3-Day Intensive Tour (Year Round)
For private tour the cost depends on number of people in your party.
For Flat-Rate group tour (only avaliable for cruise passengers!) the cost - $ 375 US per person (min group size 4, max group size 16) - leave your request https://j-travel-spb.ru/Roll-Call/
Dear guests! We are glad to arrange private or group tours for you. According to your wishes and special requests. If you would like to bring any ideas and changes to our program, contact us to discuss it. Feel welcome.
Please note, the tour schedule might be changed depending on the museum days-off, days of week or traffic.
Day 1
08:30 am | Meeting at the ship/hotel. Paying for the tour |
08:30 am - 10:00 am | Drive to Tsars’ Village (Pushkin town). Subway ride |
10:00 am - 12:00 pm | A visit to Catherine Palace with Amber Room |
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm | Drive to Peterhof |
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm | Lunch time |
02:00 pm – 04:00 pm | A visit to Peterhof Fountain Park with Gardens (Fountains do not play October-April, we will offer a visit to Peterhof Grand Palace) |
04:00 pm – 05:30 pm | Drive to Saint-Petersburg |
05:30 pm – 06:30 pm | A visit to Faberge Museum |
07:30 pm | On board/hotel |
Day 2
09:00 am | Meeting at the ship/hotel. |
10:00 am - 11:00 am | A visit to Peter and Paul Fortress and Cathedral |
11:00 am – 12:00 pm | A visit to Church of Our Savior on Spilled Blood |
12:00 pm – 01:00 pm | A visit to St. Isaacs' Cathedral |
01:00 pm – 02:00 pm | Lunch time |
02:00 pm – 04:00 pm | A visit to Hermitage museum |
05:00 pm | On board/hotel |
Day 3
09:00 am | Meeting at the ship/hotel. |
09:00 am – 12:00 pm | City tour with photo stops. Metro ride. Walk along Nevsky prospect. |
12:00 pm – 01:00 pm | Lunch time |
01.00 pm - 03.00 pm | A visit to Yusupov Palace |
04:00 pm | On board/hotel |
Price list:
Number of people |
Price per person in USD |
2 | 730 |
3 | 530 |
4 | 435 |
5 | 375 |
6 | 335 |
7 | 325 |
8 | 305 |
9 | 285 |
10 | 270 |
11 | 260 |
12 | 250 |
13 | 240 |
14 | 235 |
15 | 230 |
16 | 225 |
Number of people 4-16 |
Price per person in USD |
375 |
Number of people |
Price per person in USD |
2 | 610 |
3 | 455 |
4 | 375 |
5 | 330 |
6 | 300 |
7 | 295 |
8 | 275 |
9 | 260 |
10 | 250 |
11 | 240 |
12 | 230 |
13 | 225 |
14 | 220 |
15 | 215 |
16 | 210 |
Discounts:
Kids under 6 years old are free of charge (Note! Lunches for them are not included on the group tours. There is children's menu in local restaurants to order and pay on the spot). For kids from 7 to 17 years old and students ISIC is $10 USA pp.
Tour description (the total duration 26 hours)
We hope that this tour will bring joy and unforgettable experience to guests of our city.
In addition, the second day of the tour ends at 5 o’clock. This allows you to order some evening program. We offer Classical Russian ballet, Folklore show (Show starts at 9, the program makes you feel the whole depth of the Russian soul) or it can be your own wish, just let us know: j-travel-spb.ru/#Evening-Events
The first tour day (duration 11 hours)
You go to Tsars' Village (Pushkin Town). Officially, it is one of the districts of St. Petersburg. The town got its name in honor of the great poet Alexander Pushkin.
On the way visit (optional) to some of unusual subway stations, that are nicknamed the Underground Palaces, take a short ride.
In Pushkin Town:
A visit to the summer residence of the Russian tsars - Catherine Palace in the Russian baroque style, which is quite impressive with its size. It was completed during the reign of Empress Elizabeth (daughter of Peter I) in 1756 and named after her mother – Catherine I. The Palace is famous for the Amber Room. The Prussian king Friedrich I presented 22 amber panels to Peter I in 1716.
After the Palace walk through the French regular Catherine Park.
From Pushkin Town you go to Peterhof - capital of fountains (fountains play from May to October!). The town also belongs to one of the districts of St. Petersburg. Distance between these two towns - 37 km.
After lunch A visit to the Peterhof Fountain Park and walk through the gardens and fountains, which are called “Russian Versailles”. Beautiful fountains were created on the order of Peter the Great in imitation of the French fountains of Versailles. More than 150 fountains and cascades are located in the Peterhof Park.
Then you drive back to St. Petersburg.
Finally a visit to the Faberge Museum. It has the largest collection of Faberge Eggs in the world and the luxurious interiors of the Shutsvalovsky Palace.
The second tour day (duration 8 hours)
The tour starts with a visit to the Peter and Paul Fortress, the first structure of St.- Petersburg. The foundation stone was laid by Peter I himself on May 16, 1703. Then a visit to the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the burial place of Russian tsars from Peter I to the last RussianTsar Nicholas I and his family. Its golden spire is the symbol of the modern city. The cathedral was built right on the territory of the fortress.
Then a visit to the Savior on Spilled Blood (the Church of Redemption). A place where the Russian Tsar Alexander II was mortally wounded and his blood was spilled. Later his son Alexander III ordered to build this unusual church in honor of Alexander II. It is beautifully decorated with mosaics.
Last visit before lunch to St. Isaac's Cathedral, which is the fourth tallest cupola construction of the world. Famous French architect Montferrand designed this magnificent church. It took 40 years to build. Since 1858 the church used to be the principal cathedral of St.-Petersburg until the Revolution. In 1931 it was converted to museum.
Finally a visit to the Hermitage Museum, which is the largest museum of art in Russia. It numbers more than 3 million works of art, representing different countries, people and ages. The museum consists of 5 buildings connected by passages (The Winter Palace, the Little Hermitage, the Old Hermitage, the New Hermitage, the Hermitage Theater). You go through the passages to see all the buildings. Have a look at some of gala rooms of the Winter Palace, works of Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael's Loggias and much more.
Please note! Works of impressionists and post- impressionists are not included in the tour. This exhibition is located in a separate building and takes 1.5 hour.
The third tour day (duration 7 hours)
The third day begins with city tour. You drive by or make photo stops, depending on your itinerary, at the most beautiful sights of the city (Sphinxes, Spit of Basil Island, Rostral columns, Trinity bridge, Field of Mars, Mikhailovsky Castle, St. Isaac's Cathedral, monument to Nicholas I, Mariinsky Palace, Decembrists Square , monument to Peter I (The Bronze Horseman), Admiralty, Palace Square, Alexander Column, General Staff, Winter Palace (Hermitage), Palace Bridge).
We wish you interesting and unforgettable experience!
For private tour the cost depends on number of people in your party.
For Flat-Rate group tour (only avaliable for cruise passengers!) the cost - $ 375 US per person (min group size 4, max group size 16) - leave your request https://j-travel-spb.ru/Roll-Call/