5 days / 4 nights - from £ 695 per person

St. Petersburg Sightseeing is a short break including direct flights on British Airways, transfers, four nights accommodation and guided tours to the major sights - Hermitage, Peter and Paul Fortress and Catherine's Palace.

2012 guaranteed departure dates:

Package price is £ 695 per person based on availability and sharing a double or twin room.

Supplements:
- Single Room - £ 160 pp
- 4 x dinners at the hotel - £ 85 pp

Package includes:

• Direct flights from London Heathrow on British Airways
• Airport transfers in St. Petersburg
• 4 nights accommodation at the Sokos Hotel Olympic Garden 4*
  
• St. Petersburg City Tour
• Visit to Peter and Paul Fortress
• Excursion to Hermitage Museum
  
• Excursion to Catherine's Palace
• Breakfasts at the hotel

Detailed tour itinerary:
DAY 1: ARRIVAL IN ST. PETERSBURG
Upon arrival in St. Petersburg you'll be met and transferred to Sokos Hotel Olympic Garden for 4 night stay. 

DAY 2: CITY TOUR & PETER AND PAUL FORTRESS
Breakfasts at the hotel followed by a panoramic orientation tour of the city at 09:45. You will visit all the major sights of this beautiful city. You will see the world-renowned Hermitage Museum, housed in the Winter Palace and pass along Nevskij Prospect. St Isaac's Cathedral is also on our route as well as the Church of the Spilled Blood (entrances are not included today, only photo stops).

You will also visit the Peter and Paul Fortress, which guards the city of St Petersburg and is located on the island facing the Hermitage and River Neva. It was built as a fortification during the Russian-Swedish war, but it was never used as a fortress and its bastions were turned into political prison cells. There, a son of Peter the Great, Prince Alexei, a famous pretender to the throne, Princess Tarakanova, the writer Radischev, Decembrists, narodniks and revolutionaries were held prisoners. The Peter and Paul Cathedral, designed by Tresini, contains the remains of Russian rulers since 1725.

DAY 3: HERMITAGE MUSEUM
After breakfast, your guide will take you to visit the Hermitage - the magnificent collection of art in the winter palace of Catherine the Great. This is one of the largest museums in the world. Founded in 1764, its collection includes over 2.7 million items, including masterpieces of Leonardo Da Vinci, Raphael, Roden, Rembrandt, Rubens, French impressionists, - a feast indeed for art lovers.

DAY 4: CATHERINE'S PALACE
After breakfast at the hotel, you will be taken by your guide to visit one of St Petersburg’s most prized palaces. In the village of Pushkin (formally Tsarskoye Selo) 29km south of St. Petersburg, is Catherine’s Summer Palace. The construction of the palace for the Empress Catherine started in 1717. A park in the French style was laid out around it and, in the middle of 18th century, Tsarskoye Selo became the official royal residence. This palace is famous for the ‘Amber Room’, now completely restored to its former glory. Not far from Catherine's Palace there is the Lyceum where the great poet Alexander Pushkin studied.

DAY 5: DEPARTURE FROM ST. PETERSBURG
After breakfast at your hotel, check out by 12:00 and your departure transfer will be provided to the airport about 3 hours and 30 minutes before your flight.

Hotel description:
SOKOS HOTEL OLYMPIC GARDEN is a 4 star hotel located in a quite park along Moskovsky prospekt - the historical prospect of the city and one of the main arterial roads, close to city centre (2 km) and airport (10 km). Metro station Tehnologichesky Institut is located close by. Sokos Hotel Olympic Garden introduces the concept of Scandinavian hospitality and quality in St. Petersburg. The hotel has 348 modern and fresh rooms, all equipped with private shower or bath /WC, flat screen TV, safety deposit box, iron and ironing board. The hotel has a cosy lobby bar and a restaurant Fransmanni serving Provencal-style food in a homely atmosphere of fireplaced hall.