TSAR'S NEW YEAR'S EVE GALA BALL ITINERARY:
Days 1 through 4: St. Petersburg
Winter in Russia is an enchanting time. We will visit
Pavlovsk Palace, where we will be invited on a private troika
ride across the snow-covered grounds (weather dependent) and
enjoy a visit to the Hermitage with our private guide. A
performance at the famous Mariinsky Theatre will be the perfect
preparation for the highlight of our time in Russia- a night of
toasting and dancing in imperial Russian style at the Tsar’s New
Years Eve Gala Ball.
Meals: Breakfast daily, 1 Lunch, 2 Dinners
Days 5 through 8: Moscow
Moscow is unforgettable under a blanket of white snow. We
will tour the Kremlin grounds including the Diamond Vaults, the
Armoury, and the Assumption Cathedral where all Russian tsars
were crowned. We will go under ground to view the beautiful
mosaics of the Moscow Metro as well as visit the Tretykov
Gallery, home to all of Russia’s most famous artists.
Meals: Breakfast daily, 1 Lunch, 1 Dinner
TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:
- View the snow-blanketed gardens of Pavlovsk Palace from
a private troika sled
- Enjoy a thrilling performance at the famous Mariinsky
Theater
- Walk the uncrowded halls of the Hermitage with an expert
guide
- Attend the Tsar’s Gala Ball at Catherine Palace
- Tour the Diamond Vaults and Armoury Museum in the
Kremlin
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The social season in Imperial St Petersburg began in Autumn and
ended with the coming of Lent in March. If you know your Tolstoy
then you will remember that it was a blinding social whirl, but
one in which some occasions could not be missed – a new opera at
the Mariinsky, a ball at which absolutely everybody who was
anybody would be there, a concert at the Philharmonia. No matter
which writer you read, it was always taking place when there was
deep snow outside in the street, the whiteness of which only
further illuminated the brilliant scene within. Well, you can
put your book down, come with us and live for a little while the
lives of the Rostovs, the Stroganovs, the Yusupovs and the
Sheremetevs, because although the fashions have changed and the
carriages are now in the museums, the season in St Petersburg
still very much exists. There is opera at the Mariinsky, there
are concerts at the Philharmonia, and there are balls at which a
tiara is really a must.
If you like your Russia to be as it is in War and Peace,
particularly the description of Natasha Rostova's very first
ball - floating ballgowns, waltzes, a live orchestra and a
little bit too much champagne - then the Tsar’s New Year's Eve
Ball at Catherine Palace in Tsarskoe Selo is for you. You are
not alone, we know, if you have always liked the idea of dancing
the night away in a gilded palace in St. Petersburg, while
outside, the snow lies thick about the sparkling city.
Maestro Temirkanov, Music Director and Principal Conductor of
the Philharmonic also hosts a glittering New Year’s Eve Ball at
the Yusupov Palace and there is also the equally glamorous New
Year’s Eve Gala Performance and Ball given by the Mariinsky
Theatre. If you stay in the city a little longer then you can
enjoy Orthodox Russian Christmas on January 7th, which is
celebrated in the many churches around the city, and there are
many parties held afterwards.
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DEPARTURE
DATES & RATES |
Land Only Rates Per Person:
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Begin St. Petersburg |
End in Moscow |
Price |
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December 28, 2008 |
January 4, 2009 |
$6,850 |
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Single Supplement $1,500.
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All prices are per person, double occupancy.
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All prices land-only. Airfare (domestic and
international) is additional.
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PREFERRED HOTELS |
- Eliseev Palace Hotel St. Petersburg: Stay in a Tsarist
era palace in the heart of the city.
- Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow: A chic and elegant luxury
hotel in the heart of historic Moscow. Just steps from the
Kremlin and the Bolshoi Theater.
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