Intense 2-Day Tour of St Petersburg with Maximum Coverage
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Intense 2-Day Tour of St Petersburg with Maximum Coverage
Duration: 2 days (18 hours)
Intensity: Active
Sights Visited:
- The State Hermitage Museum
- The Faberge Museum
- Yusupov Palace
- The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood
- St Isaac's Cathedral
- Sightseeing canal cruise
- The Lower Park of Peterhof
- The Great Palace of Peterhof
- Catherine Palace and Park
- The metro
Inclusions & Exclusions:
- 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
- Welcome gifts, ponchos if needed
- Bottled water
- Lunches (You can add a 3-course Russian cuisine lunch for an extra fee of $15 per person per meal)
Tours Description
Take the maximum from your trip to Russia on this private intensive tour of St Petersburg. Your professional guide will show you the highlights of the city at an active pace including the most popular museums. Private transportation by a car or a minivan and skip-the-line tickets are included.
An approximate itinerary of this St Petersburg 2-day tour:
Day 1
- 8:30 - meeting the guide in your hotel
- 8:30-9:45 - a trip to Peterhof with a metro tour
- 9:45-10:45 - a tour of the Great Palace of Peterhof with a special early admission
- 10:45-12:00 - an excursion of the Lower Gardens of Peterhof
- 12:00-12:45 - a trip to Tsarskoye Selo
- 12:45-13:30 - time for a quick lunch or a coffee break
- 13:45-15:45 - a tour of Catherine Palace and the Amber Room
- 15:45-16:30 - return to the city center
- 16:30-17:00 - visit the Spilled Blood Church
- 17:30 - drop off at the hotel
Day 2
- 10:00 - meeting in the hotel
- 10:15-11:00 - a tour of the Faberge Museum with an audio guide
- 11:15-13:30 - an excursion of the Hermitage Museum and the Winter Palace
- 13:30-14:30 - time for lunch
- 14:45-16:45 - a tour of Yusupov Palace and the exhibition telling the story of the murder of Rasputin
- 17:00-17:30 - an inside visit of St Isaac's Cathedral
- 18:00-19:00 - a boat cruise on the rivers and canals
- 19:30 - drop off at the hotel
Kindly note that in the winter season, the boat cruise is not available, you will visit St Peter and Paul Cathedral instead. The fountains of Peterhof are functioning from late April to early October.