Complete Russia from Atlantic to Pacific

from 115500Р (22 days) 6+

Travel attractions: the northern capital of Russia and the northernmost megalopolis in the world, the tomb of all Russian emperors in the Peter and Paul Cathedral, the center of modern Russian literature, the fourth largest cathedral in Europe, the largest museum in Russia, the city of fountains Peterhof, Red Square, the Moscow Kremlin, the largest church in Russia, the largest collection of Russian art, the Moscow Arbat, the highest TV tower in Europe, the largest monastery in Russia, the most famous fair in Russia, the Nizhny Novgorod Arbat, the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, the mother of Russian cities Volga River, the most famous Russian nunnery monastery in Russia, the holy spring of Seraphim of Sarov, the white stone Kazan Kremlin, the Falling Tower of Khansha Syuyumbike, the Kazan 1000th anniversary museum, the Sviyazhsk Island monastery, the temple of all religions, the highers skyscraper of Ural, the place of execution and burrial of the royal family of the last emperor of Russia, Omsk Arbat, Omsk fortress, the main scientific center of Siberia, the Ob Sea, the Krasnoyarsk Columns National Park, the spiritual capital of Siberia, the oldest nunnery monastery in Siberia, the most beautiful church in Siberia, the deepest lake in the world, the most complex railway in Russia, the main center of Buddhism in Russia, the only connection point of three great rivers in the world, the Daurian steppes, the highest temple in Siberia, the Ussuri taiga, the main Russian city at the Pacific coast, the second highest bridge in the world, the habitat of the rarest large cat on the planet, the richest sea in Russia.

DAY 1 (Saturday): Northern Capital of Russia
07:00-10:00 Meeting at the airport, railway station or bus station with a guide.
10:00-13:00 Sightseeing tour around the city of St. Petersburg. Excursion on the territory of the Peter and Paul Fortress – the historical core, where the city began from. For almost 200 years, a political prison was housed in its bastions and dungeons. A visit to the Peter and Paul Cathedral –the tomb of the Russian emperors and the once highest building in Russia.

13:00-14:00 Lunch at the “Books and Coffee” art club in St. Petersburg – the center of modern Russian literature. Check in at the hotel in accordance with the selected level of accommodation.

14:00-16:00 A visit to the Cathedral of St. Isaac which is a masterpiece of classicism, famous for its unique collection of frescoes. This church is the second fourth in Europe after St. Peter in Rome, St. Paul in London and St. Mary in Florence.

16:00-19:00 Continuation of the city tour. You will admire the panorama of the Neva banks from the Spit of Vasilyevsky Island; we will drive along the main street of St. Petersburg – Nevsky Prospect; we will see the city, sung by Pushkin, populated by the mysterious heroes of Gogol, the city of Dostoevsky, Akhmatova and Blok. Stone pages of almost three centuries of history of the many-sided Petersburg – the city of the fortress, port, military capital, blockaded Leningrad, and the cultural capital of Russia will open before us.

19:00-20:00 Dinner at one of the cafes in St. Petersburg. Return to the hotel (from April to November we will continue the excursion to the night raising of bridges in St. Petersburg (from 01:00-03:00)).

DAY 2 (Sunday): The largest museum of Russia and the city of fountains
09:00-10:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00-10:30 Meeting with the guide. Transfer to the Hermitage Museum.
10:30-13:00 Visit to the Hermitage – the largest treasury of world art. The Hermitage Museum, which originated in the 19th century as a private collection of Empress Catherine the Great, has become today one of the richest museums in the world. He saves about 3 million priceless museum exhibits of different eras and peoples from the Paleolithic and Ancient Egypt to modern times.

13:00-14:00 Lunch in the cafe "Zinger" on Nevsky Prospect.

14:00-18:00 Excursion along the old Peterhof road leading to the beloved suburban marine residence of Peter the Great "reminiscent of a charming journey from Versailles to Paris." Arrival in Peterhof – the kingdom of Poseidon and Font. This is the Russian Versailles and Italian Tivoli. This is the first Hermitage in Russia and a huge number of so-called Small palaces. This is the magical world of Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli, captured in the interiors of the Great Peterhof Palace. Peterhof is a city of hundreds of fountains and magnificent gardens spread out on the shores of the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.

18:00-20:00 Return to St. Petersburg. Dinner in the legendary literary cafe "The Basement of a Stray Dog".

20:00-22:00 Excursion along the evening St. Petersburg.

22:00-22:41 Transfer to the Moscow railway station. Boarding the brand train "Arctic" to Moscow.
22:41-06:50 A trip on the brand train "Arctic" to Moscow.

DAY 3 (Monday): Moscow – the heart of Russia
06:50-09:00 Arriving in Moscow at the Leningrad railroad station. Transfer to the hotel in Moscow, check in according to the selected level of accommodation. Breakfast in the hotel. Free time.

09:00-10:00 Meeting with the guide. An excursion around the Red Square – the main and most beautiful square in Russia. You will hear an amazing stories about the walls and towers of the Kremlin, Lenin's mausoleum, St. Basil's Cathedral, Church of Our Lady of Kazan. We will see the monument to famous liberators Minin and Pozharsky, the famous forehead place, the building of the country's largest store and learn their ancient history.

10:00-12:00 Excursion on the territory of the Kremlin with a visit to the Assumption Cathedral – the tomb of the great Russian tsars. The Moscow Kremlin is located in the heart of the capital of Russia, on its territory is the residence of the President of Russia, magnificent cathedrals and temples, a magnificent palaces ensemble, Arsenal, Senate, Tsar Cannon and Tsar Bell.

12:00-14:00 Excursion to the Armory – one of the most interesting museums in Moscow. This is a treasure trove, the exhibits of which were accumulated for centuries by the royal persons of Russia. Some of them were made in the Kremlin workshops, others were gifts from the rulers of foreign countries.

14:00-15:00 Lunch in the oldest eatery in Moscow in GUM opposite the Red Square.

15:00-16:00 Visit to the main Orthodox church in Moscow – the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, conceived as a monument to the Patriotic War with Napoleon of 1812, which became a symbol of Russia's spiritual revival.

16:00-17:00 Walking tour of the famous Arbat – one of the business cards of Moscow, the first pedestrian street in Moscow, acquaintance with places connected with Pushkin, Bunin, Pasternak and Bulat Okudzhava.

17:00-18:00 Car sightseeing tour around the city. You will drive along the most famous streets, boulevards and squares of Moscow; the history of the capital of the Russian state will come to life before your eyes. We will visit Sparrow Hills, Bagration Bridge, we will see Moscow University, Poklonnaya Hill, where Napoleon was waiting for the keys to the Kremlin.

18:00-19:00 An excursion to the Ostankino Tower which is the highest construction in Europe and Russia with a height of more than 540 meters, from which a breathtaking view of Moscow opens.

19:00-20:00 Dinner in the restaurant "Seventh sky" at an altitude of over 300 meters above Moscow.

20:00-21:00 Transfer to the hotel, check in according to the selected level of accommodation.

DAY 4 (Tuesday): Russia's largest monastery and the museum of Russian art.
08:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00-11:00 Meeting with the guide. Acquaintance with the history of Russian philanthropy, life and work in Moscow of great artists and poets. You will learn about Mamontov’s private opera, the Moscow's Art Theater, the works of Stanislavsky and theatrical life in Moscow. Walk along Zamoskvorechye – the oldest district in the central part of the city of Moscow, located in the bend of the Moscow River, on the right bank south from the Kremlin. Moscow's title “Gold-domed” capital is largely due to this particular area, which from time immemorial has been known for many magnificent Russian churches.

