2 DAYS
Tsarskoye Selo + Peterhof Palace
City Highlights + Hermitage
City Highlights + Hermitage
Visa-Free Private Tour
Tour Summary
Take in a healthy doze of St. Petersburg's rich legacy of palaces, art exhibits, and Orthodox cathedrals on
2-day tours!
2-day tours!
Attractions
3 palaces, 2 parks,
3 churches, 1 fortress
3 churches, 1 fortress
Duration
17,5 hours of guided tour time
Price
from 197 USD p/p
On this tour you will:
• Immerse yourself in a dynamic caleidoscope of museums, outside activites
• Visit Peter and Paul Fortress and learn about the city's founding
• Tour inside St Isaac Cathedral and admire its spectacular golden dome
• See amazing collection of mosaics inside Church on the Spilled Blood
• Be dazzled by gold leaf and mirrors lining the Amber Room
• Take stunning panoramic photos at the best spots in the city center
• Wander through the stately Upper & Lower Parks and see the gorgeous fountains that cover wide area
• Tour the Grand Palace and marvel at imperial interiors representing styles of different epoques
• Visit Peter and Paul Fortress and learn about the city's founding
• Tour inside St Isaac Cathedral and admire its spectacular golden dome
• See amazing collection of mosaics inside Church on the Spilled Blood
• Be dazzled by gold leaf and mirrors lining the Amber Room
• Take stunning panoramic photos at the best spots in the city center
• Wander through the stately Upper & Lower Parks and see the gorgeous fountains that cover wide area
• Tour the Grand Palace and marvel at imperial interiors representing styles of different epoques
DAY 1
8:40 – 9:00 Meet your guide and driver in cruise ship terminal (direct pier pick-up) 9:10 – 10:00 City Highlights drive tour with fotostops in the most beautiful places.
10:10 – 11:00 Drive to Peterhof
11:10 – 13:00 Guided tour of Lower Park & Grand Palace in Peterhof
13:10 – 13:50 Lunch Break in a local café or in the park café
14:00 – 14:50 Drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)
15:00-16:50 Guided tour inside Catherine Palace including the Amber Room and short walk through the park
17:00-17:50 Drive back to St Petersburg with metro ride
18:00 On board the ship OR enrich your shore tour with evening activity
10:10 – 11:00 Drive to Peterhof
11:10 – 13:00 Guided tour of Lower Park & Grand Palace in Peterhof
13:10 – 13:50 Lunch Break in a local café or in the park café
14:00 – 14:50 Drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)
15:00-16:50 Guided tour inside Catherine Palace including the Amber Room and short walk through the park
17:00-17:50 Drive back to St Petersburg with metro ride
18:00 On board the ship OR enrich your shore tour with evening activity
OPTIONAL EVENING ACTIVITIES
We present the best collection of both classical & local experiences which will make your visit to our city special.
18:00-18:45 Dinner ("Russian Ryumochnaya" restaurant) with visit to Vodka Museum
18:00-20:00 Dinner in Russian family
18:00-19:00 Shopping at local market & supermarket
18:00-19:30 Russian Cuisine Cooking Class
18:00-19:30 Canals Cruise and Walking in the city center
18:00-19:30 Self-guided visit to Faberge Museum
19:00-21:30 Visit Theatre (Mikhaylovsky, Mariinsky, Hermitage): Ballet or Opera perfomances
19:00-21:00 Folk Show "Feel Yourself Russian"
Time of coming back to the ship depends on the activity chosen. Please let us know if you are interested in any of the offers mentioned above. We will provide more details upon your request.
18:00-18:45 Dinner ("Russian Ryumochnaya" restaurant) with visit to Vodka Museum
18:00-20:00 Dinner in Russian family
18:00-19:00 Shopping at local market & supermarket
18:00-19:30 Russian Cuisine Cooking Class
18:00-19:30 Canals Cruise and Walking in the city center
18:00-19:30 Self-guided visit to Faberge Museum
19:00-21:30 Visit Theatre (Mikhaylovsky, Mariinsky, Hermitage): Ballet or Opera perfomances
19:00-21:00 Folk Show "Feel Yourself Russian"
Time of coming back to the ship depends on the activity chosen. Please let us know if you are interested in any of the offers mentioned above. We will provide more details upon your request.
