Optional excursions in Saint - Petersburg

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From the Split of the Vassilievsky Island to St.Isaac Cathedral ( except Wednesday)

Code:SPTW01

Price: adults 2562 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 1848 Rub

Duration: 2-3h

Price includes: Guide service, entrance fee to St.Isaac Cathedral

"We will start from the Split of the Vassilievsky island, from where you will enjoy the wonderful view to the Palace Embankment, Rostral columns, panorama of Peter-and-Paul fortress and Winter Palace. We will walk to Admiralty, Senate square, Bronze horseman, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Senate & Synod buildings. From St.Isaac’s square we will pass Mariinskiy Palace and Astoria Hotel modern building and come to Palace square. You will see Alexander Column, Winter Palace’ s inner side, General Headquarter building with the Chariot of Nika. During the excursion you may visit St.Isaac cathedral. St. Isaac Cathedral The dome of St. Isaac’s Cathedral dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg, the church itself is an architectural marvel. Built by the French-born architect August Montferrand to be the main church of the Russian Empire, the cathedral was under construction for 40 years (1818-1858), and was decorated in the most elaborate way possible. When you enter the cathedral you pass through one of the porticos - note that the columns are made of single pieces of red granite and weight 80 tons (about 177 770 pounds) each. Inside the church many of the icons were created using mosaic techniques and the iconostasis is decorated with 8 malachite and 2 lapis lazuli columns. The cathedral, which can accommodate 14 000 worshipers, now serves as a museum and services are hold only on significant ecclesiastical holidays. "

From the Split of the Vassilievsky Island to the Summer Garden

Code:SPTW02

Price: adults 1848 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 1848 Rub

Duration: 3h

Price includes: Guide service.

"We will start from the Split of the Vassilievsky island, from where you will enjoy the wonderful view to the Palace Embankment, Rostral columns, panorama of Peter-and-Paul fortress and Winter Palace. We will walk to Admiralty, Senate square, Bronze horseman, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Senate & Synod buildings. Then we will go to Palace square and Malaya Koniushennaya street. You will see Kazansky cathedral and beautiful panorama of Nevsky prospect. Going along Griboedov channel we will reach marvellous Saviour on the Spilled blood church. We will pass Arts square, Mikhailovsky Palace, Italianskaia street and come to Malaya Sadovaya in front of monument to Catherine II and Alexander Theatre, modern fountain. Passing Mikhailovsky Castle and monument to Peter the Great our itinerary will go to Field of Mars and finish in Summer Garden. "

From the Split of the Vassilievsky Island to Peter & Paul Fortress (except Wednesday)

Code: SPTW03

Price: adults 2730 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 2310 Rub

Duration: 4-5h

Price includes: Guide service, entrance fee to Peter & Paul Fortress

We will start from Split of the Vassilievsky island, from where you will enjoy the wonderful view to the Palace Embankment. Through Kapella Courtyards we will pass to Malaya Konushennaya street, from where you will see the wonderful panorama of Nevskiy prospect with Kazanskiy cathedral. Going along Griboedov channel we will reach marvellous Saviour on the Spilled blood church.
We will pass Arts square, Mikhailovsky Palace, Italianskaia street and come to Malaya Sadovaya in front of monument to Catherine II and Alexander Theatre, modern fountain, Eliseev trade company building. From Ostrovcky square we will pass Malaya Sadovaya and Manezhnaya street, you will see Mikhailovsky castle and Field of Mars. Walk in Summer Garden, we will cross Trinity Bridge going to Peter & Paul fortress. After visit of fortress we will walk to the Split of Vassilievsky island and then return to Palace square .

