Russia Travel Guide

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Choosing a Russia holiday may be the best choice as it has most of the most spectacular natural phenomenon in the entire world, given that Russia is the largest country on earth as it covers 12 percent of the entire land on earth. Its’ location at the North Pole with the permanent snow and the wide span of land makes Russia to offer a holiday with delight sights that can never be matched anywhere else in the world and a wide variety of adventure sports for sports lovers. This is in addition to the richest cultural heritage of a country on earth which is very well preserved.
A Russia holiday has all the options for a holiday that anyone would want. There are many mountains and valleys, and lakes and rivers that are in different places all over the country for visitors who want to do walking and trekking. Among the most popular destinations for such are the Caucasian Ridge, Mont Blanc, Central Valley on Baksan River, Kamchatka and Shambala Lake. Mount Belukha is a popular site with its rivers, lakes spiritual sites and petrogliphs.
Russia is a country that has a rich cultural heritage with an assortment of ethnic ...
... groups. Russia’s culture is preserved in a variety of museums that are spread across the country. There are also monuments in the form of cathedrals, churches and monasteries that represent ancient religious architecture with lavish decorations and elaborate fixtures that are incorporated in these designs.
Whether it is rafting, boating or sailing, there is an assortment of destinations where you can enjoy your favorite activity as there are rivers all over. For lovers of wildlife, there are several UNESCO recognized World Heritage Sites such as the Volcanoes of Kamchatka, the forests of Komi and Lake Baikal which is known as the largest, deepest and oldest among all the freshwater lakes in all the earth. Its periphery thrives with an abundance of wildlife. Russia is also home to an array of flora and fauna that are more than a 1000 in number.
Lovers of hunting can visit the most popular destination for hunting which is the Republic of Sakha in Yakutia for several kinds of animals such as Red Deer, Wild boar, Brown bears and black cocks. For fishing they can visit Sakhalin Island for several kinds of fish that inhabit this area in some parts of the year such as Silver Salmon, Perch and Salmon Trout. Lovers of adventure can go for jeep tours, ice diving, aerobic tours, snowboarding and skiing in hundreds of areas in resorts.
People going on a Russia holidays need to be specific about the kind of activities which they plan to be involved in so that they can be advised on the season that will suit them best.