A 6-day trip to a New Year's tale. St. Petersburg and Veliky Novgorod

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Give yourself the opportunity to get acquainted with the richness and beauty of the history, culture and nature of St. Petersburg and its surroundings.

From the magical New Year's streets of the Northern Capital to the ancient walls of Veliky Novgorod, this tour promises to give vivid impressions that will be pleasant to remember for a long time.

Location

Saint-Petersburg

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Tour highlights

Freedom of choice

If you wish, you will have the opportunity to travel to Vyborg or see the Yusupov Palace.

Time Travel

Visit the famous Hermitage, the largest museum in the country, with about three million exhibits in its collection.

Interesting locations

Take a bus tour to Oranienbaum with a visit to the Grand Menshikov Palace

Itinerary

Day 1 - Arrival in Saint Petersburg. City Sightseeing Bus Tour
Arrival in Saint Petersburg.
10:10 Meeting at Ladoga Railway Station at the escalator in the center of the hall (by prior request only). Group transfer.
11:00 Meeting at the Moscow Railway Station at the monument to Peter the Great (by prior request only). Group transfer.
13:00 Meeting at the Moscow Railway Station at the monument to Peter the Great (by prior request only). Group transfer.
Independent accommodation at the hotel after check-out time.
Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the base hotel, the sign "Petersburg welcomes".
14:30 Departure from the Elkus Hotel.
15:00 Departure from the Kosmos Pribaltiyskaya hotel.
15:30 Departure from the Saint Petersburg Hotel, including for guests from the Radisson Sonya and Indigo hotels.
Bus sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg, during which together we will trace the history of our city's development from the first buildings - the Kunstkamera, the Twelve Colleges, the Peter and Paul Fortress – to the grandiose ensembles of later eras.
18:00 Transfer to the base hotels until 19:00 or free time in the city center.
Additionally (to order in advance): A festive New Year's banquet in hotels (prices to specify).
Additionally (to order in advance): 21:30-02:30 Bus tour "Celebrating the New Year in St. Petersburg".
On this New Year's Eve, St. Petersburg fulfills wishes.
We will read his secret signs together and, of course, celebrate the New Year: we will make a wish in one of the central squares of the city, drink a traditional glass of champagne and take unforgettable photos for memory.
Pleasant treats, surprises and breathtaking views of the modern city are waiting for you.
Let's plunge into the atmosphere of celebration and magic, and start the new year with unforgettable impressions. (adult – 3,500 rubles/person; schoolboy – 3,000 rubles/person, students, pensioners, children 5-6 years old – free of charge).
Start and end addresses of the tour: Oktyabrskaya Hotel, Ligovsky ave., 10; Moscow Hotel, Alexander Nevsky Square, 2;

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Day 2 - Free day
Late breakfast at the hotel.
Free day.
A program to choose from for an additional fee (to order when booking a tour):
Option No. 1. Bus tour "Winter holidays". Getting to know the festive city, the central squares decorated with New Year's beauties-Christmas trees.
A retrospective of the traditions of New Year and Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg from past eras.
An excursion to the Yusupov Palace is one of the rare noble mansions in St. Petersburg, where not only the state apartments, the halls of the art gallery, the miniature home theater, but also the luxurious living quarters of the Yusupov family have survived, preserving the warmth and charm of the former owners.
Cost: adult – 2600 rubles/person, schoolboy, student, pensioner – 2500 rubles/ person.
Option number 2. Bus tour "Winter holidays". Getting to know the festive city, the central squares decorated with New Year's beauties-Christmas trees.
A retrospective of the traditions of New Year and Christmas celebrations in St. Petersburg from past eras.
Guided tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress, which was founded in 1703. The history of our city began.
Excursion to the magnificent Faberge Jewelry Museum. Following the principle of the great master, the modest facades of the Shuvalov Palace hide the real wonders of jewelry art.
The museum has an unparalleled collection of Russian jewelry and decorative and applied arts of the XIX-XX centuries. The most valuable and famous items in the museum's collection are 9 Imperial Easter eggs created by Carl Gustaf Faberge.
Cost: adult – 2950 rubles/person, schoolboy, student, pensioner – 2900 rubles/person.

