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Travel to St. Petersburg
Brief example of Cultural Leisure Program in St.Petersburg:
Location: St.Petersburg Period: May-September Duration: 4 days/ 3 nights Number of pax: from FIT till any size of the group
*Notes: Different focuses of the tour are possible (depending on clients' interests): history, architecture, culture, literature, theatre, gastronomy, sport, shopping...
Day1
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Afternoon:
- Arrival to St.Petersburg: airport/railway station/sea port/river port
- Meeting with "IN'JOY Russia" guide;
- Transfer to a hotel, accompanied by the guide;
- "Russian Welcome": on the way to the hotel - welcome drink at the Russian Vodka Museum with short tour in the museum;
- Check-in, accommodation at the hotel;
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Evening:
- Dinner at the hotel or at a restaurant downtown: from self service cafes till high class restaurants; Russian, International, European, Italian, French, Japanese, Chinese, Indian cuisine...
- Overnight at the hotel
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Day2
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Morning:
- Breakfast at hotel;
- "Venice of the North" sightseeing tour, combined with cruise on the Neva river, small rivers and canals of St.Petersburg. During the tour - visiting of main highlights (exteriors): Palace Square, Winter Palace, St.Isaac's Cathedral, Nevsky Prospect, Bronze Horseman, Spit of Basil Island, Savior on Blood Cathedral, Cruiser "Aurora", etc...;
- Lunch at a restaurant downtown;
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Afternoon:
- "City of Mystery": excursion to Peter & Paul Fortress (Cathedral and territory) - the birth place of St.Petersburg, burial place of all Russian Emperors, starting from Peter the Great till Nikolas II.
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Evening:
- "Theatre Evening": Ballet / Opera performance at Mariinsky Theatre (former Kirov Ballet);
- Dinner at the restaurant of the theatre - "Za Stsenoy" ("Backstage");
- Overnight at the hotel
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Day3
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Morning:
- Breakfast at hotel;
- "History of Russian Empire": excursion to the Hermitage State Museum; Winter Palace - former residence of Russian Tsars, the largest museum in Russia, one of the richest collections of European paintings in the world (Da Vinci, Rafael, Titian, Rembrandt, Rubens, impressionists...);
- Lunch at a restaurant downtown;
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Afternoon:
- "St.Petersburg from the bird view": excursion to St.Isaac's Cathedral; Colonnade visit - the splendid view over city: the 3-d largest cupola in Europe;
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Evening:
- Farewell Russian Dinner with Folklore entertainment: at restaurant downtown;
- Overnight at the hotel
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Day4
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Morning:
- Breakfast at the hotel;
- Check-out at the hotel;
- Transfer to Petershof (Petrodvorets) by Hydrofoil (high speed boat on Finnish Gulf);
- "Russian Versailles": excursion to Petershof with visiting Grand Palace ( or Monplaisir Palace) and Park with fountains: former summer Tsars' Residence, located on the coast of Finnish Gulf, famous for its magnificent park with fountains;
- Lunch at a cafe/ restaurant located in the park;
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Afternoon:
- Transfer to airport/ railway station/ sea port/river port;
- Departure from St.Petersburg
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