Three-day intensive tour

Three-day intensive tour

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Specifications

  • 4.7
    175 votes
  • 29 hours

    from 2 persons

    from $550

    Options: we could arrange a visit to one of the Gold rooms of the Hermitage (has to be booked in advance, the cost of the tour is USD 150 for the group); we could arrange an evening event like going to the ballet or folk show; we could add some time for shopping.
 

Tour itinerary:

Day 1
9.00 am

Meeting your personal guide & driver.

9.00 - 10.30 am

City Tour with photo stops at most popular sites.

10.30 - 11.00 am

Inside tour of St. Isaac’s Cathedral.

11.30 am - 12.00 pm

Hydrofoil ride to Peterhof

12.00 - 2.00 pm

Peterhoff Fountain Park tour. Lunch at a cafe

2.00 - 3.15 pm

Drive back to the city with optional subway ride on the way

3.15 - 6.00 pm

The General Hermitage tour with the collection of French impressionists

7.00 pm

Back to the ship or optional evening program.

Day 2
9.30 am

Meeting your personal guide & driver.

9.30 - 11.00 am

Driving to Pushkin.

11.00 am - 1.00 pm

Tour of Catherine's palace in Pushkin (including the visit to the Amber room).

1.00 - 2.00 pm

Lunch at a cafe

2.30 - 4.30 pm

Tour of Pavlovsk palace followed by a walk in the park

4.30 - 5.30 pm

Drive back to St. Petersburg

6.00 - 7.00 pm

Rivers and canals boat tour (with an audioguide).

7.45 pm

Back to the ship or optional evening program.

Day 3
9.00 am

Meeting your personal guide & driver.

9.00 - 10.00 am

Continuation of the city tour.

10.00 - 10.45 am

Tour of Peter and Paul's Fortress

11.00 - 11.30 am

Tour of the Church of Savior on the Spilt Blood.

11.45 am - 1.15 pm

Faberge museum tour (with an audioguide)

1.30 - 2.30 pm

Lunch at a local cafe.

3.00 - 4.00 pm

Walking along Nevsky Avenue.

4.30 - 5.00 pm

Visit to local farmers market (optional).

6.00 pm

Back to the ship.

 

Note:

Each of the sites included in the tour description will be visited sometime during the day. Tour order will vary to avoid overcrowding at venues, opening and closing times or other logistical issues.

Cost of the private tour:

Special offer for tour leaders with bigger groups →
Number of people in the group 2 3 4 5 6
Price per person, USD 823 635 518 453 432
TOTAL price, USD 1646 1905 2072 2265 2592

Don't mind joining a group?

Sign up for a small group tour with an English-speaking guide at $550 per person! There will be no more than 6 persons in the group! The rate remains the same even if only two persons book the tour!

The price includes:

FREE tour tickets (special cruise visas) for cruise ship passengers

Pick up and drop off at the cruise ship directly

The services of an English-speaking guide and his/her undivided attention

The rent of a comfortable vehicle with a/c and driver services

The tickets to all the venues in the program

The permission for amateur photo and video (except Yusupoff's palace where it has to be bought separately on the spot)

The cost of headphones for groups of 6 pax or more

Port parking fees

Free bottled water (1 bottle per person per day)

The price does NOT include:

The cost of lunch (about USD 7-10 per person per day at a cafe, about USD 25-40 per person per day at a restaurant)

Tips to the guide/driver (at your discretion, usually about 10% of the total tour cost to both)

Health insurance