MONEY AND CREDIT CARDS

Yes, you can use the same credit cards you use in Europe almost anywhere in Russia, including contactless cards. All payments are safe. Each traveler should budget for 80 euros per day, which includes food, gasoline, and hotel expenses.

MEDICAL AID

Medical aid is free and doesn’t require insurance in most cases. However, for more serious injuries, you need insurance (e.g., hospitalization). We recommend visiting www.ihi.com for insurance.

TRAFFIC

Traffic is safe, and the regulations are the same as in Europe. The police usually don’t bother motorcyclists, and cameras are everywhere, but they don’t photograph motorcyclists. In general, motorcyclists are allowed to be creative in Russian traffic.

HOTELS

The travel agent usually chooses hotels with four or more stars (Hyatt, Hilton, Crown Plaza, etc.). In Siberia, we choose hotels that are available, but they never have more than two stars.

SAFETY

Russia is safe. When you are sober and friendly, the locals are friendly as well.

FOOD

There are many excellent higher-level restaurants in Russia. Prices are friendly, and the service is top-notch.

LANGUAGE

Russian is the primary language spoken in Russia. Only younger people can speak English outside Moscow and St. Petersburg. Our trip leader speaks Russian fluently.

VISA & FLIGHT

We recommend taking a visa for Russia from the travel agency of the host country.

We recommend booking your flight tickets at least 7 days in advance.

COMMUNICATION WITHIN THE GROUP

We use WhatsApp for all necessary communication. The tour leader and the back office send informative messages, photos, contacts, etc., through the application.

On the day of arrival, we will gather at the Tallinn Hilton hotel for a meet-and-greet with everyone in the group. We will go through the itinerary and answer any open questions regarding the trip. A welcoming dinner will be hosted by FlyingFox.

During the trip, the travel agent will provide 24/7 service with back-office support. The guide speaks fluent English, Russian, Finnish, and Estonian, and will provide translations during the trip.

On the first day in Tallinn, motorbike driving instructions will be provided. Motorbike service will be available 24/7.

Customs clearance of motorcycles to Russia and from Russia back to Europe will be taken care of.

Our itinerary includes visits to all the most important and biggest cities in Russia, such as St. Petersburg, Moscow, Murom, Izhevsk, Krasnoyarsk, Irkutsk, Ufa, Cheboksary, Togliatti, and many more!

We will have four dinners and stay in four great hotels during the trip (in Tallinn, Moscow, Chelyabinsk, and Vladivostok).

Guided tours in St. Petersburg and Moscow will be provided, including visits to the Kremlin and the most beautiful metro stations like Mayakovskaya and Komsomolskaya stations. We will also visit the Avtovaz Museum (Lada Museum) in Togliatti.

We will visit one of the world’s oldest geographical features, magnificent Lake Baikal (Озеро Байкал), which was formed 25 to 30 million years ago and is the highlight of Eastern Siberia.

We will also visit the Izhvesk Museum and have a shooting experience with a Kalashnikov AK47 machine gun.

If needed, we can help with flight tickets, travel insurance, visa support, and other related services.

Most of the trip’s running expenses are based on personal spending, except for the four hotels and dinners mentioned above. These costs include gas for your own motorbike, your hotel, some museum tickets, and dinners. The estimated cost of these expenses is 80 EUR per day.

FlyingFox will organize transportation back from Vladivostok to Europe for motorbikes. The cost for this is 1000 EUR.

Flight tickets, travel insurance, and visa fees are not included in the trip cost.