Sightseeing tour by car in St. Petersburg

Find out all the unusual facts and stories of the city

It is important for the guide to convey not just formal information about the sights and cultural places of the city, but to tell unusual facts or stories related to them. You will start the tour on St. Isaac’s square, where, in addition to the Cathedral of the same name, you will see the monument to Nicholas II, the Mariinsky Palace.

A short walk will take you to the Senate square, where you will admire the Bronze Horsemen, the building of the Senate and Synod, the Neva embankment. On the other side you will see the building of the Twelve Collegia, Menshikov Palace, Academy of Arts, Kunstkamera.

Depending on the number of people, we offer the following types of transport.

*At your request, we will provide Executive class transport services with appropriate cost recalculation (Mercedes S-Class, Mercedes V-Class, Mercedes Sprinter V. I. P.

Tour of the main streets

A stop during the tour is planned at the Admiralty, which offers a stunning and world-famous view of the “Neva panorama”. You will see the Winter Palace, the Palace Bridge, the Peter and Paul fortress, the ensemble of the arrow of Vasilievsky island.

The Nevsky prospect is the main thoroughfare of the city that starts from the Admiralty and ends at the Alexander Nevsky Square. It is 4,5 km long. The Nevsky prospect appeared in 1710 as two roads in boggy forest leading from the Admiralty and from the Alexander Nevsky Monastery to the Old Novgorod high road.

The Anichkov Bridge is decorated with the four different equestrian statues, representing four stages of taming a horse. They were made by P.Klodt in the 1840-s.

The Anichkov palace it was built in 1740th to the order of Empress Elizabeth for Count Razumovsky, and later belonged to the Romanovs. Now it houses the Palace of Creativity for the children.

Beloselsky-Belizersky’s Palace was built in the mid-19th century. Now the Palace houses a business and cultural center of the city.

Is the principal Russian Orthodox Church in St.Petersburg.

The Cathedral of our lady of Kazan was built in 1801-1811. In 1813 the field marshal Mikhail Kutuzov was buried here with full military honours.

Enjoy the views of squares and theaters

Visit to the Arts square, during the tour, which is located in the Mikhailovsky Palace (Russian Museum), the Mikhailovsky Theater, the Golenishchev-Kutuzov house, the musical Comedy Theater, The Russian ethnographic Museum, the Great hall of the Shostakovich Philharmonic. In the Center of the square is a monument to Alexander Pushkin.

Secrets and legends of castles and museums

One of the most mysterious structures in the city is the Mikhailovsky (Engineering) Castle.  Its owner is Pavel the First. The history of the castle is covered with a lot of secrets and legends. You can enjoy views of Konyushennaya square and the famous Mikhailovsky garden trellis. The Central element of the ensemble on the Griboyedov canal is a unique mosaic open-air Museum-Spas-on-Blood.

Individual sightseeing tour

During the tour, you will travel along the field of Mars, in the center of which the Eternal fire burns. In good weather, we recommend taking a walk in the Summer garden.

After crossing the Troitsky Bridge, you will find yourself on Troitsky square, which was once the center of the city. To your right is Zayachy island, where the first building of St. Petersburg-the Peter and Paul fortress.

Peter&Paul Fortress were founded by Peter the Great at 27th May 1703. This date is considered as a birthday of Saint-Petersburg. Peter and Paul Cathedral is one of the major city’s dominants. The bell tower of the Cathedral is 122,5 m high. It’s the highest building of the city. The bell tower is crowned with an Angel and this ensemble is one of the city’s symbols.

After an interesting tour, we recommend visiting one of the most popular restaurants located right on the territory of Hare Island.

The route of an individual sightseeing tour is designed for three or four hours. All our excursions start and end where you are comfortable. The tour sequence also depends on city traffic. Our guides and drivers try to choose the most optimal routes based on the traffic situation.

The guide and driver will meet you at the specified time.

The duration can be extended at your request with the appropriate recalculation of the cost. The price is indicated for excursions conducted in Russian, English and German. The cost is calculated in other languages by our managers upon your request.