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AWT has previously run eleven superbly successful tours to see the solar eclipse in Turkey, Libya, Iran and Egypt; carrying several hundred passengers, divided into smaller groups, for this truly memorable event. We are very proud of our eclipse tours and the outstanding group of specialists we work with. Each tour is accompanied by a recognised expert as well as a local guide who will help you get the most from your experience.
Day 1
Fly from London Heathrow to St Petersburg for two nights with Transaero
Day 2
Visit the ancient town of Novgorod with its fantastic array of medieval buildings and later explore the main sites of beautiful St Petersburg itself
Day 3
fly to Moscow for two nights
Day 4
Visit to the main sites of central Moscow and in particular the mighty Kremlin
Day 5
Fly east to Novosibirsk where we will explore this pleasant and well laid out city and excellent regional museum
Day 6
Today we take a night train to Barnaul and transfer to Biysk on the edge of the Altai Mountain region and our base for the eclipse
Day 7
On eclipse day itself we will head to our site with plenty of time to set up and view from our specially chosen spot with our expert
Day 8
Return to Novosibirsk for a further night
Day 9
Return to Moscow for a final night
Day 10
Fly Moscow to London |
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RUSSIA ECLIPSE TOUR B - 26 July 2008
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This tour is fully escorted and includes seven lunches and eight dinners and is based in medium class tourist hotels
Price per person £2995; single supplement £432
PLEASE NOTE THAT VISAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE COSTS.
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We are very lucky to have an outstanding selection of experts lined up to accompany these eclipse tours and they include Sheridan Williams, respected scientist and lecturer; Giulio Del Zanna, Research Fellow Department of Space and Climate Physics University College London; Mike Beales, ex solar director of the BAA; Malcolm Coe, Senior Astronomer at Southampton University; Neil Bone, gold medal winning astronomer; Geoff Elston, a highly respected astronomer from the BAA, Ian Morison, Gresham Professor of Astronomy and Kevin Kilburn, Manchester Astronomical Society. At this stage we are not allocating individual experts to particular tours.
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