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City Sightseeing Tour Plus: private St. Petersburg tour

Combine a panoramic private tour of St. Petersburg with 3 museum visits - see our city at its best!

 
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This tour features the best highlights of Saint-Petersburg and combines it with three museum visits.

As well as visiting the major sights throughout the city, we will visit the Peter and Paul Fortress including the cathedral where the Romanovs are buried, St. Isaac's Cathedral and the Saviour on the Spilled Blood Cathedral.

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  Itinerary:
Pick up at your hotel or meet at the ship.

Drive through Nevsky Prospect, the Palace square and the Spit of Basil's Island and other highlights of Saint-Petersburg (lots of stops for photos).

This tour includes a visit to Peter and Paul Fortress (walking on the grounds, inside visit into the cathedral), plus visits to St. Isaac's Cathedral and Church on the Spilled Blood.

Lunch (optional).

Return back to the hotel or another demanded in advance place within the city limits.

The exact order of the tour will be designed to maximize the use of our time.
  Where and When:
Meet up location: Your hotel in Saint-Petersburg. I will be waiting in the lobby of the hotel and holding the sign with your name.

The tour must begin from 8.30 a.m. till 1 p.m.
End location: Your hotel or another alternative place stated at your demand in advance.
Duration: 6 hours
Traffic jams may reduce the time we can spend at some locations.
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TOUR PRICE:  (duration 6 hours)
(max 4 people)
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  Estimated Local Cash Needed:
700 Russian Rubles - it's an approximate sum which might be needed for photo permits, video permits, lunch (per person).

photo permit for 1 camera St. Isaac's museum - 50 roubles
video permit for 1 camera St. Isaac's museum - 100 roubles

photo permit for 1 camera Savior on the Spilled Blood church- 50 roubles
video permit for 1 camera Savior on the Spilled Blood church - 100 roubles

colonnade - 170 roubles
photo colonnade -
video colonnade -

lunch - app. 300 roubles
All prices are per person.
  What's Included:
The services of your tour guide.
Transportation by private car and driver (gratuity for the driver is also included).
Museum entrance fees are included.

Please note: there are usually discounts for entry tickets for students. You need to inform about that in advance and to have student's identity card to prove it.

Museum entrance fees are subject to change. We will update them according to the current prices of the museum admissions.
  What's Extra:
Lunch in the downtown.

Photo and video permit in Saint Isaac's and Spilled Blood Cathedral.

* The colonnade of St.Isaac's is NOT included as part of the regular tour. The fee to the colonnade, if you wish to climb up there, is 170 roubles pp. There are photo and video permits for the colonnade.
  Details:
Tour #: 200
Tour Type: City, Cultural
Transportation Method: Private car (van)
Activity Level: Moderate
Friendly: Yes.
It is possible to do the tour on the grounds of the fortress and inside the cathedral there.

But, please, NOTE: a few pretty high steps and no lift in St.Isaac's cathedral. You will have to climb them just to reach the museum.

Saviour on the Blood - less steps and they are not so high. This museum is more handicap friendly.

Please, make sure that you've got an assistant to help you. If you don't have such a person, we'll do arrangements to find such assistant in Saint-Petersburg. It will cost extra.
Kid Friendly: Yes.
Language(s): English (fluent), Russian (fluent) explanation
Maximum travelers: 4
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