St Petersburg Short Tours for Passengers of Ocean Cruises

If your ocean cruise is docking in St Petersburg, please read this information carefully. It will explain to you available options for arranging short tour in St Petersburg. Note, this information does not apply for passengers of Russian river cruises.

1) Your ship will offer you to join one of city tours organized by the ship company. It is convenient that you don't have to plan ahead, but you will pay 2-3 times more than the market price (close to $2,000 per person) and, you are stuck with a group, which means that you wait for others and see less of the city. You will not need Russian visa as your ship will put you on a list of as called "group visa," which requires you to be back to the ship in the evening.

2) Then, there are various small-scale operations in St Petersburg that offer small group tours in the city. Just like your ship, such operations use "group visas," so you don't have to worry about obtaining visa to Russia. Price tag of local providers is around $1,300 for two days of touring in the city. The main minus, once again, is that you will be stuck with a group and have to return to the ship at certain time.

3) Third way is offered by "Travel All Russia" - private tour for $770 without hotel or $1,150 with the hotel. We think it is important to show you as much of the city as possible. And the only way to do this is without a group, with a private guide and a driver. However, you will need visa to Russia in order to disembark. Good news, is that we will take care of all Russian visa arrangements for you, at no additional cost. We also offer a hotel option in case if you prefer to stay off the ship while you are in the city.

St Petersburg short tours