Destinations
The region's cities, mountains and historic sites: where to start.
travel and cities of Kuzbass
Bellissimo Kuzbass — travel and cities of Kuzbass
We help you plan a trip around Kemerovo Oblast: choose a base town, put together a realistic itinerary and check in advance the things that most often derail plans — the journey, the season and opening hours.
- Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Mariinsk and Mountain Shoria on one map
- Itineraries built from verifiable steps, not promises
- We say plainly what you need to double-check before setting off
Main sections
Each section does one job. If you are just starting out, work from left to right: from choosing a destination to building a route and checking the logistics.
Routes
How to build a Kuzbass itinerary step by step without losing a day to travel.
Attractions
Museum-reserves, a fortress, nature parks and the urban scene.
Transport
Plane, train, bus and car: how getting around the region works.
Trip planning
Season, timing, budget and contingencies: step-by-step trip preparation.
Local guide
Getting to know a town from the inside: local historians, museums, markets and etiquette.
Traveller FAQ
Short answers to common questions, plus a catalogue of reader publications.
Example: how we would plan a weekend in Kemerovo
An illustration of the planning logic, not a ready-made schedule. Check travel times and opening hours yourself — they change.
Friday evening — arrival and a stroll
Stay close to the centre and take an evening walk along the Tom River embankment. That way you don't spend your first full day just getting your bearings.
Saturday — the city's history
The Krasnaya Gorka Museum-Reserve tells the story of the region's coalfields and early Kemerovo. Check opening hours and tours in advance.
Sunday — a trip out of town
A day trip to the Tomskaya Pisanitsa Museum-Reserve and its rock art. Find out how to get there without a car and whether the museum is open in your chosen season.
Where to start reading
The key guides the site is built around:
How to build a Kuzbass itinerary
A step-by-step framework: base town, links between stops, buffer time and a plan B.
Pre-trip checklist
Time zone, season, ticks, documents, phone signal — a table of common problems and solutions.
Getting there and around
Airports, the Trans-Siberian Railway, intercity buses and what to know about trips into the mountains.
About the project
Bellissimo Kuzbass is an independent information project about travel in Kuzbass. We are not an official tourism portal, government body, transport operator or tour operator, and we do not sell tours.
We do not publish prices, timetables or ratings that cannot be verified. Where information goes out of date quickly, we tell you where to check it. A channel for reporting mistakes will be published on the editorial contacts page once the site owner confirms it.