You arrive at the hotel on your own.
A transfer to the hotel is available for an additional fee and must be booked in advance: an individual transfer from the train station/ airport (from 2000 rubles/car).
Guaranteed hotel accommodation after 14:00.
You can leave your belongings free of charge in the luggage room of the hotel.
Departure to the program from each of the accommodation hotels.
From 11:00 to 13:00 (before departure for the program), a representative of the company with a sign "About Petersburg" will meet you in the lobby of the hotel.
You can approach at any convenient time in this interval.
He will answer all your questions, provide updated tour programs and offer additional excursions that you can purchase at will.
13:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.
Bus tour to Tsarskoye Selo "Suburban imperial residences".
Tsarskoye Selo is the ceremonial summer residence of the Russian emperors, one of the most beautiful palace and park ensembles in Europe.
Russian sovereigns lived in this picturesque place during the warmer months, and then official receptions, lavish balls and entertainment court events were held here.
Excursion to the Catherine Palace with the Amber Room.
The Catherine Palace was originally created by architect F.B. Rastrelli as a place of official receptions for Russian nobility and foreign diplomats.
Stretching for almost 300 meters, the suite of rooms and state halls, richly decorated with intricate carvings and gilding, will certainly not leave you indifferent. And the "highlight" of the palace is the famous Amber Room.
A walk through the Catherine Park.
After the tour of the palace, you will have an hour of free time to walk around the magnificent park surrounding the palace on your own.
Russian Russian Museum is decorated with exquisite pavilions and numerous monuments in honor of the victories of Russian weapons during the Russo-Turkish wars.
End of the program: hotel.
Program duration: ~5.5 hours (ending at ~18:30).