Welcome to Russia

The world's largest country offers it all, from historic cities and idyllic countryside to artistic riches, epic train rides and vodka-fuelled nightlife.

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Highlights in Russia

  1. Kremlin & Kitay GorodWalking Across Red Square
  2. SuzdalSuzdal’s Idyll
  3. Historic HeartThe Hermitage
  4. NovosibirskTrans-Siberian Railway
  1. Central CaucasusThe Caucasus Mountains
  2. KamchatkaKamchatka
  3. SochiExploring the Black Sea
  4. Veliky NovgorodVeliky Novgorod’s Kremlin
  1. Tverskoy & NovoslobodskyBanya at Sanduny Baths
  2. KizhiKizhi
  3. Sennaya & KolomnaA Night at the Mariinsky
  4. Lake BaikalHiking the Great Baikal Trail
  1. TobolskTobolsk
  2. Olkhon IslandOlkhon Island
  3. AltaiExploring the Altai
  4. TuvaTuva
  1. VladivostokGolden Horn Bay
  2. Meshchansky & BasmannyIzmaylovsky Market
  3. Solovetsky IslandsSolovetsky Islands
  4. VolgogradMamaev Kurgan

Experience Russia

Day tours

Lonely Planet Experience

Lonely Planet Experiences Private St Petersburg Like a Local Tour

Starting at$68

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Lonely Planet Experience

Lonely Planet Experiences Private Moscow Tour: Yasnaya Polyana Tolstoy Estate plus Tula Sightseeing Full Day Adventure from Moscow

Starting at$230

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Lonely Planet Experience

St Petersburg Like a Local

Starting at$56

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Lonely Planet Experience

Yasnaya Polyana Tolstoy Estate plus Tula Sightseeing Full Day Adventure from Moscow

Starting at$186

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Multi-day & Extended Tours

St. Petersburg Shore Excursion 2-Day City Group Tour with Visa

Starting at$210

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Tours & Sightseeing

Tour of Pushkin (Tsarskoye Selo) and Catherine Palace

Starting at$86

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Cultural & Theme Tours

St. Petersburg Hermitage Museum Skip-the-Line Ticket and Tour

Starting at$50

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Grand Tour of St Petersburg

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Multi-day adventures

Rail

Trans-Mongolian Express

Starting at$3,485

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Rail

Trans-Mongolian Adventure

Starting at$2,550

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Classic

Back Roads of Russia: St Petersburg - Moscow

Starting at$1,870

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Multi-day & Extended Tours

St. Petersburg Visa-Free 2-Day Shore Excursion with Boat Ride

Starting at$289

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Multi-day & Extended Tours

St. Petersburg 2-Day Shore Tour: Hermitage, Catherine Palace

Starting at$210

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St Petersburg Shore Excursion: Visa-Free 2-day Tour

Starting at$275

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St. Petersburg Visa-Free 2-Day All Highlights Group Tour

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St.Petersburg 2 Day Visa Free Shore Tour

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Travel guides

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Cover of Russia travel guidebook – Lonely Planet ShopCover of Trans-Siberian Railway

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