Riding on the Golden Ring


of Russia


9-day motorcycle adventure tour
on the famous tourist route in Russia


Welcome to the heart of Russia!
About the route

The Golden Ring motorcycle adventure tour is will introduce you to the real Russia! Motorcycle Honda XR250 is an ideal way to explore this fascinating country. We will riding on soil, grader, asphalt, we will cross the Volga by the ferry. And we offer you special cultural program throughout the tour. We'll visit a lot of museums and exhibitions (some of them are little known). You will meet friendly local people and see how Russians really live. You will try Russian steam bath and taste authentic Russian food that is unlike anything you've tasted before!

Moscow - Sergiev Posad - Rostov - Rybinsk - Yaroslavl - Kostroma - Plyos - Suzdal - Moscow

Dates
dates on request
Duration
9 vacation days
7 riding days


Distance
Total 1200 km
Daily 150 - 200 km


Group
4-10 participants
2 guides


Picturesque churches, golden domes, ancient history,
nature, and tasty Russian food

Visit the most ancient cities of Central Russia

Price

9-day The Golden Ring
Motorcycle Adventure Tour
€ 1.850,-
1.700,-

Price includes a motorcycle rental
The reduced price is valid for booking tours for 2021 in 2020

What's included
  • invitation for visa application
  • airport transfers all overnights (comfortable middle-class hotels, 2 beds in a room) during entire tour
  • breakfast every day
  • 1 picnic
  • drinking water
  • motorcycle rental
  • third party liability insurance for motorcycles
  • technical support
  • support van for luggage transportation
  • English-speaking guide
  • tour information package in English
  • Russia Adventures gift
  • guided excursions and museums fees as described in the itinerary
What's Not included
  • visa counsel fee
  • international flights to Moscow and back
  • lunches and dinners
  • alcoholic and other beverages
  • health insurance
  • benzine
  • all services not mentioned as included
  • pocket money € 300,-
  • single room € 290,-

