BEST SEASON FOR TRAVELING

The high season for traveling to Russia is May through October. This is the best time to tour Russia and admire its masterpieces like fountains of Peterhof, parks of Pushkin and quaint countryside of the Golden Ring.

However, during summers main tourist routes are crowded and sometimes even impossible to access. So the best time to visit Russia is in inter-seasons like late spring and early fall.

In addition, if you are brave enough, visiting Russia in winter can be just as rewarding if not more.

You have plenty of possibilities to do things that you can only do in winter, and most travellers to Russia will never experience:

- Dog Sledding (in the Urals near Ekaterinburg or on Lake Baikal)

- Ice Driving (on Lake Baikal)

- Visit an Ice Sculpture Festival (in Ekaterinburg)

- Downhill Skiing

- Cross Country Skiing

- Ice Fishing

- Swim in a hole in the ice after the banya