News
25.03.2008. Free spaces for Chukotka
There are some free spaces for our exclusive trip to Chukotka EAE2 ''At the Edge of the World'' 18/07-05/08/2008. The departure is guaranteed. Please pick up the details here. Book this year while the cross-rate EUR/RUR is high!
26.12.2007. Olympic Sochi welcomes
Spend your weekend at the capital of the Olympic Games - 2014 with our trip CDS2. Being it summer or winter, there is a lot to see and to taste.
21.12.2007. Taste Chukotka in March
Join in our trip EAE4 24-31/03/2008 to Chukchi reindeer herders. Taste their distinctive lifestyle at the edge of our continent. The end of March is considered the best winter time in Chukotka with long sunny days and mild weather. Discounted air tariffs are in use. Parents with children are also welcome!
21.09.2007. Seek for a fellow traveller to the Pole of Cold
An experienced traveller from Swiss is seeking for a brave fellow to join him in our expedition YAT5 07/01 14/01/2008 to the Pole of Cold in Yakutia. Do not miss a chance to taste real Siberian winter!
Welcome to view the Total Solar Eclipse in Siberia 01 Aug. 2008
The total solar eclipse will take place in Western Siberia 01 Aug. 2008. The best conditions for observations are in Altai. Welcome to view the eclipse with us. The group ADE1 (2 days/3 nights) will concentrate on watching the eclipse just at the central line near Barnaul. The group ADL22 (27/07-04/08/2008) will combine viewing the eclipse with an impressive week-long tour to natural and cultural memorials of Altai mountains.
02.03.2007 - Cruises. M/s 'Vatchenko' has been renamed in 'Bunin'.
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15.02.2007. Summer tours - 2007 are refreshed
We have refreshed the list, itineraries and rates for our tours of 2007. Welcome to book! Please pay special attention to new weekend tours (St.Petersburg, Golden Ring, Yasnaya Polyana, Source of Volga River etc) and the new discovery trip ADL2 to Altai Mountains in Siberia.
13.02.2007. Rates-2007 for tour operators and travel agents are refreshed
27.12.2006. Winter trips 2006/2007 are published
21.12.2006. Rates-2007 for city services in Moscow are published
Please see new rates-2007 for accommodation, transfers and excursuions in Moscow here. Travel agents may pick up the pricelist-2007 at a special webpage.
21.12.2006. Cruises along the Lena River in Yakutia
Cruises along the Lena River by the comfortable motor ship Mikhail Svetlov are available in Summer-2007. Please see details here.
07.12.2006. New winter trips
06.12.2006. Baikal cruises - 2007 are available
23.11.2006. Cruises - 2007: special offers for tour operators and travel agents
Tour operators and travel agents may pick up special discounted rates for cruises - 2007 here. Please pay special attention to cruises on the Baikal Lake.
14.11.2006. Cruises - 2007: Sale is open
Dear friends! We are pleased to announce that you can already book cabins in cruises of Summer - 2007. The new lines Kiev - Istanbul and Kiev - Odessa along the Dnepr River and the Black Sea are available in addition to traditional routes Moscow - St.Petersburg and along Volga River. Six comfortable motor ships are to your service. Please book early because of limited spaces. See details here.
31.03.2006. New edition of price lists for tour operators and travel agents
New edition of price lists for tour operators and travel agents is available here.
27.03.2006. Join a Baikal cruise by m/s Alexander Vampilov
Spend 3 days in a cruise along the Southern part of Lake Baikal on board the comfortable motor ship 'Alexander Vampilov'. Passengers with children are welcome. See details here.
22.03.2006. Guaranteed departures for the summit of Europe are available
We offer to join in our group for climbing Mt.Elbrus - the summit of Europe. Ascent under guidance of one of the best Russian mountaineers costs only 550 including hotel, transfers, meals and acclimatization hikes. Four fixed departures are guaranteed in 2006. See details here.
16.03.2006. River cruises are available with Astravel!
Welcome to cruises Moscow-St.Petersburg, along the Moscow Blue Ring and down the Volga River. Comfortable motor ships, experienced English and other foreign languages' speaking staff and excursions are to your service. Book early because of limited spaces. See details here.