Peter & Paul Fortress

When Peter the Great re-claimed the lands along the Neva River in 1703, he decided to build a fort to protect the area from possible attack by the Swedish army and navy. The fortress was founded on a small island in the Neva delta on May 27, 1703 and that day became the birthday of the city of St Petersburg. The Swedes were defeated before the fortress was even completed. And the fortress housed part of the city's garrison and rather notoriously served as a high security political jail. Among the first inmates was Peter's own rebellious son Alexei. Later, the list of famous residents included Dostoyevsky, Gorkiy, Trotsky and Lenin's older brother, Alexander. Parts of the former jail are now open to the public...
In the middle of the fortress stands the impressive Peter and Paul Cathedral, the burial place of all the Russian Emperors and Empresses from Peter the Great to Nicolas II. On top of the cathedrals’ gilded spire stands a magnificent golden angel holding a cross. This weathervane is one of the most prominent symbols of St Petersburg, and at 404 feet tall, the cathedral is the highest building in the city. Other buildings in the fortress include the City History Museum and the Mint, one of only two places in Russia where coins and medals are minted. "

Hermitage ( except Monday)

Code: SPTW04

Price: adults 2688 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 1848 Rub

Duration: 2-3h

Price includes: Guide service, entrance fee the Hermitage

"The premier city attraction is the Hermitage Museum. For many travelling to Russia it is the main destination and even the reason for the tour. As the director of the Hermitage once put it “I can not say that the Hermitage is a number one museum in the world but I know that it is certainly not number two.” And with over 3 million works of art exhibited in five connecting palaces the museum can’t fail to impress. If works by Picasso, Van Gogh, Rembrandt or Leonardo da Vinci don’t make you gasp then the interiors of the Winter Palace will.
The five buildings that make up the museum include the opulent Winter palace, which was built by Peter the Great's daughter (Elizabeth) and has undergone major renovations that have left it sparkling. Walk up an imposing baroque marble staircase and marvel at all the gold leaf, and check out the several heavily decorated rooms including a throne room.
Your guide will tell you how the art collecting began with Catherine the Great (although what she collected could only be viewed by royal eyes and invited guests). Today's art collection is in chronological order. You will start with names familiar everyone and not just the art lovers - Botticelli, Leonardo (DaVinci), Rafael, Michelangelo. Next you move on to the Spanish collection (Velazquez, Goya, El Greco to name a few).
The Hermitage's Rembrandt collection is the second biggest after Amsterdam, and among the paintings is The Danae, which may or may not actually be by Rembrandt, but has a place in history for being slashed and burned with acid in 1985 by a madman. It took 12 years to restore the work.
Delightful is the museum's famous Impressionist collection, put together by collectors in Moscow but then declared bourgeois by Stalin -- the collection sat in warehouses until the end of World War II, when it was divided up between the Hermitage and Museum of Fine Arts in Moscow. There are Renoirs, Van Goghs, Cezannes and Gauguins in room after room, followed by a lot of Matisse and some Picasso too.
It can take a complete day to see the highlights, but investigating every corner in each of the five linked buildings could take years. "

* For walking tours we recommend to have comfortable walking shoes. Pick up possible from the majority of the hotels. Deadline - 7 days prior during the high season June - August

City tour

Code: SPT01

Price: adults 3024 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 3024 Rub

Duration: 3h

Price includes: Service of private guide and car

"Welcome to our tour of St. Petersburg! Here we will introduce you to Russia’s greatest historical and cultural treasure, its ""Northern Capital"" - the famous ""Venice of the North"". Virtually unharmed by the 1930-50s period of Stalinist reconstruction, downtown St. Petersburg is crowded with splendid palaces, impressive historical monuments, tree-lined avenues and beautiful bridges. 300 years old, St. Petersburg is a city crammed with historical and cultural associations and a refined air of mystery. St Petersburg is a relatively young city, by both Russian and European standards, and was only founded in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great. Despite its short life so far, Petersburg has a rich and exciting history. From the early days of Peter the Great's ""Venice of the North"" to the modern events of the 1991 coup d'etat, the city has always bustled with life and intrigue, revolution and mystery. "

City Tour with visit of Peter and Paul Fortress (except Wednesday)

Code: SPT02

Price: adults 3360 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 3024 Rub

Duration: 3h

Price includes: Service of private guide and car, entrance to Peter and Paul Fortress

"We will visit during the city tour a symbol of Saint Petersburg :

