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| Founded by Peter the Great in 1703, this beautiful and romantic city of grand palaces, canals, rivers and churches remains in contrast to the rest of Russia.
Every corner brings another perfectly proportioned vista its wide boulevards conveying a sense of space. The sheer size and opulence of the palaces and their grounds make them the perfect venue for balls, parties and team games while a mix of music and costumes transports one back to a bygone era. In 1991 the city was placed on the UNESCO list of the world cultural heritage. |
Suggested itinerary in brief; 4 days/3 nights
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| Day 1/Thursday | |
| Afternoon | Arrive International Airport
Optional fast track and police escort to the city
Arrival at the hotel with a short tour en route
Stop on the way at Derzhavin mansion with cocktail and folklore performance
Check in the hotel
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| Welcome Dinner | “Aquarel” restaurant |
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| Day 2/Friday | |
| AM | Treasure Hunt with Culinary walk along Nevsky prospect |
| Lunch | “Tinkoff” brewery-restaurant with beer tasting |
| PM | Private visit to St.Isaac’s Cathedral with a choir concert arranged specially for the group |
| Dinner | The Gourmet Club |
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| Day 3/Saturday | |
| AM | Hermitage (early opening) a tour with demonstration of the Peacock Clock |
| Lunch | Restoran with Vodka tasting |
| PM | at leisure |
| Gala Dinner | Gala Dinner in Yusupov Palace. Tour of the place, Cocktail with Musical Quartet. Private theater ballet performance (pieces from classical ballet). Dinner in Banquet Hall with Musical quartet during dinner. |
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| Day 4/Sunday | |
| AM | Drive to Tzar Village, visit Catherine palace (fast track), Troika Ride. |
| Lunch | “Podvorye” with Russian buffet and unlimited vodka/wine with folklore performance |
| PM | Continue for the international airport
Departure transfer
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Detailed itinerary
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| Day 1 | |
On arrival a private vehicle with a guide will take you to the city center. Have a short tour en route. After the check in and some rest in the hotel the guests are taken to the restaurant where they can relax and enjoy the evening.
 Welcome dinner will be served in “Aquarrel” Restaurant, which is one of the few restaurants of St. Petersburg which is based on water close to the Birzhevoy Bridge not far from the Peter and Paul Fortress and the Spit of the Vasilievsky Island.
In the design of the restaurant consists of the combination of glass and metal reigns. The Aquarel Restaurant has three floors: the ground houses the hall, the first boasts the restaurant itself with the set-in columns and the floor of palm-tree, and there’s a grill-bar and the dessert-hall in the second floor.
The interior is completed with the marvelous view of the Neva River and the Palaces of St. Petersburg.
After dinner the bus takes the guests back to the hotel |
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In the morning have fun during Culinary Walk along Nevsky Prospect.
 
Guests enjoy the walk along Nevsky Prospect. On the way the groups visit some famous sights, have vodka and caviar tasting, learn interesting historical facts and listen to some fascinating stories connected with St.Petersburg. Our guests will cover the following stations
- Spilled on blood Church Kazan cathedral
- Traditional Russian Bakery (with cakes (pies) tasting)
- Duke Stroganoff wine cellar (Costumed Actor is meets the guests, entertains them with funny jokes and treats with Vodka and caviar) – 3 different kinds of vodka and caviar
- Ice-cream tasting with entertainment
Finally the guests come to Tinkoff Restaurant (it has its own brewery), where they enjoy lunch and have beer tasting.
The Tinkoff RestaurantRestaurant is conveniently located in the centre of the city a few minutes’ walk from Nevsky Prospect. It is very popular both among locals and foreigners and is the city's first brewery-restaurant, serving eight varieties of freshly-brewed filtered and unfiltered beer. The stylish interior combines high-tech and industrial styles with seating for 300 guests.
 Private visit to St Isaac’s after the closing hour with choir concert arranged specially for guests
In the evening the guests will have the unique opportunity to visit one of the most beautiful cathedrals in St.Petersburg. It will be opened only for the group and the guests will also enjoy the concert arranged specially for them.
St Isaacs Cathedral Cathedral Is the main church of the city. Commissioned in 1818 by Alexander I, this imperial cathedral with its opulent interior and huge gold dome by its height occupies the 4th place in the world among domed cathedrals. The massive granite columns had to be transported from Finland on purpose built ships and rail and the dome is covered in nearly 100kg of gold; inside, there are 10 malachite columns and a beautiful iconostasis. For visitors with energy to spare, it is possible to climb the several hundred steps of the spiral staircase to the colonnade for a fabulous view of the city.
