The city of adventurers: life according to the St. Petersburg recipe. A 6-day tour to St. Petersburg

Magnificent and contrasting St. Petersburg, the most brilliant adventure in the history of the Russian Empire! A vivid example of the realization of one person's dream, which gave the world one of the most majestic and romantic cities on earth. 

The idea of the tour is to show different angles of life in the Northern capital, how the city combines luxury and poverty, austerity and lightness, the familiar and the incredible.

You will visit Peterhof, have lunch at the legendary "Stray Dog Shelter", see the Vitebsk Railway Station with an excursion to the Grand Ducal Chambers and the Clock Tower of the station, the museum at the Art Academy named after him. Stieglitz, the Hermitage, the Artmusa Museum of Modern Art.

Location

Saint-Petersburg
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Duration
6 days
5 nights
Departures
Accommodation
  • Hotel
    5 nights
Comfort
  • Upscale
  • Premium
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
From 2 to 15 tourists
Minimum age
5 years old
Group meet at
Saint-Petersburg
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Tour highlights

The Imperial splendor of Peterhof
Let's admire the beauty of Peterhof, which embodies the sophistication of the imperial court and the wealth of the state.
Courtyards and front doors of St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg is not only grand embankments and palaces, but also apartment buildings, behind the facades of which are hidden labyrinths of internal spaces
Petersburg in the Art Nouveau style
We will explore the most striking Art Nouveau buildings in St. Petersburg: the Kshesinskaya Mansion, the House of the Eliseev Merchants, and find out what happened behind the fashionable facades
Ascent to the observation deck on the roof
Let's take a look at St. Petersburg from an unforgettable height, look at the city from a new angle and surprise our friends with unusual photos!

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - "St. Petersburg is Famous." Great sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg

    The first meeting with Peter's main adventure – the most romantic city in Russia!

    Arrival in Saint Petersburg.

    11:00 Meeting with a guide at the Moscow railway station at the monument to Peter the Great, a sign with the name of the tour "City of adventurers".

    The bus "Big sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg" is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, where every district and island is unlike any other. The very appearance of this city has become an adventure in world history.

    We will start from Nevsky Prospekt, where strict classicism and flashy modernism converged. Here Gogol's characters embark on love adventures, Pushkin is going to duel, and street musicians arrange incredible concerts.

    The main squares are waiting for us: Dvortsovaya, Isaakievskaya and Senatskaya. They remember the main adventurers perfectly well: the Decembrists and the Bolsheviks! We will also visit the self-willed Vasilyevsky Island, which did not obey Peter's plans and did not become the center of the city, but showed Russia many museums and universities.

    We'll also take a ride around Petrogradka to examine the facades of Art Nouveau houses, unexpected for the prim St. Petersburg of the 19th century. Petersburg can be different, which one is closer to you, you will find out on this tour.

    Approximate stops along the route: Arts Square, Palace Square, St. Isaac's Square, Vasilyevsky Island Arrow, Aurora, Smolny.

    Stops in the city center for photo breaks.

    Stop for an independent lunch near the food mall "1853 Railway Station".

    VOKZAL 1853 is the largest food mall in Russia and Europe, which will be located in the historic Warsaw Railway Station building. Three floors and 34,000 square meters will unite the entire gastronomic, entertainment and business life of St. Petersburg.

    Guided tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the founding site of a city unlike other cities in St. Petersburg. The fortress itself has become a novelty for Russia of the XVIII century, which has not yet seen such fortifications.

    The Peter and Paul Cathedral also broke with tradition – instead of the usual low temple with five domes, a massive pointed spire appears in Russia. The fortress was also glorified by the prisoners of the Trubetskoy Bastion prison – the rebels and conspirators, whose myths spread throughout the city.

    Transfer to the base hotels.

    For an additional fee: The Museum of Russian Railways is the main railway museum in Russia and one of the largest railway museums in the world. Here you will find rare and legendary steam locomotives, diesel locomotives, wagons of various types and, of course, interactive panels and installations, thanks to which the journey into the past will become even more exciting (600 rubles for adults, 400 rubles for children).

