Where to go without a sea visa? Beach holidays at minimal cost. The most inexpensive visa-free countries for holidays Popular resorts without a visa

Term: up to 365 days.

Documentation:

What to do: the country is famous for its hospitality, unique architecture and delicious national cuisine. Skiers come to ski in Gudauri, where the total length of the slopes is about 57 km.

Term: up to 90 days in summer and up to 30 days during the rest of the year.

Documentation: a passport valid for the entire duration of the trip.

What to do: Montenegro is a mix of different countries and natural attractions. There are black rocks, the Adriatic Sea, mountain villages, and Venetian-style buildings. In winter, skiers come here to ski in the North Albanian
Alps.

Term: up to 180 days.

Documentation: passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation (valid only at Yerevan and Gyumri airports) or international passport.

What to do: Armenia is home to healing springs with mineral water, churches on the rocks, mountain lakes and the majestic Ararat. The best skiing here is Tsaghkadzor - the former Main Olympic Base of the USSR.

Where to have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad is the most popular question among tourists, and not only in crisis years. Many countries in Europe, Asia and America can offer you cheap holidays at sea: prices for food, hotels and entertainment there remain acceptable even at the current exchange rate of the ruble and dollar. But flying to many places will cost a huge amount. Therefore, today we offer you 5 countries, where you can relax at sea abroad inexpensively even taking into account the price of air tickets.

The Internet is now replete with articles from the category “Where to relax at sea abroad inexpensively.” But many authors, describing the cheapness of holidays in these places, miss the most important point. When choosing the cheapest countries for tourists, the compilers of the ratings cite the example of ridiculous prices for food and hotels, but forget about the cost of flights. And as a result, the lists of countries where it is cheaper to relax at sea abroad are topped by either Argentina or Guatemala. No doubt, these are indeed very inexpensive countries for a seaside holiday, but not for Russians. Because before you can spend $10 a night in Guatemala, you first need to get there.

Therefore, in our article about countries where you can have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad even with the current exchange rate of the ruble, we will take into account three main points:

• flight cost,
• food expenses,
• price of hotel accommodation.

This is a mandatory expense for all tourists. Everything else (excursions, entertainment, transportation costs, souvenirs, etc.) is very individual, so we will not take these costs into account. Considering how wide our native country is, we will list prices for air tickets from three cities at once - the capital, the Northern capital and the capital of Siberia. So, where to have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad: the cheapest countries for tourism in Europe and Asia.

Where to have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad: TOP 5 countries for a cheap holiday

Bulgaria: everything is inexpensive, everything is clear

Bulgaria will not only always be among the countries where any tourist from Russia can have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad. Bulgaria is also a great place for your first trip abroad. Here everything seems familiar: in Bulgaria they write in Cyrillic, Bulgarian cuisine is very close to all residents of Eastern Europe, and if you move a little away from the bright resort area, you find yourself in a post-Soviet reality with gray houses and faces.

Prices for flights to Bulgaria: from $125

• Air ticket Moscow - Varna: from 125 dollars
• Air ticket St. Petersburg - Varna: from 130 dollars
• Air ticket Novosibirsk - Varna: from 240 dollars

Hotel prices in Bulgaria: from 15 dollars

Food prices in Bulgaria (for two): from $30 per day

Lunch (meat dish or local shawarma + coffee): $5-10
Dinner (meat dish in a restaurant + bottle of wine) – 20-30 dollars

Total: a week's holiday in Bulgaria costs from $895 for two

Airfare to Bulgaria and back: from $500
Hotel stay 7 days: from $105
Meal 7 days: from $210
Visas: $80

Bulgaria is perhaps the cheapest country in Europe for tourists. Therefore, it consistently falls into all ratings of countries where almost anyone can have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad.
Photo: Photo: Interhotel Cherno More.

Georgia: wow, how cheap!

Georgia is not only mountains, sea, khinkali and Kindzmarauli. This, along with Bulgaria, is also one of those countries where you can have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad without fear of language and cultural barriers. As in Soviet times, Georgia is still hospitable, still budget-friendly, and still speaks Russian – at least in those places where there are many tourists from Russia. The main seaside resort of the country, Batumi, is just one of these places.

