TRANS-SIBERIAN: The Russia Experience - Countdown to Your Trip

TRIP SELECTION

Our trips are not group trips, so the dates we list are not “group departures”- just the dates when all the travel sectors fall into alignment for snag-free connections through remote areas.

DOING THE “RED” TAPE

We know the booking form is dull stuff, but in destinations where they love red tape, it's important that your travel documents match your personal details to the letter. Once you've sent this to us, we'll send you the Visa Application forms you'll need for your trip. Most visas can only be obtained in the ninety days prior to your arrival-we'll let you know when. Do not apply for visas until you have booked your trip with us-without the supporting documents we provide for you, your application will usually be rejected, resulting in wasted time and costs to you. We do all the visa submission stuff-saving you the hassle of queuing for days at different Consulates. Because the Consulates only accept applications within 90 days prior to the start of your trip, we will lodge your passport in this time. Returning them to you 3- 4 weeks from this point. Depending on the number of visas you require.) Along with your passport and visas, we'll be sending your travel documents too. Train tickets are only issued “in-destination”, so they'll be awaiting your arrival. We'll need to know the confirmed arrival details, flight number, train number and station, or bus details, no later than a week prior so we can meet you.

VISA INFO FOR RUSSIA

Handy to know:
(A) Russian visas are dated around the dates of your travel plans-the visa permits you to be in the country to complete your itinerary, but not for unscheduled extra activities. They give you a day's grace either side, but only for emergencies.
(B) Arriving /leaving by surface? Russia's so big its Western borders are more than a day's ride from the main cities… so we'll need to fix your entry dates accordingly. Please let us know if this applies to you!
(C) When we submit your visa, we need to show what travel services have been booked-any dates you list that aren't evidenced with travel docs to match will be knocked back. It'll also delay your application whilst they do it.
(D) Your passport must be valid for travel (i.e. not expired, or within six months after the end of all services) If you have two passports please consider which one you will travel on when applying for your visas and use the same one throughout.

VISA INFO FOR MONGOLIA & CHINA:

Mongolian visas largely follow the same pattern as the Russian-we'll help you with the administration to ensure you get your visa in good time. Chinese visas are quite simple-but there are numerous old Travellers’ Tales about them! They are good for 30 days travel in China. You have 90 days to enter China from the day of issue, when the clock starts ticking. You don't have to show any kind of proofs of accommodation or tour-packages to get the Chinese visa-even though the application would lead you to believe differently. Because the Chinese Visa is so much simpler than the other two, we leave this one to you-or if you want us to do it anyway, we’ll charge you a processing fee of £30.00.

VISA FEES CHARGED
	Nationality	Russia	Mongolia	China
	GREAT BRITAIN	£60	£40	£30+Processing £30
	MOST OTHERS	£60	£40	£20+Processing £30