Peter & Paul Fortress

When Peter the Great re-claimed the lands along the Neva River in 1703, he decided to build a fort to protect the area from possible attack by the Swedish army and navy. The fortress was founded on a small island in the Neva delta on May 27, 1703 and that day became the birthday of the city of St Petersburg. The Swedes were defeated before the fortress was even completed. And the fortress housed part of the city's garrison and rather notoriously served as a high security political jail. Among the first inmates was Peter's own rebellious son Alexei. Later, the list of famous residents included Dostoyevsky, Gorkiy, Trotsky and Lenin's older brother, Alexander. Parts of the former jail are now open to the public...
In the middle of the fortress stands the impressive Peter and Paul Cathedral, the burial place of all the Russian Emperors and Empresses from Peter the Great to Nicolas II. On top of the cathedrals’ gilded spire stands a magnificent golden angel holding a cross. This weathervane is one of the most prominent symbols of St Petersburg, and at 404 feet tall, the cathedral is the highest building in the city. Other buildings in the fortress include the City History Museum and the Mint, one of only two places in Russia where coins and medals are minted. "

City Tour with visit of St Isaac Cathedral and Church of Our Savior on the Blood (except Wednesday)

Code: SPT03

Price: adults 4410 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 3360 Rub

Duration: 3h

Price includes: Service of private guide and car, entrances to Cathedrals

"We will visit during our city tour:

St.Isaac’s Cathedral
The dome of St. Isaac’s Cathedral dominates the skyline of St. Petersburg, the church itself is an architectural marvel. Built by the French-born architect August Montferrand to be the main church of the Russian Empire, the cathedral was under construction for 40 years (1818-1858), and was decorated in the most elaborate way possible. When you enter the cathedral you pass through one of the porticos - note that the columns are made of single pieces of red granite and weight 80 tons (about 177 770 pounds) each.
Inside the church many of the icons were created using mosaic techniques and the iconostasis is decorated with 8 malachite and 2 lapis lazuli columns. The cathedral, which can accommodate 14 000 worshipers, now serves as a museum and services are hold only on significant ecclesiastical holidays.
Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood Built on the spot where Emperor Alexander II was assassinated in 1881, this church is a lively profusion of brightly colored onion domes, glittering spires and a breathtakingly detailed mosaic interior. St. Petersburg's answer to Moscow's St. Basil's Cathedral! "

Petergof with visit of Grand Palace (except Monday)

Code: SPTP02

Price: adults 5208 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 4326 Rub

Duration: 5h

Price includes: Service of private guide and car, entrance fee to the Grand Palace & Low Park

"The most impressive of St. Petersburg's suburban parks, Petrodvorets, or Petergof, is a spectacular park-palace complex with a unique array of fountains, gilded statues, wooden bridges, and well-manicured gardens.
The Grand Palace, a huge and magnificent building originally designed and supervised by Peter the Great himself. Enlarged and modified by architect Rastrelli for Empress Elizabeth and reconstructed after World War II, when it suffered complete devastation, it is now an outstanding monument of architecture inside and out. Its ornate interior, decorated with splendid chandeliers, is a vast museum of fine art and antique furniture. All rooms are equally impressive, but the study of Peter the Great stands out for its wonderfully detailed sculptured panels.
The splendid Grand Cascade facing the Grand Palace is the main reason why you should come here. Rows of terraced fountains, highlighted by splendid gilded statues, are the park's main attraction. More trick fountains and water spouts triggered by hidden switches complete the picture. Partly designed by Peter the Great himself, this wonderful conglomeration of fountains and water canals is the venue for numerous theatrical or musical performances. Stroll around the Grand Cascade and along the main water canal, which runs directly towards the sea terminal and the Gulf of Finland. From the wonderful bridge along Marlinskaya alley, enjoy the picturesque view of the rising Grand Cascade, backdropped by the magnificent elevated exterior of the Grand Palace. "

Pushkin Catherine Palace and Park ( except Tuesday)

Code: SPTP03

Price: adults 5292 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 4284 Rub

Duration: 5h

Price includes: Service of private guide, car, entrance fee to the Great Catherine Palace & Park