Prices for flights to Georgia: from $130

• Flight Moscow – Batumi: from 130 dollars
• Air ticket St. Petersburg - Batumi: from 139 dollars
• Air ticket Novosibirsk - Batumi: from 200 dollars

Hotel prices in Georgia: from 10 dollars

Prices for food in Georgia (for two): from $30 per day

Breakfast (omelet or sandwich + tea): 5-10 dollars
Lunch (10 khinkali + coffee): 5-10 dollars
Dinner (two servings of shish kebab with side dish and a bottle of wine): $20-30

Total: a week's holiday in Georgia costs from $800 for two

Airfare to Batumi and back: from $520
Hotel stay 7 days: from $70
Meal 7 days: from $210

Where to relax at sea abroad inexpensively: Batumi is famous Georgian hospitality and no less famous Georgian prices.
Photo: Rock Hotel First Line.

Türkiye: all in and nothing off

One of the goals of our site is to dispel misconceptions. One of the misconceptions of Russian tourists is that Turkey was “closed” and now it has allegedly been “opened”. Dear friends! Nothing of the kind: Turkey has always been open, visa-free and one of the cheapest countries where you can relax at sea abroad inexpensively. It was only prohibited to sell package tours there. Read more in our articles:

No one forbade and is not forbidding you to buy air tickets and fly on your own to vacation in this country of beautiful beaches, majestic mountains and a generous all-inclusive package. Moreover, from many Russian cities you can fly to Turkish resorts either directly or with a transfer in Moscow or Istanbul. And you can book a hotel with all-inclusive meals through the booking system.

Prices for flights to Turkey: from $80

• Air ticket Moscow - Antalya: from 80 dollars
• Air ticket St. Petersburg - Antalya: from 150 dollars
• Air ticket Novosibirsk - Antalya: from 200 dollars
• Flight Moscow - Alanya: from 80 dollars
• Air ticket St. Petersburg - Alanya: from 135 dollars
• Flight Novosibirsk - Alanya: from 200 dollars

Tips for finding flights to Turkey: if tickets from your city to Antalya or Alanya are too expensive, try searching cheap flights to Istanbul. And from there there are many inexpensive ways to get to the resorts of the Turkish Mediterranean - both by air and by land.

Prices for all-inclusive hotels in Turkey: from $45

We won’t calculate food prices in Turkey - why, if you can stay in a decent hotel and eat and drink on an all-inclusive basis? Moreover, it is very inexpensive! When you look at hotels, don't forget to check the "All inclusive" box:

Tips for booking all-inclusive hotels in Turkey: on the most popular booking system Booking.com All-inclusive hotels are sometimes too expensive. The same hotels with the same “opinclusive” can be found on other booking systems for many times cheaper. Therefore, we recommend looking for hotels not through Booking, but through hotel search engine Hotellook— it compares prices for the same hotels in different booking systems and gives you the best price options. In addition, Hotellook, unlike Booking, gives you the opportunity to sort hotels operating on the All Inclusive system. When you select a hotel, Hotellook will transfer you to the booking system website (Booking.com, Agoda.com, Ostrovok.ru, etc.), where the booking takes place.

Total: a week's holiday in Turkey costs from $635 for two

Airfare to Alanya and back: from $320
Hotel accommodation 7 days all inclusive: from $315

Where to relax at sea abroad inexpensively: Turkey has always been and will be a warm, hospitable country. And after the ban on the sale of package tours, tourists had the opportunity to see the local flavor and beautiful nature behind the endless “all inclusive” packages.

Thailand: affordable exotic

Of those countries where you can inexpensively relax at sea in summer and winter, Thailand is the most exotic. And at the same time very accessible and familiar: none of the countries in Southeast Asia is visited by tourists as much as Thailand; There are not so many flights from Russia to any of the Southeast Asian countries as to Thailand, and there is not so much varied information on the Internet about any of the neighboring countries. Including on our website. Here, as an example, are a few of our articles that will help you spend your holiday in Thailand brightly and at the same time inexpensively:

And now let’s learn more about prices in a country where you can have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad at any time of the year.

