SHARING SOME GENERAL FACTS ABOUT RUSSIA

Posted by Seenu Mathew on May 13th, 2019

We are often blown away by the beautiful destinations of Western Europe, often overlooking the East European countries and a historically important country like Russia.Russia Tourism definitely deserves the visit of any inquisitive person for its strong history and museum heavy trip through Moscow and St Petersburg’s cultural treasures and a list of interesting destinations. If you think about it, especially for Indians, travelling to Russia is affordable and hassle free. Firstly the exchange rate between Indian Rupee and Russian currency at par, the second reason being getting visa for Russia is pretty easy.

VISA REQUIREMENTS

• An international Passport, with its scanned copies of first and last page.
• Application Form printed on the website visa.kmid.ru
• One photograph 3.5 X 4.5 cm with light – coloured background
• Tourist confirmation letter – Russia asks you get tourist confirmation letter in advance from any of the sightseeing tour conducting travel agencies. Since you would actually end up booking those tours/hotels, in a way you would get the letter for free.
• Once you submit all the above documents it usually takes a week for them to grant the visa, costing around INR 5700.

GUIDELINES FOR TOURISTS

• The traffic is bad in Russia, so plan your trip accordingly.
• The cruise on river Neva is a good mode of city tour in St Petersburg.
• Moscow has wide roads and much better traffic system.
• Moscow has a vibrant nightlife, loads of pubs and cafes too. There are tours for night life.
• If you want to shop local stuff, go to Kremlin Vernisage, you can get Russian items for cheap rate. But beware of pick pockets.
• If you planning a solo travel, try referring to a dictionary, as all the signs are in Russian, not a single sign in English. Slowly you will learn to decipher the pictorial codes.

RUSSIA TOUR PACKAGES offers it all, from historic countryside to artistic riches, epic train rides etc.

HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS

The historical tour of Moscow starts in the heart of the city, to the iconic Red Square and the stunning St Basil’s Cathedral with its colourful onion shaped domes. Visit the Lenin Mausoleum, the state historical museum and move along the Moskva River embankment. Visit Kremlin the walled fortress’ of Russia, built with red bricks encompassing history, politics and religion.

The historical magnificence of St Petersburg adorning his city and the colourful display of Russian architecture will make you spell bound. Do visit the St Isaac’s Cathedral, built in the 18^th century by French born architect, Auguste Montferrand, one of the most impressive landmarks of Russian Imperial capital. The gilded dome of St Isaac’s still dominates the skyline of St Petersburg. The Kazan Cathedral, the Church of the Saviour on blood, is a church built in Russian style aesthetically built in memory of Alexander II.

ADVENTURE

If you are an adventure freak do embark on a winter Trans Siberian railway tour from Moscow to Vladivostok or vice versa which is a major attraction of Russia Tours. This guided tour on tracks will take you through the important nine cities of Russia. The breathtaking sight of the frozen Lake Baikal will leave you awe struck. The journey from Moscow covers 8 time zones and 6000 miles in 2 weeks. The journey will help you to capture and feel the soul of Russia.