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  • Day 2 - "Petersburg is Luxurious." Peterhof
  • Day 3 - "Petersburg Yard". Excursion "Courtyards and ceremonials of St. Petersburg, and their inhabitants"
  • Day 4 - "Petersburg in the Art Nouveau style". Vitebsk Railway Station tour with ascent to the clock tower
  • Day 5 - "Petersburg Art Museum"
  • Day 6 - "Modern Petersburg". Visit to the Artmuza Museum of Modern Art
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    5 nights
Comfort
  • Upscale
  • Premium

The tour provides accommodation in comfortable hotels of the city of St. Petersburg to choose from.

The price of the tour is indicated for 1 person in rubles:

Basic hotels (hotels where the group gathers):

Russia 3*. Breakfast buffet. Address: Chernyshevsky Square, 11. The nearest metro stations are Electrosila and Moskovskaya. The hotel is located in a respectable Moskovsky district, within 20 minutes you can get to Pulkovo airport, railway stations and the historical city center. The windows offer a beautiful view of Chernyshevsky Square and Moscow's Victory Park. Near us: The Historical Park "Russia – My History", the EXPOFORUM Exhibition Center, the Grand Layout Russia Museum. Check-out time: 14:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, guaranteed early check-in 00:00-14:00 +100% rate:

6-day tour/ Arrival datesDoubleSingle room
Standard
11.07.253490048550
01.08.253340045400
26.09.253040039650

Moscow 4*. Buffet breakfast. Address Alexander Nevsky Square, 2. The nearest metro station is Alexander Nevsky Square (lines 3-4). Convenient transport links allow guests to reach the main historical sights of St. Petersburg in 15-20 minutes: the Palace Embankment, the Hermitage, the Admiralty, the Kazan Cathedral, and the Russian Museum. The hotel offers a magnificent view of the Neva Embankment, the Alexander Nevsky Drawbridge and the Alexander Nevsky Lavra (*extra charge for the view). Check-out time: 14:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out guaranteed early check-in 00:00-14:00 +100% rate: 

6-day tour/ Arrival datesDoubleSingle room
Standard
11.07.253740051900
01.08.253740051900
26.09.253590048650

Hotels from which guests independently approach the starting point of excursions:

Elkus 3*, Breakfast "Swedish line". Address: st. Blagodatnaya, 10 building 3 p.1. Nearest metro station: Electric power. The Elkus Hotel also has an internal atrium, some rooms overlook it. The atrium has tables, chairs, and even a grand piano to play on. There is also a children's room, although there are no tutors. A 16-minute walk to the meeting place - the Rossiya Hotel. Check-out time: 14:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, Early Check-in. 00:00-01:59 – 100%, 02:00 - 13:59 – 50% no breakfast:

6-day tour/ Arrival datesDoubleSingle room
Comfort
11.07.253315043650
01.08.253240042400
26.09.253190041150

Art Deco Nevsky 4*. Buffet breakfast. Address: ave . Obukhovskaya Oborona, 11. The nearest metro station is Alexander Nevsky Square I. An 18-minute walk from the Moscow 4* hotel. The building stands out for its rich history, which dates back to 1825, located in the very center of the city, next to the embankment and park area. Moskovsky Train Station is 7 minutes away by car, Alexander Nevsky Square metro station and the meeting place. Moscow hotels 18 minutes on foot or 1 stop on the 253 bus. Check-out time: 14:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out. Early Check-in. from 07:00 + 50% Early Check-in until 07:00 + 100%. (prices are rounded, check prices online before selling): 

6-day tour/ Arrival datesDoubleSingle room
Standard
11.07.253565049900
01.08.253115041150
26.09.252790034400

Yard Residence Apart Hotel 4* Continental breakfast. Address: 43/12 Khersonskaya St.. The nearest metro station is Alexander Nevsky Square I. Each room at the YARD Residence is a stylish apartment with high ceilings and panoramic windows. Each one has everything you use at home every day. The meeting point of the Moscow Hotel is a 5-minute walk away. Check-out time: 15:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, Early Check-in before 08:00 + 100% Early Check-in after 08:00 + 50%:

6-day tour/ Arrival datesDoubleSingle room
Smart without kitchen
11.07.253690051650
01.08.253490047900

