Classic St. Petersburg. 12-day Summer tour

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

09:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Peterhof bus tour "Water reigns in the sparkling light..."

The tour on the way to Peterhof introduces you to the picturesque landscape of the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, the preserved estates of the St. Petersburg nobility and the history of the road specially built for a comfortable journey from St. Petersburg to Peterhof.

Peterhof Fountain Park tour.

The Lower park has an area of 102 hectares and stretches for more than 2 kilometers along the shore of the Gulf of Finland.

It took incredible efforts to turn the deserted swampy shore of the Gulf of Finland into a luxurious park with fountains and cascades. Moreover, all the work was done manually – tons of fertile land were imported, ornamental trees and shrubs were planted, which were able to take root in the cold northern climate. Peterhof is the capital of fountains, a magical garden with a palace topped by a golden vase standing on the roof. In terms of splendor and richness of decoration, Peterhof surpassed its prototype, the French Versailles, and became the most striking palace ensemble in Europe.

Where to have lunch?

After the tour, you will have 1.5-2 hours of free time to walk around the park and have a snack on your own. There are fast food outlets on the territory of the park, as well as the Standart cafe, where the cost of a set lunch is 700-1500 rubles per person. If you want to save money, we recommend taking drinks and snacks with you and having a picnic on the shore of the Gulf of Finland.

End of the program: hotel.

Program duration: ~ 7 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

Free day.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

10:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Bus tour to Tsarskoye Selo "Suburban imperial residences".

The city is located 25 km from St. Petersburg, about an hour's drive away. You will drive along the old Tsarskoye Selo road and learn how you traveled in Russia before the advent of highways and railways. The magnificent and unique Catherine Palace brought special fame to Tsarskoye Selo. This is where you will visit.

Excursion to the Catherine Palace with the Amber Room.

Guests of Tsarskoye Selo are stunned by the fantastic luxury of the Catherine Palace. One of the halls of Rastrelli's Golden Suite is the famous Amber Room, stolen by the invaders during the Great Patriotic War and recreated by St. Petersburg restorers, whose work you can appreciate during a tour of the Catherine Palace.

A walk through the Catherine Park.

After the tour of the palace, you will have 1.5-2 hours of free time to walk around the magnificent park surrounding the palace on your own. Russian Russian Museum is decorated with exquisite pavilions, bizarrely shaped ponds and numerous monuments in honor of the victories of Russian weapons during the Russo-Turkish wars.

Where to have lunch?

There are no full-fledged food outlets on the territory of the park, only outside it. Therefore, we recommend taking drinks and snacks with you and having a picnic while walking in Catherine Park.

End of the program: hotel.

Program duration: ~ 6 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

10:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Bus tour "Family secrets of the Romanov house".

Love stories, mysterious intrigues, duels, palace coups, mystical coincidences, where each of the members of the reigning Romanov dynasty left their mark on the history of our country and St. Petersburg. You will stroll along the Palace Square, and a visit to the State Hermitage Museum will reveal some of the secrets of the personal lives of the royal personages and introduce you to the magnificent Winter Palace, the ceremonial winter residence of the Russian Imperial Court.

Excursion to the Hermitage.

The Hermitage occupies a very special place among the art museums of the world. It began as a private collection of Empress Catherine II and remained closed to the general public for a long time. In the middle of the 19th century, the museum became public. Now his collections number more than 3.5 million exhibits. Among them are masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, Impressionist paintings, antique sculpture, Egyptian antiquities, a real mummy and much more.

After the tour of the museum, you will have the opportunity to walk through the halls of the Hermitage on your own and examine its exhibits in more detail.

The place of the end of the program: the Hermitage (the nearest metro station is Admiralteiskaya).

Program duration: ~ 3.5 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

10:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Bus tour "Treasures of Imperial St. Petersburg".

Enjoy the stories of the city on the Neva River, its European elegance of palaces, strict lines of avenues, architectural ensembles of squares and numerous rivers and canals.

Faberge Museum tour.

The Faberge Museum is one of the most "brilliant", literally, museums in our city, where you can appreciate the creations of the best jewelers of pre–revolutionary Russia.

The brilliance of gold and precious stones used by Faberge masters in their works is complemented by paintings by I. Aivazovsky, K. Bryullov, V. Polenov, jewelry enamels and fantasy objects in the museum's exposition. The jewel of the museum's collection is a collection of 9 imperial Faberge Easter eggs, which returned to their homeland after almost 100 years.

Boat trip along rivers and canals.

A boat trip will allow you to see the city from an unusual angle from the water. We will see the city in the "smooth turns" of Fontanka, Moika, Neva and small canals.

Palaces and apartment buildings, castles rise above the granite embankments. You will see bridges and grilles, different in design and decoration. They give a unique look to our city, which is inextricably linked with the water expanses of the Neva River, small rivers and canals.

The place of the end of the program: the city center.

Program duration: ~ 3 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

Free day.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

10:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Guided tour "Masterpieces and shrines of the Northern Capital".

Since its foundation, St. Petersburg has been a city where numerous foreigners lived and worked, who, along with Russian craftsmen, built and decorated the new Russian capital.

