VISA-FREE Shore Excursion Programs 1 day, 2 days, 3 days EASY, MODERATE, INTENSIVE Fully Customizable according to Client s preferences: Individual tours (1 2 people) Family tours Small Group Tours (2 people 10 people) Included in each tour are: guide services as per program driver services as per program blanket visas (visa-free service) admissions to all museums as per program hydrofoil transportation as per program boat tour (optional or as per program) lunches (optional) Tour Explanations: City tour includes: Aurora cruiser, Peter's Log cabin, Nevsky Prospect - the main street of St. Petersburg, Anichkov Bridge and Anichkov Palace, Fontanka and Moika Rivers, Kazan Cathedral, Admiralty, Palace Square and Alexander Column, General Headquarters Arch, Senate Square with the Bronze Horseman monument to Peter the Great, Palace Bridge, the monument to Nicholas the First, St. Nicholas Cathedral, University Embankment with its historical buildings : Kunstkammer, the Academy of Sciences, and St. Petersburg State University, Menshikov Palace, the Academy of Fine Arts, the Square of Arts with Michael's Palace, the Mosque, the Aurora Cruiser, the Smolny Convent, the Taurida Palace, the Foundry Bridge and the Foundry Prospect with the "Big House" (the KGB headquarters) and many more! Hermitage tour includes: Tour of state palace interiors of the Winter Palace, the most glorious tsar residence in Russia, started by Empress Elizabeth I and finished under Catherine the Great's rule. Exploration of magnificent art collections assembled by the Imperial family and carefully saved from destruction by the staff of the museum during the Second World War. You will see the highlights of the 15th-18th century European Art collection like Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Veronese, Tintoretto, Tiepolo and other world-famous names, as well as enjoy the museum's collection of Impressionists and Post-Impressionists. Catherine's palace tour includes: Explore the favourite residence of Empress Catherine the Great and see what was left from it after the hard days of the Second World War. Enjoy the unconventional beauty of the newly-recreated Amber Room, which is considered to be the 8th wonder of the world. Walk the peaceful grounds of Catherine's residence and relax. Peterhof tour includes: Park - Explore the world-famous gardens and enjoy the multitude of beautiful fountains and realize that the nick-name this place was given - Russian Versailles - is more than justified! Palace (certain tours only) - Enjoy the cosines of this 'miniature' (in comparison to the Winter palace and Catherine's palace) Imperial residence rebuilt by Rastrelli from Peter's modest mansion into a truly splendid gala residence of Elisabeth!
DISCOUNT POLICY Super Early Bird Discount (6 months before the tour) 10% Early Bird Discount (3 months before the tour) 5 % Children Under 6 y.o. FREE Schoolchildren 7-17 y.o. Discount from 15 USD to 50 USD depending on the tour program Students 18+ y.o. with valid ISIC card ONLY Discount from 10 to 40 USD depending on the tour program
NOTE: All EASY activities are good for families with children, people who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the tour. Wheelchairs available for rent at the Hermitage or on daily basis. 1 day EASY Activity Option 1: Program duration: 9.5 hrs 9.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 9.10-11.20 Start City Overview Tour. 11.30-13.30 Guided tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum. (actual tour duration 2 hrs) 13.40-14.20 Drive to Peterhof, the kingdom of fountains. 14.30-17.00 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof with your guide. Lunch in the park café (not included) 18.30 Return back to the ship. Subway tour on the way back! 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 500 325 257 206 176 173 157 145 135 128 125 106 1 day EASY Activity Option 2: Program duration: 9.5 hrs 9.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 9.10-10.50 Start City Overview Tour. 11.00-13.30 Guided tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum. (actual tour duration 1.5 hrs) 13.30 14.30 Lunch in a local Restaurant (not included) 14.40-15.20 Drive to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo. 15.30-17.00 Guided tour of Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park (actual palace tour duration approx. 1 hr + a walk in the park) 18.30 Return back to the ship. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 500 330 262 212 181 178 162 150 141 133 127 124 16+ 1 day EASY Activity Option 3: Program duration: 9.5 hrs 09.00 Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 9.10-11.30 Start City Overview Tour. Visit Peter and Paul Fortress, guided tour of Peter and Paul Cathedral (tour duration approx. 20-30 mins) 11.40-14.40 Guided tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum (actual tour duration 2 hrs). 15.00-16.00 Lunch in a local Restaurant (Not included) 16.10-17.10 Guided tour of St. Isaac's cathedral (actual duration of the tour approx. 20-30 mins). 18.30 Return back to the ship. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 500 331 262 210 193 175 159 147 137 130 123 120