"Tsarskoye Selo (formerly known as Pushkin) is one of St. Petersburg’s numerous Imperial estates. Located just 25 km south of the city, the estate boasts a large landscape park, dotted with architectural follies, and centred on the magnificent blue, white and gold Catherine Palace. Named after its creator, Empress Catherine, the second wife of Peter the Great, the original palace was built between 1717 and 1723 by the architect Bronstein. The Palace was expanded later in the century and given a new, richly decorated Baroque facade by the architect Francesco Bartholomew Rastrelli. One of Tsarskoye Selo major attractions is the Lyceum, located on the edge of the estate. Founded at the beginning of the 19th century and remarkably well-preserved, the Lyceum was a boarding school that taught the most celebrated of all Russian poets, Alexander Pushkin "

Pushkin & Pavlovsk ( except Tuesday , Friday)

Code: SPTP04

Price: adults 7308 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 5376 Rub

Duration: 7h

Price includes: Service of private guide and driver, entrance fee to the Great Catherine Palace & Park, Pavlovsk Palace & Park

"Tsarskoye Selo (formerly known as Pushkin) is one of St. Petersburg’s numerous Imperial estates. Located just 25 km south of the city, the estate boasts a large landscape park, dotted with architectural follies, and centred on the magnificent blue, white and gold Catherine Palace. Named after its creator, Empress Catherine, the second wife of Peter the Great, the original palace was built between 1717 and 1723 by the architect Bronstein. The Palace was expanded later in the century and given a new, richly decorated Baroque facade by the architect Francesco Bartholomew Rastrelli. One of Tsarskoye Selo major attractions is the Lyceum, located on the edge of the estate. Founded at the beginning of the 19th century and remarkably well-preserved, the Lyceum was a boarding school that taught the most celebrated of all Russian poets, Alexander Pushkin

Pavlovsk is a gorgeous palace in a suburb of St. Petersburg. The palace was a gift from Catherine II to her son tsar Paul I on the birth of his first son. Paul I was a very strange and very unhandsome man and very much an opposite of his great mother. His main passion in life was military duty and he tried to create his own army basing it on the German army of the time, that' why you can see some militaristic features in decor of several rooms of the palace. The palace was Paul I summer residence and besides the amazing palace, it also has an enormous park which is one of the largest in Europe.

The palace is not very big but stunning and it has the most amazing parquet. It is made out of 11 kinds of wood and has very creative pattern to it. The most impressive hall in the palace is Grecian Hall. Columns of artificial marble line all sides of the room. Between the columns on the walls you can see copies of antique sculptures and urns in the niches.

The palace also has a large collection of paintings, furniture, antique sculptures and porcelain that was created during Paul's travels in Europe in 1781-1782. The palace has very interesting architecture and was preserved by the tsar family the way that it was in the beginning of the 19th century until 1917. Pavlovsk was totally demolished by the Nazis during World War II and even in 1960's there still was nothing left on this place except for pieces reminding you of the past. It took several decades for the palace to be rebuilt and now it looks as it did in the 19th century. "

Tour to Novgorod

Code: SPTNOV01

Price: adults 16674 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 15288 Rub

Duration: 16h

Price includes: Service of private guide and car service, entrances to Kremlin, Cathedral St. Sophie Cathedral.

**Excursions with private guides on English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, other language on request. Deadline - 7 days prior the service during the high season June - August

Folklore Show at Nikolaevsky Palace 18:30, 21:00

Code: SSH01

Price: adults 2856 Rub per person, min 2 persons / Supplement for single 1512 Rub

Duration: 2h

Price includes: Transfer to the show and back, tickets to the show, snacks & drinks included

"Enjoy a splendid and authentic Russian folk show ""Feel Yourself Russian!"" at the Nikolaevsky Palace which is a pearl of the architecture of St-Petersburg. Every day there is a folklore show on its stage, performed by professional Folk Ensembles known all around the world. Amazing dances of Cossacks, Russian folk orchestra, lyrical round dances and heartfelt songs - all this will acquaint you with a cultural traditions and art of Russia. The ticket includes one drink of your choice - vodka, champagne, wine and traditional Russian snacks…mineral water, fruits, juices "

"The cancellation is possible more then 3 days prior the service without any cancellation fee. There is no refund if cancellation made less than 3 days prior the service, we will charge you 100% of the booking service. "

Rates include comission for travel agents. Booking for 2 persons minimum. For booking, please, use e-mail info@nwi.ru with code of excursion. Back in special