Exeter International is a specialist tour operator offering bespoke travel and escorted tours of Russia and Eastern Europe. With offices in London, Moscow, St Petersburg and Kiev, we use our knowledge and expertise to create unique travel experiences tailor-made to individual clients.
What sets us apart from other companies offering tours of Russia and Eastern Europe is our intimate knowledge of the region, and our determination to be the best. We go to great lengths to match clients to the hotels and guides we believe will provide them with the ultimate travel experience.
Employing our extensive local contacts, we work tirelessly to exceed the expectations of our clients. Thats why our guided tours and private tours have been recommended by The Daily Telegraph, Tatler, the Financial Times, the Observer and The Sunday Times Travel Magazine and - most recently - The Times.
To celebrate the opening of the From Russia - French and Russian Master Paintings 1870 -1925 from Moscow and St Petersburg (26 January - 18 April 2008) at the Royal Academy we have designed a special From Russia itinerary for a private, guided twin centre city break to Moscow and St Petersburg.
We offer a unique menu of Extraordinary Experiences that includes:
- Private backstage tours of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg.
- A behind-the-scenes tour of the Kremlin in Moscow that was named among the 50 Trips of a Lifetime by Conde Nast Traveller magazine.
- VIP access to the Strahov Monastery in Prague.
- A private curators tour of the Mestrovic Gallery in Split, Croatia.
- Privileged access to the storage rooms of the Hermitage in St Petersburg.
"Backstage trips organised by tour operators such as Russia specialists Exeter International reveal a side to Russia's past that most people never see."
The Spectator, Sept 2007
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As well as private travel, we also offer guided tours of Russia and destinations across Eastern Europe. We are experts in travel to Romania and Ukraine, and can arrange bespoke tours of Croatia, staying at charming boutique hotels off the mainstream tourist map.
We are specialists in Russian river cruises and the Trans Siberian Express, and can arrange exciting and innovate city breaks in Moscow and St Petersburg, staying at the finest hotels.
We are passionate about Russia and Eastern Europe, but we understand that independent travel there can be challenging. Guide books are out of date even before they are published, and it’s not so much a case of what you know, as who you know.
At Exeter International, we enjoy smashing the myths and stereotypes that surround Russia and the East. When our clients return home we often ask them, “Was it what you expected?” Nobody has yet answered yes.
- Ala Osmond, Managing Director
