Short break to St. Petersburg, Helsinki and Tallinn
| country: | Estonia, Finland, Russia |
| departures: | This is a tailor made tour where you'll be experiencing the cities by yourself. Your holiday can be operated in different versions and length according to your wishes |
| price: | From £590 (6 days) excluding flights. Prices based on 2 people sharing, includes accommodation, ferry tickets to Helsinki, train tickets to St. Petersburg, bus tickets to Tallinn, transfers to and from Tallinn airport, all breakfasts, introductory Old Town tour in Tallinn |
the amazing things you'll be doing
Enjoy 3 classic pearls of the Finnish Gulf - St. Petersburg, Tallinn and Helsinki in just 6 days! You will travel by local ferry, train, and coach, stay in central hotels, see the locals of 3 different countries and visit the most important attractions of each destination.
All our holidays begin in medieval Tallinn, only a 2,5 hour flight from London and a highly recommended tourist destination. Tallinn Old Town with its kilometers of cobblestone streets, medieval houses and traditional restaurants is a fairy-tale city and a UNESCO Heritage site since 1997.
Your second destination – Helsinki - is a modern and cosmopolitan city. With dozens of parks in the city centre, the 315 islands just off the coast, the unpolluted and fresh air Helsinki is also known as a natural haven.
St. Petersburg - the Venice of the North - with its winding canals, arched bridges and little islands is a graceful city with many architectural styles!
All our holidays begin in medieval Tallinn, only a 2,5 hour flight from London and a highly recommended tourist destination. Tallinn Old Town with its kilometers of cobblestone streets, medieval houses and traditional restaurants is a fairy-tale city and a UNESCO Heritage site since 1997.
Your second destination – Helsinki - is a modern and cosmopolitan city. With dozens of parks in the city centre, the 315 islands just off the coast, the unpolluted and fresh air Helsinki is also known as a natural haven.
St. Petersburg - the Venice of the North - with its winding canals, arched bridges and little islands is a graceful city with many architectural styles!
day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrival in Tallinn, overnight in town centre. |
| Day 2: | Morning walking tour in the Old Town of Tallinn. In the afternoon optional 'Highlights of Tallinn', including a home visit. In the evening arrival to Helsinki, overnight in central hotel. |
| Day 3: | Free morning for shopping or visiting cafes. In the afternoon board a Russian-style train - see the Finnish countryside and try out the Russian culture in the restaurant compartment. Arrival to St. Petersburg late at night. Overnight in St. Petersburg. |
| Day 4: | Free day or optional morning city tour 'The Essentials of St. Petersburg' – the Neva River, Nevsky Prospekt, Peter-and-Paul Fortress, the Field of Mars, photo stop at the Church of the Spilled Blood, the Bronze Horseman and Isaac's Cathedral. Overnight in St.Petersburg. |
| Day 5: | In the morning optional guided visit to the Hermitage Museum. In the afternoon coach drive back to Estonia - a chance to discover Russia by coach. Overnight in Tallinn. |
| Day 6: | Depart. |
how this holiday makes a difference
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This tour gives you an opportunity to discover three beautiful Nordic capitals by yourself in just 6 days. We use scheduled cruise ferry between Tallinn and Helsinki and public train between Helsinki and St. Petersburg and public coach between St.Petersburg Tallinn in order to avoid unnecessary pollution and also to give our guests a good opportunity to meet the locals. To make sure the money stays within the visited community we're using local transport companies.
You'll also receive an information pack containing information on vital data about all three destination countries – Estonia, Finland and Russia, including information about the countries social and political situation, plus the Traveller's Responsible Code of Conduct. All of this will be sent by e-mail to minimise the use of paper. We also encourage our guests to read about the country before coming to find out more about their host communities and the environment so that they can connect better with the locals. We provide suggestions on how best to support the local economies and communities, as well as the surrounding environment. All of our staff, including your tour guide are aware of responsible travel policies and encourage our guests to make as positive influence on their holiday destination as possible to make the experience even more enjoyable in both directions. |
Tourism can be good and bad for destinations & local people. We carefully screen every holiday against our criteria for responsible travel. 'Look behind the brochure' to find how each holiday makes a difference (see left). We don't claim to be perfect - there is no global accreditation - but we've led the way since 2001 and screened 1000's of holidays. We invite every traveller to write a review about their experiences and responsible tourism. This valuable feedback is sent to the people who run the holidays. We keep a very close eye on it and take off holidays that don't live up to our standards. |