TOP-20 excursions in St. Petersburg for children
Traveling to the northern capital of the Motherland always arouses great interest among children, especially schoolchildren. Petersburg for children is filled with a historical, educational, entertaining atmosphere. Sparkling gilded palaces, temples, the sound of the waves of the Neva, hidden in granite embankments, the life story of Peter I, who created a beautiful city among hundreds of lakes and swamps, makes traveling to a foggy, northern, extraordinarily beautiful world popular.
We walk with children from horseback riding to sphinxes
An individual trip around Vasilyevsky Island involves the participation of children, adults in the amount of up to 10 people and lasts 1.5 hours. In a calm, playful atmosphere, information is given about life on one of the largest islands in the city in the Neva delta.
Its embankment is an endless monument of sights, including, for example, the ancient figures of sphinxes (over 3600 years old), the famous Strelka (one of the centers of St. Petersburg). Not far from the embankment is a monument to the legendary Vasily Korchmin.
According to one version, an island is named after him. Peter I sent him letters while commanding the battery of the island with the note “Vasily on the island.” On the other side of the island's Bolshoy Prospekt, Pel's Pharmacy (one of the city's mystical places) still stands.
The warlock, magician, pharmacist grew griffins in the yard. They were born and crawled out of the pipe (it was painted by the artist Kostroma and called the “Code of the Universe”). Now the pipe has been painted over, the entrance to the yard has been closed. During a trip to the sights of the island, interesting stories are offered about the birth of the first public transport (monument to the Konka), the house where Tanya Savicheva wrote her famous diary during the blockade, the history of the creation of the Academy of Arts.
At parting with the historical place, it is proposed to make a wish, rub the sphinx, whisper it in the ear of the griffin.
Petersburg for children and their parents
Sightseeing programs include walks in historical and special places. They constantly appear on avenues, streets, embankments, just in ordinary courtyards in the form of original sculptural compositions. This journey takes the participants (up to 10 people per group) into a fairy tale world filled with characters known from children's books.
You can say hello to the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, Uncle Styopa, go to visit Carlson. Recall the forgotten profession “Chimney sweep” at the original monument or stand next to the sad dog Gavryusha, throw a coin to a hare sitting on a log in the middle of the river waves.
With bated breath, go into the courtyard of the houses where the series “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” was filmed, where ghosts live or the oldest elevator in St. Petersburg works. The duration of the exciting journey for children of any age is about 2 hours.
Excursion-quest for children in the Summer Garden
During the 1.5 hour hike as part of a group (from 1 to 5 people), the most interesting places of the Summer Garden, covered with numerous legends, will be shown. The information will be given in the form of active games, skits. Participants for a short time will become archaeologists, simple gardeners, professional landscape designers, mechanics serving the original complex of fountains.
They learn with interest the secrets of the statues that come to life. A walk through the green oasis of St. Petersburg helps to plunge into past times. Among the ancient elements is a message on metal plates (“lead letter”, the only one in the world), left by workers in the 18th century. Water level indicators during devastating floods tell of the hard times of the Summer Garden (because of them, only one 300-year-old oak tree has survived here).
On the way (on the map of Elizabeth) you need to find notes with questions, tips, solve riddles, puzzles, assemble puzzles from pictures of plants, fruits, vegetables. Listen to a story about the terrorist Karakozov's assassination attempt on Alexander II or how Akhmatova helped hide the sculptures during the war. The most beautiful of them are definitely invited to see.
Meet Gulyon! Cat trip around the city
Did you know that cats helped the inhabitants of St. Petersburg survive in the hungry years of the siege? And why did Kazan cats settle in the Winter Palace? An interactive excursion program will introduce you to the most interesting facts about the city.
The gathering will take place on Malaya Sadovaya Street. Here, at the “loudspeaker”, you can learn the history of military Leningrad and hear the story of the famous tailed division. Then we will go in search of figurines – bronze cats. According to legend, they bring good luck. And in order for it to be guaranteed, we will certainly throw coins on the pedestals.
