Excellent service, great itinerary, fair prices. I can't recommend enough. Even in the current climate the company had a good duty of care and trip went well.

I am just returning from a trip arranged by JustGoRussia to Moscow and St Petersburg with my wife, and the experience was excellent. As my available dates didn’t match the regular tours, they tailor made a special 8-day trip for us. It was the best thing we could have done. Everything worked very well, the hotels were very good, we didn’t have any problem, and we much enjoyed both cities. The guides and driver (Maria, Natalia and Vladimir) were very good. In special, Natalia was simply outstanding, and I don’t know how to thank her. For sure the guides made our trip much better than if we went by ourselves – I definitely recommend the guides, especially in a country that is very beautiful and safe, but has a complete different alphabet and not everyone understand English. The guides were also able to explain lots of things, making the trip much better, and we didn’t have to stand in queues. Thanks also to Olga and her husband for kindly receiving us in their Dacha for a nice and delicious lunch – we were very honoured. I will definitely recommend JustGoRussia to my friends

Went for almost 3 weeks (2nd part of June) to Moscow, St. Petersburg, Suzdal, Vladimir, Bogoluybovo, Velikiy Novgorod - this was part of the Golden Circle tour. Each guide gets 5* from me, including all drivers. I cant even begin to describe what an amazing experience this was. It certainly exceeded all my expectations and I am absolutely looking forward to going again. Each city is so beautiful, full of color and flowers and CLEAN! I never felt so safe walking in the streets or taking the metro as I did there. Everyone was welcoming and friendly, the food was delicious (you have to try oblipihoviy chay - wow) - it was just an incredible experience. The only thing I would change is not take the 12 hour train from Vladimir to St. Petersburg.. Already thinking of when I will go again and which other cities I will explore!

We highly recommend Go Russia Travel. They helped with the travel visa's all the way through to booking airline tickets, hotel tickets and excursions. We think Go Russia did a fabulous job arranging a once in a lifetime trip.

Thanks to Go Russia we have just returned from one of the best holidays I can honestly say we have ever had. We booked the tour through Go Russia in London, that included tours of Moscow and a cruise from Moscow to Saint Petersburg and of course tours of Saint Petersburg. We spent 5 nights in Moscow, 6 nights on the cruise and 6 nights in Saint Petersburg. The hotels In Moscow & Saint Petersburg were centrally situated and top class. The ship, the crew and the food were all exceptional, it was a very relaxing cruise on the Volga and lakes. Our very knowledgeable tour guides in Moscow, Saint Petersburg and on the cruise kept us very busy and we learnt so much from them of these beautiful cities, towns and Russia. We had such fun with all of them. I would highly recommend booking through Go Russia if you would like to visit Russia. All my emails and queries were attended to and answered timeously. They also assisted me with my application form for a Russian visa. The whole trip was planned professionally to the last detail and all transfers, drivers and guides were on time. Everything went perfectly. Would we book another trip to Russia through Go Russia……..most definitely!!!!

Trip was amazing. Everything went smoothly and according to plan. Tour guides were excellent and knew their subject inside and out, also helped with SIM card and Troika pass. Drivers all arrived on time and were waiting for me outside train carriage. Hotels were comfortable and centrally located, staff friendly and spoke English. In Moscow I was a short walk from the metro, purchased a 3 day Troika metro pass. A highlight was the Bolshoi, not only a world class performance but the venue is simply dazzling, all gold and red velvet. So much history and culture. Busy days but still free time to stroll Gorky Park and cruise the rivers and canals of Petersburg. Thanks for organizing such a memorable tour.

Absolutely appalling company. I have asked for a refund and if I don’t receive it I’m taking legal action. Don’t go near them.