NOTE: All MODERATE activities are OK for families with children who are well-toured and are able to last for 10 hrs. People who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the tour will need to carefully consider taking this tour as it will most likely affect the timing of the program. Peterhof park requires a lot of walking. Wheelchairs available for rent at the Hermitage or on daily basis. 1 day MODERATE Activity Option 1: Program duration: 10.5 hrs 8.30 Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 8.40-9.30 Start City Overview Tour 9.30-10.30 Depart to Peterhof, the kingdom of fountains. 10.30-12.30 Tour of Peterhof Park; see the beautiful ceremony of the Fountains Turning On. 12.30-13.00 Hydrofoil back to the city. 13.00 14.00 Lunch in a local café/restaurant 14.10 16.30 Guided tour of the Hermitage Museum (actual tour duration 2 hrs) 16.40-17.40 Guided tour of St. Isaac's cathedral (actual duration of the tour 30-40 mins). 19.00 Return back to the ship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 523 393 319 262 230 226 208 195 185 176 175 168 1 day MODERATE Activity Option 2: Program duration: 10.5 hrs 8.30 Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 8.40-9.30 Start City Overview Tour 9.30-10.20 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo. 10.30-12.00 Have a guided tour of Catherine's palace and Park (actual duration of the tour 1 hr) 12.10-13.40 Drive back to the city, lunch in Stolle Pie Shop on the way (not included) 14.00 16.30 Have a guided tour of the Hermitage Museum (actual tour duration 2 hrs). 16.50-18.20 Guided tour of Church on the Spilled Blood, shopping (actual tour duration 20-30 min) 19.00 Return back to the ship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 557 372 297 241 208 204 186 173 163 160 153 145
NOTE: All INTENSIVE activities are EXTREMELY INTENSIVE and there s no time for lunch! NOT RECOMMENDED for Families with Young children and People who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the day. 1-day INTENSIVE Activity : Program duration: 12 hrs 8.30 Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 8.40-11.00 Start City Overview Tour. Visit Peter and Paul Fortress, guided tour of Peter and Paul Cathedral (tour duration approx. 20-30 mins) 11.15 13.45 Guided tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum. (actual tour duration 2 hrs) 14.00-14.45 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo to tour Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park. 14.50-15.50 Guided tour of Catherine's palace. 16.00 16.45 Depart to Peterhof, the kingdom of fountains 16.45 18.00 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof. 18.00-18.40 Hydrofoil back to the city. 19.00-20.00 Canal boat tour along the Neva River and smaller rivers and canals of Saint-Petersburg. 20.30 Return back to the ship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 664 474 394 333 297 292 273 258 247 238 231 223
NOTE: All EASY activities are good for families with children, people who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the tour. Wheelchairs available for rent at the Hermitage only or on daily basis. 2-day EASY Activity : Program duration: day 1-9.5 hrs, day 2-7.5 hrs Day 1: 9.00-18.30 09.00 - Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 9.10-13.00 Start City Overview Tour. Guided tours of Peter and Paul Fortress (20-30 mins) and St. Isaac's cathedral (20-30 mins). 13.00-14.00 Lunch in a local restaurant/cafe during the day (not included) 14.30 17.40 Tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum (tour duration 3 hrs) 18.30 Return to the ship Day 2: 9.00-17.00 9.00 Meet your guide and driver 9.10-11.30 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo to tour Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park. (actual palace tour duration 1hr) 11.40-12.30 Drive to Peterhof, the kingdom of fountains 12.40-15.30 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof Lunch in the park café (not included) 15.30 16.50 Drive back to Saint-Petersburg 17.00 Return back to the ship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 910 612 484 391 335 323 294 272 255 241 230 216
