Russia
Proven Russia, Moscow & St. Petersburg Destination Management Company: DMC and Planner
for Specialist Incentive, Conference, Event and Convention Travel Organisers Worldwide
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DESTINATION SERVICES RUSSIA / BALTIC TRAVEL COMPANY |
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General Information
Company
D.S.R. / Baltic Travel Company has become one of the leading destination management company in Russia covering St. Petersburg and Moscow. They have successfully organized many incentive travel program for International clients since the greater freedom of travel brought about by recent political reforms that have opened up Russia to the outside world over the last few years.
D.S.R. / Baltic Travel Company is a joint Swedish-Russian owned company with a strong base in St. Petersburg. Their major asset is their experience, based on a well established presence in Russia and a network covering your every possible need. They work exclusively with experienced specialists and are dedicated to the delivering of the highest quality services at competitive prices.
D.S.R. / Baltic Travel Company concentrate in tailor-made travel for both incentive and conference groups as well as individual travelers. Every event is made to measure and every group gets its own around the clock attention and the services of a personal group coordinator.
Let us be the planner for your next meeting or event.
Destination
RUSSIA
IN YOUR IMAGINATION AND BEYOND
Behind the image of mystery and intrigue, Russia closed for so long is an exciting and creative new destination experience.
St. Petersburg - The fairytale city with its winding and romantic canals, the White Nights, the impressive Hermitage Museum and the beautiful summer Palaces.
Moscow - The city of power. The Kremlin with its many cathedrals, the Red Square with St. Basil’s well known cupolas and Bolshoi Theatre with performances you will never forget.
Russia’s colourful history is a perfect tableau for themed events. The venues, the performers, the artists... it is all here and waiting for you.
Caviar and Blinis, champagne and vodka, Pelmenis, Borscht... explore the Russian cuisine.
The scope of successful events in Russia is truly UNLIMITED!
Example Programmes
MOSCOW
DAY 1
Arrival to Moscow, Meet & greet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel.
Special check-in at the hotel with a glass of Russian Champagne. Welcome Dinner at the hotel with Russian folklore entertainment.
Welcome dinner and show at the legendary restaurant Yar. The Yar restaurant in its History goes back to 1910. In 1915 Rusputin caused a scandal there. His behavior was reported to the tzar. It was the favorite place of many famous Russian writers and actors. Today Yar is one of the most luxurious restaurant in Russia.
Red Square by night tour.
DAY 2
City tour of Moscow including a visit to the Kremlin grounds and the Armoury. Lunch at Tretyakov Gallery, Ballet or Opera performance at the Bolshoi Theatre Post-Theatre dinner.
Dinner at the restaurant House of Writer's Guild.
The building itself, more than 100 years old, used to be the meeting place of the Moscow Freemasons. The exquisite interior, decorated with antique oak panels, fire place and crystal chandeliers.
DAY 3
Morning and afternoon options:
• Tour of Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.
• Shopping at the Izmailovo Park.
• Visit to the GUM (Moscow's oldest Department Store) and Metro ride "KGB tour". This is a unique opportunity to visit the building breathing mysterious stories.
• Visit to the "Star City", where the cosmonauts are trained or Fly MIG (supersonic jet-fighter)
Gala Evening in Tretyakov Mansion with lots of Russian entertainment - String Quartet, Choir or Russian Cossack Show
ST. PETERSBURG
DAY 1
Arrival to St. Petersburg Meet & greet at the airport. Transfer to the hotel. Special check-in at the hotel with a glass of Russian Champagne or vodka.
The evening gets underway with the Bread & Salt Ceremony - The presentation of bread and salt is a traditional sign of hospitality…
Welcome Russian dinner at the hotel or at restaurant with Russian Folklore Cossack Show or Strolling Folklore Musicians
DAY 2
Morning City Tour with a visit to Peter & Paul Fortress and St. Issac's Cathedral.
Lunch at the Senat Restaurant
Afternoon options:
• Visit to Grand Palace in Peterhof with hydrofoil transfer.
• Visit to the Yusupov Palace
• Visit to the Ballet School
• Matryoshka Painting Classes
• Try Kalashnikov at a Military Firing Range
Evening Options
• Opera or Ballet Evening at famous Mariinsky theatre
• Post theatre dinner at the restaurant Behind the Stage it's a very cosy restaurant opened in the theatrical centre of the city, on the Theatre Square. The restaurant is designed in the theatre style and "shows" the life behind the stage.
DAY 3
Special opening of the Hermitage Museum.
Afternoon at leisure.