11:00-13:00 Excursion to the legendary Tretyakov Gallery – one of the largest collections of Russian art. In the historical building of the gallery there is an exposition of Russian art from XI to beginning of the XX century, you can see the works of Repin, Kramskoy, Shishkin, Surikov, Levitan, Vasnetsov, Vrubel and many others.

13:00-14:00 Lunch at one of the cafes on New Arbat in Moscow.

14:00-18:00 Excursion to the Trinity-Sergius Lavra – the largest male monastery of the Russian Orthodox Church with a long history, known as the place of life and rest of St. Sergius of Radonezh – one of the most famous ascetics of Russia.

18:00-19:00 Dinner in the restaurant-museum of Russian gastronomy "Lounge Hut" in Sergiev Posad in the old building of wine cellars.

19:00-20:05 Transfer to the Yaroslavl railroad station in Moscow. Boarding the brand train "Vyatka" to the city of Nizhny Novgorod.
20:05-02:13 A trip to the city of Nizhny Novgorod.

DAY 5 (Wednesday): The main merchant center of Russia.
02:13-09:00 Transfer from the station to the hotel in Nizhny Novgorod, check in according to the selected level of accommodation. Free time.
09:00-10:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00-11:00 Meeting with the guide. Walking tour along Nizhny Novgorod "Arbat" known like Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street. Inspection of elegant noble mansions, profitable merchant houses, buildings of various urban establishments associated with events, destinies and the names of famous people of Nizhny Novgorod.

11:00-13:00 Continuation of the excursion in the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin – a unique fortification of the beginning of the 16th century, which has never been submitted to enemies. Visit to the Cathedral of St. Michael the Archangel with the grave of the great national liberator Kozma Minin. Walk along the samples of military enginery "City of Gorky to the front." Through Minin Square we will approach the monument to the brave test pilot Chkalov, we will look at the longest staircase in the USSR and from the Upper Volga embankment we admire the confluence of two great Russian rivers – Volga and Oka.

13:00-14:00 Lunch in a cafe in Nizhny Novgorod.
14:00-16:00 After lunch, visit to the museum-estate of Rukavishnikov, associated with the stories of the Nizhny Novgorod merchants.

16:00-19:00 Inspection of complex famous throughout Russia, Nizhny Novgorod Fair, Oldfair Savior Cathedral, the ensemble of the Annunciation Monastery, National Unity Square with the monument to Minin and Pozharsky. A trip along the merchant streets of Ilyinskaya and Zapochainya, the houses and offices of the merchants Rukavishnikov, Sirotkin, Stroganov, Bugrov and others. Walk along the old Christmas street, the former business center of the old Nizhny Novgorod and a visit to the Stroganov church famous for its gilded carved iconostasis and external white stone carvings.

19:00-21:00 Dinner at a restaurant in Nizhny Novgorod. Return to the hotel. Free time.

DAY 6 (Thursday): The most famous nunnery monastery in central Russia.
07:00-08:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
08:00-10:00 Meeting with the guide. Transfer to the city of Arzamas from Nizhny Novgorod. On the way, you will hear a story about the fourth and last allotment of Mother of God on Earth, about St. Seraphim of Sarov, about the founders of the Diveyevo monastery, as well as about the holy springs of Diveyevo.
10:00-11:00 Stop in Arzamas on the Cathedral Square. A small excursion and a visit to the St. Nicholas nunnery. In Summer, visit the Resurrection Cathedral and the opportunity to venerate the Life-giving Cross (from November to May, the cathedral is closed).

11:00-12:00 Transfer to Diveyevo.
12:00-13:00 Visit to Holy Trinity Seraphim-Diveyevo nunnery. You will pass through the territory of monastery and get acquainted with its history and traditions.

13:00-14:00 Lunch at the territory of monastery.
14:00-15:30 A visit to the Trinity Cathedral, where the relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov are kept, and the Transfiguration Cathedral.

15:30-17:30 A trip to the most famous spring of Reverend Seraphim of Sarov near the village of Tsyganovka, on the banks of the river Satis in the Sarov forest (swimming in the spring at will).

17:30-18:30 Transfer to the city of Arzamas.
18:30-19:30 Dinner in one of the cafes of Arzamas.
19:30-19:44 Boarding the train to the city of Kazan at the railroad station in Arzamas.
19:44-02:05 Travel by train to the city of Kazan.
02:05-02:30 Transfer from the station to the hotel in Kazan, check-in according to the selected level of accommodation.

DAY 7 (Friday): The ancient capital of Tatarstan.
09:00-10:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
10:00-12:00 Meeting with the guide. Sightseeing tour of the city of Kazan. You will see with your own eyes the bright colors of its streets and squares, find out where the innumerable treasures of the Kazan Khans were kept, and where the cauldron boiled without fire. The sights of the millennial city combined the culture of the West and the traditions of the East: Old Tatar settlement, where the Tatar population lived from the XVI century, Cloth settlement - industrial transformations of Peter I, Lake Kaban – its secrets and legends, stylized village “Tugan avylym”, fountain square, new puppet theater, Kazan University, Freedom Square – cultural and the administrative center of Kazan. A visit to the place where the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God was found – the Mother of God Monastery, in which one of the oldest lists of this icon is kept.

12:00-13:00 Acquaintance with the central shopping street of Kazan, the old Nogay road. Here collected a lot of architectural monuments, such as the Gabdulla Tukai Square and bell tower of the Church of the Epiphany, the State Bank building, where during the Civil War kept the gold reserves of Russian Empire, Peter and Paul Cathedral with a seven tier iconostasis.

13:00-15:00 Lunch at the cafe. The interactive program "Yakin Duslar", which will immerse you in the world of the ancient culture of the Tatar people.

15:00-17:00 Excursion to the Kazan Kremlin – the main attraction of the city, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. On its territory there is the official residence of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and the state museum-reserve, which is annually visited by thousands of tourists. The white stone Kremlin is the heart of the ancient city, embodying the culture of the west and east. Here towering minarets of the city's main mosque Kul Sharif and glittering domes of the oldest church in the city in the name of the Annunciation. On the territory of the Kremlin is one of the symbols of Kazan – the famous "falling" tower of Khansha Syuyumbike.

17:00-19:00 Excursion to the Museum of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan, where the history of the Tatar people from its very begining is shown. Here we will find out who the ancient Bulgars are and why the Tatars consider them as their ancestors, as well as what the inhabitants of Tatarstan lives today.

19:00-21:00 Dinner in one of the cafes of Kazan. Return to the hotel. Free time.

DAY 8 (Saturday): Orthodox Shrines of the Tatar Volga Region.
08:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00-10:00 Transfer to the Assumption Sviyazhsk Monastery.
10:00-13:00 Meeting with the guide. Excursion on the island Sviyazhsk –a historical and cultural pearl of the Republic of Tatarstan. The ancient fortress-monastery on the island, built during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, served as a military outpost on the Volga and a place for training military units to march on the unscalable fortress Kazan. During the excursions we will see unique historical monuments: the temple of the Holy Trinity, the active Assumption monastery with the architectural ensemble of the XVI-XVII centuries, the horse yard and workshops.

13:00-14:00 Lunch at the monastery.
14:00-15:00 Transfer to the place called Raifa.
15:00-17:00 Excursion to the Raifa Mother of God male monastery, located in a protected forest, on the shore of a lake of extraordinary beauty. The architectural ensemble of the monastery is one of the most majestic in the middle Volga region formed over the centuries. The main shrine of the monastery is the miraculous Georgian image of the Blessed Virgin of the 17th century. A visit to a holy spring sanctified by the patriarch.

