Russia Gap Year: Adventure Holiday, Travel Ideas & Tours

Take a gap year in Russia, a vast country offering so many different landscapes, cities and meaningful travel opportunities! A popular option for gap year travellers is to ride on the Trans-Siberian Railway, at 9289 kilometres of track it is the world’s longest continuous rail route! It runs between Moscow and Vladivostok and you can stop off on route.

Volunteering in Russia is popular. Projects including home stays teaching English in Russia and taking part in community development and religious placements. Paid gap year jobs in Russia can be difficult to find. But you could take part in voluntary work experience placements in cities like Moscow and St Petersburg.

With the vast geographical distances and the language barrier, taking a gap year tour in Russia can be the easiest way to travel this facsinating country.