During your Petersburg Shore excursion, you'll enjoy a two-day small group tour that visits all the city's essential needs with no need to apply for a visa yourself.
In just two days, you'll see Saint Petersburg's top sights including St Isaac's Cathedral, the Church on the Spilled Blood, Hermitage, Peterhof and more. The tour is available for cruise ship passengers as well as for hotel guests. Cruise ship passengers do not need apply for visa - all visa-paperwork is included in the tour price.
The tour moves at an easy pace so you will have enough time for shopping, taking pictures, walking and enjoying the magnificent city on the Neva River.
Your guide will greet you and you will be driven around the city in a Mercedes mini-bus. Your schedule might change depending on the day and arrival time, but a basic itinerary is as follows:
Day 1: 8.30am - 5.30pm:
- 8.30am - Meet your guide and driver by the ship
- 8.30am to 10.00am - Panoramic City Tour around St. Petersburg's most popular sights including a great panoramic view of Peter and Paul Fortress, Eliseyev Emporium and many other sights
- 10.00am to 11.00am - Depart to Peterhof, the kingdom of fountains
- 11.00am to 1.00pm - Explore the wonderful gardens of Peterhof
- 1.15pm to 2.15pm - Traditional Russian Lunch in the park cafe (*if relevant option booked)
- 2.15pm to 3.15pm - Return back to St. Petersburg, Subway Tour on the way
- 3.15pm to 3.45pm - Visit the Russian food market. Shopping
- 4.00pm to 5.00pm - Rivers and Canals Boat Tour
- 5.00pm to 5.30pm - Return back to the ship
Day 2: 8.30am to 4.00pm:
- 8.30am - Meet your guide and driver by the ship
- 8.30am to 10.00am - Continue Panoramic City Tour around St. Petersburg's most popular sights
- 10.10am to 12.00pm - Guided Tour of the Hermitage Museum
- 12.15pm to 12.45pm - Guided tour of the Church on the Spilled Blood
- 1.00pm to 2.00pm - Traditional Russian Lunch in a local restaurant/cafe. (*if relevant option booked)
- 2.15pm to 3.15pm - Continue of Panoramic City Tour including Kazansky Cathedral and St. Isaac's Cathedral (outside)
- 3.15pm to 4.00pm - Return back to the ship
Worry-free Shore Excursion: Your tour operator ensures your timely return to the St Petersburg port for this activity. In the rare event your ship has departed, your tour operator will arrange for transportation to the next port-of-call. If your ship is delayed and you are unable to attend this activity, your money will be refunded.
Note: This is a general tour program and that it will be adjusted according to the days of the week and cruise ship's arrival/departure time. Tour order might vary, but inclusions will stay the same.