Arrive in St Petersburg and transfer to your hotel.

Enjoy a morning panoramic city tour, travel past wonderful broad squares, wide avenues – including the main street, Nevsky Prospekt lined with innumerable historic palaces, mansions and churches. See Peter and Paul Cathedral, St Nicolas Church, the Winter Palace, Smolny Cathedral, St Isaak’s Cathedral, the Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan, the famous Bronze Horseman and more. This tour also takes you to Peter and Paul Fortress, the very heart of St Petersburg where Peter the Great laid the foundation of the first fortress on an islet in 1703. In the afternoon visit the magnificent Hermitage Museum, located in the former Winter Palace of the Czars, to view some of the highlights of the collection of the masterpieces by the old Italian masters, French Impressionists, and other world famous painters. The overwhelming richness of the museum is enhanced by the incredible splendour of the buildings, both inside and out. (B)

Depart on an excursion to the town of Pushkin, located 25 kilometres south of St Petersburg, to visit the impressive baroque Catherine Palace and garden, the former summer residence of Catherine II. Visit also Alexandrovsky’s Palace, where the last Russian Czar, Nicholas and his family were kept as prisoners before they were taken to Siberia to be killed.  In the evening enjoy a Russian folklore show at the Grand Duke Nicolas Palace including transfers to and from hotel/show. (B)

Your Focus on St Petersburg package concludes with transfer to the airport/railway station. Guests continuing meet local guide this morning for a tour to Peterhof, the magnificent Imperial summer residence of all the Russian Czars. Your tour through the Grand Palace shows you opulent mirrored rooms decorated with paintings and gilded wooden carvings. After visiting the Grand Palace take a stroll in the Lower Park with its hundreds of fountains. Depending on weather conditions, the fountains are usually operative from May through September. Afternoon at leisure. (B)

Your Grand St Petersburg package concludes with transfer to the airport/railway station. (B)

Note: the order of the sightseeing tours are subject to change upon confirmation.

• Arrival private car transfer
• Room with private facilities
• Meals (BLD) as per itinerary
• City sightseeing tour including Peter and Paul Fortress
• Hermitage sightseeing tour
• Visit to town of Pushkin including Catherine Palace, park and Alexandrovsky Palace
• Evening Folklore show, pick up and drop off at hotel without guide
• English speaking guide during sightseeing tours
• Departure private car transfer

• All inclusions as per above 4 day Focus
• Visit to Peterhof, Grand Palace and Lower Park