Private Hermitage museum tour with transfer
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Private Hermitage museum tour with transfer

Free cancellation
Language: English, Italian, French, Spanish, German
Mobile voucher accepted
Duration: 3 hours
Do this because
  • Wander through some of the most elaborate staterooms of the Winter Palace
  • Be impressed by the breadth of the Tzars's personal art collection
  • Learn the stories behind the pieces in the Hermitage collection
  • Enjoy hearing about the origins and significance of artefacts from your private guide
  • Explore the museum on your own after the tour is over
What to expect

Explore the staterooms and royal chambers of the Russian tzars on a privately guided tour of one of the most famous museums in the world. You will visit 4 buildings during this guided visit, including the Winter Palace and Small Hermitage, Old Hermitage and New Hermitage.

Listen to descriptions of your personal guide while surveying vast museum collections of Goya, Rembrandt, and others. Starting with 225 paintings purchased in 1764 by Catherine the Great, the museum collection now comprises more than 3 million works of art and cultural artifacts what makes it an unforgettable exhibition of world culture.

Your private guide will take you direct to some of the highlights, providing a fascinating commentary as they lead you through a number of the most impressive staterooms.

After you have been given a comprehensive overview by your guide, you will be able to remain in the Hermitage, admiring the vast array of art, for the remainder of the day.

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What's included
  • check Entrance tickets
  • check Transportation in air-conditioned vehicle
  • check Private tour
  • check Hotel pick-up
What's not included
  • x_not_included Hotel drop-off
Where
Meeting point:
The local guide will meet you in the lobby of your hotel or outside your accommodation. He/she will carry a sign with the lead guest's name on it.
What to remember
  • You must be at least 18 years old to enter the attraction
  • Tour of the Hermitage includes the main complex of 4 buildings
  • Note this tour does not include the Hermitage Theatre where performances and shows take place and General Staff building with impressionists collection
  • Although tickets are pre-booked with skip-the-line entrance, a delay (10-15 minutes) entering may occur during busy periods (May-August)
  • This tour includes hotel pick-up, you will indicate your pick-up location at checkout
  • Pick-up and transfer are only available for accommodations located within 1.5 to 6 kilometers from the museum. You will be transferred to the museum from your pick-up location by taxi. Your private guide will accompany you in a taxi from your accommodation to the museum
  • If your hotel is within 1 km of the museum you will walk to the musuem
  • It is necessary to walk and/or stand for the entire duration of this tour. There are no stops for seating planned for this tour
  • Following your tour inside the Hermitage (Winter Palace) you are permitted to stay in the museum and explore on your own. But you can not leave the museum and re-enter using the same ticket, even on the same day
  • Please note that food, drinks, luggage and/or large bags are not allowed
  • Visitors must present a negative PCR test result obtained no more than 24 hours prior to visiting the museum. Vaccination QR codes are not requested.
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Provider
HOROSHO
Booking fee
Good news! No extra fees are applied to this booking.
Cancellation policy
Receive a 100% refund if you cancel up to 24 hours before the experience begins.

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