St. Petersburg City Tour Excursion Reviews

This also was very enjoyable as the church was incredible . Read Less

Greatest decision of this trip to use the independent tour guide from St Petersburg. Small group, great Mercedes Van transport, ate in local cafes, and had a very smooth visit through Catherine's Palace, St Issaces church, and Church of the Spilled Blood. Hermitage visit was a bit more hectic as there was a 1/2 marathon blocking parking close by and caused much more walking. Overall, the sites are beautiful and the guide was excellent. Read Less

The city tour also had leisure time. It was incredible. The leisure time was in walking distance to Church of Spilled Blood and great shopping. Read Less

This was a very interesting tour with a number of photo stops on the way. Our guide a retired school teacher was excellent Read Less

Through the eyes of Russians. Subway, market were interesting. Could have done without the vodka tasting Read Less

this was a walk through the city and a metro ride, but the metro ride took too long and honesty I would not do this one again. Read Less

The short cruise, am only, (BUS 33!) was a waste of money. The tour guide seemed bored and angry, did not have a name take on, did not answer questions, and seemed angry about being on the bus. On the second full day excursion, with Olga, was excellent. Read Less

Did a great 2 day tour with SPB. First day was suburbs and second was Hermitage and other in town sights. Amazing sights. Loved it thoroughly. Read Less

City tour was a great overview and very interesting. It's a must if you have not been to St. Petersburg before. Read Less

Two day 'Must See' Tour which was excellent in all respects and covered all major attractions. So much to see, but done in a leisurely manner. Expert, friendly guide. Small group of 15 allowed quick and sometimes priority entrance. Included subway and waterways trip and two excellent lunches. Some free time to explore independently. Read Less

Shopping tour - didn’t go near shops, just walked around that part of city. Read Less

Coach tour with excellent guide that hit the high spots in St. Petersburg. Read Less

Highlight of the cruise! Amazing museums and architecture. We booked 4 half day tours with Celebrity. They all had excellent guides. The only thing to consider if you do half day tours is that between tours you go back to the terminal and because of immigration it's not worth queueing to go back on board. There are limited facilities at the terminal (no cafe) so we had a lunch of snacks. Read Less

A pity it rained throughout as the beautiful buildings would be so much more impressive on a nice dry day. A good tour and excellent guides. Read Less

Poor timing, guide was too quick resulting in people falling of tour pace and getting lost. second day people didnt turn up. wouldnt book with these again in future better organisation needed Read Less

We were extremely nervous and stressed about going into St Petersburg. We took the Viking excursion, and they made it seemless. Viking staff had everything planned so well, staying with the passengers and making sure that we all got through security easily. I have to say that it only took us less than 10 min to clear Russian security. With that being said, all our stress disappeared and we truly enjoyed the sights in St Petersburg, we took tours both days, and both days were wonderful. St Petersburg is a beautiful town. Peterhof Palace is amazing, but does get crowded. Read Less

Lots of traffic but saw lots of interesting things. Read Less

Our incredible guide (Val - SPB Tours) has a huge interest in the city and its history. He entertained us for the whole time, even breaking into song and poetry. (You might think this cheesy, but he had enough cynicism to pull it off.) Our driver Sergei had a perfect mix of care and aggression to get us through the heavy traffic. St Petersburg felt like a normal European city - I had a been a bit apprehensive about Russia. Now we will try to find a way to come back for a much longer time, and at our own pace. Read Less

Was a grueling 2 day comprehensive tour but so worth it. Mouth dropping sights, art, palaces at every turn. Boat ride on Neva was so relaxing. Hermitage museum was amazing. Gardens/fountains of Peterhof gorgeous. Read Less

This was a brilliant tour, with just 14 people, the guide (Angie) was very good and knowledgeable. She made the tour a lot of fun. She knew all the shortcuts and tips to bypass any crowds and we was everything in relative comfort. The mini bus was always there waiting for us at the end of every stop. Couldn't have asked for more. Way cheaper than the ship tours as well ( and, no, you really don't need a visa when taking a recognised city tour whatever the ship information says! It ws a 2 day tour - very intensive with a lot of walking. Read Less

St Petersburg is a treasure trove of extremely photogenic buildings and often infamous historical events. Loved it. Read Less

The guide we had was excellent and informative and gave us a full itinerary of all the interetsing buildings and their history Read Less

We took 4 tours here - all chosen for the least amount of walking. 1) Day 1 - Panoramic tour with photo stops. Afternoon tour. Enjoyable. 2) Day 2 - ditto (almost the same but with St Peter and Paul Fortress) Morning tour. Enjoyable. 3) Day 2 - St Petersburg by night 11pm - 2 am. Fascinating. Best tour of all. Stopped for photos. Watched the bridges opening. Marvelled at the huge amount of boats on the river. Because there were no crowds at this time the coach could stop by the Hermitage and we got beautiful photos. Day 3 - Shopping on Nevsky Prospect. Afternoon. We had 2 hours free time but didn't go far as it was extremely hot. But very interesting to be in Russia. Note - all daytime tours included a stop at a souvenir shop! Read Less

Significantly cheaper than Princess, with the added benefit of being able to cram more into the itinerary because our group of 12 in a small van could get closer to the front door and took less time to get through toilet stops than a bus of 40+ people. We had no problems with visas, and found the representative holding a sign the second we cleared passport control. There's a new restriction that independent tour buses are not allowed into the port unto 8:30, but their representatives are there to meet people from the minute the ship docks and get passengers organised into their groups ready to go as soon as the gates open. It was very easy, even with seven cruise ships in port that day, and they got us back to the ship in plenty of time despite the traffic chaos of the FIFA semi final. TJ Travel also offered a wide range of evening add-on options, including a Russian cooking class that we highly recommend if that's your thing. Our tour guide spoke excellent English and was vary knowledgeable. Read Less

An all-day tour visiting the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Hermitage and a City Tour with lunch at a restaurant included. At 2.5 hours, the Hermitage part of the tour could have been half an hour shorter. Read Less