Program - Akademisk Rejsebureau

• Startdato: 22. marts 2013
• Slutdato: 31. marts 2013
• Varighed: 10 dage
• Pris: 10.500 dkr
• Tillæg for eneværelse: Gratis
• Rejseledere: Mie Mortensen
• Pladser: Stadig pladser tilbage
Program
Day 1
Departure for St. Petersburg with morning flight arriving early afternoon (note St. Petersburg and Moscow
time is Copenhagen + 2 hours).
After check-in at the hotel we have time to rest at the hotel and discover the local area before we depart
together on a first sightseeing tour of the city that was Russia’s capital for more than 200 years. Today, St.
Petersburg is Russia’s cultural capital and remains one of the most beautiful cities in the world. We end the
day with a Russian welcome dinner with typical Russian food and, of course, a glass of vodka.
Day 2
This morning we meet in the lobby to go for a bus sightseeing of Saint Petersburg, including the Peter and
Paul Fortress, Cathedral on Spilled Blood and the Bronze Horseman.
The Peter and Paul fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, and
completed in 1740. The fortress includes the Peter and Paul Cathedral where the remains of the Russian
tsars rest, six bastions and other buildings. The fortress was built during the Great Northern War (17001721), but during the 19th century it mainly served as a prison for political prisoners, including Russian 19th
century writer Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Lunch in central St. Petersburg.
Tonight we meet the locals! Students from St. Petersburg take us out to their favorite cafes and clubs in St.
Petersburg.
Day 3
We meet at the Palace Square and have a guided tour of the Winter Palace with the Hermitage Museum.
The Hermitage is one of the largest and most important museums in the world. It consists of six magnificent
buildings and is situated in the centre of St. Petersburg by the banks of the Neva River. The main building is
the Winter Palace, the residence of the Russian tsars, designed by Italian architect Fransesco Bartolomeo
Rastrelli, and built in 1754-62.Founded by Catherine the Great in 1764, the Hermitage collection has
continued to grow ever since, and now represent more than 3,000,000 items and works of art from the Stone
Age to the 20th century.
We strongly encourage you to stay at the museum after the tour has ended and marvel at the huge
collections and splendid museum interior.
Day 4
We take a day trip to the tsars’ summer residence in Pushkin, formerly known as Tsarskoe Selo, south of St.
Petersburg.
Russian lunch during the day included.
Pushkin is world famous for Catherine’s Palace with the Amber Room – a gift from the Prussian king to
Russia’s imperial family. The park that surrounds the palace is an impressive example of European 18t
century park architecture.
This evening, or one of the other evenings, a visit to a Russian ballet will be organized. Tickets for the ballet
are not included in the tour cost and will be sold individually. Details TBA.
Akademisk Rejsebureau • Nørregade 6, 4. • 1165 København K. • 33 32 32 65 • [email protected]
Day 5
During some parts of the program we divide ourselves into smaller groups. Today Groups 1 and 2 meet in
the lobby for the walking tour ”Behind the Facade.” On this walking tour you will experience the less touristy,
more everyday and perhaps darker and poorer side of St. Petersburg. A local journalist takes us around the
hidden corners and backyards of the city and tells us about everyday life in Russia before and after 1991.
10:00 Groups 3 and 4 will visit a homeless shelter. At the homeless shelter we learn about the situation of
homeless people in Russia today. How do people end up on the street in contemporary Russia and what are
their rights and options for help?
Lunch in central St. Petersburg. After lunch we switch so that groups 1 and 2 visit the homeless shelter and
groups 3 and 4 go on the ”Behind the Facade” walk. The rest of the afternoon and evening you have the
opportunity to explore St. Petersburg on your own.
Day 6
Today there is free time to explore St. Petersburg on your own. The tour leaders will organize visits in
accordance with your interests. Just before midnight we leave with an overnight train to Moscow.
Day 7
Morning arrival in Moscow, subsequently our bus will take us to breakfast.
After breakfast our bus will take us directly to The Red Square and the Moscow Kremlin. The Red Square is
Moscow’s main square. In medieval times it served as the city’s marketplace, but in the 20th century it has
mainly been the stage for Soviet military parades, cultural events and concerts.
The Kremlin is Moscow’s fortress. The site is known to have been inhabited since BC, but the Moscow
Kremlin was founded in early 14th century by a Moscow prince. The town quickly rose to become the centre
of a principality within the Mongol empire. By the end of the 14th century the Metropolitan seat of the
Russian Orthodox had been moved from Kiev to Moscow, stating Moscow’s significance. Over the next few
centuries, until Peter the Great made St. Petersburg the capital of Russia, the Moscow Kremlin served as the
central stage for the magnificent and at times horrific history of the Russian Czars. After the shift of power to
St. Petersburg, Moscow and the Kremlin declined. However, the Bolsheviks’ choice of Moscow as their
capital in March 1918 returned it to its former significance, and during Soviet rule the Kremlin experienced its
second life as a great centre of power. Although the Soviet state certainly left its mark on the Kremlin, the
fortress very much retains the aura of medieval Tsarist Russia.
13.00 We check in at our Moscow hotel.
In the late afternoon we meet with local Moscow students. The local students take us out to see their favorite
places in the city and afterwards we spend the evening with them in their homes. We go grocery shopping
and prepare dinner together.
Dinner is sponsored by the tour.
Day 8
Sightseeing in Moscow. We will, among other sights, see the Poklonnaya Gora WWII memorial and the
famous viewpoint in the Sparrow Hills by the Moscow State University and other sights.
Day 9
Free time. An optional visit to Russia’s largest market will be organized.
20:00 Farewell dinner for the group in central Moscow. Bus transportation back to the hotel.
Day 10
Breakfast at the hotel. Check-out and return to Copenhagen with arrival late afternoon. Before the departure
we visit the Russia’s largest market.
Hvad er inkluderet?
Akademisk Rejsebureau • Nørregade 6, 4. • 1165 København K. • 33 32 32 65 • [email protected]

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