NOTE: All MODERATE activities are OK for families with children who are well-toured and are able to last for 10 hrs. People who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the tour will need to carefully consider taking this tour as it will most likely affect the timing of the program. Peterhof park requires a lot of walking. Wheelchairs available for rent at the Hermitage only or on daily basis. 2- day MODERATE Activity : Program duration: day 1-11 hrs. day 2-7.5 hrs Day 1: 8.30-19.30 08.30 - Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 8.40-11.00 Start City Overview Tour. Have a guided tour of St. Isaac's cathedral (actual tour duration 20-30 mins) 11.00 13.30 Tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum. (actual tour duration 2 hrs) 13.30-14.30 Quick Lunch in a local restaurant during the day (not included) 14.30-15.10 Depart BY HYDROFOIL to Peterhof, the kingdom of fountains 15.30-16.30 Guided tour of the Grand Palace of Peterhof (actual tour duration 1hr) 16.30 17.30 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof 17.40 19.20 Depart Peterhof by car/van. SUBWAY tour on the way back! 19.30 Return back to the ship Day 2: 9.00-17.00 09.00 Meet your guide and driver 9.10-13.00 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo to tour Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park. (actual palace tour duration 1 hr) 13.00-14.00 15.00-16.40 17.00 Degustation Lunch in Pushkin in Podvorye restaurant accompanied by Russian Folk music. (not included) Arrive back to the city and continue City Tour. Guided tours of Peter and Paul Fortress (actual tour duration 20-30 mins) and Church on the Spilled blood (actual tour duration 20-30 mins) Return back to the ship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 1134 726 590 490 431 418 387 364 345 330 318 304
NOTE: All INTENSIVE activities are EXTREMELY INTENSIVE and there s no time for lunch! NOT RECOMMENDED for Families with Young children and People who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the day. 2-day INTENSIVE Activity : Program duration: day 1-12.5 hrs, day 2-7.5 hrs Day 1: 8.00-20.30 08.00 - Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 8.10-9.00 Start City Overview Tour. 9.00 10.00 Transfer to Tsarskoye Selo 10.00 12.00 Guided tour of Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park(actual palace tour 1 hr 12.00 12.40 Transfer to Peterhof, the kingdom of fountains 12.40 15.00 Tour of Peterhof gardens. Lunch in the park café (Not included) 15:00 15.40 Return back to the city by hydrofoil 15.50 18:30 Guided tour of St Isaac s cathedral and Church on the Spilled Blood 19.00 20.00 Canal boat tour along the Neva River and smaller rivers and canals of Saint-Petersburg. 20.30 Return back to the ship Day 2: 9.00-17.00 09.00 - Meet your guide and driver by the ship 10.00 10.50 Guided tour of Peter and Paul Fortress and Peter and Paul Cathedral. 11.00-13.00 Tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum. (actual tour duration 2 hrs) 13.00-14.00 Lunch in a local café/restaurant (not included) 14.30 16.00 Guided tour of Yusupov palace with Rasputin basement. 17.00 Return back to the ship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 1309 810 660 552 486 471 437 411 391 375 362 346
NOTE: All EASY activities are good for families with children, people who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the tour. Wheelchairs available for rent at the Hermitage only or on daily basis. 3-day EASY Activity Program duration: day 1-7 hrs, day 2-8 hrs, day 3-7.5 hrs Day 1: 10.00-17.00 10.00 - Meet your guide and driver 10.10-12.00 Start City Tour. Guided tour of Peter and Paul Fortress (actual tour duration 20-30 mins). Make lots of picturesque stops for photos! 12.10 13.00 Drive past Aurora cruiser, Smolny cathedral 13.00-13.30 Have a guided tour of Church on the Spilled Blood (actual tour duration 20-30 mins) 13.40-14.40 Lunch in a local restaurant/café (not included) 15.00-16.00 Take a refreshing Canal boat ride 16.00-16.40 Souvenir and gift shopping. 17.00 Return back to the ship. Day 2: 10.00-18.00 10.00 - Meet your guide and driver 10.10-11.00 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo. 11.00-12.30 Guided Tour Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park. (actual palace tour duration 1hr) 12.40-13.30 Depart to Peterhof, the famous Fountain residence. 