Winter-spring portrait of the great city of St. Petersburg. 4-day tour

34 more

A four-day tour in the beautiful city of St. Petersburg! You will have a rich program with visits to the most popular attractions of the city!

Check-in on any convenient day in the period from January 13, 2025 to March 31, 2025, the excursion program is linked to the days of the week.

Location

Russia, Saint Petersburg, Moskovsky railway station

Sightseeing tours

from

Contact the tour coordinator

Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)

Or text us in messengers

Tour highlights

Flexible program

It is possible to start the tour from any day of the week to choose the most interesting excursion

Hermitage

We will see a world-renowned museum and the largest museum exhibition in Russia dedicated to Western European art

Architectural diversity

Let's admire the amazing architecture of the city

Itinerary

Day 1 - Monday. Walking tour, Peter and Paul Fortress
Independent check-in.
Guaranteed hotel accommodation after 15:00.
You can leave your belongings in the hotel's luggage room until 15:00.
Meeting with the guide at M. "Gorkovskaya". Departure for the tour at 14:00.
We will walk with you along the Petrogradskaya side – the historical district of the city, where St. Petersburg originated, where its first inhabitants settled, where a number of the oldest stone buildings have been preserved - silent witnesses of the first decades of the city's history.
During the tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress, we will get acquainted with one of the first buildings of St. Petersburg and a unique historical and architectural monument. You will see the bastions and fortifications of Russia of the XVIII century, the St. Petersburg Mint and the prisons of the Trubetskoy bastion. Get acquainted with the history of the birth of the city at the mouth of the Neva River, with the fortress-prison and at the same time with the unique architectural monument of the city – the Cathedral of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, whose gilded spire towers over the city.
The duration of the tour is 3-3.5 hours.
Transportation is not provided.

1 more photo
Day 2 - Tuesday. Sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg "Portrait of a great city", the Hermitage
Breakfast at the hotel.
Bus sightseeing tour "Portrait of a Great City" with a tour of the Hermitage.
Meeting with the guide at the metro station Gostiny Dvor. Departure for the tour at 12:20.
The sightseeing tour "Portrait of a Great City" will introduce you to the best architectural ensembles of the Northern capital and the most famous monuments of monumental sculpture, with amazing panoramas of the Neva banks and the embankments of small rivers full of charm. You will see what made up the glory of St. Petersburg, which has become one of the six most beautiful cities in Europe.
An excursion to the Hermitage, a kind of temple of beauty, history and culture, will introduce you to the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and other great masters.
The duration of the tour is 3 hours.
Transportation is provided for the bus tour.

1 more photo
Day 3 - Wednesday. Peterhof
Breakfast at the hotel.
Country bus tour to Peterhof "Russian Versailles" with a visit to the Grand Palace.
Meeting with the guide at the metro station Gostiny Dvor. Departure for the tour at 12:30.
The most brilliant of the suburbs of St. Petersburg. The originality of this ensemble is unique. Outstanding monuments of architecture, sculpture, painting, and landscape art are concentrated here.
The oldest royal residence near St. Petersburg, known worldwide as the "Kingdom of Fountains", was built over two centuries by the efforts of many outstanding Russian and European architects. And even in winter, when the park stalls and flower beds are covered with snow, water cannons are inactive, and the sculpture of the Grand Cascade is carefully sheltered from frost, Peterhof offers guests to explore the palaces of the former royal residence, the main of which is the Grand Palace.
Almost completely destroyed during the Great Patriotic War, the palace was restored in the post-war decades, and today its interiors show visitors the Oak Staircase and the Oak Study of Peter with carved panels of the early 17th century, the suite of state rooms of architect Rastrelli, the Chinese offices of Vallen-Delamot, the Dining Room, Throne and Chesma halls of Felten.
The duration of the tour is 4.5-5 hours.
Transportation is provided for a country trip.
Day 4 - Thursday. St. Isaac's Cathedral, New Holland Island
Breakfast at the hotel.
Walking tour "Two islands, three centuries" with an excursion to St. Isaac's Cathedral.
Meeting with the guide at the Admiralteyskaya metro station. Departure for the tour at 11:00.
The epithet "the most" can be used in the description of all the objects of this tour, and it begins with an excursion to St. Isaac's Cathedral. The temple built by the arch. Built by Montferrand in 1858, it is an outstanding architectural monument. The former main cathedral of the Russian Empire, the largest cathedral in the city is able to accommodate about 14,000 people. It impresses with the richness of the interior, decorated with various grades of marble, malachite and lapis lazuli columns, paintings and mosaics.
The tour will continue with an acquaintance with the most recognizable monument of our city, the "Bronze Horseman", created for the 100th anniversary of the accession of Peter the Great to the throne.
The tour will end on the man-made island of New Holland. This is the youngest park in St. Petersburg, which is a unique cultural public space, with museums, restaurants, exhibitions, recreation areas, playgrounds, workshops and concerts, located on the territory of an architectural monument of the XVIII century.
The duration of the tour is 3-3.5 hours.
Transportation is not provided.

