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Tours in Siberia

Siberia occupies a vast territory of Russia, thet comprises different climatic zones and variety of geographic landscapes. The most important and popular Siberian cities are Novosibirsk, Kraznoyarsk and Irkutsk. Besides the Russian inhabitants, there are many aborigines (people of the local tribes). Siberia is bounded by the Ural Mountains in the west and the Pacific Ocean in the east; it neighbours with Central Asia, Mongolia and China in the south and with the Arctic Ocean in the north. For many people Siberia symbolizes much cold, but this is only partially correct. The most of Siberia has large difference between winter and summer temperatures. The Siberian winter is really cold and rather long, but its summer is surprisingly warm. The Siberian region is rich in rivers and lakes, which are full of fish. The northern part of Siberia is arctic tundra and has rather big population of reindeer. The far southeastern part of Siberia, that is close to Manchuria, is occupied by subtropical forests.
Novosibirsk – one the biggest Siberian cities and the third largest city in Russia (after Moscow and St. Petersburg) is situated on the bank of the river Ob, in the southeast of Siberia. The train station of Novosibirsk is the biggest one of the Trans-Siberian route; the Library in Novosibirsk is the biggest in Siberia. The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater is the biggest theater in Russia (even larger than Bolshoy Theater in Moscow). Novosibirsk is also known as a scientific center of Russia and is famous for its Akademgorodok, that houses the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Krasnoyarsk is a third largest city of Siberia, situated on the banks of the river Yenisei. It was founded in XVII century as a fortification and named “Krasny” (that is ‘red’ in Russian). In 1690 the settlement Krasny Yar (which means ‘red steep bank’) got the status of a city and was finally named Krasnoyarsk.
Irkutsk is on of the largest cities in Siberia, the center of Russian Aviation Industry, important point of the Trans-Siberian Railway and significant commercial & trade center. Irkutsk was built on the banks on Angara river, that is an inflow of the great Siberian river Yenisei. The city’s name comes from the name of the river Irkut that flows to the Angara river. The famous Lake Baikal is situated not far from Irkutsk and is also a pearl of Siberian land.

GUIDED TOURS IN NOVOSIBIRSK

Novosibirsk theatreCity tour in Novosibirsk comprises the most significant attractions of the city: Novosibirsk The Train Station of Novosibirsk (that is the biggest station of the Trans-Siberian Railrway), Ascension Cathedral, The Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater (that is the biggest theater in Russia), old wooden houses on Gorkogo street (that is the oldest part of the city), St. Nicolas Chapel (which is the geographic center of Russia), The Embankment of the Ob river, The Library (that is the largest in Siberia), colorful Siberian Novosibirsk Train Station_Transsib Railway Museumfarm-market and etc. In addition to a standard city tour, you can also visit the Local Lore (History Museum), representing the fascinating and mystical history of Siberia or we can arrange for you a boat-trip along the Ob river (available from May till September). Another interesting excursion in Novosibirsk is a tour to the scientific town Akademgorodok (located about 30km from Novosibirsk) – that is the only scientific city in the world, where all Novosibirsk Akademgorodokthe branches of sciences are presented. There you will visit the famous Museum of Geology, situated in the building of the Geology Research Institute, The Open-Air Railway Museum (that possesses a unique collection of the old Trans-Siberian trains), and the Novosibirsk reservoir (that so called “artificial lake”). You will also enjoy beautiful gardens of this small, but modern town and, of course, get acquainted with the history of Russian science.

NB! Prices are indicated PER PERSON in EUR.

NAME OF THE TOUR

2 PAX

3-4 PAX

5-6 PAX

Standard City Tour (3 hours)

City Tour + Local History Museum (4 hours)

City Tour + Boat trip along the Ob’ river (5 hours) – available from May to September

Excursion to Akdemgorodok (4 hours)

GUIDED TOURS IN KRASNOYARSK

Krasnoyarsk Tsar-Fish Observation pointDuring the City tour in Krasnoyarsk you we will shown the most interesting places of the city: the Peace Square (Ploshad’ Mira) with a beautiful view on the Yenisei River, the monument to Andrey Dubensky, the Mountain Karaulnaya, from which the city is clearly visible and spread out before you. Also you will visit the Chapel of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, monuments of architecture of the 18th Krasnoyarsk Nature Reserve Stolbycentury, former mansions of Siberian merchants and patrons of the arts. You will also see many fountains, park areas, various restaurants, entertainment complexes and hotels of of modern Krasnoyarsk city. This city tour can be also combined with visiting Local History Museum or the Fun Park “Bobrovy Log” or Surikov’s Memorial Estate (the manor house of the famous Russian painter Vasily Surikov). Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power StationAnother interesting excursions are an adventure tour to the Nature Reserve “Stolby” (famous national mountain park with big stones and mountains of very specific and unic shapes) and another active tour to the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station, that is usually combined with climbing up the Tsar-Fish Observation Point with great panoramic view (by cable way).

NB! Prices are indicated PER PERSON in EUR.

NAME OF THE TOUR

2 PAX

3-4 PAX

5-6 PAX

Standard City Tour (3 hours)

City Tour + Local History Museum (4 hours)

City Tour + Fun Park “Bobrovy Log” (5 hours)

City Tour + Surikov’s Memorial Estate (4-5 hours)

Tour to the Nature Reserve “Stolby” (5-6 hours)

Tour to Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station with visiting Tsar-Fish observation point (4 hours)

GUIDED TOURS IN IRKUTSK

We offer you the City tour in Irkutsk to get acquainted with the history of this ancient Siberian city – the heart of Siberia. During the tour your will be shown the main streets of the city, its ancient churches and most important buildings and monuments. It is also possible to visit the Holy Cross Church with its famous bell-tower and the “Angara” icebreaker. For history lovers we can sugget to visit the Decembrists’ Museum, dedicated to the representatives of Russian nobility, who were deported to Siberia by the Tsar Nicolas I because of uprising against the tsar and his politics. This panoramic tour can be made by car/bus as well as on foot and by public transport. In Irkutsk you can also enjoy a boat trip along the river Angara (by public boat) to observe the beauty of this siberian city from the water. While staying in Irkutsk you can be also offered to make an ethnografic tour to Ust-Orda, that is a traditional buryat village located within 60 km from Irkutsk. During the tour to Ust-Orda you will visit the museum of Local Lore to get acquainted with customs, traditions and mode of life of Buryat people as well as you will be invited to participate in a shaman ceremony; and afterwards you will have an opportunity to try traditional buryat meals. Also while yuor stay in Irkutsk it is possible to organize a 1-day touristic trip to Baikal Lake, that is famous for its magic atmosphere and its depth. This tour to the Baikal comprises not only visiting Baikal Lake and its famous and picturesque places, but also the excursion to the ethnografic open-air museum “Taltsy”.

NB! Prices are indicated PER PERSON in EUR.

NAME OF THE TOUR

2 PAX

3-4 PAX

5-6 PAX

Standard City Tour + Holy Cross Church (3 hours)

City Tour + Decembrists’ Museum (4 hours)

City Tour + Icebreaker “Angara” (4 hours)

Walking Tour in the historical city center with visiting 1 museum upon your choice (4 hours)

Boat trip along the river Angara by public boat
(1 hour) / offered as a supplemet to the city tour

Tour to Ust-Orda (Buryat village) with lunch (local butyat meals) & shaman ceremony (5-6 hours)

Tour to Baikal lake with lunch, visiting Baikal museum, Cersky Rock, Taltsy museum (9 hours)