Private Best of Helsinki

Private Best of Helsinki Tour (White City of the North, Senate Square)
From $60.00/person to $805.00/person (Select "Individuals" below) Price varies based on number of individuals in your group
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Summary
Shore Excursion Size ? Private
Shore Excursion Type Cultural, Scenic
Shore Excursion Duration 3 Hours
Activity Level ? Moderate
Shore Excursion Leaves From ? Cruise Pier (details will be provided when this excursion is booked).
Food/Beverage Provided None
Recommended Dress Comfortable clothing and sensible flat-soled walking shoes are recommended. Sunglasses and sunscreen are suggested
Restrictions Guests must be able to walk over paved, gravel and cobblestone surfaces, some with inclines. There are a few steps at the church.
Tour Details

Private Best of Helsinki

Helsinki is also called "the Daughter of the Baltic," or "the White City of the North." On this private excursion tour, you'll see the best that Helsinki, Finland offers.

You start your tour by passing the colorful open-air market; continue to the Senate Square with the elegant Lutheran Cathedral. En-route pass Uspenski Cathedral and see the Icebreakers docked for the summer season.

Then it's on to Mannerheim Street, the main street through the city, where you can see the Parliament House, the National Museum, and Finlandia Hall, which is a concert and convention center designed by famous architect Alvar Aalto. You will also pass the new Contemporary Art museum, Kiasma, designed by American architect Steven Holl.

Then you will continue on, passing the Olympic Stadium, venue for the 1952 Olympic Games, and the new Opera House, completed in 1993.

The tour then takes you to Sibelius Park, where you can photograph the monument of approximately 600 steel pipes, which honors the great Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.

Finally, your tour bus will take you to the unique Temppeliaukio Rock Church blasted into solid rock. Here there will be a short stop and if a service is not taking place, a visit inside.

You continue your drive through the city and to your cruise ship.

Shore Excursion Size
Private
Shore Excursion Type
Cultural, Scenic
Shore Excursion Duration
3 Hours
Activity Level
Moderate
Shore Excursion Leaves From
Cruise Pier (details will be provided when this excursion is booked).
Food/Beverage Provided
None
Dress
Comfortable clothing and sensible flat-soled walking shoes are recommended. Sunglasses and sunscreen are suggested
Restrictions
Guests must be able to walk over paved, gravel and cobblestone surfaces, some with inclines. There are a few steps at the church.