The Christmas tale of St. Petersburg. 5-day tour

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Walking tour "There is nothing better than Nevsky Prospekt ..." with a visit to the Kazan Cathedral and a tour of the Hermitage.

Meeting with the guide at the metro station Gostiny Dvor. 

Departure for the tour at 12:00.

The tour will tell you about the past and present of the main thoroughfare of St. Petersburg, about historical monuments and architectural ensembles located here.  

One of the most important decors of Nevsky Prospekt remains the semicircle of the colonnade of the Orthodox Kazan Cathedral, in front of which there are monuments to generals M.I. Kutuzov and M.B. Barclay de Tolly. 

To feel the magical atmosphere of the holiday during the walk, we will look at the New Year's fair on Manezhnaya Square with a large Christmas tree, festive attractions and houses with souvenirs and sweets. 

Frost has nothing to do with us: hot fragrant mulled wine will help us cope with the cold. 

This day will end with a guided tour of the Hermitage. 

The Hermitage is the greatest museum in the world. 

For almost two and a half centuries, it has collected one of the largest collections of monuments of world culture, numbering about three million exhibits. The unique interiors of the halls, paintings, sculptures, decorative and applied arts of different eras decorate the former royal residence.

The duration of the tour is 3.5 hours.

Transportation is not provided.

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Sightseeing bus tour of the city of Rozhdestvensky Peterburg with a visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Meeting with the guide at the Gostiny Dvor metro station. 

Departure for the tour at 11:00.

The bus will take you through the streets and squares in a festive Christmas outfit with bright lights-Merry Christmas greetings. 

During the sightseeing tour, we will visit the main sights and memorable places of the Northern capital.  

You will see the magnificent architectural ensembles of the Palace and Senate Squares, the Field of Mars, the University Embankment, the Arrow of Vasilyevsky Island, which have made St. Petersburg one of the most beautiful cities in the world, and you will learn the names of the great architects who worked in this city. 

This is an ideal option for exploring the city, every courtyard, pavement, and embankment of which is filled with a century-old history.

An excursion to the Peter and Paul Fortress will introduce you to the history of the city on the Neva River, the 300-year–old history of the fortress, a former royal and then political prison, and at the same time the tomb of the Imperial house of Romanov in the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the tallest architectural structure in the city.

The tour duration is 3 hours.

Transportation is provided for the sightseeing tour.

On this night, the Orthodox Church celebrates Christmas, one of the most important holidays of the church calendar. The Christmas service will be held in all cathedrals and churches of the city. 

The main service will be held in the Kazan Cathedral. 

If you are going to attend an all-night vigil, it is better to arrive in advance in order to take seats.

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Walking tour "Multifaceted Petersburg" with a tour of the Yusupov Palace and a visit to the Nikolsky rows.

Meeting with the guide at the Admiralteyskaya metro station. 

Departure for the tour at 11:00.

The tour will begin in the parade center of the city. 

You will see the ancient mansions of the St. Petersburg nobility, walk along the Moika River embankment and take an excursion to the Yusupov Palace — one of the rare noble estates in St. Petersburg, where not only the interiors of the state halls, an art gallery, a home theater have survived, but also the luxurious living quarters of the legendary Yusupov family, which preserved the warmth and charm of the former owners.

Then your way will run past the Mariinsky Theater and the St. Nicholas Epiphany Naval Cathedral in the Kolomna district - the most "Petersburg" corner of the city, where the spirit of bohemian life, theater and eternal celebration rules. 

This tour will end with a visit to the Nikolsky Rows public space.

An amazing place created in the courtyard of an ancient, restored Gostiny Dvor. 

The atmosphere of the New Year reigns here: a winter fair, garlands of lights, a New Year's fluffy fir tree, "gluttonous" rows where you can pamper yourself with delicious hot mulled wine.

The duration of the tour is 3 hours.

Transportation is not provided.

Breakfast in the hotel restaurant.

Christmas in Vyborg bus tour.

Meeting with a guide at the Gostiny Dvor metro station. 

Departure for the tour at 09:00.

Today you will travel to the Middle Ages – the city of Vyborg. 

On a sightseeing tour of Vyborg, you will immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a medieval city, see the well-preserved Vyborg Castle on Castle Island, walk along narrow streets paved with cobblestones, and get acquainted with monuments from different eras. 

You will have a traditional Finnish lunch, a tasting of Vyborg pretzel, as well as a story about the traditions of celebrating Christmas in different countries, symbols of Vyborg and much more.

The duration of the tour is 11 hours.

Transportation is provided for a country tour.

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.

Country trip to Pavlovsk.

Meeting with the guide at the metro station Gostiny Dvor. 

Departure for the tour at 13:00.

The Pavlovsk Palace and Park Ensemble is an imperial and grand ducal residence, with which the names of Emperor Paul I and his wife Empress Maria Feodorovna are associated. 

During the guided tour, you will learn about the history of the construction of the Tsarskoye Selo Highway, which connected St. Petersburg, the capital of imperial Russia, with summer country residences Tsarskoye Selo and Pavlovsk in the XIX century. 

A tour of the ceremonial halls of the Pavlovsky Palace and a visit to the Pavlovsky Park, a unique monument of landscape art. 

From November to April, free time is provided for an independent walk in the park.

On request, you can ride a troika for an additional fee.

The duration of the tour is 5 hours.

Transportation is provided for a country trip.

Breakfast at the hotel restaurant. 

Rooms are available until 12:00.

Country trip to Kronstadt.

Meeting with the guide at the metro station Gostiny Dvor. 

Departure for the tour at 14:00.

The excursion route includes an introduction to the complex of flood defenses, from where you can admire the panorama of the Gulf of Finland and see the famous Kronstadt forts. 

During a sightseeing bus and walking tour of the city, you will visit the shore of the harbor, which has preserved its configuration since Peter the Great, walk along the alleys of Petrovsky Park, see the monument to the founder of St. Petersburg and Kronstadt, the palace erected for A.D. Menshikov, Petrovsky ship dock, the famous Kronstadt Footstock, the Naval Cathedral and a number of other monuments architecture, culture, science and technology, creating a unique look of the city.

The duration of the tour is 6 hours.

Transportation is provided for a country trip.