Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Grand Tour of St. Petersburg. Our tour manager will be waiting for you from 9.45 to 10.00 am in your hotel lobby to inform you about your tour itinerary and details. After that you are welcomed by the Grand Tour of St. Petersburg, which offers visitors the opportunity to take in as much as possible of the city in a day's sightseeing from the comfort of a car or mini van and with a knowledgeable and experienced guide. You will take a complete tour of Saint-Petersburg most famous sites - beginning with the neo-classical splendor of St.Isaac's Cathedral, geometry of Palace Square, visiting the oldest construction of Saint-Petersburg - The Peter and Paul's Fortress and the Cathedral - the burial vault of Romanovs' family.
Thereafter a rendezvous with Tsarina herself at the waxwork exhibition "The Imperial Family of Romanovs". The tour includes an elegant lunch in the restaurant serving traditional Russian cuisine. In the afternoon a 2-hour guided excursion in the largest museum of Russia and one of the richest museums of the world - The State Hermitage Museum - to finalize your excellent introduction to St.Petersburg.You visit the Hermitage Museum - Russia's best gallery of world art, one of the most prominent art museums in the world and definitely the main tourist attraction of St.Petersburg. Nowadays, the Hermitage has about 2.7 million exhibits and displays a full range of world art from Ancient Egypt to early 20th century Europe.
It includes works by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Titian, unique collections of Rembrandt, Rubens, French Impressionists. The collection is huge and very exciting. It had been calculated that if you decide to spend only one minute in front of each exhibit, you will have to stay in the Hermitage for 11 years, but on the tour you have the opportunity to see all the great masterpieces of the world's art at a glance in several hours with a comment of a knowledgeable expert-guide.
Day 2: Illuminations Tour. The tour program starts at 6.00 PM in the Nikolayevsky Palace Restaurant where you discover traditional Russian dances and music during an elegant reception (buffet table with Russian vodka, red and black caviar included). We offer you to enjoy this enchanting festival of Russian spirit. The magic continues with "Illuminations" tour along the spectacular floodlit monuments. Magical and magnificent by night, a drive through Saint-Petersburg and its beautiful illuminated buildings should not be missed by any visitor of the northern capital.
This excursion combines a sightseeing drive to those landmarks of the city which are getting most fascinating when the night is getting on - the most gorgeous palaces and squares of Saint-Petersburg at night. In summer time you will have an opportunity to enjoy the romantics of the White Nights, observing the opening of the numerous drawbridges.
Day 3: Tour in the royal village - Pushkin. Unlock the secrets of the world wonder - the Amber Room on a half-day tour to the magnificent baroque - style Palace of Catherine the Great in the town of Pushkin. Feel the spirit of the eras of the powerful empresses- Elizabeth and Catherine walking though the gilded amphelade of the numerous ballrooms and imperial halls, amazing with the luxury of their decoration. All Russian monarchs lived, worked, granted audiences, and arranged diplomatic receptions for foreign ambassadors, gala balls and masquerades in the gorgeous halls of the palace.
Day 4: Full-Day Tour in Novgorod. An unforgettable tour to one of Russia's most ancient cities, Great Novgorod. Situated on the ancient trade route between Central Asia and northern Europe, Novgorod was Russia's first capital in the 9th century. Surrounded by churches and monasteries, it was a center for Orthodox spirituality as well as Russian architecture. These include the Novgorod Kremlin and St. Sophia's Cathedral.
They are built in the eleventh century, the old market place on the bank of the river Volkhov, the Church of the Saviour with its frescoes by Theophanus the Greek and the Yuriev Monastery with St. George's Cathedral. You will have a wonderful dinner at the restaurant, located on the territory of the Novgorod Kremlin, with interior maintained in age-old Russian style. It is only here that you will be able to treat yourself to genuine medovukha, dishes and snacks cooked according to old Russian recipes. Novgorod Kremlin, St Sophia Cathedral, the Faceted Chamber, Yuriev Monastery will make history real.
Day 5: Peterhof. Come and discover Peterhof - St. Petersburg's most famous and luxury Imperial estate. Located on the sea shore The Great Palace and park complex of Peterhof with its unique array of fountains is considered to be one of the most beautiful in the world. The Great Palace, filled with fascinating and elaborate interiors, sits on top of a high seashore ridge overlooking the vast Lower Park. The palace at Peterhof sits amidst an enormous park, adorned with fountains, statues and pavilions. The tour will be held by boat or by car, depending on the weather conditions.
Available tour start dates:all year round on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Inclusions:10 excursions (all by car or mini-van);
3 meals (2 lunches on the 1st and 4th day, 1 drink reception on the 2nd day);Transportation 1st day 3 hours, 2nd day – 3 hours, 3rd day – 5 hours, 4th day – 11 hours; 5th day – 5 hours.
English speaking guide assistance: during all the tour activities;
Entrance fees: all the visits according to the tour itinerary, tickets to the boat and folk show.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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