One Day Private Tour: City Tour with Skip-the-Line Hermitage

Sightseeing  :  Russian Federation  :  Saint Petersburg  :  Saint Petersburg  :  City Tours

This 1-day tour is a perfect introduction to St. Petersburg. It covers the major St. Petersburg sights: the Hermitage Museum, Peter & Paul Fortress with St. Peter & St. Paul Cathedral.Itinerary:

9am:  Meet your guide at the hotel

9am - 12pm: City Tour (Photo stops at famous sights of the city including inside visit to Peter & Paul Fortress + St. Peter & Paul Cathedral)


12:15pm - 1:15pm:  Lunch at local Russian restaurant (optional)

1:30pm - 3:30pm: Hermitage Museum Tour

4:00pm: Return to hotel

Photo stops at the Spit of Basil Island, Rostral Columns, Egyptian Sphinxes and the Academy of Fine Arts, Saint-Petersburg State University

Peter & Paul’s Fortress + Cathedral - inside visit; photo stops at the Artillery museum, Trinity square, Cabin of Peter I

Photo stop St. Isaac’s Square: Monument to Nicholas I, Mariinsky Palace, St. Isaac Cathedral, the Blue Bridge, Hotel Angleterre

Drive along Nevsky Prospect: Admiralty, Kazan Cathedral, Stroganov palace, Yeliseev grocery store, Alexander's theatre, Monument to Catherine II

Photo stop at the Palace Square: Winter Palace, Alexander’s Column, General Staff of the Army building

Photo stop at the Theatre square: Mariinsky Opera and Ballet Theater, Rimsky-Korsakov Conservatory, Bridge of Kisses, Yusupov palace

Photo stop at the Church on the Spilled Blood, Griboedov Canal, Square of arts, Mikhailovsky palace, Mikhailovsky Opera and Ballet House