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Day 3 - Excursion "Palaces of St. Petersburg and their owners". The Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich. Hermitage
Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00-13:00 Bus tour "Palaces of St. Petersburg and their owners".
Sometimes it seems that all the buildings in our city are palaces. Of course, this is just an appearance, but there are really a lot of them in St. Petersburg. But there is no palace without painting, sculpture, balls, music, a cozy garden or park. This is the atmosphere that surrounds the owners of the palaces, to whom this tour is dedicated.
13:00 Excursion to the Palace of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich.
The building, which is unique in its preservation, occupies a special place among the most famous palaces and mansions in St. Petersburg. Its luxurious interiors are a remarkable monument of architecture and art of the second half of the XIX – early XX centuries.
14:30 Free time in the city center.
15:30 Excursion to the Hermitage, the largest museum in the country, with about three million exhibits in its collection.
The entire history of world culture is presented here – from Ancient Egypt to the picturesque masterpieces of the twentieth century.
17:30 Free time in the city center.
Independent return to the hotel.
We recommend visiting the iconic places of St. Petersburg on this day:
Singer Company House is a Book House (open until 23:00).
New Year's Fair in New Holland, on Manezhnaya Square.
Crumpets on Bolshaya Konyushennaya Street (open until 20:00).
Subscription editions (open until 22:00).
Yeliseyev Merchants store (open until 23:00).

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Day 4 - Veliky Novgorod
Breakfast.
07:50 Departure from the Saint Petersburg Hotel, including for guests from the Radisson Sonya and Indigo Hotels.
08:20 Departure from the Kosmos Pribaltiyskaya hotel.
08:40 Departure from the Elkus Hotel.
Excursion to Veliky Novgorod.
Highway tour.
Bus sightseeing tour of the city, acquaintance with the Sofia and Trade sides.
Visit to St. George's Monastery (St. George the Great Martyr), the current and largest in Novgorod. A visit to its main church, St. George's Cathedral (1119).
11:30 a.m. Visit to the Vitoslavlitsy Open–air Museum of Wooden Architecture, a unique architectural and natural reserve of wooden architecture. Participation in the "Fabulous New Year's Eve in Vitoslavlitsy" celebration.
According to the long-standing tradition, Novgorodians and guests of the city will have an exciting journey through the fabulous village, where they can plunge into the world of peasant culture with its customs and traditions.
The participants of the festival will join theatrical performances based on Russian folk tales, ride in a sledge and, of course, will not miss the opportunity to roll down the hill. Fans of ice games will enjoy the fun called "The Cauldron".
Museum visitors will also meet the heroes of their favorite fairy tales from childhood – Emelya, Masha, the Bear and other fairy-tale characters.
Children and adults will try to populate a Mitten, play with a Bun, and trick Baba Yaga and her friend Kikimora.
15:00 Lunch at a cafe.
17:00 Novgorod Kremlin tour: theatrical program with posadnik Sbyslav or posadnitsa Euphemia.
You will see all the most famous sights of the city: the Novgorod Kremlin, St. Sophia Cathedral and the bell tower with a collection of bells, the monument "The Millennium of Russia", the Faceted Chamber, the Church of St. Andrew Stratelates, the Church of the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem, the Secret Water Gate and much more.
Free time to explore the sights.
21:00-22:00 Approximate time of return to St. Petersburg at the base hotels.

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Day 5 - Free day or guided tour for an additional fee
Breakfast at the hotel.
Free day.
A program to choose from for an additional fee:
Option number 1. Additionally (for the curious): Excursion to Vyborg.
Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the base hotels.
08:00-20:00 Excursion to Vyborg (adult – 3400 rubles/person, schoolboy – 2900 rubles/person, student – 3200 /person, pensioner – 3200 rubles/person).
During the tour, you will get acquainted with the majestic Vyborg Castle and walk through the narrow streets of the Old Town, paved with cobblestones, where every step tells its own story, take a trip through the rocky landscape park of Monrepos.
11:00 Monrepos tour.
13:00 Lunch for an additional fee (approximately an adult – 850 rubles/person) or free time in the city center.
14:00 Visit to Castle Island, where the medieval knightly Vyborg Castle is located.
15:00 Walking tour of the center of Vyborg — You will see the Market Square, Peter and Paul Cathedral, the Transfiguration Cathedral, various towers: Clock, Round, Town Halls; Burgher houses, knight's, merchant's; schools: Russian, Finnish, Swedish.
16:30 Free time in the Old Town.
18:00 Departure to St. Petersburg.
Transfer to the base hotels.
20:00-21:00 The end of the program.
Option #2 Additionally (for those with a sweet tooth): An excursion to the Alpinetti ice cream factory with a tasting. (children aged 5-17 years – 1,900 rubles, all others – 1,200 rubles).
We are conducting a tasting tour.
You will learn the secrets of ice cream production, visit the freezer and try yourself as a pastry chef.
After the educational part, you will have a tasting: gelato, sorbet, ice cream and sugar straw.
You will decorate the popsicles and cones with icing, the same and sprinkles to your taste. The amount of ice cream is unlimited!
Option number 3. Additionally (for romantics): guided tour "Heavenly Prospect: safe roof tour" (adult – 1100 rubles/person, children over 12 – 900 rubles/person).
To hear the history of St. Petersburg in the fresh air, to learn the secrets of Nevsky Prospekt, the secrets of street names and squares, to place sights in professional binoculars and, of course, to take spectacular photos — all this can be done on excursions "Heavenly Prospect"!