1 more photo
Day 5 - Friday. Kronstadt
Breakfast at the hotel.
Country bus tour to Kronstadt with a visit to the Naval Cathedral.
Meeting with the guide at the metro station Gostiny Dvor. Departure for the tour at 11:45.
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 Kronstadt, 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 - 6.5 hours.
Transportation is provided for a country trip.
Day 6 - Saturday. Walking tour "Three steps from Nevsky Prospekt" with a visit to the observation deck of the Karl Bulla Museum
Breakfast at the hotel.
Walking tour "Three steps from Nevsky Prospekt" with a visit to the observation deck of the Karl Bulla Museum.
Meeting with the guide at the Dostoevskaya metro station. Departure for the tour at 11:00.
During today's author's walking tour, you will immerse yourself in the atmosphere of old St. Petersburg. You will not have to walk far, the walking route runs in the immediate vicinity of Nevsky Prospekt.
You will learn how the real Petersburg lived in different eras: the palatial 18th century, the raznochinny 19th, the rebellious 20th! The tour ends with a visit to the Karl Bulla Photography Museum – the historical "ancestral home" of St. Petersburg photography. For more than a century and a half, a photo studio has been continuously operating in it — the owners changed, and the photography continued! Petersburgers/Leningraders and guests of the city came here to be photographed during peacetime, the years of revolutions, the civil war and all 900 days of the siege of Leningrad. They still come today to take a picture, watch exhibitions and admire the panorama of Nevsky Prospekt from the observation deck.
The duration of the tour is 3-3.5 hours.
Transportation is not provided.

1 more photo
Day 7 - Sunday. Country trip to Tsarskoye Selo with a visit to the Catherine Palace
Breakfast at the hotel. Rooms are available until 12:00.
Country bus tour to Tsarskoye Selo with a tour of the Catherine Palace.
Meeting with the guide at the metro station Gostiny Dvor. Departure for the tour at 12:10.
A tour of the Catherine Palace, the brilliant creation of F.B. Rastrelli, does not leave people of all ages and generations indifferent. The luxury of the decoration is admired by the Large Throne Hall of Mirrors, with an area of one thousand square meters, and the "Golden Suite" of state rooms, among which is the world—famous revived Amber Room. At the end of the tour in the palace, you will have a walk through one of the most elegant palace parks in St. Petersburg.
The duration of the tour is 5-5.5 hours.
Transportation is provided for a country trip.

1 more photo

Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

3 nights

Comfort

Midscale
Premium

The tour includes accommodation in a hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person in rubles, depending on the accommodation, RUB.:

THE COST OF THE TOUR FOR 1 PERSON IN RUBLES:
Excursion program without accommodation and meals
Placement	Period	4/3
	09.01-31.03	15856
Discount for children under 14 years old
Placement	Period	4/3
	09.01-31.03	800
Pick-up tour class, facilities on the block, breakfast set
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-20.03	22407	3645
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	21.03-31.03	23897	4590
1-bed room	09.01-20.03	26457	3173
1-bed room	21.03-31.03	28757	3915
Additional place	09.01-20.03	22407	1823
Additional place	21.03-31.03	23897	2295
Pickaxe Standard, room amenities, breakfast set
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-20.03	23258	4185
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	21.03-31.03	24748	5130
1-bed room	09.01-20.03	28118	3713
1-bed room	21.03-31.03	30418	4455
Additional place	09.01-20.03	23258	2093
Additional place	21.03-31.03	24748	2565
*Dostoevsky 4 Standard, breakfast buffet**
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	24024	4671
1-bed room	09.01-31.03	29573	4185

