Sun+Mon

If your ship comes to St. Petersburg for a Sunday and Monday, the tour timing of a 2-day-itinerary that includes Hermitage has to be modified, and this webpage shows the adjusted tour version:

For ships departing on Monday at 19:00 or later:

Option: Imperial Capital and the Treasury of World's Art (Simple day swap, same tour time at your disposal)

Sun: by a/c vehicle 
9:30-10:30 Meet your guide in the terminal of your ship and begin the city tour with photo stops
10:30-11:30 Peter and Paul's Fortress and Cathedral*** (actual tour inside approx. 20-30 Min)
12:00-12:30 Saviour on the Blood Church (actual tour inside approx. 20-30 min)
12:30-13:00 Drive over Nevski Prospekt
13:00-13:45 St. Isaac's Cathedral (actual tour inside approx. 20-40 min)
13:45-14:45 Lunch (optional*)
15:00-17:30 Hermitage (actual tour approx. 2h)
17:30-18:00/18:30 Return to the ship

Mon (Hermitage is closed): by a/c vehicle 
9:30-10:30 Meet your guide in the terminal of your ship and drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)
10:30-12:30 Catherine Palace and Park incl. Amber Room (actual tour of the palace 1h, in park 20-30 Min)
12:30-13:30 Lunch (optional*)
13:30-14:30 Drive to Peterhof
14:30-15:45 Fountain Gardens of Peterhof (actual tour approx. 1 Std)
15:45-16:45 Drive back into city centre and see "Underground Palaces" of the Metro (approx. 20 Min)
16:45-17:30/18:00 Return to the ship (Ship departs at 19:00)


For ships departing on Monday at 18:00:

Option: Imperial Capital and the Treasury of World's Art (To add 1 extra hour of tour time would be beneficial!)

Sun: by a/c vehicle 
9:45-10:45 Meet your guide in the terminal of your ship and drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)
10:45-12:45 Catherine Palace and Park incl. Amber Room (actual tour of the palace 1h, in park 20-30 Min)
12:45-14:45 Lunch (optional*), drive to city centre and drive over Nevski Prospekt
14:45-15:15 Saviour on the Blood Church (actual tour inside approx. 20-30 min) 
15:30-18:00 Hermitage (actual tour approx. 2h)
18:00-18:45 Return to the ship

Mon (Hermitage is closed): by a/c vehicle 
8:30-10:00 Meet your guide in the terminal of your ship, drive to Peterhof and see "Underground Palaces" of the Metro (approx. 20 Min)
10:00-11:15 Fountain Gardens of Peterhof (actual tour approx. 1 Std)
11:15-12:45 Drive back into city centre and photo stop at St. Nicolas Naval Cathedral
12:45-13:30 St. Isaac's Cathedral (actual tour inside approx. 20-40 min)
13:30-14:30 Lunch (optional*)
14:30-15:10 Photo stops at Palace Square and Stock Exchange Sqaure (Spit of Basil Island)
15:10-16:00 Peter and Paul's Fortress and Cathedral*** (actual tour inside approx. 20-30 Min)
16:00-16:30/17:00 Return to the ship (Ship departs at 18:00)

You can see that  for the ships with a departure at 18:00 on Monday the itinerary of the Option "Imperial Capital and the Treasury of World's Art" that includes an inside visit to the Hermitage, has to offer the summer residences (Catherine Palace and Peterhof) on different days which leads to the need of an extra hour to be used up for the long drives between the city and the summer residences. This hour is being taken from the time regularly used for photo stops. Those guests wishing to have enough time for photo stops even if their ship departs at 18:00 on Monday are advised to book an extra hour of tour time additionally to the above itinerary (will be added on the first day in the morning or evening), the cost of such extra hour including the vehicle, driver and guide time would be as follows:

Number of people123456-78-1213-18more than 18
Price, pp, EUR**25131297654upon request


Option: Imperial Capital and the "Northern Venice" (unchanged, enough time)

Sun: by a/c vehicle
9:30-11:00 Meet your guide in the terminal of your ship, photo stop(s) and drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)
11:00-13:00 Catherine Palace and Park incl. Amber Room (actual tour of the palace 1h, in park 20-30 Min)
13:00-14:00 Lunch (optional*)
14:00-15:00 Drive to Peterhof
15:00-16:30 Fountain Gardens of Peterhof (actual tour approx. 1 Std)
16:30-18:00/18:30 See "Underground Palaces" of the Metro (approx. 20 Min) on the way back to the ship

Mon (Hermitage is closed): by a/c vehicle 
9:00-10:00 Meet your guide in the terminal of your ship and begin the city tour with photo stops
10:00-11:00 Peter and Paul's Fortress and Cathedral*** (actual tour inside approx. 20-30 Min)
11:30-12:00 Saviour on the Blood Church (actual tour inside approx. 20-30 min)
12:00-12:30 Drive over Nevsky Prospekt
12:30-13:15 St. Isaac's Cathedral (actual tour inside approx. 20-40 min)
13:30-14:30 Lunch (optional*)
15:00-16:00 Boat ride on Neva-river and canals of the "Northern Venice"
16:00-16:30/17:00 Return to the ship (Ship departs at 18:00 or later)

Combined Option includes both Hermitage and boat ride (enough time as photos can also be made from the boat)

Sun: by a/c vehicle 
9:45-10:45 Meet your guide in the terminal of your ship and drive to Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo)
10:45-12:45 Catherine Palace and Park incl. Amber Room (actual tour of the palace 1h, in park 20-30 Min)
12:45-14:45 Lunch (optional*), drive to city centre and drive over Nevski Prospekt
14:45-15:15 Saviour on the Blood Church (actual tour inside approx. 20-30 min) 
15:30-18:00 Hermitage (actual tour approx. 2h)
18:00-19:00 Photo stop at Palace Square and possibly coffee break (excl.)
19:00-20:00 Boat ride on Neva-river and canals of the "Northern Venice"
20:00-20:45 Return to the ship

Mon (Hermitage is closed): by a/c vehicle 
8:45-10:15 Meet your guide in the terminal of your ship, drive to Peterhof and see "Underground Palaces" of the Metro (approx. 20 Min)
10:15-11:30 Fountain Gardens of Peterhof (actual tour approx. 1 Std)
11:30-13:00 Drive back into city centre and photo stop at St. Nicolas Naval Cathedral
13:00-13:45 St. Isaac's Cathedral (actual tour inside approx. 20-40 min)
13:45-14:45 Lunch (optional*)
14:45-15:10 Photo stop at Stock Exchange Square (Spit of Basil Island)
15:10-16:00 Peter and Paul's Fortress and Cathedral*** (actual tour inside approx. 20-30 Min)
16:00-16:45 Return to the ship (Ship departs at 18:00)