17:00-19:00 Return to the hotel in Kazan. On the way, a visit to the “Temple of All Religions” on the old Moscow tract.

19:00-20:00 Dinner in one of the cafes of Kazan.
20:00-21:00 Tour around the night Kazan. The main highlight of the evening trip will be a visit to the Ferris wheel "Around the World", which is one of the highest in Russia (65 meters).

21:00-22:00 Return to the hotel. Free time.

DAY 9 (Sunday): The Road to the Hyperborean Mountains.
04:00-05:00 Early breakfast at the hotel.
05:00-05:42 Transfer to the railroad station. Landing on the brand train "Ural" ("Tyumen").
05:42-20:04 Train ride to Ekaterinburg. Lunch on the train. Story of the guide about the sights that occur along the way. Watching of thematic films related to the culture of places along the train route.

20:04-22:00 Festive meeting guests with national ensemble. Lunch in a cafe in the city of Yekaterinburg.

22:00-23:00 Transfer to the hotel in Yekaterinburg, check in according to the selected level of accommodation.

DAY 10 (Monday): The capital of the Urals on the border of Europe and Asia.
08:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00-12:00 Meeting with the guide. Sightseeing tour around Yekaterinburg with a visit to the border of Europe and Asia, visiting the main attractions: Main Avenue, the historic park, where the city began from, dams of the city pond, monument to the founders of the city Tatishschev and Genin.

12:00-13:00 Visit to the Novo-Tikhvin nunnery monastery – one of the largest in Russia. The monastery was founded at the end of the XVIII century. With the risk to life in 1918, the nuns of the monastery until the end tried to help to Nicholas II and the imperial family which was under arrest in Yekaterinburg.

13:00-14:00 Lunch in the highest restaurant of the Urals at an altitude of about 180 meters in the Business Center "Vysotsky".

14:00-19:00 Excursion to the male Monastery of the Holy Imperial Passion-Bearers at Ganin's Pit with a visit to the museum and the patriarchal monastery. In the museum part exhibits from the last months of the life of Emperor Nicholas II and his family.

19:00-21:00 Return to Yekaterinburg, dinner at one of the city cafes. Free time.
21:00-21:54 Transfer to the station. Boarding on the brand train "Yenisey" to Omsk.
21:54-10:46 Train ride to Omsk. Breakfast on the train.

Day 11 (Tuesday): Meeting with Siberia.
10:46-12:00 Transfer from the station to the hotel in Omsk, check in according to the selected level of accommodation. Free time.

12:00-13:00 Meeting with the guide. The beginning of the city tour around Omsk. Departure to the viewing platform at the Irtysh river. Walk along "Omsk Arbat".

13:00-14:00 Lunch at the restaurant "Kolchak" in the center of Omsk.

14:00-16:00 Continuation of the city tour. We will go through three-century history of the city, which Admiral Kolchak made as the capital of Russia and Siberia. Left without a capital title, Omsk is still largely associated with St. Petersburg and Moscow and bears a touch of capital lifestyle. The city was formed as a fortress on the border with the Asian territories, for three centuries it was performed the mission of the border town. The fates of such people as Buchholz and Springer, Glazenap and Valikhanov, Potanin and Yadrintsev, Dostoevsky and Martynov are connected with its history.

16:00-19:00 A trip to the Achair Holy Cross Convent founded by St. John of Kronstadt, on whose territory the labor camp of GULAG was located in the 1930-1950s. A visit to the miraculous mineral spring on the territory of the monastery, the water temperature of which is 36.6 ° C, that is, the temperature of the human body, and does not go down even in the most severe frosts.

19:00-21:00 Return to Omsk, dinner at one of the city cafes. Free time.
21:00-21:45 Transfer to the station. Boarding on the brand train "Irtysh" to Novosibirsk.
21:45-07:00 Train ride to Novosibirsk.

Day 12 (Wednesday): Visit to the capital of Siberia.
07:00-09:00 Transfer from the station to the hotel in Novosibirsk, check-in according to the selected level of accommodation. Breakfast in the hotel.

09:00-10:30 Meeting with the guide. City tour around Novosibirsk. We will get acquainted with the architectural ensemble of Lenin Square – the main square of the city. We will see the old buildings of the city trade building, the Bulgarian House, the Siberian Compound. We will visit the Ascension Cathedral in Narym Square and will see the park "The City Beginning" in place of the foundation of Novosibirsk where stands a monument to Alexander III, who greatly contributed to the appearance of the main city on the Ob. From here there is a view of most of the bridges of Novosibirsk and the longest metro bridge in Siberia.

10:30-11:30 Visit to the museum dedicated to the life and work of the family of the Russian artist and public figure Nicholas Roerich.

11:30-13:00 Next, we will go to the left bank of Ob River, where we will look at the Monument of Glory and the Eternal Flame at Celebration Square, where located the monument to Pokryshkin – the most famous Siberian pilot and the three times Hero of the Soviet Union. From there we will continue our journey to the unique scientific center of Siberia – Akademgorodok. On the way we will see the John the Baptist Monastery and the Novosibirsk Hydroelectric Power Station.

13:00-14:00 Lunch at the Novosibirsk Academgorodok.
14:00-15:00 An excursion around Akademgorodok. A visit to the main building of the NSU, House of Scientists of the SB RAS, research institutes. During the walk we will also see a monument to academician Lavrentiev and a monument to a laboratory mouse.

14:00-18:00 Acquaintance with the unique fate of the city, which, like the ancient russian city Kitazh, went under the water, and then revived at a new place. Sightseeing tour of the city of Berdsk. Visit to the Berd Museum of History and Art. Excursion to the museum "Theater Biryukova" and the Church of the Candlemas, as well as the Transfiguration Cathedral. Panorama of the Ob Sea.

18:00-19:30 Return to Novosibirsk, dinner in one of the cafes of the city.
19:30-20:46 Transfer to the railroad station in Novosibirsk. Boarding on the brand train "Yenisey" to the city of Krasnoyarsk.
20:46-08:50 Travel by train to the city of Krasnoyarsk.

DAY 13 (Thursday): City in the center of Russia.
08:50-11:00 Transfer from the station to the hotel in Krasnoyarsk, check-in according to the selected level of accommodation. Breakfast in the hotel. Free time.

11:00-13:00 Meeting with the guide. Sightseeing tour of the city of Krasnoyarsk. We will start with Chapel of St. Parascheva of Friday on Guard Hill with an excellent view of the city with an equipped viewing platform. You will learn the history of the foundation of Krasnoyarsk, interesting facts about the location of the city at the junction of three geological platforms. You will visit the initial historical place of Krasnoyarsk, where it originated almost 400 years ago. Afterwards we will drive through the main streets of the city and see a large number of preserved buildings built in the 19th century. We get to the historical museum-steamer "St. Nicholas", in which Lenin in 1897 got to the place of exile in the village of Shushenskoye in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Region.

13:00-14:00 Lunch in a cafe in the city of Krasnoyarsk.
14:00-19:00 Excursion to the nature reserve "Pillars", known for its rocky outcrops right on the slopes of the Eastern Sayan Mountains. We will see the "First pillar", "Second pillar", the cliffs "Mana's wall", "Grandfather" and many others. During the walk, you can see how fearless climbers climb down from a serious height almost exclusively with their hands.

19:00-21:00 Dinner at the ski resort "The Beaver Gulch". Free time. Upon request, visit the water park or extreme ride Rodelbahn (in winter skiing on the ski slopes).