Atrium 3*, Buffet breakfast. Address: Nevsky prospekt, 170/21 Konnaya St.. The nearest metro station is Alexander Nevsky Square. It is located in a historic building and offers modern and bright rooms. The meeting point of the Moscow Hotel is an 8-minute walk away. Check-out time: 14:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out. Early Check-in before 07:00 + 100% Early Check-in after 07:30 +50% (with breakfast):

6-day tour/ Arrival datesDoubleSingle room
Standard
11.07.253740051900
01.08.253740051900
26.09.253565048150

 

Discount for students under 14 years old (Russian Federation): 1200 rubles

Discount for students aged 14-16 (Russian Federation):  600 rubles

Discount for students (Full-time Russian State Universities): 300 rubles

Additional payment for foreign tickets (excluding the Republic of Belarus): 1,650 rubles . (all tours are in Russian).

Please specify the prices when booking.

Yard Residence Apartment Hotel 4* or Art Deco Nevsky 4* or 5 nights
Yard Residence Apartment Hotel 4*

YARD Residence is located in Saint Petersburg, 1.7 km from Ploshchad Vosstaniya Metro Station and 2 km from Mayakovskaya Metro Station. It offers rooms with free Wi-Fi. Moskovsky Train Station is 1.7 km away, while Anna Akhmatova Museum and Faberge Museum are 2.7 km away. Nearby attractions include Vitebsk Railway Station, 4.4 km away, and Palace Square, 4.5 km away.

All rooms at the apart-hotel are fitted with a wardrobe and a flat-screen TV. There is also a private bathroom. Towels and bed linen are provided. The rooms are equipped with a kettle. Some rooms have a kitchenette with a dishwasher, a microwave and a stove. In addition, all rooms have a safety deposit box.

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Another option
Art Deco Nevsky 4*

Art Deco Nevsky Hotel is conveniently located in the Nevsky district of Saint Petersburg, 3.5 km from Ploshchad Vosstaniya Metro Station, 3.9 km from Mayakovskaya Metro Station and 4.1 km from Moskovsky Train Station. It offers a restaurant, a 24—hour front desk and concierge services, as well as free Wi-Fi throughout. Family rooms can be booked at the hotel.

Rooms here will provide you with a desk, a flat-screen TV and a private bathroom. Towels and bed linen are provided. There is also a wardrobe.

A continental breakfast is served daily at the Art Deco Nevsky Hotel.

The Faberge Museum and the Anna Akhmatova Museum are 4.5 km away. Pulkovo International Airport is 25 km from Art Deco Nevsky Hotel. 

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Moscow 4*

This 4-star hotel is located in Saint Petersburg, close to Nevsky Prospekt and 50 metres from Alexander Nevsky Square Metro Station. It offers air-conditioned rooms and 5 restaurants, including a panoramic restaurant.

The spacious rooms at the Moscow Hotel are equipped with a refrigerator, air conditioning and a free safe. Most rooms also have an electric kettle. Free toiletries are provided. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. Some rooms offer views of the Neva River and the Alexander Nevsky Lavra. Coolers with hot and cold drinking water are installed on the floors.

On the 8th floor of the hotel there is a Beef bar "Eight", which offers a magnificent view of the historical center of St. Petersburg. It serves traditional Russian and international cuisine.

The Neva River is a 2-minute walk from the Moskva Hotel. The main attractions in the center of St. Petersburg, including the Hermitage State Museum, the Palace Embankment and the Admiralty Building, can be reached in 15 minutes by metro.

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Russia 3*

The three-star Rossiya Hotel is located in St. Petersburg. Car owners will be able to use private parking.

The hotel has 392 rooms. All of them are decorated in bright colors and equipped with modern furniture. Guests will enjoy the availability of a telephone, a TV and a private bathroom. A free Wi-Fi connection is available throughout the property.

Delicious breakfasts are included in the price of your stay. There are bars and restaurants on site where you can have a delicious and satisfying meal.

For business people, there are several specially equipped conference halls and meeting rooms, which are equipped with the latest technology.

