Traveling Well Includes…
• Tauck’s private shore excursions and distinctive inclusions valued at $3,582 • All gratuities to Tauck Director(s), ship staff aboard Le Soléal and local guides • Exclusive Tauck lecturer onboard ship to enrich your cruise and shore experiences • Two nights in Copenhagen and in Stockholm; guided walking tours of Helsinki and Tallinn • Tour in The State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg; tour of Catherine Palace in Pushkin
• Special Russian cultural evening in St. Petersburg; exclusive private welcome dinner at Stockholm’s Vasa Museum
• Aboard ship alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages are available throughout the day, including house wines & spirits; premium spirits and wines are available at extra cost
• Airport transfers upon arrival and departure as noted • 27 meals, service charges, applicable fuel surcharges, taxes and porterage
A warm welcome awaits... in the colorful storybook city of Copenhagen, in stylish Stockholm – hotbed of design and delights – and in opulent palaces and powerful places long closed to outsiders in culturally rich St. Petersburg. Tauck takes you inside history... in Copenhagen’s Renaissance castle Rosenborg Slot... in the Viking capital of Roskilde... down cobblestone streets in ancient Tallinn... at treasured museums, royal summer retreats and a palatial venue for ballet and opera in St. Petersburg... beginning with guided visits to landmark sites in Sweden’s grand old capital and a Tauck Exclusive evening for Tauck guests only at a world-famous maritime museum... the fitting prelude for your luxury yacht cruise in the Baltic Sea.
1. ARRIVE STOCKHOLM Tour begins: 6:00 PM, Sheraton Stockholm or Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel. A transfer is included from Arlanda Airport to Sheraton Stockholm or Radisson Blu Waterfront Hotel. Meet your fellow travelers at this evening’s special welcome cocktail reception and dinner at the Vasa Museum, where you’ll see the world’s only preserved 17th-century warship, salvaged from the bottom of Stockholm Harbor – a Tauck Exclusive! Meals D
2. SWEDEN’S GRAND OLD CAPITAL Discover Stockholm’s intriguing islands – Sweden’s capital sits astride 14 of them – on a cruise along the city’s canals. Stockholm was selected as the first “European Green Capital” in 2010; city sightseeing with a local guide includes a walking tour of Gamla Stan (Old Town), where the City Hall, the Royal Palace and other sites reveal centuries of Swedish history and culture. Spend the rest of the day as you please. Meals B
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3. DROTTNINGHOLM / EMBARK SHIP The primary home of Sweden’s royal family, Drottningholm Palace, set on an island on the outskirts of Stockholm, has witnessed much history and many changes over the past 400 years, which you’ll discover on this morning’s guided visit. After more sightseeing in Gamla Stan, embark your yacht this afternoon for the beginning of your Baltic Sea cruise. Meals BD
4. HELSINKI, CITY BY THE SEA Dock in Helsinki today, set on a peninsula surrounded by hundreds of islands. Your guided shore excursion includes the Sibelius Monument, Market Square and Temppeliaukio (“Rock”) Church, hewn from solid granite bedrock. Drive by Finlandia Hall, the modernist masterpiece designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto, en route to your club-like yacht, which charts a course for Russia this afternoon. Meals BLD
Visit Drottningholm Palace, primary home of the royal family of Sweden
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