Stop At: Nevsky Prospekt
Timing is flexible and you can start the tour any time you prefer.
This tour can be customized to make it a unique experience for you. Your private local guide will meet you in the hotel lobby and discuss the tour itinerary with you at the beginning of the tour.
10am - Meet your guide in the morning at your centrally located hotel in St. Petersburg and begin your tour. Stroll along the bustling Nevsky Prospect — one of the city’s popular shopping streets — and admire the grand interior of the legendary Eliseyev Emporium.
Pass By: Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
10.30am - As you explore, take in top city attractions including the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, the Field of Mars, St. Michael's Castle and gardens — once a royal residence — and the Russian Museum (from outside).
Pass By: Mikhailovsky Garden
Snap astonishing pictures passing by St. Michael's Castle and gardens
Stop At: The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral
11.00am - Soak up the atmosphere at Isaac’s Square and admire 19th-century St. Isaac’s Cathedral.
Stop At: Neva Embankments
Stroll along the banks of the Moyka River to a trendy coffee shop. Here, sample local specialties such as poached egg on baked toast or homemade cottage cheese fritters with sour cream.
Pass By: State Russian Museum
Take pictures of this landmark from outside
Pass By: The State Museum St. Isaac’s Cathedral
One of the best photo ops in St Petersburg
Pass By: The State Hermitage Museum
12.00pm - Head onward through Palace Square to the State Hermitage Museum and Alexander Garden, and listen as your guide sheds light on St. Petersburg’s colorful culture and traditions.
Stop At: Nevsky Prospekt
Stop at a second cafe and enjoy a refreshing cup of Russian tea or kvass accompanied by a Russian traditional snack. For an even more original taste of Russia, head instead to a country-style Soviet-era cafe called Dachniki — where traditional soup, salad and hot dishes are on the menu. You can choose one item from each category: (menu is different every day).
Soups: borcht, chicken soup, solyanka soup, fish soup.
Salads: Olivie (Russian salad), salad with herring, salad with cucumbers, tomatoes, onion and dill.
Or else try fancy Candies by Coffee Room instead and have a 3-course meal in a fashionable setting.
Soups: home made chicken soup, tomato soup with parmesan, cheese soup with becon, soup with beef, soup with spinach and shrimps, onion soup backed with cheese.
Salads: Greek Salad, salad with tuna, salad with chicken.
Hot meals: pork with sauce and rice, fish lasagne, schnitzel with cheese and puree.
Stop At: Bank Bridge
12.30pm - Walk out along the pretty Griboyedov Canal to Bank Bridge for lovely city views.
Stop At: Kazan Cathedral
Enjoy fine views over 19th-century Kazan Cathedral.
Pass By: Field of Mars (Marsovo Pole)
1.00pm - Finish your tour back at your hotel or somewhere in downtown, for example Field of Mars.
