Program – Adventure Motorbiking from Moscow to St. Petersburg
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PROGRAMM
Day 1: Moscow
Meet in the hotel. Take the bikes.
Day 2: Moscow > Uglich
Depart to Sergiev Posad, one of the most important centers of the Russian orthodox church. Afternoon, heading to Uglich, another "Golden ring" town with millennium history.
Day 3: Uglich > Tver
We ride trough typical Russian villages, post soviet towns, forests and hayfields direction Tver. Once Moscow's main rival during the union of the old Russia, became the city on the Volga river an important transport hub.
Day 4: Tver > Lake Seliger
A unique Russian helicopter museum, the first Italian cheese farm, the gravesite of the Stalin repression victims or the residence of Katherine the Great - thus fare riches the spectrum of today's sightseeing.
Day 5: Lake Seliger
Today, we let our cases unpacked. Mornings we relax at the lake. Who needs more rest, can undisturbed enjoy the day or apply himself to some water activities, while we explore the famous Nilov monastery. In the evening, Russian banya and shashlik.
Day 6: Lake Seliger > Novgorod
Depart to Novgorod, one of the oldest cities in Russia. First target of the day - origin of Volga, the symbol of Russia's sublimity and the largest river in Europe. Next on the agenda - the rural life in Russia in all its facets.Day 7: Novgorod > St. Petersburg
On the way to the "Venice of the North", we visit Novgorod's Kremlin, the Palace of the Earl Orlov - Katherine's the 2 favourite in the matter of love, the summer residence of Peter the 1, also known as "Russia's Versay". Return the bikes.
Day 8: St. Petersburg
Breakfast.
LOCALITIES
On this motorcycle trip, you discover Russia's history and present in all its facets. Golden ring towns, old monasteries and churches, palaces of Russian czars and impoverish villages, were the people, despite the unassuming life, didn't loose the sense of humanity and hospitality. From post soviet towns, were Perestroika and the economic recovery have only left a very little mark, to the pomp and glamour of Moscow and St. Petersburg.
RUSSIAN COUNTRY ROADS
"There are no roads in Russia, only directions". Even not taking this old Russian saying literally, many country roads in Russia are in bad condition or even not paved at all. Those roads are often the only connection between the villages. For the fans of dual purpose bikes it means at the same time an exciting moto adventure and pure riding fun!
DEGREE OF DIFFICULTY
The route is initially designed for experienced riders. You should be comfortable with all types of road: from good tarmac to unpaved country roads. However, according to the needs of the group we can skip some difficult accessible targets and take detours on the main tarmac roads.
NATURE OF THE REGION
Spacious forest-steppe landscapes with numerous lakes and rivers. Mainly flat country, here and there hills up to 600 ft high. Many areas with untouched nature including natural preserves. In a word, typical Russia.