DAY 2
8:30 Meeting in cruise ship terminal. Payment for the tour.
8:40 – 10:20 City Highlights drive tour with fotostops in the most beautiful places.
10:30 – 12:30 Guided tour of the Hermitage Museum
12:40-13:30 Lunch Break in a local café
13:40-14:30 Excursion inside Peter & Paul Fortress with Cathedral
14:40-15:20 Excursion inside Church on the Spilled Blood
15:30-16:20 Excursion inside St Isaac Cathedral
17:00 On board the ship
8:40 – 10:20 City Highlights drive tour with fotostops in the most beautiful places.
10:30 – 12:30 Guided tour of the Hermitage Museum
12:40-13:30 Lunch Break in a local café
13:40-14:30 Excursion inside Peter & Paul Fortress with Cathedral
14:40-15:20 Excursion inside Church on the Spilled Blood
15:30-16:20 Excursion inside St Isaac Cathedral
17:00 On board the ship
Pricing (USD, p/p)
2 – $430
3 – $345
4 – $290
5 – $260
6 – $245
7 – $230
8 – $220
9 – $215
10 – $208
11 – $203
12 – $197
13+ Contact Us
3 – $345
4 – $290
5 – $260
6 – $245
7 – $230
8 – $220
9 – $215
10 – $208
11 – $203
12 – $197
13+ Contact Us
Inclusions
- Blanket Visas (Tour Tickets) - Russian visa not required!
- Pick-up / drop-off in the port
- Entrance fees to the museums
- Professional private guide service
- Private service of courteous driver
- Modern business class vehicle
- Wi-Fi in vehicle (upon request)
- 1 bottle of water p/p per day
- Rain ponchos
- All port fees & local taxes
- Farewell souvenirs
- Activity kit for kids
- Metro tickets
Discounts
SEE ADDITIONAL NOTICES
- Exclusions: visit to Colonnade of St Isaac Cathedral, meals, gratuity only if you wish (recommended amount is 10% for the guide and 5% for the driver of the total cost of the tour given separately), radio-guides devices (available only for groups of 7 people & more)
- The visit to the Hermitage does not include the collection of impressionists and post-impressionists which is located in the new General Staff building. Request visit there additionally when booking a private tour. The extra fee of $15 USD per person will apply. The visit takes 1,5 hour including standing in line to get into this museum.
- Whenever possible, special "early admission" entrance tickets to the Hermitage Museum will be ordered to avoid crowds. Although it may happen that there will be many other people entering the museum at the same time with you.
- Lunches for groups of 7 guests & more may be provided at additional request. Please let us know in advance. Inform us about food restrictions in advance, so we may choose the best place to eat.
- We always start at 8:40-9 am because majority of people will be standing in the line to pass passport control during 1,5-2 hours after ship's arrival. Actual end time of the tour is coordinated with your ship's departure time and day of the week.
- This is a sample itinerary. The order of museum visits may change depending on availability of entrance tickets, museums days-off, traffic situation in the city. Museums also reserve the right to shift an entrance time on a very short notice. We will rearrange the itinerary accordingly so that all venues can be visited.
- The exact entrance times can vary. Pre-booked time periods to enter the museums are assigned only by the management of the museums and is a subject to changes. It is possible that there will be a line of people entering the museum at the same time.
- This tour is not recommended for wheelchair passengers, and if a person with a wheelchair decides to participate he/she must have a personal helper to assist in boarding/disembarking the vehicle, and entering the restrooms and restaurant, and all sites. At certain locations a wheelchair person may not be able to exit the bus, and may have to stay inside the bus.
- A walk in the park in Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) & Peterhof may be limited if your tour includes visit to the palaces in these locations.
- Upon request and if time permits, it is possible to visit to Grand Choral Synagogue.
- It is not guaranteed that you will witness the ceremony of turning on the fountains in Peterhof.
- Final payment for the tour should be done in the beginning of the 2nd tour day
- Every extra hour for vehicle costs $20, for guide - 20$ US
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