"Vodohod"- Russian tour operator, operating since 2004, and specializing in organizing, conducting and selling river cruises for Russian and foreign tourists on their own four-deck motor ships built in Czechoslovakia and Germany in 1974-1988, and transferred to the company in 2005-2012 from balance:

The company organizes cruises from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan. Sales offices are located in Moscow (5 offices), St. Petersburg (4 offices), Nizhny Novgorod (3 offices), Samara (2 offices) and Kazan (1 office).

Currently, the company operates both in the domestic cruise market, organizing flights with Russian tourists, and internationally, being in Russia the host company for foreign travel agencies and firms. Accordingly, the company offers cruises along the waterways of the European part of Russia on motor ships with Russian groups, separate flights for foreign tourists, as well as combined flights - with additional boarding of Russians on ships with foreign passengers.

Full name - Limited Liability Company "Vodokhod"
Short title: LLC "Vodokhod"
Legal address: 125040, Moscow, st. Skakovaya, 17, building 1, fl. 4, room. 22
OGRN: 1047796094697 dated February 18, 2004
TIN: 7707511820
General Director of LLC "Vodohod": Bagautdinov Rishat Diasovich
Main activity: Activities of travel agencies and tour operators
Authorized capital: 1,431,726,000 rubles
Founders of Vodokhod LLC: Volga-Baltic Cruise Lines Limited ("Volga-Baltic Cruise Lines Limited", Cyprus)

The scope of tour operator activity of the company: domestic tourism, international inbound
Registration number in the unified federal register of tour operators: RTO 002057
The total amount of financial security: 500 000 rubles
Duration of the financial security: from 01/07/2018 to 30/06/2019
Financial security method: tour operator civil liability insurance contract
Name of the organization that provided the financial security: SPAO Ingosstrakh

The history of the company "Vodohod"

The company was founded on February 18, 2004 on the basis of the Moscow branch of the company: this is a company that was specially created in 1998 to operate and service the passenger tourist fleet of the Volga Shipping Company. One of the initiators of the creation of the company, its founder and subsequent head was, who then held the position of General Director of Vodokhod from February 2004 to January 2019. Since February 2019, the head of the company is.

Since 2005, Vodokhod LLC has been working in Moscow with passenger cruise ships of the Volga Shipping Company, a separate legal entity, Vodokhod-Saint Petersburg LLC, has been established in St. Petersburg, and Volga-Flot- Tura, which continued to sell cruises to the ships of the Volga Shipping Company. In 2012, the entire passenger fleet of the shipping company passed under the management of Vodokhod, and all branches in the cities were liquidated and transferred under the Vodokhod brand.

Pleasure fleet "Vodokhod"

The company also carries out activities related to the operation of recreational water transport in St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod. Read more >>

Renewal of the Vodokhod cruise fleet

In 2019, it is planned to put 24 cruise ships into operation: the Lev Tolstoy motor ship will not be operated this year. Four-deck motor ships and, which have not been in operation since 2013, were in 2016. In August-December 2018, and the disposal of Chaliapin was postponed.

Since 2017, by order of the company, a motor ship has been built in Russia - the second vessel, which should be put into operation. In March 2019, it became known that the new ship would not be called "Prince Vladimir",.

Company's news:

10/08/2014 - The head of Vodokhod told how the company will overcome the crisis in the market
10/20/2014 - The North-Western Transport Prosecutor's Office discovered violations on the vessels of Vodokhod
09/10/2014 - The head of Vodokhod named two main reasons why navigation-2014 failed
12/17/2014 - The duration of navigation in 2014 at Vodokhod was 167 days
10/01/2015 - You can’t forbid beautiful sailing: how foreign tourists travel on cruises between Moscow and St. Petersburg
03/07/2016 - Vodokhod presented 8 thematic navigation flights of 2016
08/30/2016 - Vodokhod told which ships can return to work in the near future
09/15/2016 - With what cruise program, after 6 years, the ship "Yuri Andropov" will return to work
10/19/2016 - Vodokhod denied the message of Rospotrebnadzor about poor-quality food at Nizhny Novgorod
10/22/2016 - Vodokhod is preparing motor ships Fedor Chaliapin and Valerian Kuibyshev for disposal
02.12.2016 - Motor ship "Sergey Kuchkin" will return to the river in 2018 and will operate from Samara
23.01.2017 -

What could be more pleasant and exciting than a boat trip on the river? The company "Vodokhod" offers regular as well as new customers a useful and memorable vacation with an overview of the cities on the banks of the Volga, Kama, Neva and other beautiful rivers, lakes and reservoirs in Russia. From morning to evening, an extensive program of entertainment awaits you, the opportunity to comfortably relax in cozy cabins and replenish your collection of pleasant sensations. You can visit Valaam, Karelia, Kizhi, the cities of the Golden Ring, starting from Samara, Kazan, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Nizhny Novgorod.

