2-Day Tour of St Petersburg Must-Sees and Vodka Museum
2-Day Tour of St Petersburg Must-Sees and Vodka Museum
- The State Hermitage Museum
- The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
- Russian Vodka Museum
- Sightseeing canal cruise
- The Lower Park of Peterhof
- Catherine Palace and Park
- The metro
- Private guide's services (English, Spanish, German, Italian, French..)
- Private driver services (by car/minivan)
- Hotel pickup and drop off every day
- Skip-the-line tickets to the mentioned sights
- Russian Vodka Museum admission and tasting
- Welcome gifts, ponchos if needed
- Bottled water
- Lunch (You can add a 3-course Russian cuisine lunch for an extra fee of $15 per person per meal)
Tours Description
This privately guided tour of St Petersburg will make you familiar with the main historical monuments of the city and its environs. Apart from the classic sightseeing program, you are going to visit the Russian Vodka Museum where local guides will tell you some interesting facts about this drink. You will have a tasting of 3 samples of flavored vodka with typical snacks. You will have a break to have lunch and after, the guide will bring you to a pier where you will take a relaxing boat ride on the rivers and canals.
An approximate itinerary of this 2-day private tour of St Petersburg:
Day 1 of the tour
- 10:00-11:15 - meeting with the guide in your hotel lobby, city tour
- 11:15-13:45 - an excursion of the State Hermitage Museum and the Winter Palace
- 14:00-14:45 - a tour of the Vodka Museum + tasting
- 14:45-15:45 - time for lunch
- 16:00-17:00 - a relaxing boat tour on the rivers and canals
- 17:15-17:45 - a visit to the Spilled Blood Church
- 18:00 - drop off at the hotel
Day 2 of the tour
- 9:00 - meet your guide in the hotel lobby
- 9:00-10:30 - transfer to Peterhof with an excursion of 2-3 famous subway stations
- 10:30-12:00 - a tour of the Lower Park and the Upper Park of Peterhof
- 12:00-12:45 - time for lunch or a coffee break
- 12:45-13:30 - transfer to Tsarskoye Selo
- 13:30-15:30 - a tour of Catherine Palace, the Amber Room, and the Park
- 15:30-16:30 - return to St Petersburg
Kindly note that in the winter season from October to late April the boat ride is unavailable and will be substituted with a tour of St Peter & Paul Cathedral. The fountains of Peterhof are not functioning from early October to late April.