Excursions to explore St. Petersburg

A sightseeing bus tour will introduce you to the more than three hundred-year history of the Northern Capital. Granite rim of rivers and channels, golden glow of spires and domes, stone decoration of palaces and temples … What could be more beautiful! The sightseeing tour will take you through the most beautiful corners of St. Petersburg. During the tour you will see the Arrow of Vasilyevsky Island, the Summer Garden, the Peter and Paul Fortress and much more. You will travel through the central squares of the city – Dvortsovaya, Isaakievskaya, Senatskaya, passage along the "beautiful street" of St. Petersburg - Nevsky Prospekt and the front embankments of the Neva. All the most important and interesting, the most beautiful and famous things are waiting for you in St. Petersburg!
THE TOUR INCLUDES STOPS:

• On St. Isaac's Square,
• At the Savior on Spilled Blood (if possible)
• The cruiser Aurora.

Duration – 1.5-2 hours

Daily in 10:00, 11:00, 12:15, 14:00, 15:00, 16:30, 17:45

Adult– 900 Student– 800 School (up to 14 years old) – 600 Preferential- 800 Foreign- 900

A sightseeing bus tour will introduce you to the more than three hundred-year history of the Northern Capital. Granite rim of rivers and channels, golden glow of spires and domes, stone decoration of palaces and temples … What could be more beautiful! The sightseeing tour will take you through the most beautiful corners of St. Petersburg. During the tour you will see the Arrow of Vasilyevsky Island, the Summer Garden, the Peter and Paul Fortress and much more. You will travel through the central squares of the city – Dvortsovaya, Isaakievskaya, Senatskaya, passage along the "beautiful street" of St. Petersburg - Nevsky Prospekt and the front embankments of the Neva. All the most important and interesting, the most beautiful and famous things are waiting for you in St. Petersburg!
THE TOUR INCLUDES STOPS:

• On St. Isaac's Square;
• At the Savior on Spilled Blood or on the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island (if possible);
• At the Cruiser Aurora;
• Technical stop at the souvenir shop.

At the end of the tour, you will board the legendary warship of the Russian Navy, the first-rank cruiser Aurora. You will learn about one of the oldest ships in the world. His age is over 120 years old. "Aurora" She has survived four wars and three revolutions. During the tour, you will see how the sailors lived, how the service went ashore and during the military campaign, and learn about the history of the legendary vessel.

Duration – 3 hours

Daily in 10:00, 11:00, 12:15, 14:00, 15:00, 16:30, 17:45

Adult – 900 Student – 800 School (under 14 years old) – 600 Preferential – 800 Foreign - 900

Peterhof is one of the most beautiful suburbs of St. Petersburg, where the first ceremonial country residence appeared at the beginning of the 18th century. The fountains and cascades of the Lower Park and the Upper Garden became the main decoration of Peterhof.

You will take a guided tour of the Lower Park, built in the early 18th century in the style of French regular gardens with intricately decorated lawns, white marble and bronze gilded sculptures, powerful water jets of numerous fountains and cascades .

You will also visit one of the small museums in Nizhny Park and the Grand Peterhof Palace.

The Grand Peterhof Palace, majestic, luxurious and refined, is the center of the entire Peterhof ensemble. It was there that important decisions were made for the country, balls, receptions of distinguished guests, days of naming the royal family and "victorian" days were held.

THE PROGRAM:

• Highway tour "Along the Old Peterhof Road";
• Peterhof Fountains Tour (Lower Park);
• Excursion to the Grand Palace;
• Excursion to one of the small museums of the Lower Park;
• Free time.

Thanks to Peter the Great, St. Petersburg has access to its own sea — the Gulf of Finland. The Russian tsar built a huge city in the swamps to open a window to Europe. He reinforced the approaches to the gulf with the help of Peterhof, Kronstadt and Fort Konstantin. You have the opportunity to visit these places in one day and learn about the history of Peter the Great's conquest of the North Sea.
During the guided tour, you will drive along the Dam and hear a story about the history of the construction of the KZS (Complex of flood defenses), as well as hear a story about the history of the creation of the Peterhof highway, the construction of country cottages of nobles and dignitaries of the XVIII-XIX centuries, located along the road. In Kronstadt on Kotlin Island, you will explore all the outstanding monuments of this fortress city. Visit the Naval Cathedral. In Peterhof, you will take a tour of the fountains of the Lower Park.

