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Belles of the Baltic
4 nights from £599 per person
Tours
Experience 3 coastal cities in one holiday
Combine an exciting city holiday staying at modern Scandic hotels with an overnight cruise aboard a luxury Tallink Silja ship. First you will fly to Stockholm and stay there for 1 night. With at least 70 museums and countless galleries, boutiques and restaurants, the Swedish capital caters for all cultural needs. Don’t miss the maze-like streets of the Old Town or the Vasa Museum, home to the only intact 17th century warship to have ever been salvaged. The following day you continue on overnight cruise to Helsinki and sail through the stunningly beautiful Stockholm archipelago. You will arrive to Helsinki in the morning and have rest of the day free to explore the city. The Finnish capital is a lively, green city characterised by the Parisian ambience of Esplanade Park. Neoclassical buildings surround its town squares and Finnish heritage has been carefully preserved in dozens of museums. Finally, enjoy a day trip by ferry to Tallinn in Estonia. Wander its medieval streets and round it all off with a glass of mulled wine at Kloostri Ait, an ex Dominican monastery and Tallinn’s bar of bars. Return to Helsinki in the evening and fly home the next day.
PRICES & DATES
Price is based on 2 people sharing a room and includes return economy class flights from London Heathrow to Stockholm and back from Helsinki, 1 night at Scandic Sergel Plaza in Stockholm, overnight cruise from Stockholm to Helsinki in seaside cabin inc. buffet breakfast, 2 nights at Scandic Simonkentta in Helsinki, breakfasts every day and day trip to Tallinn. From price is based on departure between 13 June and 14 August 2011.
Departures every day all year round 2011. It is possible to extend your stay in Stockholm, Helsinki or Tallinn.
ITINERARY
Day 1
Fly with SAS to Stockholm and check in to Scandic Sergel Plaza in the heart of Stockholm. Evening is free for leisure.
Day 2
Breakfast at the hotel and day at leisure.
The must sees in Stockholm are The Vasa museum, Skansen open air museum and the Old Town. In the afternoon you’ll embark on the overnight cruise for Helsinki. You will sail through the magnificent Stockholm Archipelago seascape with its over 24.000 islands, islets and skerries. The cruise ships are famous for their food and shopping possibilities and lively night life.
Day 3
Start your day with a plentiful breakfast buffet before arriving to Helsinki at ten o’clock in the morning. Your accommodation is booked at Scandic Simonkentta The hotel’s central location allows you to explore the Finnish capital by foot.
Day 4
Breakfast at the hotel and morning departure to Tallinn. The journey takes just 90 mins. Spend the day in Tallinn and wander around the town and visit small boutiques, stop for a cup of coffee at one of the ubiquitous cafés or enjoy a pint in a beer cellar. Return to Helsinki in late afternoon.
Day 5
Morning at leisure before flying back home.
Hotel, Activity and Local Information
Scandic Sergel Plaza
The hotel is centrally located in the city centre, close to the main station, the main shopping area, theatres and restaurants. It is located directly next to the Drottningsgatan, the famous main shopping street. The breakfast room is on the ground floor, serving an excellent Scandinavian buffet in elegant surroundings. There is the main gourmet restaurant where decor, food and service are of an equally high standard in elegant surroundings.
Scandic Simonkentta
The hotel is located in the centre of Helsinki, close to the bus station and railway station. Kamppi shopping centre, the market square and Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art are within 10 minutes' walk. There are 360 rooms, each furnished with a minibar, TV, ironing board and iron. The hotel has a restaurant, bar, garage, meeting facilities, rooms for disabled and non smoking rooms.
Silja Serenade or Silja Symphony
A cruise on the Silja Serenade or Symphony is like a city break in the Middle-Europe: imagine yourself walking on a shopping street! The heart of the ship is the pedestrian street Promenade, where you can find a wide variety of shops, fashinating cafés and restaurants of a high standard.
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