This package includes:
-5 nights at a comfortable, centrally-located mini-hotel with breakfasts daily
-arrival/departure transfers
-panoramic city tour
-museum entrance fees and photo permits (where necessary) to: Hermitage, Catherine Palace & Park in Tsarskoye Selo, Peterhof fountain gardens, Peterhof Grand Palace
-hydrofoil ride from Peterhof to St.Petersburg
-river and canal boat tour (privately for Your group/family)
-car and driver services (comfortable air-conditioned vehicle, foreign-make) for 3 half-days, transfer to/from the folklore performance + arrival and departure transfers (timing as per program)
-tour guide’s services for 4 half days + arrival transfer
| ARRIVAL DAY |
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Arrival, meet your guide at the airport or train station, transfer to your hotel.
During the transfer, your guide will provide the general information on St.Petersburg, orient you to the local restaurants and coffee-sops and options for your evening entertainment.
Evening free |
| DAY 1 |
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After breakfast the panoramic city tour will orient you to the locations of St.Petersburg’s major attractions.
The river and canal boat tour will add to your impressions of the city and provide a different angle view this Venice of the North - the city that was built to be looked at from water.
The rest of the day is yours to explore St.Petersburg.
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DAY 2 |
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After breakfast take a tour of the world-famous Hermitage museum. The tour includes Gala Reception rooms of the Winter Palace (the former official residence of the Romanov Tsars) and highlights of West European art collections, including old masters, Impressionism and Postimpressionism.
The museum’s collection is so vast, you may want to spend the entire day here - afternoon is free for you to explore.
Folklore performance with drinks and snacks served in the intermission is the program for tonight.
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DAY 4 |
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After breakfast take a trip outside the city to the Imperial Peterhof - the magnificent Versailles of Russia built by Peter the Great. Visit the Grand Peterhof Palace and explore the famous fountain gardens of Peterhof.
Lunch/coffee break in a venue of your choice on the grounds of the Peterhof gardens (a la carte)
Take a super-fast hydrofoil ride across the Gulf of Finland to return to the heart of St.Petersburg.
Enjoy the rest of the day exploring St.Petersburg on your own.
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DEPARTURE DAY |
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Transfer from your hotel to the airport or trans station
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Please note that depending upon your actual arrival/departure days and time the itinerary can be modified, depending upon museum days-off.
You are also welcome to introduce changes to the itinerary to make it a custom tour for your family/group of friends. We’ll be happy to accommodate your interests, preferences and wishes.
