ST.PETERSBURG HISTORY
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What's included
- A guided tour of important places
- Accommodation in single twin share room
- Current Hotel Taxes and Service Charges
- Entrance tickets to monuments and museums
- First class or best available hotels in the area
- Professionally guided tour
- All meals included
- Beautifully illustrated souvenir map
- Departure Taxes or Visa handling fees
- Excess baggage charge
- First Entrance fees
- Increases in airfares or Government imposed taxes
- International Air, unless expressly paid for
- Meals, unless expressly states
- Medical insurance and emergency insurance
- Observation and participation in allowed activities
- Other International flights
- Personal expenses
- Porterage for a maximum of two bags per person
- Services not specifically stated in the itinerary
- Tips to guide and driver
- Unlimited bottled water
- Visa arrangements
You can always additionally order
- A private boat ride along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg to see the city from a completely new perspective.
- Russian museum.
- Faberge museum.
- Master class on making dishes of Russian cuisine.
What’s Included
- Breakfast at the hotel.
- Airport transfers and all transportation according to the itinerary.
- Rich sightseeing tours with professional preferred language speaking guides.
- Tourist Visa Invitation.
Not Included
- International flights.
- Multiple arrival/departure transfers.
- Other meals not mentioned in the program.
- Optional excursions and services.
- All personal expenses.
- Special Request.
- Medical Insurance.
- Supplement for right transfer (If the flight arrives & departs between 11:00 P.M and 06:00 A.M)
- TOUR PLAN
Day 1
Arrival in Saint Petersburg ✈️
Transfer Welcome to the legendary Venice of the North and the brilliant Northern capital of Russia – St. Petersburg! Your driver meets you at the airport and transfers you to your centrally located hotel for check-in. Check-in is possible not earlier than 14:00! The rest of the day is free to relax in your cozy room, dine in one of the nearby restaurants or start exploring the amazing city center on your own. No meals included.
Day 2
Overview
Buffet Breakfast at the hotel. you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and go on an amazing panoramic city tour around the most cherished gems of St. Petersburg, including Peter and Paul Fortress, Palace Square, the St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Nevsky Prospect and many other popular attractions (No entrances included) Lunch Hermitage Museum Upon arrival you enjoy a guided tour of the legendary Hermitage Museum to see its unique collection of world art, including the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Rembrandt, El Greco, Francisco Goya and Thomas Gainsborough. According to the information if you were to spend three minutes by each of the exhibits in the Hermitage, it would have taken you three years to see the entire exhibition. But don’t worry – you have an experienced guide, who will show you the best rooms and halls of the exhibit within several hours. After the tour you return to your ship and have the rest of the day at leisure.
Day 3
Visit The Yusupov Palace
Breakfast The Yusupov Palace It is a unique 18th-20th century architectural ensemble and a cultural and heritage site of federal significance acclaimed as the “Encyclopedia“ of St. Petersburg aristocratic interior. The Palace went down in Russian history as the place where Grigory Rasputin, a Siberian peasant, mystical spiritual mentor and friend of the family of Emperor Nicholas II was assassinated. Lunch St Isaac’s Cathedral one the finest cathedrals built in Europe in the 19th century, is a unique phenomenon in Russian architecture. Its golden dome, like the spires of the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Admiralty, is seen from a far. The very size of the dome, raised to a great height, suggests an immense size of the cathedral itself. Indeed, it is much larger than all the other churches in the city and can admit more than twelve thousand people at a time. Optional Activity In summer, you can climb the colonnade of the cathedral to enjoy magnificent views of the city. After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day at leisure.
Day 4
Last Day ✈️
Buffet Breakfast at Hotel Check out. You can choose Tsarskoye Selo or Peterhof Tsarskoye Selo After breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and head for Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) to explore the brilliant Catherine’s Palace that is a striking example of baroque architecture gifted by Peter the Great to his wife Catherine I. During the tour you walk through the lavish parks and gardens of this outstanding palace and enjoy its gorgeous interiors, including the replica of the world-renowned Amber Room. Optional (Chose One) Peterhof After breakfast you meet your guide at the hotel lobby and travel to the outskirts of St. Petersburg to explore the former summer residence of Russian tsars and the gem of palace architecture – Peterhof. You’ll take a walk in the beautiful Lower Park, lavishly adorned with 176 fountains of various forms and styles and numerous gilded statues of ancient gods and heroes. Optional activity: You may visit the famous Bath Cottage, Monplaisir and The Grand cascade is the most grandiose fountain construction of the Peterhof ensemble and one of the most outstanding creations in the world. Lunch Transfer to the airport.
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St. Petersburg is a Russian port city on the Baltic Sea. It was the imperial capital for 2 centuries, having been founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, subject of the city's iconic “Bronze Horseman” statue. It remains Russia's cultural center, with venues such as the Mariinsky Theatre hosting opera and ballet, and the State Russian Museum showcasing Russian art, from Orthodox icon paintings to Kandinsky works.
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02.03.2020