The glow of northern winter

Tour program

31.12.21 - Friday - Excursion "And only a cork in the ceiling!" - Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace

Arrival in St. Petersburg of the participants of the 5-day tour. Accommodation at hotel or individual transfer (extra charge: extra cost: 1600 rubles from airport to hotel, 1250 from train station to hotel by car; must be booked in advance).

10:10 Meeting at Ladozhsky railway station at the escalator in the center of the hall (by prior request). Group transfer.

11:00 & 13:00 Meeting at Moskovsky vokzal at the Monument to Peter I (by prior request ). Group transfer to the hotel.

Meeting with a guide in the hotel lobby, plate with the name of the tour:

13:30 Departure from the hotels "A-Hotel Fontanka" and "Azimut".

14:00 Departure from the hotel "Na Rimskogo-Korsakov".

14:15 Departure from the Courtyard Marriott CenterHotel.

14:30 Departure from the Red Stars Hotel, including guests from AdmiralteyskayaHotel.

Bus excursion "And only a cork in the ceiling!" - History of the Guards and students' couture.

15:30 Excursion to the Beloselsky-Belozersky Palace, one of the most beautiful palaces of Nevsky Prospekt. The palace has preserved the original interiors of the mid 19th century and will tell you about its first owners - representatives of the oldest princely family, descended from Vladimir Monomakh - and about the later, for example, Grand Duke Dmitry Pavlovich (later famous as a participant in the murder of Grigory Rasputin).

18:00 Transfer to the hotels. End of the program.

Optional (to be booked in advance): festive New Year's banquet in hotels (prices to be specified)

Optional (to be booked in advance): 22:00-02:45 A bus trip "The Magic of New Year night. This New Year's Eve, St. Petersburg grants wishes. We will read its secret signs and meet New Year together: make a wish on the Palace Square, drink a traditional glass of champagne and make unforgettable photos. Pleasant refreshments, surprises and dizzying views of the modern city await you. Let's plunge into the atmosphere of joy and magic and start the new year with unforgettable impressions.

01.01.22 - Saturday - Free day

Breakfast at the hotel. FREE DAY.

14:00 Optional Visit to the Petrovskaya Aquatoria Theatre - New Year's journey along the theatrical tour of Petersburg of XVIII century, where you will learn why in Russia the New Year is celebrated on January 1 and who is the main hero of this celebration. At the end of it you will get a little present. (800 rubles adults with a present, 600 rubles for students with a present)

Additionally: 20:00-23:00 "Mystic Petersburg" bus excursion. You will get acquainted with the unusual, mysterious and ghostly St. Petersburg, the historical scenery of which contains many mysterious stories and real characters. Flying griffins and mad Hermann, ghost in Mikhailovsky Castle and curse of Eudocia Lopukhina - where is the line between mysticism and reality? 850 roubles/adult, 750 roubles/ school (for a group of 15 and more people)

02.01.22 - Sunday - Excursion "New Year of the Romanov family" - Hermitage

Breakfast at the hotel. Meeting with a guide in the hotel lobby.

10:00 Excursion by coach "Romanovs' New Year" explaining the traditions and family celebrations of the grand duke and imperial family.

13:00 Visit to the Hermitage, one of the largest museums of the world. Passing the halls of the Hermitage you will turn over the pages of the world art history, and visit the Winter Palace, the former residence of Russian monarchs.

16:00 Free time. End of programme in the Hermitage. Return to the hotel.

03.01.22 - Monday - City trip to Tsarskoe Selo - Catherine Palace

Breakfast at hotel. Meeting with a guide in the lobby of the hotel.

10:00 Buses excursion "In the shadow of Tzarskoselskie Gardens.

Excursion to Catherine Palace with famous Amber room.

OptionalBus excursion to Pavlovsk Visiting the remarkable palace and park ensemble of the late 18th - early 19th centuries that used to be a summer residence of Emperor Paul I and his family

16:00-19:00 End of the main program in the city center near the subway station "Zvenigorodskaya. (Time depends on the set of the group on additional excursions)

Extras: visit Oceanarium. A modern sea life museum with sharks and seals, coral reef and its exotic inhabitants awaits you.

04.01:22 - Tuesday - Excursion "On the Eve of Christmas" - Alexander Nevsky Lavra - St. Isaac's Cathedral

Breakfast at the hotel. Emptying rooms, departure with things. Meeting with guide in the hotel.

10:00 Sightseeing tour by bus "Christmas Eve" dedicated to Christian churches and Orthodox monasteries.

Visit to Alexander Nevsky Lavra, the center of St. Petersburg's spiritual life, where the residence of the Metropolitan is located. The relics of St. Alexander Nevsky, the patron saint of our city, are housed in a silver shrine in its main temple.

Excursion to St. Isaac's Cathedral - the cathedral of imperial St. Petersburg, one of the largest cathedrals in Europe and the symbol of St. Petersburg.

15:00 Transfer to the Moskovsky train station. Leisure time.

Cost of the tour: from 11.600 ₽

The tour includes

• Accommodation in a comfortable hotel
• Breakfast
• Transport services by comfortable air-conditioned bus daily
• Entrance fees and guided tours to all museums
• Accredited tour guide daily accompaniment