Airfare to Thailand: from $200

• Air ticket Moscow - Bangkok: from 200 dollars
• Air ticket St. Petersburg - Bangkok: from 220 dollars
• Flight Novosibirsk - Bangkok: from 260 dollars
• Flight Moscow – Phuket: from 240 dollars
• Air ticket St. Petersburg - Phuket: from 265 dollars
• Air ticket Novosibirsk - Phuket: from 370 dollars

Hotel prices in Thailand: from 12 dollars

Food prices in Thailand (for two): from $16 per day

Breakfast (omelet or sandwich + coffee): $3
Lunch (rice with Khao Pad meat + water): $3
Dinner (soup + beer): $10

Total: a week's holiday in Thailand costs from $1000 for two

Airfare to Bangkok and back: from $800
Hotel stay 7 days: from $84
Meal 7 days: from $112

Thailand is one of those countries where you can have an inexpensive holiday at sea abroad at any time of the year.

Vietnam: how much does beer cost under communism?

Together with Thailand Vietnam is one of the countries where cheap seaside holidays are possible at any time of the year. For many, Vietnam is even more comfortable as a holiday destination than Thailand. One of the reasons is that local cuisine is much more familiar to the European stomach - years of communication with the French and Russians have had an effect. Moreover, the communication is so close that the main resorts of Vietnam today are completely Russified: you can’t walk a hundred meters in Nha Trang or Mui Ne without encountering the obligatory “Matryoshka” cafe or at least the “USSR” store. And prices for many products here are even lower than in Thailand. For example, beer or bread costs half a dollar, wine costs 5 dollars. Read more in our articles:

• Where can you relax inexpensively at sea in the summer, except Turkey and Bulgaria? As always, in Vietnam! In June, July and August the weather here is hot, dry and windless.
  Photo: InterContinental Nha Trang.

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Vacations abroad are closer and easier than you think. For many countries, you don’t even need a visa - they will be glad to see you with a simple passport. Therefore, we regularly update the list of visa-free countries for Russians.

Countries that don't even require a passport:

Abkhazia
Belarus
Kazakhstan
Armenia
Kyrgyzstan

The maximum period of stay in these countries without a passport and visa is different. In most cases this is from 30 to 90 days.

When I found out that you can see half the world without a visa!

Visa-free countries 2019

Azerbaijan(entry with international passport)
Antigua and Barbuda(1 month)
Argentina(90 days)
Albania(usually the summer visa-free period from May 15 to November 1)
Bahamas(90 days)
Barbados(28 days)
Bosnia and Herzegovina(30 days)
Botswana(90 days)
Brazil(90 days)

Yes, you! Pack your things and quickly come to me for 90 days!

Venezuela(90 days in half a year)
Vanuatu(30 days)
Vietnam(15 days), at least 30 days must have passed from the previous entry into the country
Haiti(3 months)
Guyana(90 days)
Gambia(56 days)
Guatemala(90 days)
Honduras(90 days)
Hong Kong(14 days)
Grenada(90 days)
Georgia (90 days + can be extended at the place of stay)
Guam(up to 45 days)
Dominica(21 day)
Dominican Republic(30 days)
Israel(90 days)

What is there to think about, we have to fly!

Indonesia(30 days)
Colombia(90 days)
Costa Rica(30 days)
Cuba(30 days)
Laos(15 days)
Mauritius(up to 60 days)
Macedonia
Macau(30 days)
Malaysia(30 days)
Maldives(30 days)
Morocco(3 months)
Micronesia(30 days if return tickets are available)
Moldova(entry with international passport)
Mongolia(30 days, no more than 90 in total in each 180-day period)

To Mongolia for 30 days - either a vacation or a punishment

Namibia(3 months)
Nauru(14 days)
Nicaragua(90 days)
Niue(30 days)
Cook Islands(31 days)
Panama(90 days)
Paraguay(90 days)
Peru(90 days)
Salvador(up to 90 days)
Seychelles(30 days)
Swaziland(1 month)
Northern Mariana Islands(45 days if return tickets are available)
Saint Kitts and Nevis(up to 3 months)
Northern Cyprus(entry through Cyprus, visa for 90 days, can be placed on a separate insert)

Where is St. Kitts anyway?

Saint Lucia(up to 6 weeks)
Serbia(30 days)
Tajikistan(entry with international passport)
Thailand(30 days)
Trinidad and Tobago(90 days)
Tunisia(up to 3 months)
Türkiye(60 days)
Uzbekistan(entry with international passport)
Ukraine(90 days within 180, entry with a foreign passport, biometric control)
Uruguay(up to 90 days within six months)
Fiji(4 months)
Philippines(30 days)
Montenegro(90 days)
Chile(up to 90 days)
Ecuador(90 days)
South Korea(60 days)
South Africa(90 days)
Jamaica(30 days)

I allow you to live without a visa!

