Me and my husband and our best friends traveled to the Baltic on Oceania in August 2012. This cruise had a 3-day stopover in St. Petersburg which was the main reason we booked this particular cruise. On the recommendation of other friends who had been to St. Petersburg, we contacted Insider Tour to arrange a private tour for the four... More

We arranged our St. Petersburg 2 day tour with Insider Tour through the internet. We received immediate responses to all our inquiries. Insider Tour was flexible enough to accomodate our interests and modify the tour. Our guide spoke excellent Spanish and was very knowledgable. There were no surprises on the charges and there was no problem to get reimbursed for... More

we went on a cruise with costa and had only one day, 17 hours in St. Petersburg. having booked the tour ahead with Alexandra from Insider Tour we were awaited already upon arrival and were so lucky to be shown around where-ever we wanted to go and did more than the official cruise tours would have done in 3 excursions... More

3 of us ladies booked this private tour of St Petersburg and surrounding areas in order to see as much as possible without having to be waiting on line with the crowds coming off the ships. After disembarking our ship and clearing customs, our driver and tour guide were waiting for us. We had booked two full days indicating the... More

**FYI - this is the third time I'm trying to submit this review. Each time it's been removed for some random reason that I can't figure out. In any case, I have emails that prove I used their services so this is my honest opinion based on my experience using Insiders.** They get 1 point for being responsive in emails... More

My husband and I arrived in St Petersburg from Helsinki on the fast train late at night. Insider guide and driver picked us up from our hotel the next morning as arranged. She was very good, very knowledgeable, her English was very good and the program, Insider prepared for us, was great. We got to see all the interesting sights... More

My husband and I visited St. Petersburg in Sept. 2012. When we inquired about joining a tour, we were told that the group tours were over for the season, but they would arrange a private tour for us for two days. We picked out several things we wanted to see, and entertained suggestions of others. The only thing that gave... More

We found the "Insider Tour" on the internet and contacted them. We were on a cruise ship, stopping in St. Petersburg for 3 days. By contracting with them, we did not need to procure a Visa for the visit. We essentially had our own private tour with a terrific and knowledgeable guide, and a driver. We were free to make... More

We arrived in St Petersburg via cruise ship and after doing quite a bit of research on our options (Russian tourist visa vs cruise tour vs private tour) we opted for the private tour option with Insider Tour. We had a group of 8 and since we have some seasoned travelers in our group, we had originally thought we would... More