Private 2-Day Comprehensive Visa-Free Shore Excursion

Itinerary

Day 1: City Tour of St Petersburg

Stop At: The State Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St. Petersburg 191055 Russia
The Hermitage is part of the Winter Palace so this portion of the tour focusing the opulent Imperial Residence of the Romanov Royal court and the vast collection that is the Hermitage Museum, one of the most revered museums in the world. There are 1005 rooms but your expert guide will describe the most requested art, artifacts and spectacular decor. The museum is most known for its world-class leading art collection but it is also one of the most complete general museums of culture and history. Let your guide know what special interests you have because she will be well informed on the collection.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Savior on the Spilled Blood, Griboyedova Kanala Emb., 2B/A, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia
This iconic church was built as a monument to Alexander II, the Liberator Tsar, who freed the serfs, in the mid-1860's. The church is built on the exact place where he was assassinated. The church is not only a monument but its interior is considered among the best examples of the Mosaic Arts with every surface covered in minerals of 134 varieties. You may need to look closely to see that the elaborate religious art and portraits are not fine paintings but mosaics. After the 900-day Siege in WW2, the interior underwent 30 years of painstakingly complete restoration. During the war, it served as a potato storage facility for the starving city.
Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: City Sightseeing Neva. Canal Cruise, Izmaylovskiy Prospekt, 15, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 190005
This is a favorite activity of visitors and locals alike. The city is made up of 44 islands and 500 bridges connecting them. From the founding in 1703, the most reliable transportation was by riverboat in the summer and sleds on the rivers in he winter, being a river delta, spring thaws meant deep mud and flooding so many of the stately residences were built facing the canals. Most of the canals are man-made but a few were rivers before the city was built, By 1858 the canals were encased in granite which controlled the flooding. Your canal and river cruise will show you in a relaxes rest time, how the city was designed to be seen, from the water. Now, the canal cruises are pleasant sightseeing activities instead of vital transportation. Be sure to bring your camera.
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes

Stop At: Faberge Museum, Fontanka River Emb., 21, St. Petersburg 191011 Russia
This is one of the newest and most requested new museums in the city. It is housed in a fully restored palace in the city center facing the Fontanka River. It was created as a private museum to house the largest collection of Faberge Eggs which were presented to the Tsar's wife, Alexandria by Tsar Nikolaus, 9 in total plus a great many other objects of art
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., 4 Nevskiy Prospekt metro station, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia
Next, you will visit one of the largest cathedrals in the world, St Isaac Cathedral, with its upper golden done towering over the historic city center. The interior is just as impressive in its art and decor as the exterior is impressive for its grand scale. It was designed to accommodate 12,000 for services.
Duration: 1 hour

Meals included:
• Lunch: Quality sit-down lunches are provided both days, with 3-course Russian meal one day and international the other day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Peterhof and Pushkin palace Estate

Stop At: Catherine Palace and Park, Sadovaya St., 7 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia
Visit to the spectacular Catherine Palace, often cites as one of the most beautiful palaces in the world. This palace estate is located 30km southwest of St Petersburg. Included with this tour is the famous Amber Room, a room entirely made of amber. The palace is in a large park setting amid smaller pavilions and gardens that make up Imperial Park
Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: Park And Gardens of Peterhof, Razvodnaya st., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg Russia
Next, after a sit-down multi-course lunch, included, you will travel north to the shores of the Gulf of Finland for an extensive explore the Peterhof Lower Park, known as Fountain Park in an ensemble of palaces and formal pavilions including the main palace, Peterhof Grand Palace.. This beautiful park is known for its spectacular fountains, 157 gravity fed fountains in total. This park and palace complex is one of locals favorite summer destinations.
Duration: 3 hours

Meals included:
• Lunch: You will have a sit-down multi-course lunch, included, and have the chance to relax before the next activity
No accommodation included on this day.