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Northern Capitals

Operated by: Insight Vacations

14 Days from $3,353 per person
APR - OCT 2023
Boats in Nyhavn, Copenhagen, Denmark

Countries Visited

Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland ...more Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland

Locations Visited

Berlin, Copenhagen, Lake Vattern, Stockholm, Helsinki, Porvoo, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw ...more Berlin, Copenhagen, Lake Vattern, Stockholm, Helsinki, Porvoo, Tallinn, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw
  1. Day 1 Welcome to Berlin

    On arrival at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, transfers depart at 10.30, 13:00 & 16:00. In the afternoon, perhaps visit the KaDeWe department store - the shopping centre of West Berlin which during 40 years of division, became the shop window of the West. At 18:30, join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience with your Travel Director and travel companions at the Kreuzberger Himmel restaurant. Discover how this establishment helps support refugees as they integrate into German society over a Welcome Dinner with wine.

    meals Dinner with Wine
    hotel Hotel NH Collection Berlin Mitte am Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin.
  2. Day 2 The Spirit of Berlin Relaxed Start

    In the morning, sightseeing with a Local Expert takes you along the Unter den Linden, past the Humboldt University and Opera House. Stop a while on Museum Island before passing Brandenberg Gate, a symbol of the reunification. See Norman Foster’s glass dome which crowns the Reichstag building before embarking on a journey through the Tiergarten. Spend the afternoon exploring at your leisure or relaxing at your hotel.

    meals Breakfast
    hotel Hotel NH Collection Berlin Mitte am Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin.
  3. Day 3 Across the Sea to Copenhagen

    Depart Berlin and continue through northern Germany to Rostock for the sea crossing to Denmark. A peaceful journey through the Danish countryside brings you to the capital, Copenhagen. In the evening, delight in the enchanting atmosphere of the famous Tivoli Gardens.

    meals Breakfast
    hotel Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen.
  4. Day 4 Wonderful Copenhagen

    With a Local Expert, begin your sightseeing with a visit of Christiansborg Palace, seat of the Danish Government, to marvel at the opulent interior. Journey past Copenhagen Cathedral and the university to see Rosenborg Castle, the Renaissance Stock Exchange and Amalienborg Palace, home of the royal family. Visit the waterfront to admire Hans Christian Andersen’s Little Mermaid gazing across the harbour. The rest of the day is at leisure.

    meals Breakfast
    hotel Radisson Blu Scandinavia Hotel, Copenhagen.
  5. Day 5 To Stockholm, City of Islands

    Enjoy a view of Kronborg Castle, reputedly the Elsinore home of Hamlet, during the short ferry crossing to Sweden. Your journey then continues through fertile farmlands, dotted with neat farmhouses and barns. Travel along the shores of peaceful Lake Vättern to Stockholm, beautifully situated on an island studded bay.

    meals Breakfast
    hotel Hilton Stockholm Slussen.
  6. Day 6 Stockholm and a Baltic Cruise

    With a Local Expert, visit the imposing City Hall with its impressive Gyllene salen, the Golden Hall, covered with 18 million gilded mosaic tiles and the Blå hallen, the Blue Hall, is the venue for the Nobel Prize banquets. Cross the harbour to Gamla Stan, the medieval heart of the city to see the cathedral and the Royal Palace. In the afternoon, board your cruise ship for the overnight voyage to Finland. Enjoy dinner onboard and then take in the breathtakingly beautiful scenery from the comfort of your A-Class, sea-view cabin, while the northern sun hangs over the horizon, showing almost no sign of setting in mid-summer.

    meals Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
    hotel Serenade/Symphony—Tallink & Silja Line Ships.
  7. Day 7 Fashionable Helsinki Relaxed Start

    Disembark your Baltic cruise and explore Helsinki, the trendsetting city of top fashion and design, alongside a Local Expert. Wander through the aromatic stalls of a traditional food market and sample local produce like liquorice or smoked reindeer.

    meals Breakfast
    hotel Klaus K Hotel, Helsinki.
  8. Day 8 Finnish Countryside

    Venture into the lush Finnish countryside and join a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience at Bosgård Organic Farm. Learn about their sustainable practices and try some authentic produce from the farm. Later, visit the picturesque town of Porvoo, one of the most photographed places in Finland. Spend the evening at leisure back in Helsinki.

    meals Breakfast
    hotel Klaus K Hotel, Helsinki.
  9. Day 9 Surrender to the Magic of Tallinn

