INCENTIVE TOUR WHITE NIGHTS

GROUP PROGRAMME FOR 150 PAX
(5 BUSES, 1 GUIDE PER BUS)
Accommodation at
the Hotel Astoria 4 days/3 nights

Arrival in St.Petersburg.
Welcome brass band and porter service at the airport. Transfer to the hotel Welcome ceremony at the hotel with balalaika trio.
Check-in.
Coach to the Peter and Paul Fortress. Three-course lunch at the fortress restaurant Visit to the Peter and Paul Cathedral (the burial place of the Russian Tsars).
Coach to the Hermitage (special late opening).
Tour around the Hermitage including a visit to the Pavillion Room and a special demonstration of the Peacock Clock.
Private concert at the Hermitage Theatre including a welcome cocktail and a choice of symphony orchestra or youth choir Four-course gala dinner at the Shuvalov Palace with classical music ensemble.
Late night cruise along the River Neva with light refreshments and folk show. Watching the bridges opening.
Coach to the hotel.
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Breakfast.
Travel to Pushkin by private steam train.
Traditional Russian fare served on route including pancakes, caviar, pies, vodka and tea.
Arrival at the Catherine palace. Champagne welcome with military band dressed in nineteenth century uniform. Guided tour of the palace followed by a performance of the Rimsky-Korssakov String Quartet in the park. Three-course lunch at the famous Podvorye restaurant. Traditional gipsy performance during the meal.
Visit to the Palace of Paul I including a champagne welcome and a small concert.
Coach to the Marinsky Theatre for ballet performance.
Coach to the Yussupov Palace for the Grand Ball:

Breakfast.
Historical sightseeing tour around eighteenth-nineteenth century St. Petersburg including folk and classical music performances.
Visit to the Russian Museum and Summer Gardens.
Special three-course Count Stroganoff lunch.
Travel to Peterhof by hydrofoil.
Welcome cocktail and folk performance.
Tour of the park and palace including concert.
Four-course gala dinner in the Throne Room of the Grand Palace. Fireworks and fountains display in the Lower Park after dinner. Coach to the hotel.
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PETERSBURG WINTER SEASONS

GROUP PROGRAMME FOR 150 PAX
(5 BUSES, 1 GUIDE PER BUS)
Accommodation at
the Hotel Astoria 4 days/3 nights

Arrival in St.Petersburg.
Welcome brass band and porter service at the airport.
Transfer to the hotel Welcome ceremony at the hotel with balalaika trio. Check-in.
Travel to the Yussupov Palace for the Grand Ball:

Breakfast.
Coach to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo).
Visit to the Catherine Palace including a champagne welcome and a small classical music concert.
Three-course lunch at the famous Podvorye restaurant.
Traditional gipsy performance during the meal.
Travel to Pavlovsk. Folk performance with a shot of vodka and pancakes, followed by troika rides and games led by actors dressed in national costume.
Coach to the Marinsky Theatre for ballet performance.
Four-course gala dinner at the Shuvalov Palace with classical music ensemble.
Coach to the hotel.
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Breakfast.
Reception at the mansion of Matilda Kshesinskaya (famous Russian ballerina) including children's ballet performance. Guided tour of the mansion with light refreshments.
Visit to the Russian Museum including Russian icon exhibition.
Three-course lunch with music at the Sheremetiev Palace or the Tinkoff Restaurant
Coach to Peterhof.
Welcome aperitif.
Tour of the palace.
Performance by the Violini Ensemble Four-course gala dinner in the Throne Room of the Grand Palace with folk music.
Fireworks display in the Upper Garden after dinner.
Coach to the hotel.
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