| 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. Excursion ST.PETERSBURG ORTHODOX including a night visit to one of the churches. (On request we can arrange a visit to a service at one of the churches). Dinner. |
| Day 2: |
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. Lunch at the city restaurant. Excursion to the Cathedral of the Holy Virgin of Kazan. " Christmas dinner" at the city restaurant. |
| Day 3: |
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 |
| Day 4: |
Day 4: Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Peterhof, the summer residence of Russian Tsars. Lunch at the city restaurant. Visit to Konstantinovsky Palace (Strelna). Evening at a theatre to introduce you to famed Russian ballet. |
| Day 5: |
Day 5: Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion "Great Tsars' Palaces of Saint-Petersburg". Visit to Yusupov Palace and to the Menshikov palace. Lunch at Art Bar "Dostoevsky". Bus/walking tour "Places and characters of Dostoevsky's novels". Evening at leisure. |
| Day 6: |
Day 6: Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion to Gatchina, the summer residence of Emperor Paul the 1st, including a visit to Paul s Palace. Lunch in the open-air with light snacks and Champagne. Return to St.Petersburg. Departure dinner. Transfer to the airport/railway station. Departure. |