    This morning cross the sea to Estonia.Today is yours to explore at leisure. Drift back through 800 years of history as you stroll through the cobbled streets of the Old Town, a scene straight out of a fairytale. Visit the market square with its old German weighing house, pharmacy and Town Hall. The energetic may choose to walk up Toompea Hill to see the castle and Alexander Nevsky Cathedral. Enjoy free time to browse Tallinn’s shops, famous for fine amber and silver jewellery.

    meals Breakfast
    hotel Swissotel Tallinn.
  10. Day 10 On to Riga Relaxed Start

    Today you make your way to the Latvian capital of Riga. Explore Riga's Old Town with your Local Expert, including a visit to the old aircraft hangars that now house the Riga Central Market, one of the largest in Eastern Europe. Enjoy the vibrant colours and flavours when sampling some of the local delicacies as you wander through the maze of stalls.

    meals Breakfast
    hotel Radisson Blu Elizabete Hotel, Riga.
  11. Day 11 Explore Vilnius

    Cross into Lithuania and visit the Hill of Crosses before arriving in the capital city of Vilnius.Walk along the streets of bohemian Užupis, a Vilnius neighbourhood that proclaimed itself a republic in 2002. A member of the government introduces you to its quirky history and artistic flair.Choose from a hand-picked selection of local restaurants for your Dine-Around Evening.

    meals Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
    hotel Radisson Blu Hotel Lietuva, Vilnius.
  12. Day 12 Rejuvenated Warsaw

    Pass lakeside Augustow during a scenic journey through Masuria, a region blessed with a plethora of lakes and forests. Your destination will be the Polish capital, faithfully rebuilt after the devastation of World War II.

    meals Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
    hotel The Westin Warsaw.
  13. Day 13 Exploring Warsaw Relaxed Start

    Join a Local Expert for an exploration of the city. Pass the tiered Palace of Culture and stroll through Łazienki Park to the Chopin Memorial. Take a moment to reflect at the Monument to Ghetto Heroes, before walking to the Market Square in the Old Town. In the evening, join your newfound friends and Travel Director for a Celebration Dinner at a local restaurant and enjoy a fine selection of local dishes, with wine.

    meals Breakfast, Dinner with Wine
    hotel The Westin Warsaw.
  14. Day 14 Depart Warsaw

    Your transfers will arrive at Warsaw airport at 07:30 and 10:00.

    meals Breakfast
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Price Includes

Dining Summary

  • 5 Dinner with Wine (DW)
  • 13 Breakfast (B)

Choice Highlights

  • Tallinn: Walk through the fairytale Old Town with your Local Expert and hear about Estonian arts and crafts.
  • Tallinn: Join your Local Expert for a scenic walking tour of the city with panoramic views and a visit to the Town Hall Square.

Additional Included Highlights

  • : Personal radio headsets give you the freedom to wander during visits to famous highlights, without missing any of your Local Expert's fascinating commentary.
  • : Hotel and restaurant tips are included - you'll never have to worry about how much to give, nor search for foreign currency. We also include all taxes and porterage charges at hotels.
  • : We carry your bags for you and promptly deliver them to your hotel door.
  • : From time to time, your Travel Director will delight you with an Insight Flourish, which is a local specialty representing the destination.
  • : Stay connected with friends and family with our complimentary coach and hotel Wi-Fi (where available).
  • : If your arrival and/or departure flights are as per the itinerary start and end dates, then transfers are available at scheduled times. If your flights are outside these times, or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way from/to the airport.
  • : Cruise in high-class cabins with sea views.
  • : Complimentary transfers from Berlin Tegel Airport are available at scheduled times, on arrival day. Complimentary transfers to Moscow's Sheremetyevo and Domodedovo airports are available at scheduled times, on departure day. If your flights are outside these times or you have booked additional nights accommodation with Insight Vacations, you may purchase transfers or make your own way.

Authentic Dining

  • Helsinki: Wander through the aromatic stalls of a traditional food market with your Local Expert and sample local produce, like liquorice or smoked reindeer.
  • Vilnius: Your Travel Director offers you a varied selection of charming restaurants on your Dine-Around Evening, a culinary experience not to be missed.
  • Warsaw: The Polish capital is currently enjoying a culinary renaissance - find out what the buzz is all about during your end-of-tour Celebration Dinner with wine at a favourite restaurant.

Insight Experiences

  • Vilnius: Visit Užupis, a quirky neighborhood of Vilnius, with a member of its government. Learn how a small community of artists created this self-proclaimed republic in order to revitalize post-communist Vilnius.

Make Travel Matter

  • Berlin: Savour the warm atmosphere of your delicious Welcome Dinner at Kreuzberger Himmel. This popular local restaurant actively supports refugees’ integration into German society, providing apprenticeships.
  • Helsinki: Venture into the lush Finnish countryside and visit Bosgård Organic Farm. Learn about their sustainable practices and try some authentic produce from the farm.

