Classic 3-Day Tour of St Petersburg with Professional Guide

Itinerary

Day 1: Hermitage + City Center (7 hours)

Stop At: Monument Historical Center of St. Petersburg (UNESCO), Peter and Paul Fortress, St. Petersburg Russia
10:00 - meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby

10:00-11:30 - panoramic city tour with picture stops at the most remarkable places
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: The State Hermitage Museum, Palace Square, 2, St. Petersburg 191055 Russia
11:30-14:00 - tour of the Winter Palace and The Hermitage, one of the largest museums of the world

14:00-15:00 - time for lunch (if required)
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Peter and Paul Fortress, Petropavlovskaya Fortress, 3, St. Petersburg 197022 Russia
15:00-16:00 - walk on the territory of St Peter & Paul Fortress, the citadel of the city
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Savior on the Spilled Blood, Griboyedova Kanala Emb., 2B/A, St. Petersburg 191186 Russia
16:15-16:45 - visit the most picturesque of the churches in St Petersburg

17:00 - return to the hotel
Duration: 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 2: Yusupov Palace & Canal Cruise (7 hours)

Stop At: The Museum Complex The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Isaakiyevskaya Sq., 4 Nevskiy Prospekt metro station, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia
10:00 - meeting in the hotel

10:30-11:00 - visiting St Isaac's Cathedral famous for the gigantic gilded dome
Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Yusupov Palace on Moika River, Emb. Reki Moiki, 94 Entrance for individual visitors and small groups from Dekabristov Street, 21, St. Petersburg 190000 Russia
11:15-13:45 - tour of the Yusupov Palace and the exhibition dedicated to the life and death of Rasputin

13:45-14:45 - time for lunch
Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Neva Embankments, St. Petersburg Russia
15:00-16:00 - take a relaxing river and canal cruise by boat
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: St. Nicholas Cathedral in St. Petersburg, Nikolskaya sq., 1/3, St. Petersburg 190125 Russia
16:15-17:45 - visit one of the most important religious center of the city

18:00 - return to the hotel
Duration: 30 minutes

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.

Day 3: Peterhof Park + Catherine Palace

Stop At: St. Petersburg Metro, St. Petersburg Russia
9:00 - meeting with the guide

9:00-10:30 - a trip to the city of Peterhof with a short subway excursion. You will see the most famous metro stations that resemble underground palaces
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Park And Gardens of Peterhof, Razvodnaya st., 2, Peterhof, St. Petersburg Russia
10:30-12:00 - explore the Lower and the Upper Park of Peterhof. You will see the Grand Cascades, the Marine Canal, the Chess Hill Cascade, the Golden Mountain Cascade, the joke fountains and much more.

12:00-12:45 - transfer to Tsarskoye Selo

12:45-13:30 - time for lunch
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Catherine Palace and Park, Sadovaya St., 7 Tsarskoye Selo, Pushkin, St. Petersburg 196601 Russia
13:30-15:45 - visit Catherine Park, Palace, and the Amber Room

15:45-16:30 - return to the hotel
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.