio Mantegazza. For three generations,
his vision, hard work, love for travel, and commitment have guided the
company. These values are the cornerstone on which Globus was built and
will continue to grow.
Vacation
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with Globus you'll simply get MORE! You'll get MORE selection, MORE included
features, MORE quality hotels, MORE experience and MORE value. You'll get
inside attractions which you'll merely see from the outside with other
travel companies. Globus has almost 80 years of experience for you to take
advantage of. Vacation Standards
* Free airport transfers
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* Help along the way
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What is Escorted Travel?
One of the
biggest benefits of escorted travel is the ability to experience a destination
without worrying about the details such as transfers, hotels and much more.
You will have plenty of free time to explore on your own but you will also
benefit from the expert knowledge of our Tour Directors.
And Globus
enables you to choose the escorted experience that will suit you best.
Do you want a vacation with more planned time or a do you want to enjoy
a more independent experience with less "guided" time? There are hundreds
of itineraries for you to choose from.
There is also
value you receive with an escorted vacation that is difficult or nearly
impossible to get with your own planning. Because of Globus' buying power
and thanks to nearly 80 years of experience, you will get unmatched values
when it comes to your hotels, excursions and even your air price. You will
often also have the option of adding even more inclusives to your trip
or even adding days to your vacation.
Escorted travel
with Globus will allow you to travel with confidence. Globus has offices
located all around the globe so you can rest assured during your vacation
that you will never be stranded without access to our legendary customer
service. The Tour Directors all speak English, besides their native tongue,
and often other languages. They are also some of the most experienced in
the business, averaging almost 150 vacations each, which also helps avoid
confusion or problems for you on a Globus vacation.
You will also
have the peace of mind of Globus' $10 million consumer protection plan
while you travel domestically or abroad. You can even (for a small fee)
be sure that if an emergency came up before your trip you could cancel
or reschedule it easily.
The best way
to experience the benefits of escorted travel is to choose the Globus vacation
that is best for you and then trust Globus to provide you with a superb
travel experience.
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generations, Globus has worked hard to provide the best on-trip experiences,
world-class customer service, and the best consumer protection plans available
in the travel industry.
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* Worldwide Scope
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* Awards
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$11 Million
of Travel Protection
Globus has
provided a $10 million letter of credit* issued by a leading bank to protect
payments made by its customers for all 2005 vacation departures sold in
the United States. "In these uncertain times, we feel it is important to
assure our customers and our travel partners that we are financially secure
and that we back our products 100 percent," said Phillip Gordon, chief
executive officer and president. This is in addition to the $1 million
traveler's assistance program maintained by the United States Tour Operators
Association (USTOA) in favor of Globus travelers.
*The $10 million
letter of credit has been issued by Credit Suisse S.A. in favor of PRO-CLAIM,
INC. of Highlands Ranch, Colorado, acting as trustee of a trust for the
benefit of Globus and Cosmos customers who advance deposits or payments
for any Globus or Cosmos tour departure sold in the United States. PRO-CLAIM
INC., as trustee of the trust, is responsible for refunding deposits or
payments (excluding deposits or payments made by credit cards, since chargebacks
are available), for Globus and Cosmos tours sold in the United States in
the event Group Voyagers Inc., d/b/a Globus and Cosmos, becomes insolvent,
bankrupt or ceases business.
Worldwide Scope
Globus is truly
a worldwide operation with 32 offices around the world to assist travelers.
Booking Globus vacations is always simple due to a network of over 13,000
knowledgeable travel agencies offering Globus vacations. Globus is also
offered by some of the most well known travel consortia, such as: Vacation.com,
Ensemble, TravelSavers, Carlson Wagonlit Travel, Jurni Network, and MAST.
Travel Protection
You're planning
your annual vacation, or the vacation of a lifetime. Either way you don't
want to think about canceling or interrupting your trip. Or getting sick.
Or losing your luggage. We know these things can happen and we provide
travelers peace of mind with a Travel Protection Plan. The plan costs from
$79-$249 per person (depending on the vacation destination and price) and
offers a wide range of benefits. Ask your travel agent for the details,
get the details in your travel documents or follow the link below.
Please note
that the Czech Republic now requires a minimum of $35,000 medical and repatriation
insurance coverage. Our basic Travel Protection policy has a $25,000 limit,
however will be increased to $35,000 while in the Czech Republic in order
to meet Czech Republic requirements. There is no additional cost for this
extra coverage. If you choose to purchase insurance independently, please
know that the you may be required by immigration to produce proof of coverage
while traveling in the Czech Republic.
Travel Protection Plus
(Cancellation Protection)
If you purchase
the Globus family of brands Travel Protection Plan, you may also purchase
the optional Globus family of brands Travel Protection Plus Plan at an
additional cost of only $30.00 per person. This additional Benefit* (if
purchased) allows you to cancel your vacation up to 24 hours (or the prior
business day, whichever is farther out) before your scheduled departure
for any reason not covered by the basic Travel Protection Plan provisions.
Under this Travel Protection Plus Plan Benefit, Globus family of brands
will reimburse the cancellation penalty amount, as retained by the Globus
family of brands, in travel certificates, minus the insurance premium.
Plus, now Travel Protection Plus extends your basic Travel Protection Plan
benefits to include coverage of air penalties or change fees on air purchased
outside of the Globus family of brands, when canceling for a reason covered
by your basic Travel Protection Plan.
*The Travel
Protection Plus Plan is provided by Globus family of brands and is not
an insurance benefit and must be purchased with the initial payment for
your Trip.
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Globus recognizes
the importance of preserving the North American attractions that our travelers
go to great lengths to experience, which is why Globus is donating generously
to the Tourism Cares for Tomorrow for restoration and preservation of five
"American Icons." The donations are going toward specific projects, rather
than operational costs. Learn more.
Awards
For six years
in a row, Globus has been selected by Recommend Magazine as the best Tour
Operator to Europe, and a top finalist for North America, Asia, Latin America
and Africa. The brand was also named in Travel Weekly's 2004 Reader's Choice
Awards as Best Tour Operator - Europe and 2005 Reader's Choice Awards as
Best Tour Operator - Europe, Best Tour Operator - International and Best
Tour Operator - Asia and South Pacific.
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