Our story Bridge to Russia
Bridge to Russia is Incoming Russian Tour operator located in Moscow with a team of local experts who provide trips to various Russian destinations such as Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Baikal, Trans-Siberian, Karelia, and many others.
Our story
Back in 2009 two passionate travellers and Moscow tour guides Anna
and Katerina established a company “Bridge to Moscow”. Anna cycled through Iran, took a hiking trip in Peru. Katerina spent a year in the USA as a Fulbright scholar at Brown University and travelled the USA north to south, west to east. Both of them worked as Moscow tour guides and shared their passion and love for the city. Besides must-see places of Moscow they always wanted to show something “behind the scenes”. That is how they came up with the company which connects people across the globe and builds cultural bridges.
Over the years Anna and Katerina travelled extensively not only to other countries but also explored their own home country which can boast
of diverse nature, rich history and fascinating culture. Thus their passion
to show unique corners and hidden gems of Russia brought to make a new brand Bridge to Russia tour company in 2019.
Anna Tur
Katerina Pigusova
Meet our team
These are the people who make your travel dreams come true.
Our team is our extended family. We do care who we work with.
Katerina Pigusova
Bridge to Russia Co-founder
Anna Tur
Bridge to Russia Co-founder
Vasilisa Frolova
Tour Manager
Alena Shatrova
Tour Manager
Our company’s TOUR ADVISORS are experienced travellers with local knowledge and expertise.
They take each tour as if they are planning it for themselves.
Our TOUR GUIDES are professional and personal. They have various backgrounds and happy to share personal stories.
Our DRIVERS are friendly and helpful. They do their best to make you trip safe and care-free.
Our Local Families who provide HOMESTAYS are welcoming and heartwarming. They are eager to show their hospitality and enrich your experience.
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What do we value?
Knowledge and expertise
We Bridge to Russia company always work with local experienced guides. In Moscow and St. Petersburg they have to be licensed to be able to guide in such museums like the Kremlin or the Hermitage. In other regions like Russian North or Baikal,guides, drivers and travel instructors have to be reliable to make sure you safely cross Baikal lake in winter.
We find great places, work with great people and share great stories.
Care and Flexibility
We do care of your needs and interests, that is why we want to hear your interests, plan well and organize meticulously. It is important for us that your trip exceeded your expectations. The managers of our company We are always happy to customize your program according to your preferences. Besides that, our guides and drivers are rather flexible in terms of itinerary to make sure you get the most out of your stay.
Authentic experience
We believe that travel is about people and for people. We try to include local experiences on your Russia tours so that you can meet locals who can be a ballet dancer at the Bolshoi theatre, a cosmonaut in Star City try local food, visit the typical village houses or apartments in a city.
Each trip to Russia designed by our company us is a chance to delve into local traditions, cuisine, and lifestyles.
Off the beaten track ( Unique destinations)
The love of adventure and discovery motivates us to travel a lot around Russia and discover new routes and unbeaten paths. We are here to show you hidden gems of the region you are planning to hit.
"One's destination is never a place, but a new way of looking at things" comes from Henry Miller's novel.
We are happy to offer you unique experiences that would add the flavor to your Russia trip.
Giving back to Community
We believe that travel is not only about taking but also about giving which makes it matter. Bridge to Russia tour company help local communities to become better. We find nice boutique hotels for your stays on your Russian trip. We encourage friendly locals to provide homestays and meals where there is no selection of hotels and restaurants. We never bring you to souvenir shops to make money on it but we can recommend that you have a stop at a local store which has something unique to offer if you request.
Children’s Hospital fund is a Charitable Foundation which provides aid to the biggest Pediatric Burn’s Unit in Russia.
We have been supporting Children’s Hospital Fund for a long while by sending a portion of our profit from Moscow tours. We also arrange Charity Bike tours every summer in their support.
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What people say about us
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-Hey guys, what do you think about this quest? What was the most interesting part of it?
-I really enjoyed it! learned a lot and it was really fun! I think it was Saint Basil's cathedral, Lenin's Tomb and I learnt a lot about Red Square, which I didn't know before
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Star City Tour Review
My name is David, and this is Suzanne. We are from Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia. We have just completed the Star City Tour. It was absolutely fantastic and the guides were incredible, knowledgeable and very friendly!
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Feedback from Eugene
My name is Eugene and I’m from New York City. I’ve traveled the world and I’ve had tour guides pretty much in every country and there’s nobody that I’ve had that has been better than Bridge to Moscow. The guides have been terrific and they make the experience come alive. And on top of that, they are also very friendly too...
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Bridge to Russia reminiscences
We saw all kinds of things: we went to the museum of cosmonautics, we toured the Moscow metro system, the Kremlin museum, Sergiev Posad, Vladimir and Suzdal....We've been talking about going back to Russia. We are looking forward. If we do that we would certainly call on Katerina and Bridge to Russia
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Feedback from Camilla
I went on several tours with this company. Oh, I have to say my favorite would be the Bolshoi which was my first tour. Our guide Katerina was wonderful, well-informed, funny...We got to see some amazing things. It was fabulous and since then I’ve taken many tours with this company and I have recommended it to my friends and I can recommend it with all my heart as well as visiting Moscow which is a fabulous- fabulous city.
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Manja Hochmuth, Germany March, 2020
We very much liked everything on the tour. Darima was a very knowledgeable guide and introduced us to Buddhist rituals and Old Believers' traditions in a friendly manner and not overloaded with information.
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