21:00-22:00 Return to the hotel in Krasnoyarsk.

Day 14 (Friday): The Road to the Heart of Siberia.
08:00-09:00 Breakfast in the hotel.
09:00-12:00 Excursion to the city of Divnogorsk, where you can admire the dam of the Krasnoyarsk hydroelectric station – one of the most powerful hydroelectric power plants in the world. On the way, we will stop at the "Tsar-Fish" viewing platform near the village of Ovsyanka, the birthplace of the famous Siberian writer Viktor Astafyev. At the request of a visit to the estate-museum of the writer.

12:00-13:30 Transfer to the station of the city of Krasnoyarsk. Boarding the train to the city of Irkutsk.
13:30-08:30 Travel by train to the city of Irkutsk. Lunch, dinner and breakfast in the train.

Day 15 (Saturday): In the Spiritual Capital of Siberia near the Great Sea of Baikal.
08:30-09:00 Meeting guide with guests at the station of the city of Irkutsk.

09:00-10:00 The beginning of the city tour of Irkutsk. Meeting at the base of the city of Irkutsk at the Savior Church. Walk along the alley of veterans near the Eternal Flame memorial, viewing the Epiphany Cathedral.

10:00-10:30 A trip along the embankment of the Angara River to the triumphal arch of Moscow Gate, the oldest in Siberia. On the way there is a tour of the central square of the city, travel along the main merchant street of the city with old mansions.

10:30-11:00 A visit to the oldest nunnery in Siberia in the name of the Sign of the Mother of God with the graves of writers, public figures and Decembrists. The veneration to the relics of St. Innocent Kulchitsky – the first ruler of the largest diocese in the world. Inspection of the only monument in Russia to Admiral Alexander Kolchak.

11:00-11:20 A trip to the suburbs Worker, on the way inspection of one of the most famous prisons of Russia – Irkutsk "White Swan". A visit to the most beautiful church of Siberia in the name of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.

11:20-12:00 A trip along the central avenues of the city of Irkutsk. On the way we will see the lace wooden mansion of Shastin (House of Europe), the Decembrist quarter with the old estates of the princes Sergey Volkonsky and Sergey Trubetskoy. Stop at the most beautiful monument in Russia to Emperor Alexander III, walk around Alexander Square, visit to the “Moorish Castle” and the White House.

12:00-13:00 Transfer to the center of Listvyanka. Check in according to the selected level of accommodation.
13:00-14:00 Lunch in one of the best cafes of Listvyanka in the tradition of Baikal cuisine.
14:00-15:00 A boat trip with a transparent bottom (from January to April on a hovercraft, in November and December the tour is not conducted) along the source of the Angara River – the widest on the planet. You will see the only permanent bird wintering place in Northern Asia and the famous Shaman Stone – one of the most sacred places in the Baikal region.

15:00-16:30 Excursion to the Museum of Baikal at the Limnological Institute of the SB RAS. Virtual dive to the bottom of the deepest lake in the world. Inspection of aquariums with unique representatives of the fauna of Baikal. Acquaintance with the microscopic inhabitants of the waters with the help of microscopes. Walk through the arboretum "Kamenushki" among evergreen Siberian cedars to one of the best viewing platforms in Listvyanka.
16:30-17:00 Transfer to the ski resort in Listvyanka.

17:00-18:00 Lifting on the funicular (cable car) to the observation deck "The Chersky Stone" (in winter meeting of the sunset on the observation platform).

18:00-20:00 Transfer to the hotel in Listvyanka. Dinner at the hotel.

DAY 16 (Sunday): Traveling on the Most Difficult Railway in Russia.
08:00-08:30 Breakfast at the hotel.
08:30-09:00 Meeting with the guide. Transfer to the pier in Listvyanka.
09:00-10:00 Crossing with the ferry to Port Baikal along the source of Angara River.

10:00-10:20 Visit to the Museum of the Circum-Baikal Railway (CBR) in Port Baikal.

10:20-11:37 Departure from Port Baikal on a comfortable sightseeing train on the Circum-Baikal Railway (in winter excursion is carried out on a hovercraft). Transfer to the stopping point of Shumikha (102th km).
11:37-12:20 Excursion stop at the village Shumikha. Inspection of the Italian section of the Circum-Baikal Railway, passage through the longest gallery Shumikhinskaya, acquaintance with the "Italian retaining wall".

12:20-12:40 Transfer to the stopping point 110th km (Polovinnaya).
12:40-13:23 Stop at the village Polovinny. Lunch at the locals cafe. Free time. On reqest, passing through the longest tunnel on the CBR or swimming at the sandy beach.

13:23-13:52 Transfer to the stopping point 129th km (Kirkirey).
13:52-14:21 Sightseeing walk along Cape Kirkirey. Inspection the finish point of the constructing of Trans-Siberian Railway, passage through an abandoned tunnel number 18, overlook of the complex of retaining walls.

14:21-15:28 Transfer to Old Angasolka station (149th km).
15:28-16:30 Excursion stop at Old Angasolka. Inspection of stone viaducts, walk to the Angasolka galleries. Upon request, a visit to the Nicholas Roerich Cultural and Exhibition Center.

16:30-17:00 Transfer to the station Slyudyanka-1.
17:00-17:40 Inspection of the world's only building of the station entirely lined with marble, as well as the old St. Nicholas Church.

17:40-20:35 Departure from Slyudyanka-1 station on the same train to the city of Irkutsk. Dinner on the train.
20:35-20:48 Boarding the train to the city of Ulan-Ude in Irkutsk.
20:48-05:21 Travel by train to the city of Ulan-Ude.

DAY 17 (Monday): In the Buddhist Сapital of Russia.
05:21-09:00 Transfer to the hotel in Ulan-Ude, check-in according to the selected level of accommodation. Breakfast in the hotel. Free time.
09:00-12:00 Meeting with the guide. Sightseeing bus tour of the historic center of Ulan-Ude with a visit to the Buddhist center Rinpoche Bugsha. The program includes a visit to the central square of the city, the monument to Lenin, the native place of Ulan-Ude wooden fortress, the Hodegetria Сathedral, the observation deck on the highest residential point of the city from which you can see the city from a bird's-eye view.

12:00-13:00 Transfer to Ivolginsk datsan. A visit to the sacred place "The Hitching Post of Geser" on the high bank of the Selenga River.

13:00-14:00 Lunch at one of the cafes on the territory of a Buddhist monastery.
14:00-15:00 Excursion on the territory of the Ivolginsky Datsan, a visit to dugans (small temples) as well as to the Palace of the 12th and the last leader of Buddhists in Tsarist Russia Dashi Dorjo Itigelov, where his imperishable body is located. Meeting in traditional style. Upon request, visit the lamas of astrologers and tibetologists.

15:00-16:47 Transfer to Ulan-Ude. Boarding the train to the city of Chita.
16:47-04:16 Train ride to the city of Chita. Dinner on the train.

Day 18 (Tuesday): Journey to Genghis Khan's homeland.
04:16-09:00 Transfer from the station to the hotel in Chita, check in according to the selected level of accommodation. Breakfast in the hotel. Free time.

09:00-12:00 Meeting with the guide. City tour of Chita near the Yablonovy Ridge at the junction of the Amur, Lena and Yenisei river basins. During the tour we will visit the Palace of the Shumov brothers, learn about the female and male gymnasiums that once existed in Chita, find out where the New and Old Cathedral squares were and how did they looked like. In addition, we will visit the Michael the Archangel Church of the Decembrists and the passage of Alexander Vtorov, Polutovsky Quarter, the Okulovsky Courtyard and many others historical sites.

