St. Petersburg 1-day cruise tours "The Baltic Inspiration"

For cruise passengers arriving in St. Petersburg for 1 day, we can offer our comprehensive cruise tours "The Baltic Inspiration". During the full 1 day cruise tour day you will see the main Saint Petersburg attractions on excursions of the renowned Hermitage museum, the imperial summer palaces of Pushkin or Peterhof, admire the beauty and grandeur of Petersburg churches and cathedrals.

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Visa: NO visa is required. We provide blanket visas for your visa-free cruise excursions.

Cruise ships calling at St Petersburg port for 1 day: MSC Poesia, MSC Magnifica (MSC Cruises), Costa Pacifica, Costa Fortuna, Costa Luminosa (Costa Cruises), Vision of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas (Royal Caribbean Cruises), Queen Elizabeth (Cunard Cruises).

Cruise ships calling at St. Petersburg port for 2 days: NCL SUN (Norwegian), Emerald Princess, Grand Princess (Princess Cruises), Jewel of the Seas (Royal Caribbean), Prinsedam, Eurodam, Rotterdam, Ryndam (Holland America Line), Celebrity Constellation, Celebrity Eclipse, Oceania Nautica, Oceania Marina, MSC Opera, MSC Lyrica, MSC Poesia, Costa Deliziosa, Costa Romantica, Costa Allegra, Costa Pacifica, Cunard Queen Victoria, Cunard Queen Elizabeth, Regent Seven Seas Voyager, Azamara Journey, Crystal Symphony, P&O Aurora, Azura, Oriana, Aidablu, Aidasol, Fred Olsen Balmoral, Thomson Spirit, Saga Sapphire, Saga Ruby, Saga Quest for Adventure, Marco Polo Cruises, Discovery Cruise Line, Mein Schiff II (TUI Cruises), Empress (Pullmantur), Grand Mistral (Ibero Cruceros).
 

The below tour programs are basic and we can easily adjust them to your ship berthing time & your individual needs. Just let us know and we readily customize the tour program for you. The tours can be supplemented with additional visits to St.Isaac's cathedral, Peter Paul Fortress with cathedral, Evening Canal cruise, the Yusupovs' palace, Grand Peterhof palace, early entry to the Hermitage etc. Contact us for a special quote.

