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 Trip overview

 

 

DAY 1 –  Arrival in Moscow

Arrive in Moscow and transfer to a 4-star hotel. Evening sightseeing dinner and overnight stay.

 

DAY 2 – Departing Moscow 

Sightseeing in Moscow includes Red Square and the Kremlin before an evening departure on the Grand-Trans-Siberian Express.

 

DAY 3 – Arrival in Kazan

Arrive Kazan, in Tartastan, a multi-national republic between the Volga and Ural Mountains.  Enjoy a city tour and a cruise along the Volga River.

 

DAY 4 – Arrival in Ekaterinburg

Arrive Ekaterinburg, site of the tragedy of the Romanovs in 1917.  City sightseeing tour

 

DAY 5 – Arrival in Novosibirsk

Arrive Novosibirsk the largest city in Siberia. City sightseeing tour.

 

DAY 6 –  Arrival in Krasnoyarsk

A visit to the former "closed town" of Krasnoyarsk also includes a cruise on the Yenisei River.

 

DAY 7 – Arrival in Irkutsk

Arrive Irkutsk, one of the largest cities in Siberia formely called The Paris of Siberia.  Visit the old town with its wooden houses and the market, before enjoying a private classical concert.   This evening rejoin your train.

 

DAY 8 – Port Baikal and Listvyanka Village

A journey through beautiful mountain scenery and along the south shore of Lake Baikal, the world's deepest lake.  Afternoon ferry ride from Port Baikal to visit the Siberian village of Listvyanka.

 

 

DAY 9 – Arrival in Ulan-Uday

Cross the wide Slenga River to reach the frontier town and capital of Buryat Republic, Ulan-Uday.  A tour of the city includes the Buddhist monastery of Ivolginsky, Datsan centre of Buddhism in Russia.   Rejoin the train and travel on the Trans-Mongolian rail towards Ulaanbaatar.

 

 

DAY 10 – Arrival in Ulaanbaatar

Arrive Ulaanbaatar for a city tour including the Buddhist monastery of Ghandan, the summer palace of Bogd Khan and Zaisan viewpoint.

 

DAY 11 – Excursion to Terelj and Mini Naadam show

An excursion to the "Valley of the Nomads" and the nature reserve of Terelj set against a background of pine covered mountains.  Attend the Naadam show which includes archery and wrestling.  Travel through the night towards the Mongolian/Chinese border. 

 

DAY 12 – Arrival in Erlian

An early morning visit to a ger settlement in the Gobi Desert before reaching the Chinese frontier town of Erlian where the Russian broad gauge travel ends.  Transfer from the Grand Trans-Siberian Express to the Chinese private train. (First class accommodation for all passengers).  An excursion by rickshaw to a Mongolian Market. 

 

DAY 13 – Arrival in Beijing

Arrival in Beijing and disembark.  Visit the Forbidden City and Temple of Heaven.  Two nights in a 4* hotel in the Chinese capital.

 

DAY 14 – Great Wall and Ming Tombs

Visit the Great Wall and Ming Tombs.   Peking Duck supper.

 

DAY 15 –  Journey Ends

Transfer to Beijing International airport for your flight home.

 

 

 

 

The above description is just a brief outline of the journey. To see a detailed account of our trip and find out essential trip information, we recommend you download the trip itinerary - the link can be found at the right hand side of this page.

 

 

	1   person	2  people
Grand Trans-Siberian
15 days First Class sole occupancy	€6,080	N/A
15 days First Class twin occupancy	€4,390pp	€4,390pp
15 days Deluxe Class sole occupancy	€13,880	N/A
15 days Deluxe Class twin occupancy	€N/A	€8,990pp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Services included

 

ü 9 nights accommodation in onboard the Grand Trans Siberian Express

Services not included

 

 

 

Visas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Extras

 

This trip is very different in style and content to our other Trans-Siberian journey's.  

It is a group departure and has all the day trips and excursions included, therefore there are no optional extras.

In Russia and Mongolia you travel onboard the Grand Trans- Siberian Express.  On the Chinese section between the border station Erlian and Beijing passengers change to a Chinese Connecting Train because of the different gauges of the railways in Russia and Mongolia and the railways in China. The Chinese train consists of First Class Sleeping cars and restaurant cars only. Passengers of Deluxe Sleeping Cars travel on First Class Sleeping cars on this short section (1 night, about 16 hours) as there are no Deluxe Sleeping Cars available in China.

There are 2 categories of accommodation on the Grand Trans Siberian Express: First Class Sleeping Cars  and Deluxe Sleeping Cars.  

For a full description of sleeping cars and services on board we recommend you download the trip itinerary - the link can be found at the right hand side of this page.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2011– 15 Days