St. Petersburg is rightfully called the Venice of the North, this city is so beautiful and picturesque. Like Venetian canals, the city splits the Neva and its arms into parts. If you want to take an entertaining city tour and admire the unusual views of St. Petersburg, choose a walk along the river.
Instructions
Step 1
In St. Petersburg, you can find pleasure boats, near which there is a guide and a megaphone beckons everyone who wants to ride along the Neva. The main berths of the small fleet are located near the Pevchesky and Blue Bridge, near the Sheremetyevsky Palace, on the palace embankment, near the Moscow hotel and on the Robespierre embankment. It is there that you should look for a pleasure boat.
Step 2
Select the excursion you would like to go on. They differ in the route and the time that the ship will stay on the way. Popular are walks along the Neva with access to the Gulf of Finland, as well as walks along the city canals, during which the guide will tell you interesting information about the places you pass by.
Step 3
Out-of-town routes are also in great demand among travelers. Motor ships sail from St. Petersburg to Peterhof (the journey will take about two hours one way). Tourists love walks to Fort Alexander and Fort Konstantin, located in the direction of Kronstadt, to the Nevsky forest park, the Oreshek fortress, located near the source of the Neva at Lake Ladoga.
Step 4
Pay attention to night excursions. They usually take place from midnight to four in the morning. You will admire the famous bridges from the water and even more than once during the night.
Step 5
If none of the existing routes suits you, don't be discouraged. When renting a boat, you can choose a standard route, combine several routes together, and also make your own changes and additions to existing routes.
Step 6
After the route is selected, you need to pay for a ticket (the cost starts from about three hundred rubles) or rent of a motor ship (a vehicle of the "Fontanka" or "PS" class will cost you starting from five thousand rubles per hour).
