Features Moscow,the Trans-Mongolian Express, a visit to Ulaanbaatar, and a highlight trip onto the Mongolian Steppe, with overnight accommodation in traditional Mongolian Ger Tents.

Start Day:

Mon

Duration:

12 days

Visas:

Rus, Mon & Chi

Day	Itinerary	Accom
1 Mon	Arrival to Moscow independently (or from one of our St Petersburg itineraries) Car to accommodation, Local Rep assists with check-in, balance of day free. Overnight at Hotel Mayak (or Family Stay - your choice, same price - FS includes Bkfst and Supper)	Htl Mayak or Family Stay
2	Buddy Assistance* for your first day in Moscow, to get your sightseeing off to a flying start. Overnight.	Htl Mayak or Family Stay
3	Morning free in Moscow, evening departure by car to Yaroslavsky Stn, depart to Beijing on Ulaanbaatar Express	train
4	...on board the Trans-Sib, via Ekaterinburg...	train
5	...on board the Trans-Sib, via Omsk (am) and Novosibirsk (eve)...	train
6	...on board the Trans-Sib, via Krasnoyarsk...	train
7	... on board the Trans-Sib, via Irkutsk and Lake Baikal...	train
8	Border formalities during the night. Continue (without restaurant car for the final section) to Ulaanbaatar, arrival morning. Car to 2* hotel accommodation, bkfst, chance to have a shower! Own Lunch. Afternoon free to explore with assistance of a Mongolian Buddy. Later afternoon car to Elstei Ger Camp - supper and overnight on the Steppe.	Elstei Ger Camp
9	Bkfst at Ger Camp. Full day to go walking, or horse-riding (arrange locally with nomads for small fee). Lunch, supper provided, overnight at Ger Camp, gazing at the stars!* * seriously, Mongolia, being huge and sparsely populated and with little industrialisation, is one of the best places in the world to view the heavens....	Elstei Ger Camp
10	Bkfst, car back to Ulaanbaatar. Own lunch, free afternoon for more exploring or shopping in Ulaanbaatar. Maybe check-out a national music performance tonight? (there are lots, and not for tourists - for Mongolians!) Or try Ulaanbaatar nightlife - a growing number of great places to try! The beer is good at Khan-Brau...	2* Hotel, UB
11	Car transfer to station, morning departure to Beijing by Train #24. Across the Southern Gobi Region to the Mongolian frontier. Midnight border crossing into Chinese Inner Mongolia. on through the night...	train
12	Across paddy-fields and through mountain ranges, and past the Great Wall of China. Arrival in Beijing mid-afternoon (scheduled). [In our opinion, this is the most stunning section of scenery on the whole trip!] End of itinerary (or link onwards on one of our China itineraries?)	-

* if you have arrived from St Petersburg, we will normally offer this to you on the preceding day since you arrive early-morning. If you are flying from Europe, there are almost no flights which arrive until mid/late afternoon, because of the flying time + the time-zone change (typical arrival times on Day 1 from London would be approx 16:00, regardless of which airline you fly.)

Want to add extra nights in Moscow? Nothing easier, but because the depart-day of the Trans-Sib is fixed, your extra days have to come before "Day 1". Click here for details.

Trip Price valid to February 28 2001	all prices are subject to change without notice
For the above itinerary inclusive of the travel services specified based on 2nd-Class/4-berth rail travel, accomodation, Russian & Mongolian Visa Admin:	-
Per Person based on ONE PASSENGER travelling alone. Choice of (H) Hotel Accommodation incl bkfst, or (FS) Family Stay Accomodation incl Bkfst & Supper daily.	GBP 699 pp
Per Person based on TWO PASSENGERS travelling together. Choice of (H) Hotel Accommodation incl bkfst, or (FS) Family Stay Accomodation incl Bkfst & Supper daily.	GBP 660 pp
Upgrade price (per person) for 1st-Class/2-berth Rail Travel on this itinerary	GBP 180 pp

All our prices are in British Pounds

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