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Itinerary
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Pass By: Nevsky Prospekt, St. Petersburg Russia

The tour starts off with you being greeted by your guide in your hotel lobby. Enjoy the city's scenery while walking or driving (depending on the tour options you select) from your hotel to the closest cathedral. The route will be customized depending on your hotel location. A private guide will accompany you throughout the duration of the tour and you will also be provided with free compliments such as city maps, bottles of water, rain coats (in case of rain) and farewell gifts.

Stop At: The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., 4 Nevskiy Prospekt metro station, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia

The first Cathedral, Saint Isaac Cathedral is a great work of the late period of classical architecture. Having been built between 1818 and 1858, St Isaac Cathedral is one of the major achievements in Russian construction techniques of that time. The cathedral is richly decorated with sculptures, high reliefs, oil paintings and mosaics. St.Isaac's is also famous as a museum of minerals, because it's interior walls are covered with rare sorts of marble, malachite, lapis-lazuli etc. You will be invited to climb the cathedral colonnade and contemplate St. Petersburg from above with a bird's eye view.

Duration: 40 minutes

Stop At: Savior on the Spilled Blood, Griboyedova Kanala Emb., 2B/A, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia

The second place of interest is the Church on the Spilled Blood, a rare example of a traditional Russian church. The church was built on the spot where the Russian emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881. This Church is really unique, because it is decorated with 7000 square metres of mosaics.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Kazan Cathedral, Kazanskaya Sq 2 Metro Nevskiy Prospect, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia

Lastly you will get to see the main cathedral of the city, Kazan Cathedral which is located in Nevsky Prospect. Whilst the first two cathedrals of the tour have been turned into museums, Kazan Cathedral is still an active orthodox church.

Duration: 30 minutes

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Included

Professional private guide service
Comfortable transportation with a business class car (If tour option is chosen)
Professional & experienced driver (If tour option is chosen)
Hotel pick-up
Bottles of water
Rain coats (in case of raining)
City maps
Farewell gift
Entry/Admission - The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral
Entry/Admission - Savior on the Spilled Blood
Entry/Admission - Kazan Cathedral

Not included

Transportation (if option with a car is not selected)
Food and drinks
Gratuities
Hotel drop-off

Additional

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
A minimum of 2 people per booking is required. A maximum of 10 people per booking
2 starting times available: 10am, 2pm
This tour is not available for cruise ship passengers.
This is a sample itinerary. The order of museum visits (cathedrals) may change depending on availability of entrance tickets, museum's days-off, traffic situation in the city.
This tour is not recommended for wheelchair passengers, and if a person with a wheelchair decides to participate he/she must have a personal helper to assist in boarding/disembarking the vehicle, and entering the restrooms and restaurant, and all sites. At certain locations a wheelchair person may not be able to exit the bus, and may have to stay inside the bus.
If you want to take this tour at your preferable time, please leave a note upon making booking or call to confirm your preferred time at least 2 days before the tour
Not wheelchair accessible
Stroller accessible
Near public transportation
Infant seats available
After experiencing the sights, your tour will conclude near St. Isaac’s Cathedral or Church on the Spilled Blood when your guide departs. Transportation back to your hotel is not included.
Travelers should have a moderate physical fitness level
Sometimes it is not possible to conduct a tour inside the Kazan Cathedral due to the fact that it is an operating cathedral. In this case the guide will tell you all details about the cathedral outside of it and escort you inside.
This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate