CLASSIC SAINT PETERSBURG 7 DAYS/6 NIGHTS
- Recommended period: all the year round
- Main sights: sightseeing tour, the Hermitage (the Main Museum Complex), the Lower Park in Peterhof (the Grand Palace 01.01-23.04.21 and 18.10-31.03.22), the Catherine Palace and park in Tsarskoe Selo, Peter and Paul fortress with cathedral, the St.Isaak’s Cathedral, the Saviour on Spilled Blood Cathedral, Russian museum
- Accommodation: 3* / 4*
- Meals: breakfast, 5 lunches
- Transport: minibus/coach
Itinerary
Day 1
- Arrival in St. Petersburg.
- Meeting with a guide at the airport or at the railway station.
- Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
- Free time or time to visit additional excursions.
Day 2
- Breakfast
- Departure for a sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg, which introduces the long history of the Northern capital.
- You will admire the panorama of the beautiful Neva, you will see magnificent ensembles of the central squares, drive along the central avenues and streets of the city. You will admire outsideviews of the Kazan’s Cathedral, Admiralty building, Senat’s Square, the «Bronze Horseman» monument, the Winter Palace, Palace Bridge, Split of the Vasil’s Island, the Exchange building, Rostral columns, University embankment, Mikhailovsky Palace, Marble Palace, Mikhailovsky Castle, Peter and Paul Fortress, Nevsky Prospect and other famous places of interest.
- Excursion to the Hermitage. The Hermitage is one of the most famous museums in the world. Its collection has more than 3 million exhibits, which are priceless treasures of world art. A tour of the museum will introduce you to the most significant items in the museum’s collection.
- Lunch at a restaurant.
- Free time or time to visit additional excursions.
Day 3
- Breakfast.
- Excursion to Tsarskoe Selo with a visit to the Catherine Palace. The beloved residence of the Russian emperors will open its doors to you, inviting you to meet with exquisite masterpieces of art and architecture.
- Lunch at a restaurant.
- Free time or time to visit additional excursions.
Day 4
- Breakfast, check out.
- Morning excursion to the fabulous gardens and fountains (operating in summer) of Peter the Great’s summer residence in Petergof, located at the coast of the Baltic Sea in 25 km from the city.
- Lunch at a restaurant.
- Free time or time to visit additional excursions.
Day 5
- Breakfast.
- Excursion to the Peter and Paul Fortress with a visit to the cathedral of Peter and Paul.
- Lunch at a restaurant.
- Free time or time to visit additional excursions.
Day 6
- Breakfast.
- Excursion «Temples of the Northern Capital» with a visit to St. Isaac’s Cathedral and the Savior on Spilled Blood.
- Lunch at a restaurant.
- Free time or time to visit additional excursions.
Day 7
- Breakfast, check out.
- Excursion to the Russian Museum — the world’s largest collection of Russian art, housed in a unique architectural complex in the historical centre of St Petersburg.
- Transfer to the airport or to the railway station.
Included:
- accommodation in Saint-Petersburg 6 nights with breakfast, registration fee
- the Hermitage (the Main Museum Complex), the Lower Park in Peterhof (the Grand Palace 01.01.21 -23.04.21 and 18.10.21 — 31.03.22), the Catherina Palace and park in Tsarskoe Selo, Peter and Paul fortress with cathedral, St.Isaak’s Cathedral, Saviour on Spilled Blood Cathedral, Russian museum
- 5 lunch
- comfortable minibus for 10+1/ bus for 15+1 and more
- licenced English, German, French, Italian and Spanish speaking guide
- 2nd guide where necessary
- 1 FOC in sgl room
- commission
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