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Day 6 - Bus tour to Oranienbaum. The Grand Menshikov Palace
Breakfast at the hotel.
Room release by the tour participants.
Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the base hotel.
The sign "Petersburg greets".
09:50 Departure from the Saint Petersburg Hotel, including for guests from the Radisson Sonya and Indigo Hotels.
10:20 Departure from the Kosmos Pribaltiyskaya hotel.
10:40 Departure from the Elkus Hotel.
Bus tour to Oranienbaum with a visit to the Grand Menshikov Palace.
Oranienbaum was conceived as part of a majestic panorama welcoming everyone arriving in the new Russian capital by sea.
Excursion to the Grand Menshikov Palace– the ceremonial residence of the "first" grandee of the state, Alexander Menshikov, which was to be perceived, among other things, as a symbol of the triumph of Russia, which won the Northern War.
12:30-14:00 Excursion to the Grand Menshikov Palace.
Transfer to Moskovsky train station before 16:30.

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Difficulty

Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Hotel

5 nights

Comfort

Upscale
Premium

The tour provides accommodation in a selected hotel in St. Petersburg.

The cost of the tour for 1 person depends on the selected hotel and the type of accommodation:

Basic hotels (hotels where the group is being assembled):

Elkus 3*, Breakfast "Swedish line". Address: st. Blagodatnaya, 10 building 3 p.1. Nearest metro station: Electrosila. 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. 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.

Double	Single room	An adult in an extra seat
Standard
25900	35900	-
Comfort
25150	35900	22900

Kosmos Baltiyskaya 4*. Breakfast buffet Address: Korablestroiteley str., 14. Nearest metro station: Primorskaya street. The hotel offers views of St. Petersburg and the Gulf of Finland. It offers 26 meeting rooms, a business center, a banquet hall and air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi. Check–out time: 15:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, Early Check-in before 08:00 - 100%, from 08:00 to 15:00 – 50% without breakfast.

Double	Single room	An adult in an extra seat
Standard
24900	29400	23150

St. Petersburg 4* Breakfast buffet. Address: Pirogovskaya embankment 5/2. The nearest metro station is Lenin Square. All conditions for a comfortable stay are provided here — there is air conditioning, refrigerator, TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee in the rooms, kettle, safe, heating, terrace, mini-bar. The hotel has a restaurant, a bar, a gym, a sauna, and a conference room. And you'll probably want to relax by the pool — it's here too. And indoor. 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%.

Double	Single room	An adult in an extra seat
Standard with a view of the courtyard
36900	59400	27650

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

Radisson Sonya 4*. Breakfast buffet. Address: Liteyny ave., 5/19. The nearest metro station is Chernyshevskaya. A 17-minute walk to the Summer Garden and Mikhailovsky Castle, a 19-minute walk to the St. Petersburg Hotel or 5 minutes by taxi. Check-out time: 15:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, early check-in before 08:00 + 100%, after 08:00 + 50% of the fare.

Double	Single room
Standard
41150	61400

Indigo Tchaikovsky 5* / Indigo St. Petersburg – Tchaikovsky 5*, buffet breakfast. Address: Tchaikovsky St., 1. Located near the Tauride and Summer Gardens, 11 minutes from the metro station "Chernyshevskaya", 20 minutes on foot from the hotel "Saint Petersburg" or 8 minutes by taxi. Check-out time: 14:00 check-in, 12:00.

Double	Single room
Standard
52400	76650

Discounts:

for children under 14 years of age — 1,700 rubles.;
for children aged 14-16 — 1100 rubles.;
students (full—time Russian state universities) and pensioners (Russian Federation) - 500 rubles.

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Tour conditions

Group

up to 50 tourists

Minimum age

5 years old

Duration

6 days 5 nights

Group meets at

Saint-Petersburg

Included in price

accommodation at the selected hotel;
meals specified in the program (breakfast);
guided tours and daily transportation services according to the program;
tickets to museums according to the program;
guide support;
headphones for more comfortable listening to the guide.