Itinerary day by day

Day 1
Day 1
Departure - Moscow Walking tour
We arrive in the capital of Russia, the modern metropolis, Moscow city.
Depending on the arrival time we move to a hotel in Moscow, where we stay for a nights .
On the first day, we will get acquainted with the city itself. According to various estimates, between 12 and 15 million people live in Moscow. Since its Foundation in 1147, the city has certainly changed a lot and we will visit its historical center on Red Square, Lenin's mausoleum, see the medieval fortress of the Kremlin-the residence of the Russian President, St. Basil's Cathedral, the State Historical Museum, Bolshoi theater. Our dinner will be held in the center of Moscow on Manezhnaya square in a traditional Russian restaurant. Around midnight, we will take the famous Moscow metro to our hotel to relax before tomorrow.
Day 2
Day 2
Moscow-Rostov
250 km
In early morning we will start to get out of Moscow traffic jams. Gradually the highway from 6 lanes narrows to 4 then 2 lanes and then we will ride out to the Russian expanses and roll along small secondary roads. The first city of the Golden ring will be Sergiev Posad. During the Cold War, this city was not on the map, it was a military facility that was closed to the public. Sergiev Posad is the birthplace of the Matryoshka Doll,the world's most famous Russian toy. We will visit the toy Museum, then our way lies to the village of Bogorodskoe where we will get acquainted with another unique craft of Russia. At Bogorodskaya toy factory, they still manually "cut" funny story-based sculptural toys from Linden trees on the theme of Russian fairy tales. But the distinctive feature of this craft is a moving toy. The most famous toy - "Blacksmiths", depicts a man and a bear, who alternately hit the anvil. Then our way lies to another city of the Golden Ring of Russia-Pereslavl Zalessky. The pearl of Pereslavl Zalessky is Pleshcheyevo lake, along the banks of which medieval churches and monasteries are spread out like precious stones. This city is considered the birthplace of the Russian Navy, because it was on Pleshcheyev lake that the future Emperor Peter the Great laid down more than 100 ships of the Russian Navy. which were then dragged to the Baltic sea. In the evening we will arrive in Rostov Veliky.
Day 3
Day 3
Rostov-Rybinsk
180 km
On the morning of the 3rd day, we will start with a tour of the walls and temples of the Rostov Kremlin. The Rostov Kremlin was built in the 1650s-1680s, according to the plan of the Metropolitan. This idea was to create a Paradise in full accordance with the biblical description: a garden of Paradise surrounded by walls with 11 towers with a mirror of a pond in the center. The Kremlin stands on the shore of lake Nerl. Then our way will lie in the ancient city of Uglich.We will reach the banks of the Volga, the great Russian river for the first time during our trip.In Uglich, we will pass along the dam of the Uglich hydroelectric power station, see ancient temples and monasteries, and continue along the left Bank of the Volga to the city of Myshkin.
In Myshkin we will try to visit the Museum of the Mouse, the Valenka Museum, the exhibition of Soviet motorcycles and cars, as well as try fresh Volga fish.
In Myshkin, we cross the Volga for the second time in a day, but this time by ferry.We will spend the night in the ancient city of Rybinsk on the Bank of the Rybinsk reservoir.
Day 4
Day 4
Rybinsk-Yaroslavl
120 km
Let's start the day with a tour of Russian Atlantis. At the end of the 30s of the 20 century, the largest artificial lake in the world was created on an area of 4580 square kilometers. It hid more than 600 settlements and caused the migration of 130,000 people. We will see the dam and sluices that blocked the Volga and created this giant sea. Visit the monument to the Volga-mother. Then continue down the Volga to the town of Tutaev. It is located on 2 banks and is connected by a ferry, which we will use. After Tutaev, our way will be to the ancient city of Yaroslavl. Yaroslavl is located on symbolic 0 km of the Golden ring.
Day 5
Day 5
Yaroslavl-Kostroma
130 km
We will start the day with a tour of the Yaroslavl Kremlin. The historic city center, located at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosli rivers, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Further, our path will pass through the ancient city of Nerekhta. In Nerekhta, we will visit the wooden toy factory and the local history museum. Nerekhta is called the "open-air museum." a lot of ancient temples are located in this city. Well, after Nerekhta, our path through forest roads will go to the pearl of the Golden Ring in the city of Kostroma. In Kostroma we will visit the Museum of Wooden Architecture where we will get acquainted with the life of the Russian village of the 18-19th century.In Kostroma we will accommodate in a unique hotel of wooden bungalows on the forest lake. After a barbecue in hotel we can voyage to the city's nightlife.
Day 6
Day 6
Kostroma-Ples
75 km
After exploring the central part of the city with a fire tower, we will visit the cheese exchange. Then our path will lie on a unique moose farm. Add a photo of a kiss with a moose to your photo album. Further, the road will lead us to the city of jewelers Krasnoe on the Volga. Almost everyone in every house has a jewelry workshop and an old jewelry factory from the 19th century. On the ferry we cross the beautiful Volga and rush through the field roads to the beautiful place of Plyos.The city is located on the high Volga bank and from the beginning of the 20th century it became the summer residence of Moscow Bohemia. Many world famous artists and musicians of the early 20th century created here. We will also join Bohemia and drink tea from a samovar on the high Volga river bank and also taste beer produced in a local brewery.
Day 7
Day 7
Plyos-Suzdal
180 km
Today, standing on Volga high bank, we say goodbye to Mother Volga. Our path lies in ancient Shuya. The road past ancient churches and monasteries around the hills, going down to small rivers. This is a typical Central Russian landscape. Shuya land has a history of more than 7 centuries. Here the image of a provincial city has survived to this day. After Shuya, forest and field roads, we come from Suzdal. The number of ancient churches in Suzdal is incredible. Often they stand next to each other. Located a short distance from Moscow, Suzdal is a famous tourist city. In the summer, Suzdal hosts many motor festivals, including international ones.A quiet evening in a cozy bar with a glass of aromatic beer will be a great end to the day. At will it will be possible to visit a Russian bath.

