Russia & Scandinavia (Start Riga)

Tags:

Sightseeing; Germany; denmark; Sightseeing tour; royal palace; Poland; Finland; Russia; Summer Palace; Excrusions; explorations; Sweden; Norway; Resistance Museum; Little Mermaid; Powder Tower; Riga Castle; Moscow Metro; Tchaikovsky's house; Church of the Rock;

Detailed Trip Description

Enjoy 23 Days Russia & Scandinavia (Start Riga) tour featuring sightseeing and many activities in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, Germany and Poland. This tour starts in Riga where you will see the Powder Tower, Riga Castle and the Doma Cathedral - the largest church in the Baltic states. Then stop by Velikiye-Luki to see the city that was known as 'Little Stalingrad' after a battle in World War II. Moscow is next. There you will enjoy a guided tour of the Kremlin, a visit to the Red Square and to see Lenin's Mausoleum and St. Basil's domed Cathedral, you will see a performance by the Moscow Circus, Travel on the Moscow Metro. From Moscow you will head to Klin to see Tchaikovsky's house, to Novgorod for a guided tour of the old town and to see the Millennium Bell, and then to Petrodvorets to visit the garden and see the fountains of the Tsars' Summer Palace and for a guided tour and many sightseeing in St. Petersburg. You will then Head to Vyborg for an orientation of the town, then to Helsinki to see the Sibelius Monument, the Olympic Stadium and Senate Square, Visit the 'Church of the Rock. You will head to Stockholm to see Gamla Stan and the changing of the guard at the Royal Palace before taking a scenic drive through unspoilt forests and lakes, known for bears, moose and wolves in Elverum. You will stay in this beautiful riverside town before heading to Lillehammer to visit the 1994 Winter Olympics town and see the ski jump. Stop in Lom to see one of the few remaining medieval stave churches in Norway, stop in Geiranger for a Photo stop at the most scenic spot in Scandinavia, in Skei to see the incredible Boyabreen glacier, and in Sognefjord to see the longest and most spectacular fjord in Norway. Drive through the world's longest road tunnel - an engineering marvel in Laerdal, and take the scenic drive along the Aurlandsfjord in Flam. In Voss you are invited to explore the natural surroundings which make the town famous for extreme sports before taking a Scenic drive through the Telemark region, famous as the area in World War II for the destruction of the heavy water plant in Hardangervidda. There you will also visit Europe's largest mountain plateau, home to the Telemark Ski before heading to see the many sites in Oslo. Finally you will arrive in Copenhagen where you will see the Little Mermaid, the Resistance Museum and the Royal Palace: Copenhagen