Journey to the Russian rivers full of special charm. Mental nature of the middle band, and understated beauty of the ancient provincial cities, free from stress and daily hassles. Time slows down travel in the old Russian coming back calmer and kinder. Although it remains a sense of sadness on the desolation with which to face the once rich and the great Russian cities.
Suggested tour operators cruises along Russian rivers are divided into two categories. There is a long journey for 7-16 days, with stops in the ancient Russian cities and a serious excursion program. Shorter routes, less than 7 days, mainly devoted to outdoor recreation, the emphasis they placed on entertainment programs, although sometimes delight tourists and tours.
Differ and cruise ships - from mnogopalubnyh giants to small two-deck ships. For example, built in Germany chetyrehpalubnye liners "Nikolai Chernyshevsky", "Alexander Radishchev" and "Nizhny Novgorod distinguished comfort. On board - six cabins deluxe and ten junior suites, twenty-one-and ten three-quarters. On vessels working animators who tirelessly entertain children and adults.
On such ships, such as "George Chicherin", "Leonid Sobolev", "Konstantin Simonov" , sauna, solarium, music room, a cafe-bar.
most mobile - Double-deck motor ships built in European shipyards, for example, "Salavat Yulayev (180 passengers)," Basil Chapayev (168 passengers) and "Borodino" (90 passengers). They have a shallow draft and easy to move in shallow rivers.

between St. Petersburg and Moscow

According to tour operators, the most popular of the routes along the rivers and Lakes of Russia - a Moscow-St Petersburg. In the summer of ply on this route more than 50 three-and chetyrehpalubnyh comfortable boat. Such travel is very attractive to foreign tourists.
Actually titled route lies a large number of different options. Travel can be one way of planting either in Moscow or St. Petersburg, or maybe - "back and forth." Some boats go down the Volga river below Rybinsk, giving visitors the opportunity to visit the Yaroslavl and Kostroma. Others go to the river Svir and stop in the village Svirstroy, and then the tourists an opportunity to visit the Alexander-Svirsky Monastery. Sometimes the ship makes a stop in the village Mandrogui - then the passengers waiting for a picnic and noble fishing. Routes to the north of St. Petersburg may be stopping in Petrozavodsk. In the city on the Neva parking takes a day or two. So the choice is very wide - from any of these trips has a "zest».
For example, the 11-day trip (from 20 500 rubles), with sailing from St. Petersburg will be held, with stops in Uglich, Gorizia, Kizhi, Svirstroe, Valaam, Myshkin, Irma and end in Moscow.
first on the road - Uglich. Tourists waiting for a walking tour through the city with a visit to the Uglich kremlin, Chambers of Tsarevich Dmitry (XV century) and church Dmitry on the Blood (1692). Fans have the opportunity to visit the Museum of vodka. In addition to these world-famous monuments in Uglich there are many interesting historical sites, which if desired can be viewed independently. For example, former Alekseevskii Monastery, founded in 1371, and the Resurrection Monastery, built in 1674-1677, respectively. The city survived the samples of wood and stone architecture of the XVIII century in classical style - at home fur, Kazimirov Serebrennikov, Zimin courtyard, lavishly decorated with carvings and door trims, ceramics and tiles.
Next Parking - in Gorizia, on the river Sheksna, near its confluence with the White Lake. The main attraction - Goritskii Resurrection convents. At the monastery there is a unique cubic Church of the Resurrection (1544). In 1974 the monastery Goritskii assigned to Cyril Belozersky historical, architectural and artistic reserve, where travelers will go by bus.
Next way is to Valaam - the largest island of Valaam archipelago. Throughout the centuries there has been the sole owner of the monastery. Now the island has become the architectural complex: built churches, chapels, monasteries, the roads, bridges connected the island, dug canals. High rocky shore of the island more than once served as protection from invaders.
St. Petersburg boat comes on the sixth day. Tourists will be excursion to the city and a trip to Peterhof.
On the way back between the green parking lots of tourists waiting for another well-known monument of antiquity - the island of Kizhi. This outdoor museum is located in the so-called "Onega Skerries" - the famous reserve of the Russian North. Here are preserved valuable monuments of wooden architecture. Against the backdrop of the azure sky are being reflected in the turquoise water, a 22-head of the Transfiguration and the 10-head of the Church of Intercession, built without nails and always delights the audience. Incidentally, these monuments so closely guarded that in Kizhi and Valaam movement away from tour groups are not recommended: may have problems with law enforcement officers. In an area where there are masterpieces of wooden architecture, is expressly prohibited smoking.
Interesting stop in Myshkin - the town that turned into a unique phenomenon of local tourism. Founded in the late XV century stonemason Myshkin, the unimportant Russian town can not boast of architectural monuments and antiquities. But here is the world's only museum of the mouse, as well as at least a unique museum of his boots. Tourists in Myshkin meet as close relatives, each local resident - the guide. As a result, all the tourist routes in the Yaroslavl region began to pass through Myshkin.

From the east - power: from the suburbs to Lower

addition to the traditional routes connecting Moscow and St. Petersburg, tour operators offer a lot of interesting things. "This season will be a new, one might say, the exclusive route Moscow-Perm, Ufa-Moscow, - says Alexander Sakharov, CEO Infoflot. - First boats went either to Perm, Ufa, either before, but now tourists during one trip will visit both cities. " The route is also interesting in that it will be for three beautiful Russian rivers - the Volga, Kama and Belaya. According to White, incidentally, is still virtually no cruise ships go. Double-decked ship "Vasiliy Chapaev, which will go on this journey, a small and capable of accommodating only 168 people (half of cabins with all amenities).
According to Alexander Sakharov should pay attention to the route under the name "Moscow Circumnavigation" whose duration 8-10 days. This is the only river circular route that ships with the tourists go. The length of its approximately 1800 kilometers. The route runs along the Moscow River, the Oka, Volga, and for all time the way ship never pass one section twice. The most interesting part of the route - the path along the Moskva River and Oka. First stop at the village Konstantinovo. Next - the famous white stone Church of the Ascension in Kolomna, Nicholas and Nicholas Perervinsky Ugreshsky monasteries, the unique Church of the Transfiguration in the village of Island, the ancient city Bronnitsy, Kolomna, Voskresensk Bobrenev monastery. And on the Moskva River and Oka - Old-Golutvin monastery. In Konstantyn