Admission fees to all museums in the programPrice includes:

• Hydrofoil ride
• Guide services for 1 day
• Driver services for 1 day (Comfortable car (Mercedes)/mini van with A/C)
• A Permit for photo and video at the museums per couple
• All port fees
• All local taxes
• Blanket visa
• Bottled water

Price doesn’t include:

• Cost of lunch

One Day St Petersburg Shore Excursions -
Make the most of it on Monday

• 7:30 – 8:00 am – Meet your guide near your ship
• 8:00 – 9:15 am – City tour
• 9:15 – 10:00 am – Drive to Pushkin (with a metro ride on the way there)
• 10:00– 11:30 am – Guided Tour of Catherine Palace with the Amber Room
• 12:00-1:00 pm – Scenic drive to Peterhof
• 1:00 -1:30 pm – Traditional Russian meal (optional)
• 1:30 – 3:00 pm – A walk in the Fountain Park
• 3:00 – 3:30 pm – Return to the city by hydrofoil
• 4:00 – 5:00 pm – Guided tour of the Yusupov Palace
• 5:30 – 6:00 pm – Guided tour of the Church on Spilt Blood
• 6:30 pm – Return to your ship

One Day St Petersburg Shore Excursions -
Make the most of it on Tuesday

• 7:30 – 8:00 am – Meet your guide near your ship
• 8:00 – 9:15 am – City tour
• 10:00– 11:00 am – Drive to Peterhof, Russian Versailles.
• 11:00– 1:00 pm – Stroll through the lower park with fountains. Guided tour of one of the small palaces: Catherine block, Mon Plaisir, Bath block
• 1:00 – 1:30 pm – Traditional Russian lunch (optional)
• 2:00 – 2:30 pm – Return to the city by hydrofoil
• 2:30 -4:30 pm Guided Tour of the Hermitage Museum
• 5:00 – 5:30 pm – Guided tour of The Church of our Savior on the Spilt Blood
• 6:00 pm – Return to your ship

One Day St Petersburg Shore Excursions -
Make the most of it on Wednesday

• 7:30 – 8:00 am – Meet your guide near your ship
• 8:00 – 9:15 am – City tour – Photo stop near the Church on the Spilt Blood (closed on Wednesday)
• 9:15 – 10:00 am – Drive to Pushkin (with a metro ride on the way there)
• 10:00– 11:30 am – Guided Tour of Catherine Palace with the Amber Room
• 12:00-1:00 pm – Scenic drive to Peterhof
• 1:00 -1:30 pm – Traditional Russian meal (optional)
• 1:30 – 3:00 pm – A walk in the Fountain Park
• 3:00 – 3:30 pm – Return to the city by hydrofoil
• 3:30 – 5:00 pm – Guided tour of the Hermitage Museum
• 5:30 – 6:00 pm – Guided tour of St. Peter & Paul Cathedral
• 6:30 pm – Return to your ship

One Day St Petersburg Shore Excursions -
Make the most of it on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

• 7:30 – 8:00 am – Meet your guide near your ship
• 8:00 – 9:15 am – City tour - Photo stop near the Church on the Spilt Blood
• 9:15 – 10:00 am – Drive to Pushkin (with a metro ride on the way there)
• 10:00– 11:30 am – Guided Tour of Catherine Palace with the Amber Room
• 12:00-1:00 pm – Scenic drive to Peterhof
• 1:00 -1:30 pm – Traditional Russian meal (optional)
• 1:30 – 3:00 pm – A walk in the Fountain Park
• 3:00 – 3:30 pm – Return to the city by hydrofoil
• 3:30 – 5:00 pm – Guided tour of the Hermitage Museum
• 5:30 – 6:00 pm – Guided tour of the Church on Spilt Blood
• 6:30 pm – Return to your ship

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Two Day St Petersburg Shore Excursions:

• All St Petersburg Highlights Tour
• Relaxed
• Standard

The price of any two day shore excursion includes:

• Admission fees to all museums in the program
• Guide services for 2 days
• Driver services for 2 days (Comfortable car (Mercedes)/mini-van with A/C)
• A Permit for photo and video at the museums (the only exception is Yusopov Palace)
• All port fees and local taxes
• Blanket visa= tour ticket
• Bottled water per person per day
• Head sets for the groups from 10 and more

Please note:

• Price does not include cost of the lunches except for All St Petersburg Highlights Tour that has two traditional Russian lunches included into the cost of the tour
• Children under 7 years are free of charge
• Children/Students over 7 years receive a discount of $40 US for all tours. Students must have an ISIC card (student’s ID)

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Two Day “Standard” St Petersburg Shore Excursion

Please note we can customize this program for you!

