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Total Solar Eclipse in Russia 2008

St. Petersburg – Moscow – Novosibirsk

9-day tour | July 25 – August 2

As when the sun, newly risen,
Looks through the horizontal misty air
Shorn of his beams . . .
In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds
On half the nations and with fear of change
Perplexes monarchs.
Price for the package: $3,850, single supplement: $999.
All rates are per person based on double occupancy. Airfare available by request from selected cities. Please call for details.

Itinerary

         
Day1 – 45 – 67 – 9
CityMoscowSt. PetersburgNovosibirsk

Your fully escorted tour includes:

  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • first-class hotel accommodations
  • Comprehensive sightseeing (listed below)
  • Services of English-speaking guides
  • Ground transportation by first-class motor coach for all excursions and transfers
  • All entrance fees to the museums (as per itinerary)
  • 2 guest lectures on astronomy
  • Overnight train between St .Petersburg and Moscow
  • Round-trip airfare from Moscow to Novosibirsk

Tour highlights:

  • Moscow, St. Petersburg and Novosibirsk City Tours
  • Kremlin
  • Tretyakov Gallery
  • Arbat Street
  • Tour of Hermitage Museum
  • Catherine's Palace in Pushkin
  • Peter and Paul Fortress
  • St. Isaac's Cathedral
  • Petergoff
  • Total Solar Eclipse Watch