| Day 1: |
Arrival to St. Petersburg. Meeting at the airport/railway station. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation. Sightseeing city tour. Visit to Peter and Paul Fortress, including a visit to the SS. Peter-and-Paul Cathedral, burial place of the Russian Tsars. Lunch at the city restaurant. Time at leisure. Dinner at the city restaurant. Excursion ST.PETERSBURG ORTHODOX including a night visit to one of the churches. |
| Day 2: |
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion "Cathedrals of Saint-Petersburg", including a visit to St.Isaac's Cathedral and to the Saviour on the Blood Church. Observing the unique architecture and interiors of Alexander Nevsky Monastery. Special Easter lunch at the city restaurant. (On request we can arrange a Easter lunch after the service at one of the churches). Excursion to the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin of Kazan. Dinner at the city restaurant. |
| Day 3: |
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Tsarskoye Selo. Visit to Catherine Palace ( including a visit to the world famous Amber Room) and Park. Lunch at the local restaurant. Excursion to Pavlovsk. Visit to Paul's Palace and Park). Lunch at the local restaurant. Visit to Novodevitshy Monastery. Dinner at the city restaurant. Evening at a theatre to introduce you to famed Russian ballet. |
| Day 4: |
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Konstantinovsky Palace and wine-cellars ( Tasting different kinds of wine) ( Strelna). Lunch at the local restaurant. Evening at a theatre to introduce you to famed Russian ballet. Visit to Shuvalovka-Russian styled village, centre of Russian traditional culture (XVII-XVIII). Return to the city. |
| Day 5: |
Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion "Great Tsars' Palaces of Saint-Petersburg". Visit to Yusupov Palace and to the Menshikov palace. Lunch at the city restaurant. Transfer to the airport/railway station. Departure. |