*Dostoevsky 4 Superior, breakfast buffet**
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	25088	5346
1-bed room		30434	4455
Additional place		27548	3780
*Moscow 4 Standard, breakfast buffet**
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-20.03	23471	4320
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	21.03-31.03	25173	5400
1-bed room	09.01-20.03	28736	3915
1-bed room	21.03-31.03	32058	4995
Additional place	09.01-20.03	23771	2295
Additional place	21.03-31.03	24873	2565
*Theater square 4 Standard attic, breakfast buffet**
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	25173	5400
1-bed room		30033	4320
Additional place		23073	1755
*Theater Square 4 Premium, buffet breakfast**
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	28365	7425
1-bed room		36263	6345
Additional place		24015	1755
*Express Sadovaya 4 Standard attic, breakfast buffet**
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	24960	5265
1-bed room		29618	4185
Additional place		24510	2430
*Express Sadovaya 4 Premium, buffet breakfast**
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	28152	7290
1-bed room		35847	6210
Additional place		25452	2430

*DOMINA PULKOVO 4 Standard Apartment, Buffet breakfast**
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	28365	7425
1-bed room		36263	6345
Additional place		24615	2025
Moskovsky Avenir Apartments Standard (without power supply)
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	24003	4658
1-bed room	09.01-31.03	29369	4118
Apartments Moskovsky Avenir Studio (without power supply)
Placement	Period	4/3	Extra day (per room)
For 1 person in a 2-bed room	09.01-31.03	24854	5198
1-bed room		31030	4658
Additional place		23579	2025

The cost of the Express Sadovaya 4* and Teatralnaya Square 4* hotels does not apply to the dates February 23-24 and March 7-8.

Kirochnaya Hotel

Kirochnaya Hotel is located in the Central District of St. Petersburg, a 15-minute walk from Chernyshevskaya Metro Station.

Nearby attractions such as the Tauride Garden, the Smolny Institute, and the A.V. Suvorov Museum are located.

This is a comfortable and peaceful place with rooms for up to 4 people, the interior of which is designed in a classic English style.

An ideal option for those who would like to live in the center and not overpay for additional services.

The hotel has 24 rooms of different capacities: 13 double, 8 triple, 3 quadruple.

All of them are equipped with sturdy single beds with massive headboards.

The furniture also includes bedside tables, tables, chairs, and a wardrobe.

Cups, saucers, towels, and free toiletries are provided.

The bathrooms are located on the floor, 1 for 2-3 rooms. They have showers, bathrooms, sinks.

Some rooms are equipped with private facilities.

3 more photos

Another option

Hotel "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 Moskva 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 State Hermitage Museum, the Palace Embankment and the Admiralty Building, can be reached in 15 minutes by metro.

4 more photos

Another option

Dostoevsky Hotel 4*

The Dostoevsky Hotel is waiting in St. Petersburg. It offers Wi-Fi, parking, sauna, gym.

The atmosphere and comfort of this place will be remembered only by positive emotions. Each of the rooms has everything for comfort.

There is a restaurant on site where you can taste delicious dishes from the menu, as well as have a great time.

There is a conference room equipped with related equipment for various events.

Metro stations, historical sights, beautiful squares and parks of the city on the Neva River are within walking distance.

3 more photos

Another option

Theatre Square 4*

The 4-star Theatre Square Hotel is located in the Nikolsky Rows of St. Petersburg. It offers free internet access, luggage storage. You can check in at any time, as the reception is open around the clock.

Standard and family rooms are available. You can check in either alone or with a family of up to six people. The rooms are equipped with double, single and bunk beds. Each room has its own bathroom with shower and toilet.

For an additional cost, you can purchase breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Vacationers can listen to live jazz concerts, and in winter - ice skating and the Venetian carousel, ice mini golf and curling. There are several interesting sights within walking distance. There is a metro station about a 15-minute walk away, from where you can get to anywhere in the city. The Kryukov Canal runs across the street from the hotel. The distance to Pulkovo Airport is 12.9 km, to Baltiysky Railway Station is 1.5 km.

