My friend and I spent 3 days touring with Marsha and had a fantastic time. I'm pretty sure she could win Russian history "Jeopardy" in a heartbeat. The tours were interesting, tailored to our needs, and reasonably priced for all we got. I have family planning a trip to St Petersburg next summer and they will retain Marsha... I can't... More

We were a party of six in St Petersburg, and Bestguiges could not have been more professional- in the planning of visits to museums, palaces, monuments, places to eat, shops and markets, etc Masha was our guide, charming, enthusiastic and efficient with a great knowledge of art, architecture and history, she made the whole 4-day visit run smoothly and efficiently.... More

I am just back from St.Petersburg and I have to say if you are looking for a private guide in St. Petersburg you will find the best in the Best Guides Company. We had a perfect tour. Everything was arranged very accurately, absolutely according to the program. We had no delays entering museums and during the city tour the guide... More

Took me long enough to post – but better late than never! We went to St.Petersburg for Christmas. The trip was a Christmas gift from my husband – and oh! what a gift it turned out to be! Best Guides arranged private tours around St.Petersburg for us so that we saw almost everything – and we enjoyed every minute of... More

I was travelling by myself and spent two wonderful days in St. Petersburg. My guide Iren was knowledgeable, informative and very flexible. I took several private tours: city tour, Hermitage and the Catherin Palace (Pushkin). It was their White Days Package. All the tours were just excellent. Besides I’ve booked a backstage tour of Mariinsky and a visit to the... More

It was our first visit to Russia and we decided to take a private guide. After some research via Google we’ve found the Best Guides Company and booked with them. Our guide was Irene and I have to say that she was just excellent. She is obviously the best guide I’ve ever met and I have to say that my... More

We visited St Petersburg in August 2012 and I have been meaning to write a review ever since. I found Best Guides on Tripadvisor and having had a few great experiences using the website now feel I must add my views for future visitors. We wanted a 1.5 day tour as we were visiting on a cruise ship. What appealed... More

I met Irene on my stay in St Petersburg in reception of the hotel. From then on a wonderful time and lots of helpful information. She was so caring and I saw everything and more than I asked for. Alexander the Driver was also very very good to be with. Wonderful weather lots of sunshine and lovely snow made it... More

We had perfect Winter weather (-10C) sun and snow for our tour of Tsarskoe Selo and the Catherine Palace. This has to be the best time to see it, uncrowded and more of the Palace rooms open than in the Summer. . Our excellent and knowledgeable tour guide, Masha, arranged everything from pick up at our hotel, comprehensive and informative... More