Welcome to Russia

On arrival at St. Petersburg International Airport you will be met by our local representative and you will be transferred to the hotel.

Day is free, for you to explore the city at your own pace.

St. Petersburg is a Russian port city on the Baltic Sea. It was the imperial capital for 2 centuries, having been founded in 1703 by Peter the Great, subject of the city's iconic “Bronze Horseman” statue. It remains Russia's cultural center, with venues such as the Mariinsky Theatre hosting opera and ballet, and the State Russian Museum showcasing Russian art, from Orthodox icon paintings to Kandinsky works.

In the evening, we invite you to watch the famous drawbridge. A familiar view of Saint Petersburg is a drawbridge across the Neva. Every night during the navigation period from April to November, 22 bridges across Neva and main canals are drawn to let ships pass in and out of the Baltic Sea into the Volga-Baltic waterway system.

 Overnight in St. Petersburg.

Breakfast at the hotel.

In this Saint Petersburg Panoramic tour, you will see Join this city tour to see the major places of interests; architectural and historical sights and monuments like the Palace Square and The Winter Palace (a former residence of Russian Tsars), S.Isaac's Square (Monument to Nicholas I), Decembrists' Square, the Square of Arts, the Field of Mars, the Summer Garden, the Marble Palace, Michael's Castle, the Church of Our Savior, the cruiser Aurora (a revolutionary monument), the Spit of Basil's Island , a beautiful view of St Peter & Paul Fortress, the Hermitage and the Admiralty. You will also pass by Nevsky Prospect - the main boulevard of St Petersburg.

Overnight in St. Petersburg.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today explore the most beautiful places in St Petersburg, which is an exceptionally beautiful city and is known as the Venice of the North due to its many islands separated by canals and linked by bridges. Admire some most elegant buildings is this more regal of cities such as the stunning stretch along the Palace Embankment, which boasts the Hermitage - which encompasses the tsars’ Winter Palace - the Marble Palace, the Vladimir Palace, the New Michael Palace and the Ficquelmont Palace among other landmarks. Behold the onion-domed splendour of the Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood and visit the golden-domed neo-classical masterpiece that is St Isaac’s Cathedral, whose gilded interior is decorated in spellbinding frescoes. The once notorious Peter and Paul Fortress is the oldest of Peter the Great’s grandiose projects and was intended to project his power, both military and spiritual. See the breathtaking baroque Cathedral of Peter and Paul with its seemingly never-ending 123 metre-long golden spire topped by an angel. Also within the fortress is the mint, which still produces coins and medals, and the cells of the prison. Explore this dungeon and find out about the appalling conditions prisoners such as Trotsky, Dostoyevsky, Gorky and even Peter the Great’s own son, Alexei, endured.

Overnight in St. Petersburg.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Day is free to relax in your hotel or explore other iconic places in St. Petersburgh.

There are a variety of OPTIONAL TOURS that you can choose from book with us.

Alexander Nevski Monastery

The monastery was founded by Peter the Great in 1710 on the spot of one of Russia’s most glorious victories over the Swedes. Here they stopped the Swedish invasion of Russian territory in the 13th century. It seems Peter the Great was slightly wrong about the location but nevertheless the legend remains. As one of only four Lavras in Russia, the highest denomination of orthodox monastery, the Alexander Nevsky Monastery is an incredibly devout place, attracting believers from all over the country.

Cost per person AED 475.00

Pushkin and Pavlovsk

Enjoy a double helping of tsarist splendour with this full day tour from St Petersburg to the monumental towns of Pushkin and Pavlovsk. Explore the lavishly decorated Catherine and Pavlovsk palaces and wander the extravagantly landscaped parks that surround both, and see first-hand the opulence on which an Emperor and Autocrat of All the Russias lived.

Cost per person AED 1,050.00

Overnight in St. Petersburg.

After breakfast. The day is free until checkout time. The driver will pick you up and drop you to the airport for your onward flight.