We will visit the most famous St. Petersburg palace, stroll through the intricate labyrinths of city courtyards and see significant sights. Kids will surely enjoy feeling like an actor. They have to play fairy-tale characters.
You will hear impressive stories about cats and find out why these representatives of the animal world even have passports. The educational event will be remembered for a long time. The most vivid emotions are waiting for you, and memorable photos will remain as a memory of the cat trip.
Notable courtyards
In addition to historical monuments, original sculptural compositions, the city has unusual places hidden in old, quiet courtyards. The program for a group of up to 10 people offers to walk through nine such fabulous places in 1.5 hours.
Children in them will immediately recognize their favorite fairy-tale characters, feel the atmosphere created by the authors of famous works. Walking along the Fontanka Embankment, the journey into a fairy tale begins next to a variety of architectural masterpieces standing on the banks of the river that feeds the famous fountains of the city.
In one of the courtyards of the embankment, the house of his beloved Carlson hid. He always flies here and is in a cozy outbuilding with a window covered with a curtain and a small lantern. Everything is like in a book. The house is a theater. The symbol of the Silver Age is the famous Tolstoy House.
Creative, talented personalities have always lived and live in it. The heroes of Volkov's fairy tale live in the courtyard of the Emerald City: Ellie, Goodwin, Totoshka, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion. The bas-relief of the good fairy Villina invites you to visit this fabulous world.
The program includes acquaintance with Rubinstein Street, the energy place of the city “Five Corners”, Bolshaya Moskovskaya Street, Vladimirsky Prospekt. Old and modern, fabulous and solemn courtyards of the big city are filled with interesting facts, events from his life and help to fall in love with St. Petersburg even more.
History and fate of besieged Leningrad
Decades pass, generations change. Gradually the pain subsides, the horrors of the last war. But “while hearts are knocking” we must remember those who continued our happy life, helped preserve this wonderful city and the history of the Russian people associated with this place. But the new generation itself will not recognize the past life, if they are not told, shown museum exhibitions, forget about the correct information in school textbooks about these difficult times.
Not a single fact (even if it is unpleasant), not a single feat of people should be forgotten, despite belonging to one or another nationality. Great help in this is provided by live excursions to the places of besieged Leningrad. Hunger, cold, inhuman horror at the thought of torture, concentration camps, the fate of those captured, the loss of their home moved the actions of these people, covered by unbearable conditions for survival.
For 3 hours, it is proposed to see and listen to interesting facts about the salvation of the Winter Palace, the Bronze Horseman, St. Isaac's Cathedral (the bullet holes on it are still visible today). The guide will tell you about the underwater world of ships, submarines that protect the city. The tour is accompanied by the sounds of the Blockade Symphony by Shostakovich, which complements the atmosphere of the journey with boundless energy.
Marine Petersburg for children
During a 3-hour walk, participants (up to 6 people) will get acquainted with the history of the creation of the Russian Navy, visit the Peter and Paul Fortress (the main route of the trip passes here). They will listen to an interesting story about the appearance of a holiday and a parade in honor of naval victories.
At the same time, it will be an acquaintance with the life and work of Peter I, who founded the beautiful city. How the first frigate was built, why the tsar named it “Poltava”, who proposed the first project of a shipyard on the banks of the Neva. What nautical charts look like, nautical terms sound.
They will walk along the deck of a real old cruiser. Who is called the “grandfather” of the Russian fleet. They will learn the history of the formation of the power of the naval forces of the empire, the strength of which can be seen during the famous holiday of the Naval Forces, which takes place on July 28. The first celebration took place on March 19, 1699 according to the idea of Peter I. According to the order of the President of Russia in May 2006, the holiday became a memorable day for the Armed Forces of the country.
Peter and Paul Fortress for children
Even very young travelers, while walking around the Peter and Paul Fortress, in a relaxed, cheerful way, learn about the beginning of the construction of the city, its famous fortifications. Games, interesting facts, legends will accompany a group of up to 6 people for 1.5 hours.