We've just arrived home from our Highlights of the Trans-Siberian journey having loved our trip to Irkutsk, we were sorry it ended. The Highlights of the Trans-Siberian is a great option if you really want to spend as much time as possible seeing the Russian leg of the train journey and are on a budget as we got to see Kazan which is a must see. We enjoyed it so much we want to do it all over again! We opted to go first class [on account of all the luggage] but all classes of ticket were high quality, decent meals - the Kazan leg was like the Orient Express in terms of comfort and service - and being real working/commuter trains you see life in the Urals and Siberia for ordinary people on the go. The company organised everything from our flights to a stop over and tour in Istanbul whilst in transit to extra time in St Petersburg at the end of the trip in an excellent city centre hotel. We loved the independence of the itinerary which really suited our plans. If we were to do it again we would make extra time on the journey as there was so much to see and do a return visit is needed and the restaurant and bar scene in the provinces really is taking on Moscow in terms of quality and offering. The guides were all excellent, we learned a lot and met lots of people on the journey. Only sorry it's all over.

Excellent trip, all my questions were answered, same as all my situations. I needed to change money, and buy a SIM card and it was all solved. Both my guides were more than professional Masha in Moscow and Milena in St. Petersburg. They also helped me buying the tickets of Bolshoi and Mariinsky (which was almost impossible for me) and excellent explanations of the Churches,Museums, Galleries and Palaces. Such a beautiful trip.

A journey by a beat up taxi from Dagestan on to Chechyna was eye opening. Grozny, the capital city, has been built up impressively after the two wars with Russia that devastated the city at the end of the 20th century and the early 2000's. It is an impressive, almost finished project of city planning and reconstruction. My paper work cleared on my 30 day tourist visa I lodged in a hotel/sports complex that needed a bit of TCL. Only one person in the whole complex was fluent in English. The Chechen men are full of fun and mischief and teased me a little in good humour. The Chechen women were very much behind the scenes and I thought they might be the real power behind this unique society which is closely divided into clans, called teips and the people are 95% Sunni Muslim. The countryside was very neat and tidy, green with rolling hills with an open highway into the small sister republic of Ingushetia, The food in Grozny was excellent and after some photo taking and a visit to the grand mosque and the Russian Orthodox church, I was driven on to my next stop in Ossetia having failed to arouse any enthusiasm for a new IB school which I proposed for the area. There is not one IB school in the whole of the North Caucasus and latterly some years before retirement I specialised in the Diploma Program, which is, in my experience, an excellent, pre-university program for capable teens. The drive to Vladikavkaz, the capital of Ossetia was fast and furious with much lane jumping on the highway and Hussain, the driver, taking corners at speed while thumping out Chechen folk music on his car speakers. I noticed a few discouraging glances from the locals when we reached Ossetia, as they regard the Chechens as wild highlanders, fond of fighting with a fierce independence of spirit and they were sometimes in conflict over land tenure in the recent past. Hussain on goodbye, refused to take my taxi fare cost except for the fuel. Now that was generosity-and I gave him a Camel CD called the Snowgoose as a gift. I had bought a few as they were on sale in HMV and it's a great album that never dates despite its age. My hotel stay in Vladikavkaz was scheduled for three days but I extended it by two more when on the last evening I hosted a workshop on the three IB programs-the PYP, the primary, the MYP the middle years and the popular DP, the Diploma Program. Before the scheduled presentation I had managed to visit some language schools and had made contact with a private school. However, a potential financial backer withdrew his support and only two teachers showed up. I was very disappointed but was told the next morning that in the present political difficulties no new private school with outside input would be sponsored in Russia and to - "Come back in two years! Vladikavkaz as a city does have a rustic charm mixed in with many dilapidated Soviet style industrial sites now out of use. But, I observed a Russia that was modern. all teens with the must have mobile phones, electric bykes on the streets and a strong family tradition with clear space and boundaries between the sexes. I like to imagine this social organisation is not repressive towards women, as is the case in Iran for example. And true to say. many of the Ossetian women working in the hotel had a university education and had excellent language skills. I upped sticks and came out through the Darial Pass, the Georgian military road that connects Georgia to Russia. I used a mini-bus service and I am glad the driver was competent as some of the drops from a narrow, crowded, winding road, jammed with trucks and private cars, were dizzyingly sheer. We passed by mt. Elbrus which had been hidden by rain clouds and then made a sudden appearance in the sunlight, WoW! It was an eight hour journey with a lot of militaey and police stops. I have a short time before returning to the U.K. and I must recommend Tibilsi, it is a lovely, charming city and really caters for tourists. I got some expert deep tissue and joint massage on old sports related injuries and the treatment certainly helped ease some difficulties I have had with ligament tear and joint injury. This kind of health spa treatment along with mud- baths is a speciality here and is not expensive. Lastly, I shall recommend Go Russia, the travel company, who organised this trip. They ensured my schedule and paperwork was correct and I got no hassle from any officials or police. Of course in these times of war and strife it is best to take a somewhat neutral position in conversation with locals while trading off some truths-that no one has pure clean hands and that the Russian side of the story needs to be balanced against the Western side. Let's up peace and amicability will soon return to S.E. Europa and see and end to the minor conflicts that still arise in the Caucasus region. Thank-you Leo of GoRussia once again, the hotels were modest to good and within my budget, staff always courteous. Russia is a country with a lot to offer-if going, please stay within your itinerary as described and handle your immigration paper work well, the police will be helpful if you are honest and follow the advised procedure set out by Leo's team. G.Bryce, retired teacher from Glasgow, Scotland

