St. Petersburg Russia

   
 
 

St. Petersburg in Style

4 Days / 2 locations in Finland and Russia

An independent tour by train allowing you to explore the "Venice of the North" at your own pace. The comfortable ride through the countryside of southeastern Finland takes around five hours by the Finnish "Sibelius" train.

It is possible to add hotel nights and to upgrade your hotel. Please inquire.

Itinerary

 
Day 1     Helsinki - St. Petersburg
Accommodation: Astoria Hotel

Board the early morning “Sibelius” train at the main railway station. On arrival in St. Petersburg, a local guide will accompany your transfer by private car to your hotel. The rest of the day is free for you to explore this exciting city on your own. Former czarist palaces, extravagant mansions, and richly decorated churches create an imperial ambience all around the city, which used to be the home of the Russian czars for two hundred years.

 
Day 2     St. Petersburg
Accommodation: Astoria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

The guided sightseeing tour covers the most essential sights of this magnificent Russian city, such as the Peter-and-Paul Fortress, the city's landmark monument; the brilliant St. Isaac"s Cathedral (inside visit), decorated with more than 500 paintings, sculptures and mosaics by Russian masters; and the onion-domed Church of the Bleeding Saviour. After the morning tour you will visit the Hermitage Art Museum.

 
Day 3     St. Petersburg
Accommodation: Astoria Hotel
Meals: Breakfast

Today we have a full day tour to the surroundings of St.Petersburg to visit the cities of Pushkino with Catherine's Palace and Park and Pavlovsk with Paul's Palace.

 
Day 4     St. Petersburg - Helsinki
Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel you will have a tour to visit the Yusupov Palace with the Rasputin Chamber. In the afternoon you have the opportunity to do some last minute shopping before the transfer by private car to the railway station and return to Helsinki with arrival late in the evening.

 

Notes

A visa is required for all passengers on the tours to Russia. Each passenger must apply for the visa in his/her country of domicile. The visa application must be accompanied by confirmation documents provided by Scantours. To obtain the necessary visa support letter, we need the personal data of each passenger at the time of booking (i.e. surname, first names, date of birth, gender, nationality and passport number). There is a $50 handling fee for the support letter, which is charged per party travelling together.

Price Includes
Daily Breakfast
Tax and Port Charges
Hotel Accommodation As in Itinerary With Daily Breakfast
Sightseeing and Entrances Per Itinerary
Roundtrip Rail - 1St Class
Transfer by Private Car - Rr Sta - Hotel - Rr Sta
Price Does Not Include
 Visa to Russia
 Invitation Letter
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