The Amber Train 2012

Special Features

• Relaxed travel in a Private train though the beautiful countryside of eastern Poland and the Baltics.
• Daytime prioritized for sightseeing: the train makes its long-distance trips by night
• All meals on board, and other special meals are included in trip price
• Extensive Sightseeing
• Wash rooms in each train compartment
• Cosy get-togethers in the restaurant wagon during bar service
• Each compartment contains bunk beds
• Overnights at standard or premium-category hotels
• Luggage transportation service
• Border formalities taken care of comfortably onboard

Highlights of the trip

• Exclusive organ concerts at the Frombork Cathedral and in Riga
• Concert at the home of Thomas Mann
• Joannici Lagow Castle
• Gdansk's historical city centre
• Europe's largest crusader's castle, the Malbork
• Masuria - boat ride and dinner by lakeside bonfire
• Travel through Eastern Poland on one of the world's most beautiful train routes
• UNESCO - World Heritage Sites: Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn
• Trakai, medieval moated castle
• The Curonian Spit, a natural preserve with the highest dunes in Europe
• The Jurmala Baltic coast
• Estonian folklore in the famous Hose of the Black Heads in Tallinn
• Tsarist opulence in St Petersburg: Catherin's Palace with the Amber rooms, the Hermitage and the gold fountains of Peterhof
• A sampling of regional specialities
• Feasts of Polish, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonia delicacies

Inclusions

• 6 nights at Premium and Standard Hotels in Masuria, Klaipeda, Riga, Tallinn and St Petersburg
• 8 nights sleeping compartment accommodation onboard the Amber Train
• All meals as indicated on itinerary (B = breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner)
• Meals featuring regional delicacies, vodka tasting, folklore show, private choral concert
• Experienced and knowledgeable tour guides
• Luggage service from Berlin through Poznan
• Transfers, excursions and sightseeing including entrance fees as indicated on itinerary
• Joannici Lagow Castle
• Guided walking tour through Gdansk's historical city centre
• Guided tour of Malbork and the Frombork Cathedral
• Masuria: a boat ride across the lakes and canals as well as a gondola trip on the Krutinna cannal, a guided walking tour through the Wolf's Lair and the July 20th Group memorial
• Guided tour through the old city centre of Vilnius
• Guided walking tour through Klaipeda
• Excursion to the Curonian Spit and a private concert at the Thomas Mann House
• Riga: Guided walking tour through the old city centre, organ concert, visit to Turaida castle in Sigulda
• Guided tour through Tallinn
• Guided tour through Tartu
• St Petersburg: Guided tour through Catherine's Palace featuring the Amber Hall, guided city bus tour, canal tour, guided walking tour through Hermitage, visit to St Peter and Paul fortress
• Minsk: Guided tour
• Poznan: Guided tour
• Eurocity 2nd Class train ride from Rzepin to Berlin

Exclusions

• Visa for Russia
• Double transit visa for Belarus
• Tips
• Drinks with your meals
• Travel Insurance
• Optional Excursions
• We reserve the right to cancel if we have less than 6 English-speaking passengers travelling. Otherwise costs for an English speaking guide are additional and not included in the price advertised on our website.