Private Hermitage Tour

Private hermitage tour

4 Palaces 3 Hours 365 rooms 3 mln. artefacts

An exclusive look at world's rich heritage

Experience the Hermitage, one of the world’s greatest art museums, with an extraordinary collection of masterworks. The main museum complex consists of 4 historic buildings, including the former residence of Russian Tsars at the Winter Palace.

Tickets Included

Get access to the Winter Palace, Old Hermitage, New Hermitage and Small Hermitage while exploring the second largest museum in the world.

Pick-up & Transfer

Transfer to the museum is possible only if your accommodation is located not further than 6 km from the Hermitage. Otherwise, we will agree on a meeting point.

Skip-the-Line

We don't waste time standing in the line to the tickets office. Get a fast-track entry to one of the most notable art museums in the world.

Licensed guide

Wonder the halls with a professional guide and art lover who will show the most notable masterpices and tailor the tour to your preferences.

Tour Itinerary Sample

10:40 AM - Meet & greet
Our guide will meet you at your hotel/apartment at the time that you select upon booking.
11:00 AM - Skip-the-Line entrance
Enter the museum with ease, immediately beginning the tour of the rich collections of Russia’s Tzars. As you begin this guided tour of the museum’s general collections, you will be greeted into the Palace by the Jordan Staircase, a dazzling display of golden stuccowork and glimmering marble statues.
12:00 PM - Opulent interiors
There’ll be time to linger in the elegant Throne Room where tsars gave audience; the vast Pavilion Hall with its gilded columns and glittering chandeliers; and the Gallery of 1812, lined with 332 portraits of generals who led troops in the war that defeated Napoleon.
1:00 PM - Artistic masterpieces
Your private guide will take you direct to some of the highlights, providing a fascinating commentary as they lead you through some of the most impressive staterooms. You will definitely see priceless paintings from the 13th through 18th centuries by greatest Italian, Spanish, French and Dutch painters.
2:00 PM - Stay on and explore
After you have been given a comprehensive overview by your guide, you will be able to remain in the Hermitage, admiring the vast array of art

Inclusions

3-Hour Tour
Private
  • Professional guide service
  • Entrance tickets
  • Pick-up & transfer
  • Farewell gift

Reviews

We really enjoyed the tour. We love art and design and 3 hr was the right amount of time. Catherine did a great job and answered all our questions. Will highly recommend the tour to friends and family visiting St Petersburg.
Shrikant Matil
August 2021
Lideia was great, she has a lot of information beside being nice and friendly. Her English is great and the trip was beyond our expectation, cant wait to bring my kids in another time. Thanks
Raed Alhadman
August 2021
It was very nice, we are very happy. The tour guide was very nice and knowledgeable. Overall, we are very happy with the tour
Doris Fleckenstein
August 2021

from €35

Available languages

Our awesome guides speak a multitude of languages. Make your choice upon booking.

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Add-ons upon request

Not included in regular tour itinerary.

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