The Snowball - 6 days

Loved it! Russia was a beautiful country, at the same time both very representative of yet very different to Western stereotypes!! We packed a lot into the few full days that we had, the guides were very friendly and helpful and the tour extras were 100% worth it. We would certainly recommend On The Go Tours and Russia to anyone!

Great to have the airport transfer and hotel booking for the extra day add on done by On The Go. Natalie was an excellent guide, fun but very professional and organized. Helpful too. Theo Porter responsive to all my many questions. Only suggestion is that a list of optional sleeper upgrades and price be available. Happy New Year to all! We will have wonderful memories of this trip forever. The trip also had a great price point and allowed us to see many many of the highlights. The two hotels were great since near metro, supermarkets, etc.

I wrote on the feedback form that we were given in Moscow that the highlight of our trip was our tour guide and I would like to reiterate that statement. She was fun, professional, helpful, very informative and as far as I could see was never off duty. As for the tour itself with the benefit of hindsight there were a couple of optional trips that we could have skipped but purely because we were tired after the overnight train journey. We thought everything was very well organised, we enjoyed the restaurants that we ate in, we loved the Hermitage, the Moscow Metro, night city tours, St. Petersburg itself is just beautiful - I could go on! We loved the trip and would happily recommend it to friends. A final comment with regard to the On the Go staff at the London office, many thanks go to Phil Hammond and Sarah Bansgrove for going above and beyond in their successful mission to retrieve our keys for us.

The Snowball New Years tour was fantastic. It was a lot to see in just a few days however I felt satisfied leaving Russia that I saw and did everything I wanted there. I loved having some free time in both St. Petersburg as well as Moscow. Both cities are quite large and have a lot to offer. I will definitely visit again, perhaps in the summer to see how the cities look like when gardens, flowers are in full bloom. My guide made an incredible tour just about perfect. Alina was friendly, knowledgeable and attentive to the tour team. It was also a great experience to be in Moscow during New Years which is a very significant holiday in Russia. We watched the fire works show right in the city centre.

Excellent! Packed so much in, Darya really enthusiastic, helpful and everything well organised from start to finish.

My partner, Evan McCloy and I fully enjoyed this trip. Coming to a country were we knew little of the language, we found it very reassuring to have alot of our tickets and activities already organised for us. We found Dasha and other staff who assisted her to be very helpful and supportive every step of the way ( the metro especially can be a very busy and intimidating place!). The accommodations and places we stopped for lunch were of great quality and service. The new years eve dinner was especially pleasing, with quality food and services provided for everyone. I was impressed by Dasha's breadth of knowledge and passion for her country's history and culture. Overall, we learnt a great deal and appreciation of the beauty of both Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Although the pace of the tour was at times fast and tiring, it was well worth it and necessary in order to see/do the things that were scheduled- we never would have been able to fit as many activities if we visited the country by ourselves. We would recomend On The Go tours, and especially Dasha as a tour guide for an introduction to Russia, and would nominate her for the Tour Leader Award. We are also sure the other tour guides employed by this company would be just as passionate and diligent with their jobs. Best new years eve for us so far! Kind regards Anna and Evan

Loved the trip, saw so much, and had a wonderful guide, Daria, who looked out for everything and everyone. I enjoyed the food, and Daria's recommended restaurants were excellent. The only thing I think could be better is the location for the Moscow hotel, being so far out of the center made it hard to enjoy the city fully. I feel like I missed a lot of Moscow, and though using the subway was fine, you can't see what's above ground like you can when walking or riding above ground. Otherwise, the tours, sites, food, everything was great, and I will definitely book with On The Go again.

Was a good way to get a feel for the country and an amazing one at that. The tour guide, Natalia was very helpful, informative and efficient.

Nataliya was an outstanding tour guide. She is very knowledgeable on the aspects of the tour to include history and culture, and shared tons of interesting information. She was thoughtful to all members of our group, kept the trip moving forward smoothly, and extremely patient towards multiple, repetitive questions from our group members who weren't listening to her announcements the first time. I was very impressed with her all around, she is an asset to your company.

Natasha was very enthusiastic and patient with questions. She stayed until the early morning with me to make sure I caught the taxi to the airport. The tour was interesting. I had been to Russia many years ago and saw most of the sights before. The group was a mixed bunch of people but everyone got along.we had fun on the train to Moscow. I went to the cossack show and the bunker. I thought the ballet was too expensive but the bunker interesting. I decided against the circus because animals were involved but others who went enjoyed it. I was sick on the first day in Moscow. Natasha gave me money to cover for the metro ticket I couldn't use. I think the highlight for me in Moscow was the tour by night as we were able to see around moscow. A lot was crammed in a couple of days in Moscow. I was trying to see everything because I missed the morning when I was sick. Apart from getting sick I can't complain about anything. I would definitely go back to Moscow maybe in the summer.