12:00-15:00 Sightseeing trip to the village Aginskoe near the border of Dauria. On the way to the village we will hear a story about the beautiful Dauria and her sons, the history of the villages that will meet along the way, and much more. Overcoming the border of the district, we will get acquainted with the history and culture of the nomads who inhabited the endless Daur steppes, where Genghis Khan was born. On the way, we will have lunch at one of the cafes of traditional Buryat cuisine.
15:00-17:00 Excursion to the cozy and well-kept village of Aginskoe. A visit to the Aginskoe National Museum named after the famous explorer-researcher Gombozhab Tsybikov. Familiarity with Buddhism in the Aginsky monastic complex, which is the largest Buddhist community in the Trans-Baikal Region.

17:00-19:00 Transfer to the city of Chita.
19:00-21:00 Dinner in one of the cafes of the city of Chita. Return to the hotel. Free time.
01:00-01:37 Transfer to the station of the city of Chita. Boarding the train to the city of Khabarovsk.

Day 19 (Wednesday): Traveling by Train along the Amur Land.
01:37-00:00-19:02 A trip along the Trans-Baikal railway among the majestic landscapes of the unspoiled nature of the Amur region. Breakfastes, lunches and dinner on the train. Story of the guide about the sights that occur along the way. Watching thematic films related to the culture of places along the train route.

DAY 20 (Thursday): At the Edge of the Ussurian Land.
19:02-21:00 Transfer to the hotel in Khabarovsk, check in according to the selected level of accommodation. Dinner at the hotel. Free time.

DAY 21 (Friday): In the Cultural Capital of the Far East of Russia.
08:00-09:00 Breakfast at the hotel.
09:00-12:00 Meeting with the guide. Sightseeing tour around the city of Khabarovsk, which stretches for 50 km along the Amur River. We will visit the Amur embankment near the sandy beach, where in the second half of the XIX century a military post was founded. On the cliff there is an observation platform and a monument to Nicholas Muravyov-Amursky – the Governor of Eastern Siberia, who stood at the origins of the city. Then we will visit the Komsomol Square, which is the second largest in Khabarovsk, and the Square of Glory, where the third highest temple in Russia is located. A close by the Memorial Wall of Memory, the building of the Theological Seminary and the "Black Tulip" monument dedicated to the soldiers who participated in the battles in Afghanistan. In addition, we will visit the oldest St. Innocent church in the city, we will see the oldest theater of Khabarovsk and the longest railway bridge in Siberia across the Amur River, which became the final link of the Trans-Siberian Railway.

12:00-13:30 Transfer to the ancient Nanay village of Sikachi-Alyan.
13:30-14:30 Lunch at a cafe in the tradition of Nanay cuisine.
14:30-18:00 Inspection of the most beautiful petroglyphs of the Far East near the village of Sikachi-Alyan on the bank of the Amur River. There are about 200 drawings hollowed out on basalt boulders, with images of animals (moose, horses), hunting scenes, human figures, people in boats, anthropomorphic shaman masks. After exploring the excursion to the local ethnographic museum and participation in the shaman ritual.

18:00-19:00 Dinner in a cafe in the tradition of Nanay cuisine.
19:00-20:45 Transfer to the station. Boarding on the brand train "Ocean" to Vladivostok.
20:45-08:27 Train ride to Vladivostok.

DAY 22 (Saturday): On the Pacific Coast of Russia.
08:27-10:00 Transfer to the hotel in Vladivostok, check in according to the selected level of accommodation. Breakfast in the hotel. Free time.

10:00-11:00 Sightseeing tour around Vladivostok. First, we will visit the Tokarev Cape, where the Egersheld lighthouse is located, named after the captain, who opened the place of the future Vladivostok for Russia.

11:00-12:00 The journey will continue to Central Square, where rising the largest monument to the fighters for Soviet Power at the Far East, monuments to the heroes of the civil war and partisan movement. From there we will get to the Ship's Embankment – the heart of Vladivostok, on the banks of the Golden Horn Bay, where the city administration, the Pacific Fleet headquarters, the Eternal Flame memorial and the submarine "C56" are located. It was from here the history of the city began. We will visit the Admiral Square with the arch of Tsarevich Nicholas, where the future last emperor of Russia went ashore in Vladivostok.

12:00-13:00 Then we will go to the viewing platform "Eagle's Nest" overlooking the Golden Bridge over the Golden Horn Bay, and continue to the Russian Bridge across the Eastern Bosphorus Strait, which connects the Nazimov peninsula with Novosilsky Cape on Russian Island.

13:00-14:00 Lunch in a cafe in Vladivostok.
14:00-16:00 Transfer to the National Park "Land of the Leopard."
16:00-18:00 Excursion through the territory of the national park, where the most rare large cat in the world is protected – the Far Eastern leopard, the number of which in Russia is now only about 90 individuals, half of which lives on the Land of the Leopard. In addition, there lives another rare cat listed in the Red Book – the Amur tiger. This is the only region of Russia apart from the Caucasus that has not been affected by the last glaciation, which have led to the preservation of the rich diversity of flora and fauna. Today the ancient relict plants growing here as well as representatives of tropical fauna.

18:00-19:00 Transfer to the village of Slavyanka on the shores of the Slavic Gulf of the Sea of Japan. Check in according to the selected level of accommodation.

19:00-20:00 Farewell dinner at the hotel "Warm Sea", which is located on a cliff, with a beautiful view of the islands of Rimsky-Korsakov and the Marine Nature Reserve. Free time.

DAY 23 (Sunday): Return Back Home.
06:00-12:00 Breakfast at the hotel. Transfer to the airport, railway station, bus station in Vladivostok (in good weather, the transfer is carried out on the ferry Slavyanka-Bezverhovo-Vladivostok (the ship takes 2 hours and 40 minutes)).

Attention! If you intend to visit other places during the trip, we are ready to develop an individual program for you. In addition, you can change the number of excursions in the trip, replacing them with free days for rest.

The cost of the tour includes:

Guide service throughout the trip.
All transfers according to the program.
Accommodation in St. Petersburg (1 night).
Accommodation in Moscow (2 nights).
Accommodation in Nizhny Novgorod (2 nights).
Accommodation in Kazan (3 nights).
Accommodation in Yekaterinburg (1 night).
Accommodation in Omsk (1 night).
Accommodation in Novosibirsk (1 night).
Accommodation in Krasnoyarsk (2 nights).
Accommodation in Listvyanka (1 night).
Accommodation in Ulan-Ude (1 night).
Accommodation in Chita (2 nights).
Accommodation in Khabarovsk (1 night).
Accommodation in Vladivostok (1 night).
Accommodation in Slavyanka (1 night).
All breakfasts.
Entrance fees to museums.
All tickets for trains listed in the program.
Recreational fees for visiting nature protected areas.

The tour price does not include:

The cost of air travel, railway crossing or road to the starting point of travel.
The cost of additional services and excursions not indicated in the travel program.

Attention! Children under 12 years old receive a 10% discount.

Attention! The cost of the flight to St. Petersburg (1.5-15 flight hours) for 2020 ranges from 1,550 rubles up to 15 200 rubles for 1 person in the economy class. The cost of railway travel to St. Petersburg (1-7 days in transit) for 2020 ranges from 900 rubles up to 8900 rubles for 1 person in the reserved seat class. All this must be considered when planning your trip. When buying a trip, we can book tickets for the dates you are interested in at the lowest price on the market.

