See if you can contact Best Guides directly for this question.

I used my credit card in all the shops we went in and didn't even attempt USD. I would error on the side of caution and use a CC or get a small amount of roubles if you want to pay cash. I would think USD would be much harder to use than Euro but I honestly don't know.

Hi! Thank you for the question! I've just checked: our tour Best of the Best basic version September 26 for 1 persone is 274.87. For two people it's 549.74 which is exactly 2 times more. Please compare the same version of the tour (for example basic version) and for the same date. By the way the most popular version is basic. It's most recomended. WE used to have a cheaper version - economy - but we decided to refuse from it. Hope to see you among our guests! Masha

Thank you very much for the interest in our tours! We have this open group tour only in English. You can book it via Viator/TripAdvisor. It’s very simple. We will send you Tour Tickets via Viator as well. We will meet you in the port and you will have our English speaking guide and transportation for two days. We usually have very small groups (6-8 people) and our best guides work with this groups. If you need tour in Spanish it could be only a private tour and you can book it only via our website. Please Google for Best Guides, St. Petersburg and you will find our website. We have version in Spanish. Thank you! Sorry, I don’t speak Spanish so I replay in English! Masha Vankova, Best Guides

Hi! Thank you for interest in our tours! Yes, there are quite a lot of walking especially in Peterhof as you come by a hydrofoil and cross the whole garden to come to the parking place where our mini busses wait. It will be about 40 min walk and at the end you shall go up along gentle ramp. Majority of the participants are about 50-70 years old and time to time we have people with mobility issues. So some groups are quicker some are slower… There are also a lot of walking inside the Hermitage but in this museum you can take a wheelchair and it will be free of charge. We don’t have any strict restrictions and you are to decide yourself. We can provide a wheelchair (30 US $ per day) and a pusher (30 US $ per day + entrance tickets if necessary). Hope this info will help to make a right decision. Masha Vankova, Best Guides

Hi! Thank you for the question and sorry for the delay with my answer. Yes, you are very welcome to join our 2 day mini group tour just for one day : 08:30 Meeting at the ship 08:30 - 10:00 Drive around the city – part I (most famous highlights) 10:00 - 10:30 Hydrofoil to Peterhof 10:30 - 12:30 Tour of the park and inside visit to one of the small palaces 12:30 - 14:00 Lunch at a nice local restaurant (Russian cuisine) 14:00 - 15:00 Drive to Pushkin 15:00 - 17:30 Catherine's Palace with the famous amber room (Авангард Юра 89811325440 вход в 15.00 М1) 17:30 - 18:30 Drive back 18:30 - 18:30 End of the day program The cost will be 130 US $ pp. At the moment there are 6 people in this group. You also can book an individual itinerary just for 1 day. Please check our tour packages on the website ( on the page “shore excursions” look for the button “tour packages”) Please send us a mail and we will be happy to organize your visit 😊 All the best! Hope to see you in St. Petersburg! Masha Vankova, Best Guides Team

Hi Meander40265, Thank you for the question. I presume that your ship is Marin, so September 9 will be your second day in the port. If it it’s correct then – yes, we can do it. You can start at 9:00 am in the port, so you will be at 10 am in the Catherin palace. 2 hours for the palace and the park and 1 hour for the drive back. Please book this tour in advance as we need time to book your tickets for the requested time. The cost will be ABOUT 120 US $ PP. To check the exact cost and to book please send us mail. Hope to see you among our guests! Masha Vankova, Best Guides

Hi! Thank you for the interest in our tours! Maximum size of our groups is 15 people. But usually we have smaller groups – 8 or 10 people. Sometimes it could be only 4. You can book Faberge only as an evening option. If you book it via TripAdvisor/Viator you will find the cost on these sights. Otherwise the cost is on our website. Look for a page Shore Excursions and later on for a button Evening Program. Hope to see you among our guests! Masha Vankova, Best Guides

Hi! Thank you for the interest in our company. Yes, you can use Andrey’s mail. To find our general mail please check or website page “contacts”.

Hi! Thank you so much for the interest in our tours. May I ask you on which ship are you coming? And how many people are in your party? At the moment we don’t have any open groups for this day but we will discuss a possibility to open a new group. Thank you! Masha