
Discover more of St. Petersburg with our extended 6-day tour. Absorb the city’s elegant European style and get a fascinating insight into Russian history as you visit palaces, churches, and other historical and cultural sights. Highlights of this in-depth St. Petersburg tour include exploring the vast art collections of the world-renowned State Hermitage Museum; venturing beyond the city to the Peterhof Palace’s stunning gardens and fountains, the splendid Catherine Palace, and the old centre of maritime trade and defence at Kronstadt; and free time for optional excursions such as boat cruises, ballet performances, and visits to many other interesting museums and palaces.
Tour itinerary:
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours
During your free time in St. Petersburg, we offer the following optional excursions and activities (at additional cost):
State Russian Museum (Mikhailovsky Palace)
Mikhailovsky Castle
Menshikov Palace
Pavlovsky Palace
Peter the Great Museum of Anthropology and Ethnography (Kunstkamera)
Peter the Great’s Cabin
Grand Model of Russia (a vast indoor scale model depicting Russia’s scenery, buildings, and everyday life)
Petrovskaya Aqvatoria Museum-Model of St. Petersburg and Suburbs of the 18th century
Boat tour along the rivers and canals
Night city tour, which includes watching bridges open Tickets to performances at the Mariinsky Theatre.
- All transfers (1-2 pax by sedan type car, 3-7 pax by minivan, 8-13 pax by 30 seat bus, 14+ pax by 40-50 seat bus);
- Accommodation based on double/twin room sharing, breakfasts included;
- Sightseeing tour programme in each city with local, English-speaking guides;
- Entrance tickets to sights as per itinerary;
- Visa support for Russian tourist visa;
- In groups of 11 or more travellers, 1 person travels free of charge and is accommodated in a single room.
- Tour leader to accompany the travellers for the whole period of the tour;
- Full board (lunches and dinners);
- Hotel charges for additional services;
- Consular fees for Russia tourist visa;
- Tips/gratuities for guides and drivers (although these would be appreciated);
- International flight tickets before and after the tour;
- Personal travel insurance.
Accommodation:
St. Petersburg - 5 nights | |
Ibis St. Petersburg Centre, Station Hotel L1, Hotel Bristol, Mini-hotel Centre | Solo Sokos Hotel Vasilievsky, Original Sokos Olympia Garden, Vedensky Hotel, Park Inn by Radisson Nevsky |