Denrus also offer much the same, a little cheaper but I think they operate 30-seaters.Everybody is having fun with FUN SPB TOURS in Saint Petersburg. SPB, Alla Tours, TJ Tours, Red October, Anastasia Tours, & others all offer much the same seat-in-bus tours in 16-seater vans, or can tailor a private tour - for which a group of about 6 to 8 or more will cost no more than seats on a standard seat-in-bus tour. Think of us as someone who can create travel like a local, offer transportation from Point A to B with NO hassle. We also field any questions about the many things to see and do when visiting SPB, giving you an insider’s view of SPB. SPB City Tours specializes in Personalized Small Group and Private Tours for individuals and small groups.
Thank you for your positive review.Plenty of more detailed info on the Baltics forum linked by LHT.Great city, the highlight of any Baltic cruiseI used SPB last year on a Baltic cruise. Prem August 12th, 2019 BienvenidoSPB Tours commented on this review. Possibly because they're run by the same local operators )Customer Reviews Classic St. That said, & if you're the type that prefers the security of ships' tours, to be fair I've not heard the usual complaints about ships' tours to SPB that I hear about other destinations.
Also always the same small group (no more than 15 people) so we really got to know eachother. It was a great bargain, very organized, and they were great at answering all of my percruise questions. Petersburg, 1/2 day Tallinn, and 1/2 day Helsinki).
The 2 days in Russia are intense- very busy days but worth it. I am going to do a Greek/Croatian cruise in June and wish there was a tour company like SBP as it was soooo good! I recommend bundling the cities as it was worth it, and even the 1/2 day tours were so informative and then it gaveyou time to do your own thing too. But the directions were very clear and everyone else had the correct document. And our group had an hour and a half delay until Victoria (who owns SPB Tours) drove a copy of the ticket over to the customs area so she could enter the country. They would not let her past customs without the ticket that she was suppose to print before leaving home. And when I emailed with questions the email was The only glitch was when one of the ladies in our group printed out her confirmation instead of her TICKET when we got to St.
The participants brought this to the guide's attention and she claimed she had no knowledge that the attraction had been offered. When all had debarked our ship and were on the SPB van, the itinerary read by the tour guide did not include Catherine's. They had contacted me by email claiming that, although Catherine's Palace was closed the day of my visit, SPB had made special arrangements to take a:eek: tour there whereas no other tours would visit this attraction. I found SPB to be incompetent, dishonest, and deceptive.
Once we started rolling, the SPB tour guide then seemed to seize on every opportunity to delete another attraction from the itinerary. We would later learn that our fellow cruisers who were wise enough to book other tour companies did indeed visit Catherine's Palace. Petersburg, one of the highlights of the cruise. This was hardly a choice as the alternative would be sitting on the cruise ship all day without seeing St.
The obvious "bait and switch" tactics I convey in relating my experience with SPB pursuant to the Catherine's Palace visit should weigh heavily. Prospective tour participants like Sdancer need to consider all the reviews but should give particular attention to the nature of the complaints in the negative ones. But there are also some other "bad apples" in the SPB rating barrel. Petersburg sounds awful! So sorry!I was going to book them until I saw your review.Would you happen to know which other tour companies did your fellow cruisers use? I would appreciate it very much.As jvdmv says, there's no question that there are many positive reviews of SPB. Pete visit) and insisted on cash "or there will be trouble." Finally, despite having "not enough time" to fulfill the itinerary, we were delivered back to our ship more than half an hour before the scheduled return time of 7:00 pm.Your experience with SPB tour in St. Despite promises that payment could be made by credit card, the guide claimed the two cards I provided would not work (my cards worked fine elsewhere before and after the St.
Peterburg (two days for our cruise) like other companies. Since I've returned home, other experienced "cruisers" have told me that the chances of bad experiences are diminished with these in-house excursions as dissatisfaction can easily be expressed at the guest services desk right there on the ship when things go wrong.Denrus does not require booking for all days in St. In answer to Sdancer's question about other tour offerings, I don't have any special insights but I know that others on my Royal Caribbean cruise who used the cruise line's on-shore excursions returned happy and felt they had accomplished their itineraries. If Sdancer would like to see my email from SPB containing the Catherine's Palace enticement, contact me at nospam at vcn dot com. This is nothing less than outright dishonesty.
We already got a quote for a from them for a custom tour and going to book with them.
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