DAY 1

MONDAY,
ARRIVAL IN ST. PETERSBURG

Arrival in St. Petersburg. Meet the local English speaking guide at the airport.
Transfer to the hotel.
Check in.
Optional: we are pleased to invite you to Russian Folklore
Show and enjoy Russian folk dance and songs.

DAY 2

Breakfast.
Today you will have a guided sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg, during the tour you will get acquaintance with architecture, history and present day life of the former capital of Imperial Russia, and learn fascinating stories about the Romanov dynasty.  The best sights on our route are: Palace Square, the Winter Palace, Arts Square and the Russian Museum, Smolny Convent, Nevsky Prospekt, Summer Garden and the Field of Mars. You will enjoy the classical ensemble of Senate Square with its famous “Bronze Horseman”, the spit of the Basil island, and other architectural monuments, gorgeous palaces, marvelous bridges. Optional: Peter and Paul Fortress Optional: St. Isaac’s Cathedral Optional: in the afternoon you can have a relaxing cruise by boat along the main rivers and canals. The tour will  allow to see the palaces and mansions arond some of the 66 rivers and canals of St. Petersburg.

DAY 3

Breakfast.
Today you will have a guided tour to one of the largest museums in the world – the Hermitage. The museum collections are represented in five historical buildings, including the Winter Palace – the former residence of the Russian tsars.  1764 year considered to be a birthday of the museum collection, when Empress Catherine II acquired a collection of European paintings. In the end of the
19th century the museum was opened for public. You
will have a unique chance to see the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Titian, P.P. Rubens, Rembrandt, A. El Greco, N. Poussin, P. Gauguin, P. Picasso, A. Matisse, works of the Dutch, Flemish,
Italian, German, French and Spanish painters.
Optional: in the evening you can enjoy the classical Russian ballet performance in one of the city theatres.

DAY 4

Breakfast.
Free day to see the city by your own. Optional: we are pleased to offer you a day tour to one of the summer residences of Russian tsar – Catherine Palace. It is a fascinating example of the world’s architecture and gardening. Peter the Great ordered to construct the small palace for his wife, future empress Catherine I. In the middle of the 18th century the palace was rebuilt and became a masterpiece of that period architecture. During the visit the Catherine Palace you will see the Amber Room, also known as the 8th Wonder of the World. Optional: Tour to Peterhof  (Grand Palace and Low Park with fountains).

DAY 5

FRIDAY,
ST. PETERSBURG

Breakfast.
Transfer to the airport.

The package includes

• Accommodation 4* hotel with breakfasts: Sokos Vasilievsky; 
• Transfers (to – with guide, out – without guide assistance);
• Excursions in St. Petersburg: sightseeing tour, St. Nicholas cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress,  the Hermitage museum;
• ESG;
• Entrance fees to the mentioned museums;
• A/c transportation.

  Optional activities:

• Peter and Paul Fortress;
• St. Isaac’s Cathedral;
• River and Canals Boat Trip;
• Russian Ballet;
• Tour to Peterhof.

Notes

The Classical St. Petersburg Tour starts on Mondays.
Company reserves the right to change the program without changing the volume of services provided. If you miss or fail to appear,  tourist company reserves the right to change the sequence of program execution without changing the volume of services provided. The duration of its individual elements may change before departure and during the execution of the tour. Elements of the program, depending on climate conditions and actions beyond the control of the organizer and organizations (road, the local administration, etc.) may be excluded from the program, based on the actual situations on the route.
Tour program can be adjusted according to the wishes of the group.