In recent years, bus tours around Russia are rapidly gaining popularity, and one of the most sought-after destinations is St. Petersburg .Bus tours to Northern Palmyra surely replace traditional railroad, there are several reasons .First, bus tours are comparable at prices with rail, and sometimes go out and cheaper .Secondly, the shaky uncomfortable buses without air conditioners are a thing of the past, combined with domestic roads giving a whole bouquet of various impressions, which, alas, do not fit well with a pleasant vacation..Most of the current tours are held on Euro-class buses, equipped with air conditioning, a bathroom and plasma for watching movies .In this regard, the lion's share of such tours contain two night crossings, and the day of departure, return and time spent on the road are also taken into account .Therefore, considering the 4-5-day tour, you should be aware that in St. Petersburg you will spend a maximum of 3 days .
Routes
Most bus tours to St. Petersburg start in Moscow, but there are options from other cities. It should be borne in mind that from some large cities, for example Nizhny Novgorod, there are direct buses, in others one can only take a passing bus from Moscow. When buying a second type of tours it is better to arrive early for landing, since the parking is very short.
The very route to the destination does not differ much from city to city (only tours from the cities of the north-west region stand alone) - as a rule, it is the route "Moscow - St. Petersburg". At the same time, the crossing is carried out at night and, for obvious reasons, is not accompanied by an excursion program, so it does not make sense to discuss it. The tour itself starts on arrival in the Northern Capital.
Attractions and surroundings of Peter
The routes along the St. Petersburg itself are diverse, except that a sightseeing tour of the city with the indispensable Nevsky Prospekt, Dvortsovaya Square, the Spit of the Vasilyevsky Island, the Bronze Horseman and other popular sights..Depending on the tour operator, the specific excursion program and the time of the visit, a city tour can be preceded by a trip to Petergof (usually the end of May or the end of August - that is, the opening and closing of the fountain season, respectively) or to some other suburb - Gatchina , Pavlovsk or Pushkin (this is typical for tours of the subject "St. Petersburg and the surrounding area") .Also, the tour can start with a check-in at the hotel - which is also quite sensible, because it is better to culturally educate yourself with light $ ±.
Duration and cost of
There are bus tours to St. Petersburg from 4 to 14 days, and their price varies from 7500 to 18 000 rubles. The cost of the tour depends not only on the duration, there are other factors - in particular, the hotel, the type of room and the saturation of the excursion program. So, tours with a stay in the same hotel, but one - in a room overlooking the courtyard, and the other - on the Neva, may differ in price by 2-3 thousand.
Hotels
It is for the hotel and excursion program to pay attention when choosing a tour .As a rule, the price includes transfer, excursions to the program and accommodation in a standard double room with breakfasts (this fact makes one think about finding at least one more amateur of cultural enlightenment among his acquaintances) .Hotels in such tours are usually 3-star, and both in the center (the Oktyabrskaya Hotel near the Moskovsky railway station), and somewhere at the Chernaya Rechka metro station or at all on the Okhta river, which would seem to be almost center, but to reach any metro is problematic .If you choose a tour with a hotel not in the very center of the city (which is certainly cheaper), then you need to be prepared for the fact that in the inevitable "free time" to organize your leisure in the neighborhood of the hotel will not be so simple .However, in each hotel there is a restaurant, and for bus tours it is actual - lunches are extremely rarely included in the price of .
Features
Choosing a relatively cheap tour with the announced big excursion program, be prepared to pay at least half of the listed excursions - or organize your leisure time on the numerous "windows" on the tour, designated in the program as "free time" .However, for those who want to cover a couple of popular attractions, and visit something unusual like the Water Museum or the Sigmund Freud Museum of Dreams, and chat with friends and relatives in St. Petersburg, such "light" tours are the best option .Paradoxically, they often go cheaper than an independent trip by train with the hotel booking - travel agencies, booking rooms, receive substantial discounts for the "wholesale" .
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