HOLIDAYS IN RUSSIA IN WINTER, WHERE TO GO INEXPENSIVELY WITH CHILDREN

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If you correctly organize your vacation in Russia in the winter of 2021-2022, such a vacation will fly by in an instant and will be remembered for a long time. You can go on a trip alone, with a friendly company or with the whole family, the main thing is to correctly determine the direction of your vacation. Some tourists are planning to go skiing and conquer more than one mountain slope. Others seek to broaden their horizons and choose a rich excursion program. Still others choose active types of recreation and do not get bored. So where is the best place to go for your winter vacation?

Caucasus

Dombay

Holidays in December in Russia will be fun in the Caucasus. Tourists in the ski season are warmly welcomed Zheleznovodsk, Pyatigorsk, Kislovodsk, Dombay and other resort towns with a developed tourist infrastructure.

You can arrange your vacation in sanatoriums and hotels, which offer comfortable living conditions with and without meals, a rich excursion program, ski rental and not only for descending from snow-capped peaks. Winter in the Caucasus is sunny and snowy with periodic hurricanes and wind direction changes. The average air temperature is minus 8 degrees, precipitation falls regularly.

Average cost of the hotel «Mask Pyatigorsk"(Pyatigorsk) for 1 person - 2,700 rubles without meals and 3,000 rubles with meals per day. But at the hotel "Caucasus"(Mineralnye Vody) you can stay for 2,000 rubles per day from 1 person. The price of a ticket for an economy class plane in December is from 6,000 rubles per passenger (Domodedovo-Gorno-Altaysk). The average cost of a tour for a winter vacation to the Western Caucasus is from 48,500 rubles per person for 8 days.

Useful information
A selection of housing in Dombai
The cost of the trip to Dombay

Altai

Altai

There are many ski resorts on the territory of this republic, the longest are on Lake Teletskoye... Special attention should be paid to “Turquoise Katun», «Grace», «Manzherok», «Gorynya" other. In addition to skiing and snowboarding down the snow-covered clones, tourists are offered extreme snowmobiling, winter fishing and hunting, water parks, dog sledding, a rich excursion program around the local beauty of Altai.

Belokurikha can be called the hallmark of the Altai Territory. The healing properties of natural sources of health in Belokurikha were known back in the middle of the nineteenth century. The indigenous peoples of Siberia even earlier knew about the miraculous springs that are located in these places. In the last century, they began to build and develop spa treatment here. Now Belokurikha is experiencing another construction boom.

Wonderful clean air, thermal and hydrogen sulphide springs, mud baths - a pantry of health, which they have learned to use carefully for the benefit of people. The sights of Altai are a separate topic of conversation. Well, what to say about nature, look at the photos of Altai and you will understand everything, you need to see it with your own eyes!

The weather in the republic in December is frosty, but stable. Mostly cloudy, snow falls in the regions, precipitation intensifies in January. The air temperature during the day is minus 15-25, while at night it drops to minus 30 degrees. The wind is gusty, so it is better to stock up on warm clothes.

The cost of Altai hotels starts from 2,000 rubles per person with meals. Hunting lodges are cheaper - from 1,000 rubles. The price of a ticket for a plane Domodedovo-Gorno-Altaysk during the holiday season starts from 6,000 rubles per day, it is advisable to make a reservation in advance. The average price of a tour to Altai is from 45,000 rubles per person for 7 days, but a winter vacation in Russia will be unforgettable.

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Prices for a trip to Altai Territory

Karelia

Kizhi island

Ski resorts of Karelia attract with comfortable living conditions, equipped slopes and slopes for slopes of varying difficulty and length, professional equipment, rental of modern equipment. This is a great holiday destination in Russia in February for beginners and professionals. In addition to skiing in Karelia, you can show yourself on snowboards, harness a dog sled or go down from the top on a snowmobile. Exciting excursions, winter fishing and hunting are also available.