The St. Petersburg Sports and Concert Complex is about a 10-minute walk away. Near the hotel you will find several attractions of the city. The distance to the airport is 8.2 km.

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Atrium 3*

Atrium Hotel is located in the center of St. Petersburg, in a beautiful historical building.

Vacationers can stay in comfortable rooms, made in an original design with modern furniture, modern appliances, an individual bathroom and a hairdryer.

There is an atmospheric and cozy restaurant of German cuisine "Bier König", where a buffet breakfast is served for visitors from 7:00 to 10:00 in the morning.

The hotel is located in the heart of the northern capital, not far from the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, in an area of rich infrastructure that will be appreciated by both businessmen and numerous tourists.

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Elkus 3*

Elkus is a modern hotel located in the Moskovsky district of St. Petersburg.

The hotel has 258 rooms ranging from compact and ergonomic to spacious and atmospheric with fireplaces and terraces. They are equipped with air conditioning, a TV, a private bathroom and Wi-Fi. From the 5th to the 16th floor, the rooms offer panoramic views of the city.

An electric kettle and a refrigerator are provided. You can have a snack in the hotel's restaurant or lobby bar.

There is a covered parking, a fitness club, as well as a playroom for children. Aviator Park and Moscow Victory Park, the museum "Russia - My Story" are nearby. Pulkovo Airport is 9 km away, and Baltiyskiy Railway Station is 3.4 km away.

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Tour conditions

Group
From 2 to 15 tourists
Minimum age
5 years old
Duration
6 days 5 nights
Group meets at
Saint-Petersburg

Included in price

  • habitation;
  • breakfast after the first night, 1 lunch;
  • guided tours and daily transportation services according to the program;
  • tickets to museums according to the program;
  • guide support;
  • Headphones are provided free of charge for more comfortable listening to the guide.

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to St. Petersburg and back;
  • lunches (to order in advance for an additional fee) and dinners;
  • additional excursions;
  • personal expenses.

It's important to know

What important information do you need to know about the tour?

Briefly about the national teams: guests from different regions of Russia and the CIS come independently, one at a time, as a family or in mini-groups and are united by the operator into one group at the start point of the tour.

Cyclic and cascade tours assume that check-in and check-out is possible on any day, you can buy a tour for any number of days from 3 to 7. Every day there will be a new group and a new guide.

Bus and tours with a fixed arrival date (or fixed day of the week) of arrival assume that the group consists of the same tourists and under the guidance of one guide (except for tours longer than 7 days)

Combined tours (including visits to two or more regions) It is assumed that when the region changes, there will be a change in the composition of participants and a change of guides.

The composition of the group depends on the tour: standard group - 40-50 people, comfort group - 19-27 people, mini group - up to 16 people. The comfort and mini format is indicated in the tour annotation, if there is no such annotation, then the group is 40-50 hours. When visiting the museums of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region, guests can be divided into groups of 10, 15, 20 or 30 people and are served by museum guides. The rest of the excursions (bus and pedestrian) are conducted by the operator's guide.

Check–out time in hotels - check-in after 15.00, check-out before 12:00.

For guaranteed early check—in, it is necessary to book a room in advance - this is usually 100% of the cost of 1 night in a hotel in high season and 50% in low season. If the room is not ready before check-out time, guests can take their belongings to the hotel's luggage room (this service is free). Registration of foreign citizens is paid on the spot by tourists themselves (usually 250-300 rubles). Check-in at the hotel takes place according to your passport and last names.

Please note that the start of the excursion program does not depend on the check-out time at the hotel. The departure time from the hotel is indicated in the programs.

Accommodation in the hotel is possible only in a separate room (without check-in). An extra bed in the room is a euro–bed, there are no full-fledged three and four beds in one room in hotels within the framework of combined tours. Four-seater under warranty: Theatre Square 4*, Hotel on Rimsky-Korsakov 3*. Quadruple on request: Connections in 4* and 5* Suites and semi-suites in 4* and 5* hotels - the response time for price and availability is 24 hours or more, depending on the season. Therefore, we recommend that you immediately offer your guests to choose two double rooms. If guests arrive in the afternoon and lose the day of sightseeing, then we recommend booking an additional night for the tour.

