Petersburg cruise terminal! Admission fees to all the sites and St. Petersburg Cathedrals visited! Services of an English speaking professional licensed private St. Petersburg shore excursion guide! Other languages speaking guides available, please check notes! Private driver's services and modern car/deluxe van or motor coach with A/C! All port fees, local taxes and cost of blanket Russia tourism
excursion visa! Guests will visit: St. Issac's Cathedral, Spilled Blood Cathedral, Peter and Paul Cathedral! Blanket Russia Visa included! Come with us and view St. Petersburg's many Orthodox Cathedrals with this private shore excursion and your private, English-speaking guide. Leave behind the cruise ship shore excursion crowds! Please note: We offer the same blanket visa for this St. Petersburg private shore excursion that the cruise ships do, so no worries about immigration and no need to deal with the crowds since this is a private cruise excursion in St. If you've heard that only cruise ships can offer excursion, well, that is not true. Also included will be step-by-step instructions on how to clear immigrations outside of your cruise ship and exactly where to meet your official private St. Petersburg sightsee cruise excursion guide. Your guide will be with you every step of the way so there are no worries about being stopped by the authorities. During this excursion you will see some of the best places and cathedrals of St. Petersbug, Russia. See St. Petersburg in style! The cathedrals were built at the height of the Russian Empire and no expense was spared. The palaces were built to show the eminence and prestige of the Russian Empire, you will be amazed at the opulence and details. You will start the excursion from the city center with a visit to St. Isaac's Square, which is dominated by the expansive St. Isaac's Cathedral. The opulent interior of this spectacular cathedral spans 43,000 square feet (4,000 square meters), and is filled with hundreds of impressive 19th-century works of art. The cathedral took 40 years to construct, and nearly 900 pounds (409 kilos) of pure gold were used to gild the interior and dome, which is visible approximately 25 miles (40 kilometers) away in good weather. The cathedral features interior walls faced with 14 different kinds of marble, and three 20 ton (18,143 Kg) oak and bronze doors adorned with carved reliefs. Next, re-board your private excursion transportation for a visit to the Spilled Blood Cathedral. Also known as the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, this multi-colored, onion-domed church is one of the most ornate in Russia. Built in the early-20th century on the spot where Alexander II was assassinated in 1881 by terrorists, the church is richly decorated with different types of marble from all over the world and its walls are covered with exquisite mosaics. Although years of neglect during the Soviet era left the building in poor condition, a painstaking, 27-year restoration led to the reopening of the cathedral in 1997. Then you will head off to your final stop at the Peter and Paul Cathedral, which stands in the heart of the Peter and Paul Fortress. Designed and built between 1712 and 1733, it was designed by Peter the Great, who also decreed it to be the tallest structure in the city. After his death in 1725, the cathedral became the burial place of subsequent tzars. At the end of your memorable private St. Petersburg Cathedral Cruise Excursion, you will be returned to your St. Petersburg cruise ship pier. Upon returning to the cruise pier, you must get back on your cruise ship and cannot wander outdoors as according to Russian officials and regulations.Your blanket visa is only valid during your excursion. Please note that the transportation used will depend on your group size ranging from a luxury car to a minivan to a deluxe motor coach. St. Isaac's is closed on Wednesdays. Guests must book a minimum of 72 hours before their excursion date. At the end of your booking, after you make the payment, you will be redirected to another page to fill out all the necessary passport information about each guest. Your booking cannot be started until we receive the complete information.
