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7 days in Russia

Moscow Murmansk

8 days in Russia

Saint Petersburg Gelendzhik

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Day 1: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Activities
  • Russian Museum
  • St Isaacs Cathedral
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Days 2–5: Moscow, Russia

Day 6: Donetsk, Russia

Day 7: Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Day 8: Gelendzhik, Russia

9 days in Russia

Kaliningrad Severomorsk

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Day 1: Kaliningrad, Russia

Activities
  • Victory Square
  • Amber Museum
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Days 2–5: Moscow, Russia

Day 6: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 7–8: Murmansk, Russia

Day 9: Severomorsk, Russia

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Murmansk → Severomorsk by bus
  1. Take the bus from Murmansk to Severomorskbus bus
30 min
$1
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  • Severomorsk Embankment
  • Severomorsk Local Market
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10 days in Russia

Murmansk Gelendzhik

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Days 1–2: Murmansk, Russia

Activities
  • Murmansk Oceanarium
  • Northern Fleet Museum
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Day 3: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 4–7: Moscow, Russia

Day 8: Donetsk, Russia

Day 9: Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Day 10: Gelendzhik, Russia

11 days in Russia

Kazan’ Murmansk

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Day 1: Kazan’, Russia

Activities
  • Kazan Zoo and Botanical Garden
  • Bauman Street
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Day 2: Cheboksary, Russia

Day 3: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Day 4: Kostroma, Russia

Distance
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Nizhny Novgorod → Kostroma by bus
  1. Take the bus from Nizhny Novgorod to Kostromabus bus
7h 5m
$21–35
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Activities
  • Shopping Arcades Gostiny Dvor
  • Kostroma Drama Theater named after A.N. Ostrovsky
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Days 5–8: Moscow, Russia

Day 9: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 10–11: Murmansk, Russia

12 days in Russia

Krasnodar Moscow

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Day 1: Krasnodar, Russia

Activities
  • Krasnodar Academic Drama Theater
  • Krasnodar State Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve named after E.D. Felitsyn
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Days 2–6: Gelendzhik, Russia

Day 7: Sochi, Russia

Day 8: Adler, Russia

Day 9: Anapa, Russia

Day 10: Novorossiysk, Russia

Days 11–12: Moscow, Russia

13 days in Russia

Sochi Moscow

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Day 1: Sochi, Russia

Activities
  • Sochi Art Museum
  • Sochi Olympic Park
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Days 2–6: Gelendzhik, Russia

Day 7: Anapa, Russia

Day 8: Krasnodar, Russia

Distance
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Anapa → Krasnodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Anapa to Krasnodarbus bus
3h 25m
$12–25
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Activities
  • Galereya Krasnodar Shopping Mall
  • Chistyakovskaya Grove Park
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Day 9: Maykop, Russia

Days 10–13: Moscow, Russia

14 days in Russia

Yekaterinburg Moscow

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Day 1: Yekaterinburg, Russia

Activities
  • Keyboard Monument
  • Iset River Embankment
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Day 2: Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

Day 3: Surgut, Russia

Day 4: Tobolsk, Russia

Day 5: Tyumen, Russia

Day 6: Kurgan, Russia

Distance
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Tyumen → Kurgan by bus
  1. Take the bus from Tyumen to Kurganbus bus
4h
$13–26
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  • Gagarin Park
  • Shopping Center Pushkinsky
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Day 7: Chelyabinsk, Russia

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Kurgan → Chelyabinsk by train
  1. Take the train from Kurgan to Chelyabinsktrain train
3h 10m
$18–50
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Activities
  • Chelyabinsk Zoo
  • Chelyabinsk State Museum of Local Lore
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Day 8: Kazan’, Russia

Day 9: Cheboksary, Russia

Day 10: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Day 11: Kostroma, Russia

Days 12–14: Moscow, Russia

Distance
Transport
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Kostroma → Moscow by train
  1. Take the train from Kostroma to Moscowtrain train
4h 7m
$20–60
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Activities
  • State Tretyakov Gallery
  • Kolomenskoye Museum-Reserve
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15 days in Russia

