Russia
The world's largest country, spanning Europe and Asia, with extremely diverse scenery and culture, from golden-domed churches and imperial palaces to Lake Baikal and volcanic wilderness.
Russia spans Eastern Europe and northern Asia, from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east. The European part has Moscow's Red Square and the Kremlin, St. Petersburg's palaces and museums, and the "Golden Ring" of ancient towns; Kazan on the Volga shows off Tatar culture. The east has Lake Baikal, the Kamchatka volcanoes and the Far Eastern port city of Vladivostok, with the Trans-Siberian Railway linking east and west. Summer's white nights and lakes are best for sightseeing, while winter offers ice, snow and the northern lights. The main gateways are the international airports of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Destinations
- Moscow
- Saint Petersburg
- Kaliningrad
- Vladivostok
- Yakutsk
- Novosibirsk
- Kazan
- Murmansk & Teriberka
- Veliky Novgorod
- Khabarovsk
- Irkutsk & Lake Baikal
- Yaroslavl
- Ulan-Ude
- Kamchatka (Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky)
- Petrozavodsk & Kizhi
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Suzdal & Vladimir
- Kostroma
- Olkhon Island
- Yekaterinburg
- Sochi
- Barguzin Valley & Svyatoy Nos
- Vladikavkaz
- Nizhny Novgorod
- Krasnoyarsk
- Volgograd
- Vyborg
- Perm
- Samara
- Smolensk
- Krasnaya Polyana
- Sortavala & Valaam
- Tula & Yasnaya Polyana
- Svetlogorsk
- Pereslavl-Zalessky
- Jiayin
- Heihe City Area
- Fuyuan
- Tongjiang
- Narva
- Hulin & Hutou
Itineraries
- Trans-Siberian Railway: Moscow to Beijing – Cross Russia by train in stages, traveling through Lake Baikal and the Mongolian steppes to Beijing.
- Trans-Siberian Railway Eastern Section: Vladivostok to Lake Baikal – Travel west along the railway via Khabarovsk and Ulan-Ude to Irkutsk and Olkhon Island.
- Golden Ring & Volga River Loop Tour – Charter a car to travel counter-clockwise around the Golden Ring, connecting monasteries, Volga River towns, and white-…
- St. Petersburg, Vyborg & Veliky Novgorod – Based in St. Petersburg, explore its grand palaces and museums, with day trips to the historic cities of Vyborg and Nov…
- Karelia, Lake Ladoga & Lake Onega Loop – A self-drive loop from St. Petersburg around Lake Ladoga, connecting Valaam, Ruskeala, and Kizhi Island.
- Vladimir & Suzdal White-Stone Cities Tour – Travel from Moscow by train and local bus to see the Golden Ring's most concentrated white-stone churches and ancient t…
- Lake Baikal Summer Classic Loop – Depart from Irkutsk, head up to Olkhon Island, and finish with the Circum-Baikal Railway to Listvyanka.
- Nizhny Novgorod & Kazan Volga Rail Journey – Connect two historic Volga River cities by rail to explore red-brick kremlins, the Old Tatar Quarter, and an island mon…
- Lake Baikal Winter Blue Ice – Head to Olkhon Island during the frozen period to explore the northern and southern routes, see blue ice and ice caves…
- Yekaterinburg & Perm Urals Rail Journey – A two-city rail route crossing the Ural Mountains to see Romanov heritage sites, the Europe-Asia border, and a former G…
- Kaliningrad & Baltic Coast – Explore the historic sights and amber of Königsberg, then visit the Curonian Spit and two seaside towns.
- Lake Baikal Eastern Shore & Barguzin – Enter and exit via Ulan-Ude, travel through the Barguzin Valley and Svyatoy Nos Peninsula, and explore Chivyrkuisky Bay.