OffPeakTraveler.com brought on the price wars last summer for packages to London. Then they stirred it up even more with great combos to Paris. In the winter they added New York City to their roster, and now they're bringing you the Baltic now through April 23. The lowest base price is $898 for departures out of New York, Newark, Boston and Philadelphia for airfare and six nights' accommodations in first-class hotels in Riga, Latvia and St. Petersburg, and rail transportation between the two cities. Additional daily departures are available from Atlanta from $929, Chicago from $939, Dallas from $969, Los Angeles and San Francisco from $1,019 and seven other U.S. cities. Prices are per person based on two people traveling together, and don't include extra costs including taxes, security fees or Russian travel visa. If you can't make it by April 23, the trip becomes available again from October 1 through December, excluding the Thanksgiving holiday.
Additionally, there is an optional opportunity to take part in an evening or afternoon visiting the Bulduri Family Care Centre under the auspices of the Kids First Fund, a non-profit organization that benefits children around the world. This add-on runs an extra $150, and it's an excellent opportunity to meet and interact with Latvian children, making your experience--and theirs--richer. To learn more about the Kids First Fund, go to www.kidsfirstfund.org.
For information on this trip, go to www.offpeaktraveler.com. This is an Internet-only operation.