Domestic tourism in Russia (including car) is still on the rise. This is not surprising with virtually closed borders and high prices for everything.
What is good car tourism?
- Availability. Traveling by car is cheaper than any other mode of transport – especially if you are traveling with your family or business.
- Freedom of choice of route. You can change direction at any time, stay in the place you like for a long time. In fact, your entire trip turns into one continuous excursion.
- Easy to organize. You are not dependent on tour operators.
But to make the road trip go without excesses, to like and to remember, you need to prepare well for it. Rostourism offers 133 driving routes in Russia this year. We only chose five. But they have all been personally verified.
Ilya P. If it is impossible to go south
The woman has longed for the sea for years, but she does not like the Azov – it is too small and the black one is too busy because of the closed borders. And although we do not go to the sea, we spend our holidays fishing on Lake Onega, 10 kilometers from the famous Kizhi.
We go to Petrozavodsk and back along the paid M11, then along the P21 “Cola”. On weekdays, you have to pay 1,150 rubles for the first part, from Moscow to Tver, and 1,310 rubles for the second, to travel on toll roads.
From Moscow to Petrozavodsk is 1026 km. Fuel consumption, especially on high speed (130 km/h) toll sections, is over 10 liters per 100 kilometers, so the road is not cheap. But one ticket in a compartment from Moscow to Petrozavodsk costs 3,000-4,000 rubles, and in the SV – 8,000-10,000 rubles. The cheapest plane ticket is about 3,500 rubles, but you can not take many things with you and you will not really drive around Karelia itself. And in your car it’s easy.
Why there?
Karelia is very beautiful at any time of the year and is rich in sights of natural and artificial origin. And no matter how often we go there, every time we find something new to see. At the end of summer – the beginning of autumn, it is full of not only fish, but also mushrooms with berries. Although the summer was quite dry this year. But that does not detract from the impressions of the trip.
What to watch out for
The weather on Lake Onega changes quickly. If you are traveling not only by land, but also by water (you probably will), bring warm and waterproof clothing. This is the first. And second, prepare yourself for impressive expenses on the spot. The republic is accustomed to tourists with money – prices in hotels, cafes and restaurants are no less than in the capital. And the rest is worth a lot.
But everything is compensated by the beauty of Karelia.
Eugene S. And yet Crimea!
For many years we have rested in Crimea, in the relatively famous Olenevka. Even in my student days I came there on vacation (a distant relative lived there), then I started to travel to camping sites with my family so as not to burden anyone.
Why there?
Why people go to the sea is a rhetorical question. And what attracts me is Olenevka – the clean sandy beaches of Cape Tarkhankut and not in the Crimea clean water in the sea. In addition, it is not as crowded here as on the southern coast of Crimea, where we traveled far and wide over the years.
What to watch out for
In order not to make the journey a dangerous race, plan your route so that you spend the night twice on the outward and return journey. Kerch is 1525 km from Moscow, so you can divide the route into segments of 500 km. The drive will be easy even despite the busy road. And you have to guess to drive to the Kerch Bridge in the early morning – to avoid traffic jams.
Road construction is actively underway on the peninsula (and not just road construction), so be patient. You have to stay somewhere.
But it is especially important to choose the time of vacation. The warmest months in Crimea are, literally and figuratively, July and August. But if your children are still in preschool age, you can safely go in September: the sea is still warm and there are far fewer people.
Important! Now vehicles in this direction are checked especially carefully. There is no need to be nervous and scandalous with people in uniform: ruin your vacation and the whole family.