Novosibirsk Gelendzhik

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Day 1: Novosibirsk, Russia

Activities
  • Siberian Botanical Garden
  • Akademgorodok
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Day 2: Tomsk, Russia

Day 3: Kemerovo, Russia

Day 4: Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Day 5: Irkutsk, Russia

Days 6–9: Moscow, Russia

Day 10: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 11–12: Murmansk, Russia

Day 13: Severomorsk, Russia

Day 14: Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Day 15: Gelendzhik, Russia

16 days in Russia

Nizhny Novgorod Severomorsk

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Day 1: Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Activities
  • Gorky Literary Museum
  • Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street
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Day 2: Kazan’, Russia

Day 3: Cheboksary, Russia

Day 4: Samara, Russia

Day 5: Yoshkar-Ola, Russia

Day 6: Ufa, Russia

Day 7: Perm, Russia

Day 8: Kaliningrad, Russia

Days 9–12: Moscow, Russia

Day 13: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 14–15: Murmansk, Russia

Day 16: Severomorsk, Russia

Distance
Transport
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Murmansk → Severomorsk by bus
  1. Take the bus from Murmansk to Severomorskbus bus
30 min
$1
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Activities
  • Monument to the Defenders of the Soviet Arctic
  • Church of St Andrew the First-Called
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17 days in Russia

Vladivostok Severomorsk

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Day 1: Vladivostok, Russia

Activities
  • Central Square
  • Russky Island Bridge
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Day 2: Nakhodka, Russia

Distance
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Vladivostok → Nakhodka by train
  1. Take the train from Vladivostok to Nakhodkatrain train
4h 28m
$11
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Activities
  • Sestra Mountain Hiking Trail
  • Nakhodka Drama Theater Performance
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Day 3: Khabarovsk, Russia

Day 4: Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Russia

Days 5–8: Blagoveshchensk, Russia

Day 9: Svobodnyy, Russia

Days 10–13: Moscow, Russia

Day 14: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 15–16: Murmansk, Russia

Day 17: Severomorsk, Russia

18 days in Russia

Makhachkala Murmansk

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Day 1: Makhachkala, Russia

Activities
  • Makhachkala Grand Mosque
  • Rassul Gamzatov Monument
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Days 2–3: Grozny, Russia

Day 4: Sochi, Russia

Days 5–9: Gelendzhik, Russia

Day 10: Anapa, Russia

Day 11: Krasnodar, Russia

Distance
Transport
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Anapa → Krasnodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Anapa to Krasnodarbus bus
3h 25m
$12–25
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Activities
  • Krasnodar Park (Galitsky Park)
  • Krasnodar State Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve named after E.D. Felitsyn
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Day 12: Maykop, Russia

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Krasnodar → Maykop by bus
  1. Take the bus from Krasnodar to Maykopbus bus
2h 40m
$8–23
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Activities
  • River Belaya Embankment
  • Maykop Childrens Park
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Days 13–16: Moscow, Russia

Day 17: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Distance
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Moscow → Saint Petersburg by train
  1. Take the train from Moscow to Saint Petersburgtrain train
3h 47m
$26–340
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  • Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
  • Catherine Palace and Amber Room
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Day 18: Murmansk, Russia

19 days in Russia

Rostov-on-Don Severomorsk

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Day 1: Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Activities
  • Don Embankment
  • Left Bank of Don
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Days 2–6: Gelendzhik, Russia

Day 7: Sochi, Russia

Day 8: Adler, Russia

Day 9: Anapa, Russia

Day 10: Krasnodar, Russia

Distance
Transport
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Anapa → Krasnodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Anapa to Krasnodarbus bus
3h 25m
$12–25
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Activities
  • Krasnodar Circus
  • Krasnodar Park (Galitsky Park)
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Day 11: Maykop, Russia

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Krasnodar → Maykop by bus
  1. Take the bus from Krasnodar to Maykopbus bus
2h 40m
$8–23
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Activities
  • St Michael the Archangel Cathedral
  • Maykop Childrens Park
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Days 12–15: Moscow, Russia

Day 16: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 17–18: Murmansk, Russia

