1 Day Imperial Saint Petersburg Highlights Tour Visas Included

Start your full-day tour with pickup from St Petersburg cruise port, and relax knowing your Russian visa is included. Hop inside your comfortable, climate-controlled car, minivan or coach (depending on the size of your tour group), and set off to explore.  Soak up your first views of this glorious metropolis, regarded as one of the world’s most beautiful and, as you travel, hear fascinating tales of the city's history, starting with its founding in 1703 by Peter The Great. Stop first at the world-famous Hermitage Museum, set in the Winter Palace, the main residence of Russia’s tsars from the 1760s onward. Home to a staggering three million artworks and exhibits, this illustrious museum started life as a personal art collection of Catherine the Great when she purchased 255 paintings from Berlin. View the Hermitage's highlights, seeing works by greats such as Da Vinci, Raphael and Rembrandt. Next, continue to the magnificent Peterhof Palace Gardens, the palatial waterside complex designed by Peter the Great in the early 1700s. It is now an UNESCO World Heritage site. Then, move on to another of St Petersburg’s highlights — the Church of our Saviour on Spilled Blood. Marvel at the colorful onion-shaped domes of this huge church, built in 1881 to mark the site of the assassination of Alexander III. Step inside to admire its gilded interior, and take in some of the 7,500 richly detailed mosaics that adorn it. Afterward, relax on a ride back to the port, where your tour finishes with a drop-off.

• All taxes, fees and handling charges

• GST (Goods and Services Tax)

• Local taxes

• Local guide

• Port pickup and drop-off

• Guaranteed to skip the long lines

• Air-conditioned vehicle

• Entry/Admission - The State Hermitage Museum

• Entry/Admission - Peterhof State Museum Preserve

• Entry/Admission - Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood

• Guaranteed to skip the lines

• Lunch

• Gratuities