Day 1

• 7:30 – 8:00 am - Meet your guide near your ship (depending on your ship’s arrival and as soon as you clear the customs)
• 8:00 – 10:30 am -  City tour in St Petersburg – We can start either with the visit to the Orthodox cathedral or Synagogue (upon your wish). City tour includes driving and photo stops in the most beautiful, historical places in St Petersburg. You will see: Nevsky prospect (the main street in St Petersburg), National Library, Kazan Cathedral, the Square of Arts, Russian Museum, Ethnographical Museum, Michael’s Castle, Summer Gardens of Peter the Great, the log cabin of Peter the Great, Aurora Battleship, the Spit of Basil Island, The St Petersburg State University, the Monument of Peter the Great, Admiralty, Theatre Square with famous the Mariinsky Theatre. The city tour will be divided in two days and includes photo stops at St. Isaac’s Cathedral and Peter & Paul Fortress.
• 10:00 – 11.00 am - Scenic Drive to Peterhof
• 11.00-12.30 pm - Guided Tour of Fountain Park in Peterhof , “RussianVersailles” — a jewel of the Russian art, a town of parks, palaces and fountains which is very often compared with French Versailles. But don’t believe those who state this: our Peterhof is much better!
• 12:30 – 1:30 pm - Lunch (optional)
• 1:30 – 2:30 pm - Travel to Tsars Village
• 2:30 – 4:00 pm - Inside Guided Tour of the Catherine Palace with the Amber Room
• 4:00 – 5:00 pm - Drive back to the city with a visit to the subway station and a short visit to the Farmer’s market
• 5:00 pm – Return to your ship or enjoy an optional evening program (theatre / folk show / boat trip)

Day 2

• 9:00 am - Meet your guide near your ship. Second part of the city tour including souvenir shopping.
• 10:00 – 11:00 am - Peter and Paul Fortress including an inside Guided Tour of Peter and Paul Cathedral
• 11:30 am – 12:00 pm - Inside guided tour of the Church on the Spilt Blood
• 12:00 – 1:00 pm - Lunch (optional) for example in Pirogi caf? - Stolle” – the best pie caf? in the city. These pies (aromatic, juicy, warm and soft) quickly conquered the city. First visitors compared them with grandmother’s pies but a bit later they stopped referring to grandmothers and just took them as models. The widest choice of fillings is during summer when to traditional fish, meat, chicken and cottage cheese they add wild berries. We drop there with all our tourists just to have a bite during excursions – believe us everybody is very pleased!
• 1:30 – 3:30 pm - Inside guided tour of the Hermitage Museum
• 4:00 pm - Return to your ship

Price includes:

Please note, that the sequence of the tour can be changed by your guide because of the traffic and museums days-off

• Admission fees to all museums in the program
• Guide’s services for 2  days
• Driver’s services for 2 days( Comfortable car(Mercedes)/mini van with A/C)
• A Permit for photo/video at the museums per person
• All port fees
• All local taxes
• Blanket visa
• Bottled water

Price doesn’t include:

• Cost of the lunches

Note, please:

1. If you travel with children under 7 years old, you don’t have to pay for them-the tour for them will be free of charge
2. Children/Students over 7 years old receive discount of $40 US for the tour. Students must have ISIC card (student’s ID)
3. Gratuities to a guide and driver are not included in the price of the tour. In Russia it is usually 10-15% from the cost of a tour, but it is always up to you!!!

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Three Day St Petersburg Shore Excursions:

• All St Petersburg Highlights Shore Excursion
• Standard St Petersburg Shore Excursion

Price of any three day shore excursion includes:

• Admission fees to all museums in the program
• The cost of Hydrofoil ride
• The cost of the Boat ride along rivers and canals
• Guide services for 3 days
• Driver services for 3 days (Comfortable car (Mercedes)/mini-van with A/C)
• A Permit for photo and video at the museums (the only exception is Yusopov Palace from our Active program) per person
• All port fees and local taxes
• Blanket visa= tour ticket

Please note:

• Children under 7 years are free of charge
• Children/Students over 7 years receive a discount of $40 US for all tours. Students must have an ISIC card (student’s ID)
• Price does not include:
  • Cost of the lunches
  • Permission for video filming at Yusopov Palace (active program only)
  • Evening optional tours

Three Day All St Petersburg Highlights Shore Excursion

What is important: you go by hydrofoil to Petergof, a very enjoyable way to travel and you won’t spend any time in traffic jams – it’s a big timesaver in St. Petersburg!

Please note we can customize this program for you!

Day 1

9:00 – Meeting at the ship

9:00-12:00 – City tour with a boat ride and the farmers’ market. Sightseeing tour includes driving and photo stops in the most beautiful, historical places in St Petersburg

12:30-1:30 – Authentic Russian lunch (optional)

1:30-2:00 – Guided tour of the Church of our Savior on the Spilt Blood

2:30-3:00 – Guided tour of St Isaac’s Cathedral

3:30-4:30 – Guided tour of Yusupov Palace

5:00 – Return to the ship or evening optional program (theatre/folk show)

Day2

9:00 – Meeting at the ship

10:00-10:30 – Hydrofoil to Petergof

10:30-12:30 – Guided tour of the Upper Garden & Fountain Park and guided tour of one of the Small Palaces (Monplaisire/Bath Block/ Catherine Block)

