Visa-free St Petersburg shore tours and excursions for cruise passengers

According to the Government Regulation No 532 cruise passengers can visit Russia visa-free if they participate in a group (2 or more persons) tour program organized by an authorized travel company and the stay of the cruise ship in a particular port is less than 72 hours.
Classic Tours Ltd has been providing european quality travel service since 2003, including package and private shore tours and shore excursions for cruise passengers visiting St Petersburg and other Baltic cities.

Choosing a private shore tour or excursion you will enjoy all the benefits of personalized tourist service: a private guide, a private car (non-smoking, air-conditioned), an itinerary designed to suit your interests and, of course, a great flexibility, which allows you to prolong or shorten your tour program.
To arrange a private St Petersburg shore tour just contact us and let our experts design a unique program especially for you!

We also provide a wide selection of package St Petersburg shore excursions and multi-city shore tours, including St. Petersburg - Moscow shore tours. These represent our experience in arranging essential all-inclusive tours and shore excursions for cruise passengers, staying in St. Petersburg for 1, 2 or 3 days. Select one if you wish to visit the most famous St. Petersburg attractions and to take part in some activities like a boat or hydrofoil trip or a traditional handicrafts master-class.
The price depends on group size - joining a group gives you an opportunity to save up to 50%!

1-day shore tour - Light VISA FREE

Duration: 1 Days

For those who stay in our city just for one day, we offer a short, but saturated program consisting of the visits to the most important Saint Petersburg sights. This tour includes visits to the Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress and one of the cathedrals to your choice. Water city tour along rivers and channels of the city closes the program.

Prices starting from 70 € per person

1-day shore tour - Extensive VISA FREE

Duration: 1 Days

This one-day shore tour includes a visit to suburbian tzar residences Pushkin and Peterhof and on returning back to the city you wil visit Savior on the Blood Cathedral with a most impressive mosaics decoration. Water city tour closes the program.

Prices starting from 86 € per person

1-day shore tour - Medium VISA FREE

Duration: 1 Days

Option 3 is a tour that includes a City Tour, a visit to one of the suburbian palaces and parks (Tsarskoye Selo or Peterhof) and a visit to the Hermitage Museum with its fantastic collection of masterpieces. At the end of the day you will enjoy a Water City Tour.

Prices starting from 82 € per person

2-days shore tour - Classic VISA FREE

Duration: 2 Days

This is a classical 2-days St Petersburg shore tour that includes visits to all of the major sights of the city and its suburbs. On the first day you will take a ride to Tsarskoye Selo and Peterhof. On returning back to the city you will visit one of the cathedrals and take a boat ride along rivers and channels. Second day starts with a city tour. After the tour you will visit a famous Hermitage Museum and then Peter and Paul fortress.

Prices starting from 138 € per person

2-day shore tour - Open-air VISA FREE

Duration: 2 Days

This is mostly an open-air 2-days shore tour that includes a visit to Shuvalovka - an open-air museum of Russian ancient architecture, and a water "meteor" ride from Peterhof to Saint Petersburg. Besides it includes a city tour, a water city tour, visits to fortresses and cathedrals of the city, Yusupov Palace and Peterhof.

Prices starting from 158 € per person

2-day shore tour -St.Petersburg- Moscow VISA FREE

Duration: 2 Days

This tour is good for the passengers of the cruise lines which arrive to St.Petersburg early in the morning at 06:00 or 07:00 am. This allows to take a morning flight to Moscow, have a day tour there and then get back to Saint Petersburg. Second day includes a Hermitage Museum, cathedrals and fortresses of the city, city tour and water city tour.

Prices starting from 350 € per person

3-days shore tour - Moscow-St.Petersburg VISA FREE

Duration: 3 Days

This shore tour is suitable for the passengers of cruise ships Balmoral / Crystal Serenity / Saga Pearl / Seven Seas Voyage / Discovery / Insignia which stay in Saint Petersburg for three days. The program includes visit to Moscow for one day, and the other two days are dedicted to Saint Petersburg and its suburbs.

Prices starting from 419 € per person

3-day shore tour - Classic VISA FREE

Duration: 3 Days

This is an essential Saint Petersburg shore tour. Program of the tour includes visits to all of the major city sights and trips to most famous suburbian parks and palaces - Tsarskoye Selo, Peterhof, Pavlovsk.

Prices starting from 195 € per person

Take a look at St Petersburg shore excursions.

We have composed a wide list of fascinating shore excursions in St Petersburg and suburbs, including St Petersburg city tour, excursion to the Hermitage Museum, Pushkin, Peterhof, Yusupov Palace, St.Isaak Cathedral, Savior on the Blood Church and plenty of other places.