St Petersburg 1-Day Visa Free Shore Excursion: City Highlights and Hermitage
Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
Trip Type: Ports of Call Tours
Duration: 10 hours
Ideal for first-time visitors looking for an unhurried introduction to St. Petersburg, this 1-day private excursion will take you back to the beginnings of the city and offers an excellent combination of art and outside activities. Spend a day exploring St Petersburg while your ship is docked in St Petersburg port. You will be introduced to the best examples of architecture when driving in the city center. You will go inside such amazing sights as Peter & Paul Fortress, Church on the Spilled Blood, St Isaac Cathedral & Colonnade. Later visit the Hermitage and wonder about its amazing collection of masterpieces. Note: this tour is VISA FREE.
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Ideal for first-time visitors looking for an unhurried introduction to St. Petersburg, this 1-day private excursion will take you back to the beginnings of the city and offers an excellent combination of art and outside activities. Spend a day exploring St Petersburg while your ship is docked in St Petersburg port. You will be introduced to the best examples of architecture when driving in the city center. You will go inside such amazing sights as Peter & Paul Fortress, Church on the Spilled Blood, St Isaac Cathedral & Colonnade. Later visit the Hermitage and wonder about its amazing collection of masterpieces. Note: this tour is VISA FREE.This tour starts with your private licensed tour guide meeting you in the arrival hall of the passengers terminal. The guide will be standing right after passport control holding a sign with your name on it. After warm welcome, you will be taken to your comfortable business class car and the tour will begin. In a car you will discuss your day’s itinerary and may ask your guide any questions you have.
Tour program:
8:00-8:15 am - Meet your guide after passport control (Note: starting time of the tour is given approximately and may be changed depending on the arrival time of your ship) 8:15-10:30 - City Sightseeing tour which consist of driving and photo stops in the most gorgeous and historical places in St Petersburg. This tour will surely keep you entertained as your guide will be telling you interesting stories about famous palaces and architectural ensembles. You will see: Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg's main street - Nevsky prospect, Michael’s Castle, Russian Museum, the Square of Arts, St Nicholas Cathedral, Summer Gardens, the Log Cabin of Peter the Great, the Spit of Vasilievsky Island, the Bronze Horseman, the Admiralty, Theatre Square with famous Mariinsky Theatre.
10:30-13:30 Inside visits to Peter and Paul Fortress, St Isaac Cathedral + Colonnade, & the Church on the Spilled Blood. Enjoy dazzling array of gold onion domes and mosaics of thisiconic sight.
13:30-14:30 Lunch (self payment)
14.45-17.30 - Explore one of the world's greatest art collections on a guided tour of the Hermitage. Admire the magnificent art collections of the Hermitage Museum and enjoy learning about their origins and significance with your private guide.
17.45-18.00 - Drive back to the port
Tour program:
8:00-8:15 am - Meet your guide after passport control (Note: starting time of the tour is given approximately and may be changed depending on the arrival time of your ship) 8:15-10:30 - City Sightseeing tour which consist of driving and photo stops in the most gorgeous and historical places in St Petersburg. This tour will surely keep you entertained as your guide will be telling you interesting stories about famous palaces and architectural ensembles. You will see: Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg's main street - Nevsky prospect, Michael’s Castle, Russian Museum, the Square of Arts, St Nicholas Cathedral, Summer Gardens, the Log Cabin of Peter the Great, the Spit of Vasilievsky Island, the Bronze Horseman, the Admiralty, Theatre Square with famous Mariinsky Theatre.
10:30-13:30 Inside visits to Peter and Paul Fortress, St Isaac Cathedral + Colonnade, & the Church on the Spilled Blood. Enjoy dazzling array of gold onion domes and mosaics of thisiconic sight.
13:30-14:30 Lunch (self payment)
14.45-17.30 - Explore one of the world's greatest art collections on a guided tour of the Hermitage. Admire the magnificent art collections of the Hermitage Museum and enjoy learning about their origins and significance with your private guide.
17.45-18.00 - Drive back to the port
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