In order to cheaply buy a tour for river cruises on a boat, it is advisable to plan your vacation in advance: in this case, you can get an excellent discount. A 4-deck comfortable water transport, 3 meals a day, excursions at the parking lots and every day - new emotions from breathtaking views along the shores of Russian water spaces. You can choose a weekend trip or a long-term option for 25 days to see as many of the most beautiful sights of our Motherland as possible. We welcome guests of all ages, and for children we have prepared special programs conducted by professional animators.

You will not be bored during the trip, although you can always retire to a cabin or take care of your own health. Our guests do not get tired of sharing their impressions on the pages of the site, where you can get acquainted with the features of excursions in different cities, the wishes of tourists and the most vivid travel impressions. If you have not rested on the river yet, it's time to buy a cruise on a ship (the choice can be made in the appropriate section of the site). If you have any questions, call, and the operators of the company "Vodohod" will answer them in detail.

In search of a suitable travel company that organizes cruises, sooner or later the consumer finds the Vodochod organization. The Russian company "Vodokhod" offers cruises on the rivers of the country, including sightseeing. Any cruise ship "Vodokhod" meets all modern requirements and is able to satisfy tourists with a variety of requests. The main thing, as in any cruise, is not to spare money.

Vodokhod has been organizing river cruises since 2004 and there are already 47 vessels in their fleet, although some have been temporarily or permanently decommissioned for a variety of reasons.

The company regularly offers discounts to customers (schoolchildren, students, pensioners) and various other promotions. The relevance can be clarified on the official website of Vodokhod, sometimes, by the way, it is mistakenly called a “water carrier”, as is the most accurate cruise schedule. The site of the company.

Cruises

Vodokhod mainly organizes cruises and walks along the rivers of Central Russia. On weekends there are routes from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara and Nizhny Novgorod.

river cruises from Samara "Vodokhod" usually conducts only one intermediate stop - in Yelabuga or Perm. The duration of such a trip will be 9 or 5 days.

river cruises

Cruises to Karelia are never less than five days, and some last 22 days (from Volgograd) or 20 (from Saratov). Along the way, there is always an excursion to Valaam or Kizhi, but besides this, even on the most short routes there is always something to see. The classes of such walks are either "Comfort" or "Comfort +".

Short "weekend" voyages from Nizhny Novgorod pass through Kostroma, Makaryevo, Yaroslavl or Cheboksary. Prices are very moderate, you can pick up a day when you can meet five thousand, if you go alone.

Important! All relevant information about special offers and changes in routes is available on the website of the motor ship company, Vodokhod constantly updates it.

Service on ships

Regarding the service, we can say that if they get on the ships of Vodokhod, they receive a service that allows them to completely relax on a boat trip. On boarding ships, you can improve your health with herbal teas or wellness treatments (for a fee).

Tour crews on all ships offer a wide range of entertainment, games, music events and the like. This type of leisure is available for both children and adults.

Motor ship "Vodokhod" carries out walks at any time of the year

Excursions are basic, which will be included in the cost of the tour, there are additional ones that can be selected separately and paid for. Both types are interesting, only sometimes those who are generally not interested in the issue covered in the story leave not too happy. This is understandable, because most of the excursions include monasteries and temples, and this is far from being of interest to everyone.

Important! Although well organized in general, some excursions that involve long walks can be very frustrating due to the difficulty of the crossings. Therefore, if it is difficult to walk, it is better to choose those excursions where walking will be minimal.

The berths of the cruise company "Vodokhod" are located:

• In Petersburg.
• In Moscow.
• In Nizhniy Novgorod.
• In Kazan.
• In Samara.

In the process of sailing, ships will call, depending on the route, at such ports as:

• Yaroslavl;
• Myshkin;
• Saratov;
• Volgograd;
• Plyos;
• Cherepovets;
• Goritsy;
• Petrozavodsk;
• Kizhi;
• Sortavala;
• Konevets;
• Balaam.

The ship went on a cruise from the pier of the river station

A detailed schedule and a summary table of all cruises with ports can be found on the Vodokhod website. In order to see all the cruises and when the closest one is of interest, you need to follow this path: "Vodokhod" (official site) - Cruises (tabs with options are located directly under the "header" of the site).