Visa at the border

Bangladesh(15 days)
Bahrain(14 days)
Belize(up to 30 days)
Bolivia(up to 30 days)
Burundi(30 days with special permission from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
East Timor(only at the international airport and seaport of Dili, up to 30 days) (up to 3 months, with a visa permit from the Immigration Department)
Ghana(up to 90 days, subject to visa permission)
Guinea-Bissau(90 days)
Djibouti(1 month)
Egypt(30 days, free “Sinai stamp” - 15 days)
Zambia(90 days tourist visa, 30 days business visa)
Zimbabwe(90 days tourist visa, 30 days business visa, 3 days transit visa)
Jordan(30 days)
Iraq(14 days, applies only to Kurdistan Region, requires visa permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kurdistan Region)
Iran(30 days)
Cape Verde(30 days)
Cambodia(1 month)
Kenya(3 months with eVisa)
China(only Hainan Island - up to 15 days, Dalian airport - transit 7 days, a number of ground checkpoints for residents of border areas)
Comoros(2 weeks)
Kuwait(1 month under certain conditions)
Lebanon(under certain conditions; 3 months)
Madagascar(90 days)

Myanmar(if you have an eVisa, up to 28 days)

Nepal (90 days)

UAE (visa is issued for 30 days at the airport)

Palau(30 days)

Paraguay(up to 90 days)
Pitcairn(up to 14 days; under certain conditions)
Samoa Western(60 days)
Sao Tome and Principe(if you have a visa issued online)
Saint Helena Island(up to 183 days, does not apply to Ascension Island and the Tristan da Cunha archipelago)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines(up to 30 days)
Syria(up to 15 days; under certain conditions)
Tanzania(90 days - tourist visa, 2 weeks - transit)
Togo(7 days)
Tonga(31 days)
Tuvalu(1 month)
Turkmenistan(invitation required, 10 days)
Uganda(90 days)
Central African Republic(7 days)
Sri Lanka(transit - up to 48 hours, tourist - up to 30 days)
Ethiopia(1 month, only at the airport)

Easy to get a visa in 2019

Australia(online visa application)
Bahrain(online visa application)
Gabon(online visa application)
Cyprus(minimum documents at the consulate, or visa online)
Mexico(it is possible to obtain a visa online)
Montserrat(visa is issued online)
Myanmar(visa is issued online)
Rwanda(visa is issued online)
India(visa permit is issued online, visa is issued at the border. Does not work for all regions of India)
Cyprus(at the border, if you have a proVisa issued online)
Oman(at the border with permission from the country's immigration department)
Singapore(visa is issued online)
Suriname(2 months; subject to permission from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Suriname)
Eritrea(1 month if there is a visa permit issued by the receiving party at the Immigration Service)

Eritrea? Isn't this a disease?

Where can you go with a visa from other countries?

Albania(if you have a multiple Schengen visa, USA, UK)
Bulgaria(if you have a double or multiple entry visa for Romania, Cyprus, Croatia and national visas and residence permits and Schengen)
Ireland(with UK visa)
Zambia
Zimbabwe(30 days if you have the same KAZA visa with Zambia)
Oman(with UAE visa)
Romania(if you have a double or multiple entry visa for Schengen, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia (national visas)
French Guiana(Schengen with a note about the possibility of entering French Guiana)
Croatia(if you have a double or multiple entry visa for Schengen, Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania)

Visa-free transit

You can stay in these countries without a visa for several days if you have transit tickets. Enough to see a couple of sights, buy souvenirs and try local delicacies.

Great Britain(24 hours)
New Zealand(if final destination is Australia) (24 hours)
Romania(24 hours)
Bulgaria(36 hours)
China: Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing (72 hours)
Singapore(96 hours)

More than 100 countries around the world are waiting for you, and for this we offer the most profitable trips to the most beautiful places. Traveling has never been easier!

The busy work schedule of a modern person leaves little free time for relaxation. A budget weekend spent exploring numerous Russian and foreign attractions can correct the situation and give you strength. If you want to make good use of the end of the work week, you should find out in advance where to fly or go on an inexpensive weekend without a visa in 2019, and plan your trip in advance.

Weekend tours to Russian cities

You don't have to travel abroad to have unforgettable experiences. Russia has a countless number of historical monuments and beautiful corners of nature. Studying them can be a fun way to spend your time and have a great time relaxing.

