We went to SP in August as part of a cruise. After a lot of research I booked TJ Travel by email as I wanted to see the Faberge collection. The 2 day tour could not have been better. Only 9 of us in a minivan, 3 Americans and 6 Brits.
Passport Control was a breeze using the tour tickets TJ had emailed to me. They were waiting in the arrivals hall to direct us to the minivan. And after that it just got better and better. Both the guide and driver were wonderful. They were very patient with us and very accommodating - one of our number wanted to see something not on the schedule and it was no problem. We had an included Russian lunch the first day and asked to go somewhere for lunch on the second day. They took us to a typical Russian restaurant where nobody spoke English and it was really excellent. I hadn't changed any money into roubles but paid by credit card. The bill came to £6.72 for 2 meals and 2 bottles of beer. Very good value and an experience! St Petersburg was for us the highlight of the trip and seeing it with TJ was a good decision to make. I can highly recommend them.
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We went to SP in August as part of a cruise. After a lot of research I booked TJ Travel by email as I wanted to see the Faberge collection. The 2 day tour could not have been better. Only 9 of us in a minivan, 3 Americans and 6 Brits.
Passport Control was a breeze using the tour tickets TJ had emailed to me. They were waiting in the arrivals hall to direct us to the minivan. And after that it just got better and better. Both the guide and driver were wonderful. They were very patient with us and very accommodating - one of our number wanted to see something not on the schedule and it was no problem. We had an included Russian lunch the first day and asked to go somewhere for lunch on the second day. They took us to a typical Russian restaurant where nobody spoke English and it was really excellent. I hadn't changed any money into roubles but paid by credit card. The bill came to £6.72 for 2 meals and 2 bottles of beer. Very good value and an experience! St Petersburg was for us the highlight of the trip and seeing it with TJ was a good decision to make. I can highly recommend them.