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We were part of a six person group that hired Jeremy Minsberg for a private tour of Berlin in June 2016 that included a private driver from port round trip. The six of us got together through Roll Call and it worked out great. Because of the long drive between the port and Berlin, I recommend a private driver who can go fast, rather than a slow bus tour. That will maximize your time in the city. Also, with a small group you can move around faster and are more able to customize the tour. Instead of spending time in a restaurant, Jeremy took us to the new Berlin train station to view the architecture and get sandwiches that we ate in a park. We also saw the Olympic Stadium and many many other sites. Jeremy is full of information that he augments with historical pictures and videos he shows on his ipad. It was neat to see videos of military parades on the street we were driving down, or a picture of Hitler giving his address at the Olympics from the very stage where we were standing. I highly recommend Jeremy.

We were part of a six person group that hired Jeremy Minsberg for a private tour of Berlin in June 2016 that included a private driver from port round trip. The six of us got together through Roll Call and it worked out great. Because of the long drive between the port and Berlin, I recommend a private driver who can go fast, rather than a slow bus tour. That will maximize your time in the city. Also, with a small group you can move around faster and are more able to customize the tour. Instead of spending time in a restaurant, Jeremy took us to the new Berlin train station to view the architecture and get sandwiches that we ate in a park. We also saw the Olympic Stadium and many many other sites. Jeremy is full of information that he augments with historical pictures and videos he shows on his ipad. It was neat to see videos of military parades on the street we were driving down, or a picture of Hitler giving his address at the Olympics from the very stage where we were standing. I highly recommend Jeremy.

We signed up for the 3-day Grand tour with TJ Travel mainly because they have the smallest maximum group size - 12 vs. 16 in other groups. I checked the itineraries of Alla, SPB and TJ, and all covered the same basic sights, but TJ also included the boat back from the Summer palace, which was fun and saved time. Our guide, Anna, was excellent, and kept us moving, which I appreciated. When Peterhof Palace changed opening times due to a special event, Anna rearranged things and got us box lunches to eat in the van rather than go to a restaurant. The box lunches were the best of the 3 days of meals. Be aware that there is a lot of traffic in SPB so a lot of time is spent travelling place to place. Our van had free wifi. From start to finish I felt TJ really delivered.

In June 2016 it took us about one hour waiting in the Passport control lines in SPB to get through the first day. The following days are much faster, about 20 minutes.

In June 2016 we took the TJ Travel 3-day Grand tour of SPB. We signed up with TJ Travel mainly because they have the smallest maximum group size - 12 vs. 16 in other groups. I checked the itineraries of Alla, SPB and TJ, and all covered the same basic sights, but TJ also included the boat back from the Summer palace, which was fun and saved time. Our guide, Anna, was excellent, and kept us moving, which I appreciated. When Peterhof Palace changed opening times due to a special event, Anna rearranged things and got us box lunches to eat in the van rather than go to a restaurant. The box lunches were the best of the 3 days of meals. Be aware that there is a lot of traffic in SPB so a lot of time is spent travelling place to place. Our van had free wifi. From start to finish I felt TJ really delivered.

We signed up with TJ Travel mainly because they have the smallest maximum group size - 12 vs. 16 in other groups. I checked the itineraries of Alla, SPB and TJ, and all covered the same basic sights, but TJ also included the boat back from the Summer palace, which was fun and saved time. Our guide, Anna, was excellent, and kept us moving, which I appreciated. When Peterhof Palace changed opening times due to a special event, Anna rearranged things and got us box lunches to eat in the van rather than go to a restaurant. The box lunches were the best of the 3 days of meals. Be aware that there is a lot of traffic in SPB so a lot of time is spent travelling place to place. Our van had free wifi. From start to finish I felt TJ really delivered.