2-Day Shore Excursion with Evening Private Boat Cruise

Itinerary

Day 1: Hermitage + Catherine Palace + Private Boat Canal Cruise

Stop At: The State Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St. Petersburg 191055 Russia
10:00 - meeting in the port, panoramic ride along the Embankments of the Neva River

11:00-13:00 - tour of the Hermitage Museum starting with the Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian Tsars

13:00-14:00 - time for lunch in the city center (at your expense)
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Catherine Palace and Park, Sadovaya St., 7 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia
14:00-14:45 - transfer to the city of Pushkin (The Tsars Village)

15:00-17:00 - tour of Catherine's Palace and the Park. You will see the Mirror Hall, the Golden Enfilade and the Amber Room

17:00-18:00 - return back to the city
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg Russia
18:00-19:00 - spend an hour strolling the main avenue of the city
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Neva Embankments, St. Petersburg Russia
19:15-20:15 - take a romantic canal and river cruise on a private boat. You will see the city center from the water and admire fantastic views of the Nothern Venice

20:15-21:00 - return to the cruise ship
Duration: 1 hour

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

Day 2: Peterhof and the churches

Stop At: St. Petersburg Metro, St. Petersburg Russia
9:00 - meeting with the guide

9:00-10:30 - a trip to the city of Peterhof with a short subway excursion. You will see the most famous metro stations that resemble underground palaces.
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: Peterhof Grand Palace, Razvodnaya St., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg 198516 Russia
10:15-11:15 - visit Petrodvorets, the summer palace built by the order of Peter the Great
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Park And Gardens of Peterhof, Razvodnaya st., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg Russia
11:15-12:45 - explore the Lower and the Upper Park of Peterhof. You will see the Grand Cascades, the Marine Canal, the Chess Hill Cascade, the Golden Mountain Cascade, the joke fountains and much more.

12:45-13:45 - have lunch in one of the local restaurants (own expense)

13:45-14:45 - return to the city center
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Savior on the Spilled Blood, Griboyedova Kanala Emb., 2B/A, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia
14:45-15:05 - visit the picturesque Church of the Resurrection of Christ decorated with mosaics
Duration: 20 minutes

Stop At: The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., 4 Nevskiy Prospekt metro station, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia
15:15-15:35 - visit the biggest Orthodox cathedral in Russia famous for its gilded cupola

15:35-16:00 - return to the port
Duration: 20 minutes

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