Our tour offers American hands-on leadership with the only American graduate of the
Russian Academy of Fine Arts. We provide the most that money can buy, to include history,
art, architecture, ballet, music, fine dining, and fascinating lectures given by professors from the Russian Academy of Fine Arts! We specialize in hosting small groups of experienced travelers looking for luxury. Travel clubs, civic organizations, and friends or family may take advantage of buying quality art at the most favorable price at our private art exhibits. We can even include Moscow upon request for a modest fee.
Our flagship hotel in St. Petersburg is the historic
five-star Astoria. It is truly a magnificent place to stay. It is a safe and luxurious place to come home to at the end of each tour day.
We always eat at the best restaurants that St. Petersburg has to offer. You will be quite surprised to learn that Russia offers some of the finest cuisine in the world.
You will have a unique opportunity to admire magnificent voices and experience the beauty of the dancing and music in the world's best theatres and concert halls.
We invite you to attend private showings of Russia's finest artists and buy art at the lowest possible prices.
Our staff is highly trained and we make every effort to make this tour the most rewarding trip
of your life. Our prices are all inclusive and include visa support fees, and personal assistants at every step of the way. Our classes in the evening on Russian porcelain and applied arts are optional and cost no additional money.
Our Cultural Tours concentrate on art, ballet, music, and history.
Our owner, Michael E. Donnelly,
Ph.D. has been to Russia over one hundred and forty times and knows the city well.
He excels in insuring that every visitor to St. Petersburg leaves Russia feeling as if every aspect
of the trip was worth every penny and every second. No one should ever see the city in less
than 10 days and nights as there is too much to experience.
Our tour groups are small to ensure personal attention for each traveler.
Our tour director, Anastasia Dukhnina, is from St. Petersburg. She has a Masters Degree in English
and speaks French, English, and Russian. She provides the best guided tours possible for
each and every participant. She and Dr. Donnelly always accompany 10 day participants from America.
Anastasia attended the Russian Academy of Arts and is a licensed guide in eleven museums in the city.
She will personally guide tour participants whenever possible. Other staff members also speak fluent
English and are licensed guides.
For Europeans that do not have to travel so far we offer three, five, and six day tours using our Russian staff.
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ake advantage of the best possible tour to St. Petersburg, Russia. We are going again in December of 2005!