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restored 17th-century architectural treasures under lined with outdoor cafés and wonderfully preserved enjoy an evening of music and dance at an optional
UNESCO World Heritage Site protection. This evening, 14th- and 15th-century buildings. Then, you’ll have Russian Folk Show.
we’ll split into even smaller groups and join local free time followed by dinner at a local restaurant. Please note: The activities in St. Petersburg on Days 14
families for a Home-Hosted Dinner. B,D — Hestia Hotel Europa or similar and 15 are subject to change based on museum opening
B,D — Hestia Hotel Jugend Riga or similar hours and entrance times. Your Trip Experience Leader

DAY 12 • Tallinn • A Day in the Life of a Kose will inform you of the final schedule and can help you

DAY 9 • Riga • Controversial Topic: Impacts village • Grand Circle Foundation visit: make arrangements for your free time.
of Latvia’s Russian non-citizen policy • Harmi village school
Optional tour to Rundale Palace After breakfast, we take a bus ride to the small village B,L — Ambassador Hotel or similar
This morning, we’ll depart for a continuation of Kose for our NEW A Day in the Life experience. DAY 15 • St. Petersburg • Explore

of our Riga city tour, beginning at the Salaspils Here, we’ll explore this quaint village, including a Peterhof Palace
labor camp and stopping at sites such as the World visit to a school in Harmi—a recently-named This morning, we’ll visit Peterhof Palace, the one-
War II monument. Afterward, we’ll discuss the Grand Circle Foundation partner—and a time residence of the tsars that includes a series
Controversial Topic of the political and cultural traditional lunch at a local farm. The rest of the day is of palaces, as well as manicured gardens, ornate
impacts of non-citizen status for Russian Latvians free to spend as you wish. fountains, and parks. Also known as the “Russian
with a Russian woman living in Latvia. Later this B,L — Hestia Hotel Europa or similar Versailles,” most visitors conclude that the nickname
afternoon, we’ll have the option to join an optional does a disservice to the grandeur and scope of this

tour of Rundale Palace. DAY 13 • Tallinn • St. Petersburg, Russia royal estate. After lunch in a local restaurant, we’ll
B — Hestia Hotel Jugend Riga or similar Today we journey further east by coach across the return to St. Petersburg and enjoy free afternoon.
border into Russia, stopping for an included lunch in Later, we’ll all gather for a Farewell Dinner.
DAY 10 • Transfer to Tallinn, Estonia • Narva, Estonia.

Song Festival Grounds visit B,L,D — Ambassador Hotel or similar B,L,D — Ambassador Hotel or similar
On our way to Estonia, we’ll enjoy a brief stop in DAY 16 • Return to U.S.

Parnu—a chance to stretch our legs and catch a DAY 14 • St. Petersburg • Controversial After breakfast, fly back to the U.S., or begin your
glimpse of Estonia’s premier seaside resort—before Topic: Civil liberties in Russia • Hermitage post-trip extension to Russian Capitals: St. Petersburg
arriving in Tallinn, the northernmost of the Baltic Museum • Optional Russian Ballet & Moscow or New! Georgia: Villages, Vineyards &
capitals. We’ll then visit the Song Festival grounds, performance or Optional Russian Folk Show Vibrant Tbilisi.
the site of the city’s famous Singing Revolution. Today we explore the wonders of St. Petersburg
B,L,D — Hestia Hotel Europa or similar during a city tour. Our visit will reveal several of B
the city’s picturesque islands, canals, and bridges,
DAY 11 • Tallinn • Controversial Topic: and features a stop at St. Isaac’s Cathedral, whose

The contentious relationship between magnificent gilded dome dominates St. Petersburg’s
Estonia & Russia skyline. After, we’ll meet with local experts to discuss
After breakfast, we’ll engage in a Controversial Topic the Controversial Topic of freedom of speech in
about the challenging relations between Estonia and Russia. Following a hearty Russian lunch, we’ll visit
Russia with an Estonian freedom fighter. Later, enjoy the Hermitage Museum. This evening, you may join
a walking tour of Tallinn’s UNESCO World Heritage- an optional excursion to take in a performance of the
listed Old Town, a tangled warren of cobbled streets Russian ballet. Or, when the ballet is not available,

Unique Accommodations

National Hotel Klaipeda
Klaipeda
Set in a thoroughly reconstructed 19th-century
structure, the National Hotel Klaipeda is
conveniently located in Old Town. The hotel
features an on-site bar and restaurant.
Visit Lithuania’s Hill of Crosses, an iconic Catholic pilgrimage site, on Day 7.

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