River cruises from Moscow to St. Petersburg are very popular destinations of incoming tourism into Russia. A river cruise is a fantastic voyage through the colorful, historic and intriguing waterways of Russia on board of comfortable motor ship. The cruise route goes through the Moscow Canal connecting the Moskva River with the Volga, the Upper Volga region, the charming medieval cities of the Golden Ring (Uglich and Yaroslavl), the fascinating water ways connecting the Volga River with the Baltic Sea, two largest in Europe lakes (the Ladoga Lake and the Onega Lake) and unforgettable stay in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The above cruises are operated in period from May till early October by comfortable m/s the Georgy Chicherin, the Zosima Shashkov, the Konstantin Fedin, the Nikolai Chernyshevsky ***, Swan Lake***, Moonlight Sonata*** (types 301, 302), the Leo Tolstoy **** (type Q-056), the Mstislav Rostropovich ***** (type 92-016), built in 1970s-1980s in East Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia and Mustai Karim***** (type PV-300) built in 2019 in Russia .
Our company also offers cruises by the Middle and Lower Volga from Moscow to Astrakhan with calls to all most important cities of the Volga region (Nizhny Novgorod, Cheboksary, Kazan, Samara, Saratov, Volgograd). The program of this 14-day cruise which is held in September by *** motor ships starts in Moscow and also includes stops for excursion in cities of the Golden Ring such as Uglitch, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Suzdal. Vice versa rout from Astrakhan to Moscow is also operated every year.
Fascinating the Lake Baikal cruises are operated in May-September period by small 5-cabin comfort class motor ships Sibiryak, Tatiana, Argo. These ships have 1 quadruple cabin with facilities. All other passengers use specially equipped heads (1 head for 2 twin cabins).
Exotic cruises by great rivers of the East Siberia – the Lena and the Yenisei operated by comfortable *** m/s the Alexander Matrosov (type 588, built in 1954 in East Germany, operated at the Yenisei River) and the Mikhail Svetlov (type Q-065, built in Austria in 1985, operated at the Lena River) will acquaint you with fantastic Siberian virgin nature. Since 2020 completely refurbished ***** m/s Maxim Gorky has been operating on the waterways of the Yenisei River.
The cruises Moscow-St. Petersburg, Moscow-Astrakhan and cruises by the Lena and the Yenisei Rivers are arranged by comfortable motor ships where clients are accommodated at outside twin air-conditioned cabins with private bathroom facilities and large opening window. Lower deck cabins have two port-holes. Musical concerts and animation on board, guided sightseeing in every port of call according to the program are provided during the cruises.
