If you are in the city on the Neva for the first time, first of all, pay attention to sightseeing excursions in St. Petersburg cost which is not too high. They usually last 3-4 hours and are conducted by bus. Tourists are shown a dozen or so main attractions of St. Petersburg: the Winter Palace, St. Isaac's Cathedral, the Smolny Palace, the Bronze Horseman, etc. In general, everything that must be seen, even if you came to the northern capital for just one day.
During a sightseeing bus tour, tourists are usually given the opportunity to get off near the most significant attractions, stretch their legs and take photos.
Sightseeing water excursions along the rivers and canals of St. Petersburg are becoming increasingly popular. The Neva, Moika, Fontanka, and the Griboyedov Canal are part of the standard minimum route. Pleasure boats often go out into the Gulf of Finland. Sometimes excursions are accompanied by lunch on deck or in the dining hall.
Sightseeing excursions can combine bus and river routes. Many tourists prefer to go on sightseeing excursions at night to enjoy the atmosphere of the white nights in summer and watch the drawbridges, and in winter – just to ride through the city flooded with lights.
A big tour of St. Petersburg usually takes six hours and combines a bus ride, a ride on a water tram, and stops near major tourist sites like St. Isaac's Cathedral. You can go on such a city trip both day and night.
Are you already a fairly seasoned traveler? Then go on long excursions to significant tourist sites: for example, the Peter and Paul Fortress or the Hermitage (by the way, it is impossible to walk around it in a day). Visit the Kunstkamera and other museums of St. Petersburg, admire the halls of the Yusupov, Marble and other magnificent palaces, stroll through the parks and embankments. The suburbs of the Northern Palmyra are also waiting for you: Peterhof, Tsarskoye Selo (Pushkin town), Gatchina, Pavlovsk, Oranienbaum (Lomonosov), Strelna, Kronstadt...
If all this is not new to you, take part in thematic excursions to little-known corners of St. Petersburg, to its literary and historical sites. And if you have money, book a helicopter tour to take a bird's-eye view of the city on the Neva!
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