During our tour, we'll visit Catherine's Palace of Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo - one of the gems of Russian Baroque architecture and home of the world-famous Amber Room. Optionally, we may visit Alexander's palace - the place where the family of the last Russian tzar - Tzar Nicholas II - spent their last months in Tsarskoye Selo, before being exiled to Ekaterinburg and executed...
We will start this tour at around 10 am, meeting in the lobby of your hotel. We will travel to Pushkin by public transport: subway and bus. The trip will last for around an 1.5 hrs (+\- depending on traffic).
Once in Pushkin, we will tour Catherine's palace (duration of the actual palace tour is around 1.5 hour). Then we will start the exploration of the beautiful park of Tsarskoye Selo, making a coffee break if you need one. If you are interested we could visit the Museum of Court Carriage (admission is free).
We will do quite a lot of walking, but if you get tired we will make stops to rest and relax during the tour.
We will return back to Saint-Petersburg around 6 pm.
Where and When:
Meet up location: Lobby of your hotel. I will have a sign with your name on it.
End location: Lobby of your hotel OR any other location in the city that you specify (for example if you would like to do some shopping afterwards or wish to have a nice meal in a cozy restaurant)
Duration: 8 hours
Depending on traffic, we might spend a little more than planned getting to the residence, but on the whole this will not affect your experience of the tour.
400 Roubles - Public transportation costs + lunch Amount is indicated PER PERSON.
What's Included:
Guide Services, FAST (NO Waiting) admission to the park and Catherine's Palace.
What's Extra:
public transportation, coffee/snack
Details:
Tour #: 658
Tour Type: Youth and Family, Nature & Wildlife, Cultural
Transportation Method: We will get to and from the residence of Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo by public transport: subway and bus, the rest we will accomplish by walking around the park and the palace.
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