Judging by the RosIndex study, last year 10.6% of Russians made tourist trips around the expanses of their homeland. Interest in such travels does not fade. This is partly due to the low cost of vacation and the lack of need for additional documents. For a short voyage, on average you have to pay 11,500 rubles per person.

It’s easy to go to any part of Russia for the weekend. During this time, many people manage to explore interesting places in Moscow. You can get to the capital by plane, train, car and rent accommodation to suit different tastes.

Within the Garden Ring, hotel prices are high. It is easier to book affordable rooms away from the center: the distance does not really matter. Any attraction can be reached by metro.

Tourists who come to Moscow for a couple of days try to see:

• Kremlin,
• St. Basil's Cathedral,
• Big theater,
• Tretyakov Gallery,
• Cathedral of Christ the Savior,
• Armory Chamber,
• Pushkin Museum.

During your vacation, you need to find time to walk along the Old and New Arbat, visit the famous Sandunov Baths and the Diamond Fund.

If Moscow is well explored, you can go on a weekend tour to St. Petersburg, Kazan, Yekaterinburg, Sochi, or take a ride along the Golden Ring. Lovers of secluded relaxation will enjoy a trip to Karelia, where there are about 60 thousand waterfalls and lakes, wild forests and historical monuments.

It is equally interesting to plan a weekend for the holidays. On Maslenitsa it is good to have fun in small towns, for example, in Torzhok, Tver, Kashin. You can spend the New Year holidays visiting the Snow Maiden, going to Kostroma for 2 days, or taking part in ancient Russian rituals in Suzdal, Nizhny Novgorod or Vladimir. On the May holidays it is beautiful in Rostov-on-Don, Kazan, St. Petersburg.

In order not to waste time planning a route, booking accommodation, etc., it is better to entrust these concerns to a travel agency, where they can easily select a short or long excursion to the cities of Russia and Europe.

Weekend at sea

You can take a break from all your worries and fully relax in a couple of days on the seashore. You can go sunbathing on weekends in the summer in Crimea, Sochi or Anapa. To do this, just order a suitable tour and have the required amount with you.

Statistics claim that over the past year, about 8.7% of Russians traveled abroad for vacation. The average travel cost was approximately 39,600 rubles per person.

If you want to travel abroad, you need to check whether the documents required to cross the border are in order. Russians are allowed to travel to neighboring countries where there are seaside resorts. For example, to Abkhazia. To travel to other countries, you need, and sometimes a visa.

When it comes to a trip of several days, it is advisable to choose a country that does not require a visa stamp to visit. The list of countries is quite wide, so flying away for a weekend without a visa will not be difficult.

A country	Conditions for entry
Georgia	A foreign passport is required, which does not contain any notes on visiting Abkhazia. You are allowed to stay in the country for 3 months. Georgia is a great option for a trip. It’s easy to combine beach time with visits to ancient cultural monuments, beautiful parks and entertainment centers.
Türkiye	A weekend in Turkey is popular among Russians. The country provides good service. Reasonable prices for air tickets and hotel accommodations in Istanbul and other cities make holidays accessible to most. You can enter with a foreign passport.
Montenegro	The country was formed after the collapse of Yugoslavia. Bordered by the Adriatic Sea, it has a mild climate, ideal for visiting the beach. Russian citizens are allowed to enter the country without a visa for 30 days.
Egypt	It's nice here even in late autumn. To soak up the sea, you only need a passport. The most popular are tours to Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada.
Cyprus	To visit Cyprus you need a visa. But for a short trip it’s easy to get it yourself in 1-2 days online. You need to collect a minimum package of documents and send an application to the website of the Cyprus Embassy in Russia. In a couple of days, the applicant will receive a letter with a visa. It must be presented at the airport when crossing the border.

In addition to these countries, Thailand, Malaysia, Morocco, Tunisia, Seychelles, and Maldives are suitable for visa-free travel. The duration of visiting these places varies from 1 to 3 months.

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Shopping tours

Everyone understands vacation in their own way. For some, the best pastime is shopping. To go shopping abroad for a weekend, you don’t always have to apply for a visa. Some countries are happy to accept such tourists without visas or make it much easier to obtain them.

There are special shopping tours, after paying for which the tourist gets the opportunity to visit the most attractive shops in the country and see some of the sights. Even if a visa is required for entry, the tour organizers take care of its registration. The cost of the service is included in the tour payment. It is easy to book a trip through travel agencies specializing in such destinations.

