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2-Day St. Petersburg City and Local Culture Shore Excursion in a Small Group
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Explore the top attractions in St. Petersburg with a 2-day sightseeing tour
Duration:
2 days
Taking Covid-19 safety measures
Group size:
15
Stroller accessible
Ticket type:
Mobile
Free cancellation
  • Duration:
    2 days
  • Taking Covid-19 safety measures
  • Group size:
    15
  • Stroller accessible
  • Ticket type:
    Mobile
  • Free cancellation
About
For travelers with limited time in St. Petersburg, it can be tough to know where to begin, since there's just so much to see and do. Leave the itinerary design to the pros with this sightseeing shore excursion, where you visit top attractions, without planning a thing. Highlights include a river cruise, visits to the Winter Palace and Peterhof Fountain Park, and a tour of Catherine Palace, in nearby Pushkin.
Know before you go
  • Duration: 2 days
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Available languages
English, Spanish
Highlights
  • Tailor the experience, with optional evening activities, and museum visits
  • Get a great value, with travel, guide, entry fees, and one lunch—included
  • Upgrade to include a visit to the Faberge Museum
What to expect
  • Day 1: St. Petersburg After pickup from your port, begin with a St. Petersburg orientation. See the major sites and historical attractions with a tour around the city center, and enjoy plenty of photo opportunities; entrance fees are included. Visit St. Isaac’s Cathedral with its colossal dome, see the Winter Palace, and marvel at the rich decor of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. Follow your guide inside the Hermitage Museum, one of the world's most prestigious museums, with more than three million works of art. The tour includes the spectacular state and private rooms, with time to grab lunch at one of the nearby cafes. Afterward, hop aboard your canal cruise along the picturesque Nevan River. In the evening, choose to return to your ship or use your extension to see the city after dark. Explore or dine out independently, or sign on for optional evening activities (available for an extra fee), including a visit to the Faberge Museum, a pub crawl, a visit to the ballet, or a guided walking tour. Day 2: St. Petersburg After a morning pickup from the port, venture just beyond the city limits to the delightful, small town of Pushkin. Explore Catherine Palace, admiring the stunning facade and palace grounds. Your tour will visit all the major halls and private rooms, and a particular highlight is the Amber Room. After a break for lunch, take a drive to Peterhof, a seafront palace complex that’s famous for its sprawling gardens and many fountains, built to rival Versailles in France. Peter the Great designed the 300-acre landscape, and you'll stroll through the lower park. Returning to St. Petersburg, go for a ride on the Metro, an attraction in itself, famous for its baroque design. The tour concludes when you’re dropped off at your cruise ship.
Know before you go
  • Duration: 2 days
  • Mobile tickets accepted
  • Instant confirmation
Available languages
English, Spanish
Cancellation policy
  • For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
Highlights
  • Tailor the experience, with optional evening activities, and museum visits
  • Get a great value, with travel, guide, entry fees, and one lunch—included
  • Upgrade to include a visit to the Faberge Museum
What to expect
  • Day 1: St. Petersburg After pickup from your port, begin with a St. Petersburg orientation. See the major sites and historical attractions with a tour around the city center, and enjoy plenty of photo opportunities; entrance fees are included. Visit St. Isaac’s Cathedral with its colossal dome, see the Winter Palace, and marvel at the rich decor of the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood. Follow your guide inside the Hermitage Museum, one of the world's most prestigious museums, with more than three million works of art. The tour includes the spectacular state and private rooms, with time to grab lunch at one of the nearby cafes. Afterward, hop aboard your canal cruise along the picturesque Nevan River. In the evening, choose to return to your ship or use your extension to see the city after dark. Explore or dine out independently, or sign on for optional evening activities (available for an extra fee), including a visit to the Faberge Museum, a pub crawl, a visit to the ballet, or a guided walking tour. Day 2: St. Petersburg After a morning pickup from the port, venture just beyond the city limits to the delightful, small town of Pushkin. Explore Catherine Palace, admiring the stunning facade and palace grounds. Your tour will visit all the major halls and private rooms, and a particular highlight is the Amber Room. After a break for lunch, take a drive to Peterhof, a seafront palace complex that’s famous for its sprawling gardens and many fountains, built to rival Versailles in France. Peter the Great designed the 300-acre landscape, and you'll stroll through the lower park. Returning to St. Petersburg, go for a ride on the Metro, an attraction in itself, famous for its baroque design. The tour concludes when you’re dropped off at your cruise ship.