Paid extra

air and railway tickets to St. Petersburg and back;
meals not included in the price of the tour;
additional excursions on request:
- bus tour "Celebrating the New Year in St. Petersburg (to be booked in advance):
  - adult – 3500 rubles/person.;
  - schoolboy – 3000 rubles/person, students, pensioners, children 5-6 years old – free of charge;
- Winter Holidays bus tour:
  - adult – 2,600 rubles/person.,
  - schoolboy, student, pensioner – 2500 rubles/person.;
- Winter Holidays bus tour:
  - adult – 2,950 rubles/person.,
  - schoolboy, student, pensioner – 2,900 rubles/person.;
- excursion to Vyborg + lunch optional (lunch is approximately an adult – 850 rubles/person):
  - adult – 3400 RUB/person.;
  - schoolboy – 2,900 rubles/person.;
  - student – 3200 rubles/person.;
  - pensioner – 3200 rubles/person.
- Alpinetti Ice Cream Factory tasting tour:
  - children 5-17 years old – 1,900 rubles.;
  - all others – 1200 rubles.
- Heavenly Prospect Tour: Safe Roof Tour:
  - adult – 1100 rubles/person.;
  - children over 12 years old – 900 rubles/person.
extra nights;
A festive New Year's banquet in hotels is optional (to be ordered in advance) – prices are being specified.

It's important to know

Insurance is not included in the price of the tour. You can purchase additional travel insurance on the website of a Large Country without commission directly from insurance companies.

Basic hotels (hotels where the group is being assembled):

1. Art Nouveau Palace 4*. Breakfast buffet. Address: 17th line of Vasilyevsky Island, 64. Location — in the historical part of St. Petersburg on Vasilyevsky Island next to the chapel of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg. Check-out time: 14:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out. Early check—in before 07:00 - surcharge of 100% of the cost of a night's stay; from 07:00 to 14:00 — surcharge of 50% of the cost of accommodation. Prices later.

2. Space Baltic 4*. Breakfast buffet. Address: Korablestroiteley St., 14. Nearest metro station: Primorskaya. The hotel offers views of St. Petersburg and the Gulf of Finland. It offers 26 meeting rooms, a business center, a banquet hall and air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi. Check—out time: 15:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, early check-in before 08:00 - 100%, from 08:00 to 15:00 — 50% without breakfast.

3. River Palace Hotel 4*. Breakfast buffet. Address: 2nd Line V.O., 61/30. The nearest metro stations are Sportivnaya and Vasileostrovskaya. A business hotel in the center of St. Petersburg in a historic building on the Makarov Embankment, overlooking the Neva River and the Lakhta Center Tower. The Sea Station is 4 km away, and the Erarta Museum of Modern Art is 3 km away. Check-out time: 14:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, Early Check-in before 09:00 + 100%, Early Check-in after 09:00 + 50%.

4. "Saint Petersburg" 4*. Breakfast buffet. Address: Pirogovskaya nab., 5/2. The nearest metro station is Lenin Square. All conditions for a comfortable stay are provided here — there is air conditioning, refrigerator, TV, hairdryer, tea/coffee in the rooms, kettle, safe, heating, terrace, mini-bar. The hotel has a restaurant, a bar, a gym, a sauna, and a conference room. And you'll probably want to relax by the pool — it's here too. And indoor. 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%.

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

"Radisson Sonya" 4*. Breakfast buffet. Address: Liteyny ave., 5/19. The nearest metro station is Chernyshevskaya. A 17-minute walk to the Summer Garden and Mikhailovsky Castle, a 19-minute walk to the St. Petersburg Hotel. Check-out time: 15:00 check-in, 12:00 check-out, early check-in before 08:00 + 100%, after 08:00 + 50% of the fare.

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Svetlana

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5 Jun, 2026

I really enjoyed the tour, even despite the snowfall. The itinerary was packed with activities and experiences - so much so that by the second day we were feeling pleasantly tired. The lunches were excellent, and we were glad we chose to include them. The organization was outstanding, and our guide, Nelli, was wonderful. She shared a wealth of interesting information and presented it in a way that kept everyone engaged throughout the trip. The Druzhba Hotel was quite good overall. The breakfasts offered a wide variety of dishes, and the location was convenient, not far from the city center. There was also a supermarket nearby, which was very handy. A few practical notes for future travelers: standard rooms are equipped with 2 separate beds rather than 1 large bed. Slippers and bathrobes are not provided. A hairdryer was available, but the complimentary shower gel and shampoo packets were quite small .
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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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I enjoyed the trip!

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A 6-day trip to a New Year's tale. St. Petersburg and Veliky Novgorod

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