Round trip transportation from your St. Petersburg cruise ship terminal! Air conditioned, fully licensed and insured transportation! Bilingual professional private St. Petersburg shore excursion guide! Other languages speaking guides available, please check notes! Admission fees to all the sites visited! Services of a licensed local driver! All port fees, taxes and the cost of blanket Russia touri
sm excursion visa included! Guests will visit: Metro Station, Farmer's Market and Russian Vodka Museum! Come and experience the daily life of St. Petersburg, the second largest city in Russia. Unique exploration of historic St. Petersburg and see how the people live. See the metro, shops, markets and the famous Vodka Museum! Do not let the cruise lines trick you by saying that you can only get off the ship in St. Petersburg if guests purchase one of the ship's sponsored St. Petersburg shore excursions. This is not true! When you book our Everyday Life of a Russian excursion, your private blanket visa is included. So skip the cattle-call type ship excursions and have your own private guide and transportation to experience an everyday life in Russia! With this private excursion, your English speaking guide will entertain and educate you with local information and stories as well as take you through some of the most popular spots for locals such as the Metro and a Farmer's Market. It does not get any more hands on than taking a ride on the famous Metro with your private excursion guide leading the way. You will be amazed. These are not dirty subways with litter, graffiti and beggars. The Metro's stunning stations were intended by Stalin to be "palaces for the people." Thousands of tons of marble, granite and limestone were used to face the walls, and sculptures, mosaics and chandeliers were commissioned from leading artists. The first line opened in 1955 and all are still amazing in beauty today. You will see a few stations and take a short ride on the train. The Metro ride is quite an experience and gives a glimpse of the daily life of the people of St. Each station is unique in its own grandeur. Put the stereotypes aside and enjoy an opportunity to take a peek at some of Saint Petersburg's markets and food stores. This provides an intriguing insight into local life as well. Many locals shop in the food markets where you can find fruit, vegetables, fresh meat and fish, delicious homemade cottage cheese and wonderful natural honey. Sellers in the market come from all over the former Soviet Union and one can witness quite a variety of nationalities there and enjoy friendly attitudes. After the visit to the market, continue to the museum of Russian Vodka for a short guided visit and vodka tasting. You will be treated to a variety of vodkas together with traditional Russian snacks served to complement this famous national icon before you board your private transportation and return back to your St. Petersburg cruise ship pier. Your blanket visa only covers you 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. 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.
