Question about photo fees in St. Petersburg

[nanabananainaz]

For those just back from the Baltics - can you tell me what type of currency was accepted to pay the photo fees for the palace, etc. tours in St. Petersburg?

[jstducky]

For those just back from the Baltics - can you tell me what type of currency was accepted to pay the photo fees for the palace, etc. tours in St. Petersburg?

 

are you doing st. pete on your own?

 

if you are doing it with a private tour with Alla, DenRus or RO then the photo fee price is stated and either added to your total tour cost, or is already included in the tour fee.

 

but if you are doing it on your own, my guess would be that they only take rubles, but thats just a guess.

[dbh62ark]

Yes, the museums were taking only rubles for photo permits in St. Petersburg. We had a member of our private tour group that had not paid in advance (everyone else in the group had paid our fees in advance to our private tour operator) and then decided to take photos when he saw the spectacular photo opportunities. Our (Denrus) private guide paid the fees and then the passenger paid her back in U.S. dollars. The Denrus drivers carry a bit of pocket change to help passengers out with these matters and money for the toilet at Peterhof, etc. I assume the other private tour guides do the same. If you're on your own, you would need rubles.

 

Have a great trip,

Donna

[jstducky]

If you book with Alla, all photo passes necessary for your group are included in the price already. No extra fees for photo passes, regardless of how many the group needs