16.03.2006. Welcome to our stands D701 at ITM-2006 (March 19-22) and 1A404 at MITT-2006 (March 22-25)
The 1st International Trade Fair for Travel & Tourism Intourmarket (ITM) - 2006 is held 19-22.03.2006 in the new Moscow exhibition center Crocus Expo ( http://www.itmexpo.com) at MKAD The 13th Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition MITT-2006 is held 22-25.03.2006 in the Expocenter at the Krasnopresnenskaya naberezhnaya ( http://www.mitt.ru/about/about_eng.php). You are welcome to discuss with our managers your future trips in Russia or/and future cooperation in development, promotion and sales of such trips.
30.01.2006. Visit Losiny Ostrov - an island of wild nature inside the Moscow Ring
A half-day excursion to the national park 'Losiny Ostrov' is available all year round. Tourists with children are welcome. Please see details here.
30.01.2006. Spend a weekend in ancient Kargopol
Welcome to spend 2-3 days in the ancient town of Kargopol - a pearl of Russian North. New comfortable hotel, patriarchal atmosphere of a remote town and neighbour villages, old Russian stone and wooden architecture in natural environment, handicrafts and traditional Russian hospitality are to your service. The trip is operated all year round. Tourists with children are welcome. See the details here (for 2 days) and here ( for 3 days).
23.03.2005. Special offer: a week in St.Petersburg
SPECIAL OFFER:
A WEEK IN SAINT-PETERSBURG
HOTEL NEVSKY 22 ***:
the newest cosy mini-hotel in the Golden Triangle the very heart of St.Petersburg, where the most of major tourist attractions are concentrated. Walking distances from the hotel are:
Nevsky Prospect 50 m
The nearest metro station 100 m
Kazansky Cathedral 100 m
Palace Square and the Hermitage 500 m
The Russian Museum - 500 m
The Neva River 800 m
A comfortable, homely accommodation with air conditioning. Each room is en suite. The staff are friendly, helpful and speak English
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DATES OF THE TOURS |
PRICE PER PERSON PER NIGHT WITH BREAKFAST |
NOTE |
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DBL |
SGL |
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1 |
14.05-21.05 |
44 |
68 |
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2 |
28.05-04.06 |
64 |
108 |
WHITE NIGHTS |
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3 |
11.06-18.06 |
64 |
108 |
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4 |
23.07-30.07 |
64 |
108 |
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5 |
27.08-03.09 |
64 |
108 |
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6 |
03.09-10.09 |
64 |
108 |
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Free arrival transfer airport/train station - hotel
All 216 museums of the city and suburbs are to your service. Some of them:
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hours |
1 pax |
2 pax |
3-7pax |
8-12 pax |
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City tour |
3 |
91 |
43 |
31 |
16 |
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Peter and Paul's Fortress (transport incl.) |
1,5 |
85 |
47 |
35 |
20 |
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St.Isaac's Cathedral |
1,5 |
58 |
39 |
33 |
21 |
|
Hermitage Museum |
3,5 |
59 |
40 |
34 |
25 |
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Russian Museum |
3 |
55 |
36 |
31 |
24 |
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Yussupov's Palace |
2 |
61 |
43 |
36 |
25 |
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Tzarskoje Selo (Pushkin) with the Catherine Palace and park (27 km, transport incl.) |
5 |
126 |
69 |
52 |
32 |
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Pavlovsk (30 km, transport incl.) |
5 |
123 |
71 |
49 |
30 |
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Peterhoff (29 km, transport incl.) |
5 |
136 |
79 |
62 |
43 |
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Novgorod (200 km, transport incl.) |
11 |
226 |
112 |
80 |
45 |
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Boat trip on rivers and channels |
1 |
56 |
40 |
34 |
22 |
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All rates are given in EUR and include guide, entrance fees |
23.03.2005. Welcome to our stand 1D302 at the MITT-2005
The 12th Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition MITT 2005 is held 22-26.03.2005 in the Expocenter at the Krasnopresnenskaya naberezhnaya ( http://www.mitt.ru/about/about_eng.php). You are welcome to visit our stand D302 in Pavillion 1, to choose and to discuss with our managers your future trips in Russia.
