Shore excursions in St.Petersburg, Baltic cruises. Tours to St. Petersburg, Russia. Private guided tours in St.Petersburg. Peterburg with Anna.

Shore Excursions for Cruise Passengers

There are important issues you need to take into consideration, when planning your shore excursions in St.Petersburg.

NO VISA REQUIRED FOR SHORE EXCURSIONS (I cooperate with tour companies and will be able to issue blanket visas for you).
YOUR GUIDE AND YOUR DRIVER WILL MEET YOU RIGHT NEXT TO THE SHIP (I'll arrange a special pass to enter the Commercial Harbor of the St. Petersburg Trade Port, if necessary).

Private tour
I focus on individual services and arrange private tours for my customers. You'll get your personal experienced tour guide, professional driver and private comfortable vehicle for the entire duration of your tour. You will not have to join any tourist groups, unless you specifically require sharing your trip and other people agree with this option.

Guide.
The tour will be conducted by a professional licensed tour guide (speaking the requested language). All guides in my team are very knowledgeable, fluent in English (or other foreign language) and friendly, they have huge experience in working with groups of different sizes and individual customers.

Vehicle.
You'll be provided with the comfortable vehicle with air-conditioning system and all the necessary safety features.

Standard Tour Itenerary for 2 full days

St.Isaac's Cathedral

fountain on the Neva

Flash Fountain in
the Neva River Delta

Day 2
    I offer you to spend this day outside St.Petersburg, visiting two most famous country-side Royal residences - Tsarskoye Selo (the town of Pushkin) and Peterhof.
    In Tsarskoye Selo you'll visit the Catherine Palace and Park ensemble and see the magnificent gem of the palace - the famous Amber room.
    After the Catherine Palace and Park tour, You'll drive to Peterhof and explore the unique fountain gardens, that brought Peterhof the fame of Russian Versaillez.
    On the way back to St.Petersburg, You can go down to St.Petersburg metro (subway) and see a couple of the most beautiful stations of the world's deepest underground system.

Smolny Convent

Admiralty

Standard Tour Itenerary for 3 full days

Day 1
    Meet at the port (your personal guide and car will be waiting for you by the ship side, straight behind the customs).
    Start with St.Petersburg city sightseeing tour, during which you'll visit the most picturesque and famous sights of our city, often called Open Air Museum, you'll have stops for picture taking and short walks. The tour includes inside visits to: Peter and Paul Fortress, St.Isaac's Cathedral and Church on the Blood. A visit to the Yussoupov Palace will provide You an idea how a noble family would live back in the 19th century. As part of the tour, you'll see the main exposition, exquisite reception rooms of the Yussoupovs and see the family home theatre, known as "the Jewelry Box" of the palace. You will also visit the part of the palace, connected with the murder of Grigory Rasputin.
    To mix with the locals, I offer You to have lunch/snack in one of the local places.
    On this day it's possible to see some features of regular everyday life of St.Petersburg citizens: you can visit an active local church and a local farmers' market.
    To add to Your impressions of the city, you'll enjoy a relaxing river and canal boat tour and see St.Petersburg from water - exactly the way Peter the Great, the founder of St.Petersburg, wanted people to see and admire it.

    Optional: if you would like, I can arrange evening program for you. Upon your choice, I can book tickets for ballet, Folk performance or arrange Dinner in a Russian home.

Day 2
    In the morning I would offer You to drive to Tsarskoye Selo (present-day name - the town of Pushkin). In Tsarskoye Selo you'll visit the Catherine Palace and Park ensemble and see the magnificent gem of the palace - the famous Amber room.
    You can choose to have lunch/snack on the grounds of the Catherine gardens, or you can drive to Podvorye (a famous Russian restaurant, the venue of Mr.Putin's birthday celebrations)
    The State Hermitage museum general tour will be a treat to history and art lovers - you'll see the reception rooms of the Winter Palace (the former official winter residence of the Romanov-tsars) and highlights of the world-famous West European art collection.

    Optional: if you would like, I can arrange evening program for you. Upon your choice, I can book tickets for ballet, Folk performance or arrange Dinner in a Russian home.

Day 3
    I would offer You to spend this day in the magnificent Peterhof residence, also known as the fountain capital of Russia. You can go there by hydrofoil across the Gulf of Finland, and return to St.Petersburg by car, this way You'll get to see two different roads to Peterhof and pass the President's palace in Strelna.
    In Peterhof I would offer you not only to explore the picturesque fountain gardens, but also to visit the Grand Peterhof palace. You can choose to visit one of the smaller palaces or other museums on the grounds of Peterhof gardens. For instance, You can go to the Grottos behind the Grand Peterhof Cascade and see how the fountain system operates, or You can choose to visit the Royal Baths and Kitchens and see something, that regular museums do not usually show.     Lunch/snack on the grounds of the gardens.

    On the way back to St.Petersburg, You can go down to St.Petersburg metro (subway) and see a couple of the most beautiful stations of the world's deepest underground system.

Yussoupov Palace on the Moika river

Palace Square

Bronze Horseman
Monument to Peter the Great