*4 DAYS/3 NIGHTS*

St. Petersburg, a city of canals, often called "Venice of the North", is one of the most beautiful, historical and cultural cities in the world.

Day 1: Arrival and private transfer to your hotel. Rest of day at leisure.
Day 2: Enjoy a city sightseeing tour including all major sights and places of interest. In the afternoon visit to the Winter Palace and Hermitage Museum, perhaps the world's most splendid depository of artistic masterpieces. Evening Mariinsky Theatre performance (in season) or other cultural performance.
Day 3: Morning excursion to Petrodvorets, lavish summer palace of Peter the Great. Afternoon tour of the Russian Museum that contains a remarkable collection of Russian applied art, paintings and icons.
Day 4: Transfer to airport and departure.

Accommodations and Rates
Hotel:   Additional Nights:
  Twin Single Twin Single
ST. PETERSBURG ***
1/1-4/30, 9/15-12/31 $649 $989 TBA TBA
5/1-9/14 $729 $1,149 TBA TBA
DOSTOEVSKY ***
01/01/-03/30 & 10/17 -10/31 $789 $1,169 $59 $95
04/01/-05/15 & 07/15-10/16 $869 $1,329 $93 $154
05/16-07/14 $979 $1,549 $123 $215
PRIBALTIISKAYA ****
01/01/-05/14 & 10/01 -12/31 $559 $839 $46 $69
05/15/-05/31 & 09/01 -09/30 $619 $979 $69 $113
07/01-08/31 $759 $1,239 $76 $129
06/01-06/30 $879 $1,479 $108 $193
PETRO PALACE ****
01/01-04/19 & 10/16-12/31
$839 $1,269 $64 $110
04/20 - 05/19 & 07/11 -10/15
$949 $1,489 $113 $206
05/20 - 07/10 $1,069 $1,949 $188 $315
D'ANGLETERRE ****
01/01-04/30,11/01-12/31 $989 $1,469 $128 $219
08/01-10/31 $1,119 $1,719 $182 $286
05/01-07/31 $1,339 $2,129 $248 $409
NEVSKY PALACE *****
01/01-03/31 & 09/16-12/31 $1,019 $1,569 $151 $244
04/01-05/19 & 07/16-09/14 $1,079 $1,699 $169 $282
05/20 - 07/15 $1,549 $2,639 $309 $564
 

Note:
Supplement for Mariinsky theatre ticket during "White Nights Festival" - $100.00
 

The program is land only. Prices are per person unless otherwise indicated and include breakfast daily. All excursions are by private car and driver and personal guide. Additional nights are available. Order of the tours may be changed. Tour can be combined with any other tour program on this site with transfers between destinations. There is a one-time reservation fee of $45. Russian Visa: $140 + FedEx.

Recommended option: Service of an English-speaking guide upon each transfer: in St. Petersburg $59 per transfer.

DEPARTURES ALL YEAR ROUND


*5 DAYS/4 NlGHTS*

The city of St. Petersburg is relatively young if judged by Russian or European standards.
Founded in 1703, St. Petersburg in 2003 is celebrating its 300th Anniversary. But despite being a young city it has a rich and exciting history.
From the early days of Peter the Great's "Paradise" and "Northern Venice" to nowadays St. Petersburg has always been a city of myth and mystery:
you can hardly find a young city that is wrapped in legends and stories in such a unique way.
Like any other large city, St. Petersburg will unveil most of its history and legend only to a very careful eye.
Come to see this place, this is your chance now! Take a brief look at St. Petersburg's history and come to see the White Nights over the mysterious "Venice of the North"...