Light	Moderate	Intensive
Total 8 hours	Total 9,5 hours	Total 10,5 hours
Day 1 (8.00-4.00pm)	Day 1 (7.30-5.00pm)	Day 1 (7.30-6.00pm)
8.00am - meet your guide at St. Petersburg cruise port passenger terminal next to the Immigration control.	7.30am - meet your guide at St. Petersburg cruise port passenger terminal next to the Immigration control.	7.30am - meet your guide at St. Petersburg cruise port passenger terminal next to the Immigration control.
8.30-11.30am - St. Petersburg city sightseeing tour (see the Old city, Nevsky prospect, Square of Arts, the Winter Palace square, Bronze Horseman, Strelka, stop on St.Isaac's square, take a Metro ride), visit inside Spilled Blood Church.	7.30-9.30am - St. Petersburg city sightseeing tour (see the Old city, Nevsky prospect, Square of Arts, the Winter Palace square, Bronze Horseman, Strelka, stop on St.Isaac's square, take a Metro ride).	7.30-10.30am - St. Petersburg city sightseeing tour (see the Old city, Nevsky prospect, Square of Arts, the Winter Palace square, Bronze Horseman, Strelka, stop on St.Isaac's square, take a Metro ride), visit inside Spilled Blood Church
11.30-12.00pm - lunch time 12.30-2.30am - Tour of the Hermitage museum. You will explore treasures of one of the richest world art museums, see the Royal collection of European masters (Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Michelangelo, Rubens, Titian, Rembrandt etc.), a collection of French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists that is only second to the collection in France. You will also take a special tour of the Winter palace and view royal living rooms and Gala halls.	9.30-10.30am - transfer to Pushkin town. You will pass through the residential and suburban areas of St.Petersburg and see apartment houses of the local people. 10.30-12.00am - You will tour the grand baroque Catherine palace with its endless Golden Gallery of rooms: Great Hall of Mirrors, Picture Hall, Gala Dining hall, Marble Staircase, the legendary Amber Room etc. Your tour continues in a splendid Catherine Park.	10.30-11.30am - transfer to the town of Peterhof, see the summer houses (called ‘dachas’) of the Russians on the way. 11.30-1.00pm - Tour Peterhof Fountain Park. You will walk in the Upper and Lower Peterhof parks, enjoy the spectacular view on the Grand Cascade with its shining gilded statues and Grand Peterhof palace (outside view), learn about the unique fountain system that operates without pumps, enjoy “trick fountains” invented by Peter the Great to entertain his guests, stroll along the Finnish Gulf to admire magnificent sea-view and St.Petersburg panorama.
2.30-3.30pm - free time, shopping	12.00-1.00pm - transfer to St. Petersburg	1.00-1.30pm - lunch time
4.00pm - back onboard the cruise ship	1.00-1.30pm - lunch time 2.00-4.00pm - Tour of the Hermitage museum. You will explore treasures of one of the richest world art museums, see the Royal collection of European masters (Leonardo da Vinci, Rafael, Michelangelo, Rubens, Titian, Rembrandt etc.), a collection of French Impressionists and Post-Impressionists that is only second to the collection in France. You will also take a special tour of the Winter palace and view royal living rooms and Gala halls.	1.30-2.30pm - transfer to Pushkin town. You will pass through the residential and suburban areas of St. Petersburg and see apartment houses of the local people. 3.00-4.30pm – You will tour the grand baroque Catherine palace with its endless Golden Gallery of rooms: Great Hall of Mirrors, Picture Hall, Gala Dining hall, Marble Staircase, the legendary Amber Room etc. Your tour continues in a splendid Catherine Park.
	4.15-5.00pm - visit inside Spilled Blood Church.	4.30-5.30pm - transfer to St.  Petersburg.
	5.00pm - back onboard the cruise ship.	6.00pm - back onboard the cruise ship.
from 6.00pm - check our Evening entertainment programs.	from 6.00pm - check our Evening entertainment programs.	from 7.00pm - check our Evening entertainment programs.
TOUR REQUEST	TOUR REQUEST	TOUR REQUEST

*Tour sequence may change depending on the day of the week, logistics, museum openining hours.

Tour cost, USD (per person):

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price in red is indicated for cash payments. Prices are indicated for the tours in English. Prices on tours in other languages are quoted individually. Please send your Tour request to receive an individual quote. Prices are subject to change and can be revised anytime without notice.

* Price for groups above 10 pax INCLUDES LUNCH

Child under 6 may travel with 1 parent free of charge. More than 16 pax group is quoted individually, please send your enquiry to get an additional discount. Schoolchildren, students and children above 6 y.o. are offered a discounted price. (Students must provide their international ISIC ID card to our Tour Coordinator upon payment to claim the discounted price. Failing to do this, they pay the full adult price).

The price is indicated in USD per person. You can share this tour with others to save $$ if you place an invitation on our Roll Call Boards. We can also help you finding tour mates via our Facebook page. Cruisecritic website is a great way to find tour mates.

The tour cost includes: private guide, private A/C comfortable car, admission fees, bottled still water (1 bottle/person/day), photo/video permits, port fees, blanket visas, earphones (for groups above 10 pax), lunch (for groups above 10pax), Welcome gift

The tour cost doesn't include: lunch (for groups below 10pax), card procession fee (if you pay with credit card)

How to book

1. Send a Tour Request.
2. Receive our Tour program offer.
3. Confirm it and send your passport details (we need this info to register you with the Russian Immigration authorities. Your private data will remain strictly confidential.)
4. Receive our Booking notice and your Tour tickets for visa-free disembarking.

Booking deadline - latest 1 week before your arrival.

Payment terms: No deposit or prepayment is required. Payment is made at the beginning of your tour.
We accept:
- Credit cards (Visa/Mastercard/JSB/China Union Pay). 3% bank fee is added to your tour price to cover bank procession fees.
- Cash (USD, EUR, Pound Sterling). The price in red is indicated for cash payments. Attention! Only clean banknotes without any minor stamps, holes, handwriting, torn edges are accepted. Damaged bills will be declined. Russian banks do not accept those.

Cancellation: there is no cancellation penalty. Please inform us via e-mail info@guide-guru.com or 24-hour phone +7-812-903-28-81 as soon as possible if your plans change and you have to cancel your trip.

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