13.30-16.30 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof Lunch (not included) 16.40-17.40 Drive back to St. Petersburg. Subway tour on the way! 18.00 Return back to the ship Day 3: 10.00-17.30 10.00 - Meet your guide and driver 10.10-10.30 Depart to the Hermitage Museum. 10.40-14.00 Guided tour of the Hermitage museum. (actual tour duration 2,5-3 hrs) 14.10-15.40 Lunch in a local cafe/restaurant. (not included) 16.00-17.00 Guided tour of St. Isaac's cathedral (actual tour duration 30-40 mins) 17.30 Return back to the ship. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 1500 852 670 541 463 418 402 372 348 330 315 295
NOTE: All MODERATE activities are OK for families with children who are well-toured and are able to last for 10 hrs. People who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the tour will need to carefully consider taking this tour as it will most likely affect the timing of the program. Peterhof park requires a lot of walking. NO wheelchairs allowed in Peterhof palace! Wheelchairs available for rent at the Hermitage only or on daily basis. 3-day MODERATE Activity : Program duration: day 1-9 hrs. day 2-8 hrs, day 3 8 hrs Day 1 : 9.30-18.30 09.30 - Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 9.40-13.00 Start City Overview Tour. Have a guided tour of Peter and Paul Fortress and St. Isaac's cathedral, shopping. (actual duration of the tours 20-30 mins) 13.00-14.00 Lunch in a local restaurant/cafe during the day(not included) 14.00-18.00 Guided Tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum. (tour duration 2-4 hrs upon request) 18.30 Return to the ship Day 2: 9.30-17.30 09.30 - Meet your guide and driver 9.40-12.00 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo to tour have a guided tour Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park. (actual palace tour duration 1hr) 12.00-13.40 Lunch in Podvorie Restaurant (not included) 14.00-15.30 Drive to Pavlovsk residence. Guided tour of Pavlovsk palace and park. (actual palace tour duration 1hr) 15.30-17.15 Drive back to the city, shopping. 17.30 Return back to the ship Day 3: 9.00-17.00 09.00 - Meet your guide and driver 9.00-10.00 Depart to Peterhof. Subway tour on the way! 10.10-11.20 Guided tour of the Grand Palace of Peterhof. (actual palace tour duration 1hr) 11.30-13.30 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof Lunch in the park café (not included) 13.30-14.00 Hydrofoil back to Saint-Petersburg 14.30 16.00 Yusupov palace tour with Rasputin basement 17.00 Return back to the ship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 1750 999 744 674 581 560 517 485 460 440 423 403
NOTE: NOT RECOMMENDED for Families with Young children and People who have limited walking ability and require stops as well a use of a wheelchair throughout the day. 3-day INTENSIVE Activity : Program duration: day 1-11.5 hrs, day 2-9.5 hrs, day 3-8 hrs Day 1: 9.00-20.30 09.00 - Meet your guide and driver by the ship. 9.10-13.00 Start City Overview Tour. Guided tours of Peter and Paul Fortress and St. Isaac's cathedral, shopping. (actual tours duration 20-30 mins) 13.00-14.00 Lunch in a local restaurant/cafe during the day (not included) 14.00-18.00 Guided tour of the splendid Hermitage Museum (actual tour duration 2,5 hrs) 18.10-18.45 Picturesque stroll around the Palace Square and the surrounding area 19.00-20.00 Canal Boat tour 20.30 Return back to the ship Day 2: 9.00-18.30 09.00 - Meet your guide and driver 9.10-12.00 Depart to Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo to have a guided tour of Catherine's palace with the famous Amber Room and Park. 12.00-13.40 Lunch (Recommended: degustation lunch in Podvorie Restaurant (not included) 14.00-15.30 Drive to Pavlovsk residence. Guided tour of Pavlovsk palace and park. (actual palace tour duration 1hr) 15.30-17.00 Drive back to the city 17.00-18.00 Guided tour of Church on the Spilled Blood (actual tour duration20-30 mins) 18.30 Return back to the ship Day 3: 9.00-17.00 09.00 - Meet your guide and driver 9.00-10.00 Depart to Peterhof. Subway tour on the way! 10.10-11.20 Guided tour of the Grand Palace of Peterhof. (actual palace tour duration 1hr) 11.30-13.30 Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof Lunch in the park café (not included) 13.30-14.00 Hydrofoil back to Saint-Petersburg 14.30 16.00 Yusupov palace tour with Rasputin basement 17.00 Return back to the ship 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 16+ 1900 1128 870 723 634 613 566 530 503 481 463 444