Enjoy an early morning breakfast after boarding the Finnish Sibelius train. You will arrive in St. Petersburg in the afternoon where the tour guide will meet you at the train station and take you on a 3-hour City Tour. You will see the elegant buildings on the Nevsky Prospect along the Neva River, charming canals and narrow streets that will remind you of the best European traditions. The tour will take you to Nevsky Prospect, Kazan Cathedral, Admiralty, Fontanka, Canal Griboyedova, the Palace Square , Winter Palace , Summer Gardens and other remarkable architectural landmarks. (B)

Day 2  St. Petersburg

In the morning you will be taken on a private tour of the Hermitage Art Museum - one of the nation's main glories. The State Hermitage Museum occupies six magnificient buildings situated along the embankment of the Neva River, right in the heart of St. Petersburg. The leading role in this unique architectural ensemble is played by the Winter Palace, the residence of the Russian Tsars that was built to the design of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1754 - 1762. The Art Collection was begun by Catherine the Great and is one of the richest art collections in the world. Put together throughout two and a half centuries, it has over 3,000,000 items and presents the development of the world Stone Age to the 21st century. Special highlights are Leonarda da Vinci, Titian, Raphael, Rembrand, Picasso, Matisse just to name a few. After Hermitage you will visit St. Isaac Cathedral designed by the French architect Auguste Montferrand .It took 40 years to build St. Isaac's Cathedral and now it represents one of the finest architectural monuments of the XIX century, it is the largest cathedral in town able to accommodate about 10,000 audience. The cathedral is beautifully decorated inside: marble of 13 colors, malachite, lapis-lazuli, paintings and mosaics made by the most famous Russian artists, impressive stained-glass image of Christ seen through the open doors of the magnificent Icon-Stand.  (B)

Day 3  St. Petersburg

 After breakfast - all day tour to Pushkin.The town is located 25-30 km from St. Petersburg . Pushkin's palaces and parks were created under Empresses Elizabeth and Catherine the Great between 1744 and 1796. The main landmark is the Catherine Palace designed by Rastrelli and named after Elizabeth 's mother, Peter the Great's second wife. The main highlight of the Palace is famous Amber Room. Pushkin's original name is Tsarskoye Selo (Tsar's Village). It was renamed in 1937 after Russia 's famous poet who used to study here. (B)

Spend your last morning at leisure or take an optional 5-hour tour to Petergoff also known as Petrodvorets and located on the southern shore of the Finnish Gulf 14 miles (29 kilometers) away from St.Petersburg. Petrodvorets' history began in 1704 when Peter I built a wooden house on the Gulf while overseeing the construction of the nearby Kronstadt Fortress. In 1713 he began transforming the area into an imperial residence. The palace was inaugurated in 1723 and later expanded by Empress Elizabeth . The Grand Palace with its lavish interiors, gilded decorations, mirrors and paintings dominates the estate. The estate includes several other mini-museums of interest. The outwardly-modest Monplaisir Palace , which Peter I preferred to the Grand Palace , has a nice sea view and several interesting rooms, such as the State Hall where Peter would force his guests to drink huge quantities of wine until they passed out. The nearby Hermitage Pavilion, which also has nice views and artwork, is a two-storey dining room where guests sitting on the upper floor ate and drank in peace, occasionally lowering the table to the ground floor where servants did their thing (refilled wine glasses, replaced dirty plates, and spat in the beef stroganoff). Peterhof is the kingdom of fountains. There are 144 fountains, all operating without the use of pumps by a combination of naturally generated water pressure and magic. Each fountain is unique and once you step in the area of the kingdom of fountains you will be surprised by this splendid beauty created by a man. (B)

Return to the train station for an afternoon departure by Sibelius train to Helsinki. Arrive in Helsinki late in the evening.

• 3 nights in St. Petersburg
• Daily Breakfast
• Private Sightseeing Tours with an English speaking guide
• Transportation by private car
• Arrival and Departure transfers by private car
• All admission and Entrance fees
• Roundtrip Train Helsinki - St. Petersburg
• Tax and Service Charges

• St. Petersburg City Tour
• Tour of St. Isaac Cathedral
• Private Hermitage Tour
• Tour to Pushkin including St. Catherine Palace and Amber Room
• Tour to Peterhoff (optional)

Per person based on double occupancy from:

• $699 - $999 *** [Tourist Category]
• $899 - $1299 **** [Deluxe Category]
• $1099 - $1599 ***** [Superior Deluxe Category]

• Daily all-year-round