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

Breakfast at the hotel.

09:00 Petrovsky Petersburg bus tour.

The tour is dedicated to the first decades of St. Petersburg's existence and allows you to experience the idea of Tsar Peter I - to found a new European city on the swamp, which was 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.

Guided tour of the Peter and Paul Fortress.

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

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

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

Peter and Paul Cathedral tour.

For a long time, 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's greetings from Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden with treats and gifts!

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

Program duration: ~ 5.5 hours (ending at ~14:30).

Breakfast at the hotel.

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

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 from the middle of the 19th 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 different types of stone (from granite to malachite and turquoise) that were used to decorate 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, with a 360-degree view that allows you to maximize the beauty of the Northern Capital.

The place of the end of the program: St. Isaac's Cathedral (the nearest metro station is Admiralteiskaya).

Program duration: ~2.5 hours (ending at ~13:00).

We offer it for an additional fee (to be 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's 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.

Guided tour of the Pavlovsk Palace.

The Pavlovsk Palace captivates absolutely everyone with its harmony and grace.

Surrounded by a magnificent park in the valley of the picturesque Slavyanka River, it embodies all the originality of the 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 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 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 program ends at the hotel (ending at ~17:30).

Program duration: ~8 hours.

Breakfast at the hotel.

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

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 on your own.

The place of the end of the program: the Hermitage, the nearest metro station "Admiralteiskaya".

Program duration: ~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.