Duration –5.5-6 hours

On Mondays and Fridays at 10:40

Adult – 3900 Student – 3600 School (under 14 years old) – 3100 Preferential – 3700 Foreign - 4700

Oranienbaum appeared on the southern shore of the Gulf of Finland as the residence of the first Governor-General of St. Petersburg, A.D. Menshikov, at the beginning of the 18th century. His luxurious house on a hill was the first thing that the guests who arrived in the capital by sea should have seen. The grand Menshikov Palace delighted with its luxury and truly royal scale. After the disgrace of the tsar's favorite in 1727, the palace was transferred to the small court - the future Emperor Peter III and the future Empress Catherine II. The park surrounding the palace became the first in Russia to combine two styles – regular and landscape.

During the reign of Catherine II, the only Rococo building in Russia appeared in Oranienbaum. Some of the interiors are decorated in the then fashionable Chinese style, which is why it was named the Chinese Palace. It houses a unique glass cabinet, which you will definitely see during the tour.

During the tour, you will visit two palaces - the Bolshoy Menshikov Palace and the Chinese Palace, and take a tour of the park. The buildings were not destroyed during the war. This is their special value.

THE PROGRAM:

• Highway tour "Along the Old Peterhof Road";
• Excursion to the Grand Menshikov Palace;
• Chinese Palace tour;
• Guided tour of the park.

Pavlovsk is the youngest city in the chain of suburban palace and park ensembles. Its history began in 1777, when, on the occasion of the birth of her first child, the future Emperor Alexander I, Catherine II presented her son, Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, with lands located south of Tsarskoye Selo. A palace was erected on the high bank of the Slavyanka River and a magnificent park was set up - one of the best landscape parks in Europe. With the accession of Paul I to the throne, Pavlovsk became the personal property of his wife, Empress Maria Feodorovna. Many years have passed, but Maria Feodorovna is invisibly present in her beloved Pavlovsk. The intimate, cozy atmosphere of the palace, the shady alleys of the park, the picturesque valley of the Slavyanka River help to get rid of everyday worries and enjoy the divine beauty of nature.

During the tour, you will walk through the state halls of the Pavlovsk Palace and get acquainted with the main sights of the romantic landscape Pavlovsk Park.

THE PROGRAM:

• Guided tour "Old Tsarskoye Selo Road";
• Excursion to the Pavlovsk Palace;
• Guided tour of Pavlovsky Park (only from May to October);
• Free time.

Duration –5.5-6 hours

Tuesdays at 13:10, Fridays at 10:45

Adult – 3200 Student – 2900 School (under 14 years old) – 2600 Preferential – 2900 Foreign - 3500

The history of the Gatchina Palace and Park ensemble began in the 60s of the 18th century, when Catherine II donated these lands to her favorite, Count Grigory Orlov. The palace was built in the style of a medieval knight's castle, austere on the outside and luxurious on the inside.

After the death of G.G. Orlov, Gatchina became the property of Grand Duke Pavel Petrovich, the future Emperor Paul I. He transformed Gatchina in accordance with his ideas of an ideal state. Gatchina has become an exemplary palace city. After becoming emperor, Pavel assumed the title of Grand Master of the Order of Malta, and in his beloved Gatchina, for "fraternal presences," he built the Priory Palace for the Prior of the Order of Malta.

During the tour of the Gatchina Palace, you will see memorabilia that belonged to Emperor Paul I, carefully preserved by the Dowager Empress Maria Feodorovna, and the state halls, where splendor and luxury are combined with amazing conciseness. Then you will go to an earthen Priory Palace on the shore of the Black Lake, which is small like a fairy-tale house with a pointed roof.

