Best Russian Tours:
5 Best Offers

It is difficult to imagine a travel destination more complex, heterogeneous and multi-component than the vast Russia. There are dozens, if not hundreds of unique places to visit there: the previous capital, Saint Petersburg, Moscow, the present one, the cradle of Russian statehood, ancient Veliky Novgorod, and the ever-fighting frontier Pskov, the great Volga River, the great Siberian expanses with a variety of natural attractions and ancient cities, the Far Eastern borders that seem completely inaccessible, so rich in beauty, even if the climate is harsh.

Russia is so large and diverse that everyone will find something interesting here.

Today, Smart Travel will tell you of the 5 tours we find the most reflective of what Russia is as a country and recommend to all of our customers.

The two capitals

Both Moscow and St. Petersburg attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year like a magnet. Museums, art galleries, palaces, churches, monasteries, monuments, historical buildings, gardens and parks, theaters and concert halls, skating rinks and water parks – they’ve got all of this in abundance.

To visit all possible landmarks is simply unrealistic. Here you have Pushkin’s Petersburg, and Bulgakov’s Moscow, bar tours, theater marathons, etc., etc.. Cultural life is in full swing both in St. Petersburg and in Moscow: festivals, fairs, exhibitions, sports competitions are held – in a word, there are plenty of opportunities for event tourism.

Siberia

Huge and many-sided Siberia with its incredible nature is worth visiting at least once!

Here, you should definitely see the Altai Mountains, the steppes of Khakassia, the eternal ice on the Taimyr Peninsula, the deepest Baikal lake with the Olkhon Island, the pearl of the Altai Krai – Lake Teletskoye, the ancient cities of Tyumen, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, the ancient capital of Siberia Tobolsk, the Achair Monastery and the place attraction of flying saucers – Okunevsky Ark, a unique reserve Stolby in the Krasnoyarsk Krai.

In winter, you can go skiing at the Bobrovy Log resort, and in summer you can visit the indigenous peoples – Khanty, Mansi, Evenks, Nenets.

The Russian North

The Russian North comprises the Arkhangelsk and Vologda regions, where Russian folk traditions are best preserved in architecture and creativity. Remarkable examples of wooden architecture, ancient churches and monasteries, carefully preserved ancient rituals – all this has created the reputation of the Russian North as a real reserve of folk culture.

The Ural Mountains

Wild pristine nature, dangerous vertical routes, old abandoned factories and the first sections of the railway are kept in their open spaces at the ancient Ural.

Most often, tourists come to the local million-plus city of Yekaterinburg and the ski centers of Bannoe and Abzakovo. The first is a snow-covered giant, a major industrialist, the capital of Russian rock. The latter are famous for their excellent tracks for skiing, snowboarding and tobogganing.

The Caucasus

The Caucasus is an ideal place for outdoor enthusiasts.

Extreme sports and pastimes are popular: people come here to raft along the Kuban, climb Mount Musat-Cheri and complete the route with a descent down Bolshoi Zelenchuk. In the Khadzhokh resort, you can ride a horse through all the local waterfalls, caves, mounds, dolmens and forest lakes.

An obligatory point for any self-respecting climber is the majestic Elbrus: climbing a multi-kilometer route takes a week of travel, but the result is worth it.

These tours are just an example of what you can see and do in Russia with the help of Smart Travel!

Best Russian Tours:5 Best Offers