Day 1
Meeting at Istanbul Airport in front of the Turkish Airlines group counter at 09:00. After ticket and baggage procedures, departure to St. Petersburg at 10:55 on Turkish Airlines flight TK401. Arrival in St. Petersburg at 14:20 local time, followed by passport control and meeting with our guide. During the panoramic city tour you will see the streets where the finest works of the world's most famous architects and artists are displayed, along with the city's historic and touristic sights. Among the places to be seen are the famous Nevsky Prospect featured in the books of renowned writers, the Old Port Lighthouses, the Mint, the Clock Tower, the Statue of Peter the Great, the Winter Palace, Palace Square, the Admiralty Building and the Cruiser Aurora. After our city tour, transfer to the hotel. Free time and overnight at our hotel.
Day 2
Free time after breakfast. For guests who wish, an optional tour of the HERMITAGE MUSEUM — located next to the Neva River and housing around 4 million works from the Tsarist era, it is one of the largest museums in Russia and the world, and has even entered the Guinness Book of Records as the museum with the largest collection of paintings. In the afternoon, an optional St. Petersburg canal boat tour. On this tour, accompanied by our guide, we see St. Petersburg from its canals, extending all the way to the Neva River. Free time after the tour. Overnight at our hotel.
HERMITAGE TOUR – 50€ | CANAL BOAT TOUR – 40€
Day 3
Free time after breakfast. You may explore the historic and touristic sights of St. Petersburg at your leisure or go shopping in local stores. For guests who wish, an optional PETERHOF TOUR. On this tour we will have the chance to see the summer palace located on the Gulf of Finland, designed by Peter the Great himself and built by the Italian architect Rastrelli. Rivaling Versailles in Paris, it is a magnificent palace complex with gardens adorned by 150 monumental fountains and 4 cascades. Although it suffered great damage during World War II, it has been restored in all its splendor, faithful to its original architecture. Free time after the tour. In the evening, guests who wish may join the optional gala dinner at Troika Restaurant. After this evening of magnificent flavors accompanied by Russian folk dances and music, transfer to the hotel and overnight stay.
PETERHOF TOUR – 65€ | GALA DINNER – 75€
Day 4
Free time after breakfast. Guests are kindly requested to check out of their rooms by 12:00 and leave their luggage at the designated area. Guests who wish may join our optional Pushkin Town Tour. On this tour we will see the park, palace and building complex known as the Tsar's Village, built in the 18th century by Empress Catherine. The main building of the town, which covers an area of 600 hectares, is the Catherine Palace. The Amber Room here is extremely fascinating, although due to the summer crowds many tourists are unable to visit it. In this famous town where the aristocracy of the Tsarist era met with the Tsar's family, you will also find the school where the famous poet Pushkin studied. After our tour, transfer to the airport. Following ticket and passport procedures, departure to Istanbul at 15:30 on Turkish Airlines flight TK402. Arrival in Istanbul at 18:55 and end of our tour.
PUSHKIN TOUR – 50€
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