Freedom Tours & Travel

Russia

Russia is a fantastic choice - from the volcanoes and geysers of Kamchatka, through the Siberian taiga to the mineral spas around the Black Sea coast... Moscow... St.Petersburg... Golden Ring... you must see this special magic!

Moscow - the capital of Russia offering a mix of bustling nightlife and impressive sightseeing - The Kremlin, Sparrow Hills, Moscow State University, Novodevichy convent, White House of Russia, Lubyanka Square with the former KGB headquarters, Victory Park, Christ the Savior Cathedral, Red Square and Kitai-Gorod area, Moscow streets and squares, and much more…

Moscow in one of the largest cities in the world with its population over 15 million people. Founded more than 850 years ago the historical capital offers a wealth of cultural, musical and entertainment activities to its visitors. The Vorobiev Hills - one of the highest point of Moscow with fascinating view to the city.

St.Petersburg - a city, rightfully described as «Northern Venice» or «Pearl of the Baltic». Visit this 300 years old exquisite city of palaces and canals, built by tzar Peter the Great as his "Window on the west", St.Petersburg enjoys a vibrant, cosmopolitan atmosphere and some of the most beautiful architecture in Europe. For those interested in culture and history, St.Petersburg is the perfect holiday destination.

"Most people only come to St.Petersburg once, they do the standard program; they see the Hermitage, the Peter and Paul fortress and the opening of the bridges, and they think it is all that is interesting about St.Petersburg"
In a bid to change that view, the city hopes to offer theater premieres and jazz and cultural festivals in its impressive courtyards and to capitalize on its history as the last seat of the imperial family.

Group Tour EASY PACE RUSSIA 9 Days
Russia is an enigma that just has to be sampled by any serious traveller. This tour introduces you to
the two major Russian cities, Moscow and St Petersburg.

Day 1 – Overnight flight from Canada
Day 2 – St Petersburg
Day 3 – St Petersburg
Day 4 – St Petersburg
Day 5 – St Petersburg – Overnight Train
Day 6 – Moscow
Day 7 – Moscow
Day 8 – Moscow
Day 9 – Return to Canada
DEPARTURES 2009: Apr 25. May 02, 09 ($2899) 16, 23, 30. Jun 06, 13, 20, 27. Jul 04, 11 ($3325) 18, 25. Aug 01,
08, 15, 22, 29 ($2899) Sep 05, 12, 19, 26 ($2925)
Single Supplement: 16 May - 11 Jul ($1675) Single Supplement: All other departures ($900) Triple Reduction ($50)

The Golden Ring is a group of towns and cities including Suzdal, Vladimir, Yaroslavl, Kostroma and others that once played an important politcal, spiritual and cultural role in ancient Rus. They offer a host of restored and abandoned churches, monasteries and fortresses, rich museums and preserved wooden villages.

Kamchatka - more than 1,000-kilometer-long peninsula dividing the Sea of Okhotsk from the Pacific Ocean - one of the least explored regions on Earth. Few destinations can offer such an awe-inspiring combination of wildlife and breathtaking scenery as the Russian Far East and the volcanic Kuril Islands of the north Pacific. This spectacular region has largely escaped the ravages of mankind and to this day remains one of the few true wildernesses left on Earth

Kamchatka, one is surrounded on three sides by volcanoes in a land of the most amazing virgin nature.

Kamchatka, once closed to foreigners, for a year had over 4,000 travelers visit its hot springs and view its wildlife and spectacular sunsets. It is a beautiful wilderness, but there are no roads and the only means of transport is helicopter.

Lying on the very edge of Russia, Vladivostok is known as one the last Russian stops on the Trans-Siberian Railroad. Founded as a military outpost in 1860, Vladivostok soon grew in importance as an international trading port.

The best waters to ply are the crystal-clear depths of the pearl of Siberia - Lake Baikal- one of the genuine Seven Natural Wonders of the World, 636 kilometers long, 80 kilometers wide - and is the world's deepest lake. Surrounded by forests and mountain peaks, the waters are transparent to a depth of 40 meters in the summer, and freeze over so thick in the winter that the Trans-Siberian Railroad once ran over its surface. The lake has more than 2,000 recorded plant and animal species - bears, elk, lynx, sables, freshwater seal, trout, salmon and sturgeon. It is fed by 336 rivers, with only one river feeding out.

Trans-Siberian Train Journey from Moscow to Vladivostok