The weather in Karelia in winter also attracts tourists. With an air temperature of minus 20 degrees during the day, it is calm and frosty here, precipitation covers the ground up to 1.5 meters thick. At night, the air temperature drops to minus 35 degrees, but in the morning the weather stabilizes and pleases tourists.

The cost of a plane ticket from Vnukovo airport (Moscow) to Petrozavodsk starts at 4,000 rubles per passenger. You can stay at Vremena Goda (3 stars) at a price of 6,000 rubles per day from 1 guest, including breakfast. The cost of a tour to Karelia on the ice canyon is from 35,000 rubles for 3 days per person.

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New Year in Karelia
Independently to Karelia by car

St. Petersburg

St. Petersburg

There is always something to do in the northern capital of Russia. The winter excursion program includes visits to monuments of architecture and antiquity, historical sites, cultural centers and amusement parks. In winter, you can stay here in Tsarskoe Selo with a stop at the Catherine Palace, go by bus to Kronstadt, book an excursion to the Great Peterhof Palace and the Hermitage halls, and not only. With the right organization of rest, every day will pass with benefit and new emotions.

The weather in St. Petersburg in winter does not please tourists with its variability. The air temperature rarely drops below minus 10 degrees, but strong, gusty winds "make their way to the very bones." The weather in the city is deceiving, in winter it is always colder outside than the thermometer shows. Precipitation often falls, so an umbrella will not be in the way.

If you book your tickets in advance, you can get from Moscow to St. Petersburg by plane for 1,500-2,000 rubles. The daily cost of the hotel starts from 1,500 rubles, depending on living conditions and meals. Tours to St. Petersburg will cost a tourist from 18,000 rubles for 7 days, 6 nights without a flight, but with breakfast.

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A selection of good housing
What to do on New Year's holidays
Where to eat deliciously and inexpensively

Veliky Ustyug

Father Frost's residence

Where, if not to the homeland of Santa Claus, it is recommended to go with your family for the winter holidays. A traditional visit to the residence of the "hero of the occasion" is the main component of the excursion program, a New Year's gift for the younger generation. However, the impressions do not end there, because Veliky Ustyug is overflowing with ancient temples and unique architectural structures of the 17th century. You can also ride in a sleigh of reindeer and horses, go down the slope on a sled and even a fabulous sleigh, visit museums and thematic exhibitions.

The weather in Veliky Ustyug in winter is characterized by its stability. In December, the air temperature drops to 10 degrees, in January it can drop to 25 degrees. Daylight hours lasts only 6 hours, so it is important to properly organize the excursion program. In February, the colds intensify, as does the gusty wind.

The cost of tickets to Veliky Ustyug in December starts at 20,000 rubles per passenger. You can get to Cherepovets by plane and pay 15,000 rubles per person. Housing prices start at 1,000 rubles, depending on conditions. The cost of the tour in December-February is from 20,000 rubles per person for 3 days of rest.

Crimea

If you want to relax in Russia in January-February with comfort and positive emotions, why not go to the Crimean Peninsula? You can go skiing and sledging on the snow-covered slope of Ai-Petri, enjoy the unique architecture of the Vorontsov and Livadia palaces, look with children in the Alushta aquarium and the Yalta crocodilarium. When organizing an excursion program, it is recommended to visit such Crimean cities as Bakhchisarai, Evpatoria, Simferopol, Yalta and Alushta... Enjoy the fresh air of forests and mountains, the beauty of waterfalls.

In winter, Crimea is warm, but windy. The hungry month is February. The air temperature drops to 0 degrees during the day, minus 3-5 degrees - at night. More often the mark on the thermometer is marked "plus". However, strong winds spoil the weather, chilling to the bone. The wind increases, as does the amount of precipitation. In terms of characteristics, the weather conditions on the Crimean peninsula resemble St. Petersburg.

