total 28 hours
Limited availability! The tour can be booked only as a private tour.
This tour covers the history of Russia from the Middle Ages to Putin and Gorbachev, taking you to the places where the the country’s destiny and the fate of its people were decided. A thousand years will unfold before you, from the grand Catherine’s palace in Pushkin to the coast of lake Ladoga, where epic battles were fought throughout the centuries. In these intense 3 days you will see all of the city’s main sights, travel through the Russian countryside, and get a deep insight into Russian history and culture.
Tour price includes the following services:
1. all port fees for three day and all local Russian taxes
2. professional and personable English-speaking guide for three days
3. A/C vehicle for two three with this timing (every extra hour costs 30)
4. admission tickets to all the museums shown on the itinerary
5. pass for the camera in the museums (one per couple)
6. subway ride
7. one bottle of water per person per day
8. audio head-sets for larger groups of 10 and more people
Duration: 3 days / 2 nights |
Tour program
“From Ancient Russia to the Soviet Era” – 8.5 hours
08.30 am* | Departure to the ancient Russian fortress “Oreshek” near Ladoga lake |
10.00 am |
Tour of the fortress “Oreshek” (“Nut” in English) and the town of Shlisselburg |
12.00 pm |
Tour of the Nevsky Bridgehead battlefield |
01.15 pm |
Lunch in the town of Kirovsk* (optional) *Kirovsk is a town in the Leningrad Region, located on the left bank of the Neva River, 33 km east of St. Petersburg. |
02.15 pm |
Inside visit to the Siege of Leningrad Breakthrough diorama and a tank exhibition |
03.30 pm |
Departure to St. Petersburg |
05.00 pm* |
Return to the ship |
“WWII, Siege of Leningrad, and the Cold War” – 9 hours
08.00 am* | Meeting at the ship |
08.30 am |
Panoramic city tour, subway ride on the way to Catherine's Palace |
10.00 am |
Tour of Catherine's Palace with the Amber Room in the Tsars' Village (Pushkin) |
12.00 pm |
Drive to St. Petersburg |
01.00 pm | Lunch (optional) |
01.45 pm | Inside visit to the Siege of Leningrad exhibition at the Rumyantsev Mansion |
02.45 pm |
An inside visit to the Saviour on the Spilled Blood Church |
03.30 pm 05.00 pm* |
Political History Museum in the mansion of prima-ballerina Kshesinskaya - Cold War and Soviet Life exhibition Return to the ship |
“Russian Empire of Tsars and Lenin's Revolution” – 10.5 hours
07.30 am* | Meeting at the ship |
08.00 am |
Panoramic city tour, stops at St. Isaac's square and the Bronze Horseman |
09.45 am |
General tour of the Hermitage museum |
12.15 pm |
Inside visit to Peter and Paul’s fortress including excursions to the Cathedral and the prison |
01.30 pm |
Lunch (optional) |
02.00 pm | Inside visit to the Aurora Cruiser |
02.45 pm |
Russian Revolution Tour: Field of Mars memorial to the revolutionaries,KGB Headquarters, monument to the Victims of Political Repressions, Smolny Palace and Cathedral |
03.45pm 06.00 pm* |
Inside visit to the Smolny Palace - the seat of the first Soviet Government and the current St. Petersburg City Hall. Tour of Lenin's Work Study and the Congress Hall where Lenin proclaimed the victory of the revolution in 1917. Return to the ship |