Excursions in St. Petersburg: prices, programs, tours for several days

Consider exciting excursions in St. Petersburg, find out prices from private guides and where to buy them inexpensively, where to go on your own for sightseeing. Consider tours for several days with meals and accommodation.

The majestic city of St. Petersburg is the cultural capital of Russia, famous all over the world for its authentic beauty and unique architectural structures.

The historic center of St. Petersburg flows smoothly into the modern part of the city. Excursions to one of the main squares of the city, the palace, are very popular. On the square is the Alexander Column, erected in 1834 by the outstanding architect Carl Rossi. The Alexander Column, made of solid stone, is the tallest monolith in the world among the columns and obelisks installed vertically.

Bus tours in St. Petersburg

A bus tour of St. Petersburg is the most convenient way to get to know all the sights of the city. Having visited the city sightseeing tour, you can learn the history of the creation of all significant tourist sites and the most important cultural structures.

The most impressive are bus excursions within the historical center of the city, as well as to Peterhof and Pushkin.

Bus excursion routes usually start from the ancient and mysterious Nevsky Prospekt, which does not leave indifferent anyone who is lucky enough to visit the main street of St. Petersburg. Here you can meet talented musicians who play various instruments, as well as virtuoso street dancers. During the tour you can see:

• one of the largest temples in the city - Kazan Cathedral;
• the Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, with colorful bright architecture, which stands out against the background of the “strict” northern capital;
• Singer's house, which houses a bookstore with a hundred-year history and even the Vkontakte office.

By bus you can go to Peterhof - a huge royal residence founded by Peter the Great in 1701, open to tourists all year round. The cost of such an excursion, lasting 5-6 hours, is about 1400 rubles. Please note that the palace is closed on Mondays and on the last Tuesday of the month.

No less interesting will be a bus excursion to Pushkin, where one of the largest residences of the Russian tsars is located. The duration of such an excursion trip will be about 6 hours. If a tourist wants to visit Tsarskoe Selo and the Amber Room, the excursion will cost 1600 rubles, for children under 4 years old it will cost 450 rubles, and for schoolchildren - 900 rubles.

All excursion tours in St. Petersburg are held in Russian! However, foreign guests of the city on the Neva can use the services of an interpreter for a fee.

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The best excursions in St. Petersburg

Sophisticated tourists, as well as regular guests of the northern capital, gladly attend thematic excursions. The most popular are:

• excursion called “Petersburg outside and inside out”. Its peculiarity lies in the fact that an ordinary resident of the city will conduct it for tourists, who will tell and show the famous St. Petersburg courtyards. It is especially noteworthy for those who like to create good photographs. The cost of the excursion starts from 1000 rubles;
• excursion around the classic St. Petersburg, the route of which passes through the Griboyedov Canal, the Admiralty, Palace Square and the embankment. The cost of a sightseeing tour of St. Petersburg is 1440 rubles;
• A tour of St. Petersburg at night is a great way to spend time with friends or create a romantic mood for a loved one surrounded by colorful city lights. A walk along the picturesque streets of the city will bring a lot of pleasant emotions;
• a large-scale excursion, costing 4200 rubles, is the best way to get to know the city as closely as possible. While walking around the city, you can see various castles, museums and other famous buildings;
• a walking tour of the courtyards will open up the other side of St. Petersburg for tourists. Almost every old house in the city is decorated with architectural stucco. Once upon a time, famous academicians and professors lived in these houses. The duration of the excursion is one and a half hours, and its cost is 780 rubles.

Where can you go on a tour of St. Petersburg by car?

The best excursions in St. Petersburg are those excursions, the route and program of which are organized by the tourist independently. In this case, he is completely independent and can see all the desired attractions in any order and at any time of the day. On the other hand, you can book an excursion by car with a guide, so it will be more interesting.

A tourist renting a car for a self-guided tour is recommended to visit three amazing places. We recommend looking for a car in St. Petersburg using Economybokings, the service looks for the best deals on price and conditions from all rental companies in the city.

1. hermitage Museum - a large-scale museum complex, which began to be built during the reign of Catherine II. Today the Hermitage consists of five buildings, which contain countless historical values. Prices for such bus excursions in St. Petersburg to the Hermitage are dynamic and may vary depending on the time of year and the size of the group. The entrance fee to the museum for citizens of Russia and Belarus is 400 rubles, and for foreign citizens - 700 rubles.
2. Russian Museum - the largest unique architectural and artistic complex in the historical center of St. Petersburg. The opening of this museum took place over 100 years ago, but it still remains popular. Museum opening hours: Monday - from 10:00 to 20:00, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday - from 10:00 to 18:00. The ticket price for Russian citizens is 350 rubles, for foreign citizens - 450 rubles.
3. You can independently go on a tour of St. Petersburg at Field of Mars... This place is located very close to the Summer Garden, where you can enjoy the quiet rustle of trees and sit on spacious, clean benches. Many years ago, the Field of Mars was called the Big Field, where a review of troops was held. Mass festivities took place there. During the war years, crops were grown on this site, which saved thousands of people during famine.
4. Peter-Pavel's Fortresswhere Alexey Petrovich, the son of the great sovereign, was imprisoned. In this imperial prison at different times were such famous people as Maxim Gorky, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Chernyshevsky. The complex is open daily from 9:00 to 20:00. The entrance to the territory is free, and to the building of the Peter and Paul Cathedral - 450 rubles.

Well, that's not all that you can see in St. Petersburg on your own for 3-5 days of rest, all detailed information about prices, schedules and popular places with a map can be found on a separate page:

• Top attractions

In addition, if you come on your own, then be sure to find out where to stay inexpensively.

Entertainment for children and adults

Many tourists take their children with them on vacation, so that they, together with their parents, join the beauty and spend their free time with benefit. Children, unlike adults, are often bored with conversations about architecture and sights of the northern capital.Therefore, in order for the rest of the little tourist to be fascinating, he should visit special museums and excursions for children, in which the kids will have fun. These excursions include:

• the zoological museum, built in 1832, which presents a collection of about 30,000 items: reptiles, insects, fish and even extinct animal species. In the museum you can see a real stuffed mammoth. The museum is open from 11:00 to 18:00. The ticket price for adults is 250 rubles, and for students and pensioners the entrance is free;
• boat trip along the Moika and Kryukov Canal, with a visit to a chocolate shop. The cost of an hour's walk is 400 rubles for an adult and 200 rubles for a child.

For both adults and young tourists, in St. Petersburg there is something to see from the sights, leaving a lot of impressions. An unusual, mysterious, majestic city will not leave indifferent any of its guests. And we advise romantics to visit one of the drawbridges and see everything with their own eyes.