Therefore, the population of the city from the very beginning consisted of people of different nationalities and faiths.

Along with magnificent palaces, mansions, and public buildings, temples of various faiths were erected in the city under construction, deservedly called authentic masterpieces of architecture and art.

Excursion to St. Isaac's Cathedral.

St. Isaac's Cathedral will appear before you as a unique work of Russian art from the middle of the 19th century. You will see magnificent wall paintings and paintings on canvas made by famous Russian artists and admire mosaic icons, which were created using smalt in more than 12,000 colors and shades.

You will be amazed by the abundance of different types of stone (from granite to malachite and turquoise) that were used to decorate the temple.

The place of the end of the program: Moskovsky railway station.

Program duration: ~3 hours (ending at ~13:00)

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

09:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Bus tour to Pavlovsk.

Pavlovsk is the youngest city in the chain of suburban palace and park ensembles. Its history began in 1777, when a palace was built on the high bank of the Slavyanka River and a luxurious park was built, which became one of the best landscape parks in Europe. Unlike the official residences of Tsarskoye Selo and Peterhof, Pavlovsk was the private domain of Empress Maria Feodorovna and her heirs. This explains the special, intimate, cozy atmosphere of the magnificent Pavlovsk Palace.

Excursion to the Pavlovsk Palace.

The Pavlovsk Palace captivates absolutely everyone with its harmony and grace. Surrounded by a magnificent park in the valley of the picturesque Slavyanka River, it embodies all the originality of the Russian and European artistic culture of the XVIII century. During the tour of the palace, pay attention to the collections of watches, mirrors and porcelain items on display.

End of the program: hotel.

Program duration: ~6 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

10:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Immersive tour "In the footsteps of St. Petersburg heroes".

Perhaps the most unusual and striking in our collection is the excursion, which has no analogues in St. Petersburg yet!

This is an amazing symbiosis of a bus trip through the historical center of St. Petersburg with a four-act promenade performance in the stunning and unique scenery of the City.

The guide's dynamic and fascinating story about the most famous, real and fictional St. Petersburg heroes is organically complemented by the magnificent performance of actors from St. Petersburg theaters right on city squares and streets.

Have you ever seen monuments come to life? Or maybe you were knighted, and the imperial personages shared their most intimate secrets with you? Not yet?

Then the St. Petersburg Heroes, real and fictional (by the way, they are not always people!) They are already waiting to meet you!

The place of the end of the program: the city center, Moskovsky railway station (Ploshchad Vosstaniya metro station).

Program duration: ~2 hours

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

10:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Petrovsky Petersburg bus tour.

During the tour, you will touch the history of the birth of St. Petersburg - the history of great battles and victories, incredible plans. The city, built according to the will of the reformer tsar, amazes even sophisticated tourists. And the identity of the tsar himself is still hotly debated. But, undoubtedly, there is only one thing – Emperor Peter I is still invisibly present in the city. This is exactly what we will experience during the tour.

An excursion to the Kunstkamera.

The Kunstkamera is the first publicly accessible museum in Russia, the beginning of the creation of a unique collection of which was initiated by Emperor Peter I. The curious king was always attracted by mysterious "curiosities". They became the first exhibits of the Kunstkamera. And now the Kunstkamera is a museum of anthropology and ethnography named after him. Peter the Great, which presents objects that reveal the peculiarities of different peoples of the world.

The place of the end of the program: the Kunstkamera (the nearest metro station is Admiralteiskaya or Sportivnaya).

Program duration: ~2.5 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel (if the "no breakfast" tariff is not selected).

Room release.

You can leave your belongings free of charge in the luggage room of the hotel or take them to the luggage room at the Moscow Railway Station at your own expense.

A group transfer to the train station is provided by the tour program.

10:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Transfer to Moskovsky railway station.

Bus tour "Visiting a genius".

The tour will allow you to travel back to the distant 18th century, to feel like contemporaries of the Peter the Great era. You will find out what reforms Peter the Great carried out, what entertainment he preferred, what he dreamed of, and which of his ideas came to life.

Peter the Great Summer Palace Tour.

The Summer Palace was built in the Peter the Great Baroque style by Domenico Trezzini and is one of the oldest buildings in the city. The residence was intended only for use during the warmer months. The two-storey palace consists of fourteen rooms and two kitchens.

Today, the palace is a branch of the State Russian Museum and allows you to visually present the modest life of the great reformer tsar, and furniture and numerous household items reveal the character of its owner.

A walk through the Summer Garden.

The Summer Garden is the pearl of St. Petersburg's landscape architecture. An independent walk through the oldest park in the city will be a magical end to the tour!

The place of the end of the program: Summer Garden (see Nevsky Prospekt metro station for the nearest one).

Duration of the program: ~3 hours (ending ~ at 13:00).

At the end of the tour day, you will get to the Moskovsky train station or hotel on your own and pick up your luggage from the luggage room.

The departure time for excursions can be changed to earlier or later. It is possible to change the order of excursions, as well as replace them with equivalent ones.