European Green Belt travel packages for Europeans on both sides of the former Iron Curtain
European Environment Capital Lahti 2021
and Vyborg packages
Helsinki – Lahti – Vyborg travel packages
for Central Europeans 2021
Embark on a journey to the future European Environment Capital in 2021, Lahti, which is building the ecological future. Lahti is known for its unique nature and the landscapes of Salpausselkä and center of Finnish winter sports, whose summer lake scenery as a gateway to Lake Finland will charm anyone.
On the same trip, visitors have the opportunity to pop on the other side of the former Iron Curtain in Vyborg, the forefathers of your Lahti people.
The trip will be a unique opportunity to take time to see Vyborg, the most international city in medieval, Hanseatic and pre-war Finland. The city is located on the Finnish border less than a 2-hour train trip from Lahti. You will feel the “spirit of Vyborg” there, which is also cherished by modern-day Vyborgians.
Thu-Mon 17-21.6.2021 (5 days, 4 nights)
Thursday 17.6. |
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| 9.45 | Flight Frankfurt – Helsinki |
| 13.15 | Arrival at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport |
| 14.30 | Lunch at the restaurant near the airport (Aerport Scandic), introductory meeting, presentation of the travel package |
| 15.30 | Guided tour to spring scenery in Helsinki |
| 18.30 | Bus departure from Helsinki towards Lahti |
| 20.00 | Arrival in Lahti, accommodation at Hotel Green Star Dinner, free evening |
Friday 18.6. |
Theme of the day: Lahti, the European Capital of Environment |
| 8.00-9.30 | Breakfast in the Hotel |
| 10.00 | Guided tour and walking tour in Lahti, European Environment Capital in the scenery of “Ylisen Viipurintie”. Getting to know “Little Vyborg”, (a community built by Vyborg residents after the war in the Center of Lahti), Ski Museum in the of Finnish Winter Sports capital. |
| 13.00 | Lunch during the day trip |
| 14.00 | Tour of Lahti continues (Radiomäki, monument to the German soldiers who fell in the conquest of Lahti in 1918), Radio Museum |
| 16:00 | Return from the tour to the hotel, break to rest |
| 17.30 | Departure to Lahti Harbor, Sibelius Hall, one of the finest concert halls in Europe |
| 19.00 | 3-hour Vesijärvi cruise, dinner buffet |
| 22.00 | The ship arrives at the port, the nightless night in Lahti continues |
saturday 19.6. |
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| 9.00-10.00 | Breakfast at the hotel |
| 10.30 | Check-out from the rooms Free shopping time in the center of Lahti, possibility to visit a museum according to the group’s wishes |
| 16.00 | Return from the city to the hotel |
| 16.20 | Transfer to the Railway Station next to the hotel |
| 16.47 | Allegro leaves to Vyborg |
| 18.21 | The train arrives in Vyborg, passport and customs inspection |
| 19.00 | Accommodation in the Hotel Victoria |
| 20.00 | Dinner at the medieval Round Tower near the hotel
“Sellanen ol Vyborg – Karjalaisten kaupunki” Finnish song Moods of a nightless night and traces of Finnishness on Torkkelinmäki |
synday 20.6. |
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| 8.00-9.30 | Breakfast buffet |
| 10.00 | Guided tour of the city’s historic center, Hermitage- Vyborg Center |
| 12.30 | Lunch in the Slavyanskaya Trapeza restaurant (traditional cellar restaurant) |
| 14.00 | City tour continues, alternatively Military Museum of the Karelian Isthmus or Vyborg Castle State Museum), Vyborg Castle, Monrepos Park |
| 17.00 | Excursion to Monrepos park |
| 19.30 | Dinner and evening program in Espilä restaurant nightlife in Vyborg according to each one |
monday 21.6. |
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| 9.00-10.00 | Breakfast at the hotel Free city tour, shopping |
| 11.45 | Check-out from the hotel and departure to the Railway Station |
| 12.05 | Security, customs and passport control begin |
| 12.35 | Allegro Departs to Finland |
| 14.43 | Allegro arrives in Tikkurila, transfer to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, Return flight home |
Good to know:
The price of the travel package is 900 euros, includes flights, train tickets, bus transfers, guide and group guide (English, Spanish Portuguese) – and local guide services, meals according to the program, accommodation, obtaining a Russian visa.
A group trip can accommodate a maximum of 30 people, the minimum group size is 15 people
Reservations: 31.01. By 2021, the booking fee is 250 euros, the final fee (550 e) must be paid no later than 1.5 months before the trip.