You can easily go on a weekend trip without a visa for active shopping to the following countries:

• Georgia.

When planning a trip, you should pay attention to seasonal discounts, which can save you significant money. In most countries, the sales period begins twice a year: before Christmas and in mid-summer. At this time, it is easy to purchase quality goods at reasonable prices.

Short holiday in the mountains

For fans of ski resorts, the desired weekend getaway is a descent from the mountain, causing a surge of adrenaline and strong emotions. To spend 2-3 days enjoying clean air and magnificent nature, it is not necessary to apply for a visa and spend huge sums. There are many budget options for skiers.

You can have a wonderful time in Armenia without a visa. The ski season here starts at the end of November and lasts until mid-April. The most popular place is the resort of Tsakhkadzor. It attracts tourists with high quality service and the opportunity to engage in sports for both beginner skiers and professionals. The total length of the trails is about 7200 m, the height of the slopes is 1800 m.

Ski holidays in the Georgian resort village of Bakuriani are not inferior in popularity to Tsakhkadzor. It offers tourists two two-stage ski trails with different levels of difficulty.

Using a foreign passport without a visa, it is easy to visit the world-famous ski slopes in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.

Turkey is home to Mount Ararat and many other mountain plateaus. Mild, snowy winters make parts of the country ideal for skiers. Popular Turkish slopes are located in the following resorts:

• Kartaklaya,
• Palandoken,
• Sarykamysh,
• Uludag,
• Erciyes.

Having only an internal passport, you can go to the Caucasus and fully relax among the snow-capped mountain peaks. Inexpensive service and original flavor guarantee an exciting holiday and an unforgettable experience.

Weekend tours with children

When planning a trip with children, you need to choose your route especially carefully. It is important to book a good hotel, equipped with a playground, providing animators and other options for interesting children's leisure. It is advisable to exclude long flights and countries with exotic cuisine, where it is difficult to provide the baby with the usual nutrition. If you do not want to apply for a visa for young travelers, you should pay attention to countries that do not require strict border controls.

The priorities for traveling with children are Türkiye and Tunisia. The flight time there takes about 3-4 hours. The warm sea and gently sloping beach make holidays abroad pleasant and safe.

It's easy to spend a fun weekend with children in many countries. Among them:

• Serbia,
• Montenegro,
• Israel.

The list of states that allow you to cross the border on the basis of a foreign passport without a visa includes about 100 names.

Conclusion

It’s inexpensive to relax for a couple of days and enjoy the sea and sun in Abkhazia and Russian resorts. Cheap holidays and entertainment are offered by the villages of the Taman Peninsula, Anapa, and Taganrog. No matter how difficult it is to find time, you need to travel more often - on your own or with the help of travel agencies. Even a short trip reliably protects you from depression, despondency and broadens your horizons.

Russia is a rich country from a tourist point of view. In our country you can relax under palm trees or high in the mountains, see ancient rock paintings or fields dotted with menhirs. Tourists can expect cities that are unlike any other in the world or, on the contrary, similar to the greatest European capitals (St. Petersburg is very reminiscent of Paris, London, and Amsterdam at the same time). But many tourists believe that only a foreign holiday helps them to completely relax and give truly vivid impressions.

There are 74 countries on our planet that Russians can visit without a visa, of which 6 countries are accessible for visiting with an internal passport. We will not consider exotic places, such as Brazil or Vanuatu (despite their tourist attractiveness, travel expenses will be so high that budget travel is out of the question). But how often do tourists ignore well-known and very inexpensive countries due to ignorance of all the opportunities and attractions that are offered to travelers there. Let's look at the most interesting of these countries.

Belarus

The advantages are that Russians can travel here with an internal passport, the prices here are lower than ours, there is no language barrier, and there are so many attractions, sanatoriums, and nature reserves that they will be enough for several European countries.

There are also some drawbacks: the service here is reminiscent of the times of the USSR, it is not easy to find a restaurant with good cuisine, hotels are not always comfortable enough and there can be problems with wireless Internet. But everything is compensated by the good nature of Belarusians, hospitality and an abundance of interesting opportunities for travelers.

You can find something interesting in every region of Belarus, but it’s better to focus on two: Vitebsk and Grodno.

Vitebsk region

Road: Moscow-Vitebsk - from 45 euros (round trip), journey 9 hours, bus - 22 euros.