Need help booking?
Call the number below and use the product code: 7692P1
Call 0061 (87) 2285 255
Important information
Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Additional, 3-hour extension after the tour
  • Bottled water/ Raincoats, if needed
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan with 4G high-speed internet
  • Professional guide and guide radio and headsets for groups of seven or larger
  • Still photography permits for museums (where applicable)
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Entry/Admission - St. Petersburg
  • Entry/Admission - Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
  • Entry/Admission - The State Hermitage Museum
  • Entry/Admission - The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral
  • Entry/Admission - St. Petersburg
  • Entry/Admission - Park And Gardens of Peterhof
  • Entry/Admission - Catherine Palace and Park
  • Entry/Admission - St. Petersburg Metro
Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Your own expenses like souvenirs, beverages, snacks, etc
  • Entry/Admission - Faberge Museum
Duration
2 days
Departure details
  • Traveller pickup is offered.
  • Saint Petersburg Port or centrally located hotel
  • Ports:
  • St Petersburg Port Terminal or local hotel
Additional information
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name and arrival date
  • Passport name, number, expiration and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • A maximum of 15 people per booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Not suitable for participants with restricted mobility, and walkers or wheelchairs are not permitted
  • This tour is quite intensive and a reasonable amount of walking is involved
  • This tour is only suitable for passengers staying in port for at least two days
  • Please note: This tour is visa-free for cruise passengers only and is not suited to land travelers who will be required to attend to their own visa arrangements
  • In the rare event that a tour does not return before the embarkation time, the group members will be transported directly to the next port of call to rejoin the cruise at no additional cost
  • Three-day advanced booking is required with complete passport details, including date of birth for each member in your party. If you book closer to the time, a Russian visa is required to disembark from your ship.
  • Tour is a guaranteed departure; no minimum booking numbers are required
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travellers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
Inclusions
  • Lunch
  • Additional, 3-hour extension after the tour
  • Bottled water/ Raincoats, if needed
  • Transport by air-conditioned minivan with 4G high-speed internet
  • Professional guide and guide radio and headsets for groups of seven or larger
  • Still photography permits for museums (where applicable)
  • Guaranteed to skip the lines
  • Entry/Admission - St. Petersburg
  • Entry/Admission - Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
  • Entry/Admission - The State Hermitage Museum
  • Entry/Admission - The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral
  • Entry/Admission - St. Petersburg
  • Entry/Admission - Park And Gardens of Peterhof
  • Entry/Admission - Catherine Palace and Park
  • Entry/Admission - St. Petersburg Metro
Exclusions
  • Gratuities
  • Food and drinks, unless specified
  • Your own expenses like souvenirs, beverages, snacks, etc
  • Entry/Admission - Faberge Museum
Departure details
  • Traveller pickup is offered.
  • Saint Petersburg Port or centrally located hotel
  • Ports:
  • St Petersburg Port Terminal or local hotel
Duration
2 days
Return details
  • Returns to original departure point
Additional information
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
  • At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information: ship name and arrival date
  • Passport name, number, expiration and country is required at time of booking for all participants
  • Refunds will not be issued if tour/activity is missed due to late or non-arrival of cruise ship
  • A maximum of 15 people per booking
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
  • Not suitable for participants with restricted mobility, and walkers or wheelchairs are not permitted
  • This tour is quite intensive and a reasonable amount of walking is involved
  • This tour is only suitable for passengers staying in port for at least two days
  • Please note: This tour is visa-free for cruise passengers only and is not suited to land travelers who will be required to attend to their own visa arrangements
  • In the rare event that a tour does not return before the embarkation time, the group members will be transported directly to the next port of call to rejoin the cruise at no additional cost
  • Three-day advanced booking is required with complete passport details, including date of birth for each member in your party. If you book closer to the time, a Russian visa is required to disembark from your ship.
  • Tour is a guaranteed departure; no minimum booking numbers are required
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Near public transportation
  • Infant seats available
  • Not recommended for travellers with back problems
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
  • Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 15 travellers
Travel safe during COVID-19
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
What you can expect during your visit
  • Regular temperature checks for staff
  • Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
  • Temperature checks for tour participants upon arrival
  • Guides required to regularly wash hands
  • Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
  • Transportation vehicles regularly sanitised
  • Contactless payment for gratuities and add-ons
  • Face masks required for guides in public areas
  • Paid stay-at-home policy for staff with symptoms
  • Gear/equipment sanitised between use
  • Face masks required for travellers in public areas
  • Social distancing enforced throughout experience
  • Face masks provided for travellers
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Makidi
Greece1 contribution
highly recommend
Aug. 2019
A really well organised two day tour. Anna was an absolute gem of a guide with so much knowledge and well supported by Andre the driver. Would highly recommend this tour. With the visits pre-planned there was no waiting in long queues and being part of a small group was really nice.
