ST. PETERSBURG - 3 DAYS SHORE EXCURSION - City Highlights, Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo, Hermitage, Boat Cruise & Pavlovsk

3 DAYS

City Highlights, Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo, Hermitage,
Boat Cruise & Pavlovsk

Visa-Free Private Tour

Tour Summary

Marvel at St. Petersburg's art & architecture and enjoy more during a 3-day stay.

Attractions

4 palaces, 3 parks,
3 churches, 1 fortress

Duration

24,5 hours of guided tour time

Price

from 270 USD p/p

On this tour you will:

• Cruise along the rivers and canals to get a different perspective of the imperial architecture
• Tour Peter and Paul Fortress and learn about the city's founding
• Visit St. Isaac's Cathedral and admire its massive gold dome, one of the largest in the world.
• Tour the gorgeous Church on the Spilled Blood with mosaics which cover more than 7,000 square meters of inner space.
• Visit summer residence of the Russian tzars - Peterhof - to see the fountain capital of Russia.
• See a part of the 3 million exhibits of world famous art in Hermitage Museum & General Staff Building
• Visit Pavlovsk residence situated in the largest landscape park of Europe
• Admire Catherine Palace with the world-renowned Amber room

DAY 1

8:40-9:00 Meet your guide and driver in cruise ship terminal (direct pier pick-up) 9:10-11:00 City Highlights drive tour with fotostops in the most beautiful & historical places
11:10-12:00 Excursion inside Peter & Paul Fortress with Cathedral
12:10-12:50 Lunch Break in a local café
13:00-14:20 Canals & Neva river boat cruise on a public boat
14:30-17:00 Guided tour of the Hermitage Museum & General Staff Building
17:30 On board the ship OR enrich your shore tour with evening activity

OPTIONAL EVENING ACTIVITIES

DAY 2

9:00 Meeting in cruise ship terminal
9:10-10:00 Drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)
10:10-12:20 Guided tour inside Catherine Palace including the Amber Room and short walk through the park
12:30-13:30 Lunch Break in a local café
13:40-14:20 Drive to Pavlovsk
14:30-16:20 Guided tour of Pavlovsk Imperial Residence: Palace & Park
16:30-17:20 Drive back to St Petersburg
17:30 On board the ship OR enrich your shore tour with evening activity

OPTIONAL EVENING ACTIVITIES

DAY 3

9:00 Meeting in cruise ship terminal. Payment for the tour.
9:10-10:20 Drive to Peterhof with metro ride
10:30-12:50 Guided tour of Parks & Monplaisir Palace in Peterhof.
Lunch Break in the park café.
13:00-13:30 Travel back to St.Petersburg by hydrofoil
13:40-14:30 Excursion inside Church on the Spilled Blood
14:50-15:30 Excursion inside St Isaac Cathedral
16:30 On board the ship

Pricing (USD, p/p)

2 – $635

3 – $495

4 – $410

5 – $360

6 – $340

7 – $320

8 – $305

9 – $300

10 – $290

11 – $280

12 – $270

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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
Boat cruise tickets
One-way hydrofoil tickets

Discounts

Pre-school children (0-6 years) – free of charge

Children (7-15 years) – $15 off

Seniors – $20 off

SEE ADDITIONAL NOTICES

Exclusions: visit to Colonnade of St Isaac Cathedral, visit to the Grand Palace in Peterhof, 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.
During public boat you will have English-speaking audio guide or tour in Russian with translation from your guide.
If your group is more than 10 people you will have a private boat for canals & river cruise.
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 3d tour day
Every extra hour for vehicle costs $20, for guide - 20$ USD
Metro ride is possible only if time permits. Another option is that the drive back to the port may happen along the newly opened bypass "Circle Road" to save time and skip city center area. In this case, you will not visit metro.
Hydrofoil ride can't be guaranteed due the possibility of insufficient spaces, mechanical dysfunctions or bad weather. If the ride is cancelled due to these reasons, money will not be refunded. We will use our van instead to get to Peterhof

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3 DAYS TOUR - City Highlights, Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo, Hermitage, Boat Cruise & Russian Museum