The inner territory in the courtyard of the fortress, the Boat House (the boat was made by the king), the Potern secret passage, the prison of the Trubetskoy bastion, the tomb of the Grand Dukes and the famous cannon shot are of particular interest to children. None of them will refuse to see the Naryshkinsky bastion, listen to stories about prisoners, or approach the monument to Peter.
Catherine Park: excursion for schoolchildren
An interactive individual walk takes place in the vicinity of St. Petersburg, the city of Pushkin, along the famous Catherine Park. The duration of the walking tour is 1.5 hours. The composition of the group is from 1 to 4 people. During this time, children will hear the story of the creation of Tsarskoye Selo with the park, which has become a real treasure of park art, combining elements of several historical eras.
Each emperor expressed his desires here in accordance with fashion trends. At the same time, completely preserving the old options (there is an Old and a New Garden). Therefore, now we are dominated by the ideas of the Dutch, Flemish, English masters of landscape art. Along with luxurious alleys, decorations appeared in the form of sculptures of ancient images brought from Italy by decree of Peter.
New buildings, gazebos, pavilions, stone fences are being built, a system of canals and ponds is being equipped. The park received its modern look during the reign of Catherine. Many poets and artists discovered new forces in the park to create their works. Here Pushkin completed the writing of “Eugene Onegin”. Acquaintance with his life, biography is among the interesting information during the tour.
At a meeting with Ladoga along the “Road of Life”
The route of an individual trip for groups of up to 10 people passes along the sacred path for every resident of the city – the Road of Life. For 6 hours, travelers will learn about the terrible moments of the life of the city during the Great Patriotic War. From the autumn of 1941, Leningrad was cut off from the mainland and found itself unable to supply food and other necessary goods. The troops and the civilian population of Leningrad were in the blockade.
Aviation could not meet all the needs of the population. The only connecting Even was the road along Lake Ladoga. It was considered a complex body of water due to uncontrolled winds, uneven formation of ice of the required thickness. Scientists, specialists, the military were able to build a road through the lake (route No. 101), called the Road of Life. It was an incredibly difficult path, controlled and maintained in incredibly difficult conditions.
Many interesting facts about the blockade will be heard by the participants during the trip, examining the monuments: “Daily Bread”, “Katyusha”, “Oak and Laurel”, “Lorry” and others. In the village of Lake Ladoga, it is proposed to visit the Road of Life Museum, opened in 2016 in a building of modern architecture resembling a block of lake ice. Here, children can take part in quizzes, build ships, draw a picture, and relax.
Admiralty for children
Among the outstanding symbols of the city is the spire of the Admiralty. On the tower, located in the central part of the main facade (Admiralty needle), a boat appeared, known to all schoolchildren, which attracts attention and is covered with interesting legends.
According to one of them, the frigate “Eagle” or the first Russian warship became the prototype of the ship. It was launched in 1669. During a 1.5 hour hike through the historical center of the city, a group of 10 people will hear in detail the history of the construction of the Admiralty building, its role in the life of the city.
The functions of a battle fortress are a thing of the past. Now the command of the Russian Navy is located here, the temple of St. Spyridon of Trimifutsky has been opened. Andreevsky flag flutters over the tower. Initially, a huge, complex building was the Admiralty shipyard, a fortress.
The shipyard was built according to the drawings signed by Peter I in 1704. Ship workshops were located in the Admiralty building. The first ship was built here in April 1706. During the tour, we will visit the Alexander Garden, learn the history of its creation, the birth of Alexander Square, Admiralteyskaya Embankment.
Unusual courtyards
It starts at the monument to Dostoevsky next to the Vladimirskaya metro station. It is like a journey through time, discovering the life of the past, present and future of the city.
The courtyards of St. Petersburg have become the hallmark of the city. They were formed behind rich mansions, tenement houses in small areas. Many of them resemble wells with walls painted with graffiti, entwined with greenery, old benches, pavilions, carved gates, bizarre arches.
