Cruise ship passengers staying for less than 72 hours do not need to get a Russian visa.
See my Visa Free page for full details.
For all other visitors a visa is mandatory.
Please email me if you are interested in a shore excursion for a different duration or have a smaller or larger number of people in your party.
Day 1
Catherine palace with amber room
lunch
Peterhof fountain park (2.5 hour walking tour around the stunning fountain park - there are approximately 150 fountains and is the best one in whole of Europe) (no inside visits)
In the evening: choose one of the following lessons
- making a souvenir in the folk art tradition with a local expert
- cooking Russian traditional food, followed by a meal, taught by a local Russian enthusiast in her own apartment
Day 2
Hermitage : highlights of the art collection and interiors of the royal Winter palace
City tour : we will see the picturesque Church on the Spilled blood, panoramic view of the Winter palace from the point of Vasilievsky island, St.Isaac's cathedral, the Brass horseman, Peter and Paul fortress - the most famous St.Petersburg sights
(no inside visits)
Prices and other shore excursion itineraries.