Four-Day Tour of St. Petersburg and Novgorod Highlights
Four-Days’ Tour of St. Petersburg and Novgorod Highlights includes comprehensive excursions to Peterhof Parks and Fountains, the Catherine Palace, the Hermitage (Main Complex), the Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood, St. Isaac’s Cathedral, the Novgorod Kremlin, St. Sofia Cathedral, Peter and Paul Fortress and the Cathedral. Combine classical St. Petersburg tour with a journey to Veliky Novgorod. Far off the beaten track, discover a small Russian city, from where “Russia started”. Compare rich cathedrals of the tsars in St. Petersburg with coziness of tiny medieval churches of Novgorod, and contrast imperial grandeur of the Romanovs palaces with wooden architecture of the peasants' cottages. Our guide is ready to answer your questions, whether it is about the mysteries of Russian soul or the circumstances of Rasputin's murder.
Our Four-Days’ Tour of St. Petersburg and Novgorod Highlights starts with a visit to the two main cathedrals: St. Isaac’s Cathedral, Peter & Paul Cathedral.
Take a tour with an art historian in the Hermitage - home to a world-renowned collection of paintings by the Renaissance artists. We will weave through the galleries with our guide, pausing to study and discuss famous works by Rembrandt and Leonardo Da Vinci, as well as lesser-known treasures.
The second day of our tour In St. Petersburg we will dedicate to the beauty of the Peterhof Fountains and a visit to the world-famous Amber Room in the Catherine Palace. To avoid the crowds you will have a separate entrance admission.
On the third day take a comprehensive excursion of the Russian Museum and the Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood. You will also be able to stroll along the Nevsky Prospekt and visit the Kazan Cathedral which still has Orthodox services on a regular basis.
The journey from St. Petersburg to Novgorod the Great on the fourth day takes around 3 hours by car on a major highway. The road itself is a pleasant way to see the countryside. You will be accompanied by a historian ready to share their knowledge on Medieval Russia in an easy way, and to prepare you for understanding the very roots of the Russian culture. In the city itself you will spend around 5-6 hours (walking + driving), visiting all the sites mentioned and anything beyond we can pick up to match your interests. After a lunch you will take a ride back to return to St Petersburg in the evening.
At the end of our Four-Days’ Tour of St. Petersburg and Novgorod Highlights you will have a full understanding of Russian culture from both perspectives – peasant and noble.
Need more of an in-depth experience, take a look at our St. Petersburg special interest tours:
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| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Meeting with guide at your hotel. |
| 9:00 – 13:00 | City highlights tour. Peter & Paul Fortress and Cathedral (inside visit). St.Isaac’s Cathedral (inside visit). |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch. |
| 14:00 – 16:30 | The Hermitage highlights tour (Main Complex).* |
| 18:00 | Return to hotel. |
*Please note: The collection of Impressionists and Post-Impressionists in General Staff building is not included and can be added on request.
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Meeting at your hotel. Drive to Peterhof. Subway ride (a few stations’s in 1950-s style, optional). |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | Peterhof Fountain Parks tour. Grand Cascade and Grand palace (exterior). Drive to Tsarskoe Selo (Pushkin). |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch. |
| 14:00 – 16:00 | A visit to the Catherine Palace with Amber Room and a walk in the park. |
| 17:00 | Return to hotel. |
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 9:00 | Meeting at your hotel. City tour, farm food market (optional). |
| 10:00 – 12:00 | The Russian Museum highlights tour. |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Spilled Blood Church (inside visit). |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch. |
| 14:00 – 16:30 | Nevsky prospect walking tour, Kazan cathedral (inside visit). |
| 17:00 | Return to hotel. |
| Time | Description |
|---|---|
| 8:00 | Meeting with guide at your hotel. |
| 8:00 – 11:00 | Drive to Novgorod. |
| 11:00 – 13:00 | Novgorod highlights tour with inside visits to Kremlin, St.Sofia Cathedral. |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch. |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | St.George Monastery and Museum of Wooden Architecture. Drive back to St.Petersburg. |
| 20:00 | Return to hotel. |
| Group size | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12+ | Max group size |
| Private tour USD/person |
970 | 745 | 635 | 540 | 500 | 460 | 440 | 425 | 405 | 395 | 385 | Contact us | Any |
| Group size | Private tour USD/person |
| 2 | 970 |
| 3 | 745 |
| 4 | 635 |
| 5 | 540 |
| 6 | 500 |
| 7 | 460 |
| 8 | 440 |
| 9 | 425 |
| 10 | 405 |
| 11 | 395 |
| 12 | 385 |
| 12+ | Contact us |
| Max group size | Any |
Children up to 6 years: free of charge
Children from 6 to 17 years and students (with valid ISIC only): USD 30 discount
- private expert guide,
- private air-conditioned vehicle with this timing,
- admission tickets to all museums of the itinerary,
- audio headsets for more than 7 people,
- pass for the camera in the museums.
- Lunches
- Gratuities for guide and driver
please let us know on the TOUR REQUEST and we will tailor it accordingly.
Fantastic tour and excellent guide!
My wife and I were in St. Petersburg for 5 days and booked 3 tours with Tailored Tours Co. They organized wonderful tours. The guides were very knowledgeable and we can't recommend this company enough. I tire very easy and our guides were very attentive to my special needs of sitting down and resting. We booked a full day tour to Novgorod to visit the Icon museum and the Kremlin. We had a very comfortable van and the driver was excellent. Our guide was super and was well prepared. We went to a great restaurant for lunch.
May of 2019
John E