Day 8
Day 8
Suzdal-Moscow
150 km
After a sightseeing tour of Suzdal, we go to ancient Vladimir. Ancient temples and a beautiful view of the Klyazma river. We will visit the beautiful Assumption Cathedral. on the walls of which the original murals of Andrei Rublev have been preserved. Further along the asphalt forest roads we will go towards Moscow where we will have a farewell dinner in a restaurant.
Day 9
Day 9
Moscow - Departure
Airport transfer.

Itinerary day by day

Day 1 Departure - Moscow Walking
We arrive in the capital of Russia, the modern metropolis, Moscow city.
Depending on the arrival time we move to a hotel in Moscow, where we stay for a nights .
On the first day, we will get acquainted with the city itself. According to various estimates, between 12 and 15 million people live in Moscow. Since its Foundation in 1147, the city has certainly changed a lot and we will visit its historical center on Red Square, Lenin's mausoleum, see the medieval fortress of the Kremlin-the residence of the Russian President, St. Basil's Cathedral, the State Historical Museum, Bolshoi theater. Our dinner will be held in the center of Moscow on Manezhnaya square in a traditional Russian restaurant. Around midnight, we will take the famous Moscow metro to our hotel to relax before tomorrow.
Day 2 Moscow-Rostov, 250 km
In early morning we will start to get out of Moscow traffic jams. Gradually the highway from 6 lanes narrows to 4 then 2 lanes and then we will ride out to the Russian expanses and roll along small secondary roads. The first city of the Golden ring will be Sergiev Posad. During the Cold War, this city was not on the map, it was a military facility that was closed to the public. Sergiev Posad is the birthplace of the Matryoshka Doll,the world's most famous Russian toy. We will visit the toy Museum, then our way lies to the village of Bogorodskoe where we will get acquainted with another unique craft of Russia. At Bogorodskaya toy factory, they still manually "cut" funny story-based sculptural toys from Linden trees on the theme of Russian fairy tales. But the distinctive feature of this craft is a moving toy. The most famous toy - "Blacksmiths", depicts a man and a bear, who alternately hit the anvil. Then our way lies to another city of the Golden Ring of Russia-Pereslavl Zalessky. The pearl of Pereslavl Zalessky is Pleshcheyevo lake, along the banks of which medieval churches and monasteries are spread out like precious stones. This city is considered the birthplace of the Russian Navy, because it was on Pleshcheyev lake that the future Emperor Peter the Great laid down more than 100 ships of the Russian Navy. which were then dragged to the Baltic sea. In the evening we will arrive in Rostov Veliky.
Day 3 Rostov-Rybinsk, 180 km
On the morning of the 3rd day, we will start with a tour of the walls and temples of the Rostov Kremlin. The Rostov Kremlin was built in the 1650s-1680s, according to the plan of the Metropolitan. This idea was to create a Paradise in full accordance with the biblical description: a garden of Paradise surrounded by walls with 11 towers with a mirror of a pond in the center. The Kremlin stands on the shore of lake Nerl. Then our way will lie in the ancient city of Uglich.We will reach the banks of the Volga, the great Russian river for the first time during our trip.In Uglich, we will pass along the dam of the Uglich hydroelectric power station, see ancient temples and monasteries, and continue along the left Bank of the Volga to the city of Myshkin.
In Myshkin we will try to visit the Museum of the Mouse, the Valenka Museum, the exhibition of Soviet motorcycles and cars, as well as try fresh Volga fish.
In Myshkin, we cross the Volga for the second time in a day, but this time by ferry.We will spend the night in the ancient city of Rybinsk on the Bank of the Rybinsk reservoir.
Day 4 Rybinsk-Yaroslavl, 120 km
Let's start the day with a tour of Russian Atlantis. At the end of the 30s of the 20 century, the largest artificial lake in the world was created on an area of 4580 square kilometers. It hid more than 600 settlements and caused the migration of 130,000 people. We will see the dam and sluices that blocked the Volga and created this giant sea. Visit the monument to the Volga-mother. Then continue down the Volga to the town of Tutaev. It is located on 2 banks and is connected by a ferry, which we will use. After Tutaev, our way will be to the ancient city of Yaroslavl. Yaroslavl is located on symbolic 0 km of the Golden ring.
Day 5 Yaroslavl-Kostroma, 135 km
