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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
www.hermitagemuseum.org

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
www.tzar.ru

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
www.spbmuseum.ru

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