Welcome to Eastern Siberia
Endless ice-bound winters, kiln-hot summers, a history of imperial exile and Stalinist savagery – Eastern Siberia (Восточная Сибирь) may not sound like everyone’s first choice of holiday destination, but there’s much more to this vast region than blood-craving mosquitoes and blizzard-lost Gulag camps.
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Tour to Circum-Baikal Railway
Program: • 09:00 Departure from Irkutsk. We pick you up from any point you requested • 11:00 Arrival in the starting point of trekking. From here we will start walking part of the tour. We will go downhill from the new line of the Transsiberian through the valley to Lake Baikal • 13:00 Coming to the lake, village of Staraya Angasolka. Staraya Angasolka is a small station and few buildings, there are art galley and good eatery with tasty pancakes during summer! • 13:15 Picnic (not included) and walking by the old Transsiberian line till the station of Kultuk.After the village we will follow the tracks, coming through three tunnels, several bridges and small stations (4 km). We will also see some leftovers of disassembled second line of Transsiberian. • 16:00 Lunch at cafe (not included). Our guide/driver will wait for you at the Circum-Baikal Railway monument, which is built right on the railway. After the final shots of the lake we will drive to the top of the mountain, where we can have a lunch (not included) with a beautiful view of the lake. By the way, "kultuk" in turk language means "dead-end". • 16:30 Departure from Kultuk • 18:30 Arrival in Irkutsk. We arrive to Irkutsk and drop you off to where you need
8 most visited places in Vladivostok walking tour
The main tour is 3 hours walk. Follow along from beginning at city's oldest street Svetlanskaya to the end on Mt. Orlynaya with iconic panoramic view on Vladivostok.Each guest of Vladivostok should experience this route: fascinating, not long, but rich with impressions.Walk along the waterfront on any of the embankment sports in Vladivostok to feel the ocean breeze and pulse of the city.Inside this submarine you can literally touch the heroic past: the interior of the submarine’s central and bow compartments is preserved in its original form.A vantage point on the Eagle’s Nest hill offers a must-see view of the city.The tour includes a funicular ride.Funicular is charming little cable car is a tourists’ all-time favorite in Vladivostok.
Russian Island 1 Day Tour
The whole group of South Primorye Islands is just like the tropics. And they are all close to the mainland, which is very important. Russian Island is so close to Vladivostok, from the lighthouse on Nazimov Peninsula you could almost skip a stone all the way to Elena Island. Russky island sightseeing tour is the best way to discover this amazing place. Also it's a great opportunity to discover Vladivostok fortress. Tour starts from you hotel or cruise ship and Includes a visit to the Bridge on Russian island, promenade of FEFU, Voroshilovskaya and Novoselthevskaya batterys, aquarium. On request you can have a lunch in local seafood restaurant.
SERGIEV POSAD
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius LavraSergiev Posad is one of the most beautiful cities of Russian Golden Ring and the Christian center of the country. The monastery of Holy Trinity and Saint Sergius – hugest in Russia is located there. The city is 60 kilometers away from Moscow – a trip there is a good chance to enjoy beautiful Russian nature.What’s in store for you:• Holy Trinity and Saint Sergius monastery• Chernigov Skit monastery • Beautiful Russian nature• Pereslavl-Zalesski city and the oldest monastery in Russia (optionally)• Many stories of miracles of Sergius.Duration: 1 day
TOUR OF ANCIENT RUSSIA (CITIES OF SUZDAL AND VLADIMIR)
ItineraryThis is a typical itinerary for this productStop At: Suzdal KremlinSuzdal is one of the mosct beautiful cities of Russian Golden ring. You'll visit the Kremlin and the most prominent churches. Duration: 3 hoursStop At: Vladimir Suzdal Museum ReserveVladimir is the second city you'll visit. When we are asked to describe it we say it's real Russia. Beautiful nature, ancient temples and monasteries - this is about Vladimir. Duration: 4 hours
2.5-Hour Irkutsk City Walking Tour
Irkutsk is often called "Siberian Paris" in old books, and bloggers call it similar to Barcelona. Start your tour at noon from Moscow gates. Moscow gates, which are now reconstructed, used to be the historical point of city entrance of all travelers and merchants of the past. See the Monument to the founders of Irkutsk afterwards. Irkutsk was founded in 1661 by cossacks, built the first ostrog (wooden kremlin) here. This is the place of many inportant events for the city. Continue your walk to the Main Square. The main square of the city was built on the place of swamp, is surrounded by buildings of different times of the Old and New Histories. Next is the Old houses of Zhelyabov street. Vtorov mansion, Rogal House, museums and hotels, old and new buildings of Irkutsk. Flea market and city fire of 1879. After that you will see Karl Marx street, which is the main street of the city and used to be a part of ostrog wall, the border of the town.Next the tour will visit Kazan church. Called by some tourists Notre-Dam de Kazan, this church has very beautiful and impressive decoration. Walk to Old Town and see the protected Gryaznova street, saved part of the medieval wood and stone Irkutsk. See also the Raising of the Cross Church. This unique church combines elements of Orthodox Christianity and Buddhism. See a restored part of Old Town area, which was newly built several years ago and has many historical buildings before your tour ends.