Germany is lucky to play in very good cities, they start in Moscow, then Sochi and finally Kazan. From the beginning it looks like an interesting route for a bike tour - Moscow-Sochi-Kazan-Moscow. Unfortunately, between games in Sochi and Kazan it’s just three days’ break (usually 4 days in all groups) and 2000 km distance, so riding over all three cities will require some effort.
From our point of view there are two options for German football fans. Either do short ride Moscow-Sochi and then take a plane/train to Kazan, or do full tour but with three intense days riding approx. 650-700 km per day from Sochi to Kazan. We will propose more challenging second option in our overview, but you can always take easier route, its up to you.
Here how it looks like on google maps - https://goo.gl/maps/XyLzuWFVt5r. Route is fantastic, after several days in Moscow with sightseeing tour it goes through several central regions to the South part of the country, to the Black Sea and sub tropical climate of Sochi city. In the end of June you will be able to swim already. From there you will ride through the mountains to the Buddhist region of Kalmikia. Here we have small desert in Russia with Buddha temples, camels and interesting local food. After you will ride along the Volga river to the north, first through Volgograd (unfortunately no time to stop in the city, just pass through, may be with short one hour stop to see main city sights), then Saratov and finally to Kazan.
Kazan is considered to be third capital of Russia. here we have many Muslim temples and special local food and nationality - tatars, leaving here. After Kazan you will ride through several cities of the Golden Ring back to Moscow.
Games schedule:
- 17th of June 2018. Moscow. Germany-Mexico
- 23rd of June 2018. Sochi. Germany-Sweden
- 27th of June 2018. Kazan. South Korea-Germany
Tour itinerary can look like this:
- 15th of June. Moscow, arrival, kick off, welcome dinner
- 16th of June. Moscow sightseeing tour
- 17th of June. Moscow football Germany-Mexico
- 18th of June. Moscow-Voronezh, 550 km
- 19th of June. Voronezh – Rostov, 580 km
- 20th of June. Rostov-Gelendzhik, 450 km
- 21st of June. Gelendzhik-Sochi, 250 km
- 22nd of June. Sochi sightseeing tour
- 23rd of June. Sochi football Germany-Sweden
- 24th of June. Sochi-Elista, 750 km
- 25th of June. Elista-Saratov, 670 km
- 26th of June. Saratov-Kazan, 662 km
- 27th of June. Kazan football South Korea-Germany
- 28th of June. Kazan sightseeing tour
- 29th of June. Kazan-Nizhny Novgorod, 490 km
- 30th of June. Nizhny Novgorod-Moscow, 530 km
Its rather long tour, almost 16 days, but reach with places and experiences. You can ride your own bike if you come from Germany with it or rent bike with us. If you will be interested in group tour approx. price per rider for guided tour for 8 people group will be around 6550-6950 Euro (depends on bike model, number of people, hotels availability)
This prices includes:
- Transfers to/from the airport
- Double room accommodation in 3-4* hotels with breakfasts
- Meals during the riding days
- Bike rent (BMW F700GS, F800GS or R1200GS, all bike equipped with top case and side panniers)
- Fuel
- Insurance
- Tour guiding (two guides on bike, support Van upon request)
- Full excursion program
- Russian sauna, local vodka degustation, etc.
- Welcome dinner
- Visa support
Price does not include:
- Air tickets to Russia
- Dinners and alcohol
- Tickets to football games
As always we say that itinerary can be updated up to your interests/preferences. If you choice to ride with us tour will include almost everything – Russian banya, vodka degustation, national songs, tasting local home-made food, excursions, German speaking guides, tour guide on bike, technical support, etc. But there is no necessity to ride with us, you can do self-guided tour, it will be approx. half price, or ride solo/privately. We can advise you hotels, route, places to see. That’s free of charge.
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Have a good day, From Russia with Love)))