Petersburg because if you lose your passport, with the US & British consulates closed there, you would have to travel to Moscow to get a new passport. On the second day we even had time to stop at a typical Russian indoor farmer's market. She took us to a very reasonable souvenir shop where I was able to find reasonably priced Russian dolls. Everything that we did on the Two Day Deluxe tour was so interesting and comprehensive, including the subway ride. Touring w/ her at the Hermitage was extraordinary, she was so well versed in art and what important art works we should focus our attention on. Elza was extremely knowledgable about her Russian history and every place that we went to.
#SPB TOURS ST.PETERSBURG DRIVER#
Our driver was excellent, working well w/ Elza so that we were whisked away from venue to venue. With our group of six, we did a full two days in St. Our tour guide & driver waited for us patiently.
#SPB TOURS ST.PETERSBURG PDF#
Luckily for us, Viking was the only ship docking on our first day - it was easy getting through immigration w/ the documents that SPB provides as a PDF file from the website. Petersburg cruise terminal can be lengthy if there are several large ships docking. SPB Tours made it very easy to book the tour online using US dollars - there is some issue now with paying for the tour in rubles only (or what the exchange rate is) if you pay once you are in Russia. This is something to be aware of w/ the independent Russian tour companies if you are traveling on a more expensive cruise line where most passengers would not go independent or that you need to use Cruise critic roll call to try to get other passengers to sign up for your independent tour. We had six and I was assured by SPB that the tour would take place. I had booked the excursion almost a year in advance. I had gotten the recommendation about SPB Tours from someone who had used them when they were traveling on a Royal Caribbean Baltic cruise. The website originally stated that tours would occur even if only two signed up but understanding costs and some cruise lines like Viking where the majority of passengers would use the cruise line excursions, I can see tour companies doing this.
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As another reviewer mentioned, I was concerned about the tour being cancelled since SPB Tours now has a minimum of 8 participants for a tour to take place.
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Amazing Tour w/ our guide, Elza, she and our driver, were just exceptional.