2-Day St Petersburg Highlights Private Tour with Boat Cruise

Itinerary

Day 1: The Hermitage & St Petersburg Highlights

Stop At: Peter and Paul Fortress, Petropavlovskaya Fortress, 3, St. Petersburg 197022 Russia
10:00 - meet your private guide in the hotel

10:00-11:00 - Walk on the territory of the Fortress, the citadel of St Petersburg and learn the history of the city from your professional guide
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The State Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St. Petersburg 191055 Russia
11:15-13:15 - discover the halls of the biggest Russian museum during your private tour. Visit the Winter Palace, the former residence of the Russian Tsars and the museum galleries where the works of the Old Masters are exhibited
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg Russia
13:30-14:30 - time for lunch in a local cafe/restaurant
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Neva Embankments, St. Petersburg Russia
15:00-16:00 - take 1-hour sightseeing canal cruise that will show you the city from the water. Admire the embankments of the Neva River, the Moika, the Fontanka and the canals
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Savior on the Spilled Blood, Griboyedova Kanala Emb., 2B/A, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia
16:15-16:45 - tour of the most picturesque church of the city
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kazan Cathedral, Kazanskaya Sq 2 Metro Nevskiy Prospect, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia
16:45-17:45 - visit the principal cathedral of the city and continue the sightseeing discovering such sights as Square of Arts, St Isaac's Square, the Neva Embankments, the Summer Garden, the Field of Mars and others.

18:00 - return to the hotel
Duration: 1 hour

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

Day 2: The Parks and Palaces of St Petersburg Vicinity

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: Park And Gardens of Peterhof, Razvodnaya st., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg Russia
10:30-12:00 - 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.

12:00-12:45 - transfer to Tsarskoye Selo
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Tsarskoye Selo State Museum Preserve, Sadovaya St., 7, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia
12:45-13:30 - take a break for lunch in a local cafe
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Catherine Palace and Park, Sadovaya St., 7 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia
13:30-15:15 - visit the most opulent palace of Russia, marvel the Amber Room and walk on the grounds of Catherine Park

15:15-16:00 - return to the hotel
Duration: 2 hours

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