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BOAT TOUR

St Petersburg boat tours are a very popular activity with visitors and local. During the St Petersburg boat tour you will cruise along the main rivers and canals, and get a new perspective of the historic sites.

Duration:

2 hours

Available

daily, from April to November

Getting around

private boat

Start time

8.30 am - 9.00 pm

Tour Description

We are happy to offer you our St Petersburg boat tour! With us you can order the boat cruise on private basis: no other strangers will join, and the boat will be all to yourself! The boat tour includes cruising along the main waterways such as the Fontanka River, the Moyka River and the Griboyedov Canal. Not to mention our magnificent river Neva with its glorious granite embankments.

This canal cruise runs daily, on the day time. There are a lot of other St Petersburg boat tours that we can arrange for you. One of the ideas is a night boat tour to see the draw bridges opening.

Please note, the navigation is open during the summer period only: from April to November. The canal cruises are not available in winter.

Welcome on board!

ON THIS TOUR YOU WILL LEARN

where and how St. Petersburg was founded
total number of the rivers and canals in St. Petersburg
why there are so many of them in St. Petersburg
how many bridges cross the Neva
why St. Petersburg draw bridges became the symbol of the city
what Russian traditions are connected with rivers
what is the biggest island of St. Petersburg and how big it is

PROGRAM

neva river

The Neva is the name of main artery of St. Petersburg. The banks of the river are connected by over 20 bridges. Most of them are draw bridges. You will see the most impressive draw bridges, and your guide will tell you the most interesting facts about them.

peter and paul fortress

Our Saint Petersburg canal ride includes all the must-sees, that are visible from the water. Peter and Paul cathedral in one of them. It is located in the city's oldest structure, Peter and Paul Fortress. On the tour you will learn its history, while cruising along the walls of the structure.

kunstkamera

The oldest museum of Russia, Kunstkamera, was established by the Russian Tsar Peter the Great.

vasilievsky island

palace embankment

Palace Embankment is called so, because you can find a lot of palaces over there. Many prominent nobles families used to have their residences on this side of the river. The most significant one is, for sure, The Winter Palace.

moyka river

st. petersburg bridges

church on spilled blood

fontanka river

TOUR RATES

Group size	1-4 pax	5-8 pax	10-12 pax	more than 12 pax
Price per tour	14 000 RUB	17 500 RUB	18 000 RUB	upon request

What is included

Private guide, private boat

VALUE FOR MONEY

It is a great value for money to book the Boat tour as an additioonal option on our DRIVING TOUR.

DRIVING TOUR

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YOUR LOCAL GUIDE ON THIS TOUR

Natalia

USEFUL ADVICE

Make sure you are dressed according to the weather. Please note, it can be windy on the river. Don’t forget to pick a jacket on your St Petersburg boat tour just in case. Tomato your tour more comfortable, you will provided with warm blankets on board. Sunscreen is recommended on hot sunny days.

TESTIMONIALS

Matar Family

We had fabulous 5 days with my family in st petersburg we visited the most beautiful and amazing historical place in the city with our tourist guide Ntalia she is amazing knowledgeable person with very good English language and accent with clear information even with small details and she is so patient and friendly with kids my kids love her so much I hope if I booked her for whole my trip but sure this is not my last visit to St petersburg I will come again and again and really I advice tourist to have Natalie for their trip and visit this charming city with beautiful weather this time of year

04/26/2018

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Ron and Mary

We had just two days to make the most of our visit to St Petersburg. We looked at a number of tour options and various alternative guides, and after careful consideration chose Natalia. From the outset she was helpful and engaging. She worked with us to provide a unique tour that covered what we wanted to do, and not just the usual “must sees” on offer from several other tour organisations. Natalia quickly came on to our wavelength, she was flexible and helpful with several additional suggestions that were in line with our requirements. Additionally she offered the services of a driver which really maximised the use of our time. There was no need to waste time looking for car parks, and we were able to be dropped off in one area and picked up in another without any need for backtracking etc.. All for little more than other guides not offering this service. Natalia herself was delightful, very friendly and knowledgable. She provided useful and interesting dialogue on the sites visited without overloading us in any way with superfluous information. Over two delightful days in amazing St Petersburg we went away feeling that we had enjoyed a wonderful experience and made a lovely Russian friend.

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