The Siberian Ob River ranks first in the country in terms of the area of the water basin. Its main tributary is the Irtysh, and cruises along the Ob and Irtysh are very popular today as an option for spending a summer vacation.
Caught a fish
Fishing on the Ob is one of the main entertainments for tourists and locals. Fishing on the Ob River has been developed for many decades, and today it is home to at least fifty valuable commercial fish. The main trophies that fall into the tourist's bait are pike perch and pike, sterlet and muksun, nelma and ide.
You can catch fish both on a one-day cruise along the Ob River and on a longer trip. The Ob Sea, as the Novosibirsk reservoir is called, is the best place for fishing in central Siberia.
Cruise cities
While sailing along the Ob River, travelers go ashore in cities and get acquainted with local sights. The largest ports on the Ob:
- Novosibirsk is the capital of Siberia and the third largest city in the country in terms of the number of residents. Founded at the end of the 19th century, Novosibirsk has become a major industrial and cultural center of Russia. The main sights of the city are the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, erected immediately after its foundation, the Red Torch architectural monument, the metro bridge across the Ob - the world record holder in length, the Siberian Botanical Garden - the largest in the Asian part of Russia.
- Tomsk, which at the beginning of the twentieth century celebrated four hundred years from the day of its foundation. The city has preserved unique architectural monuments created in the 18th century in the Siberian Baroque style. Guests of the Ob cruise visit the University Grove, where you can see plants from all over the world. Among the surviving old churches of Tomsk is the Resurrection Church, the foundation stone of which was laid in 1622.
- Omsk, founded at the beginning of the 18th century by a Cossack detachment as a fortress on the Ob. Today, unique architectural monuments are carefully preserved in the city: the Assumption Cathedral, listed in the catalogs of world temple culture, and the fortress, which was on the list of candidates for the title of World Cultural Heritage Site according to UNESCO.
Weekend cruises
You can take a cruise along the Ob just on a weekend. Such a trip will help you get acquainted with the nature of your native land. You can sunbathe and swim while swimming during stops on the picturesque shores, since the summer in these parts is quite hot and dry.