3 more photos

Another option

Express Sadovaya 4*

Express Sadovaya Hotel is located in the Admiralteysky district on the banks of the Griboyedov Canal, in the Nikolsky Rows building. It offers internet access, as well as a parking space.

The rooms are presented in the categories "Standard" and "Superior", where up to three people can stay. The private bathrooms have a set of towels for each vacationer. Smoking is strictly prohibited in the rooms.

Breakfast can be purchased at an additional cost. A variety of dishes are available for lunch and dinner. There are several food establishments in the vicinity of the hotel.

In winter, guests can enjoy an ice rink, a Venetian carousel, ice mini golf and curling in the courtyard, as well as jazz concerts. There are several metro stations within a 20-minute walk: Sadovaya, Spasskaya, Sennaya Ploshchad, Baltiyskaya and Pushkinskaya. The distance to Pulkovo Airport is 12.8 km, to Baltiysky Railway Station is 1.5 km.

2 more photos

Another option

DOMINA Pulkovo Hotel

DOMINA Pulkovo Hotel is located in the Moskovsky district of St. Petersburg, on Pulkovskoye Highway.

The perfect combination of a 5-star hotel with 253 rooms and a four-star apartment hotel with 479 categories is presented. Classic, Premium, Junior Suite, Deluxe, Suite rooms are provided. All rooms are equipped with free WI-FI, an LCD TV and a safe for storing things. There is a bathroom with a shower or a bathtub.

A restaurant or Room service is offered as a meal.

Convenient location near the airport — 4.9 km, within walking distance of the metro station. Nearby - Pulkovo Park, Raisa Streis Square, circus. There are many activities on site, for example, an excellent spa complex with a swimming pool and a gym. The distance to the Baltic Railway Station is 8.6 km.

2 more photos

Another option

Moskovsky Avenir Apart-Hotel

Moskovsky Avenir Apart-Hotel is located in the Moskovsky district of St. Petersburg, 0.6 km from Frunzenskaya Metro Station.

The business class hotel harmoniously combines stylish interior, functionality and amenities. New furniture, TV, air conditioning and free Wi-Fi are installed.

Meals can be prepared in the equipped kitchenette or visit the nearest places with ready meals.

Nearby there is a large selection of supermarkets, restaurants, fitness rooms, park areas, as well as quick access to the embankment of the Obvodny Canal. It is possible to get to Nevsky Prospekt and railway stations without unnecessary difficulties. The distance to the airport is 10.9 km, to the railway station - 1.6 km.

3 more photos

Tour conditions

Group

up to 45 tourists

Minimum age

6 years old

Duration

4 days 3 nights

Group meets at

Russia, Saint Petersburg, Moskovsky railway station

Included in price

hotel accommodation according to the number of nights (accommodation after 15:00, check-out before 12:00) (when choosing a rate with accommodation);
meals: breakfast in the hotel restaurant according to the number of days (nights) of stay (when choosing a rate with accommodation);
excursion program and transport services in accordance with the tour program;
the Podorozhnik transport card for all excursion days.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to St. Petersburg and back;
additional services and excursions not included in the tour program;
hotel accommodation (when choosing a rate without accommodation)
meals not specified in the program (lunches, dinners);
breakfast (when choosing a rate without accommodation);
the resort fee of 100 rubles/person/day will be paid by the guests directly at the hotel, and cannot be included in the tourist package (from 04/01/2024 in St. Petersburg);
private transfer;
an additional day at the hotel.

It's important to know

Air and railway tickets are not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase them yourself or contact us for help.

Dates and Prices

Individual dates available on request

13 Jan – 31 Mar, 2025

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

13 – 16 Jan, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

20 – 23 Jan, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

27 – 30 Jan, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

3 – 6 Feb, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

10 – 13 Feb, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

17 – 20 Feb, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

24 – 27 Feb, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

3 – 6 Mar, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

10 – 13 Mar, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

17 – 20 Mar, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now
from
$155

24 – 27 Mar, 2025 4 days 3 nights

Submit request
No need to pay now

Winter-spring portrait of the great city of St. Petersburg. 4-day tour

Location

Tour highlights

Itinerary

Accommodation

Tour conditions

Included in price

Paid extra

It's important to know

Dates and Prices

Similar tours