Often in the yards there were outbuildings, outbuildings, sheds. During the trip, children will learn about different types of city courtyards, solve riddles, listen to the legends of a quiet, hidden from the eyes of St. Petersburg. Among the most interesting yards is the territory of the house of the Rossiya society. There is a unique labyrinth with light wells, tunnels, arches, turrets.
In the house that retained the front gate, the stairs were used for the filming of the film “Heart of a Dog”. Information about the courtyards of the houses of Rezanov, Pashkov (where the last path of Brodsky passed), the Escher labyrinth of the house of Buck. Scarabs and the god of the sun Ra, who decorated the house of Nezhinskaya, a graffiti gallery in the courtyard of the Antonov house and much more will be heard by the participants of the 2-hour hike.
Open Petersburg to children
A group of up to 10 people begins their acquaintance with the historical center – Palace Square. The places where the main secrets of the history of the city are hidden, the military power of Russia was formed. Why was the Winter Palace built, who and when lived in it.
How the Alexander Column was erected and what construction secrets are hidden in it. Where Bolshaya, Malaya Morskaya, Admiralteisky, Nevsky Prospekts were born. They will look at the figures of the famous Atlanteans standing at the entrance to the Hermitage.
Acquaintance with the Marble Palace, the Field of Mars, the Engineering Castle, the beautiful Summer Garden takes place along with interesting stories, riddles, Krylov's fables, Greek myths. At the same time, all the paths, alleys, streets, avenues, cozy cafes are reminiscent of the times of Pushkin, breathe the atmosphere of the romance of the past, studied in school courses on history and literature. Opening the city in 1.5 hours will help in the assimilation of the school curriculum, the overall development of children.
How many hares are there in Petersburg?
Together with the priceless heritage of the city in the form of buildings, cathedrals, parks, the city has many miniature thematic sculptures that have become unique monuments. The figurine of a hare was the first to appear next to the bridge leading to the Peter and Paul Fortress. But this is not the only hare that settled in the city. During an interesting tour, starting with getting to know the city by studying its mini-model.
Here you can not only see, but also touch many sights. An individual trip for a group of up to 6 people lasts almost 2 hours and includes acquaintance with many interesting places on Hare Island, the Peter and Paul Fortress. All along the way, children turn into funny hares and, with the help of a magic wand, learn the history of the city through bunny clues.
And there are many of them: in the water, next to the souvenir shop, on the shore of the island (the last wooden sculpture made by Florentin Hoffman), a family of bronze bunnies painted on houses, etc. Interestingly, the city hosts exhibitions of sculptures of hares when they move to other areas. As if, the stories of old-timers are confirmed that there were a lot of them here.
Excursion-quest in Tsarskoe Selo
The history of Tsarskoye Selo begins in the distant 1710, when Peter gave the future Empress Catherine the Saar manor. The first palace is being built, wonderful parks, amazing buildings appear, causing surges of inspiration in many creative personalities of those times. One of them was the Great Pushkin.
Quest travel helps to get to know not only the sights of Tsarskoye Selo, but also wander around Pushkin's places, visit the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum, where Pushkin spent 6 years and showed his unique talent.
For 2.5 hours, together with a group of up to 10 people, an opportunity is provided in the form of an exciting game with riddles, tips, tasks (for example, read the poet's favorite poems, find his cells to stay) to learn the smallest details of the poet’s life.
The tour ends with a fascinating hike in the footsteps of the heroine of The Captain's Daughter in Catherine's Park. And again it is necessary to guess the riddles of the Empress, to answer her questions. At the end, you can get a prize and see fireworks. But on the condition that it will be possible to put all the fragments of the park in the correct order and determine the place of storage of the treasure from them.
All Russia in miniature
On the territory of vast Russia there are many unexplored places, raging rivers, large and small cities, smoking volcanoes, sea expanses. It is difficult to imagine how much time it takes to see interesting corners of the Far East. Siberia, southern part of the country.
All this is easy to do during a 2.5-hour author's walk with a group of up to 5 people. In 2008, an interesting museum “Grand Maket Russia” was opened. In it, the whole country is presented in miniature and reflects any direction of its life.
