Cultural Capital of Russia (3 days)

- Arrival in St.-Petersburg. Meeting with guide.

- City tour: «St.-Petersburg – Northern capital of Russia» (only view points, without entrance). During a tour of St.-Petersburg you will see St.Isaac’s Cathedral, the Bronze Horseman, the Admiralty, Winter Palace, Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood and the Field of Mars. Than you will see Vasilyevsky Island, Rostral columns, stock Exchange building.

- Excursion to Peter and Paul Fortress (The tour includes a visit to Peter and Paul Cathedral, the first cathedral of St.-Petersburg, a burial place of the Romanov dynasty, Trubetskoy Bastion Prison).

Transfer to hotel.

- Check in at hotel.  

- Dinner. Then you have free time.

 (A guide and transport will be with you for 8 hours in total)

- Arrival in St.-Petersburg. Meeting with guide.

- City tour: «St.-Petersburg – Northern capital of Russia» (only view points, without entrance). During a tour of St.-Petersburg you will see St.Isaac’s Cathedral, the Bronze Horseman, the Admiralty, Winter Palace, Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood and the Field of Mars. Than you will see Vasilyevsky Island, Rostral columns, stock Exchange building.

- Excursion to Peter and Paul Fortress (The tour includes a visit to Peter and Paul Cathedral, the first cathedral of St.-Petersburg, a burial place of the Romanov dynasty, Trubetskoy Bastion Prison).

Transfer to hotel.

- Check in at hotel.  

- Dinner. Then you have free time.

 (A guide and transport will be with you for 8 hours in total)

- Breakfast in hotel. A guide will meet you in the hotel lobby.

- At your choice: Excursion to the State Hermitage museum or to the State Russian Museum.

The State Hermitage museum - Russia's best gallery of art and one of the most prominent art museums in the world. The museum was founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great purchased a collection of 255 paintings from the German city of Berlin. Today the Hermitage boasts over 2.7 million exhibits.

The State Russian Museum - The State Russian Museum is the largest collection of Russian Fine Arts in the world. The Russian Museum collection contains more than 400.000 exhibits.

-The Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps - The Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps is the oldest military museum in Russia, one of the most significant military-historical museums in the world having precious collections of artillery armaments and ammunition, rifles and cold steels, military-engineering equipment, military uniforms and insignia from the 14th century up to now.

- Transfer to restaurant. Dinner. Then you have free time.

- For an additional fee: Russian folk show at the Nikolaevsky Palace in St.-Petersburg (Enjoy this unique opportunity of getting acquainted with the history and cultural traditions of Russia!) ($59 per person)/Excursion «Tea in a Communal apartment» (For mini groups). Communal apartments appeared in the Soviet Union following the Russian revolution of 1917. The communal apartment became the predominant form of housing in the USSR for generations, and examples still exist in "the most fashionable central districts of large Russian cities" ($8 per person)/The Grand maket of Russia - a miniature copy of Russia. The national show-museum “Grand Maket Rossiya” with its area of 800 square meters combines the generalized images of Russia`s towns and regions ($6 per person).

  (A guide and transport will be with you for 8 hours in total).

- Breakfast in hotel. A guide will meet you in the hotel lobby.

- At your choice: Excursion to the State Hermitage museum or to the State Russian Museum.

The State Hermitage museum - Russia's best gallery of art and one of the most prominent art museums in the world. The museum was founded in 1764 when Catherine the Great purchased a collection of 255 paintings from the German city of Berlin. Today the Hermitage boasts over 2.7 million exhibits.

The State Russian Museum - The State Russian Museum is the largest collection of Russian Fine Arts in the world. The Russian Museum collection contains more than 400.000 exhibits.

-The Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps - The Military-Historical Museum of Artillery, Engineer and Signal Corps is the oldest military museum in Russia, one of the most significant military-historical museums in the world having precious collections of artillery armaments and ammunition, rifles and cold steels, military-engineering equipment, military uniforms and insignia from the 14th century up to now.

- Transfer to restaurant. Dinner. Then you have free time.

- For an additional fee: Russian folk show at the Nikolaevsky Palace in St.-Petersburg (Enjoy this unique opportunity of getting acquainted with the history and cultural traditions of Russia!) ($59 per person)/Excursion «Tea in a Communal apartment» (For mini groups). Communal apartments appeared in the Soviet Union following the Russian revolution of 1917. The communal apartment became the predominant form of housing in the USSR for generations, and examples still exist in "the most fashionable central districts of large Russian cities" ($8 per person)/The Grand maket of Russia - a miniature copy of Russia. The national show-museum “Grand Maket Rossiya” with its area of 800 square meters combines the generalized images of Russia`s towns and regions ($6 per person).

  (A guide and transport will be with you for 8 hours in total).

- Breakfast in hotel. Check out from hotel. Meet with a guide in the hotel lobby.

- Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas. Is a major Baroque Orthodox cathedral in the western part of Central Saint-Petersburg. It has always been closely associated with the Russian Navy, serving as its main shrine until the Russian Revolution.

- At your choice: Excursion to Tsarskoe Selo or visit the Cruiser Aurora Museum + Shopping in Galeria Mall.

Tsarskoye Selo (“Village of Tsars” in Russian) until 1917, is located some 12 miles away from St. Petersburg, the ensemble of the Catherine's Palace and Park are among Russia's top historical recreation complexes visited by hundreds of thousands tourists every year. It was the residence of the tsars from the beginning of the 18^th century onwards. Famous Amber room is here.

The Cruiser Aurora Museum The Cruiser Aurora, moored at Petrovskaya Embankment, in front of the Naval School named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov, is not only a monument to Russian shipbuilding, but also a symbol of the Soviet epoch.

Galeria Shopping Mall - shopping and entertainment center is located in the very heart of St.-Petersburg, at the juncture of two of the city's major avenues - Nevsky and Ligovsky Prospect. Galeria has a wide range of shops with fashionable clothes, accessories, sports equipment, quality footwear and wonderful gifts.

- Transfer to restaurant. Dinner.

- Transfer to airport/railway station.

(A guide and transport will be with you for 10 hours in total)

- Breakfast in hotel. Check out from hotel. Meet with a guide in the hotel lobby.

- Naval Cathedral of St. Nicholas. Is a major Baroque Orthodox cathedral in the western part of Central Saint-Petersburg. It has always been closely associated with the Russian Navy, serving as its main shrine until the Russian Revolution.

- At your choice: Excursion to Tsarskoe Selo or visit the Cruiser Aurora Museum + Shopping in Galeria Mall.

Tsarskoye Selo (“Village of Tsars” in Russian) until 1917, is located some 12 miles away from St. Petersburg, the ensemble of the Catherine's Palace and Park are among Russia's top historical recreation complexes visited by hundreds of thousands tourists every year. It was the residence of the tsars from the beginning of the 18^th century onwards. Famous Amber room is here.

The Cruiser Aurora Museum The Cruiser Aurora, moored at Petrovskaya Embankment, in front of the Naval School named after Admiral Pavel Nakhimov, is not only a monument to Russian shipbuilding, but also a symbol of the Soviet epoch.

Galeria Shopping Mall - shopping and entertainment center is located in the very heart of St.-Petersburg, at the juncture of two of the city's major avenues - Nevsky and Ligovsky Prospect. Galeria has a wide range of shops with fashionable clothes, accessories, sports equipment, quality footwear and wonderful gifts.

- Transfer to restaurant. Dinner.

- Transfer to airport/railway station.

(A guide and transport will be with you for 10 hours in total)