12:30-1:30 – Authentic Russian lunch (optional)

1:30-2:30 – Travel to Tsars Village

2:30-4:00 – Guided tour of Catherine Palace with the Amber Room

4:00-5:00 – Drive back to the city with a metro visit on the way

5:00 – Return to the ship or evening optional program (theatre/folk show)

Day 3

9:00 – Meeting at the ship

10:00-10:30 – Peter and Paul Fortress (guided tour of St Peter & Paul Cathedral)

11:00-2:00 – Guided tour of the State Hermitage Museum

2:00-3:00 – Authentic Russian lunch (optional)

3:00-4:00 – Everyday life in the city, shopping

4:00 – Return to the ship

Please note, that the sequence of the tour can be changed by your guide because of the traffic and museums days-off

Cost of the tour is:

Price includes:

• Admission fees to all museums in the program, boat ride, hydrofoil ride and metro visit
• Guide services for 3 days
• Driver services for 3 day (Comfortable car [Mercedes]/minivan with A/C)
• Photo and video permissions at the museums (except for Yusupov Palace)
• Blanket visas
• All port fees
• All local taxes
• Head sets for the groups of 10 and up
• One bottle of  water per person per day

Price doesn’t include:

• Cost of lunches, but it is possible to add them to the cost of your tour, especially for the groups from 8 and more (20$ per person per 1 lunch in a local cafe 30$ per person per 1 lunch in a local restaurant )

• Photo and video permit at  Yusupov Palace (camera pass is 5$ per person, video pass is 12 per person)

Note,  please:

• If you travel with children under 7 years old, you don’t have to pay for them -the tour for them will be free of charge
• Children/Students over 7 years old receive a discount of $40 US for the tour. Students must have valid ISIC Card
• If  the hydrofoil ride is cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions it is not refunded: we use our van instead to get to/from Petergof
• Gratuities to a guide and driver are not included in the price of the tour. In Russia it is usually 10-15% from the cost of a tour, but it is always up to you!!!

Three Day Standard St Petersburg Shore Excursion

What is important: you go by hydrofoil to Petergof, a very enjoyable way to travel and you won’t spend any time in traffic jams – it’s a big timesaver in St. Petersburg!

Please note we can customize this program for you!

Day 1

9:00 – Meeting at the ship

9:00-12:00 – City orientation drive with a visit to the Church of Our Savior on the Spilt Blood, the Farmers market, and a metro visit

12:00-1:00 – Authentic Russian lunch (optional)

1:00-3:30 – Guided tour of the State Hermitage Museum

4:00 – Return to the ship or evening optional program (theatre/ boat ride/ folk show)

Day 2

9:30 – Meeting at the ship

10:00-10:30 – Hydrofoil to Petergof

10:30-12:00 – Guided tour of the Petergof  Upper Gardens and Fountain park

12:00-13:00 – Authentic Russian lunch (optional)

13:00-14:00 – Drive to Tsars’ Village

14:00-15:30 – Guided tour of Catherine Palace with the Amber Room

15:30-16:30 – Drive back to the city

16:30 – Return to the ship or evening optional program (theatre/ boat ride/ folk show)

Day 3

9:00 – Meeting at the ship

9:00-10:00 – Continuation of the city tour. Stroll along Nevsky Prospect. Shopping

10:00-11:00 – Guided tour of Peter and Paul Cathedral on the territory of the Fortress

11:30-12:00 – Guided tour of St Isaac’s Cathedral

12:00-1:00 – Authentic Russian lunch (optional)

1:00-2:30 – Guided tour of Yusupov Palace

3:00 – Return to the ship

Please note, that the sequence of the tour can be changed by your guide because of traffic and museum days-off

Cost of the tour is:

Price includes:

• Admission fees to all museums in the program, hydrofoil ride, metro ride
• Guide services for 3 days
• Driver services for 3 day (Comfortable car [Mercedes]/minivan with A/C)
•  Blanket visas
• All port fees
• Photo and video permissions at the museums (except for Yusupov Palace)
• All local taxes
• Head sets for the groups of 10 and up
• 1 Bottle of water per person per day

Price doesn’t include:

• Cost of  lunches, but it is possible to add them to the cost of your tour, especially for the groups from 8 and more (20$ per person per 1 lunch in a local cafe 30$ per person per 1 lunch in a local restaurant )

• Photo and video permit at Yusupov Palace (camera pass is 5$ per person, video pass is 12 per person

Note,  please:

• If you travel with children under 7 years old, you don’t have to pay for them - the tour for them will be free of charge
• Children/Students over 7 years old receive a discount of $40 US for the tour students must have valid ISIC card
• If  the hydrofoil ride is cancelled due to unfavorable weather conditions it is not refunded: we use our van instead to get to/from Petergof
• Gratuities to a guide and driver are not included in the price of the tour. In Russia it is usually 10-15% from the cost of a tour, but it is always up to you!!!

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