Saint-Petersburg
Saint – Petersburg is called "the second capital" of Russia. It is a cultural, historical and tourist centre of the country. Now it is one of the largest cities in the world. Almost all buildings at Saint – Petersburg are the monuments of architecture, art and culture.
Linguistic club "MAGELLAN" provides tours to Saint-Petersburg accompanied by Russian, English, Chinese, French, German, etc. guides.
The most popular excursions at Saint-Petersburg are:
1) City tour
During the excursion you will learn great history of the city, observe its famous monuments, majestic churches, unique sculptures. We will visit main squares and the most famous sightseeings such as the Hermitage, Kazan Cathedral, St. Isaac's Cathedral, Saviour on the Blood. Also we will go along the Nevsky prospect — the main streets of St. Petersburg, we will see the field of Mars, Admiralty, panorama of Peter and Paul fortress, House of Peter the 1st, and well-known cruiser Aurora.
Duration: 3 hours
Type: walking, bus tour
2) Excursion to Hermitage
It is one of the largest museums in the world, the exhibition of which is located in more than 350 halls.
The building of The Winter Palace, at which Hermitage is located, is as delightful and amazing as the exhibits inside it. Ceremonial interiors of Winter Palace are also very beautiful and elegant. The Museum of Hermitage has more than 3 000 000 works of art and monuments of world culture: paintings, drawings, sculpture, archaeological finds and numismatic material.
Duration: 2-3 hours
Type: walking
3) Excursion to Peterhof
Peterhof is one of the most grandiose Palace and Park complexes. During excursion you will visit The lower Park. The Park is famous of its fountains and royal buildings, projected and partly completed under Peter the Great. Also you will visit The Grand Palace with Big cascade – the main building of the Peterhof Palace and Park complexes
Nowadays the Grand Palace is a unique Museum of history and art, which has about 3 500 exhibits of painting and porcelain, fabrics and unique furniture and personal belongings of the Russian rulers
Duration: 6 hours
Type: bus, walking
4) Night excursion “The separation of bridges”
There are a lot of sightseeings at Saint-Petersburg that are magnificent during the night: amazing highlight of the Palace square, the night lights of the Admiralty. But the most exciting one that attracts all the tourists is separation of bridges. Each bridge has its own schedule. You will have opportunity to enjoy this city landmark
Duration: 3 hours
Type: bus
5) The town of Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoe Selo)
The town of Pushkin (formerly Tsarskoe Selo) is the nearest suburb of Saint-Petersburg.
During the excursion you will visit the Catherine Palace and see the famous Amber room, the most famous room of the Palace. Also you will visit the Catherine Park. Walking around it, you will see such places as the Marble bridge, the Chesme column, as well as hear the fascinating story of the guide about these and other sights of Tsarskoe Selo.
Duration: 3 hours
Type: bus, walking
We can combine excursions according to you desire or make you own program. Please contact us to specify the details of price, duration, dates and payment conditions.
