Russia

RUSSIAN PASSPORT has been operating a wide variety of programmes into Russia since 1989, starting with university language study groups. As Russia opened up we introduced;

Russian train journeys at a real price. We were the first to introduce homestay accommodation.

Others were paying thousands of dollars while our clients were paying only hundreds! Same bed, same cabin!

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Murmansk and Lapland
Depart either Moscow or St Petersburg and travel via Murmansk in the Artic to Lapland the home of the Sami people and reindeer. Add to one of our existing programmes, or take this tour on its own. Winter, or summer this route is new and exciting.

Total Eclipse Siberia 01 August 2008
Be very early to book anything to do with this event. The next viewable eclipse is quite a few years in the future!

Beijing Olympics - 08 August to 24 August
This will be a very busy time in Beijing. It will also be busy just before and after. For arrangments within China it is important to be VERY early in booking with us if your travel touches this period.
CHINA RAIL UPDATE 29 Feb: The Chinese Govt has blocked all international trains, out of China from June to September. Note: OUTBOUND only. Tickets only available for Olympic package visitors. This affects Trans Mongolian and Trans Manchurian routes. We can offer some alternatives if you are still travelling at this time.

Since then we have organised;

white water canoe trips into the wilds of Central Asia
sent individuals and guided groups across Russia on the magnificent train journeys
organised varied special interest groups
continued to pioneer new routes.

We were the first to explore the BAM Trans Siberian route - previously closed to foreigners. We explored so much that our colleague, Athol Yates, wrote the definitive guide book for this route - BAM Trans Siberian Route - which has been published by "TrailBlazers" in the UK.

Trailblazers also publish the classic guide for this route, "The Trans Siberian Handbook". Following this success Athol was commissioned by BRADT Publishing in the UK to write a book for their rail travel series called, "Russia and the Ukraine by Rail". To top it all off our research team was asked by TrailBlazers to update their own ‘Trans Siberian Handbook’! All this experience results in;

great trips
up to date information
reliable partners at all stops means safety for you
accountability

You will also note our name is referenced in most of the guidebooks relating to these areas. In fact we have helped many of the guidebook authors travel around Russia.

Russian Waterway Cruises

Travel between Moscow and St Petersburg by river cruise boat and experience a portion of the Golden Ring and a section of Karelia including the famous wooden architectural museum on Khizi Island. These need to be booked early as they become increasingly more popular. We deal directly with Russia and you will note this when you see the prices of our Russian river cruises.
River Cruise Russia