Hotels: hostel - from 5 euros, apartments - from 16 euros, 3* hotel - from 34 euros. The most convenient and comfortable accommodation is apartments; there are most offers of this type.

Restaurants: in the historical part of the city there are enough cafes and restaurants; you can eat inexpensively in any establishment, but the dishes are not distinguished by their sophistication. A pleasant exception is the Lyamus restaurant with Belarusian national cuisine. Lunch here will cost no more than 10 euros per person, and traditional potato pancakes and sausages taste amazing. A regular lunch in the canteen costs less than 1 euro.

The most interesting:

• In Vitebsk - the historical part of the city, churches, embankment, town hall, house-museum and Chagall art center. The cost of visiting attractions is symbolic;
• In Polotsk - St. Sophia Cathedral, Museum of Medieval Knighthood, House of Peter I, St. Euphrosyne Monastery (founded in the 12th century);
• Natural Park "Braslav Lakes" - several recreation centers, excellent water, clean air and excellent service (which is rare for Belarus). Double room in a wooden cottage - from 9 euros/day.

The Grodno region

Road: train from Moscow - from 42 euros one way, travel time 19 hours, bus - from 30 euros one way, journey time - from 9 hours.

Hotels: hostel hotel - from 14 euros for a double room, apartments - from 20 euros, hotel - from 45 euros.

Restaurants: regular lunch in a cafe - from 1.5 euros, dinner in a good restaurant - from 5 euros (in the best establishments - from 9 euros). The best establishments in the city: “Dom”, “Basta pasta!”, “Tavern at the pier”.

The most interesting:

• In Grodno - a medieval castle, the Kalozha Church (10th century), the Cathedral of St. Francis, Sovetskaya Street (a medieval thoroughfare of the city, which has changed little over the past 300 years), a pharmacy-museum, a modern water park, the house of Stefan Batory (several museums at once);
• Castles in Novogrudok, Lida, Mira, Kreva, Golshany;
• The estate of the Oginskys in Zalesye, the Drutsky-Lubetskys in Shchuchin;
• Bagration Museum in Volkovysk.

The Grodno region is famous for the fact that on its territory there are almost two dozen sites included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. There are architectural masterpieces, historical buildings, unusual museums, unique festivals, entertainment complexes and much more.

Travel agencies in Grodno offer tours around the region (1-2 days). A two-day trip around the region with three meals a day and an overnight stay in a good hotel, accompanied by a knowledgeable guide - from 40 euros per person.

Armenia

Of all the countries of the Caucasus, Armenia is the oldest state on Earth. It is worth adding that this country was the first in the world where Christianity became the state religion. Ancient temples, medieval monasteries and fortresses, singing fountains and incredibly tasty cuisine are only the basis of Armenia’s popularity among those who have already managed to appreciate the uniqueness and warmth of the country.

Road: Political difficulties in Transcaucasia have made bus and train connections between Russia and Armenia inaccessible, but air connections are available. The cheapest tickets are offered by Aeroflot - from 171 euros (round trip), flight time is about 3 hours. Planes fly daily.

Hotels: bed in a hostel - from 7 euros, apartments - from 17 euros, hotel - from 23 euros for a double room.

Restaurants: dinner with wine in a good restaurant - no more than 10 euros per person, breakfast in a cafe - 2-3 euros, lunch in a modest tavern - 4-6 euros. The portions are large and the dishes are filling.

The most interesting:

• Karahunj - prehistoric sacred center, megaliths, ancient observatory;
• Garni - fortress and ancient temple of the god Mithra (1st century);
• Geghard - rock monastery of the 4th century, ancient bas-reliefs, altars, paintings;
• In Yerevan - the Erebuni fortress and museum (buildings of the 8th century BC, archaeological exhibition), Republic Square (an architectural ensemble of government buildings), the Cascade complex (fountains, stairs, observation decks, flower fields), ethnographic museum, genocide museum, cathedral Cathedral of St. Gregory (repository of the relics of Gregory the Illuminator), Blue Mosque (XVIII century, center of Iranian culture in Armenia);
• Lake Sevan is the largest mountain lake in Transcaucasia, the ancient “Black Monastery”, recreation centers.

Uzbekistan

Of all the states of Central Asia, it is Uzbekistan that is distinguished by the abundance of unique cultural monuments and historical attractions. Low prices for accommodation and food, oriental flavor and exoticism - all together it is an excellent package for an inexpensive trip to the culture of the East.

