The weather in the capital is not pleasant with sun and warmth, but in the south of Russia they are already swimming with might and main, and in Siberia next week they promise almost abnormal heat. We decided to find out how much it would cost to travel from Moscow for a weekend in the hot summer.
Novosibirsk
Weather June 19-25: from +26 to +33 °C
Round-trip flight: from 16,990 ₽
Hotel 3* for 1 night: from 970 ₽
The heart of Siberia, a city of over a million people and the unofficial third capital of Russia, Novosibirsk is also a city of science and culture. Here is the largest Opera and Ballet Theater in Russia, many churches and museums. Walk along the beautiful streets in the center, find the stars of Vizbor and Okudzhava on the Alley of Bards and take a photo next to all the unusual monuments of the city: a traffic light, a laboratory mouse, a buyer and a seller, a janitor and even a sausage.
Omsk
Weather June 19-25: from +24 to +33 °C
Round-trip flight: from 16,963 ₽
Train travel one way: from 4,165 ₽ (travel time – 1.5 days)
Hotel 3* for 1 night: from 1000 ₽
One of the largest cities in Russia always welcomes tourists. Here you will find the Second Omsk Fortress, the Palace of the Governor General with the Museum of Local History and many beautiful churches. Take a look at the Assumption Cathedral, the largest temple in the city, take a walk along the embankment of the Om River and go to the Museum of Fine Arts. Vrubel, where the works of the great artist are stored.
Tomsk
Weather June 19-25: from +29 to +34 °C
Round-trip flight: from 16,492 ₽
Hotel 3* for 1 night: from 1050 ₽
A city of beautiful wooden and stone buildings of the 19th-20th centuries, where you can see rare architectural complexes: Russian architecture, modernism in wood and stone, Siberian baroque and classicism. And there are no fewer funny monuments here than in Novosibirsk: find in the city large slippers, a wolf from the cartoon “Once Upon a Time There Was a Dog” and a wooden ruble.
Krasnoyarsk
Weather June 19-25: from +32 to +35 °C
Round-trip flight: from 17,965 ₽
Hotel 3* for 1 night: from 1680 ₽
If you are in Krasnoyarsk, try to find a 10-ruble bill and take a photo with it against the backdrop of the real Praskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel – the symbol of the city. The hill where it is located offers a wonderful panoramic view. Also be sure to stop by the local Museum of Local Lore, one of the oldest in Siberia. And be sure to find time to go to the Krasnoyarsk Pillars nature reserve to admire the famous rocks and walk through the forest.
Irkutsk
Weather June 19-25: from +26 to +32 °C
Round-trip flight: from 36,109 ₽
Hotel 3* for 1 night: from 1140 ₽
Irkutsk has the status of one of seven Russian cities with a unique historical and cultural heritage. So let’s go get enlightened! Of course, it is unlikely that you will be able to visit all 680 monuments, so concentrate on the main ones: go to the Church of the Savior and the Cathedral of the Epiphany, take a photo of the monument to the pioneers of Siberia and look at the Baroque churches, the Polish church and the synagogue.
*Prices are indicated at the time of writing
