We were made to wait outside the Catherine Palace for 1:45 minutes in very inclement weather - why? No one could answer that question! Then rushed to make it back to our ship! Read Less

Toured Hermitage museum and then had lots of time to shop and grab lunch. Read Less

Fantastic! Checked off the bucket list. See general comments for more info. Read Less

We did a private tour with TJ Travel. I cannot recommend them highly enough. They were superb! Private touring is the best way to see St. Petersburg. Read Less

We booked with Princess and while it was a very early tour we were surprised to wait in line to watch others go ahead of us. Read Less

It is simply not worth it to go to St Petersburgh in season--crowds are simply overwhelming Read Less

Weather was dull but was still able to see a lot of the city on the river cruise. Local entertainment provided on the boat was entertaining with audience participation encouraged. Read Less

A hot day with quite a lot of walking, Very informative Read Less

Did our own private tour through smartfree tours that was awesome. Cant recommend enough. Read Less

Took tour through Allah Tours Read Less

Fanstastic tour - as always Viking team in the ground were superb. We got tickets before any other cruise line. Read Less

Basic tour thats quick and easy - a good intro to St. Petersburg Read Less

We did Hermitage Behind Closed Doors which is a Viking privileged access tour - absolutely excellent! Read Less

Wow - amazing tour! Probably the best tour of the entire trip - fascinating and wonderful tour guide Read Less

We booked the standard one day small group excursion with TJ Travel and could not have been happier. In a small group of 10 with a wonderful English speaking guide, Helen, and driver in modern van we were able to enjoy: ride around town, souvenir shopping stop, Hermitage, Church of the Spilt Blood, lunch in a Russian restaurant, hydrofoil ride to Peterhof where we toured the gardens, and ride between to two opulent metro stations. We so enjoyed being in a small group, and it almost felt like a private tour. Read Less

Be aware - if you did not book an excursion with the Cruise Line, you could not visit St. Pete without a special Visa. Read Less

Too rushed Read Less

We hired a private tour with TJ Travel for the six of us traveling together. Since my aunt and uncle are slower it allowed us to move at our pace. TJ Travel also provided two wheelchairs after we got started. We ended up waiting for them which was fine but I didn’t even know they had them otherwise I would have asked in advance. I am surprised they didn’t mention it when I told them in advance we had some ambulatory issues. One wheelchair ended up being faulty and we couldn’t use it but it was more of a precaution for my uncle anyway. In the end we put the one wheelchair to good use and our guides were prepared the second day. We got around to all the major sites and had an AMAZING time with our guide Julia and our driver Boris. We picked this cruise because we could spend two days in St Petersburg and we could have spent more time for sure. It was a whirlwind but spectacular. It was a LOT of walking. Peterhof in particular is not set up for people with mobility issues. Long walks to everything and eventually a climb up to the parking lot. My aunt and uncle would have missed some amazing gardens but they would have been better off skipping Peterhof. Read Less

We used Alla Tours for a two day grand tour. Could not fault them. Read Less

We booked a 3-day private tour with a day trip to Moscow. We absolutely loved it and we've used SPB in the past - they're excellent! Read Less

We did a private 2day tour with TJ Travel. Outstanding tour and company. Read Less

What can one say,just breathtaking the opulence of Peterhof palace alone was worth the journey Read Less

Exceptional, gold leaf everywhere,sumptuous apartments ,not rushed through and really enjoyed the visit Read Less

Bus stops at this central location and people could walk around unhindered Read Less

Really Outstanding- just go and see it, you need stamina as the pace is FAST !!! Read Less