Top Rated Highlights

  • Berlin: You Local Expert provides a tour of this vibrant city. Drive along the Ku'Damm, passing the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and through Tiergarten to the Reichstag building. See the Brandenburg Gate, State Opera House and visit Alexanderplatz.
  • Gedser: Cross the Baltic Sea from Germany to Denmark.
  • Copenhagen: Make the most of the long summer nights at the glittering Tivoli Gardens, the world-famous entertainment park, full of fantasy, fun and charm.
  • Copenhagen: With a Local Expert, witness the regal interior of Christiansborg Palace, with its stunning tapestries, furnishings and decor.
  • Copenhagen: With your Local Expert, view Christiansborg Palace and the cathedral where the Crown Prince of Denmark married Princess Mary. You'll also see Rosenborg Castle, Amalienborg Palace, the Renaissance Stock Exchange and the unusual Rundertaarn, which is the oldest functioning Observatory in Europe.
  • Elsinore: See the Kronborg Castle, referred to as the home of Hamlet.
  • Stockholm: With a Local Expert, step inside the City Hall where the fabulous Gyllene salen, the Golden Hall is covered by 18 million gilded mosaic tiles. You'll also see the Blå hallen, the Blue Hall, where the Nobel Prize banquets are held.
  • Stockholm: With your Local Expert, visit Gamla Stan to see the cathedral where Swedish kings have been coronated and wander the narrow streets of the Old Town.
  • Helsinki: Admire the beautiful views from your high-class, sea-view cabin as your cruise through the largest archipelago in the world, from Stockholm to Helsinki.
  • Tallinn: Walk through the fairytale Old Town with your Local Expert and hear about Estonian arts and crafts.
  • Tallinn: Join your Local Expert for a scenic walking tour of the city with panoramic views and a visit to the Town Hall Square.
  • Riga: Sightseeing of Riga's Old Town with a Local Expert includes a visit to the Domkirk and seeing the city walls, the House of the Three Brothers and the castle of the Livonian Knights.
  • Warsaw: Your Local Expert will show you the city's highlights. See the Old Town, Palace of Culture and visit the Chopin Memorial in the Lazienki Park before paying your respects at the Ghetto Heroes Memorial.

Well-being

  • : Enjoy the comfort of Insight's luxurious, air-conditioned, 40-seat coach with double the standard legroom and onboard washroom. Our customized luxury coaches are sanitized before the start of your tour and are maintained to very high standards. Physical distancing measures have been implemented on our customized luxury coaches.
  • : Hand sanitizer is freely available on board for you to use throughout the day.

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Optional Add-Ons

Optional Experiences are subject to change. Your Travel Director will supply you with a final list of Optional Experiences available on your trip. Optional Experiences cannot be booked online; they can be purchased during your trip through your Travel Director.

Berlin

Available on Day 2

Historic Potsdam

Today we'll take a trip outside Berlin with our Local Specialist to Potsdam. We will go to Glienicke Bridge, scene of the Cold War 'spy swaps' and the inspiration for the 2015 film Bridge of Spies, starring Tom Hanks.
Adult Price: € 44

Copenhagen

Available on Day 4

North Zealand Castle Tour

Drive along the scenic coastal road of the Danish Riviera to the castles of North Zealand. See Fredensborg, the summer residence of the Royal Family, then visit Fredriksborg, the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia. It's now a museum, so the tour through the beautiful rooms is an encounter with the kings and queens who shaped the country's history. En-route, pass through picturesque villages of half-timbered houses and thatched roofs.
Adult Price: € 55

Available on Day 4

Traditional Danish Dinner

Home to some of the world's best restaurants, Copenhagen is currently experiencing a culinary renaissance. Make the most of the long summer evenings and join us for a traditional Danish meal in the heart of Copenhagen. Two glasses of wine, beer or soft drinks are included with your meal.
Adult Price: € 79

Stockholm

Available on Day 5

Swedish Summer Dinner

This evening, we dine "Swedish Style." Savour a succulent three-course meal with beer, wine & soft drinks. Soak up the atmosphere of the traditional surroundings while enjoying its history.
Adult Price: € 65

Available on Day 6

Vasa Galleon

When the Vasa was launched in 1628, it was arguably the world's most powerful warship. Bristling with 64 cannon and carrying some 300 men, it was built to strike the fear of God into the enemy. Unfortunately, it sank on its maiden voyage. Raised from Stockholm harbour in 1961, this grand galleon remains almost wholly preserved, along with 700 wooden sculptures and ornaments. Your visit will provide a unique insight into early shipbuilding techniques and everyday life on board a 17c naval vessel.
Adult Price: € 40

Helsinki

Available on Day 7

Russian Dinner In Helsinki

As the capital city in a former Grand Duchy of the Russian Tsarist empire, Helsinki has always been famous for its Russian restaurants – even amongst the Russians. Tonight we enjoy an evening of authentic, pre-revolution Russian cuisine in an atmosphere of times gone by.
Adult Price: € 74
Note: This optional experience is subject to availability at certain times of the year.

