Tours to Russia

Two Russian capitals | Ancient Cities of "Golden Ring" | Northern Hemisphere's Pole Of Cold | Trans-Siberian Railroad adventure | Visa

Russia is the biggest European nation living in the biggest world country stretched from Europe on its west frontier to USA, Japan (maritime boundaries), North Korea and China on its east frontier. Russia is a federation consisting of numerous nations (they speak about 150 languages) living side by side for hundred of years – Orthodox Christian Russians, Muslim Tatars and Chechens, Buddhist Buryats, Shamanists Yakuts and many others. That is why Russians consider themselves not as a country, or a political nation, but as an independent civilization, which has its roots in both West and East.

Why to travel in Russia with Korea Konsult ? Even though Korea Konsult is a Swedish company we are a proven expert in Russia: we've been operating in the Russian market for more than a decade, we have Russian-speaking staff onboard, and we also have an extensive partner-network in Russia.

Tours to Russia in 2025

In summer 2025 we plan a new group tour in the North-Western part of Russia with start in the Estonian border city of Narva. The tour will have 2 departures - on May 31 and July 5.

Two Russian capitals

Russia has two capitals: Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. Moscow has been the capital of Russia since the 15th century, except from 1712 to 1918, when the capital was transferred to St. Petersburg.

Moscow is the biggest Russian and European city, with more than 12 million inhabitants.  The city was founded in the 12th century and the Kremlin, its main fortress, was erected around 1156. The city has been destroyed by invaders several times throughout its history: the Mongols, Tatars, Poles, and Swedes all occupied the city, and even Napoleon remained here for six weeks before beginning his retreat back to Europe. Moscow is a great center of cultural life and arts, with several monuments on the UNESCO World Heritage List, many world-class museums, and some theaters ranked among the best in the world.

Saint-Petersburg is called “Russia’s window to Europe”, the “Northern Venice”, or the “Museum City”. Built in 1703 by Tsar Peter the Great, this magnificent city captivates visitors by its stately palaces, elegant bridges and majestic granite embankments flanking the river and canals crossing the city. The luxury and technical sophistication used during the construction and the wealth of the tsar’s court can be seen in the numerous palaces and theatres, as well as the luxurious facades decorating the broad avenues. The numerous canals, islands, bridges and the impetuous Neva lent St. Petersburg its unique character. All of this led to the city being designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. Saint-Petersburg used to be a capital of Russian Empire and Tsars built elegant palaces outside of the imperial capital for their entertainment: Peterhof, Pushkin, Pavlovsk and Gatchina.

Moscow and Saint-Petersburg tours

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by train from Moscow to Saint-Petersburg

It is 4 nights / 5 days tour which includes Moscow and Saint-Petersburg with a train adventure

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by cruise from Moscow to Saint-Petersburg

The cruise between two Russian capitals (Moscow and Saint-Petersburg ) goes through chain of north rivers and lakes, as well as through man-made canals. The cruise will bring you to Kizhi island where a jewel of Orthodox wooden architecture (Kizhi Pogost) is located, and let you chance to visit Valaam Orthodox monastery located in secluded northern corner of Ladoga Lake.

Russian Far East: Vladivostok

Vladivostok is the largest city in the Russian Far East. Established as a key naval and military base on the Pacific, Vladivostok became the eastern terminus of the World's longest Trans-Siberian Railway (9288 km). Learn more about Vladivostok on our special page here

 

Classic Russia: Ancient Cities of "Golden Ring"

 

The Golden Ring is a group of medieval towns and cities that form a ring to the northeast of Moscow. These towns are witin easy reach from Moscow and they played a significant role in early Russian history. Moscow and St Petersburg are, of course, the main attractions in Russia, but if you really want to see true Russian life and how the most of country live you should go and see these picturesque towns older than Moscow and marvel at Orthodox frescoes and golden domes which were built prior to Mongol rule. Largely untouched by Soviet industrialisation, the Golden Ring keeps memories of the lost idyll.

There are seven cities originally included into the Golden Ring: Sergiyev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalesskiy, Rostov Velikiy, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Suzdal, and Vladimir. Korea Konsult can help you to visit any of these cities or visit all of them in a single journey.

Northern Hemisphere's Pole Of Cold: -68°C

The Poles of Cold are the places in the Southern and Northern Hemispheres where the lowest air temperatures have been recorded.

What does the place with such a cosmic temperature look like? How do people and animals survive? What happens with equipment and machinery? To understand this one should visit the Pole of Cold. It is something to do at least once in a life-time. The point of absolute cold of the Northern Hemisphere is situated in Oymyakon region, Russia. There, mid January temperature is –50,0°C. Sometime it drops down to -68°C. The lowest temperature of -71.2°C was recorded there in 1926.

Oymyakon is located far away from oceans, deep inside Eurasian land mass and thus it features extreamly subarctic climate - very cold winters and relatively hot, dry and short summers (a record high temperature of 34.6 °C in July 2010). The ground there is permanently frozen (continuous permafrost). Verkhoyansk and Yakutsk (both cities located near Oymyakon) are the only other places in the world with a temperature amplitude higher than 100 °C (180 °F).

Trans-Siberian Railroad adventure

Trans-Siberian railroad is an adventure of life - one of the most popular things to do in Russia. Check our Trans-Siberian tour here

Russian visa

Starting from August 1st, 2023, citizens of 55 countries can easily obtain an eVisa for Russia, allowing short-term stays, by applying ONLINE within minutes. The eVisa permits a maximum stay of 16 days in Russia within a 30-day period from the date of issue. It grants entry for private or business visits, tourism, as well as participation in scientific, cultural, socio-political, economic, and sporting events. No invitation or hotel booking voucher is required. The eVisa processing time is a maximum of 4 days. Eligible travelers can submit their applications between 20 to 4 days prior to the intended entry date. Please note that each eVisa is valid for a single entry. If you need to enter Russia twice within 30 days, you must apply for two separate eVisas simultaneously.

IMPORTANT: Remember, neither an e-visa nor a paper visa guarantees entry into the Russian Federation. The decision on admission to the country is made at the port of entry.

Citizens of the following countries are eligible to obtain the Russian eVisa from August 1, 2023:

Andorra, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan,The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Myanmar, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Oman, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Vatican, Vietnam