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Karelia Tours
Karelia Tours
Russian region of Karelia is famous for the historical and natural attractions. Our Karelia tours and day trips from Petrozavodsk include the iconic island of Kizhi, medieval Valaam and Solovetsky monasteries, traditional villages and pretty churches. We arrange outdoor activities such as dog-sledding, snowmobiling, ice-fishing, river rafting, hiking and bird watching.
St. Petersburg Tours
St. Petersburg Tours
Saint Petersburg in Russia is world-famous for its palaces, churches, museums and parks. On our St. Petersburg private and shared tours we are visiting the Hermitage Museum, Peter and Paul Fortress, Catherine’s Palace and Park, Peterhof residence, beautiful churches and cathedrals and other historical, architectural and cultural attractions of this great Russian city.
Golden Ring Tours
Golden Ring Tours
The Golden Ring of Russia includes several historical towns located not far from Moscow. A classic Golden Ring tour starts in Moscow and covers Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl Zalesskiy, Rostov Velikiy, Yarsolavl, Kostroma, Suzdal and Vladimir. When you return to Moscow, you make a kind of a circle or a “Ring”. The term “Golden” is originated from the golden cupolas of Orthodox churches. Aside from multi-day tours, we have a selection of day trips from Moscow to Sergiev Posad, Vladimir and Suzdal.
Moscow Tours
Moscow Tours
Moscow has plenty of historic attractions and beautiful places. Just to name a few – the Kremlin, the Red Square, Novodevichiy Convent, Kolomenskoe Estate, Zaryadye Park, St. Basil’s Cathedral and Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. Among the historical and art museums, the most popular are the Armory Museum, Tretyakov Art Gallery (both main building and the modern Russian art branch), Pushkin Fine Arts Museum, State History Museum, War of 1812 Museum and Gulag History Museum. Our Moscow city tours can include Moscow metro, Arbat Pedestrian Street and the Moskva River cruise.
Novgorod Tours
Novgorod Tours
Veliky Novgorod is one of the oldest Russian cities with a great number of well-preserved historic monuments. The museum in Novgorod Kremlin hosts valuable collections of birch bark manuscripts and Orthodox icons. Vitoslavitsy museum of wooden architecture cannot really match Kizhi but it is also worth visiting. Other interesting places in Novgorod region include Valdai National Park, town of Staraya Russa with Dostoevsky house-museum and Old-believers village of Lyakova. Novgorod is easily accessible on a day tour from St. Petersburg. If you want in-depth experience please feel free to request a 2-day or longer tour.
Russia Arctic Trips
Russia Arctic Trips
Trips in the Russian Arctic include the North Pole icebreaker expedition, ethnography tours to Nenets and Yamalo-Nenets regions and cruise along the Lena River.
Arkhangel Tours
Arkhangel Tours
Solovetsky Monastery or just Solovki is the most famous tourist destination in Arkhangelsk region. Tours to Solovetsky usually include the town of Kem in Karelia because of the easy boat connection between Kem and Solovki. Among the other tourist attractions of the region are the city of Arkhangelsk, town of Kargopol with interesting old churches and Kenozero National Park with nature trails and ethnographic programs. One can take a boat trip or a cruise on the Severnaya Dvina River. One of the vessels involved is “Nickolai Gogol” steamer build in 1911 and still in the operation.
Murmansk Tours
Murmansk Tours
The Kola Peninsula attracts visitors from all over the world looking for a chance to see Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights. Other popular tours and activities include dog and reindeer sledding, snowmobiling, ice fishing, visiting Saami native people and tasting local cuisine. The Barents Sea coast near Teriberka village and Khibiny Mountains are picturesque places good for walking in nature and making photos.
Vologda Tours
Vologda Tours
Historical Russian city of Vologda has numerous attractions, such as Vologda Kremlin, St. Sophia Cathedral, Monastery of Priluky, old wooden buildings of the 19th Century. Tours of Vologda region include medieval Ferapontov and Kirillov monasteries.
Tours around St. Petersburg (Leningrad province)
Tours around St. Petersburg (Leningrad province)
Leningrad Oblast (region) is a communist era name of a big territory around St. Petersburg. The most famous places of interest of this region are the historical towns of Vyborg and Tikhvin, medieval fortress in Staraya Ladoga, Alexandro-Svirskiy Monastery and Mandrogi tourist village, both located on the Svir River. Besides of classical sightseeing, one can explore remains of fortifications located in the area of Soviet-Finnish battles of 1939 and do some ecological trips in Nizhnesvirsky Nature Reserve.
Pskov Tours
Pskov Tours
Our tours to Pskov and Pskov region include visits to Pskov Kremlin and Trinity Cathedral, Mirozhsky Monastery, Pechersky Monastery as well as Izborsk and Porkhov fortresses. In the village of Pushkinskiye Gory there is Svyatogorsky Monastery and several estates which are connected with the famous Russian poet Alexander Pushkin.
Kizhi Tours
Kizhi Tours
Tours to Kizhi Island in Karelia, Russia
Tourist activities
Culture and History
Ethnic Tours
River cruises
Train Journeys
Northern lights
Ecotours
Dog sledding
Reindeer Sledding
Expedition Cruises
Snowmobiles and ATV
Fishing
Featured tours
Grand Karelia Tour: St. Petersburg - Solovetsky

Discover the most interesting sights of North-European Russia

  • Valaam, Kizhi and Solovetsky Islands
  • Monasteries and museums
  • Historic wooden architecture
  • Natural sites and Gulag objects
  • Departures in summer
The Essential St. Petersburg Tour

The tour covers most famous sights of the city center.

  • Hermitage Museum
  • Peter and Paul Fortress
  • Church of Savior on Blood
  • Panoramic city tour by private transport
Autumn, Winter and Spring Break in Karelia

Culture and a bit of adventure

  • Visit Kizhi Museum
  • Take part in dog sledding/trekking
  • Enjoy Karelian nature
  • Operated from mid October till mid May
St. Sofia Cathedral
St. Sofia Cathedral
Novgorod kremlin territory
Ancient church
Yaroslav's Court
Birch bark manuscript in Novgorod museum
Day Trip to Veliky Novgorod

Day trip to Novgorod from St. Petersburg

  • Walking tour of Kremlin and Yaroslav’s Court
  • Entrance to St. Sofia Cathedral
  • Local guide
  • Pick-up and drop-off in St. Petersburg
Aurora over the road in the Kola Peninsula
Aurora over the road in the Kola Peninsula / Фотобанк Лори / О. В. Грачева
Aurora over Teriberka village / Фотобанк Лори / Наталья Волкова
Northern Lights from Murmansk

Evening tour out of the city

  • Chasing the Northern Lights
  • English-speaking guide
  • Pick-up and drop-off at your hotel
  • Operated from September till April
(c) Max Smirnov
Russian Lapland and Karelia: Nature and Culture

Scenic roads of the Kola Peninsula and Karelia

  • Nature: taiga, tundra, Aurora Borealis
  • Culture: Russians, Saami, Karelians and Finns
  • Architecture: XVIII - XXI сenturies
  • History: Tzarist Russia, WWII