 Continue with the dinner in one of the best restaurants - The Gourmet Club
Welcome to Gourmet Club. A new restaurant with the same name is located in Moika river embankment. It embodies the unity of esthetic and gastronomic features. The splendid architecture of ‘the golden triangle’ and the splendid view to river waters are combined with genuine respect of each visitor and culinary art of the chef Yanis Sokolovskis.
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| Day 3 | |
 After breakfast the guests will visit one of the main attractions of St.Petersburg - Hermitage.
Hermitage is undoubtedly the largest museum of the world, possessing over 3 million exhibits within its four buildings and attracting around 3 million visitors a year. The exhibitions are diverse with works by Da Vinchy, Raphael, Rembrandt, an impressive collection of impressionists and largest collection of Titians in existence.
Special early opening is arranged for the group with optional Peacock clock switch on.
 Lunch will be served in “Restaurant”
Lunch awaits you in one of the most peculiar restaurants of the city – “Restoran” (Russian word for “restaurant”) - designed in the style of minimalizm by the famous St.Petersburg designer Andrey Dmitriev. It is located on the first floor of an eighteen-century building opposite Admiralty across Niva. It consists of few large halls divided one from another with big arches. Its walls are plastered and white. Its furniture is wooden, but elegant. It serves European and Russian cuisine and it is possible to arrange vodka tasting for the guests. The guest will taste different kinds of vodka nd enjoy lunch afterwards.
 In the evening have a Private visit to the Yusupov Palace, Welcome Cocktail, Gala Dinner, Ballet performance in the private theatre, concert.
The Yusupov Palace is arguably the most interesting and beautifully preserved palace in the city. Built in the 1740s and then bought by Catherine the Great for one of her ladies in waiting, it was eventually purchased by Prince Nikolai Yusupov in 1830 for 250,000 roubles. A fortune at the time. Subsequently it was here that Prince Felix Yusupov planned and carried out the murder of Rasputin. All the rooms are beautifully restored and full of art, while the highlight must surely be the exquisite private theatre,
built for Zineida Yusupov, where such renowned artists as Anna Pavlova and Shaliapin have performed.
 Gala dinner in Yusupov Palace
Actors dressed in period costumes meet and greet guests at the huge entrance doors and flank the white marble staircase which leads to the next floor. As you walk up to a reception, the strains of music float down from a chamber orchestra playing above. After a welcoming glass of champagne, there will be a short tour of the main rooms before descending to the miniature theatre for a private concert of your choice. Gilded with gold and with balconies on all 3 sides of the auditorium it has seating for 186 people on original 19th century chairs and there is also a small royal box available for the guest of honour.
Dinner will be held in the magnificent white columned Banquet Hall.
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 Check out of the hotel. In the morning drive to visit the sumptuous Tsar Village (Pushkin) – summer residence of Russian Emperors.
It is located not far from the city – 27 km In the direction of international airport). Situated in the suburbs of Saint Petersburg The Tsar Village is a unique ensemble comprising several pavilions, beautiful lakes and gardens and a wonderful Catherine Palace.
The summer palace was originally given by Peter the Great to his wife Catherine, and was rebuilt by Italian architect Rastrelli in 1756. The palace is a huge, elegant building with white and hold Baroque mouldings set against a blue background, set in a beautiful park with elaborate gardens, canals and pavilions. Catherine the Great loved living here. Some of the more beautiful rooms include the Great Hall, the State Dining Room, the Amber Room, the Blue Drawing Room, the bedroom of Alexander I’s wife Elisabeth and the Palace Church. And the famous Amber Room (mysteriously disappeared during the WWII) and restored in 2003.
 Optionally the guest can have open air activities – troika ride, folklore group entertainment.
After the visit to Catherine palace the guests will enjoy Troika Ride (horse riding in a carriage behind horse – traditional Russian entertainment during Tsars time). While some guest enjoy troika ride others have tea with Russian pancakes.
 Continue for Lunch to “Podvorie” restaurant, located nearby.
Have lunch in the restaurant “Podvorye” with traditional wooden Russian decor and national cuisine. The restaurant is known to have been visited by top level officials – Vladimir Putin, Jaques Chirac, etc. It is a very cosy restaurant, the interior resembles traditional Russian terem (wooden palace), a lot of woodcarving. Meal is accompanied by folklore group singing.
Russian vodka, wine – no limit.
Continue for the international airport.
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