CRUISE
"MOSCOW-St.
PETERSBURG"
Welcome on board Russian River
Cruises,
the Rostourism only travel company
dedicated to offering you the very
best in river cruising between
Russia's two greatest cities.
River cruising is the best way to
see Russia, Moscow & St.Petersburg
in all their splendour and the
Russian countryside in all its
rustic beauty. The combination of
life on board and the wonderful
places we visit en route will
leave you with memories which will
last a lifetime. So follow the
links on this page to start your
amazing journey....
Introduction.
One of the things that you could
possibly do in Russia is to make a
river cruise. This kind of
vacation was quite popular among
Russians in the Soviet times:
people used to go around small
provincial towns, make short
sightseeing tours, moving on, and
enjoying picturesque views along
the way, especially in the
mornings.
Now it is not so popular, mainly
because of slightly high prices
for most of the cruises. But the
real fans find their way. In this
section we list some least
expensive and most interesting
(from our point of view) river
cruises. We will also give you
some useful internet addresses in
the end of this section, so you
can contact the cruise companies
yourself and see their offers. But
before, some useful hints about
river cruising in Russia.
What River Cruises in Russia are
Like?
Traditionally, there are short and
long river cruises. Short cruises
usually take two to five days,
start in big cities (like Moscow)
and cover small provincial towns
along the way (the towns of Golden
Ring - Uglich, Yaroslavl and
Kostroma; Tver). Long cruises
usually take nine to twenty days
or longer and, starting in big
cities (Moscow) go to some other
big cities, like St. Petersburg (9
days), Astrakhan (20 days), Nizhni
Novgorod etc. Usually, all cruises
are return, that is, you'll come
back where you started.
Generally, going on a river
cruise, means that you'll board a
cruise ship, have your own
compartment (shared between 2 or 4
passengers), have a meal three
times a day (or only once, if you
want to save money), stop in the
most attractive towns and places
along the way, have a few hours or
whole days to make a tour or walk
around by your own.
The people who would make your
company for the whole cruise are
usually quite nice, well-educated
Russians, schoolchildren or old
people on vacations. If you take
an expensive cruise, you might
share your compartment with a
foreigner.
Your main entertainment while the
cruise will be observing the views
along the way, making sightseeing
tours in cultural and historical
centers, participating in various
entertainment events on the ship
(which aren't always interesting).
Some recommendations are:
(a) it's better to start with
short trips if you never tried
river cruises before, because you
might not be the kind of person
who likes this kind of thing;
(b) don't take the most expensive
tours, they aren't necessary the
best ones;
(c) don't try to save your money
on buying a tour, that includes
only breakfast (and not a 3-days
meal), because you won't have much
time to buy food in the towns you
stop and there'll be not chance to
cook it;
(d) if you would like to hop off
in one of the places you stop for
a walking tour, ask your cruise
company if they will refund you
for the rest of the trip;
(e) the price for the most
'luxury' conditions with a meal 3
times a day and a private
compartment is three times more
expensive than the price for the
cheapest compartment (shared
between 4 people) and no meal
included.
(f) it's better to take a
compartment shared between 4
people, you'll have a chance to
meet people, and it's less
expensive too.
(g) ! before choosing a cruise,
ask to see what kind of
compartments are offered, because
what is called 'luxury' in one
company, may be 'economy' in the
other. it's always better to go on
the ship and to see the conditions
yourself, especially, if you're
going to spend long time in the
cruise.
Some Short Cruises:
1. Moscow (River Port) - Tver -
Moscow.
Route: Moscow (1st day, 17.30) - Tver (2nd day, 6.30) - Moscow (3rd
day, 12.00). Length: 3 days.
2. Moscow (River Port) - Uglich (a
Golden Ring town) - Moscow.
Route: Moscow (1st day, 17.30) - Uglich (2nd day, 3.00) - Moscow
(3rd day, 20.00). Length: 3 days.
3. Moscow - Kostroma - Moscow. Length: 5 days.
4. St. Petersburg - Valaam - St.
Petersburg.
Length: 3 days.
SOME LONG CRUISES:
1. Moscow (River Port) - St.
Petersburg.
Route: Moscow - Uglich (Golden
Ring) - Yaroslavl (Golden Ring) -
Goritsy - Kizhi (Karelia, famous
monastery) - Svirstroi - St.
Petersburg. Length: 9 days.
2. Moscow - St. Petersburg.
Route: Moscow - Uglich (Golden
Ring town) - Kostroma (Golden RIng
town) - Yaroslavl (Golden Ring
town) - Goritsy - Kizhi - Mandrogi
- St. Petersburg. Length: 8 days.
3. Moscow - St. Petersburg.
Route: Moscow - Uglich (Golden
Ring town) - Kostroma (Golden RIng
town) - Yaroslavl (Golden Ring
town) - Goritsy - Kizhi (Karelia,
famous monastery) - Svirstroi -
St. Petersburg. Length: 7 days.
4. Moscow (river port) - Nizhny
Novgorod - Moscow.
Route:
Moscow - Uglich (a Golden
Ring town) - Yaroslavl (Golden
Ring) - Kostroma (Golden Ring) -
Nizhny Novgorod - Murom - Kasimov
- Ryazan - Konstantinovo - Moscow.
Length: 10 days.
5. Moscow (river port) - Nizhny
Novgorod - Moscow.
Route:
Moscow - Uglich (Golden
RIng town) - Yaroslavl (Golden
Ring town) - Kostroma (Golden Ring
town) - Plyos - Nizhni Novgorod -
Pavlovo - Kasimov - Ryazan -
Konstantinovo - Moscow. Length: 10
days.
6. Moscow - Astrakhan - Moscow.
Route: Moscow - Uglich - Kostroma
- Plyos - Nizhni Novgorod - Kazan
- Samara - Saratov - Volgograd -
Astrakhan - Akhtuban - Volgograd -
Saratov - Usovka - Vinnovka -
Samara - Ulianovsk - Cheboksary -
Yaroslavl - Tver - Moscow. Length:
20 days.
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