Day 1: Arrival St. Petersburg. Transfer to Corinthia Nevsky Palace Hotel. Check-in and accommodations. Rest of the day at leisure.
Day 2: Breakfast at hotel. Excursion to Pushkin (Catherine the Greats' Summer Palace and Park) and Pavlovsk (Paul the Firsts' Palace and Park). City sightseeing tour and visit St. Isaac's Cathedral
Day 3: Breakfast at hotel. Excursion to Hermitage and Winter Palace. Afternoon excursion to Russian Museum. Mariinsky Theatre Ballet or Opera Performance*
Day 4: Breakfast. Excursion to Petergoff (Peter the Greats' Sumer Palace and Park). Free Afternoon for Shopping. Folk performance at Nikolaevsky Palace with Dinner.
Day 5: Breakfast. Check-out. Transfer to the airport or railway station. Departure from St. Petersburg

Accommodations and Rates
  Twin Single
PETRO PALACE ****
01/01-04/19 & 10/16-12/31 $1,119 $1,699
04/20-5/19 & 07/11-10/15
$1,289
 $2,039
07/10-05/20 $1,499 $2,469
NEVSKY PALACE *****
01/01-03/31 & 09/15-12/31 $1,419 $2,299
04/01-05/19 & 07/16-09/14 $1,479 $2,329
05/20-07/15 $2,159 $2,679

Land only Rates & Services include:

  • Accommodations at The Deluxe Corinthia Nevsky Palace or Hotel Petro Palace
  • Meals as per program
  • Transfers to/from hotel
  • Excursions, visits, entrance fees and tickets as per program
  • Service of an English-speaking guide
  • VAT and local taxes

Cost of Russian visa of $140 (standard processing time) + FedEx is extra. Reservation fee $45.

*PLEASE NOTE IN THE PERIOD OF THE "WHITE NIGHTS FESTIVAL" 05.27-06.30.2003 PERFORMANCE AT MARIINSKY THEATRE CAN BE SUBSTITUTED BY THEATRE PERFORMANCE AT ALEKSANDRINSKI, MUSORGSKOGO OR OTHER.

GUARANTEED DEPARTURES ALL YEAR ROUND


*4 DAYS/3 NlGHTS * THURSDAY-SUNDAY * ALL YEAR ROUND

Majestic palaces, extravagant mansions and richly decorated cathedrals, create a regal ambience all around St. Petersburg, one of the most beautiful cities on the globe.
Day 1: After boarding the very early Finnish “Sibelius” train from Helsinki you will enjoy breakfast. Upon arrival in the "Venice of the North", the orientation tour takes you to the Bronze Horseman, Admiralty, Nevski Prospekt and Palace Square. On Palace Square you will admire the harmonious unity of St. Petersburg. The architects of the city gave colors an essential role in their plans and this magnificent Russian city owes much of its special atmosphere to these painted façades. The tour continues to the very roots of St. Petersburg-Peter and Paul Fortress, which has become the chief monument to its founder’s reign. Dinner and overnight at hotel Moskva or similar in St. Petersburg…….B, D
Day 2: After the breakfast the day begins with an excursion to the Hermitage. The Hermitage was established in the year 1764, as Catherine II bought paintings made by famous Dutch painters. After the revolution in 1917 the amount of exhibits tripled and now it contains 2,400,000 pieces of art. Lunch, at a local restaurant. ……B, L
Day 3: Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Visit Fyodor Dostoevsky's grave and Dostoevsky Museum. Lunch in Literaturnoe Cafe. Visit to the Alexander Pushkin Apartment - Museum on Moika 12 ............B, L
Day 4: Breakfast at the hotel and out-of-city exursion to Pushkin - one of the most magnificent and richest residences in Europe. Lunch in Russian style restaurant "Podvorie". Transfer to the railway station and afternoon departure by "Sibelius" to Helsinki..........B, L


Rates:
October-March $969
April, August-September $999
May-July $1,029
Single Supplement $249. Russian Visa $130 + FedEx.
First class train Supplement $84


The program is land only; accommodation in twin-bedded renovated rooms with bath or shower at hotel Moskva, Deson Ladoga, Pulkovskaya or similar; 4 breakfasts, 3 lunches, 1 dinner; transportation Helsinki-St. Petersburg-Helsinki by the Finnish "Sibelius" train in second-class compartments; railway station transfers in St. Petersburg; services of an English-speaking guide; visits, excursions and entrance fees according to the programe; service charges and taxes on included items. Additional nights are available. Order of the tours may be changed. Tour can be combined with tours to Moscow, any of Baltic States or any other destination with point-to-point transportation. There is a one-time Reservation fee of $45.

ST. PETERSBURG IS WAITING FOR YOU!