ST
PETERSBURG BY PRIVATE VAN with an English-speaking guide are
offered on a half-day (four 
hours;
morning or afternoon) or full-day (eight hours) basis. The van is a large
Touring Van with seating for 8 people so after guide and driver there
are 6 available seats. This option is intended for those who create their own itinerary and plan their own tour. For those who wish a carefully coordinated and timed full service tour please consider the Complete
St Petersburg or Custom Private Tours
This is a private arrangement; those accompanying you are the family or friends with whom you agree to share costs. Vehicles and guides are of limited availability; reserve early. These are special tours designed to offer the privacy and flexibility of touring with family or friends and the convenience of sightseeing at your own pace. We also recommend private tours for non-ambulatory passengers.
These tours are ordered per vehicle. One person in your party places the order for the vehicle; the entire cost of the vehicle is charged to that person's credit card. A tour ticket will be issued after booking for each passenger of of your group. .
Meals, entrance tickets, refreshments and gratuities are not included. It is
customary to invite the guide to dine with you, covering his/her meal
expenses. Not only will the guide be able to assist you in ordering,
but this will also provide you with a valuable opportunity to further
discuss topics that might interest you. Your driver will provide his/her
own meal and will remain with the vehicle.
OPENING HOURS / DRIVING TIMES
The information is a guideline to assist in your planning; information subject
to change without notice due to conditions in Russia.
The drive between the pier and the center of St. Petersburg is approximately
30- to 45-minutes each way; the following venues are located there:
Hermitage - Opens Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30am - 5:00pm; Sunday 10:30am - 4:00pm;
closed Monday.
St. Isaac's Cathedral - Opens Thursday to Tuesday, 11:00am - 6:00pm; closed Wednesday.
Russian Museum - Opens Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00am - 6:00pm; Monday, 10:00am
- 5:00pm; closed Tuesday.
Peter and Paul Fortress - Opens Wednesday to Monday, 10:00am - 5:00pm; Tuesday,
10:00am - 4:00pm;
St. Nicholas Church - Opens daily 6:00am - 7:00pm.
Synagogue - Opens Sunday to Friday 9:00am - 6:00pm; services at 10:00am; closed
Saturday
Cruiser Aurora - Opens 10:30am - 4:00pm; closed Monday and Friday.
Peter's Log Cabin - Opens Wednesday to Monday, 10:00am - 5:00pm; closed Tuesday
and the last Monday of the month.
Peter's Summer Palace - Opens Wednesday to Monday, 10:00am - 5:00pm; closed Tuesday
and the last Monday of the month.
Menshikov Palace on the Neva - Opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30am - 4:30pm; closed
Monday.
Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood - Opens Thursday to Tuesday, 11:00am
- 6:00pm; closed Wednesday.
The drive between the pier and Peterhof is approximately 50- to 60-minutes each
way; the following venues are located there:
Grand Palace in Peterhof - Opens Tuesday to Sunday, 10:30am - 5:00pm; closed
Monday and the last Tuesday of the month.
The drive between the pier and Oranienbaum is approximately 90-minutes each way;
the following venues are located there:
Chinese Palace - Opens Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00am - 5:00pm; Monday, 11:00am
- 4:00pm; closed Tuesday and the last Monday of the month.
Palace of Peter III - Opens Wednesday to Sunday, 11:00am - 5:00pm; Monday, 11:00am
- 4:00pm; closed Tuesday and the last Monday of the month.
The drive between the pier and Tsarskoye Selo is approximately 50 to 60-minutes;
the following venues are located there:
Catherine Palace - Opens Wednesday to Monday, 10:00am - 5:00pm; closed Tuesday
and the last Monday of the month. Due to expected delays in the afternoon, itineraries
offering the Catherine Palace are only offered in the morning.
Pavlovsk Palace - Opens Saturday to Thursday, 10:00am - 5:00pm; closed Friday
and the last Monday of the month.
Russian Museum - Opens Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00am - 5:00pm; Monday, 10:00am
- 4:00pm; closed Tuesday.
Alexander Palace - Opens Wednesday to Monday, 10:00am - 5:00pm; closed Tuesday
and the last Wednesday of the month.