Russia & Baikal

 
ST. PETERSBURG

One of the most beautiful cities in the world, St. Petersburg is situated on the Neva River at the east-end of the Gulf of Finland  and the part of Baltic Sea. There are 42 islands and 65 rivers and canals flowing through St. Petersburg. The city was founded by Peter I in 1703 and from 1712 - 1728 it was the capital of the Russian Empire. With its 5 millions inhabitants, it is nowadays the second largest city in Russia. Due to its beauty, St. Petersburg is a welknown as the "Venice of the North".

Three and half hours panoramic city tour includes: Nevsky Prospect, the Kazan Cathedral, the Admiralty building, the Palace Square with the residence of Russian Tzars known as the Winter Palace, the monument dedicated to Peter I built by Empress Catherine II, the Smolny Convent, the Tauride Palace, the cruiser Aurora, the St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the ensemble of Peter and Paul Fortress, the fascinating bridges on the river Neva and many other impressive monuments created by great architects as Domenico Trezzini, Giacomo Quarenghi, Thomas de Thomon, Bartholomeo Rastrelli, Carlo Rossi and other foreign architects who were invited by the Russian Tsar's from European capitals and settled in St. Petersburg to work on numerous large-scale projects.

Ukraine

KIEV
Kiev is the capital of the Ukraine, situated on the banks of rivers Dneper and Dnestar. The city has recently had its 1000th anniversary, which makes it one of the oldest towns in the country. Kiev has 2.5 millions inhabitants and is a tourist's delight with its numerous monuments and unique architecture. The beautiful cathedral of St. Sophia with its golden domes, baroque 18th Century St. Andrew's Church, the old buildings of the Podol Quarter, Pecherskaya Lavra Monastery with its mummified monks, and Baby Yar, a memorial to the 100,000 victims of the Nazis in 1941. Besides this, Kiev is a city with 18 Universities, an Academy of Science, 7 theaters, 15 museums etc. City sightseeing tour including all major sites as well as the monument of "Mother Ukraine".  

CHINA

BEIJING
Formerly known as Peking, the Chinese capitol of Beijing is an old Imperial city of the Mongol, the Ming, and the Manchu emperors. Today, the city houses a population of eleven million inhabitants and their five million bicycles. Beijing features some of China's most grandiose ancient and modern monuments, such as the Temple of Heaven and the Tianamen Square. The mystical Forbidden Palace is home to concubines, 9,000 ladies in waiting, and 100,000 eunuchs and was once closed to all males but the emperor. The initial impression of the current Beijing is one of the bright lights of Las Vegas, but the huge monumental buildings leaves historic remnants of a true megalopolis. 

THAILAND

BANGKOK
Bangkok or Krung Thep which means the City of Angels was constructed in 1782, more than 2 centuries ago. Presently, Bangkok has approximately 10 million populations and it is considered one of the biggest cities in the world.
Eestablished by King Rama I as the capital of Siam at that time Bangkok has retained its traditional charm with a mixture of old cultural heritage and new modern skyscrapers, luxurious hotels, shopping centers, street shopping’s, famous different kind of colorful Thai food, restaurants, sports, entertainment, extremely rich night life, etc… As spirit of people makes the spirit of the city too, often depicted as fun-loving, happy-go-lucky folk (which indeed they often are), the Thais who are also proud and strong, and have struggled for centuries to preserve their independence of spirit, gives you immediate impression of a smiley nation. What they really are. So, as a tourist like never else you will be the happiest guest on Thai-land.