St. Petersburg 2-Day Grand Shore Excursion Tour

My wife and I took Ulko tours for our trip to St. Petersburg and we can't begin to speak highly enough about our St. Petersburg tour. It was the pinnacle of our 13-day cruise and our tour guides Alex and Oleg were fantastic. Alex was our guide and Oleg was our driver. Alex had such a deep knowledge of all the places we saw and was able to add so much more to the tour. He really made history come alive with extra the information we learned. The bus very was clean, up-to-date and Alex and Oleg were always protective of us, watching at all times to make sure no one got left behind, and attentive enough to find plenty of clean places for bathroom stops. We never had any problems hearing what he had to say because the audio system was first-rate and Alex's English is impeccable. Really, we couldn't have asked for a better tour thanks to these guys. We hit all the points that were listed and even a couple that weren't on the list. Never even felt like we were rushed that much at any of the spots either. Lunch on day one was delicious. I've never had Borsch soup that tasty. Lunch on day 2 was good. Since we had to drive a distance to see Peterhof Palace we ate while we drove which was fine with us. We got to eat and sightsee. Each day, Alex and Oleg even found time for us to do a little souvenir shopping. If you're on the fence about this tour, or Ulkotours, don't be. These folks did a great job of showing us all around St. Petersburg. Have fun! We did!

Oxanna was very informative in s knowledgeable, friendly and charming way. Excellent tour and guide.

We booked a Viator tour for the 2 day St Petersburg tour and it surpassed our wildest dreams. We had been on a Princess cruise in the Baltic and had used Princess tours for other ports, but they didn't have what we wanted for St Petersburg, so we booked through Viator, which we have ued extensively all over the world. It was the best tour of our whole vacation. Our tour guide, Alexandra, from Alla Tours, was so knowledgable and so nice , she brought St Petersburg to life. Highly recommended !!

I would definitely recommend this tour. Eleana from Alla Tours was our guide for 2 days. She was excellent. We saw all the highlights and learned so much about Russian history. Also had a fabulous lunch at a beautiful restaurant.

The tour visited many of the popular destinations in St. Petersburg. We saw all of the important sites and the tour guide was pleasant and informative. All of our group enjoyed the tour.

Very well organized, superb English and great use of time. Two full days of outstanding stops. WiFi on the bus, early entry into Hetmitage and skip the line status really enhanced our experience. Alassandra was an outstanding guide.

Can highly recommend this 2 day tour which included all the main attractions in this magnificent city. Our guide spoke excellent English and was very informative and efficient. Managed to get us around the Hermitage backwards (against the rules!!) which resulted in less crowds and a more relaxed tour.

This shore tour is an absolute must for everyone cruising into St Petersburg. It is very well organised and our guide Alex was amazing, he gave us an insight into life as it is today as well as the history of Russia and kept us entertained all day. We had 16 in our group which made the whole experience more comfortable, personal and enjoyable. The bus was comfortable and we all felt very safe travelling through the city. The museums, cathedrals palaces and gardens were spectacular, St Petersburg was definitely the highlight of our Baltic cruise.