Almas Russia · Experience Builder
Experience Builder
Turn any tour into your own adventure. Pick from dozens of add-on experiences across St. Petersburg, Leningrad Oblast and Karelia — many of them found nowhere else on Earth.
Adventure
5 experiencesTank driving (T-62/APC)
Only in RussiaReal tank off-road driving: ravines, water obstacles, 45 min of adrenaline
from $300 per group
Add to itinerary →Shooting range (AK, pistols)
Only in RussiaFire AK-74, Makarov pistol, Glock and sniper rifle with an instructor
from $150 per person
Add to itinerary →FlyStation wind tunnel
Free flight in SPb's largest wind tunnel: briefing, suit, 2–4 min flight
from $100 per person
Add to itinerary →Helicopter tour over SPb
30 min over palaces and embankments — a clear aerial view of the city
from $300 per group
Add to itinerary →Soviet UAZ-469 off-road safari
Only in RussiaLegendary Soviet jeep through Karelian forests: fords, mud, tank ruts. You drive or ride shotgun
from $180 per group
Add to itinerary →Iconic Russia
1 experienceRuskeala retro steam train
Only in RussiaReal steam locomotive, Nicholas Express interior, 1 hour ride
from $45 per person
Add to itinerary →Nature & Wildlife
1 experienceKivach Waterfall + arboretum
Europe's largest flat waterfall (10.7 m) and Karelian birch collection
from $30 per person
Add to itinerary →Family
2 experiencesLeningrad Zoo
One of Russia's oldest zoos (1865): 600+ species, kids' petting area
from $30 per person
Add to itinerary →Baltic amber hunting on the shore
Only in RussiaAfter storms, amber washes ashore. Search with nets in water and on sand — keep what you find
from $35 per person
Add to itinerary →Food & Tea
4 experiencesRussian cuisine masterclass
Pelmeni, blini, borscht — cook with a chef (halal meat)
from $60 per person
Add to itinerary →Kalitki masterclass with tea
Only in RussiaBake Karelian kalitki with potato and millet, drink herbal tea — 1.5 h
from $45 per person
Add to itinerary →Russian samovar tea ceremony
Only in RussiaReal charcoal samovar, baranki crackers, Karelian berry jam, herbal blends. Stories of Russian tea traditions
from $40 per person
Add to itinerary →Karelian-style fish smoking
Only in RussiaFresh Ladoga trout or whitefish: salting, alder chips, hot smoking on the shore. Tasting with kalitki
from $65 per person
Add to itinerary →Culture & Heritage
11 experiencesKronstadt + submarine museum
Only in RussiaNaval fortress: Naval Cathedral, Forts Island park, submarine museum
from $150 per group
Add to itinerary →Cossack show «Bagatitsa»
Only in RussiaLive music, traditional Cossack dances, costumes — 1 h 50 min
from $50 per person
Add to itinerary →Soviet Arcade Machine Museum
Only in Russia15 tokens included: sea battle, basketball, hockey — USSR nostalgia
from $25 per person
Add to itinerary →Mariinsky Theatre (ballet)
Ballet tickets at the legendary Mariinsky — Swan Lake, Nutcracker
from $150 per person
Add to itinerary →Amber Room (extended visit)
Only in RussiaThe world's only Amber Room — extended access with an art historian
from $40 per person
Add to itinerary →Ruskeala underground route
Only in RussiaLit underground mine: marble halls, stalactites, mining history
from $45 per person
Add to itinerary →Russian falconry experience
Only in RussiaAncient tradition of Russian tsars: falcons, hawks, owls. Glove perching, photos, falconer's stories
from $60 per person
Add to itinerary →Soviet Cold War bunker tour
Only in RussiaUnderground Cold War command post: 30 m below ground, blast doors, comms, gas masks. Tour with a military historian
from $55 per person
Add to itinerary →Fabergé Museum (Shuvalov Palace)
Only in Russia9 imperial Fabergé eggs, the Rudolf collection, private entry and an hour with an art-historian guide
from $70 per person
Add to itinerary →Yusupov Palace (Rasputin)
Only in RussiaYusupov princes' palace on the Moika: state rooms, private theatre and the cellar exhibition on Rasputin's murder
from $50 per person
Add to itinerary →Mariinsky Theatre — booked tickets
Mariinsky tickets: Swan Lake, Nutcracker, Spartacus — middle tier, delivered to your hotel
from $80 per person
Add to itinerary →Wellness & Banya
2 experiencesRussian banya (city)
Only in RussiaTraditional banya with venik brooms, steam and ice plunge — 2–3 hours
from $80 per person
Add to itinerary →Karelian lakeside banya
Only in RussiaPrivate banya: venik steam, lake swim, kalitki pastry tea
from $120 per group
Add to itinerary →Prices are indicative for a private group of 2–8 and vary by season and availability. We confirm the exact cost in your proposal before booking.
Build your own itinerary
Tell us which experiences caught your eye and we'll weave them into a private programme with halal meals, prayer pauses and your own Arabic-speaking host.