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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 top 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.
Arctic Tours
Arctic Tours
Tours in Arctic regions of Russia, including the Kola Peninsula, the Yamal Peninsula, northern territories of Karelia and Arkhangelsk provinces, Yakutia, Chukotka and Kamchatka. Meet Nenets, Saami and other ingenious peoples of the Arctic. Catch the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). Icebreaker expeditions to the North Pole and Arctic archipelagoes. Whale watching and bird watching in the White Sea, the Barents Sea and other seas of the Arctic Ocean.
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
Visiting Kizhi Island is possible all the year round - in summer, autumn, winter and spring. We travel from Petrozavodsk by a hydrofoil in summer and by a hovercraft in winter. In autumn and spring, we reach the island from a small village of Oyatevschina. On a day trip guests see the main part of Kizhi architectural ensemble in the southern part of the island. For those who want in-depth experience we have a special tour called “Kizhi Necklace” which includes overnight at a guesthouse and two visits of the island of Kizhi.
Tourist activities
History & Culture Tours
Ethnic Tourism
River cruises
Virtual Tours and Events
Northern Lights Tours
Ecotours & Wildlife Photography
Dog Sledding Holidays
Reindeer Safaris
Expedition Cruises
Snowmobile Safaris
Fishing
Featured tours
St. Petersburg Virtual Tour I

A live stream tour from the streets of St. Petersburg. Part I, “From the Winter Palace to St. Isaac Cathedral”

  • Main attractions of the Palace Square
  • Peter the Great, Tzar of Russia
  • St. Isaac Cathedral
  • Nabokov’s house and other historical buildings
Faberge Museum Live Virtual Tour

A live stream tour from the Faberge Museum in St. Petersburg

  • Shuvalovsky Palace
  • Royal Easter eggs produced for the Romanovs
  • Jewelry masterpieces by Faberge and other Russian masters
  • Russian icons
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
(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