St. Petersburg Private Visa-Free Shore City and Peterhof Tour

Your tour starts when your private licensed tour guide meets you in the arrival hall of the cruise passenger terminal in the morning. Your guide will wait for you outside passport control with a sign with your name on it. (Tour start times are approximate and may be changed depending on the arrival time of your ship.) After your welcome, hop inside your private, comfortable business-class vehicle and set off.  As you travel, discuss the day’s itinerary with your guide and ask any questions you wish. City Sightseeing Tour Enjoy a panoramic drive and photo stops at St. Petersburg’s most beautiful and historical places of interest. Listen as your guide tells interesting stories about the famous palaces and architectural landmarks, and see highlights such as the Kazan Cathedral, Nevsky Prospect — St. Petersburg's main street — Michael Castle, the Russian Museum, Arts Square, the Summer Garden, the Spit of Vasilievsky Island, the Bronze Horseman, the Admiralty, and the Peter and Paul Fortress. Hermitage Explore the highlights of one of the world's greatest art collections on a guided tour of the Hermitage Museum. Admire the magnificent artworks and enjoy learning about their origins and significance from your private guide. Church on the Spilled Blood Visit the Church on the Spilled Blood to see the dazzling array of gold, onion-shaped domes and mosaics of this iconic church. Lunch (own expense) Travel to the Peterhof, located 14 miles (23 kilometers) from St. Petersburg Peterhof Palace and Fountains Take a tour of the Peterhof, the one-time summer residence of the Russian tsars. Head inside the Grand Palace and explore the Lower and Upper Parks, admiring both these masterpieces of landscaping with their 150-plus fountains and four monumental cascades.  Return to port. Please note: On Wednesday you will visit Peter & Paul Fortress (no inside visit to Cathedral) which was constructed as a fort to defend the capital from Swedish attack.The fortress was a prison for Russian writers M. Gorky and F. Dostoevsky. See if you can spot the golden angel sat atop the tall spiral of the Peter and Paul Cathedral.

• Visa-Free paperwork (Blanket Visa).No Visa to Russia required (you must obtain it from the operator)

• Port pick-up (after passport control) & drop off

• Professional licensed tour guide (different languages available)

• Professional private driver

• Farewell gift & Bottles of water

• All taxes, port fees, local taxes, photo permits

• Transportation by business class car with A/C

• Entry/Admission - The State Hermitage Museum

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

• Entry/Admission - Park And Gardens of Peterhof

• Entry/Admission - Grand Peterhof Palace

• Gratuities

• Food and drinks