Day 19: Severomorsk, Russia

Distance
Transport
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Murmansk → Severomorsk by bus
  1. Take the bus from Murmansk to Severomorskbus bus
30 min
$1
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Activities
  • Severomorsk Local Market
  • Severomorsk History Museum
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20 days in Russia

Voronezh Moscow

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Day 1: Voronezh, Russia

Activities
  • Voronezh State University Botanical Garden
  • Voronezh State Academic Drama Theatre named after A. Koltsov
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Day 2: Volgograd, Russia

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Voronezh → Volgograd by bus
  1. Take the bus from Voronezh to Volgogradbus bus
8h 30m
$18–50
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Activities
  • The Motherland Calls Monument
  • Volga-Don Shipping Canal
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Days 3–4: Elista, Russia

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Volgograd → Elista by bus
  1. Take the bus from Volgograd to Elistabus bus
7h 5m
$12–35
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Activities
  • Bumbin Orkh Ethnographic Complex
  • Statue of Ostap Bender
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Day 5: Astrakhan, Russia

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Elista → Astrakhan by bus
  1. Take the bus from Elista to Astrakhanbus bus
4h 49m
$22–35
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Activities
  • Church of St John the Baptist
  • Astrakhan State Puppet Theatre
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Day 6: Kislovodsk, Russia

Day 7: Nalchik, Russia

Distance
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Kislovodsk → Nalchik by bus
  1. Take the bus from Kislovodsk to Nalchikbus bus
2h 40m
$7–11
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Activities
  • Explore the Kurort area
  • Try local cuisine at a restaurant
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Day 8: Makhachkala, Russia

Days 9–10: Grozny, Russia

Day 11: Sochi, Russia

Days 12–16: Gelendzhik, Russia

Day 17: Anapa, Russia

Day 18: Krasnodar, Russia

Distance
Transport
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Anapa → Krasnodar by bus
  1. Take the bus from Anapa to Krasnodarbus bus
3h 25m
$12–25
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Activities
  • Krasnodar Park (Galitsky Park)
  • Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
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Day 19: Maykop, Russia

Distance
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Krasnodar → Maykop by bus
  1. Take the bus from Krasnodar to Maykopbus bus
2h 40m
$8–23
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Activities
  • Monument to the Fallen in the Great Patriotic War
  • Maykop Mosque
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Day 20: Moscow, Russia

30 days in Russia

Volgograd Khanty-Mansiysk

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Day 1: Volgograd, Russia

Activities
  • Childrens Railway
  • Gerhardt Mill
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Days 2–3: Elista, Russia

Distance
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Volgograd → Elista by bus
  1. Take the bus from Volgograd to Elistabus bus
7h 5m
$12–35
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Activities
  • Pagoda of Seven Days
  • Bumbin Orkh Ethnographic Complex
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Day 4: Astrakhan, Russia

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Elista → Astrakhan by bus
  1. Take the bus from Elista to Astrakhanbus bus
4h 49m
$22–35
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Activities
  • Cathedral of the Assumption
  • Church of St John the Baptist
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Day 5: Kislovodsk, Russia

Day 6: Nalchik, Russia

Distance
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Kislovodsk → Nalchik by bus
  1. Take the bus from Kislovodsk to Nalchikbus bus
2h 40m
$7–11
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Activities
  • Try local cuisine at a restaurant
  • Cable Car to Mount Malaya Kik
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Day 7: Makhachkala, Russia

Days 8–9: Grozny, Russia

Day 10: Sochi, Russia

Days 11–15: Gelendzhik, Russia

Day 16: Anapa, Russia

Day 17: Krasnodar, Russia

Day 18: Maykop, Russia

Distance
Transport
Popular
Krasnodar → Maykop by bus
  1. Take the bus from Krasnodar to Maykopbus bus
2h 40m
$8–23
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Activities
  • St Michael the Archangel Cathedral
  • Maykop Mosque
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Days 19–22: Moscow, Russia

Day 23: Saint Petersburg, Russia

Days 24–25: Murmansk, Russia

Day 26: Severomorsk, Russia

Day 27: Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Day 28: Donetsk, Russia

Day 29: Yekaterinburg, Russia

Day 30: Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

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