BEST OF ST. PETERSBURG EXCURSIONS
WITH ANYA AS YOUR PERSONAL TOUR GUIDE
PLANE & TRAIN ARRIVALS - 2, 3, 4 & 5 DAY STAYS IN ST. PETERSBURG
I'm a licensed tour guide, so we'll be able to skip the long waits to get inside the museums that people often have when they don't hire a licensed tour guide.
Day 1
Your private driver will meet you at the airport or train station and deliver you to a hotel or apartment in downtown St. Petersburg . The hotels and apartments I arrange for are on or close to Nevsky Prospect. You'll have some time to freshen up and then I will pick you at your hotel or apartment to begin your tour of St. Petersburg. From your accommodations we'll enjoy a walking tour of Nevsky Prospect, which is the main street in the city. At the end of the Nevsky Prospect walking tour we will arrive at Palace Square. Palace Square is home to the Alexander Column, which is an enormous vertical granite column. It is held in place only by gravity! Next, we'll enter The Hermitage and Winter Palace. If you'd like we can even have a VIP tour to the Golden Rooms in the Hermitage, which are home to the Romanoff crown jewels and gifts from foreign diplomats. After visiting the Hermitage I will walk with you back to your accommodations and drop you off there, or offer dinner suggestions for your group.
Day 2
On day two of your St. Petersburg tour, the driver and I will meet you at your hotel or apartment. From there we'll travel to two of the outskirts of the St. Petersburg area. Your first stop will be at Catherine's Palace which is the lavishly decorated summer palace of several members of the Romanoff family. From Catherine's Palace we'll drive to Pavlovsk. The grounds of Pavlovsk cover over 1500 acres and are filled with white birch trees. From Pavlovsk we'll drive to the downtown where I will take you to a canal boat excursion stand, which is close to your hotel or apartment. You'll have an opportunity to enjoy a one hour canal boat tour. After completing the canal tour you can independently walk back to your accommodations or enjoy the St. Petersburg night life.
Day 3
Day three of your St. Petersburg tour will start by traveling to Peterhof grounds and palace via hydrofoil speedboat. Children and adults love Peterhof, because there is something for everybody. For the grown-ups there is the beautiful architecture, statues and fountains. For the kids there are the trick fountains a mazes though the shrubs. We will leave Peterhof via the hydrofoil and return to the downtown. Your tour of St. Petersburg will continue by traveling across the Neva river with a visit to the Peter & Paul Fortress and Peter and Paul Cathedral. One of my favorite places on the fortress grounds is the beach, where you can watch the fountains and admire the facade of the Winter Palace from across the Neva River. After visiting Peter & Paul Fortress & Cathedral we will walk to the Nikolaevsky Palace and Theatre for a Russian folk show or to the Hermitage Theatre to enjoy a ballet.
Day 4
Day four of your St. Petersburg tour will start with a visit to The Church on Spilled Blood which has 9 onion domes and is an impressive 81 meters at its tallest point. From The Church on Spilled Blood we'll have a short visit an outdoor souvenir market then take a tour of the Russian Museum which houses fantastic pieces of Russian art. You'll then have a walking tour of St. Petersburg, visiting the Maltese castle of Paul the I. This castle is known as Engineer's Castle or Michael's Castle. From Michael's Castle you'll continue your walking tour and arrive at the Kazan Cathedral, which during the time of the Soviet government was converted into the Museum of Atheism and Religious History. It is once again a functioning Orthodox church. From here you can choose to stay on Nevsky Prospect in the downtown of St. Petersburg where you can independently enjoy the scenes, or I can guide you back to your accommodations.
Day 5
The fifth day will start with a leisurely walk to St. Isaac's Cathedral. In the area of St. Isaac's Square are several historically important buildings such as the Astoria hotel and the home of Alexander Pushkin. After visiting St. Isaac's we'll visit the Yusupov Palace. Yusupov is the assassination place of Rasputin who was the spiritual advisor to the Russian Tsar Nicholas the II. After leaving the Yusupov palace you'll visit St. Nicholas Cathedral. St. Nicholas is the patron saint of sailors. Instead of visiting St. Nicholas Cathedral, the St. Petersburg Choral Synagogue is a great option for those who are of the Jewish faith. There are many buildings on the grounds of the Synagogue including a library and a school. From either St. Nicholas Cathedral or the Choral Synagogue you can choose to walk back to your hotel or stay and enjoy the St. Petersburg night.
For availability please fill out the submission form at the top of the page for a specific total according to your group size and arrival date.
EXTEND VISIT PROGRAMS FOR STAYS OVER 5 DAYS IN ST PETERSBURG RUSSIA
This excursion is based on a 8 hour day. Please fill out the form at the top of the page for tours of St. Petersburg over 5 days. Stays over 5 days usually involve visits to attractions where special interests are important, such as Masonic History, Jewish History, or the Naval History of Russia. I like to collect as much information as possible before I make suggestions about stays over 5 days. Here are some great ideas for extended visits in St. Petersburg.
These are some of my most popular excursions in St. Petersburg. If you’d like, feel free to ask for me to create a specials especially for your group! For specific services, please fill out the submission form or send me an email.
Anya's email: tour@guidestpetersburgrussia.com
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