Road: due to the remoteness from Moscow and the entire European part of Russia, the only acceptable transport is by plane. Ticket to Tashkent and back - from 200 euros. Tickets are cheaper in March and April, the best offers are from Uzbek Airlines and Aeroflot, the journey is about four hours.

Hotels: a bed in a hostel - from 6 euros, an apartment - from 9 euros, a room in a modest hotel - from 23 euros.

Restaurants: breakfast - from 2 euros, lunch in an average restaurant - 6-10 euros.

The most interesting:

• In Tashkent - Khast Imam Square, Tillya Sheikh Mosque (the main treasure is the Koran of the 7th century), the Kafal Shashi mausoleum (10th century);
• In Samarkand - Timur's mausoleum, Registan Square (madrassas, mosques of the 16th-17th centuries), Bibi Khanym Mosque (a giant building that collapsed under its own weight, the calling card of the city, evidence of its power and significance), Shahi Zinda (necropolis of rulers), Ulugbek Observatory , Afrasiab (city destroyed by Genghis Khan, frescoes of the 7th century);
• In Bukhara there is the Kalyan minaret (it has never been restored since the 12th century), Magok-I-Attori (at various times it was a temple of fire worshipers, a Buddhist temple and a mosque), Chashma Ayub (the source of Job, according to legend the biblical prophet himself created this spring), Ark fortress (the residence of the once reigning families of the city).

In every city it is worth visiting food and craft markets; this is where you can fully feel the oriental flavor.

"Far" abroad

Among foreign countries, finding a country with a visa-free regime for a budget holiday is not easy, but it is possible. True, a budget holiday will be here only outside the high season. But if your vacation falls in November or March, then feel free to go there on vacation, positive emotions and pleasant memories are guaranteed.

Serbia

Road: the cheapest flight is offered by Austrian Airlines with a transfer in Vienna - from 197 euros round trip.

Hotels: bed in a hostel - from 5 euros, apartments - from 11 euros, 3* hotel - from 15 euros.

Restaurants: breakfast - 2-3 euros, lunch in a traditional Serbian establishment - 6-10 euros, dinner with wine or rakia - 10-12 euros.

The most interesting:

• The Devil's City is a natural site in the south of the country in the form of rocky pillars;
• The Cathedral of St. Sava in the capital is the largest Orthodox church in Southern Europe;
• Golubac Fortress - a 14th-century fortification, the most important fortress in the history of Serbia;
• The Gradac Monastery is a place where the Middle Ages live, a unique example of Byzantine architecture, holy relics, frescoes, icons;
• Golia is a nature reserve where you can go skiing in winter and improve your health in summer by walking through virgin forests and picking the most delicious mushrooms in the world;
• The city of Nis is one of the most picturesque in the country (tower of skulls, a museum on the site of the Red Cross concentration camp, ancient Roman ruins, the preserved villa where Emperor Constantine the Great was born, an 18th-century fortress built by the Turks);
• Palaces and museums of Belgrade.

Israel

Road: the cheapest tickets to Tel Aviv are offered by AirBaltic - from 208 euros in both directions. Transfer in Riga, travel time about 8 hours.

Hotels: place in a hostel - from 13 euros, apartments - from 49 euros, double room in a 3* hotel - from 65 euros.

Restaurants: breakfast in a street cafe - from 5 euros, lunch in a modest restaurant 7-10 euros, dinner with wine - from 20 euros.

The most interesting:

• Biblical places - In Jerusalem - Calvary, Western Wall, Way of the Cross, Garden of Gethsemane, monasteries, Church of the Holy Sepulcher;
• Masada is a fortress city, a place of mass suicide of Jews who did not want to live under Roman oppression;
• The Dead Sea is a place where you can improve your health and swim in the saltiest body of water in the world;
• Yad Vashem is a museum complex dedicated to the Holocaust;
• Tel Aviv is a capital city full of entertainment venues, excellent restaurants, convenient beaches;
• Kinneret is the Sea of ​​Galilee, a place where you can simultaneously see Roman ruins, the places where Jesus Christ lived, as well as stay on the territory of a recreation center and enjoy relaxing by the warm lake.

If you have the opportunity to use the accumulated points of discount cards of major airlines, then traveling to Laos, Argentina or Cuba will be budget-friendly.