Experience Builder

Real tank off-road driving: ravines, water obstacles, 45 min of adrenaline

Fire AK-74, Makarov pistol, Glock and sniper rifle with an instructor

Free flight in SPb's largest wind tunnel: briefing, suit, 2–4 min flight

30 min over palaces and embankments — a clear aerial view of the city

Guided snowmobile tour: forest trails, frozen lakes, gear included

Fly over Ruskeala canyon: 400 m, marble walls and turquoise water below

ATVs on Karelian forest trails: mud, fords, adrenaline

Class II–III rapids with an instructor, all gear included

Legendary Soviet jeep through Karelian forests: fords, mud, tank ruts. You drive or ride shotgun

Abandoned sea fort in the Gulf of Finland: boat-only access, abandoned lab atmosphere and plague history

A real icebreaker crushes Neva ice in winter: deck access, engine room, hot tea. Only December–March

Kronslot, Fort Totleben, Fort Obruchev — sea fortresses built on artificial islands. Speedboat circuit with a historian

Walk on the Neva riverbed in a special aquanaut helmet: breathe air, walk on the bottom, feed fish. No diving experience needed

Private boat: drawbridges under golden sky, blankets, hot chocolate

147 pump-free fountains since 1721 — in white-night golden light, no crowds

Real steam locomotive, Nicholas Express interior, 1 hour ride

Night outing with a photographer: hot tea, blankets, tripods. Aurora not guaranteed

Traditional Russian troika: three horses, bells, snow — 1 hour

Legal rooftop walk with views of drawbridges, St. Isaac's and the Neva. Only in June–July, only during White Nights

35 min across the Gulf of Finland instead of a 1.5 h fast boat. Schedule fixed with the weather forecast, not on the day

Legal rooftop with a photographer guide: drawbridges and St Isaac's at sunset. 30–40 retouched photos

World's most iconic graduation (June 22–24). Halal dinner on the embankment, then private boat at Strelka — fireworks over the Neva after 00:40

Naval parade on the Neva and open-air concerts (late May). Halal finger food on board, best water view of the parade

Folk games, sledding, blini with halal caviar and honey, effigy burning in Catherine Park

Europe's largest flat waterfall (10.7 m) and Karelian birch collection

The Ladoga ringed seal is endemic — it lives ONLY here, nowhere else on Earth. Boat-based watching near islands, binoculars and a naturalist guide included

Night watching from a hide: wild brown bears in their natural habitat. Guide, thermos, blankets. Summer, 10 PM–4 AM

Guided SUP along quiet SPb canals, all gear included

Guided fishing: pike, perch, zander, salmon. Gear and bait included

Husky sled ride through snowy forest with an instructor

SUP among 650 islands: fjord-like landscapes, cliffs, silence

Two days kayaking between Ladoga islands: paddling, fishing, campfire, tents on a granite shore

Snowmobile transfer to a Saami village: reindeer feeding, lavvu tent, hot tea, photos in national dress

From a safe platform with an instructor: perch, pike, whitefish. Gear, thermos, hot fish soup from the catch — halal

One of Russia's oldest zoos (1865): 600+ species, kids' petting area

Feed reindeer, short ride, photos with the animals

After storms, amber washes ashore. Search with nets in water and on sand — keep what you find

Huskies don't sleep in summer! Cart rides, puppy time, feeding, photos. Separate programme for kids

Halal shore BBQ with a chef: skewers, vegetables, campfire tea

Pelmeni, blini, borscht — cook with a chef (halal meat)

Bake Karelian kalitki with potato and millet, drink herbal tea — 1.5 h

Real charcoal samovar, baranki crackers, Karelian berry jam, herbal blends. Stories of Russian tea traditions

Fresh Ladoga trout or whitefish: salting, alder chips, hot smoking on the shore. Tasting with kalitki

Naval fortress: Naval Cathedral, Forts Island park, submarine museum

Live music, traditional Cossack dances, costumes — 1 h 50 min

15 tokens included: sea battle, basketball, hockey — USSR nostalgia

Ballet tickets at the legendary Mariinsky — Swan Lake, Nutcracker

The world's only Amber Room — extended access with an art historian

Lit underground mine: marble halls, stalactites, mining history

Remote Valaam sketes, monastery gardens, skerries views from above

Traditional Karelian woodcarving on the UNESCO island — 1.5 h

Ancient tradition of Russian tsars: falcons, hawks, owls. Glove perching, photos, falconer's stories

Underground Cold War command post: 30 m below ground, blast doors, comms, gas masks. Tour with a military historian

9 imperial Fabergé eggs, the Rudolf collection, private entry and an hour with an art-historian guide

Yusupov princes' palace on the Moika: state rooms, private theatre and the cellar exhibition on Rasputin's murder

Mariinsky tickets: Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Spartacus — middle tier, delivered to your hotel

Traditional banya with venik brooms, steam and ice plunge — 2–3 hours

Private banya: venik steam, lake swim, kalitki pastry tea

Russian winter tradition: plunge into an ice hole, then hot banya and herbal tea. Instructor and robes included

45 min of hatha yoga with an instructor on the wooden dock by the water. Mats, blankets and herbal tea included

Panoramic tent on a Ladoga island: stars, silence, sunrise over water