9:00 am Meeting by the ship (please, note start time of the tour is given approximately and will be adjusted depending on your ship arrival time)
9:00 - 10.00 am Introduction tour with photo-stops in the most beautiful spots of the city
10:00 am - 10:30 am Hydrofoil to Peterhof
10:30 am - 12:00 pm Stroll in the Peterhof Fountain Park
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Inside guided tour of the Grand Maket. Scale model (1:87) of Russia covering the country on 800 square meters of permanent interactive exhibition
3:30 am - 5:00 pm Inside guided tour of the State Hermitage Museum*
5:10 pm - 5:40 pm Payment, shopping
6:00 pm Drop off in the port
*Substitutions: On Mondays the Hermitage may be replaced with a stroll along Nevsky Prospect and a boat ride.
The order of museum visits and the time spent at each venue may vary depending on ticket availability, museums’ days-off, and the traffic situation in the city.
According to the Russian legislation a licensed tour operator has the right to arrange visa-free tours for cruise passengers arriving to St. Petersburg port. TJ Travel is an officially registered tour operator authorized to issue blanket visas. You will receive your free blanket visas (tour tickets) through email once you book a shore excursion with us. Please ignore warnings from your cruise ship company indicating that only a cruise ship company is allowed to run visa-free tours in St. Petersburg. Warnings/notifications of that kind don’t have any legitimate basis.
Please note you must print your blanket visas received via email from TJ Travel and bring it along with your passports each day of your tour. Blanket visas and your passports should be presented to an immigration officer on duty during disembarkation/embarkation in St. Petersburg.
All private tours require a 50% prepayment at the time of reservation. This amount is non-refundable if you cancel your reservation less than 72 hours prior to the tour starting time
Cancelation policy
If you or any other member of your party decides to cancel your confirmed booking you must notify us in writing. All payments are fully refundable 72 hours prior to the date of your tour; payments are non-refundable within 72 hours prior to the date of your tour. In case of no-show, no refund is granted.
Please ensure to make your booking at least 4-5 days prior to your ship's arrival to St. Petersburg. The port authorities require all passport information in advance, and the bookings sent in less than 4 days prior to arrival will be rejected.
Please note that in case the Hermitage museums is overcrowded, museum authorities may limit the entrance which cause an extra waiting time – up to 30 min.
Children (7 - 17 y.o.)/students get 15 USD off the tour price. Students must have an ISIC card, otherwise the discount is not available.
Gratuities to the guide and driver are not included in the tour price. The sum you wish to give to your guide and driver after a well-done tour should be up to the western standards (approximately 15%). It is a good idea to divide gratuity between your guide and driver and give it separately to them: 10% to the guide and 5% to the driver. Please have some cash with you (USD, EUR or RUB) for this reason, but it is always up to you!
TJ Travel Company is specialized in providing service for cruise passengers and land travelers.