All layouts (corresponding to different technical areas) are valid and arouse interest in children of any age. This thematic program reveals the theme of roads and transport. The journey starts from the metro station Ploshchad Vosstaniya. (This is the first station, opened in 1955).
Difficulties of a technical, economic nature, inherited by the builders of tunnels passing under the capricious, mystical and mysterious Neva, are revealed in the story of an experienced guide. The program of the walk includes a ride in the metro to the station Moskovskie Vorota.
Escape from the Peter and Paul Fortress
The architectural ensemble was born together with the city. He appeared on a deserted hare island in 1703. The fortress never took part in military battles. Among its walls were the secrets of many state criminals. The fortress is part of the State Museum of History.
To learn more about the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the prison of the Trubetskoy Bastion, the Grand Duke's Tomb, the riches and secrets of the Tsar's Room, dozens of exhibition halls with numerous exhibits, you are invited to make a trip around the entire territory.
For 2 hours in a group of up to 4 people, it is proposed to learn the history of Imperial Russia in the form of a game. Each corner of the fortress will reveal its secrets after guessing riddles, completing thoughtful interactive tasks.
Such an excursion will facilitate the perception of educational material on the history of all participants in the game-journey. And at the same time you can admire the beautiful views of the Neva.
The Hermitage is not for show
A journey through the halls of the museum takes the participants to those distant times, when the inhabitants of Olympus did all the work. They ruled, were born, grew, mastered their magical abilities. Among them were also children, fathers, grandfathers. In 1.5 hours, it is proposed to find out why the son of the almighty king Paris was tending sheep, what the baby Hermes was guilty of, why Zeus swallowed his living children.
Why does Athena have no mother. How to understand the complex family relationships of many gods. Where did mythological characters come from? Stories of exciting intrigues, battles with monsters are accompanied by the examination of ancient stone sculptures. They will be looked at, answered questions, solve riddles, perform tasks. In such games, the harmony of the beauty of ancient works is best revealed and understood.
Family trip to the Museum of the Arctic and Antarctic
You will find yourself in the icy realm of polar explorers, giants – polar bears, icebreakers and see the miracle of nature – the northern lights. The interactive program will allow you to travel to the Northern policy. You will be interested to know how the Arctic differs from the Antarctic.
Young travelers will see with their own eyes representatives of the fauna of the North Pole, visit a real bird market, learn everything about the habits and disposition of polar bears, and also get acquainted with a real polar explorer. Do you know what color a polar bear's skin is? Not? We will certainly talk about this during the event.
Children will definitely like to feel the role of a hunter. Together we will learn to look for hare tracks, hear the voice of a reindeer and deal with the question of why such low trees grow here. An educational journey will allow you to remember and replenish knowledge about our vast country and get acquainted with the most unique places on the planet.
Mummy hunting in the Hermitage
Which of us has not tried to decipher the ancient hieroglyphs, froze at the thought of the mysterious sarcophagi, or did not admire the golden sheen of the pharaohs' robes? Ancient tombs, pages from the Book of the Dead (especially about the journey of the soul after death), stories about the ancient monster Amat, the lioness Sokhmet attract visitors to the Egyptian Hall of the Hermitage.
This can be done together with an experienced guide in a group of 6 people in 1.5 hours. At the same time, it is proposed to answer at least some of the “whys” from their huge number. First of all, we will talk about ancient mummies (the oldest exhibits of the museum), which are over 2000 years old.
Mummies are interesting not only for tourists, but also for famous scientists. Quite recently, an important discovery was made by the Hermitage: it was possible to correct the confusion with mummies and prove that instead of the mummy of the ancient singer Babat (who lived in Thebes), there was a mummy of a male eunuch of the same period.
The museum contains the sarcophagi of both mummies. Many questions are asked about the Egyptian writing, performed on papyrus. A separate conversation will be the story of the gods and cats, which seriously influenced the outcome of the battle in 525 BC and why the pharaohs were depicted with a snake on their face.