If you need assistance in obtaining a visa in the Russian Federation we can help you in a collection of complete package of documents (it will cost you from 7900 to 77200 rubles, depending on the type of visa and the consular fee).

WHAT TO BRING?

- IN WINTER TIME:

сrampons for walking on ice;
set of moisture-removing thermal underwear;
2-3 pairs of wool socks;
mountain winter gloves;
hat, covering the ears and face or balaclava with a hood;
fleece or wool jacket;
down jacket or Alaska-style jacket;
windproof light jacket or windbreaker;
warm waterproof shoes or trekking boots;
sunglasses and sunblock cream;
swimwear and plastic slippers;
thermos and a small hiking backpack;
cash, since there are few ATMs at some places;
camera, video camera, extra batteries and a tripod;
If you are taking any medications, do not forget to take them with you!

- IN SUMMER TIME:

windproof light jacket or windbreaker;
warm waterproof jacket or fleece jacket;
cap or bandana;
fleece hat;
trekking boots (preferably with a hard sole);
beach slippers;
swimwear;
sunglasses and sunblock cream;
thermos and a small hiking backpack;
spray for clothes, which includes the substance permethrin and alpha-cypermethrin;
cash, since there are few ATMs at some places;
camera, video camera, extra batteries and a tripod;
If you are taking any medications, do not forget to take them with you!

The price of travel depends on the level of accommodation in hotels and trains (ECONOM = reserved seat, STANDARD = coupe, SUITE = lux):
Below are the hotels in St. Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk, Listvyanka, Ulan-Ude, Chita, Khabarovsk, Vladivostok, Slavyanka.

Attention! Surcharge for single occupancy + 20% of travel cost.

Accommodation level: ECONOM

Hostel «Center» (St. Petersburg)

Behind the majestic facade of the hostel "Center" designed in classic style there offers 4-and-8-bed rooms with a shared bathroom. Some rooms have a balcony. The kitchen has a fridge, microwave and stove, as well as accessories for making hot drinks. There is also a safe and luggage storage. It is possible to use a shared washing machine and ironing service. The hostel is located in close proximity to Nevsky Prospect opposite the legendary Saigon Bar, 10 minutes walk from Vladimirskaya Metro Station. A continental breakfast is served in the morning.

Hostel «Aksel» (Moscow)

Aksel Hostel is a modern business-class capsule hostel in the very center of Moscow near Pokrovsky Boulevard, within walking distance of the Kremlin and other famous sights. It offers guests two, four and eight-bedded rooms with shared bathroom. Free Wi-Fi is available. Luggage storage is available. All rooms at the hostel are equipped with comfortable desks. Each room has air conditioning, some rooms have a balcony. A continental or buffet breakfast is served in the morning.

Hostel «Smile» (Nizhny Novgorod)

Smile Hostel is located in the very center of Nizhny Novgorod on the city’s Arbat Street in the old mansion of Kostromin, where the Nizhny Novgorod Drama School is located in the immediate vicinity of the Kremlin. It offers free Wi-Fi. All rooms are individually decorated in the style of different cities of the world. Double rooms have one or two single beds, a TV and a DVD player, and dormitories have lockers. There is a shared kitchen with a kettle, a microwave, a dining area, a fridge and a washing machine. On the ground floor of the building is a cafe where you can have breakfast.

Hostel «City Hostel» (Kazan)

City Hostel Kazan is located opposite Millennium Park, a 5-minute walk from Ploshchad Tukaya metro station. There is a lounge area with darts. Free Wi-Fi is available. Modern shared double, triple and ten-bedded rooms with air conditioning and a shared bathroom. Guests have access to a shared kitchen with a kettle, microwave, and a dining area. Kazan Kremlin, Kul-Sharif Mosque and the train station are 2 km away. In the next building there is a restaurant of national Tatar cuisine "Bilyar", where you can have breakfast.

Hostel "Rus-Yekaterinburg" (Yekaterinburg)

Hostel "Rus-Yekaterinburg" is located in the city center near the church of All Saints and the sports center "Uralochka". The modern double and six-bed dormitory rooms with air conditioning are equipped with a shared bathroom. All rooms at the hostel have a wardrobe. Some rooms have a kitchen with a microwave. Free Wi-Fi is available. In the mornings, the hostel serves a buffet breakfast or a vegetarian breakfast.

Hostel "Horseshoe on the Arena" (Omsk)

Hostel "Horseshoe on the Arena" is located near the sports complex "Arena Omsk" 300 meters from the embankment of the Irtysh River. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout. The double and eight-bed rooms have a shared bathroom and a washing machine. A hairdryer and free toiletries are provided. A flat-screen cable TV is also included. In the same building is a cafe "BEER City", where you can have breakfast.

Hostel "Gorky 85" (Novosibirsk)

Hostel Gorky 85 is located in the very center of Novosibirsk, 500 meters from the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater, opposite the Transfiguration Cathedral. It offers triple, eight, ten and twelve-bed rooms with a shared bathroom and lounge. Some rooms have a balcony. Free Wi-Fi is available in the rooms. A wardrobe and an oven are also provided. Near there are many cafes, restaurants and dining in the House of veterans, where you can have breakfast.

Hostel "InWood" (Krasnoyarsk)

Hostel "InWood" - one of the most spacious hostels in Krasnoyarsk with a large seating area and kitchen, not inferior to it in size. The hostel is located in the very center of Krasnoyarsk, on Lenin Street, opposite the Krasnoyarsk Institute of Arts. It offers two-, six-, eight- and twelve-bed rooms. In common use 6 separate bathrooms, 6 shower rooms, air conditioning and ventilation of all rooms, water heaters, free WiFi and a large home theater with 39 seats. A continental breakfast is served in the morning.

Hotel "Baikal" (Listvyanka)

The country hotel "Baikal" is located in the village of Listvyanka, at the head of the Angara River, at a bird's-eye view. This is a modern hotel with a long list of additional services: a ski complex, the Tsarsky restaurant and a sauna town, a tennis court, a children's room, a conference hall. In each room there is a fridge, a TV, a telephone with a landline number and the possibility of long distance and international calls, toilet room with bathroom. From the windows of the hotel a picturesque view of Lake Baikal. A complimentary breakfast is served daily.

Hotel "Odon" (Ulan-Ude)

Hotel "Odon" located a short drive from the railway station at the foot of Bald Mountain. The hotel offers rooms with two single beds or one double bed, table, chairs, TV, fridge. In the bathroom: toilet, sink, bath, shower, shower, slippers. On the territory of the hotel it is possible to fully relax from everyday worries. For this there is a swimming pool, sauna and massage room. Delicious breakfast is served in the hotel’s restaurant.

Hostel "Yes!" (Chita)

The hostel hotel "Yes" is located in the very center of Chita, not far from Lenin Square. There are double and triple rooms with a desk, wardrobe and flat-screen TV. Guests use shared bathroom service. The hotel is near the train station. In the building of the hostel there is a cafe “Subway”, where you can have breakfast.

Hostel "Kayut-Company" (Khabarovsk)

Hostel "Kayut-Company" is located in the center of Khabarovsk, 100 meters from Lenin Square, city ponds, a 20-minute walk from the Amur Embankment and the Assumption Cathedral. Free Wi-Fi Internet access is available. All rooms have a shared bathroom with separate bathrooms and showers. There are double and quadruple rooms, a lounge with a TV, a common equipped kitchen and a dining table. Nearby are many cafes and restaurants, as well as a canteen 400 meters away where you can have breakfast.

