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Surprising because Aurora's a decent size at around 2000 pax & not full of wimps, but hey, they know their business. They had this stipulation for our ship, P & O's Aurora, because from experience they didn't get a lot of business from the ship. A slightly higher price from SPB & Alla for 6, significantly more for four or less. To me that sounds like the road to ruination :eek: & it wasn't borne out when we e-mailed - TJ and the others needed minimum bookings from our ship (10 for TJ, 8 for SPB or Alla) to be able to offer their listed price. Yes, on at least one website (TJ Tours) it states that the tour goes ahead, at the advertised price, even if just one person books. :)Īt least in part, it's to do with which ship you're on. I think the situation to which John is referring is a little different from the norm, but I can't remember the details. I believe that other operators offer a set price as well. Yes, I know that Alla offers this as well and the price is only $300 regardless of the number of participants that sign-up (there were only 6 on a group from our ship, but not our group). I don't think you can go wrong with any of them. I would contact all the major players in SPB and see which one best meets your needs. Alla herself met us at the pier in SPB and was just delightful to work with. We had a wonderful time in both cities and our guides were marvelous. Alla made sure that we were able to visit the Pergamon museum in Berlin which was a deal clincher for us. And, as pointed out, few have used another tour operator so they really have no means of comparison.
With few exceptions, people recommend the tour operator that they used. Prices were within a few dollars of each-other, all accepted booking without payment, payment was at the start of day 2.Īll use 16-seat vans, except I think DenRus who use a 30-seater bus. In choosing, the only difference I noticed was that Alla & SPB needed a minimum 8 to be charged the standard price, TJ needed 10. I'll enthuse about Alla, others about TJ, others about SPB, etc.
And even then, it's gonna depend on which actual guide, differences in the weather, the traffic, the sharers, even the mood. Getting a comparison is difficult because there can't be many folk who've been to St Pete's twice, especially who've been twice & used different operators.
All the local operators get excellent reviews, and we all tend to enthuse about the one we've used.
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