Major City Highlights, Peterhof & Catherine Palace

1-day programm

  • Schedule
    Wed-Mon (except for last Mon of the month)
  • Intensive
    This is a good choice for those who want to cover many sights during a short stay in the city. If you choose this option you should be ready to move at a fast pace. You will not be able to spend a lot of time on each sight, but we guarantee that you will see as much as possible.
  • Languages
    English-speaking guide is guaranteed. Other languages are on request.
  • PRIVATE TOUR
    This is a private tour, there won't be other people in your group
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Itinerary

Tour program
09:00 - 10:00 Panoramic city tour (no interior visits)
10:00 - 11:00 Drive to Pushkin
11:00 - 12:30 Visit to Catherine Palace, a short walk in the Catherine Park
12:30 - 13:30 Drive to Peterhof
13:30 - 15:30 Peterhof: Upper Gardens, Lower park, time for lunch (there are many cafes in the park)
15:30 - 16:00 Hydrofoil ride back to St. Petersburg
16:30 - 17:30 Hermitage Museum tour*.
18:00 Return to the ship

*IMPORTANT! On Sunday Hermitage closes at 17:00 so the tour duration will only be 1.5 hours, with a walk on Nevsky Prospect after this (or you can visit Spilt Blood Church - optional)

Included Sightseeing

These sights are included into the standard package:

St. Petersburg
Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)
Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin)

The Palace and Park of Tsarskoye Selo is a former country residence of the Russian Emperors. Its three parks occupy an area of 600 hectares and have over 100 architectural monuments: from magnificent palaces and grand monuments to intimate pavilions and park sculptures. The center of Tsarskoye Selo is Catherine Palace containing exquisite decorative objects, furniture, Russian and Western-European paintings, unique collections of porcelain, amber, arms and bronze sculptures. The palace is also home to one of the world's most exquisite pieces of architectural and decorative art, the Amber Room, an entire room made of amber panels, mirrors and gold leaf with a fascinating history.

Peterhof Lower Park and Upper Gardens
Peterhof Lower Park and Upper Gardens

Peterhof was founded by Peter the Great as Russia's answer to Versailles. Peter the Great is famous for the westernization of the country, and the main purpose of this particular residence was to impress foreign guests and to show that Russia was able to compete with Europe in architecture and park design. The Peterhof Upper Gardens and Lower Park are genuine masterpieces of landscape design. They include over 150 fountains and 4 monumental cascades. What differentiates Peterhof fountains from those of Versailles is that the water runs using its natural pressure without any pumps - the idea belonged to Peter the Great and it still works! On the territory of the park you can see the Grand Palace and several pavilions which were turned into museums - Monplaisir, Catherine's Block, Marli, Hermitage and the Bath Block

Hermitage Museum
Hermitage Museum

The Hermitage is one of the greatest museums in the world. The museum consists of five historical buildings including the Winter Palace - the residence of the Russian Tsars. The museum contains over 3 million pieces of art with dates ranging from high antiquity to the present day. Among the Hermitage's treasures are artworks by Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens and many others.

Optional Sightseeing

You can enrich your experience by adding the following extra tours:

St. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg
Nevsky Prospekt
Available on any day
Free of charge
Cathedral of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood, St Petersburg
Cathedral of the Saviour on the Spilled Blood
Available on any day except Wed

Prices and Terms

All seasons
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$702 $475 $395 $324 $281 $251 $243 $227

Prices are per person based on the group size. Prices for groups over 8 people are on request

Prices include

  • Pick-up and drop-off in the port
  • Tickets to all museums
  • Transportation to museums and for excursions
  • Guide service
  • Tour ticket (also called a blanket visa) - - the document which allows you to go ashore in St. Petersburg without a visa.

Tours can be customized to your taste. We can include additional excursions or performances on your request.

Booking procedure
To book your tour we need a prepayment of 10% of your tour cost. Full payment is required not later than 14 days before your arrival to St. Petersburg. As soon as you are ready to confirm your booking we will need the following information from you via e-mail for each member of your group:

  • Full name as per passport
  • Passport number
  • Date of Birth
  • Citizenship
  • Dates of the tour with us
  • Name of the ship

After this, we will issue tour tickets for each member of your group (one ticket for each day) and forward them to you via e-mail. As of that moment we consider your tour officially booked with us.

Payment policy
To book your tour we need a prepayment equal to 10% of your total tour cost. Full payment is required not later than 14 days before your arrival to St. Petersburg. We accept Visa, MasterCard and Eurocard. Payment by bank transfer is also possible.

Cancellation policy

  • You may cancel your tour reservation 14 days before your tour begins with a fee of 20 USD per person .
  • For cancellations received less than 14 days before the start of your tour or in case of not appearing on the pier on the day of your tour, we will apply a penalty equivalent to 50% of the total cost of the tour program.
  • Concert and theatre tickets: There are no refunds for evening tours (theatre, tickets, folk show or boat rides).

Child/Student discounts
Children 6 years and under are free of charge. A 20 USD discount per day is offered to children 7-17 years old.

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