| Duration: | 3 Day(s) - 2 Night(s) |
| Tour Category: | Cruise Tours |
The group will consist of a maximum of 15 people and will be organized as a set 3-day itinerary.
This type of tour will apply for: ALL CRUISE SHIPS coming to St Petersburg.
Here is the program which is promoted for cruise passengers.
NOTE: Please take note that this tour DO NOT require a Russian Visa. You disembark with our special border pass to join the Visa FREE tour.
Day 1: Arrival in Saint-Petersburg
8:00 passport control, the group's meeting with the guide and the driver
9:00 - 10:30 sightseeing tour (including stops by sphinxes near the spit of Vasilevsky Island)
10:30 - 12:30 Hermitage Museum (one of the major museums of the world, an important and grandiose architectural complex that has one of the most important art collections)
12:30-14:00 Lunch in the typical Russian restaurant
14:00-15.30 Way to the summer palace of the czars in Pushkin city is 25 km from the city and famous for its palace of Catherine and the magnificent interior: the famous "Amber Room" (a work of art of inestimable value and beauty)
15:30-17:30 Tour of the Catherine Palace
17:30-19:00 Back to the city
19:00 Optional evening program on a further request
Day 2: St. Petersburg
8:30 passport control, the group's meeting with the guide and the driver
9:00 - 10:30 The way to Peterhof (the summer residence of the czars, called the "Russian Versailles"). Peterhof (Petrodvorets) is a jewel of Russian art, a city of parks, palaces, and fountains. It is located 29 km to the west of St. Petersburg
10:30-12:00 Peterhof Grand Palace
12:00-13:00 Walking tour through Peterhof Park
13:00-14:00 Driving back to the city
14:00-15:30 Lunch in the typical Russian restaurant
15:30-16:30 The Savior on Spilled Blood (The Church of the Russian styled domes which attract by its dazzling and colorful facades and interiors)
17.00-18.00 Boat trip by the rivers and canals
18:30 Back on board
19:00 Optional evening program on a further request
Day 3: Saint-Petersburg
10.00 the group's meeting with the guide and the driver
10:30-11:30 Visit to St Peter and Paul Fortress and excursion to St Peter and Paul Cathedral(This is the first building of the ancient city of St. Petersburg and there are tombs of the Romanov dynasty in the Cathedral)
12.00 - 14.00 The Yusupov Palace tour The Yusupov Palace is a unique architectural and cultural monument rightfully acclaimed as an "encyclopedia" of St. Petersburg aristocratic interiors.
The palace went down in Russian history as the scene of the assassination of Grigory Rasputin, the Siberian peasant who became the spiritual mentor and friend of the family of Emperor Nicholas II at the beginning of the twentieth century. The tragedy played out on the night of 17 December in the living quarters of the young Prince Felix Yusupov. These rooms now house a historical-documentary exhibition.
14.00 – 16.00 The walk through the main street “Nevsky Prospekt” with the interior visit of a main active church of the city “Kazan Cathedral” and the shopping time (or visit the market)
16.30 Onboard
Includes:
Transportation (Private Van) in accordance with the program
The English-speaking professional guide
Entrance to the museums (The Hermitage, Peterhof Park, Catherine Palace, Fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul, Savior on Spilled Blood, The Yusupov Palace with exposition of the murder of Rasputin, Kazan Cathedral)
Excursion by rivers and canals (boat with private terrace for photographs and coverage in case of bad weather is used as a common one for the groups of Aventura Travel)
2 Lunches in the typical Russian restaurant with 3 dishes (bottled water, tea, or coffee included, other drinks are charged extra)
Tour-ticket (a Russian visa especially for cruisers)
Port Taxes
Free water bottles