Hostel "Neptuney" (Vladivostok)

Hostel "Neptuney" is located in Vladivostok, 500 meters from the Golden Horn Bay next to the Eagle's Nest observation platform. It offers double, quadruple and six-bed rooms with a shared bathroom, a lounge with a TV, a shared equipped kitchen and a dining table. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout. An American breakfast is served in the morning.

Mini-hotel "Sport Hotel" (Slavyanka)

Mini-hotel "Sport Hotel" is located in the village of Slavyanka a 20-minute walk from the Slavic Bay of the Sea of Japan. At your disposal are comfortable spacious double rooms with toilet and shower, double bed and sofa, TV and fridge, air conditioning and Wi-Fi internet access. The private bathroom includes free toiletries. Here you can visit the fitness and gymnasium, relax in the Russian bath and one of the four Finnish saunas, with pools and lounges. The fitness room is equipped with fitballs, body bars and mats. Basketball and volleyball courts are at your disposal in the gym.

Accommodation level: STANDARD

Hotel "Epigraph" (St. Petersburg) 3 *

Hotel "Epigraf" is located opposite to the Transfiguration Cathedral. It offers modern rooms of different comfort on the first and second floor in the house of Muruzi, where the famous poet Joseph Brodsky lived. The hotel rooms have free Wi-Fi, air conditioning and a flat-screen TV. All bathrooms have a shower and free toiletries, as well as under-floor heating. Other amenities include a safe and free local calls. Free coffee and tea are available throughout the day. Guests can use the free microwave. Hotel Epigraf is a 5-minute walk from Chernyshevskaya metro station and a 10-minute walk from Nevsky Prospekt. A continental breakfast is served in the morning.

Hotel "Oksana" (Moscow) 3 *

The hotel is located in Moscow, in a quiet area of Ostankino, a 5-minute walk from the VDNKha metro station. The hotel offers large rooms with a classic interior, luxurious carpets and pleasant lighting. Each room has a TV with satellite channels, a fridge and a living area with a sofa bed. The bathroom includes a hairdryer and free toiletries. Free Wi-Fi is available. The restaurant, decorated in bright colors, serves a daily breakfast buffet with Russian and European dishes.

Hotel «Joy» (Nizhny Novgorod) 3 *

Hotel «Joy» is located in the historic center of the city in an old mansion of the late XIX century, a 5-minute walk from the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin and 10 minutes from the Oka embankment. The air-conditioned rooms at the hotel includes a safe, flat-screen cable TV, and a kitchenette with a fridge, microwave and electric kettle. The bathroom has a hairdryer. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. Guests can play billiards on site of hotel. A continental breakfast is served in the morning.

Hotel "Davydov" (Kazan) 3 *

Davydov Hotel is located in Kazan and is just a 10-minute walk from the Kazan Fair, Kazan Zoobotanical Garden and the Sukonnaya Sloboda metro station. Free WiFi access is available. The spacious and bright rooms are equipped with air conditioning, a flat-screen TV and a fridge. The bathroom includes free toiletries and a hairdryer. A buffet breakfast is served every morning in the restaurant.

Hotel "Suite Hotel" (Ekaterinburg) 3 *

The modern three-star hotel "Suite Hotel" is located in the center of Yekaterinburg, a 15-minute walk from the Square of 1905. Major museums, cultural monuments and attractions are within walking distance. It offers air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi. All rooms have a TV, DVD player and work desk. In the mornings, the hotel Suite Hotel serves a buffet breakfast with hot and cold dishes. In the business center of the hotel, you can use the Internet terminal, fax and photocopier. Laundry and dry cleaning services are available.

Hotel "Tourist" (Omsk) 3 *

The hotel is located in the cultural center of Omsk, on the banks of Irtysh River. It offers spacious rooms with a minibar and free Wi-Fi. The bright rooms at the Tourist Hotel are classically decorated with wooden furniture. A TV with satellite channels and a telephone are also included. Nearby are the Assumption Cathedral, Omsk Drama Theater and historic buildings on Lenin Street. A continental breakfast is served in the morning.

Hotel "Novosibirsk" (Novosibirsk) 4 *

The hotel "Marins Park Novosibirsk" is located opposite the train station and a 10-minute walk from the central Lenin Square. Each spacious, air-conditioned room at the hotel features a flat-screen TV with satellite channels and a fridge. Free Wi-Fi is available. It overlooks the Ob River and the panoramic view of the city. The on-site restaurant serves breakfast and dinner buffets daily.

Hotel "PolyArt" (Krasnoyarsk) 3 *

The three-star Poliart Hotel features a terrace and a shared lounge. The hotel is not far from Krasnoyarsk Museum Center and the Holy Virgin Protection Cathedral. All rooms have a flat-screen TV with satellite channels. The hotel rooms are en suite, with some rooms overlooking the city. Free Wi-Fi is available. The rooms come with a desk and a kettle. A continental breakfast is served in the morning.

Hotel «Mayak» (Listvyanka) 3 *

Rest in a hotel on the shores of Baikal - all this is a modern country hotel "Mayak", which is located in the heart of the village Listvyanka. Elegant spacious rooms. The interior is decorated in pastel colors, on the floor - carpet of high quality. Natural wood furniture will delight the convenience and beauty. Each room has one double or two single beds, a wardrobe, a bedside table, a chest of drawers, a mirror, a full bathroom, air conditioning, and a dressing table with a mirror. Most rooms offer a breathtaking panoramic view of Lake Baikal. A complimentary breakfast is served daily.

Hotel "Buryatiya" (Ulan-Ude) 3 *

The hotel is located in the heart of Ulan-Ude on a high hill overlooking the city, a 10-minute walk from Ulan-Ude main train station. Near the hotel there is the Opera and Ballet Theater, the Council Square, the building of the Government of the Republic. All rooms at the Buryatia Hotel includes cable TV, a fridge and a seating area. Toiletries are provided in the bathroom. Cafe "Chashka" serves traditional Buryat and European cuisine, and serves breakfast every morning.

Hotel "Dauria" (Chita) 3 *

Hotel "Dauria" is located in Chita opposite the train station, not far from the Lenin Square. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. The rooms and apartments providing a TV and a private bathroom with a bath or shower, slippers and free toiletries. Some rooms have air conditioning. A continental buffet breakfast is served every morning in the communal lounge.

Hotel "Seagull" (Khabarovsk) 3 *

Hotel "Seagull" is located in the south-east of the city, in a quiet area, close to the airport "Khabarovsk" and "Star" sports stadium, the area is surrounded by a forest park. The rooms have a TV with cable channels. The hotel offers 126 rooms with personal bathrooms, TVs, free Wi-Fi internet access. Residents will find here the necessary details and amenities: an electric kettle, a mini-fridge, a set of dishes. A continental breakfast is served every morning at the cafe.

Mini-hotel «Eagle House Inn» (Vladivostok) 3 *

Eagle House Inn is located in the center of Vladivostok, a 20-minute walk from the Golden Horn Bay next to the Eagle's Nest observation deck. It offers air-conditioned rooms with free Wi-Fi. Each room has a wardrobe, kettle, fridge and flat-screen TV. Some guest rooms offer views of the city. A continental breakfast is served every morning.

Hotel "Pallada" (Slavyanka) 3 *

Hotel "Pallada" with indoor pool, free Wi-Fi is located in the village of Slavyanka, 100 meters from the sandy beach. The rooms provide a desk, a flat-screen TV, a fridge and a private bathroom with free toiletries. In the hotel "Pallada" you can use the sauna, Turkish bath and hot tub. The hotel is located 1.5 hours drive from the railway station and Knevichi International Airport in Vladivostok.