The cost of a plane ticket from Moscow to Simferopol airport for the winter holidays starts at 4,000 rubles. Hotel price - from 1,000 rubles per person per day without breakfast. The cost of a winter tour for two, including airfare, is from 25,000 rubles to Feodosia for 5 days and 6 nights.

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Top attractions
The cost of travel

Adygea

Lago-Naki plateau

Fans of outdoor activities are also keenly interested in where to go in Russia inexpensively in winter. There are a lot of options, but it is recommended to pay attention to the picturesque Adygea. The local climate allows for winter rafting, rafting on the Belaya River in the village Hamyshki... You can also visit the outdoor thermal pools, discos and bowling, take part in vaping workshops with brooms, go ice skating on a frozen lake or in a husky sled. The local beauty, panoramic views and comfortable living conditions in sanatoriums or tourist centers will not leave you indifferent.

We definitely advise you to consider an extreme tour on the Lagonaki plateau, such a tour will open your worldview about Russia from a completely different side. You can stop at a popular recreation center among tourists - "Dakhovskaya Sloboda".

The weather in Adygea in December is frosty. The air temperature during the day is minus 3 degrees, and at night it drops to minus 10 degrees and below. The higher you climb the mountains, the more precipitation falls, damp, windy. The coldest month is January, the temperature in the flat part reaches minus 3-5 degrees.

The cost of plane tickets from Moscow to Krasnodar is from 1,500 rubles. Next, you have to get by train through Maykop, and then by shuttle buses to the resort town of destination. The price of a hotel in Krasnodar is from 1,000 rubles per day from 1 guest. Tour cost - from 32,000 rubles per person for 8 days.

Tyumen

Tyumen embankment

In winter, tourists are especially attracted by thermal springs near Tyumen, located not far from equipped tourist centers, hotels and sanatoriums. Hot waters are not only original entertainment, but also a great opportunity to improve your health. Tyumen has a well-developed tourist infrastructure, for example, you can visit the sports center "Voroninsky Gorki", go winter hunting and fishing, take part in an expedition on snowmobiles and relax in a Russian bath.

Winter weather in Tyumen is frosty, the coldest month is January. The air temperature during the day is kept at minus 15-20 degrees, at night it drops to minus 25 degrees. The wind increases in January-February, precipitation is unevenly distributed. Snowblowers work during ice and snow.

The price of a ticket from Moscow to Tyumen Airport is from 4,000 rubles per passenger without luggage, but it is better to book in advance. The cost of the hotel "Mercure Tyumen Center 4 *" - from 3 600 rubles per day with breakfast and parking. A tour to Tyumen will cost a tourist from 10,000 rubles for 3 days for two (breakfast included).

Lake Baikal and Olkhon Island

Small sea

One of the best places to go in winter in Russia is for lovers of nature, frosty air, thick snowy taiga. In fact, in winter Baikal attracts tourists in different directions - these are natural attractions, museums, active sports, walks on the purest ice of the lake, impressive emotions from what you see, beautiful photographs.

First of all, we advise you to visit the capital of the Irkutsk region - the city Irkutsk... Here you can take a break from a long flight, visit the 130th quarter, go to museums, we especially recommend the Taltsy Museum at 43 km of the Baikal tract (you can get to it by the Irkutsk-Listvyanka bus from the bus station or minibus).

For ski lovers, we recommend visiting Sobolinaya Mountain in Baikalsk, this is where the best ski slopes in the entire area are located. You will find out about housing and prices in a separate article, where we have selected the best options.

We recommend seeing the real Baikal in all its glory from Olkhon Island. In winter, there are few tourists here, and this attracts people who want to be alone with the lake away from the hustle and bustle of the city. With housing and prices, also decide on the links.

When is the best time to have a rest on Lake Baikal in winter? The average temperature in December is kept at minus 14 during the day and minus 25 at night. In January and February, it gets colder to minus 22 during the day and minus 30 at night. The ideal time for skiing in Baikalsk is from mid-November to mid-January, then the lake freezes over and the air gets colder. You can plan a visit to Irkutsk at any time. It is worth going to Olkhon after mid-January, it is during this period that the ferry begins to work.