Special Musical Evening at Menshikov Palace Opera Concert with high lights. The Menshikov Palace is specially opened for the guests. Champagne, caviar and cocktail on arrival. Short performance of the "St. Petersburg Opera", a private opera company in the city.
Dinner at the Restaurant Taleon. This restaurant is housed in the Eliseyev Mansion, located in the very city centre on the corner of the Nevsky Prospect and the Moika Canal. Elisseyev, a noted businessman from a rich merchant family, was the Lloyds representative in St. Petersburg and one of the directors of the Russian Bank of Foreign Trade.
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Farewell Gala Dinner in one of the fabulous palaces of St. Petersburg
DAY 4
Tour of Catherine's Palace & Park in Pushkin.
Lunch in Dacha Terem.
Departure to the airport
Suggested Sightseeing
ST. PETERSBURG
Hermitage Museum (3 hour tour)
St. Isaac’s Cathedral (2 hour tour)
Peter & Paul Fortress (2 hour tour)
Catherine’s Palace & Park (4 hour tour)
Paul’s Palace & Park (4 hour tour)
Petrodvorets, Grand Palace & Park (5 hour tour)
MOSCOW
Kremlin with two churches (3-2 hour tour)
Armoury and Diamond Fund (4 hour tour)
Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts (3 - 5 hour)
Tretakov Gallery (3 - 5 hour)
New Maiden Monastery (3 hour tour)
Sergiev Passad (6 hour tour)
Theme Party Ideas for Incentives
A Gala Dinner in Yuspov Palace
The palace on the bank of the Moika River, owned by Felix Yusupov, is one of the most beautiful palaces in St. Petersburg. It was here in 1916 the notorious Gregory Rasputin was assassinated.
The Evening - Guests are welcomed by hussars in costumes. Violinists play in the grand staircase. Guests are taken to private theatre to enjoy a 30 minute ballet performance. Gala dinner is in the large ballroom and guests are greeted by Peter the Great & Catherine. A orchestra will be playing classical & Russian songs.
Max 150 guests.
"Back to the USSR" evening at the Ethnographic Museum
The focal point of the museum is the large marble hall designed for commemoration of the Russian Tsar Alexander III and used nowadays as the most prestigious exhibition grounds of the city. Its style is Russian classicism. The ceiling is made of crystal glass and bears the coat-of-arms of the Romanov house.
The Evening Guests are welcomed by musicians. During the cocktail hour guests can try regional specialities and visit the museum. Guests are invited to enter the Marble Hall where they will be entertained by dancing and singing of different ethnic groups. Hot & Cold Buffet with specialities from different regions, the Baltic Countries, Russia & Ukraine, Uzbechistan and Georgia. Max 450 guests.
Folklore Night at the Shuvalov Palace
This palace is connected with two Russian families, the Shuvalov’s and the Narishkin’s. Principal rooms were designed in the modern 19th century and they combine some elements of gothic, renaissance, baroque and neo-classical art. The colonnade Hall has a fine design, the whole hall is in tones of white, beige and gold.
The Evening Guests are welcomed by musicians. The colonnade Hall has been decorated for the evening. Tables are set with Russian decorations such as shawls and samovars. Guests will be entertained by Cossack dancing and singing of Russian Folklore groups. Max 200 guests.
Convention Centres
ST. PETERSBURG
Grand Hotel Europe
No of rooms: 4 / Capacity of largest: 250
Nevskij Palace Hotel
No of rooms: 3 / Capacity of largest: 200
Astoria Hotel
No of rooms: 3 / Capacity of largest: 220
MOSCOW
Aerostar Hotel
No of rooms: 9 / Capacity of largest: 390
Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel
No of rooms: 10 / Capacity of largest: 550
Baltchug Kempinsky Hotel
No of rooms: 6 / Capacity of largest: 160
Renaissance Olympic Moscow
No of rooms: 14 / Capacity of largest: 300
A Few Extra Touches
- Afternoon at the shooting club - with traditional weapons like Kalashnikovs with instructors at a military club.
- Ice Fishing on the Gulf of Finland, with BBQ & Snow Mobiles.
- Lenin & Brechnjev - invite lookalikes to your guests dinner party.
- A Tsar’s Welcome with Police Escort.
- KGB Museum - Reveals true story of many legendary spies.
- Fly the MIG - Experience a supersonic flight in a MIG-29 or SU-27 with Russia’s top test pilots. Expensive but unique.
- Presidents Train can be chartered for a trip by a group.
Welcome Gifts
- Matriochka Dolls with a bottle of Vodka inside
- Laquer Boxes
- Caviar & Vodka set
- Crystal Glasses
- Crystal Goblets
- Small Faberge Eggs
Specialist Groups
- Architecture
- Art
- Culture
- History