donkeh

Thanks, lee and roothy, for sharing.

Thanks again, everyone, for your advice and especially for sharing your experiences.

Also, my baltic review has some info on accessibility on this trip and you can find it in my signature line below.

Wow. You wrote a novel there. I read it and learned a lot. Thanks.

I just did a St Petersburg 2 day tour with my mother who is 84. She is also in good health & can keep up with walking but likes to rest throughout the day.

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We even went back for a show that night & I thought my mom might be too tired but she wasn't.

84 and going strong - that's rad. I hope I'll be the same.

Thank you everybody for commenting. All appreciated!

Thank you, GradUT for sharing your experience. I appreciate getting your take.

When I compare different levels of tours offered by a tour company, it seems that the main difference between the more "active" tour versus the more "relaxed" tour tends to be the number of places visited and that the durations at each place tend to be similar. Since I'm less concerned with how long each day lasts and more concerned with how long my mom has to be on her feet before getting a rest, I'm not sure if a relaxed tour will end up being much more relaxing than an active one.

I did email one tour company, and they said if you get tired you can stay in the car while others go touring.

My mom and I are thinking about doing a 2-day tour in St. Petersburg. She is 75-years-old and has average health and walking speed for her age. She can go for the whole day but would need short rests on long walks. Ideally, a 5 minute rest for every 30 minutes of walking.

My worry is that the amount of walking might be too tiresome for her, and I wouldn't want her to slow down the group. If anyone has experience touring in St. Petersburg, I would love to hear your feedback on how strenuous the walks are. Thanks!