When can you take pictures of pure ice on Lake Baikal? For such a spectacle, it is better to come no earlier than mid-December. Heavy snowfalls begin after mid-January.

Things to do? Most tourists come to Baikal in December and on New Year's, at which time all hotels and guest houses are busy. We advise you to plan your trip and book your accommodation in advance. The main stream goes to Mount Sobolinaya. Local residents love to visit Listvyanka, go out into the countryside, visit the shopping center.

The cost of air tickets from Moscow to Irkutsk in December is from 4,700 rubles per one way. Travel around the city is 20 rubles. To get to Listvyanka is about 150 rubles. To get from Irkutsk to Baikalsk - 250 rubles (cheaper by train). The cost of housing in December is the highest, rent an apartment for a day is about 1,500 rubles, book a hotel near Mount Sobolinaya from 3,500 rubles a day. A large company recommends renting cottages in the private sector overlooking the lake.

Planning a trip
All ways to get to Baikal
What to see and where to visit
The best hostels in Olkhon
The best camp sites of the Maloye More

Yakutsk

Winter activities in the vicinity

Another good option, where to go for an inexpensive vacation in Russia in winter with friends and the whole family. In Yakutsk, you can go winter hunting and fishing, ride husky dog sleds, get acquainted with the unique exposition of the Chochur Muran ethnographic complex, taste Yakut cuisine, see the Lena Pillars, “touch” the kingdom of permafrost and its immovable beauty. The hospitality of the locals also attracts.

The weather in Yakutia in winter invigorates, so it is advisable to stock up on warm clothes before the trip. The average air temperature during the day is minus 30 degrees, at night it drops to minus 40 degrees. Precipitation is rare; thaws are excluded until April. The maximum temperature in winter is minus 60 degrees.

The price of the cheapest plane ticket to Yakutsk is from 6,200 rubles per passenger, but it is better to make a reservation in advance. The cost of the hotel "Alaas" - from 1,800 rubles per person per day. The winter tour will cost 50,000 rubles per person for 5 days and 6 nights.

Sheregesh

For fans of snowboarding and skiing, an inexpensive winter vacation in Sheregesh is ideal. Unfortunately, we are hostages of stereotypes. One of them is Alpine Courchevel. We got this from the recent past, when Russian oligarchs from a provincial French town made the famous winter ski resort. Times have changed, and now there are no less interesting places for winter outdoor activities. One of them is Sheregesh, which is located in Gornaya Shoria, in the south of the Kemerovo region.

The mention of the south is of fundamental importance. For the information of residents of the middle zone of the country, as well as the southern regions of the country, frosts in Sheregesh are tolerated much easier than in the Moscow region or in Voronezh. Tested in practice by numerous tourists. Why? In the foothills of the Sayan Mountains, the air is drier than in the central part.

During the first decade of the new millennium, Sheregesh was actively built up with ski resorts, a powerful modern infrastructure for winter recreation has been created here.

Gornaya Shoria has unique climatic conditions. The abundance of natural snow favors the creation of ski slopes for professional athletes, experienced amateurs and beginners at no special cost. The huge amount of rainfall provides conditions for the creation of natural and safe ski slopes of varying difficulty.

Local authorities and entrepreneurs successfully use favorable natural conditions for the development of ski tourism. Numerous recreation centers have been built here, guest tourism is developed, which together make all types of winter active recreation possible and accessible.

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How to get to Sheregesh

Sochi

Krasnaya Polyana

Holidays in Russia in winter, namely in Sochi, tourists choose most often for its availability and inexpensive tours. Go downhill skiing or just walk along the embankment, feel the mild climatic conditions compared to the Siberian frosts, take a walk around the sights - here it is, rest in Sochi in winter.