Cruise Navigation Season Launched in Perm

Photo: Vitaly Koksharov

This year, the program of sightseeing trips will be expanded. In addition, a new “Kolva” motorboat and the renovated double deck “Mamin-Sibiryak” will be presented to residents.

On April 29, the 2026 river navigation season officially opened in Perm. Passenger ships were the first to set sail and in early May, sightseeing river boats will join the city’s transport network.

As in previous years, suburban routes financed by the regional budget will continue to operate in the city. Daily sightseeing trips are available for residents and tourists on the “Ecokhod 2” electric catamaran and the motorships “Yegoshikha”, “Moskva-210”, “Moskva-42” and “Almaz”, all departing from the city’s central piers.

A new addition to this season is the high-speed “Kolva” motorboat, which will connect Perm with Ust-Kachka, making a stop in Krasnokamsk. The journey will take just 1 hour and 10 minutes. Also, at the end of May, the renovated double deck “Mamin-Sibiryak” will start crusising.

Cruise operators based in Perm have presented renewed programs. From April 30, short three- and four-hour trips on the motor ships “Kozma Minin” and “N. V. Gogol” will be available to residents. In addition to classic routes, a new cruise to the latest port on the Kama River ‒ the village of Pozhva ‒ is being launched, featuring an excursion to Kudymkar.

Large-scale routes are also being started from Perm: tours to Pomorye, voyages to Saratov, the “Melodies of Karelia” cruise with entering the unique waters of Lake Onega, journeys along the Volkhov River to Veliky Novgorod, and trips along the White Sea-Baltic Sea Canal.

It is worth noting that in 2025, 75,500 people used water transport in the Perm Krai, which is 8.5% more than in 2024. The cruise segment is growing most actively, with the number of tourists embarking on voyages from Perm increasing by nearly 50% over the past few years.