Warsaw

Available on Day 13

Wilanów Palace

To the Polish people, Wilanów is more than just a palace – it's a national treasure, the embodiment of an era from which much has been lost. Join a Local Expert for a guided visit to the ‘Polish Versailles’. Walk within the baroque royal residence to admire the stunning collection of furniture, portraits and china which forms part of the National Museum.
Adult Price: € 36

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Saturday, June 8, 2019
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Every moment of our vacation was expertly planned and executed. Our tour director was absolutely amazing! This was our second trip with Insight and both were wonderful. I would highly recommend this company and hope to do more trips with them.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Vacation
Our trip was perfectly planned and executed by our amazingly knowledgeable expert tour guide making every moment count.
Michael Brown
Saturday, June 23, 2018
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From my booking to my flights to the entire tour, I couldn’t be more satisfied. An experience I will never forget. Will definitely book my next tour (Spain/Portugal/Morocco) with GET.
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Tremendous service from start to finish.
Linda Reyes
Sunday, May 27, 2018
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Comments for Northern Capital and Russia Tour - Insight Vacation Tours Aristotle Reyes and Lind Reyes Tour Director: Alex Golovko Driver: Udon Dates: May 01 - May19 Destinations: Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Vilnius, Warsaw Hotels: Total 10 This is our 6th Europe Travel With GET, and it is getting better and best. We had a great, exciting, wonderful and WOW experience with Alex knowledge and humor. The local guides were well selected as well and we were transported from all destinations safely. Breakfast, complimentary lunches and dinner well all gastronomically exceptional. We also met International Friends from Australia and Canada. We exchanged email and shared pictures taken. The challenge we had was border control from Helsinki to St. Petersburg then Moscow to Belarus, however through the guidance and expertise of Alex it went so smoothly. We were on-schedule on all our trips and optional experience. Alex made sure we have time for souvenir shopping on all trips. Alex was always available after hours for questions and queries. I recommend this trip to fellow GET travelers. Nothing to worry, Russia is safe for USA citizens. I am planning my next trip with GET soon. I am a GET loyalist.
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Comments for Northern Capital and Russia Tour - Insight Vacation Tours Aristotle Reyes and Lind Reyes Tour Director: Alex Golovko Driver: Udon Dates: May 01 - May19 I need to a attached pictures Destinations: Berlin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Moscow, Minsk, Vilnius, Warsaw Hotels: Total 10 This is our 6th Europe Travel With GET, and it is getting better and best. We had a great, exciting, wonderful and WOW experience with Alex knowledge and humor. The local guides were well selected as well and we were transported from all destinations safely. Breakfast, complimentary lunches and dinner well all gastronomically exceptional. We also met International Friends from Australia and Canada. We exchanged email and shared pictures taken. The challenge we had was border control from Helsinki to St. Petersburg then Moscow to Belarus, however through the guidance and expertise of Alex it went so smoothly. We were on-schedule on all our trips and optional experience. Alex made sure we have time for souvenir shopping on all trips. Alex was always available after hours for questions and queries. I recommend this trip to fellow GET travelers. Nothing to worry, Russia is safe for USA citizens. I am planning my next trip with GET soon. I am a GET loyalist.
Chiu-Shan Chang
Saturday, September 16, 2017
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good
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Hotel and food are good and trip selected scenes are what we like to see.
Trusted Customer
Monday, August 7, 2017
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They answered all questions and addressed possible problems in a professional and pleasant manner.
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A wonderful experience and a terrific travel value
Lydia Rafeedie
Saturday, June 24, 2017
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I didn't like the visas application and the company they recommended was very expensive I have AAA and some of the travelers use them for half the price. I wish I know that. And I was planning to go with 8 more people but have hard time communicating before the deadline.
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It was nice but in Berlin it was so rushed just 2hours for so much to see we didn't have time for pictures or souvenir , and the same in Belarus. The Previous tour it was better, and the group was 40 people so the Guide was so busy if I need anything from him I will think twice before asking
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