We will start the day with a tour of the Yaroslavl Kremlin. The historic city center, located at the confluence of the Volga and Kotorosli rivers, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Further, our path will pass through the ancient city of Nerekhta. In Nerekhta, we will visit the wooden toy factory and the local history museum. Nerekhta is called the "open-air museum." a lot of ancient temples are located in this city. Well, after Nerekhta, our path through forest roads will go to the pearl of the Golden Ring in the city of Kostroma. In Kostroma we will visit the Museum of Wooden Architecture where we will get acquainted with the life of the Russian village of the 18-19th century.In Kostroma we will accommodate in a unique hotel of wooden bungalows on the forest lake. After a barbecue in hotel we can voyage to the city's nightlife.
Day 6 Kostroma-Plyos, 75 km
After exploring the central part of the city with a fire tower, we will visit the cheese exchange. Then our path will lie on a unique moose farm. Add a photo of a kiss with a moose to your photo album. Further, the road will lead us to the city of jewelers Krasnoe on the Volga. Almost everyone in every house has a jewelry workshop and an old jewelry factory from the 19th century. On the ferry we cross the beautiful Volga and rush through the field roads to the beautiful place of Plyos.The city is located on the high Volga bank and from the beginning of the 20th century it became the summer residence of Moscow Bohemia. Many world famous artists and musicians of the early 20th century created here. We will also join Bohemia and drink tea from a samovar on the high Volga river bank and also taste beer produced in a local brewery.
Day 7 Plyos-Suzdal, 180 km
Today, standing on Volga high bank, we say goodbye to Mother Volga. Our path lies in ancient Shuya. The road past ancient churches and monasteries around the hills, going down to small rivers. This is a typical Central Russian landscape. Shuya land has a history of more than 7 centuries. Here the image of a provincial city has survived to this day. After Shuya, forest and field roads, we come from Suzdal. The number of ancient churches in Suzdal is incredible. Often they stand next to each other. Located a short distance from Moscow, Suzdal is a famous tourist city. In the summer, Suzdal hosts many motor festivals, including international ones.A quiet evening in a cozy bar with a glass of aromatic beer will be a great end to the day. At will it will be possible to visit a Russian bath.
Day 8 Suzdal-Moscow, 150 km
After a sightseeing tour of Suzdal, we go to ancient Vladimir. Ancient temples and a beautiful view of the Klyazma river. We will visit the beautiful Assumption Cathedral. on the walls of which the original murals of Andrei Rublev have been preserved. Further along the asphalt forest roads we will go towards Moscow where we will have a farewell dinner in a restaurant.
Day 9 Airport transfer.
Tour guides
Alexander Zuev
Owner, guide, navigator in the head
Alexander is ride on motorcycles since childhood. Recently organizes trips on enduro bikes in different parts of Russia. Alex has experience of riding a motorcycle in many countries, but most of all he likes to discover new interesting places in Russia. He likes bikes with a sidecar. Because it's better in snow Russian winter. Can make and change the route depending on the skills of the participants of the adventure. Speaks English and Russian.

Egor Belov
Mechanic, guide
Egor spent all his childhood in the garage with his father's Urals bike with side car, laid a reliable base of knowledge and skills in the repair and maintenance of the bikes. Having extensive practical experience, Egor, without even having any instructions or manuals, is able to commission and repair any motorcycle unit. Well, he is also easily eliminates common in any route adventure problem, such as flat tire, with his eyes closed. Speaks Russian.
Our motorcycles
We use light Honda XR 250 Enduro motorcycles. To say that The Honda XR250R is a popular Enduro motorcycle. The XR250R is great for beginning riders who wish to try out off-road motorcycles as well as experienced Enduro fans who appreciate the bike for its phenomenal reliability and excellent balance of all its characteristics. The main advantage of this bike is its air-cooled engine. This means that a broken radiator cannot stop you in the forest. The motorcycles can ride on both asphalt and off-road. These bikes are forgiving which makes them perfect for beginning riders.



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