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St.Petersburg Russia
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Visa, Privatzimmer, B&B Unterkuenfte und Apartments in 60 Städten Russlands und CIS
Lettera di invito, soggiorno B&B in residenze private, appartamenti in 60 citta della Russia & CIS
Invitation de visa, hébergement chez hôtes, location d'appartements dans 60 villes de la Russie & CIS
Invitaciones de visado, alojamiento, apartamentos en 60 ciudades de Rusia y CEI
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Staying with a Russian family, you should be well looked after and experience the cosy domesticity
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The excellent, efficient and reliable Host Families Association in St Petersburg, Russia is a network of academic and professional families
A homestay can be a good way to learn about life in St. Peersburg
One reputable organization with nearly twenty years in the business is HOFA
Homestay experience is one that can’t be bought at any other type of accommodation
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Packages in St Petersburg

To those who value the time of the visit and want to avoid the problems arising on the spot, we offer the following sample packages to Saint-Petersburg which you can combine with the other lodging type programs.
    Included services
  • Visa invitation and registration
  • Two car transfers from and to plane (train)
  • Accommodation at homestay with hosts or in apartment without hosts at your choice
  • Transportation by car and buses
  • Traditional russian meals (breakfast, dinner, evening tea) at homestays
  • Evening events with car transfers
  • Profesionally guided tours of museums
    Optional services
  • Replacement of suggested evening events on your request
  • Optional guided tours presume that you pay admissons and 10 euros per hour to your professional guide
    Not included
  • Lunches in cafe
  • Meals at apartment stay

    Evening events
  • Ballet at the Mariinsky
  • Folkshow at Nikolaevsky Palace
  • Opera at the Mussorgski
    Profesionally guided tours
  • The Hermitage (3 hours)
  • St Isaac Cathedral (1 hour)
  • St Peter and Paul Fortress (1,5 hours)
  • Peterhof: The Grand Palace and the Inferier Park (5 hours)
  • The Russian Museum (1,5 hours)
  • St.Peter & Paul Fortres (1,5 heures)
  • Tsarskoe Selo (Pouchkin)(3 hours)
  • Pavlovsk (3 hours)
Cost in euros per group
Number of rooms
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Two rooms
     Number of persons   1 2 2 3 4
Four days in St Petersburg (see details ) 1230 1590 1610 1980 2300
Six days in St Petersburg (see details ) 1320 1810 1860 2340 2772
Eight days in St Petersburg (see details ) 1680 2290 2330 2940 3480