This tour is the most all-inclusive and the most active option involving the most walking out of any of the tour options. You will have a special early entrance to the Hermitage museum, excursion in the Yusupov’s Palace, the Catherine’s Palace, the Church on the Spilled Blood, the Peterhof fountain park and Peter and Paul’s fortress + cathedral. Lunches, hydrofoil ride and a canal boat ride are included in the tour price. The tour is available as a group tour and as a private tour.
| Duration: 2 days / 1 night |
Tour price includes the following services:
1. all port fees for two days and all local Russian taxes
2. professional and personable English-speaking guide for two days
3. A/C vehicle for two days with this timing
4. admission tickets to all the museums shown on the itinerary
5. special early entrance to the Hermitage museum
6. photo passes for all museums per person except for Yusupov Palace (photo pass 6 US extra;video pass 12 US extra).
7. subway ride
8. one bottle of water per person per day, ponchos in case of rain
9. audio head-sets for groups of 10 or more
10. hydrofoil ride
11. lunches
12. canal boat ride
Tour program
8.00 am – 5.00 pm
| 8.00 am |
Meet at the ship, paying for the tour. Time for shopping. |
| 8.30 am – 9.30 am | City sightseeing tour by boat |
| 10.00 am – 10.30 am | Hydrofoil ride to Peterhof |
| 10.30 am – 12.00 pm | Walk in the Peterhof Lower fountain park and the Upper gardens |
| 12.00 pm – 1.00 pm | Drive to the Tsars’ Village |
| 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm | Lunch at a local restaurant |
| 2.00 pm – 3.30 pm | An inside visit to the Catherine's palace with the Amber room and a walk in the park |
| 3.30 pm – 4.30 pm | Drive back to St.Petersburg |
| 5.00 pm |
Return to the ship |
7.30 am – 6.00 pm
| 8 am |
Meet at the ship |
| 8.00 am – 9.30 am | City sightseeing tour. Subway ride |
| 9.30 am – 12.00 am | Special early entrance to the Hermitage |
| 12.00 am – 12.30 pm | An inside visit to Church of Our Savior on the Blood |
| 12.30 pm – 1.30 pm | Lunch at a local restaurant |
| 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm | An inside visit to Peter and Paul's fortress and cathedral, the burial place of the Russian Emperors |
| 3.15 pm – 4.30 pm | Excursion to the Yusupovs' Palace |
| 4.45 pm – 5.30 pm | An inside visit to the St. Isaac's cathedral |
| 6.00 pm | Return to the ship or optional evening activities, for example ballet, folklore show or a canal boat ride |