Lavish palaces. Sprawling cities. Cross-continental train journeys. Explore the Land of the Tsars with On The Go Tours
The world's largest country stretches from eastern Europe to the sea of Japan across a vast stretch of northern Asia and provides the intrepid traveller with a great assortment of experiences from soaking up the cultural riches of its glorious cities to exploring the wilderness of Siberia and discovering the charms of the countryside.
Read MoreThe attractive city of St. Petersburg reflects a very European influence with first class museums hoarding extensive art collections and valuable artifacts from around the world. In Moscow spend your days wandering the grounds of the mighty Kremlin and taking in the sights around Red Square, and at night discover the city's vibrant nightlife and the Russian love of vodka. For something a little different head to the historic Golden Ring where you'll find idyllic rural towns littered with colourful churches and cathedrals.
Discover Russia on an escorted group tour covering the main highlights or journey across the country on an epic Trans-Siberian Railway adventure.
Russia Group Tours
Back in the USSR
7 days | FROM NZD $1,975Explore Red Square, the Kremlin and opt to go inside a Soviet Bunker...
Route of the Romanovs
10 days | FROM NZD $2,415Follow in the footsteps of Russia's last ruling aristocrats - the...
Mood for Moscow
4 days | FROM NZD $795See the best of Moscow, from iconic Red Square and legendary St...
The Snowball
6 days | FROM NZD $1,455CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEAR TOUR: No stuffing turkeys or entertaining...
White Russian
7 days | FROM NZD $1,695NEW YEAR TOUR: For a truly unique New Year’s break, celebrate...
New Year's in Moscow
9 days | FROM NZD $2,065CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TOUR: Seasons greetings from Russia!...
St Petersburg & Moscow Explorer
7 days | FROM NZD $1,845Take in the highlights of St Petersburg and Moscow on this 7 day tour....
Gulf of Finland Explorer
8 days | FROM NZD $2,435Discover three incredible cities on this 8 day tour around the Gulf of...
Russia Private Tours
St Petes Explored
4 Days | FROM NZD $1,245PRIVATE TOUR: Art and design abounds in this northern city,...
Best of St Petersburg & Moscow
6 Days | FROM NZD $2,415PRIVATE TOUR: Take in the highlights of St Petersburg and...
Russian Capitals Past & Present
9 days | FROM NZD $3,175PRIVATE TOUR: From past to present, take in the best of...
Tailor-made Holidays
Whatever it is that brings you to Russia, we’ve got an expert Tailor-made team ready to put together the perfect holiday for you.
Whether you want to explore the popular cities or Moscow or St Petersburg, go further afield to Yekaterinburg and Lake Baikal sampling the Trans-Siberian railway, or take a cruise on the Volga or Neva rivers, we can build the perfect itinerary for you. Best of all? It's completely unique and built around your particular requirements from preferred accommodation to departure date.
Russia Day Tours and Excursions
Get to know mighty Moscow and beautiful St. Petersburg with our range of day tours and activities in Russia's most popular cities. Perfect if you've got a day or two spare as part of your holidays in Russia!
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My OTG Consultant was friendly, quick to respond and very positive about the program having been there herself. ”
OTG are experts at handling customer enquiries and were great throughout – they promptly answered any emails I sent and the booking system was so easy. Absolutely no complaints with the customer service ”
On our Christmas and New Year Russia holidays, you'll not only see the sights of Moscow and St Petersburg, but enjoy a few wintertime activities such as ice skating and cross country skiing. With beautiful snow covered landscapes along the way, what's not to love?
Highlights of our Russia tours
Russia is huge, there's no denying that, and the number of worthy travel destinations is equally impressive from mighty cities to gorgeous countryside. And you'll find a combination of both on our range of tours including these must-see attractions:
Moscow
Get around Russia's capital by Metro for impressive Stalin-era stations, enjoy a guided walking tour of Red Square, explore the mighty Kremlin and take time at leisure to do your own thing.
St Petersburg
See the magnificent St Isaac's Cathedral, visit the Church on Spilled Blood, discover the art collections of the renowned Hermitage and tour either the Peterhof or Catherine Palace.
Novgorod
Discover one of Russia's oldest cities with a tour of the magnificent fortified Kremlin and the attractive gold-domed cathedral while enjoying the scenic riverside location.
Suzdal
Take a walking tour around the centre of medieval Suzdal to see the Kremlin, Market Square and Alexander monastery before stepping back in time at the Museum of Wooden Architecture.
Pskov & Pechory
Enjoy rural Russian during the snow-laden winter months with ice-skating on a frozen lake, time spent relaxing in a traditional banya and touring of the Pskov Kremlin and Pechory monastery.
Yekaterinburg
Have a taste of the Trans-Siberian Railway with a train ride from Moscow and a guided walking tour of Yekaterinburg on your arrival with a trip to the Ganina Yama Monastery.
Our Signature group tours place local interaction and authenticity at the heart of your travel experience.
For our Signature range, we maximize your days with excitement and then bring you home to specially selected accommodation with extra character, convenience and comfort, whether that's a five-star river boat on the Nile or a traditional Japanese Ryokan. Accommodation in this range features comfortable western standards, air-conditioning, WiFi and, where appropriate, a swimming pool.
On a Signature holiday, you’ll be escorted throughout your trip by our qualified English-speaking local guides who’ll show you all the must-see attractions and even the lesser-known sights.
To further add to that special touch, the group sizes in our Signature range are mid-sized: small enough to be intimate, but large enough that you can bond with new friends over common interests.On our Handpicked range we bring you the most iconic experiences in destinations where you’ll join travellers from other travel brands on your tour, safari or sailing holiday. Collaborating with our carefully handpicked portfolio of local partners, these holidays represent exceptional value and there’ll be plenty of cultural experiences shared with other like-minded travellers.
Group sizes and accommodation standards vary by destination where typical group size is 28 travellers and hotels, boats and safari lodges are of a 3-4 star standard.
On our Tailor-made trips, we give you the flexibility and choice to do things just the way you want, all alongside the great service we’re famous for.
Whether you’re travelling solo, with a partner, family, extended family or as group of friends we’ll customise your arrangements to suit your exact needs and budget. Our Tailor-made trips are designed for your needs and you don't have to join other travellers like you would on a group tour. Just tell us what you’d like to see and when you’d like to go, and we’ll design the perfect holiday for you.
The Tailor-made itineraries we've suggested are designed to give you an idea of what you could do with us, they can be booked as they are, or adapted to suit you. If you'd like to change any aspect of the trips you see, please get in touch. If you aren’t quite sure of what you want to do, that’s no problem either! One of our experienced travel consultants can make suggestions then together you can tweak until it’s the perfect fit.