Private 3 Day St Petersburg With Free Time (Visas Included)
Stroll through a historic citadel, see the artworks of Van Gogh and other greats as you wander the corridors of the General Staff Building and more on this scenic three-day St. Petersburg tour. Your visa-free three-day excursion includes entry to all the stops on your itinerary, including the St. Peter and Paul Fortress, the General Staff Building, the Tzars' Village, the Church on Spilled Blood, and the Hermitage Museum. While your tour doesn't cover the cost of lunch, you'll enjoy free time each day to explore the city's cafes and restaurants to dine on Russian cuisine at your own expense and where you would like. With convenient round trip transportation, a relaxing canal cruise, and private guide to take you to visit sites like the Upper and Lower Parks of Peterhof, the underground palaces of St. Petersburg's metro stations, and St. Isaac's Cathedral, this multi-day tour is perfect for culture enthusiasts who want an easy pace to explore one of Russia's most popular cities.
Begin your scenic three-day excursion by meeting up with your private tour guide at your port to hop in your comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle for a panoramic city tour to see St. Petersburg's famous landmarks. Stop to take Insta-worthy pictures along the way before stopping to behold the architectural excellence of the Church on Spilled Blood and St. Petersburg's largest Orthodox Church, St. Isaac's Cathedral. Enjoy a guided tour of the Winter Palace and get to admire the art collections of Leonardo da Vinci and other great artists as you stroll through the Hermitage Museum. Before you wrap up your first day, have some leisure time to sink your teeth into tasty Russian cuisine (at your own expense) as you explore its cafes and local restaurants before heading out to visit the iconic General Staff Building to see the masterful art pieces by Van Gogh, Matisse, and other greats before returning to your port.
Continue with the second day of cultural immersion that takes you to explore the underground palaces of St. Petersburg's metro stations. After touring these ornate metro stations, enjoy a quick subway ride that takes you to Peterhof to explore the famed Upper and Lower Parks of Peterhof Palace. Take in the beauty of its hidden joke fountains, small palaces, and pavilions like the Grand Cascade and Chess Mountain before following your guide to discover the beauty of the Tzars Village known as Tsarskoya Selo. Here, explore the iconic Catherine's Palace and its ornate Amber Room before spending time enjoying Russian cuisine for lunch (at your own expense and choice) before returning to the port and your ship.
Conclude your three day excursion with a scenic boat tour of the city for a different perspective of St. Petersburg's iconic landmarks and enjoy a guided visit of the historic citadel of St. Peter and Paul's Fortress and Cathedral. As one of the city's first construction sites, the fortress and cathedral also served as the final resting place of Russia's tsars, including Nicolas II, Russia's last tsar. Stroll the grounds of the fortress and take in the picturesque views of the cathedral and fortress before stopping to explore the city of St. Petersburg for lunch (at your own expense and choice). Consider dining on delectable Russian cuisine at a local restaurant, indulging in sweets and coffee at Zinger's House cafe, or maybe shopping for souvenirs before wrapping up day three of what may be the most memorable part of your cruise.
Please Note: Vehicles available for this tour accommodate groups of up to 2, 6, 12, or 50 guests maximum. Please take this information into consideration when booking.
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About Shore Excursions Group
About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.
Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.
Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.
Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.
Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.
Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.
In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.
High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.
Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.
Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.
Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.
Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.
Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.
Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.
Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.
About Shore Excursions Group
About Us
Shore Excursions Group is the market leading and world's largest shore excursion company. Since 2008, we've provided cruise passengers with higher-quality, lower-priced, and smaller group shore excursions from a portfolio of nearly 4,000 tours in over 300 ports. Over the last 16 years, we've delivered more than 4.6M excursions with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating from more than 47k reviews.
Exceptional travel experiences are created by exceptional people. Our incredible team of cruise and travel experts has more than 100 years of combined industry experience, and we work in close collaboration with a network of exceptional tour operator partners dedicated to providing personalized and immersive excursions to cruise passengers in the ports they visit around the world.
Our excursions are higher quality, lower priced, and travel in smaller groups averaging just 12 guests per departure, allowing our guests to truly connect with the local culture and enjoy a more enriching travel experience. Our website provides a personalized shopping experience highlighting the top-rated and most popular excursions in each port of call with authentic photos, videos, and reviews from other guests.
Our proprietary itinerary search technology makes booking easy by displaying the excursions guaranteed to work for your ship's scheduled arrival and departure into each port of call. We also feature hand-curated multi-port packages with the top-rated excursion for each port bundled together at an additional discount.
Our Unique Approach
While the cruise lines and other companies also offer excursions, we are the experts and our experience and approach set us apart. Our exceptional excursions travel in smaller groups and visit more interesting and authentic locations, using more personalized tour guides.
Our team uses a comprehensive approach to select the leading guides and best tour providers around the world. Every excursion is carefully curated and closely monitored through quality control and customer feedback.
In today's fast paced world, vacations are an important way to relax, reconnect with family and friends, and discover new and interesting places - and our portfolio of the highest quality tours was created to provide authentic and rewarding travel experiences on your next trip.
High quality service is very important to travelers and leads to better experiences with higher satisfaction. We encourage you to call us, so our experts can answer your questions and help you select the best excursions for your cruise.
Our Exceptional Tours
Our priority is providing cruise guests with exciting and enriching tours with personalized service and smaller groups.
Our small group tours range from 2-12 people - far less than other tour companies with larger tours up to 50 people. We also offer outstanding private excursions - exclusive experiences for only you and your group with options to fully customize your tour.
Our "Scenic" tours provide up close and personal access to some of the most spectacular natural environments on Earth from majestic glaciers in Alaska to spectacular reefs in the Caribbean.
Our "Cultural" tours allow customers to experience local customs, entertainment and culinary delights ranging from tribal dances in Alaska to an outstanding local meal in Santorini, Greece.
Our "Active" tours offer a multitude of exciting and adventurous ways to experience our destinations. Kayak the turquoise waters of the Caribbean, hike to a spectacular waterfall in Hawaii, or bicycle through quaint villages in France.
Our "City" tours allow travelers to see the highlights of great cities around the world with unique insights provided by our expert tour guides.
Our Guarantee
We stand by our excursions, and we're committed to meeting your expectations. Our team and our guides are dedicated to delivering exceptional experiences, which we've achieved consistently over many years and millions of tours. To the extent you are in any way dissatisfied with the experience we deliver, we will work to resolve your concerns - up to and including a full refund of your tour price. For more information visit the Shore Excursions Group website.
