Russia is an exciting and worthy destination to visit, but it is overwhelmed due to the adverse propaganda that has been practiced on it in politics for many decades. Let alone a country that stretches over more than 17 million square kilometers. Will it miss the incredible destinations and beautiful nature, along with the ancient history of that land and the monuments of the countries and empires that passed over it?
With the development of the tourist infrastructure in Russia, the state has established numerous projects to take advantage of the country’s natural and historical potential. Russia also had to be independent regarding technical support for tourism development.
From here, reliable applications have been created that help citizens in their various affairs and tourists when traveling to Russia. These applications support and guide them during their movements inside or outside the capital. The main electronic application that manages the rudder of all these details is the terrible Yandex application (Yandex).
Yandex, an indispensable tourist companion in Russia
Yandex is a Russian technology giant that provides many digital services similar to those offered by the American technology giant Google. The fundamental difference between them is that Google is known in most countries, while Yandex is widespread inside Russia and the countries associated with it.
And if we want to dissect Russian Yandex, we will find it is a set of digital applications that provide the following services:
- Yandex Search: Yandex Search is a comprehensive search engine on the Internet that resembles Google’s search engine.
- Yandex Go: Similar to the Uber application, it allows you to easily order a taxi. If you visit the application page in your phone’s online store, you will find other services for it, such as the possibility of relying on it to transfer a parcel or a gift from your home or office to someone’s home address.
- Yandex Maps: It covers the vast map of Russia, including public transport, tourist places, and traffic jams, in the style of Google Maps. It also covers the rest of the world’s maps.
- Yandex News: It is to provide local and international news.
- Yandex Music: It is a music streaming service.
Reflecting on most Yandex branches, we will find that a tourist can need all of them, especially Yandex Go and Yandex maps, which we will devote the conversation about below from an interlocutor.
Yandex maps and Russian tourism navigation
During your stay in your country or in any country using Google Maps, you will not do without using the Maps application because it makes it easier for you to reach many destinations that you have not visited before, especially if you are a tourist and have a list of places you want to see.
In Russia, Yandex Maps services cannot be dispensed with either. They are the most experienced in Russian geography, including its cities, roads, and neighborhoods.
Russia is considered a very large country. Moscow, the capital of the Russian Federation, is an unfamiliar capital for tourists, as are London, Paris, Monaco, Naples, Barcelona, and others. Any tourist must use the latest application in Russian geography, Yandex Maps.
And the services that Yandex Maps provides to tourists in Russia are in the following order:
- Detailed map service: It provides detailed maps of regions, cities, roads, and routes throughout Russian geography.
- Navigation service: Through it, the tourist can determine the destination and reach it through the application’s instructions, which provides an audio and visual service while trying to help you avoid traffic congestion.
- Walking and cycling service: It is essential for the tourist who wants to walk to discover the areas by himself or ride a bicycle, which makes him better connected to his surroundings.
- Place search service: It is similar to those available in Google Maps, through which you can find the locations of hotels, restaurants, gas stations, parking lots, attractions, etc.
- Public transport service: This is important for tourists because it allows them to accurately see the conditions of buses, metros, and trams, their locations, and flight schedules.
- Traffic service: This service informs the tourist about traffic conditions and congestion problems so that he can plan his trips based on this data.
Yandex Maps offers other services, but we have limited ourselves to the most important and valuable for tourists.
Yandex Go and safe navigation in Russian cities for tourists
Yandex Go is one of the branches of the Russian giant Yandex application. Yandex Go specializes in taxi-calling services for everyone who needs it. This service is beneficial for tourists in Russia; through it, they can navigate by safe means of transport (taxi), similar to Uber services in other countries.
Through the Yandex Go application, the tourist will receive the following services:
- Taxi request: The tourist will get his request quickly and conveniently due to the application interface’s ease.
- Tracking the taxi’s route: After ordering a taxi, the tourist can track its route, find out if it has approached his residence, and prepare to meet it.
- Choosing the type of taxi: As a tourist, you can select the car that meets your needs. If you are alone, you may request a small car; if you are in a group, you may request a larger car.
- Electronic payment for the service: This feature means you do not have to carry cash.
- The price of the service appears: When you order the delivery service, you will specify the area you want to move to, and you will be shown the cost of this trip from your place of residence to the destination directly.
The Yandex Go application covers most major Russian cities. One of its essential features is security, as the driver’s identity can be verified. The application also tracks all trips, providing a reassuring atmosphere to the tourist.
The costs of moving through it are also considered acceptable compared to traditional taxis, which may give you a different price than the official price of the trip. This application offers prices that cannot be tampered with or changed.
Through Yandex Go services, as a tourist, you can travel to and from the airport in any region of Russia to which you are heading, and you can plan your trips carefully and accurately and reach the tourist destination on time. This excellent Russian app gives you peace of mind and smooth, organized, and safe navigation.
Conclusion
Yandex is your best companion on your trip to Russia; it provides all the tools you need as a tourist to navigate, search for information, keep abreast of the news, order meals, and take advantage of the taxi service to move around the capital and other cities safely.
Before heading to Russia, you must download the application on your phone and familiarize yourself with its features and services. Try the essential services you need on your tourist trip to Russia, such as Yandex Go and Yandex Maps.
Otherwise, this giant application provides services in many life facilities; there are Yandex Market for ordering your needs from the supermarket, Yandex Mail for emails, Yandex Transfer, Yandex Eats for ordering food from restaurants, Yandex Metro and Yandex Train, and others as well.