Exclusive fully private tour of The Diamond Room with a Curator and private Hermitage tour (4 hours)
The Diamond Room at the Hermitage Museum is a repository of the museum's magnificent and unique collections of jewelry art. It is an absolutely fascinating collection of snuff-boxes, watches, pendants, pins, mirrors, earrings, rings, bracelets and medallions, decorated with precious stones. The Diamond Room shows the evolution of the jeweller's craft over the centuries from the third millennium B.C. to the beginning of the 20th century.
The Diamond Rooms showcase masterpieces of Russian and European jewelry art from the Romanov and private family collections, as well as pieces of church art, diplomatic gifts made by the most prominent jewelers of the time and some works by Fabergé.
The Diamond Room visit is by pre-arranged appointment only, no exceptions. Usually it lasts just for 30 minutes and you are a part of a large tourist group.
With us, your will enjoy skip-the-line Diamond Room fully private tour with a Curator, who actually curates the Diamond Room. It will take about 1 hour 15 minutes. That will allow you to see all the unique jewelry masterpieces without any rush and crush.
After the extraordinary Diamond Room tour, you will see other exhibitions of one of the best museums in the world: The State Hermitage Museum.
The Hermitage is the world culture encyclopaedia. The buildings that the Hermitage occupies are brilliant examples of European architecture. The walls of these buildings have also seen a great number of important historical events and almost all history of the Russian Empire took place within them - from Peter the Great to Nicolay II. Every visitor can feel the force of Russian history here. Its collections, of which only a small part is on permanent display, comprise over three million items, including the largest collection of paintings in the world. The collections occupy a large complex of six historic buildings along Palace Embankment, including the Winter Palace, a former residence of Russian emperors.
After the tour, your driver will take you back to the hotel or to a restaurant for the lunch or any other place your wish to go.
Important info
- Hotel pick up and drop off
- Private roundtrip transportation (Comfortable car/minivan with A/C)
- Professional English/German/French-speaking guide assistance. Other languages upon request (additional charge may apply)
- Fully Private skip-the-line Diamond Room visit with a Curator
- Skip-the-line entrance to the Hermitage
- Guided tour of the Hermitage
- Entrance fees
- Food and drinks (there is a cafe inside the museum where you can take a break for lunch)
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Personal expenses
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Gratuities to guide/driver (optional)
- Before entering the Hermitage Museum, you must cross the metal-detector (for safety reasons)
- The tour price already includes all the taxes & fees, you will not see any of them later during the checkout.
- Adult pricing applies to all travelers
- Departure: from your St Petersburg hotel
- Return: to your St. Petersburg hotel (or any other place in St. Petersburg that you choose)
Sights included in program
Reviews
The tour was excellent, very informative, both guide and the curator knew their history and as we were interested even our Russian speaking curator started speaking to us in English !
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2 person - US$ 686.28 (US$ 343.14 per person)
3 person - US$ 895.26 (US$ 298.42 per person)
4 person - US$ 1,080 (US$ 270.04 per person)
5 person - US$ 1,264 (US$ 252.84 per person)
6 person - US$ 1,352 (US$ 225.32 per person)
7 person - US$ 1,469 (US$ 209.84 per person)
8 person - US$ 1,589 (US$ 198.66 per person)
9 person - US$ 1,680 (US$ 186.62 per person)
10 person - US$ 1763 (US$ 176.30 per person)
Our flexible payment options allow you to pay 20% of a deposit first and the remaining 80% in 14 days prior to your tour date - payment can be done both online or over the phone. This gives you the peace of mind knowing your spaces are booked on the tours and that you do not miss out on making the most of your time in Russia.
Also you get 14% discount and get the best, top-rated and most experienced and knowledgeable hand-picked tour guide appointed on a priority basis.
In our experience, exceptional travel experiences are almost always delivered by exceptional people. With that in mind, we utilize a comprehensive approach to select and employ the best tour guides only. Multilingual and well travelled, each possesses deep insight into the diverse attractions and cultural patterns throughout the region. With us guides undergo a rigorous selection process, achieving outstanding knowledge of local culture and language. Rest assured that the best tour guides only will be working on the tours to give you excellent opportunity to explore the best of the sights during both short and long-term stay in Russia.
Once you complete your reservation, we will send you a booking confirmation email. As the day of the tour approaches, our logistics team will provide you with all relevant information for your tour.
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