On the day of arrival, the tourist arrives at the hotel on his own (except in cases when a transfer is ordered), checks in on his own, leaves his belongings in the luggage room and meets with the guide at the address indicated in the program, a sign for a meeting with the name of the tour. In most tours, the meeting with the guide takes place in the lobby of the hotel (if the base hotel was purchased). When staying in some hotels, it is necessary to approach the neighboring hotel on an excursion. Check-in at the hotel is carried out after the program (except in cases where check-in was ordered earlier).

On the day of departure, the tourist independently checks out of the room and, depending on the tour: either hands over things to the luggage room of the hotel and then returns for them, or hands over things at the Moscow railway station to the luggage room at his own expense, or leaves things on the bus until the end of the program (the procedure is specified in each program). We recommend setting a time reserve when buying return tickets due to the unpredictable transport situation in the city and suburbs.

Meals:

On regular tours to St. Petersburg we offer breakfast-based meals in hotels. 

Most of the combined tours do not have organized hot meals. We recommend that guests bring a snack or buy light snacks at the food court or at the street food kiosk. All tours to Vyborg have organized hot lunches.

A tour to St. Petersburg, which includes organized dinners: 1) every day there are lunches on the Petersburg tour. Peter. From the first stone to the skyscraper" 2) the first and last days of lunch in the tour "White Nights on the Gulf of Finland"; 3) the first and last days of tasting "Delicious symbol of St. Petersburg – smelt"; 4) 2 lunches in the tour "City of adventurers: life according to the St. Petersburg recipe"; 5.) one lunch in tours "The city with good taste" and "Peterhof holidays", "What rules St. Petersburg".

Transport:

When servicing regular tours, transport is provided every day (with the exception of the walking tour "In the heart of St. Petersburg"). When traveling on a country trip, the end of the work of transport is usually about Moskovsky railway station. On museum day, transportation is provided to the last museum.

Tour service in Russian; if a foreign Russian-speaking guest wants to purchase a tour or excursion, the operator will charge an additional fee for the difference in entrance tickets (check the cost with the operator); if the foreign guest does not speak Russian, we recommend purchasing an individual tour.

Persons over the age of 18 who plan to stay in accommodation facilities in St. Petersburg for more than 24 hours are required to pay a resort fee at check-in in the amount of 100 rubles per day per person. 21 (twenty-one) preferential categories are exempt from payment. For questions about the resort fee, you can contact the tourist Contact center.

The age for tourists and tourists is from 5 years old.

Visiting excursions and tours in general by minors is possible only accompanied by adults; if the accompanying adult is not the parent of the child, then a power of attorney from the parents is required upon check-in at the hotel;

It is not possible to visit excursions with animals, but you can check into a pet friendly hotel, the list can be obtained from the operator.

It is possible to order a comfort-class passenger car for an individual transfer in advance (from 1800 rubles. net, depending on the time of day and delivery).

If a transfer is ordered, please provide the meeting details in advance (time, station, train, carriage, terminal and arrival time, flight number, mobile phone of tourists). In case of failure to provide information about the meeting (in less than 3 working days), the transfer will not be provided.

In a large number of tours (not all) there is a free morning group transfer service to hotels, which is ordered in advance: a fixed meeting time is indicated in the tour program.

Additional excursions are purchased and paid for on the spot by the guide, excursions will take place subject to the recruitment of a group and favorable weather conditions.

The time and place of completion of the program is indicated in the tour program every day.

It can be a basic hotel or a city center: as a rule, it is the metro station "Ploshchad Vosstaniya" near the Moscow railway station or the metro station "Gostiny Dvor".

If tourists want to buy theater tickets, we recommend laying a time reserve. In the updated tour program, the time of visiting the sites may vary depending on what time the museums have confirmed.

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    Sebastian Constantin Egerer
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    28 Apr, 2026
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    I greatly appreciate that it was possible to visit the Russian Federation in these turbulent times.
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    Tatiana
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    10 Apr, 2026
    I enjoyed the trip!
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    Irina
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    2 Mar, 2026
    Overall, the tour went very well, and all the scheduled excursions took place as planned.