3rd MUSICA SEMPER VIVA GERMAN, POLISH, LATVIAN,

LITHUANIAN, ESTONIAN AND FINNISH TOUR –

MAY 31-JUNE 18, 2019

ITINERARY

PRELIMINARY ITINERARY
Friday – May 31
Check-in at the ****Congress Hotel Hyperion, Berlin
7:00 pm – dinner and welcome party

Saturday – June 1
After breakfast rehearsal
2:00 am – choir concert visit
3:00 pm – sightseeing tour of the Berlin WWII sights
6:00 pm – dinner at the city centre
8:00 pm – Classical Oratorio Concert (*) or Wagner Opera (*)

Sunday – June 2  
After breakfast rehearsal
Lunch at the hotel
Bike tour* or Bus tour of the city
2nd sightseeing tour – Berlin Wall and New Berlin
8:00 Boat trip, „Berlin by Night“, Dinner there (*)

Monday – June 3
After breakfast rehearsal
Transfer to Leipzig Heritage Town – sightseeing tour
6:00 pm – St. Mary´s church – 1st FULL CHOIR PERFORMANCE
Accommodation at ****Hotel Mercure, dinner there

Tuesday – June 4
After breakfast rehearsal
Sight-seeing tour of the town
Dinner at the hotel

Wednesday – June 5
After breakfast, transfer to Dresden, visit there
After: transfer to UNESCO Heritage Krakow (Poland) Accommodation at the Double Tree by Hilton****Hotel
Dinner at the hotel restaurant

Thursday  – June 6
After breakfast rehearsal
Afternoon Sightseeing tour of Krakow (Kazimierz, Wawel Fortress, Cathedral, John Paul II. Birthplace, Rinek Glowny…)      OR
Auschwitz Concentration Camp visit*
Dinner
8:00 pm –Chopin music concert visit (*)

Friday  – June 7
After breakfast rehearsal
2:00 pm – UNESCO Heritage Wieliczka Salt Mine.
Salt mine church 2nd FULL CHOIR PERFORMANCE
Dinner
8:00 pm – Opera songs concert visit  (*)

Saturday  – June 8
9:00 am – mass attendance with Service singing at the St. Peter and Paul Church 3rd FULL CHOIR PERFORMANCE
After transfer to Warszawa
Lunch stop in Czensztochova Unesco Heritage Monastery and pilgrimage place
Accommodation and Dinner at the ****Hotel

Sunday  – June 9
After breakfast rehearsal
Lunch at the hotel
Transfer to Sightseeing tour of the city (Castle, Cathedral, Old Town, Town Square,  etc.)
8:00 pm – River boat trip with diner (*)

Monday – June 10
After breakfast depart to Vilnius, Lithuania
Lunch stop and sightseeing tour at Bialystok
Transfer to Vilnius, Capitol of Lithuania, Overnight in ****Hotel
Dinner there

Tuesday  – June 11
After breakfast rehearsal
Sight seeing tour of Vilnius
After transfer to Riga
Accommodation and diner at the ****Hotel

Wednesday  – June 12
After breakfast rehearsal
Sight seeing tour of Riga
6:00 pm Our Lady Church – 4th FULL CHOIR PERFORMANCE, joint concert with local Choir
Dinner

Thursday – June 13
After breakfast rehearsal
Lunch
Transfer to Tallinn
6:00 pm – stage rehearsal at the local concert hall
7:00pm – 5th CHOIR PERFORMANCE
9:00 pm – Gala Dinner with folk music (*)

Friday  –  June 14
After breakfast rehearsal Lunch,
A sightseeing tour of UNESCO City Tallinn
Evening Gala dinner on the Baltic Cruise restaurant*

Saturday – June 15
After breakfast transfer by Speed Boat  to Helsinki, UNESCO Heritage city
Accommodation and dinner at hotel

Sunday – June 16
After breakfast rehearsal,
Lunch
sight seeing tour of Helsinki
Boat party with music, dance and diner (*)

Monday – June 17
After breakfast rehearsal,
Lunch
6:00 pm – Helsinki church 6th FULL CHOIR PERFORMANCE (Joint concert with local Choir)
Dinner with Evening Final Party

Tuesday –  June 18
After breakfast departure to the Airport or
8 days Extention Tour St. Petersburg, Moscow and Golden Ring (Russia

All costs are shown in Canadian dollars.
(the cost may fluctuate slightly if the currencies make major shifts)

Full Tour 18 nights May 31 – June 18th  dbl occupancy land only: $3980
Russian extension June 18 – 25 8 days Petersburg, Moscow and golden Ring: $1180 
Not including visa fees about $300-$400
Single Supplement extension: $620
Repeater discount: $150
Pre and post nights $110 single and $180 single.

Deposit: $300 non refundable. Final payment: Feb. 25, 2019

(*) These opportunities involve additional cost. They are optional and not part of the tour. They are included for your information and enhancement. It is not compulsory to attendance and spend the additional monies. They are, however, great value.

Disclaimer: This is not necessarily the final itinerary. However, changes will most likely be a re-ordering of activities or performances. There will be no diminution of the activities and benefits specified.