2-Day Highlights City Tour of St. Petersburg

Sightseeing  :  Russian Federation  :  Saint Petersburg  :  Saint Petersburg  :  Ports Of Call Tours

2-Day Highlights group tour offers the most famous sights in St. Petersburg, including Catherine palace with Amber room, Peterhof with Fountain park, Peter and Paul Fortress, Boat ride along rivers and canals, Church on the Spilled Blood, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Hermitage, Yusupov palace and sightseeing tour with photo stops at most beautiful spots of St. Petersburg. This is a small group tour up to 16 people maximum. During this tour, you will learn more about Russian history, emperors and empresses, see royal residences which still remember their presence, hear the stories about Soviet times, WWII and other interesting historical facts. In addition, your tour guide will tell you about modern life in Russia: housing, transportation, health care system, educational system, family life. Russian traditional lunches are included on both days of the tour.Day 1:

7.00-7.30am Meeting by the ship. City tour in St Petersburg (please, note the time of the beginning of the tour will be adjusted depending on your ship arrival time)

10:00-10.30am Travel to Petergof by hydrofoil

10.30-12.00pm guided tour of the Fountain Park. Walk in the Peterhof Lower Fountain Park and the Upper Gardens

12.00-1.00pm Traditional Russian lunch

1.00-2.00 pm Travel to Tsars’ Village

2.00-3:30pm Inside guided tour of Catherine Palace with the Amber Room

3.30-4.30pm-Driving back to the city. Visit to the subway station

4.30-5:00pm Inside guided tour of the Church on Spilt Blood

5.15-6.00 Inside guided tour of St Peter and Paul fortress/Cathedral

6.30pm Return to the ship or evening optional program

Day 2:

8am Meeting by the ship

8:30-9:30am Boat Ride along the rivers and canals

9:45-12:00am Inside guided tour of the Hermitage Museum (Early entrance, before official opening hours)

12:30-1:15pm Traditional Russian lunch

1.30-2.30 pm Inside guided tour of St Isaac cathedral. Shopping.

3.00-4.30pm Inside guided tour of Yusupov palace

5 pm Return to the ship

Please, note:

• The timing and the sequence of the museum visits are given approximate and depend on the days of the week;
• The sequence of the tour can be changed by your guide because of the traffic and museums days-off.