Hermitage Museum Private Tour

The Hermitage Museum tops almost every visitor’s St. Petersburg to-do list — and many come back for more. Home to around three million works of art, it’s one of the largest and most famous museums in the world, and a tour of it is a must for anyone visiting the city.

Itinerary

• Meet your guide at the Alexander Column on Palace Square at your chosen start time. We run the tour as a skip-the-line experience with pre-booked admission included, so you won’t queue for tickets. In summer, the morning tour may run as an early-admission tour, entering before the museum opens to the general public.
• Explore the Hermitage with your guide, taking in the staterooms of the Winter Palace — a former imperial residence — and the highlights of its Western European art collection, including works by da Vinci, Titian, Raphael, Velázquez, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Rubens and many more.
• When the guided highlights tour ends, you’re free to stay and keep exploring the museum at your own pace.

What’s included

• Hermitage skip-the-line admission tickets
• Professional licensed guide (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian or Russian)

What’s not included

• Transfer (available for an additional fee)
• Food and drinks
• Gratuities
• Impressionists’ Collection tour (available as an add-on)

Good to know

• Meet your guide at the Alexander Column in the centre of Palace Square (see the meeting point on Google Maps). Palace Square is pedestrian-only, so you can’t be dropped off there by taxi.
• The highlights tour lasts about 3 hours in summer (1 May – 30 September) and 4 hours in winter (1 October – 30 April).
• From 1 October to 31 March you’ll also receive a complimentary ticket to the Impressionists’ Collection in the General Staff Building; from 1 April to 30 September it isn’t included in the standard price.
• Available every day except Monday, and closed on 1 January and 9 May (public holidays).
• Offered in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Russian.
• Luggage and large bags aren’t allowed inside the museum.
• Comfortable walking shoes are recommended.
• The Hermitage is wheelchair accessible.
• Hermitage tour support is available 24/7 on WhatsApp: +7 911 286 0166.

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