Explore Ufa with a local expert

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Things to do in Ufa

The uniqueness of Ufa is due to its geographical location: the city is located on a small hill and is surrounded by rivers on three sides. Therefore, it is a pleasure to explore the surroundings from the city observation decks: wherever you look, there are breathtaking panoramas and boundless expanse everywhere.

From the 16th century, when the settlement was founded by the Moscow Streltsy, it confidently stepped into the 21st and became a noisy, unusually green city of millions with a unique appearance. Eastern and Orthodox motifs, Ural identity and persistent character are organically intertwined in his features. Although Ufa is not a record holder in terms of the number of monuments and attractions, it has something to see accompanied by a knowledgeable guide.

Sightseeing tours of Ufa

Sarmatian gold, a lemonary, an extensive collection of paintings by futurist D. Burliuk (the most complete in Russia!), its own Bald Mountain – these are non-standard locations you can visit during individual excursions around Ufa and the surrounding area. And this is not counting its main historical monuments:

At the service of tourists – the best private guides in Ufa with individual sightseeing tours of the pearl of the southern Urals.

Unusual excursions in Ufa

In the era of the formation of the empire, the Urals supplied the developing industry with metal and valuable minerals. There are few places where such an extensive collection of rocks and gems is available for inspection as in the Museum of Geology of Ufa.

Thematic walking tours of Ufa are also attractive for those interested in Russian culture, because this is the birthplace of the writer S. Aksakov, the legendary R. Nureyev, the city of the creative debut of F. Chaliapin. And a visit to the huge Dudkin tunnels, where there are branched catacombs, is rightfully considered one of the best excursions to the cities of Russia.

Even a seasoned tourist will be able to surprise and impress the original sightseeing tours of Ufa, this Ural city is so unusual and diverse. In the stories of experienced guides, the nomadic past, the multinational present, and the fascinating future of the Bashkir capital will come to life.