it was a real skip the line tour !

My family liked this tour and Kataya, our guide, did great job, fluent English and great knowledge about history. Only thing I can think of is that I wish I would get the itinerary and the change earlier than day before the tour. At the time of pickup, I was informed that other people ( 2 groups in the tour, one couple and 3 people from my family) were scheduled to go to another palace in addition to Catherin's and we could join for extra fee. She gave the option that she would call a taxi for us to drop off at our hotel if you didn't go. We agreed to go with them and paid cash since we were lucky to carry cash at that time. I would feel a little embarrassed if I didn't do it and it would be nice if we would have a time to consider at least a day before. Otherwise she was a great guide and it was very nice to avoid long line to get into the palace.

My only criticism is of the website and confirmation that specified a 10am pick up from hotel. We were not picked up until 230pm which was not the best for us because of another event that night. While staff made efforts to get us to the ballet on time, you need to fix the website.

Une visite guidée très bien organisée avec une guide exeptionnelle

The visit to Catherine Palace in Pushkin was ideally organized with a private car and driver to make it very confortable to visit. Plus we had a delightful and warmful guide, Elena, who made it possible to pass before the long line-up and arrival of tourist groups. Elena was a knowledgeable and devoted guide anxious to share and to help with wise advice to enhance our ongoing stay in the city. Elena is totally fluent in speaking French with an amazing conversational level. The four members of the family are unanimous to fully recommend Elena.