tours to russia
 

I am planning a trip to St. Petersburg and Moscow. I need to know what tour operators go to both of these places and have reasonable prices? <BR> <BR> Thanx, El

Smithsonian Associates and National Geographic....

El-Also try www.generaltours.com, www.gate1travel.com or www.easterntours.com-they offer a Land of the Tzars tour that is quite reasonably priced. There are several tour operators offering trips of varying length. Some tours are escorted, hosted or you can travel independently. Do you want land only or a cruise tour? You'll also need a visa to enter the country. You can get one independently or pay to have a service company get one for you. Prices vary greatly from company to company. You don't mention when you plan to go, but prices will be cheaper in the colder, winter months vs the summer months. <BR> <BR>We leave at the end of this month on a General Tours escorted trip, stopping in both cities you've mentioned. We researched tours offered by several companies (using both our trusted travel agent and internet offerings), and found the tour offered by GT offered what we were looking for at the best price. <BR> <BR>Happy Travels!

Smithsonian tends to be quite expensive, although the value is there. One agency that has been in business since at least 1975 is <BR> <BR>Russian Travel Bureau <BR>225 E. 44th St. <BR>New York, New York 10017 <BR>Tel: 1-800-847-1800 - <BR> <BR>You can also try <BR> <BR>http://www.travel2russia.com/

Russian Travel Bureau as mentioned above had good tours and good value back when I first visited the USSR in 1984; their book still looks good. Go Ahead Vacations also has good prices and has some Russia tours. Happy travels!

to Amy: <BR>thanx I looked at those sight and agree with the russian bureau. and to debra I am just investigating this year.

Thank you Marc and Amy both great suggestions. I especially like the travel to russia tour Marc. <BR>If there are any other great tours please add. Thanks.

We went with Uniworld Cruises and it was fantastic. www.uniworldcruises.com <BR>Fred

Great suggestions any other suggestions <BR>on tours? Also what are the best sites of St. Petersburg and Moscow as well as <BR>Tallinn? Thanks in advance. <BR> Ann

Sights in Tallinn <BR>The Old Town, incl Lower Town and Tommpea Hill <BR>Kadriorg/ nice park with well renovated summer palace built by Peter the Great <BR>Estonian Open Air Museum- about 100 hundreds old wooden villga houses assembled like our farnsyads were 150- 250 yeats ago <BR>Pirita region <BR>Song Grounds etc <BR> <BR>Regards <BR>Ahti Arak <BR>Private Tours in Estonia <BR>http://www.hot.ee/tours <BR>