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You arrive at the hotel on your own.
A transfer to the hotel from the train station/ airport is available for an additional fee and must be booked in advance: from 2,300 rubles/car.
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.
Important information:
- tourists staying in the hotels "Moscow", "St. Petersburg", "Best Western Zoom Hotel" and "River Palace" go on excursions from the accommodation hotel;
- Tourists staying at the Yard Residence Apart-hotel come to the Moscow Hotel (Alexander Nevsky Square, 2) for a meeting and departure for excursions — 5 minutes on foot.
Check-in at the hotel after 14:00/15:00 depending on the hotel. You can leave your belongings in the luggage room of the hotel.
13:00 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby. Departure to the program by bus.
New Year's greetings from Santa Claus and the Snow Maiden with treats and gifts!
Bus tour "The magic of ancient neighborhoods". The history of many famous dynasties of Russia is inextricably linked with St. Petersburg.
The Sheremetevs and Stroganovs, Shuvalovs and Bestuzhevs, Vorontsovs and Volkonskys, Trubetskys and Golitsyns, Pushkins, Demidovs and many others not only made a huge contribution to the development of Russia, but also left numerous palaces, temples, monuments that form the historical appearance and aura of our city.
During the tour, you will visit one of the most luxurious palaces in St. Petersburg, the Yusupov Princes' Palace on the Moika River embankment.
Excursion to the Yusupov Palace. The tour route takes you through the most beautiful and famous halls of the palace. The main marble staircase leads you to the luxurious formal living rooms and spacious ballrooms.
In the former art gallery, you will learn about the centuries—old history of the princely family and, finally, see the pearl of palace architecture - the Yusupov Princes' Home Theater.
A walk around the island of New Holland. You will find yourself in a beautiful public space in the city center, where a New Year's atmosphere reigns. It's incredibly beautiful here during the holidays. Take a look at the New Year's Fair, where you can buy unusual souvenirs.
Here you can have delicious meals in small food courts, as well as in expensive restaurants. Themed events for adults and children are held on the island, as well as an ice rink, tickets for which should be purchased in advance.
End of the program: hotel.
Program duration: ~6 hours (ending at ~19:30).
