We propose the Pre-Congress Tour to Saint Petersburg from July 18 (Wed) to July 21/22 (Sat/Sun) and the Post-Congress Tour to Saint Petersburg from July 27 (Fri) to July 30/31 (Mon/Tue). Both Tours are organized by our partner company «INNO-MIR», based in Saint Petersburg and have the same program.
An illustrated guide to your Tour to Saint Petersburg with details on all three days of excursions can be downloaded from here.
Full payments of Pre- and Post-Congress Tours are due on May 15 and May 22, respectively*. If you want to purchase a tour to St Petersburg, please click here.
One of the world’s most beautiful cities, St. Petersburg has all the ingredients for an unforgettable travel experience: high art, lavish architecture, an extraordinary history and rich cultural traditions that have inspired and nurtured some of the modern world’s greatest literature, music, and visual art. From the mysterious twilight of the White Nights to world-beating opera and ballet productions, St. Petersburg charms and entices in every season.
The cost of the Tour per person includes: round-trip tickets Moscow® St.Petersburg ® Moscow by comfortable high-speed train «sapsan» (4-hour ride each way), transportation inside St. Petersburg, accommodation at the Oktyabrskaya 4* Hotel, standard room (3 night or 4 nights according to the chosen offer) with breakfast included, 3 days of excursions with an English-speaking guide with lunch included, tickets to all sightsindicated in the program, local help desk available to all participants.
*Each Tour will take place only under condition of a minimum of 25 registered participants. The group is limited to 45 participants. Please note that according to the information from the indication of interest form(s), 53 MetSoc parcipants are planning to join the Pre-Congress Tour to St Petersburg. The places will be allocated on the «First Paid, First Served» basis. Once the list of 45 parcipants is complete, we will add participants on the waiting list. If you want to purchase a tour to Saint-Petersburg, please click here.
Arrival to Oktyabrskaya 4* hotel. Participants can arrive directly to Saint Petersburg by plane, or travel from Moscow to St. Petersburg on July 18 (Wed) by train (approximate departure time: 6:30 pm), ride time is 4 hours. The hotel rooms are available from 2 pm, so you can check in any time from 2 pm.
July 19, 2019 (Thursday)
Breakfast in the hotel (included), meeting with the guide.
9 am – 6 pm: DAY #1 – city tour “City of Peter the Great” (lunch is included)
2 pm – 6 pm: Visit to the A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI), including a visit of geological Museum and a special exhibition dedicated to the Popigai impact structure and a workshop organized by Dr Victor L. Masaitis.
July 21, 2018 (Saturday)
Breakfast in the hotel (included), meeting with the guide.
9 am – 6 pm: DAY #3 – Peterhof – the World of Fontains (lunch is included)
7 pm: Departure to Moscow by a high-speed train «sapsan» (4h ride)
Although there is no social program organized after the end of DAY #3, we provide a possibility to stay in St Petersburg for one extra night and return to Moscow on Sunday (July, 22). If you decide to do so, please contact us at metsoc2018@gmail.com, and let us know what time you prefer returning to Moscow and we will arrange a separate «sapsan» train ticket for you.
July 22, 2018 (Sunday)
Breakfast in the hotel (included).
Free time.
12:00 am (noon): check out at the hotel (late check-out is possible for extra charge)
Return to Moscow by high-speed train sapsan at your convenience (please arrange your return by emailing to metsoc2018@gmail.com).
Departure from Moscow by 6:30 pm high-speed train «sapsan» from Leningradsky railway stration. Arrival to Saint Petersburg at 10:30 pm and check at the Oktyabrskaya 4* hotel.
July 28, 2019 (Saturday)
Breakfast in the hotel (included), meeting with the guide.
9 am – 6 pm: DAY #1 – city tour “City of Peter the Great” (lunch is included)
Breakfast in the hotel (included), meeting with the guide.
9 am – 6 pm: DAY #2 – Peterhof – the World of Fontains (lunch is included)
(see the illustrated guide for details, this excursion day is listed under “day #3”)
July 30, 2018 (Monday)
Breakfast in the hotel (included), meeting with the guide.
9 am – 2 pm: DAY #3 – Excursion to the State Hermitage (lunch is included)
(see the illustrated guidefor details, this excursion day is listed under “day #2”)
2 pm – 6 pm: Visit to the A.P. Karpinsky Russian Geological Research Institute (VSEGEI), including a visit of geological Museum and a special exhibition dedicated to the Popigai impact structure and a workshop organized by Dr Victor L. Masaitis.
7 pm: Departure to Moscow by a high-speed train «sapsan» (4h ride)
Although the social program ends on July 30, 2018, we provide a possibility to stay in St Petersburg for one extra night and return to Moscow on Tuesday (July, 31). If you decide to do so, please contact us at metsoc2018@gmail.com, and let us know what time you prefer returning to Moscow and we will arrange a separate «sapsan» train ticket for you.
July 31, 2018 (Tuesday)
Breakfast in the hotel (included).
Free time.
12:00 am (noon): check out at the hotel (late check-out is possible for extra charge)
Return to Moscow by high-speed train sapsan at your convenience (please arrange your return by emailing to metsoc2018@gmail.com).
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