Guided Tour activities in Russia
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Petr Ishkin
Witty, widely travelled schoolteacher Petr Ishkin speaks great English and enjoys voluntarily helping foreign visitors find their feet during his free time. Two more email addresses for him are petr_great@hotmail.com and petroishkin@yahoo.com.
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Kola Travel
The main reason to come to this prosperous nickel-smelting city is to engage the services of experienced, multilingual Kola Travel, a Russo-Dutch travel firm offering an inspiring selection of Kola adventures including hiking, biking, rock-hunting, snowmobile safaris. Their 4WD trips include one to a middle-of-nowhere village where you can sleep in a comfy but traditionally styled turf hut.
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Sunday Morning Bike Tour
A joint project of Peter’s Walking Tours and Skat Prokat, the Sunday Morning Bike Tour is a great introduction to St Petersburg’s various neighbourhoods and sights, from the banks of the Neva to the back alleys and courtyards of the city. The price of the tour includes bike rental for 24 hours.
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Ekaterinburg Guide Center
An enthusiastic group that organises English-language tours of the city and trips into the countryside. Popular excursions include rafting, hiking and biking trips in the Urals, as well as Ganina Yama and the Europe-Asia border. Also arranges discounted accommodation and home stays.
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Sakhalin Outdoor Club
Sasha Dashersky is one of the city's most knowledgeable guides, and offers many entertaining trips, such as day and overnight fishing trips to Tambuka River, 80km south, and a five-day trip to the Chamgu Pass including hiking up a 1510m mountain with the option of summer skiing.
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Sibalp
Focusing on Altai exploration trips for small-groups and independent foreign travellers, this is a helpful, personal travel service that can also arrange English-speaking homestays and city tours in Novosibirsk. Multilingual staff will meet clients at their hotel.
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Altair
Helpful travel agency. Offers a wide range of tours and English spoken. Virtually all of Novosibirsk's many travel agencies offer packaged or tailor-made trips to Altai.
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Sibir Altai
Packages Altai trips for local tourists, sold through numerous regional travel agencies. Minimal English. Runs direct weekend buses to Turbaza Katun.
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STA-Novosibirsk
Hike-and-raft adventure tours are sold by STA-Novosibirsk.The company can also assist with booking accommodation.
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Cable Car
Closer to the city centre, a cable car whisks you to the top of Mt Mashuk for fresh breezes and a great panorama.
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Geographic Bureau
The St Petersburg-based Geographic Bureau offer guided treks. The Khibiny are also a very happy hunting ground for rockhounds.
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Acris
Offers trips to Altai, including Mt Belukha, and can help sort out a range of awkward permits. The staff speak English.
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