1 Day Petersburg Shore Tour: HERMITAGE(skip-the-line) +PETERHOF+CATHERINE PALACE

Itinerary
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Stop At: City Tour, Nevsky Ave, 35, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia, 191011

8.00-Meet your guide

8.00-9.50 - City tour. This tour will let you experience all the most famous sites and attractions of the city, open to visitors on Wednesday. It is the maximum that St. Petersburg can reasonably offer you on the day.
- To orient you with our rather large and sprawling city we will start with a sightseeing city tour by comfortable air-conditioned coach, with your personal guide explaining to you the layout of the city’s diverse precincts.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: The State Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St. Petersburg 191055 Russia

9.55-11.30 - Early admission to the Hermitage museum. Tour of the museum.
- Among most distinguished places of interest you will see is the State Hermitage museum - Russia’s largest museum. And you will have the opportunity to see all of its highlights.

While the early admission will let you enjoy the museums before the general opening hours of the museum.

Duration: 1 hour 40 minutes

Stop At: Park And Gardens of Peterhof, Razvodnaya st., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg Russia

13.00-13.30 - Travel to Peterhof by hydrofoil

13.30-15.00 - Walk the Upper and Lower Fountain Parks of Peterhof - Tsars’ magnificent summer residence.

We will first take you to Peterhof on a speedy hydrofoil boat ride, during which you will see not only the city centre, but also the newest parts of St. Petersburg’s modern residential areas.

You will take a walk in one of the greatest parks of Russia, among hand crafted fountains, statuary, gorgeous trees, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland – Peterhof – built by Peter the Great. You will admire spectacular marine landscapes, amazing grounds with lots of flowers.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Catherine Palace and Park, Sadovaya St., 7 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia

15.00-16.00 - Drive to Tsarskoye Selo

16.00-17.30 - Inside tour of Catherine Palace (Amber room)

17.30-19.00 - Drive back to the hotel with optional shopping on the way.

You will travel to another famous summer residence of Russian royalty - Tsarskoye Selo - Tsar's Village. The crown jewel of this residence is the fantastic breathtaking summer residence of Tsaritsa Catherine the Great - Catherine Palace, where you will see the legendary Amber room, bedecked with authentic Russian amber from floor to ceiling, while the opulent golden decor in every room will not let you forget this palace ever.

Duration: 3 hours

Stop At: St. Petersburg Metro, St. Petersburg Russia

17.30-19.00 - Drive back to the hotel with optional metro ride on the way.

To let you experience a little bit of local everyday life and to give you a taste of modern St. Petersburg, we will first take you to one of the local farmer’s markets. Then your guide will take you to St. Petersburg metro, which is like a museum with each station architecturally unique, opulent with marble, chandeliers and sculptures.

So, this tour is designed to cover not just the most famous sites and attractions of the city, but also many more less famous but equally majestic places that other tours simply do not included.

Duration: 1 hour