Included in your 15-day trip to Russia
Dates: August 1-15, 2009
Price: $3995.00
What's included:
August 1 - Finnair Airline Flights
Flight from New York to Helsinki, Finland/Helsinki,
Finland to St. Petersburg, Russia
August 2 - August 4 - Novgorod
Novgorod Kremlin - The oldest Kremlin in Russia - 14th century.
Novgorod City Tour
Uri Monastery and The Architectural Museum
Clinical and Educational site visits
August 4-15 - Russian Waterways Cruise - Tour Highlights
- 8-night cruise on the Russian Waterways, cruising the famous Moscow Canal, mighty Volga River, Rybinsk Reservoir, Volga/Baltic Canal, Lake Onega, Svir
- Accommodations in outside cabins with private bathroom facilities, individual temperature controls, mini-refrigerator and large picture window
- Three full meals daily
- Captain's Welcome Cocktail Reception and Gala Farewell Dinner.
Riverside outdoor "shashlyk" (shish-ka-bob) barbecue with wine and entertainment in Mandroga
- Blini de Czar and Vodka
- Russian Tea Ceremony with variety of of pastries.
- Full sightseeing programs in each port of call: Uglich, Yaroslav, Mandroga, Goritsy, Kostroma, and Kizhi Island.
- Evening performances, entertainment and dancing
- Tour of the ship's bridge
- Crew and passenger talent show
- Opportunity to visit Moscow and St. Petersburg, the two main cities of Russia, her two capitals, and two rivals for almost three centuries
St. Petersburg
- City tour by bus
Visit the world-famous Hermitage Museum,a treasure trove of over three million exhibits
- Stroll down the magnificent Nevsky Prospect, the "Fifth Avenue" of St. Petersburg
Moscow
- Red Square including St. Basil's Cathedral, GUM department store and the Lenin Mausoleum
- Kremlin - visit the beautiful cathedrals, government buildings and state armory within the walls of the Kremlin
- City Tour by bus
August 15 - Finnair Airline Flight
Flight from Moscow, Russia to Helsinki, Finland/Helsinki, Finland to New York.
Plus these extras:
- Transfers and luggage handling between airports and piers via private motor coach for passengers arriving and departing on days of embarkation and disembarkation.
- Full pre-trip information and assistance provided by Sean McGivern.
Expert translation provided for nursing conference, sight visits, and networking with Russian nursing colleagues.
- Opportunity for extended stay in the Goldin Ring, just outside of Moscow following the cruise for those wishing to stay past August 15th departure date. The datesof the extended trip willbeang is 15-20th. Please refer to extended stay schedule.
***Price- Including all of the above - $3995.00
Deposit of $500.00 is due by November 3, 2008. Final trip payment of $3495.00 is due by June 1, 2009.
***Early Registration:
Those sending in a completed registration form for the Conference Cruise by October 3, 2008 will save $100.00 per person off of the final trip payment.
Dates of trip may change by two or three days depending on the cruise schedules in 2009.
What is not included
- Travel insurance: we strongly recommend the purchase of travel insurance through your local insurance company
- Gratuities: tips to the Cruise Director, crew and translators for conference are at your discretion
- Transfers: if you make your own travel arrangements to Russia, we can arrange hotel and transfers if it involves an additional stay before or after the conference cruise.
- Passport/visas: valid passport and Russian visa required. We will gladly process Russian visa for you - processing fees are additional
- Miscellaneous items of a personal nature including laundry, bar charges, medical services, etc.
Any increase in the US air and airport taxes or fuel surcharges imposed after the initial pricing of this program will be added to the total price of the trip.
For further information, please contact:
West Coast: Marie Driever at driever.m@ghc.org or mariedriever@comcast.net,206-448-2090
East Coast: Rachel Difazio at Rachel.Difazio@childrens.harvard.edu, (978)927-4452
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