Your Accommodation
Hotel Park Inn Pulkovskaya (comfortable business class) 5 nights half board
Located on Moskovsky Prospect, this hotel has three restaurants, a bakery, a brewery, a beauty salon and a lobby bar. There is also a spa and a swimming pool. All guest rooms are in a contemporary style and benefit from satellite TV, air-conditioning and telephone.
Hotel Sokos Olympic Garden (4-star).
This hotel offers that little bit of extra comfort and is located close to the city centre and the attractive Olympic Park. It has a restaurant and lobby bar, sauna and fitness centre. The bedrooms are tastefully decorated and feature private facilities, air-conditioning, TV and internet access.
Your Itinerary
DAY 1 UK/St Petersburg
Fly to St Petersburg and transfer to your hotel.
DAY 2 St Petersburg
Founded by Peter the Great at the turn of the 18th century as the new Russian capital, St Petersburg is a splendid city of rivers and canals, broad avenues, ornate baroque palaces and magnificent cathedrals. Our sightseeing begins with a visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress, which was the first major building in the new city to be erected. The Summer Palace is the next place we visit. This was one of the earliest and most modest palaces of the city, and was the private residence of Peter the Great. The Menshikov Palace was built under the orders of Alexander Menshikov – a good friend of Peter the Great and later Governor General of the city, and we pay a visit here next. Finally, we visit the Alexander Nevsky Monastery, whose cemetery is the final resting place of many important Russian figures.
DAY 3 St Petersburg
There’s so much to see in St Petersburg that every visitor to this incredible city is sure to be hypnotised by the gracefulness of the architecture. Our sightseeing continues today with a visit to St Isaac’s Cathedral, the Smolny Institute and the Strelka. We continue to the Church on Spilled Blood, built as a memorial to Alexander II who was murdered here, and end the day at the Russian Museum, which showcases a fine collection of artefacts, icons and Russian art.
DAY 4 The Hermitage
No visit to St Petersburg would be complete without seeing the Hermitage, one of the world’s largest and greatest art galleries. Housed in the beautiful Winter Palace, it is home to some two million works of art. Along with Roman and Greek art, the collection houses paintings from the Italian Renaissance and French Impressionist eras, as well as work from some of the great artists – Picasso, Rembrandt and Matisse. The collection began life as a private group of works, obtained by Peter the Great on his travels. Successive rulers then expanded the collection and it is now world-renowned. Even the building the collection is housed in is a work of art to be admired, with its intricately decorated interior and its exterior of outstanding architectural detail. There is so much to see here that you can only scratch the surface of this incredible place, but it is sure to leave you in awe. After an introductory morning tour, you are free to make your own discoveries.
DAY 5 Pavlovsk, Pushkin & Alexander Palace
We venture into the countryside today to visit Pavlovsk, designed as a private residence for Catherine the Great’s son. We continue to Pushkin, where we visit the Catherine Palace, built in flamboyant baroque style – the 300-metre-long facade is amazing. Our final visit of the day is to the Alexander Palace, the residence of Russia’s last tsar.
DAY 6 St Petersburg/UK
This morning we visit the magnificent coastal palace of Peterhof. Beautiful formal gardens surround the palace with terraces and cascading waterfalls, fountains and elegant statues covered in gold. After our included lunch we transfer to the airport for the homeward flight.
Travel Extras
We know that picking your dream destination is the biggest part of making your perfect holiday come true. But there are a number of other decisions that have to be made such as where to park at the airport and who to change your money with, to name but a few. So to really get every aspect of your holiday sorted we have set up a one stop travel shop and useful links section for you to organise all your travel needs, leaving you to concentrate on having a memorable and relaxing holiday with Page & Moy.
Holiday Extras - save up to 60%
You can benefit from access to Holiday Extras, a separate company that can organize a whole range of services from airport hotels and secure airport parking to VIP liunges in airports, and more, at 23 airports across the UK.
To book go to http://www.holidayextras.co.uk/pageandmoy.html.
If you find the same parking facility or hotel for less within seven days of booking, tell Holiday Extras and they will match the price or refund the difference. Conditions apply.
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Airport Lounges from Lounge Pass
Start your holiday off refreshed and relaxed by taking advantage of our VIP airport lounge offer, available at a number of airports, both here and abroad. From as little as £15 each, you’ll enjoy a peaceful and tranquil environment, where you can enjoy complimentary drinks and snacks, read the papers, check your email or simply relax and watch TV until your flight is called.
For details, please click here.
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Casual Clothing from Lands’ End
Lands' End offer an extensive range of high quality casual and tailored clothes for men and women. Choose from their selection of jackets, knitted tops, trousers, dresses, skirts and more.
For details, please visit www.landsend.co.uk
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Photography from Jessops
Jessops is the UK's leading specialist photographic retailer. With great on-line savings on hundreds of products, including digital cameras, camcorders, lenses, batteries and much more, plus free delivery on mainland UK orders over £75, Jessops has all your photographic needs covered.
For details, please visit www.jessops.com
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Travel Accessories from Travel with Care
Travel With Care offers a comprehensive range of travel accessories, with everything you need for your holiday. From First Aid, DVT Prevention and Healthcare to money belts, wallets, waterproofs, toiletries, alarm clocks, and much, much more.
For details, please visit www.travelwithcare.com
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Getting you there - European Holidays
Fly direct from your local airport Giving you choice is one of our main priorities, so when it comes to flights, instead of offering just Heathrow or Gatwick as departure airports, whenever possible we offer to fly you direct from your nearest airport to your holiday destination either free or for a supplement of just £29 per person.
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Choice of 20 airports
You have the choice to fly direct to your holiday destination from up to 20 regional airports throughout the UK for a supplement of no more than £29 per person return.
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Regional connecting flights to London from only £69
If you can’t fly direct to your destination from your local airport (see individual holiday details), usually you will have the choice of taking a regional connecting flight to Heathrow or Gatwick from as little as £69 per person return. If your connecting flight and your flight from Gatwick or Heathrow is with British Airways or British Midland, your luggage will automatically be checked through to your final destination, so there’s no need to collect or check your luggage in twice.
Fly from:
Aberdeen, Belfast, Durham Tees Valley, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Manchester, Newcastle, Newquay
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Make your own way and save up to £150 per person
You may want more flexibility to make your own travel arrangements to combine your trip with visits to friends and relatives or travel from an airport which we do not offer. If so, why not take advantage of our make your own way option. We offer a reduction of £150 off many of our holidays to allow you to make your own arrangements, if that is what you want. Details of where this option is available are shown on each holiday.
Please remember that these arrangements do not include flights or transfers and you will need to make your own travel arrangements at the beginning and end of your holiday.
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Getting you there - Worldwide Holidays
To get your holiday off to a great start, we offer a range of transfer options with our compliments.
You can choose from the following options:
1. Experience door-to-door travel with Page & Moy (2009 departures only)
If you live within a 250-mile drive of your departure airport, we will arrange for a taxi to pick you up from your door and take you to the airport, and drop you home on your return, with our compliments.
2. FREE Connecting flights
If you live further than 250 miles from the airport, or if you prefer, you can opt to transfer to the main departure airport by a connecting flight from an airport closer to home (subject to availability).
3. FREE National Express coach travel
Alternatively, why not choose coach travel on the extensive national express network, with over 1,200 collection points nationwide. What’s more, we’ll pay for your ticket!
4. FREE airport car parking (2009 departures only)
If you would prefer the flexibility of travelling independently to the airport, we are pleased to offer
the option of free parking at your departure airport.
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