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St Petersburg Focus and Grand Tours - Russia
Tour Type: Partly Escorted

Few cities in Europe can boast as colourful a past and history as St Petersburg and our Focus and Grand packages are the best way to explore this wonderful city.
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ITINERARY DAY 1 TO DAY 5
Day 1 St Petersburg
Arrive in St Petersburg and transfer to your hotel.
Day 2 St Petersburg
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)
Day 3 St Petersburg
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)
Day 4 St Petersburg
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)
Day 5 St Petersburg
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.
TRIP NOTES
Inclusions - based on 4 day Focus
• 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
Inclusions - based on 5 day Grand
• All inclusions as per above 4 day Focus
• Visit to Peterhof, Grand Palace and Lower Park
 
PRICES & DATES
1 Dostoevsky ***
4 days Focus from $909
5 days Grand from $1190
2 Novotel St Petersburg Centre ****
4 days Focus from $1140
5 days Grand from $1499
3 Astoria ****
4 days Focus from $1348
5 days grand from $1776
4 Angleterre****
4 days Focus from $1231
5 days Grand from $1620
5 Corinthia Nevsky Palace *****
4 days Focus from $1272
5 days Grand from $1674
6 Grand Hotel Europe *****
4 days Focus from $1334
5 days Grand from $1756

The above prices are to be used as a guide only, and are subject to change without notice. Final confirmed prices will be quoted at the time of booking.

All prices are per person twin share based on standard/classic rooms inclusive of breakfast, excludes Corinthia Nevsky Palace, based on superior room inclusive of breakfast.

For nightly bed and breakfast rates only and single prices please contact us.

A Russian visa is required for Russia.
A “visa registration” fee may be charged by hotels upon check in. Cash payment only in Russian Rubles.

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