Relaxed Pace - 2 Days In St. Petersburg...A Shoretrips Premium Shared Van Tour

Relaxed Pace - 2 Days In St. Petersburg...A Shoretrips Premium Shared Van Tour Photo #1 of 1 Photo copyright ShoreTrips.com.

Overview

We're keeping prices down on this deluxe trip by asking you to share a van with friendly strangers.

Using our knowledge and personal experience, we have executed the perfect two day adventure, allowing you to see and hear it all without a hitch. Our guides are the best, and their narration will fascinate you. We have facilitated early entrance and admissions to help you glide past the incredible lines that form in the high season.

This excursion is a non-visa tour for cruise ship passengers. According to Russian Federation law, visas are not required for shore excursions if you book through companies officially licensed and authorized by the Russian government to receive foreign cruise passengers and to operate inside St. Petersburg port areas. We will supply you with the tour ticket, which is called a blanket visa or booking confirmation, and you will pass the customs/immigration offices.

ShoreTrips' PREMIUM van tours are a perfect choice if you are looking for a deluxe tour that's economical but without the crowds of a big bus.

We will confirm your reservation when we have at least 6 passengers booked. You will be notified about two weeks prior to the start of the cruise with options of more expensive private trips if we are not able to run the shared tour.

This tour is designed for guests who wish to move at a more relaxed pace. This is suggested for slow walkers, guests using walkers, collapsible wheelchairs, and scooters. All guests MUST be able to walk a few steps.

Day 1
An early pickup at the ship will bring you into St. Petersburg for an introductory tour of the city. You can expect to see the most beautiful, historical sites in St. Petersburg, with photo stops along the way.

Next, you'll travel to Peterhof for a guided walking tour of the magnificent Fountain Park. It is here you will have lunch with enough time to rest your feet and perhaps ask some questions about daily life in Russia.

Arriving back in St. Petersburg, you'll visit a Russian food market or grocery store for a taste of local culture. Stroll the aisles and perhaps find some unique items that you can't get back home.

For a unique view of the city and its many landmarks, you'll board a boat for a ride through the rivers, canals, and channels that bind St. Petersburg together.

A late afternoon return to your ship will find you satisfied that your time was wisely spent in this city of energy and magic.

Day 2
The familiar face of your guide will again greet you at the ship and begin your immersion into the city. Your English-speaking guide is well-acquainted with his/her native city and will prove to be an excellent escort.

A guided tour of the Hermitage Museum, the second-largest art museum in the world, awaits. Early admission will help to avoid the crowds and enhance your visit to this spectacular repository of more than 2 million works of art. Following the Hermitage, you'll receive a guided tour of one of the city's most stirring monuments, the Church on the Spilt Blood. The vivid colors, fine craftsmanship, and splendid architecture will take your breath away and provide long-lasting memories.

It's time for a break, to enjoy lunch and rest a bit. Afterward, the tour continues to the main street in St. Petersburg, Nevsky Prospekt, filled with historic sites, cathedrals and shopping. View the highlights, including the Admiralty, Kazan Cathedral and the famous Eliseevsky emporium, along with Gostiny Dvor and Singer house - the most celebrated bookshop in St Petersburg. If you're lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the brides and grooms dressed in full regalia and lined up at the government building for their weddings, as marriages take place all day long, almost every day.

If you wish to add an evening activity, such as a theatre performance, a folkloric show, a boat trip, or even a typical Russian dinner experience, we can arrange that per your request at extra cost.