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Mysteries and legends of the island of wild horses

Mysteries and legends of the island of wild horses

This island’s only residents gallop around like they own the place

7 animals you can only find in Russia

7 animals you can only find in Russia

Cute endemic beasts and where to find them

No humans allowed: Photo essay of unique island where animals rule

No humans allowed: Photo essay of unique island where animals rule

Taking a tour to the home of the polar bear

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The Ergaki ridge

Escape from civilization to the backpacker's dream

The Ergaki ridge, the heart of the Western Sayan mountains is one of the...

Top 10 amazing reasons to visit Crimea this summer

RBTH presents 10 spectacular human-and naturally-made gems that are worth...

Money does not always guarantee a memorable adventure under sail

Yachting on a budget: best Russian route for Frugal Mariners

A yachting voyage is traditionally perceived as a luxury class vacation –...

The Swallow’s nest

Crimean estates: architectural gems of the Peninsula

The favorite getaway of the Romanov family, a point of inspiration for the ...

To survive in tundra, you have to earn to distinguish between reindeer

Tips for adventurers: How to survive in the tundra

If you love extreme tourism, welcome to Russia! Please keep in mind that...

A traveler’s guide to Baikal’s sacred sights of the shaman

Shamanic trips to the shores of the greatest lake in the world will...

Cliffs at Herald Island, Chuckchi Sea, Russian Far East, Unesco World Heritage Site

The 12 top best-kept-secret islands of Russia

‘It’s the end of the world as we know it’…and you’ll feel fine! Looking...

Russia’s only Marine Reserve in the Far East

Siberian subtropics: The land of tigers, sharks and lianas

The last ice age spared the territory of the present Primorsky Krai. That...

Church in Kem, Archangelsk region

5 Russian gems on the edge of disappearing

Ancient wooden churches, medieval cities in peril and disappearing...

The best routes through the Urals for all seasons

The ‘Great Ural’ tourism brand covers an enormous territory, incorporating ...

Kamchatka Ice Cave

5 amazing Russian Caves to see before you die

Glaciers, lava streams, salt corrosion, chalk mountains, sinkholes and...

The tents of reindeer herders in Sweden

You would never believe these 9 places are NOT in Russia

Ha-ha. A proverb says that a joke told twice is not funny anymore. But...

Valley of Geysers

Top 12 spectacular reasons to visit Russia

Are you still wondering, “why go to Russia?” RBTH will help you answer...

The Kizhi Pogost became one of the top attractions of northwest Russia

The haunting beauty of the northern Wonderland

This UNESCO World Heritage Site draws tourists with its magnificent wooden ...

Altai is sometimes called the Russian Shambhala

Splendid isolation: Discover Russia's nomadic peoples

Where can you learn the art of cheese making, reindeer husbandry, and...

Summer in Sochi: From Stalin's villa to local restaurants

The Vepsky Forest National Park

Russian-style Mushroom Hunting in a Haunted Forest

OK, so we have a Soviet tank, a basket, and a sledgehammer. Why not go...

Riviera Hotel, Sochi

Top five of two- to three-star hotels in Sochi

RBTH presents the best budget hotels with the ideal price-to-quality ratio

Tibet? No, that's Ivolginsky datsan in the city of Ulan-Ude

10 places you would never believe were in Russia

If not for the weather, you would never be able to distinguish the sandy...

Contest: Most romantic places for Valentine's Day

Guess where these photos were taken and win prizes from Airbnb and RBTH....

Izba for ‘Russian-style’ vacations

The best (and the most bizarre) of Russia’s rentals

Check out the coziest and the most stylish pieds-à-terre available on the...

Ships’ Graveyard

Apocalypse, please: places that time forgot

Seven sights that show you today what the earth will look like after the...