Private Shore-Excursion: 3-Day Essential St Petersburg Tour
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Trip Type: Ports of Call Tours
Duration: 3 days
Enjoy this comprehensive 3-day all-highlights private tour at the easy pace! See the main highlights of the city such as Hermitage, Peterhof, Tsarskoe Selo at your own pace, with no rushing, having enough time for photo stops, walking, shopping, enjoying lunch! No Russian Visa required!
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Enjoy this comprehensive 3-day all-highlights private tour at the easy pace! See the main highlights of the city such as Hermitage, Peterhof, Tsarskoe Selo at your own pace, with no rushing, having enough time for photo stops, walking, shopping, enjoying lunch! No Russian Visa required!
Your tour guide will meet you in the arrival hall of the cruise terminal, right after passport control. After checking in, you will be seated in your private comfortable a/c sedan or Mercedes mini-bus (depends on the size of the group). After that we will start the tour.
Day 1: 9.00 - 17.00
09.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship
09.10 - 12.00 Start City Tour. Guided tour of Peter and Paul Fortress and Peter and Paul Cathedral (duration 20 - 30 min). Make lots of picturesque stops for photos!
12.10 - 13.00 Drive past Smolny cathedral and Alexander Nevsky monastery
13.00 - 13.30 Guided tour of Church on the Spilled Blood. (tour duration 20-30 min)
13.40 - 14.40 Lunch in a local restaurant/cafe (Included for groups of 8+ only)
15.00 - 16.00 Take a refreshing Canal boat ride
16.00 - 16.40 Souvenir and gift shopping (if you wish)
17.00 Return back to the ship.
Day 2: 10.00 - 17.30
10.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship.
10.10 - 11.00 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo.
11.00 - 12.30 Guided Tour of Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park. (actual palace tour duration 1 hr)
12.40 - 13.30 Depart to Peterhof, the famous Fountain residence.
13.30 - 16.30 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof. Lunch in a Peterhof park cafe (Included for groups of 8+ only)
16.30 - 17.00 Hydrofoil* back to St.Petersburg
17.30 Return back to the ship
Day 3: 10.00 - 17.00
10.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship.
10.10 - 10.30 Depart to the Hermitage Museum.
10.40 - 14.30 Guided tour of Hermitage museum (main exposition and Impressionists collection, actual duration 3 hrs)
14.40 - 15.40 Lunch in a local cafe/restaurant (Included for groups of 8+ only)
16.00 - 16.30 Guided tour of St.Isaac's cathedral (duration 30 - 40 min)
17.00 Return back to the ship
*Please note that in case of weather conditions not permitting the hydrofoil ride, there's no refund for unused hydrofoil trip. We use our van instead.
Please note that 3 delicious lunches are included for groups of 8+ people!
The program might be adjusted to the days of the week on which you'd like to have the tour.
Day 1: 9.00 - 17.00
09.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship
09.10 - 12.00 Start City Tour. Guided tour of Peter and Paul Fortress and Peter and Paul Cathedral (duration 20 - 30 min). Make lots of picturesque stops for photos!
12.10 - 13.00 Drive past Smolny cathedral and Alexander Nevsky monastery
13.00 - 13.30 Guided tour of Church on the Spilled Blood. (tour duration 20-30 min)
13.40 - 14.40 Lunch in a local restaurant/cafe (Included for groups of 8+ only)
15.00 - 16.00 Take a refreshing Canal boat ride
16.00 - 16.40 Souvenir and gift shopping (if you wish)
17.00 Return back to the ship.
Day 2: 10.00 - 17.30
10.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship.
10.10 - 11.00 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo.
11.00 - 12.30 Guided Tour of Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park. (actual palace tour duration 1 hr)
12.40 - 13.30 Depart to Peterhof, the famous Fountain residence.
13.30 - 16.30 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof. Lunch in a Peterhof park cafe (Included for groups of 8+ only)
16.30 - 17.00 Hydrofoil* back to St.Petersburg
17.30 Return back to the ship
Day 3: 10.00 - 17.00
10.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship.
10.10 - 10.30 Depart to the Hermitage Museum.
10.40 - 14.30 Guided tour of Hermitage museum (main exposition and Impressionists collection, actual duration 3 hrs)
14.40 - 15.40 Lunch in a local cafe/restaurant (Included for groups of 8+ only)
16.00 - 16.30 Guided tour of St.Isaac's cathedral (duration 30 - 40 min)
17.00 Return back to the ship
*Please note that in case of weather conditions not permitting the hydrofoil ride, there's no refund for unused hydrofoil trip. We use our van instead.
Please note that 3 delicious lunches are included for groups of 8+ people!
The program might be adjusted to the days of the week on which you'd like to have the tour.
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