Written 4 May 2020
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alexpimenkov
Thank you for your words. They mean a lot to us. We are very proud of Anna and Andre. They say hello and send you best wishes!
Written 26 November 2020
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Ralph P
Bronx, NY8 contributions
This was better than i expected
Jul. 2019
The tour was great. i forgot the lady's name, but she was very very knowledgeable. I wished we had spent a bit more time at the fountains. that part was a bit rushed. the shops we visited were kool. someone requested a high end shop for souvenirs. they took us there and it was wow. the quality and price there are truly amazing. and u get a free shot or two. i'd recommend this if your time there is short and u want an encompassing feel of this beautiful city.
Written 21 November 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
alexpimenkov
Dear guest thank you for your positive comments regarding our services. That means much to us. Best regards from all our team.
Written 26 November 2020
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Nadia A
North Vancouver, Canada6 contributions
Beautiful tour of beautiful St. Petersburg!
Sep. 2019
I can’t image a better way to have seen St. Petersburg! Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and friendly! She did a remarkable job of keeping us on time as well as telling the history and stories of the places we visited. We got so many good photos and memories that will last a life time.
Written 23 October 2019
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Travel742205
McFarland, WI5 contributions
Outstanding Tour
Aug. 2019
We were met promptly by our guide Olga at the assigned time and our group (14) left for a wonderful 2 day visit to all of St Petersburg's attractions. Olga always went ahead, picked up the passes and we were admitted without waiting in line (most lines were quite long). Her knowledge of Russian and St Petersburg history was amazing and the small group made it easy for us to ask questions and interact with others in the group. This independent tour is not only less expensive than cruise line offered tours, it offers more without feeling that you are being "herded" from place to place.
Written 7 October 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Phyllis C
Mount Pleasant, SC3 contributions
One of the best tours ever
Aug. 2019 • Couples
From the moment Svetlana picked us up at the cruise terminal until the moment she dropped us off on our second day, we knew we were in capable, knowledgeable and trustworthy care. She packed an incredible amount in 2 days including a beautiful canal cruise but without question I would recommend her tour for the vast amount of knowledge she has amassed over a long career of tours of her city. I have no qualms in recommending this tour and her English is excellent! What a beautiful city!
Written 7 September 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
Canadian Family tour
1 contribution
Amazing tour and experience
Aug. 2019 • Family
We had the most amazing two day tour given by Anna and really enjoyed it. English was great and she provided a detailed and historical analysis of everything
Written 28 August 2019
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Meridith K
Atlanta, GA7 contributions
Great two day from cruise ship
Aug. 2019 • Family
No need to book via cruise ship despite their warnings for a visa. An independent tour booking works as well! We enjoyed our tour with Tanya. Great guide and wonderful city.
Written 19 August 2019
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Ron G
2 contributions
Excellent Tour
Aug. 2019
We experienced as much as possible in two days made special by an excellent tour guide, Tanya. She was informed, informative and very efficient. A highly recommended tour.
Written 17 August 2019
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Michael L
Port Saint Lucie, Florida, United States283 contributions
Must Do!
Aug. 2019
Took this cruise ship excursion with TJ tour company and they as always, used them in Hawaii as well, were excellent and a lot more less expensive than the ship tour! Do not need a visa if you stay on the tour but ii is alot of walking as my wife has leg problems and it was a little tough keeping up. The guide was so informative. It was chaos getting off the ship the first night but the second day it was a breeze. Acutually, getting through customs was fast. Do not book through the cruise ship but they will warn you not to book through anyone else which is so misleading. I was surprised that the guides did not seem to matter to be tipped with American dollars. For all other purchases I used credit card.
Written 11 August 2019
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Graeme P
1 contribution
Tour is St Petersburg
Aug. 2019 • Couples
It was fantastic we saw lots what a beautiful city , our tour guide Victoria was wonderful , very informative and we had lots of laughs . Thankyou
Written 9 August 2019
This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
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