normal tour operator

for Christmas 2016 we were on a bus tour Baltic voyage + cruise to Stockholm from the tour operator "Sakums". bought at a promotional price of 129 euros per person (if you choose a 4-bed cabin on the ferry instead of our 2-bed one, you could go for 99 euros). bribed the price, for that kind of money to see Stockholm is super easy. There are few reviews on tours with cruises, so I will write in detail. it all started in Kyiv, departure at 14:00. everything would have been quite good if not for the bus. excellent accompanying Vlad, excellent drivers, well thought-out program, everything is clear and well-coordinated. but the bus x0 this is a tin without headrests, tables, footboards, etc. such old and uncomfortable beads are good for short tours like Lviv-Krakow. but for a tour in which tourists travel almost 3000 km, this is not right. but this is the only cant of the tour operator. in general, after 270 km through the territory of Ridnaya Nenka, transit through Belarus for 6 hours, then entry into Lithuania (they will take fingerprints from everyone at the border - this is a long time, so you will have the opportunity to go to the toilet and smoke) and around 9 in the morning we entered Riga. while we were entering the city, Vlad managed to tell about our program and history, and in general he was a great fellow. guide in Riga Elena is smart, thanks to her for a wonderful tour. two hours later, everyone went to Jurmala, and we squeezed 15 euros for this business and went to wander around Riga, take pictures and dine at the Lido. Lido is a local "puzata hut" - salads, for example, are divided into a small and a large plate, and you take what you want and how much will fit on a plate (small-2.4 euros), fried potatoes 2 euros, chicken steak 3 euros, buns 20-40 euro cents. we ate together for 12 euros with the first, second, desserts and coffee. then in the evening we had a ferry landing and in the morning Stockholm was waiting for us. Ferry Isabell is another story. get private cabins. you don’t need to live with strangers - the toilets are like airplane toilets and make terrible noise, plus the cabins are small, it will be very uncomfortable with strangers. wi-fi on the ferry is only in the halls, not in the cabins. in bars, the average price of a glass of beer, beer or cider is 5 euros. good dutik. the show program is retired and not interesting, it takes place on the eighth deck if you walk along all the bars, you will get into the showroom, but really boring. you can sit there without ordering anything, just listen to the concert. smoking room in the same place, on the eighth deck near the showroom. It makes sense to buy a tour of Stockholm on a ferry - it costs only 20 euros and includes 2 hours by bus and an hour on foot. at Sakums, the tour costs 35 euros and is only walking. Vlad and I traveled to the center by public transport. everything went fine, just for an ordinary pedestrian, and even without a guide it's expensive. (instead of a guide there was our Vlad, he told and showed everything perfectly, but this simply speaks of saving the tour operator on the guide). in Stockholm it is better not to buy anything - a hot dog on the street costs 4 euros, souvenir cups about 8-10 euros, hats, mittens, knitted socks - from 7 euros to 20 euros. the only thing that makes sense is to go shopping H&M - there are a lot of them and good prices on discounts: jeans can be bought for 15 euros, a great sweater for up to 20 euros. but! In Sweden the currency is krona. it makes no sense to change a small amount, because they still take taxes and you shouldn’t fool around for 20 euros. in general, if you decide to change, do it on the ferry, so as not to waste time looking for an exchange, the rate is the same everywhere. in many stores they take euros, but change will be given in crowns at a bad exchange rate. in general, after 6 hours in beautiful Stockholm, we again boarded the ferry and sailed back to Riga. Breakfast on the ferry must be taken-11 euros for an adult and 7.5 euros for a child under 17 years old. it’s just that in Stockholm it will be much more expensive to eat for two, and on the way back, there will be no time for Riga, that is, you will have to go hungry to Bauska, and if instead of walking around Bauska you choose a tour in Rundale, then there will be nowhere and no time to eat. The breakfast was excellent, we ate all day. One caveat - you can not go in and out. if you ate and went out, then go back - you have to pay. but the dinners are expensive and many came out dissatisfied, expecting more for 32 euros. By the way, the tap water on the ferry is drinkable. so get yourself some bottled water and don't spend euros on water for the rest of the tour. after the ferry in Riga, there were no more excursions, the guide Elena, who gave us a tour on the first day, got on the bus and we went to Rundāle Palace. on the ferry 2 hours after departure and 2 hours before arrival wi-fi is good (it still doesn’t reach the cabins, but it runs briskly in the halls, at other times it’s weak), in Bauska in Rimi again wi-fi, in Vilnius too in any cafe. in general, we had enough for messages to relatives via viber. problem one is to charge phones and tablets, use every opportunity. for example, we chose a cafe according to the principle of outlets - if there is a free one, we go in, if not, we look further. in Riga there is a network of small shops, it seems, maxwell, they have chairs and sockets near the windows, but in the lido there are problems with this. the general conclusion is that for such money a good tour, a sane tour operator and a wonderful escort.

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