All St Petersburg Grand 2-Day Shore Excursion

It’s a comprehensive two-day visa free shore excursion which will enable you will visit and see as much as it’s only possible. The best of our guides will provide tours at each point and make your visit informative, exciting and memorable.

You can also order an evening program in addition. At your choice it can be famous Folk Show "Feel yourself Russian" in the Nicholas Palace or evening visit to the Faberge Museum.

Average duration of the first day - 10 hour, the second day - 9 hours. Duration of the evening program is about 3 hours.

Sample itinerary*:

DAY 1

8.30** (or 1 hour after ship’s arrival time) Meeting at the port terminal

8.30-10.00 Drive around the city – part I (most famous highlights)

10.00-10.30 Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral

11.00-11.30 Hydrofoil to Peterhof

11.30-13.00 Tour of the Lower park of Peterhof: famous fountains, cascades, pavilions (outside only). The Upper park

13.00-14.00 Lunch at a nice local restaurant (Russian cuisine)

14.00-15.00 Drive to Pushkin

15.00-17.30 Catherine’s Palace with the famous Amber Room

17.30-18.30 Drive back to the city center

18.30 End of the day program

Evening program ( optional): Folk show or Evening in the Faberge museum

DAY 2

8.00 Meeting at the ship

8.00-9.30 Drive around the city – part II (visit to an active church, short metro ride)

9.30 (10.00) -12.00 Hermitage Museum (early admission)

12.00-13.00 Spilt Blood Cathedral

13.00-14.00 Lunch at a nice local restaurant (Russian cuisine)

14.30-15.45 Yusupov Palace

16.00-16.30 St. Isaac’s Cathedral

17.00 Back to the ship

* The actual itinerary will vary depending on museums’ closing days, overcrowding at venues and traffic conditions.

** Meeting time will be adjusted to the ship’s mooring time. The exact meeting time will be indicated in your tour tickets.