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| 08.04.2011 |
Irkutsk will be celebrating its 350-th anniversary this year In 2011, Irkutsk will be celebrating its 350 anniversary. Festive events will take place from June to September. There will be many positive changes in the city look – improved pedestrian area on the river Angara embankment, new hotels and monuments. | |
| 06.04.2011 |
Cheap flights from St. Petersburg to London with S7 Airlines S7 Airlines have recently introduced a new tariff for flights from St. Petersburg to London connecting in Moscow. Ticket price - £65 one way, £165 return. These tariffs are available for coming months as well as for the second half of the year. | |
| 28.03.2011 |
Book Hotels in Russia Online on Go Russia Website - Credit Card Not Required We have recently developed an online facility to book hotels in Russia with instant confirmation and no credit card guarantee. You can prebook your stay in Russia and pay 7 days before your arrival. You can search hotels in all major Russian cities.Search and book your hotel in Russia online | |
| 25.03.2011 |
Free Talk - Climbing to the Highest Mountain in Europe - Elbrus - 12 April 2011 View our Elbrus tour Register for the Free talk | |
| 24.03.2011 |
Russian and Black Sea Cruises Discount Only one week left to benefit from a £100 per person discount on Russian river and Black sea cruises. Please do not delay your booking as availability is limited. The cost of the Russian visa is included in all Russian river cruises offered by us. | |
| 24.03.2011 |
Circumbaikal Railway on Trans-Siberian Tours If you are traveling on any of our Trans-Siberian or Trans-Mongolian journeys we invite you to join an optional tour along the Circumbaikal Railway - a unique museum of history and nature, combining architecture with zoology, mineralogy and geology. More details about our Circumbaikal Railway Optional Tour. | |
| 23.03.2011 |
World Figure Skating Championship 2011, Moscow The world figure skating championship will take place in Moscow from 22 April 2011. The competition was initially to be held in Nagano on 21-27 March 2011 but was postponed after tragic events in Japan. Go Russia offers accommodation, transfers, guides, visa services for all figure skating fans wishing to visit Moscow. Contact Go Russia for more details. | |
| 18.03.2011 |
Visa free regime with Colombia From 13 March 2011 nationals of Russia and Colombia do no need tourist visa for visits up to 90 days. | |
| 15.03.2011 |
Inbound Tourism in Russia – Statistics 2010 According to the web portal travel.ru over 2.1 million foreign tourists visited Russia in 2010. This is six times less than the number of Russians who went abroad as tourists. | |
| 04.03.2011 |
Roof Tours in St. Petersburg Another tourist attraction in St. Petersburg. This sort of tours, not always legal, is especially suitable for those who are desperate for the most breathtaking views of St-Petersburg and dream of seeing the city from its least known side. | |
| 02.03.2011 |
Good News on Flights - Alliance between BA and Siberia Airlines From 1 February 2011, British Airways and S7 (Siberia Airlines /Russia) Airlines have started codesharing on services between London and Moscow that have a connecting flight. British Airways’ code (BA) is placed on nine destinations in Russia on a connecting basis to or from Moscow (DME). | |
| 15.02.2011 |
Cheap flights to the Russian Far East Airlines offering service from Moscow to the Russian Far East, have introduced low fares for flights in the first half of the year. "Aeroflot", "Vladivostok Avia" and "Transaero" offer one-way flights to Vladivostok and Khabarovsk for around £100, including taxes and £180 return. | |
| 11.02.2011 |
Special offer for Russian river cruises, £100 discount Join us onboard our magnificent shops along the Russian and Ukrainian waterways. We have a wide choice of cruises between Moscow and St. Petersburg, along the Volga and Dnepr rivers. With up to 15 departure per month and cruise prices starting from £1,045 we are sure you will find a suitable river voyage. | |
| 07.02.2011 |
Thank you for visiting our stand at the Destinations Show Special thanks for everybody who visited us at our stand at the Destination Show held on 3 – 6 February in London at Earl’s Court exhibition centre. | |
| 18.01.2011 |
Russian Entertainment at the Destinations Show in London Go Russia will be presenting professional Russian dancers, Cossacks show and folklore singers at the Destinations Show in London, 05-06 Feb 2011. | |
| 04.01.2011 |
Happy New Year 2011 Wishing you all a successful and happy 2011. | |
| 26.12.2010 |
Russian Christmas Holidays Did you know? Russians celebrate Christmas on 07 January. The first week of January in Russia is public holidays, most companies and governmental institutions are closed and Russians go on holidays. | |
| 20.12.2010 |
Go Russia Christmas and New Year Opening Hours Our office will be open during Christmas week with reduced working hours on some days, we will be closed on 03 January 2011 | |
| 08.12.2010 |
Online customer area on Go Russia website We have now redeveloped customer area on our website and have added some extra features for your convenience. | |
| 24.11.2010 |
Tickets for Grand Express Luxury Train Go Russia offers train tickets for Grand Express Luxury train between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Prices start from £55 travelling 2nd class. No booking fees. Read more about Grand Express train | |







Go Russia offers train tickets for Grand Express Luxury train between Moscow and St. Petersburg. Prices start from £55 travelling 2nd class. No booking fees. 