Fantastic and excellent value. First visit in 20 years and really had an amazing experience with my young son. Brilliant service, excellent accomodation and overall a great experience. Strongly recommend visiting and using Go Russia as your travel support.

I undertook the GoRussia tour program from September 1 to 18, 2022. Apart from the 14-Day Trans-Siberian program, I had extended stays in Moscow and Vladivostok. The tour was organised with such precision that there were no delays at any point at any destination during the nearly three weeks. The tour guides and the drivers assigned for me arrived at the pre-determined meeting places at the scheduled time - sometimes they came early and waited for me. They even ensured I was comfortable and safe on the streets. The guides spoke excellent English and the drivers knew the city roads well.The latter were often assigned to see me off at railway stations. They came till the platform and ensured I boarded the right train and coach; some even dropped the luggage inside the coach. They seemed to be well advised by the Go Russia team in Russia to ensure that I had no trouble in a distant land, especially when I don't speak Russian. While alighting at railway stations the GoRussia representative was right before the train door all the time, thus helping me avoid anxieties and save time. The hotel rooms too were already booked and there was no misunderstandings on this aspect. The receptionist just had to give the key after seeing my passport. The rooms and other services were as promised. In short, a 10/10 rating that I give for GoRussia is no exaggeration.

War stoped my holiday. Go Russia do not seem to accept that my contract is with them. Getting my refund is proving difficult. Told you are in a queue and you just have to wait.

This was my second trip to Russia with Just Go Russia, and I was equally as happy with the tour programme as previously. The tour guides were both very knowledgeable, friendly and accommodating to our needs. There is a lot to take in! The tour is a busy one but there is plenty of free time to explore and shop for souvenirs. The hotels are well placed for the main tourist attractions but in quiet areas. We felt safe wandering around in the evening, shops are open late and streets were well lit. The organisation is very well handled, we had a positive PCR prior to the holiday and the whole trip was swiftly deferred for 2 weeks by the amazing Lilia. Obtaining the visa meant a trip to London, but hey, its a day out and we were met by the Just Go Russia representative to ensure it all went smoothly. I would suggest asking them to check your visa application before sending it in as it is a bit complex, but they do provide guidance ! The train from Moscow to St Petersburg was this time the high speed evening service, we upgraded to first class for comfy seats and a rather good hot meal with drinks. Previously we used the sleeper train, also first class, which was again well worth the small price difference/ which I would certainly recommend as money well spent. PCRs were organised for us and the medic came to the hotel, annoyingly this was at 06.00 in the morning, a rude awakening, but it saved us a trip to a testing station. To be fair JGR did not arrange the time! We opted to go in January to experience the snow and walk on the frozen river, canals and even the Baltic sea, an amazing experience not found in the UK. Needed thermals and good gloves when outside but indoor venues are warm and there are cloakrooms available for all your coats etc. Price wise food and souvenirs are varied and reasonable, eat the local cuisine, it is delicious and most places had English translations on the menus. Staff were friendly and had some knowledge of the English language which they were happy to practice with us. Overall we recommend this trip and will plan to return in the summer one year to see the parks in full bloom

It was an amazing experience! I met so friendly people in Russia! Moskow it is superb! Plentry of history, good energy, very tasty food and superb places to visit! Do not miss this chance! You will not regret it!