New Year's paradise. 7-day tour to St. Petersburg

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Bus tour "Petrovsky Petersburg".

The tour is dedicated to the first decades of St. Petersburg's existence and allows you to feel the idea of Tsar Peter I - to found a new European city on the swamp, which is destined to become famous all over the world not only as a center of trade, science and art, but also as a center of reforms that brought Russia closer to Europe.

A tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

Peter and Paul Fortress is the "heart" of the city, the place from which the history of St. Petersburg began. 

You will see a "city within a city" – typical buildings of Peter the Great's time, the operating enterprise "Mint", where commemorative coins, orders and medals are still minted. 

You will visit the Peter and Paul Cathedral, where the graves of Russian emperors and empresses, as well as grand dukes and princesses have been preserved.

Excursion to the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

For a long time, the Peter and Paul Cathedral was a monument to the glory of Russian weapons. 

Captured banners and keys to cities and fortresses captured by Russian troops have been kept here for two centuries. 

At the beginning of the 20th century, these relics were transferred to the Hermitage. 

Copies of Swedish and Turkish banners are now on display in the cathedral.

Visit to the Trubetskoy Bastion prison.

During the tour you will also visit the famous "Russian Bastille" – the prison of the Trubetskoy Bastion, where many famous Russian political figures were held.

New Year greetings from Santa Claus and Snow Maiden with treats and gifts!

The place of completion of the program: the city center.

Duration of the program: ~ 5.5 hours (ending at ~14:30).

Breakfast at the hotel.

10:00 Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the hotel. 

Departure to the program by bus.

Excursion to St. Isaac's Cathedral.

St. Isaac's Cathedral will appear before you as a unique work of Russian art of the middle of the XIX century. 

You will see magnificent wall paintings and paintings on canvas made by famous Russian artists and admire mosaic icons, which were created using smalt in more than 12,000 colors and shades. 

You will be amazed by the abundance of various types of stone (from granite to malachite and turquoise) that went into the decoration of the temple.

Ascent to the colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral.

The colonnade of St. Isaac's Cathedral is 43 meters above the ground. 

From a bird's-eye view, you will see fascinating views of the central part of the city, the view opens to all 360 degrees, which allows you to maximize the beauty of the Northern capital.

The place of completion of the program: St. Isaac's Cathedral (the nearest metro station "Admiralteyskaya").

Duration of the program: ~ 2.5 hours (ending at ~13:00).

We offer it for an additional fee (purchased in advance).

22:00 Festive New Year's Eve dinner (for an additional fee).

22:00 New Year's Eve night bus tour of St. Petersburg (for an additional fee).

Breakfast at the hotel.

Free day.

Independent participation in New Year celebrations.   

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

Bus tour to Pavlovsk and Tsarskoye Selo "Suburban imperial residences".

Located very close to each other, these two palace and park ensembles have almost nothing in common: one impresses with grace and dazzling luxury, the other with impeccable taste, harmony and grace. 

One was a representative residence, in which the richest decorations were created "for the unified glory of the All–Russian Empire"; the other was a private property of the imperial family - "an ideal place for an ideal life."

Pavlovsk.

Excursion to the Pavlovsk Palace.

The Pavlovsk Palace conquers absolutely everyone with its harmony and elegance.

Surrounded by a magnificent park in the valley of the picturesque Slavyanka River, it embodies all the originality of Russian and European artistic culture of the XVIII century. 

Pay attention to the collections of watches, mirrors and porcelain items on display.

Transfer to Tsarskoye Selo (~25 min.).

Tsarskoye Selo.

Excursion to the Catherine Palace with the Amber Room.

The Catherine Palace was originally created by architect F.B. Rastrelli as a place for official receptions of Russian nobility and foreign diplomats. 

The suite of rooms and state halls stretching for almost 300 meters, 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 some 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.

The place of the end of the program: the hotel (ending at ~17:30).

Program duration: ~8 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Meeting with the guide in the lobby of the hotel. 

Departure to the program by bus.

Excursion to the Hermitage.

The Hermitage is one of the largest art museums in the world. 

It began as a private collection of Empress Catherine II and remained closed to the general public for a long time. 

Now his collections number more than 3.5 million exhibits. 

Among them are masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, antique sculpture, Egyptian antiquities, a real mummy and much more.

At the end of the tour, you can stay at the Hermitage and continue the tour yourself.

The place of completion of the program: the Hermitage, the nearest metro station "Admiralteyskaya".

Duration of the program: ~ 2.5 hours (ending at ~12:00).

Breakfast at the hotel.

Rooms are available until 12:00.

Check out of the hotel on your own.

Free day.