THE PROGRAM:

• Highway tour "Gatchina Road";
• Gatchina Palace tour;
• Guided tour of the Priory Palace;
• Free time.

Duration – 7 hours

Wednesdays at 11:15

Adult – 4,000 Student – 3,800 School (under 14 years old) – 3,300 Preferential – 3,800 Foreign - 4,400

Everyone who comes to St. Petersburg is looking forward to seeing Tsarskoye Selo! And the Catherine Palace is one of those places where the magnificent and resplendent XVIII century still lives. It is in this palace that the famous Amber Room is located, stolen by the Nazis during the Great Patriotic War and recreated by St. Petersburg restorers. The palace is surrounded by the magnificent Catherine Park, which is beautiful not only in summer, but also in autumn, when the trees turn purple, and in winter, when the park alleys put on their winter coats.

Catherine Palace owes its beauty to three Russian empresses – Catherine I, Elizabeth Petrovna and Catherine II. Its interiors, restored after the Great Patriotic War, amaze even the sophisticated viewer with their splendor!

THE PROGRAM:

• Guided tour "Old Tsarskoye Selo Road";
• Excursion to the Catherine Palace, where the Amber Room is located.
• Catherine Park tour (only from May to October).
• Free time.

Duration –5.5-6 hours

Daily 10:15*,11:30,14:20, except Tuesdays

Adult – 4,100 Student – 3,800 School (under 14 years old) – 3,100 /3,400 Preferential – 3,800 Foreign - 5,100

Name a city that has managed to visit with a key and a lock, but has not lost its crown!Of course, this is Kronstadt.Its history began with a small fort in the Gulf of Finland, built right by the fairway. Peter the Great called it "Kronshloss", which meant "Crown Key", but very soon renamed it "Kronshlot" – "crown lock?On May 18, 1704, it was consecrated and soon took the first battle, preventing the Swedish ships from reaching St. Petersburg. This was the beginning of Kronstadt– the "Crown City." It became the most important base of the Russian fleet in the Baltic, a port city and a naval fortress.

During the tour you will see the main monuments of Kronstadt:Petrovsky Dry Dock; footstock and mareograph; Italian Palace, monument to Peter the Great and much more. You will visit the Naval Cathedral, the main temple of Russian sailors.

A boat trip along the Gulf of Finland will give you the opportunity to see the forts that protected the main sea route to St. Petersburg.

THE PROGRAM:

• Highway tour;
• Passage through the part of the St. Petersburg Flood Protection Complex;
• Walking tour of Kronstadt;
• Visit to the Naval Cathedral.
• Boat trip along the forts from the park "Island of Forts"

Duration – 6-6.5 hours

Daily at 12:15

Adult – 3,700 Student – 3,500 School (under 14 years old) – 3,300 Preferential – 3,500 Foreign - 3,700

Have you ever visited the president? No? Then you definitely need to go to the "Palace of Congresses" in Strelna, the official seaside resort of the President of Russia. You will see where meetings of heads of state, economic forums and other international high-level meetings take place - ceremonial halls, meeting rooms in an informal setting and living rooms where protocol events are held.

The Konstantinovsky Palace, in which the residence is located, was founded in Strelna at the beginning of the XVIII century. According to Peter I, Strelna was to become the ceremonial summer royal residence, "A Russian Versailles, better than that of the French king." The palace was built according to the project of N. Michetti. However, it soon became clear that it was more convenient to bring water to Peterhof and work in Strelna stopped. It was only at the end of the 18th century that the palace became the property of Grand Duke Konstantin Pavlovich and was named Konstantinovsky. Since then, representatives of the House of Romanov have been spending the summer there.

THE PROGRAM:

• Highway tour "Along the Old Peterhof Road";
• Excursion to the Konstantinovsky Palace.

Duration – 4.5-5 hours

Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 1:45 p.m.
Adult – 2800 Student – 2500 School (under 14 years old) – 2200 Preferential – 2500 Foreign - 3200