About the company's fleet

The operating vessels of the company are far from being the only ones in the fleet. An approximate list of ships for 2018 in the form of a table (summary table of river cruises "Vodokhod"):

Motor ship	Draft, meters	Passenger capacity
"Alexander Pushkin"	2,3	186
"Maksim Gorky"	2,3	186
"Georgy Zhukov"	2.9	318
"Konstantin Simonov"	2.9	288
"Leonid Sobolev"	2.9	284
"Alexander Radishchev"	2.8	272
"Felix Dzerzhinsky"	2.9	339
"Mstislav Rostropovich"	2,9	212
"Georgy Chicherin"	2.9	298
"Zosima Shashkov"	2.9	298
"Konstantin Fedin"	2.8	256
"Lev Tolstoy"	2.9	178
"Lenin"	2.9	278
"Nikolai Chernyshevsky"	2.8	228
"Rus"	2.9	282
"Vissarion Belinsky"	2.8	289
"Saint Petersburg"	2.8	298
"Yuri Andropov"	2.9	296
"Kronstadt"	2.8	274
"Konstantin Korotkov"	2.8	255
"Nizhny Novgorod"	2.8	261
"Mikhail Frunze"	2.9	328
"Semyon Budyonny"	2.9	299
"Alexander Suvorov"	2.9	307
"Sergey Kuchkin"	2.9	300

Important! The information is current for 2018. Next year, some motor ships can remove or return any vessel.

Meals on board will be either buffet type (buffet) or restaurant. Buffet is usually on the motor ships "Comfort". Those who fall under the category "Comfort +" and above try to avoid this type of food. Moreover, in both cases it will be simple, but tasty and healthy food. Some provide a children's menu. Vegetarian and diet meals will be available on every flight.

If the meal time falls on an excursion, you can always eat in the city, or the tourist will be given something to eat with them on the go.

Buffet

Cabins and what's in them by default

Cabins of different types on different ships look different. Of the drinks in the cabins, only water is allowed. On motor ships "Comfort" it is bottled water on the first day, on all other days it is renewed.

In general, typical cabins are single, double with two or one tier, suites and junior suites. Cabins for three or four people are not available on every ship.

All suites always have upholstered furniture, refrigerators and TVs, they are larger and sometimes they mean two rooms. Junior suites differ from them only in size.

The rest of the cabins are about the same everywhere. One, two or four beds, when there are four of them, it is always two tiers, a wardrobe, air conditioning and a standard bathroom with a toilet and a shower. Sometimes they have a balcony (depending on the class of the ship), a TV and a refrigerator. If the cabins are on the lower decks, they have portholes instead of windows.

Important! It is best to clarify which cabin will be before buying tickets from a company representative. Sometimes the interior and equipment may change.

Triple bunk cabin

Entertainment, recreation and leisure on ships

From entertainment, Vodokhod offers the services of a team of animators who are ready to entertain children in various programs, which include master classes, holidays and competitions, as well as adults. For adults, there are games, music events and dance classes.

If entertainment programs they are not interested, there is a reading room on the ships where you can get rid of all the entertainment, sometimes there are film screenings.

approximate cost

Important! The price of cruises varies too much to give an exact cost, in addition, it varies from year to year and will be different depending on how many days the trip is, what class of trip, etc. Approximately the price can start from five thousand and end at over sixty thousand.

The price always includes:

• meals three times a day;
• wi-fi (in the bar);
• main excursions;
• captain's cocktail at the end of the route;
• bottled water in cabins on the first day.

When it is the “Comfort +” class, then the included services become more:

• for dinner, a free glass of alcoholic drink, water or juice is given;
• in the cabins free hygiene kits of shampoo and shower gel;
• TV, refrigerator and hair dryer are also in every cabin, not just in suites.

Vodochod company

Next comes the class of ships "Premium", where the journey will be even more expensive, and luxury, where the service can already be partly compared with what is on those liners that carry passengers across the seas. In Premium, the hygiene kit also includes slippers with napkins, and, in addition, the passenger has access to a common table with sweets and hot drinks. Bottled water is updated daily. Suites, in addition to all of the above, provide intra-ship communication in each cabin, the hygiene kit additionally includes a bathrobe and body lotion. There are cabins with balconies. True, there is only one such ship - Mstislav Rostropovich.

Important! All other services, such as massage, if any, exercise therapy, etc., are always provided for a fee.

So, "Vodokhod" - a cruise liner company is ready to offer its customers many amenities and a variety of ships. How the trip will go and what services will be included in the basic price depends on the chosen category of the vessel. But if you want to relax with a full service, including a bathrobe in a hygiene kit, you need to be ready to fork out. The company regularly holds various promotions, you can always find interesting offers and discounts, but the search should take place on the "water carrier" cruises on the official website. You can save a lot on early bookings there.

When you want to spend a weekend or a vacation walking along the rivers of Russia, it is advisable to contact Vodokhod, because they have a long and successful history. As the representatives of the company themselves write, the main thing for them is that the client leaves satisfied and rested.