New Year in St. Petersburg

29 December St. Petersburg Arrival and Welcome Dinner

Arrival in St. Petersburg, and transfer to the 4 star Hotel Ambassador or similar, for check-in. Time at leisure in this beautiful Imperial city, then tonight enjoy a welcome dinner at the hotel.

30 December St. Petersburg City Sightseeing and Pavlovsk Palace + Troika Ride

St. Petersburg is an amazing city. Its imperial palaces and museums enjoy worldwide fame, while the Neva River and the many canals have deservedly given the city the title “The Venice of the North”. When the city is covered in snow it has a special romantic atmosphere. During the morning sightseeing tour we get acquainted with all the splendours of the city: the Winter Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Church of the Bleeding Saviour, the Nevsky Convent and much more. Afternoon visit to Pavlovsk with the impressive Pavlovsk Palace and experience a real Russian Winter adventure during an unforgettable troika ride.

31 December Hermitage Art Museum and New Year Gala

Morning visit to the world-famous Hermitage Art Museum. In the evening we enjoy an entertaining and fabulous Russian New Year Gala at the hotel.

01 January St. Petersburg: Kazan Cathedral and Yusupov Palace + Farewell Russian Dinner

Morning visit to a holy mass in the Orthodox Kazan Cathedral and a visit to the Yusupov Palace, once a residence of one of the wealthiest and most influential families in Russia. The Palace on the Moika River was built in the middle of the 18th century by famous French architect Vallin de la Mothe. The Palace impresses with magnificence of decoration and style as well as its historical past. In the evening enjoy a farewell dinner at Restaurant Demidov.

02 January St. Petersburg Departure

Transfer to the airport from your hotel and end of arrangements.

2020 departure:  29 December