2-Day Private St Petersburg Tour

Itinerary

Day 1: In-city Tour Day - St. Petersburg's Art and History

Stop At: Savior on the Spilled Blood, Griboyedova Kanala Emb., 2B/A, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia
Resurrection Cathedral or Spilled Blood Church (as locals call it) is an outstanding museum of mosaics. Beautiful outside, it's stunning inside: every inch of the walls and floors are covered with mosaics. You will learn the history of its construction and enjoy wonderful mosaics.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Saint Isaac's Square, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., St. Petersburg Russia
You will have a stop for picture-taking at on of St. Petersburg's most famous central squares.
Duration: 5 minutes

Stop At: Memorial Sign Strelka Of Vasilievskiy Island, Birzhevaya Square, St. Petersburg 199034 Russia
You will have a photo-stop at the Spit of Vassilievsky Island, see the Rostral Columns and enjoy beautiful panoramic views of St. Petersburg downtown.
Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., 4 Nevskiy Prospekt metro station, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia
You will visit St. Isaac's Cathedral, enjoy the beauty of Russia's biggest church and learn the history of the grandiose construction that took almost half a century.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Neva Embankments, St. Petersburg Russia
During the 1-hour river and canal boat tour, you will see the gala St. Petersburg centre - Neva Embankments from water. Also the boat tour will take you to the narrow downtown rivers and canals that intersect out city.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Palace Square, St. Petersburg 198324 Russia
Time for walking and taking pictures in the very heart of St. Petersburg - Palace Square
Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: The State Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St. Petersburg 191055 Russia
You will have an overview tour of the extensive art collections of the Hermitage. The tour will start with the Winter Palace - the former official winter-time residence of the Russian tsars, and take you through the main museum complex, including the Small, Old and New Hermitage.
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Yusupov Palace on Moika River, Emb. Reki Moiki, 94 Entrance for individual visitors and small groups from Dekabristov Street, 21, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia
Last but not least by the role in the history of St. Petersburg and Russia is the Yusupov Palace. You will see how the wealthiest noble family of Russia before the 1917 revolution lived. The tour will also take you to the part of the palace where the dark force at the crown of the Russian Empire - Rasputin - found his death.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Outside the City Day - Courtry-side Residences of Russian Tsars

Stop At: Peter and Paul Fortress, Petropavlovskaya Fortress, 3, St. Petersburg 197022 Russia
Peter and Paul Fortress, the foundation place of St. Petersburg is a must for every historical city tour. You will take a walk on the territory of the fortress and visit Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Tsarskoye Selo State Museum Preserve, Sadovaya St., 7, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia
You will visit the strikingly beautiful and excessive Catherine's Palace and see the famous Amber Room. The inside visit will be followed by a walk in the Catherine's gardens.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Peterhof State Museum Preserve, Razvodnaya ul., d. 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg 198516 Russia
The most famous feature of Peterhof is its fountain gardens. You will walk through the Upper and Lower fountain gardens and see most famous fountains and cascades of the maritime summer residence of the Russian tsars.
Duration: 3 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.