08.02.2005. New trips to Kamchatka
Our new trip KDD2 with the fixed departure 31/07-07/08/2005 seems the best and the cheapest opportunity to visit Kurilskoye Lake and to watch Kamchatka brown bears in extremely wild natural habitat. See details at http://www.ecotours-russia.com/tour.asp?tour_id=144. The survey trip KAD6 http://www.ecotours-russia.com/tour.asp?tour_id=143 with the fixed departure 04-15/08/2005 gives a true introduction to Kamchatka. You enter the Plutonic kingdom in the crater of Mutnovsky Volcano. You visit aborigine national settlements Anavgai and Esso and get an option to take a helicopter ride to Even nomadic reindeer herders. You take a boat cruise along Avachinskaya Bay with optional fishing. The old Russian city of Petropavlovsk and Hot Springs of Paratunka are also to your service. You may also combine both above mentioned trips in one trip KAD5 http://www.ecotours-russia.com/tour.asp?tour_id=142 with the fixed departure 31/07-15/08/2005.
08.02.2005. Weekend at Solovki
Take a plane and spend 2 full days at the world famous Solovetsky Isles - a true pearl of the Russian North. The cultural and historic ensemble of the Isles is included into the UNESCO World Heritage List. Find more information at http://www.ecotours-russia.com/tour.asp?tour_id=139.
16.12.2004. The best ship on Baikal is available in 2005
Astravel has started with sales of Baikal cruises by the Nikolay Eroschenko cruise ship for Summer-2005. Comfortable cabines with private facilities, TV sets, air conditioners and telephones are at your service. Unfortunately vacant berths are limited. Please see more information at http://www.ecotours-russia.com/tour.asp?tour_id=138.
14.12.2004. Special air fares - great opportunity for winter trips to Altai and Baikal
From 17th till 27th of December 2004 you can buy return flights from Moscow by Siberia Airlines with special low rates:
Barnaul - 4490 RUR ($160)
Irkutsk and Ulan-Ude - 5990 RUR ($215).
The tariffs are valid for flights from 10th of January till 26th of March 2005.
Find more information at http://www.s7.ru/en/special_programs/specials/fare_sale.html.
Welcome to Altai and Baikal with Astravel!
06.12.2004. We quote in EURO from 01/12/2004
According to wishes of the most of our customers and suppliers we have passed from USD to EURO in our quotations from the 01th of December 2004.
03.12.2004. New tours to Chukotka
Please see new tours to Chukotka here.
03.11.2004. Weekend tours
You are welcome to spend your weekend far from cities and TV.
Our tours grant you chances to see so much during 2-3 days, that impressions would suffice for 2-3 months!
You can drive to Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve not far from Moscow and deep into thicket of wild Russian forests. You can fly to Kola Peninsula beyond the Arctic Circle to see the Polar Lights (Aurora Borealis) and to get acquainted with lifestyle of northern people the Lapps. Virgin northern taiga and the other northern people - the Nenets are waiting for you in Arkhangelsk Region, easily reachable by train.
See our weekend tours here.
25.10.2004. New Tours for Winter 2004/2005
Dear friends!
We invite you to Russian winter.
These are new programs specially developed for winter - around Moscow, to the Russian North, the Lake Baikal and Yakutia.
Fixed dates for group tours. Any dates for individual travellers.
You can see our winter tours here.
Special offers for tour operators and travel agents.
You are welcome!
24.06.2004. Weekend in Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve
You are welcome to spend 1, 2 or 3 days in our new trips (MDZ1, MDZ2 or MDZ3 respectively) through Prioksko-Terrasny Reserve near Moscow in a company of a professional guide a scientist of the Reserve. You travel along an ecological path, visit the Museum of Nature and the aurochs (European bison) breeding center. MDZ3 adds overnights in a small comfortable hotel with Russian baths and a pool.
09.06.2004. New Hot Departures for Altai, Baikal, Sayany & Tuva.
Tourists are especially welcome to join in our groups with hot departures. The prices are sufficiently discounted.
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Ref |
Tour |
Days |
Type |
Activities |
Date of Departure |
Work Language |
Price, USD, per person |
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ALTAI |
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AAR2 |
Altai Loop |
12 |
A |
  
|
25.07.2004 |
German |
$ 1182 |
*) |
|
08.08.2004 |
English |
$ 1182 |
*) |
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ALTAI - BAIKAL |
|
ABAR |
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