Selection of Most Popular DenRus Tour activities in St. Petersburg
The table below list some of the most requested and popular elements that can be combined to create a highly personal Custom Private Tour. The duration column is the time the average visitor spends in that activity but you can request any duration to fit your desires. options are endless and limid only by your imagination. Be sure when discussing your visit with your personal DenRus Tour Advisor to mention and special interests or hobbies that you would like to include in your visit.
Some of the most requested DenRus Shore Excursion activities in St. Petersburg which can be combined to form a custom private tour:
| # | Name of the Tour | Duration | Description | Not Available on: |
| 1. | Introduction to St. Petersburg City Tour | 1.5 hr | Fascinating introduction to the most popular sights with photo stops and souvenir shopping include, no inside visits included. | Available any time |
| 2. | Grand Tour of St. Petersburg |
8 hr | Full intro tour, The Hermitage Museum, lunch in town, shopping | Mondays |
| 3. | The Hermitage Museum and the Winter Palace www.hermitagemuseum.org |
3 hr | The most famous collections of the Hermitage, or those you personally wish to see, plus the residential quarters of the tsar's family | Mondays |
| 4. | The Catherine's Palace |
4 hr + | Town of Pushkin (45 min. drive), the Catherine's Palace, the Amber Room, the parks. | Tuesdays and the last Monday of each month |
| 5. | The Pavlovsk Palace www.pavlovsk.org |
3,5 hr+ | The palace and the parks | Fridays and the 1st Monday of each month |
| 6. | The Peterhof Palace (Petrodvorets) www.peterhof.org |
4 hr+ | The grand palace, the parks, gardens and fountains. Travel either by car or a hydrofoil as you wish. | Mondays and the last Tuesday of each month |
| 7. | Walking Tour of St. Petersburg |
0.5-2 hr | Nevsky Prospekt area and the famous sights along it, Gostinnyi Dvor department store, a refreshment stop | Always available |
| 8. | A Day as a Local Russian | 1.5 hr | A walking tour, metro ride, visit an Orthodox Church, a produce and meat market, shopping | Always available |
| 9. | The Venice of the North | 1 hr | A cruise along the canals | Between October - early May |
| 10. | A cruise along the Neva River |
1.5 hr | See the famous silhouette of St. Petersburg from the water; a real photo op. | Between October and early May |
| 11. | Born to Shop | 0.5-2 hr | Shopping in the Russian department stores as well as in specialty stores as you wish: jewelry, furs, Russian food and caviar, china, porcelain, art and paintings, gifts and souvenirs, etc. | Always available |
| 12. | Russian Home Visits or Lunch date with a Russian Family | 1.5 hr + | Visit a Russian family with home cooked lunch; free exchange of ideas and conversation | Always available NOTE: May require climbing up several floors |
| 13. | The Russian 3 R's: The Romanovs, Rasputin and the Revolution www.hermitagemuseum.org www.museum.ru |
4-5 hr | The Winter Palace, the Palace Square, the Yusupov Palace, battleship Aurora, Cathedrals of Peter and Paul Fortress | Mondays, Fridays, some other restrictions during the winter |
| 14. | The Jewish St. Petersburg |
2-3 hr | Tracing the Jewish history of the city, a visit to the synagogue, to an apartment museum of a Jewish artist, lunch in a Jewish restaurant | Some restrictions may apply |
| 15. | The Peter and Paul Fortress |
1-2 hr | The location where the city was founded, the political prison, the Cathedral, Romanov tombs | Wednesdays during the winter |
| 16. | The Kronstadt Naval Base www.museum.ru |
3 hr | Visit this formerly top secret and closed Soviet military base | Some restrictions may apply |
| 17. | The Cathedrals of St. Petersburg www.cathedral.ru |
2 hr | Two of the most famous: St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Church on the Spilled Blood | Wednesdays |
| 18. | The Yusupov Palace | 1.5 hr | The residence palace of the wealthiest family in Russia in the 18-19th centuries, including the cellar where Rasputin was murdered | Always on request |
| 19. | The Russian Museum www.rusmuseum.ru |
1-2 hr | The famous museum which displays only Russian artists | Tuesdays |
| 20. | Paint Your own Matryoshka | 3 hr | A once-in-a-life-time creative Master Class experience for artistically spirited people | Always on request |
| 21. | Military Tour www.artillery-museum.spb.ru www.museum.ru |
2-4 hr | Visit to the Military Historical Museum, to the Suvorov Museum of Military History, Battle Ship Aurora | Always on request |
| 22. | Literary St. Petersburg www.museumpushkin.ru www.museum.ru |
2-3 hr | The Apartment Museums of Alexander Pushkin and Feodor Dostoyevski | To be requested |
| 23. | Evening of Ballet | 3-4 hr | A classical ballet performance in any of the city theatres | Tickets always to be requested |
| 24. | Evening of Opera | 3-4 hr | An opera performance in any of the city theatres | Tickets always to be requested |
| 25. | Evening of Russian Folk Show | 3 hr | A traditional colorful Russian dance and music performance | Tickets to be requested |
| 26. | Classical Concert Evening | 3 hr | A classical concert in any of the city's concert halls | Tickets to be requested |
| 27. | Evening in Mariinsky Theatre | 3-4 hr | Visit one of the world's most famous ballet and opera houses | Tickets to be requested |
| 28. | St. Petersburg Night Club Tour | 3 hr + | Visit a local Night Clubs, including a floor show, dinner or cocktails, casino gambling, and on the way witness the White Nights. Based on your request the city offers anything from a relaxed piano bar to erotic show and more. | Special requests only |
| 29. | Opening of the Bridges (The White Nights) | 3 hr | An exclusive and unique experience, possible to see only in St. Petersburg, taking place after the midnight | August-May |
| 30. | My St. Petersburg | Open | Create your own tour and fulfill your wish list of all the famous places you have heard and dreamt about in St. Petersburg. | To be requested |