Accommodation level: SUITE

Boutique hotel "1852" (St. Petersburg) 4 *

Boutique Hotel "1852" is located in the Central district of St. Petersburg, just a 10-minute walk from Nevsky Prospekt and the metro station "Mayakovskaya". It offers air-conditioned rooms and free Wi-Fi throughout. All rooms are equipped with a flat-screen satellite TV, kettle and fridge. A continental buffet breakfast is served every morning.

Hotel "Khitrovka" (Moscow) 4 *

Hotel "Khitrovka" is located in Moscow, close to the "Kitay-Gorod" metro station and a 20-minute walk from Red Square. It offers air-conditioned rooms in a classic style. They feature a desk, TV and private bathroom with a bath or shower. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the hotel. Every morning is served buffet breakfast for guests in the hotel's restaurant "Khitrovka" with views of the Kremlin.

Hotel "Azimut" (Nizhny Novgorod) 4 *

Hotel "Azimut" with a view of Oka River is located in Nizhny Novgorod on a high hill above the Annunciation Monastery. Accommodation in various rooms, suites and apartments with carpets and classic furniture. Each room has a private bathroom with a hairdryer. It offers free Wi-Fi, a cafe and air-conditioned rooms. The tram station can be reached in just 5 minutes. In the mornings, the Azimut’s cafe serves a rich buffet breakfast.

Hotel "Courtyard by Marriott" (Kazan) 4 *

The Courtyard by Marriott Kazan Kremlin is located 100 meters from the Kazan Kremlin. It provides a restaurant and a free fitness room service. Modern rooms features a flat-screen TV. The rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, air conditioning, a work desk and a small fridge. Ironing facilities are provided. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout. The hotel’s restaurant serves a buffet breakfast and international dishes. Guests can enjoy cocktails on the rooftop terrace, which offers panoramic views of the city.

Hotel "Voznesensky" (Ekaterinburg) 4 *

Hotel "Voznesensky" is conveniently located in the business center, next to the scenic Kharitonovs garden and only a 5 minute walk from the Cathedral of the Spilled Blood. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout. Modern rooms features a flat-screen TV. The rooms have tea/coffee making facilities, air conditioning, a work desk and a fridge. Some rooms has a balcony. A gym is available. In the morning, the hotel serves a complimentary buffet breakfast.

Hotel "Mayak" (Omsk) 4 *

Hotel "Mayak" is located in Omsk right at the confluence of Om and the Irtysh Rivers near most major attractions. It offers spacious rooms with an LCD TV, minibar, electric kettle and free Wi-Fi. Guests can relax in the gym. In the morning, the hotel serves a complimentary buffet breakfast.

Hotel "Mirotel" (Novosibirsk) 4 *

Hotel "Mirotel" is located in Novosibirsk at Karl Marx Square, just 2 minutes walk from the metro station "Karl Marx". All rooms provides a minibar, a kettle, a flat-screen TV with satellite channels, and a private bathroom with underfloor heating, a hairdryer and free toiletries. Guests can enjoy free Wi-Fi. A fitness center is available. The hotel has 2 restaurants serving Italian and Caucasian cuisine, where in the morning a complimentary buffet breakfast is served.

Hotel «Hilton Garden Inn» (Krasnoyarsk) 4 *

The hotel «Hilton Garden Inn» is located in the heart of the business and administrative center of Krasnoyarsk, close to many shops, restaurants and entertainment. The bright rooms are decorated in warm colors. A flat-screen TV, a fridge and a private bathroom with a hairdryer are also included. Free WiFi access is available. The Garden Grill & Bar Restaurant serves a complimentary breakfast and international cuisine. A 24-hour bowling alley and fitness center are on site.

Hotel «Mayak» (Listvyanka) 3*

Rest in a hotel on the shores of Baikal - all this is a modern country hotel "Mayak", which is located in the heart of the village Listvyanka. Elegant spacious rooms. The interior is decorated in pastel colors, on the floor - carpet of high quality. Natural wood furniture will delight the convenience and beauty. In each spacious and bright room you will find a large double bed (or two separate), bedside tables, dressing table with mirror, wardrobe, TV, as well as a telephone, air conditioning and nice bathroom. There is enough space in the rooms of this category to receive guests and spend time in good company, admiring the beauty of Baikal from your window. A complimentary breakfast is served daily.

Hotel "Sagaan Morin" (Ulan-Ude) 4 *

Hotel "Sagaan Maureen" with indoor swimming pool and free wired internet access is located in the center of Ulan-Ude. A walk to the Soviet and Theater Square takes 10 minutes. All suites in "Sagaan Maureen" decorated in a classic style and are equipped with flat-screen satellite TV, minibar and fridge. The rooms have a seating area. The private bathroom includes free toiletries. The hotel serves a buffet breakfast. The Panorama restaurant on the 15th floor serves dishes of regional Buryat and international cuisine.

Hotel "Visit" (Chita) 3 *

Hotel "Visit" is located in the center of Chita, a 5-minute walk from the central street of the city. All rooms are air conditioned and provides a TV, desk and kettle. The hotel serves a complimentary Wi-Fi. The in-house restaurant serves Indian dishes. A continental breakfast is served in the morning at hotel.

Hotel "Verba" (Khabarovsk) 4 *

Hotel "Verba" is located in the heart of the city of Khabarovsk. All air-conditioned rooms provides an LCD flat-screen satellite TV, minibar and safe. A private bathroom is also included. Slippers, bathrobe, hairdryer and toiletries are provided. It offers free Wi-Fi in all areas, a spa and a restaurant. There is a cafe-bar on site, where a buffet breakfast is served daily. The hotel’s spa includes a Finnish sauna, a Russian bath, a Turkish hammam and a hydromassage bath.

Hotel "Corona" (Vladivostok) 4 *

Hotel "Corona" is situated in Vladivostok, a 10-minute walk from the Golden Horn Bay. All spacious rooms includes a flat-screen TV with cable channels and an electric kettle. There is a private bathroom. Slippers, free toiletries and a hairdryer are provided. Free Wi-Fi is available. An American breakfast is served in the morning.

Hotel complex "Warm Sea" (Slavyanka) 4 *

This hotel is located in the Bay of Cormorant in the village of Slavyanka, and a private beach and 2 swimming pools with warming water of the ocean. Free Wi-Fi is available. The comfortable, air-conditioned rooms are decorated in bright colors and classic style. Each room has a flat-screen TV, a fridge, a private bathroom and a balcony with sea views. The hotel has a restaurant serving European and Russian cuisine, where guests can enjoy an American breakfast in the morning.

Price list:

Number of people in the group	1	2	3	4	5	6	7-10	11-13	14-18	19-23	24-32	33-39	40-49
SUITE, RUB.	1020800	539900	425900	370300	337300	320400	327600	284000	277900	259500	248800	241100	237500
STANDARD, RUB	804100	423300	322700	273700	244700	231600	239700	200200	195700	178800	168900	162200	158900
ECONOM, RUB	668900	359200	265800	220400	193600	192900	191000	153800	150100	134100	124700	118400	115500

At the Edge of the World

Baikal Jungle

Baikal Triangle

Crystals of Baikal

Golden Buckle of Transsib

Great Baikal Trail

Harmony of Baikal

Legends of Olkhon

Pearls of Baikal

Pristine Ice of Baikal

Small Sea Islands (Summer)

Small Sea Islands (Winter)

Weekend on Baikal

Yan Side of Baikal

Yin Side of Baikal