As a contrast to some of our trips about the culture, history and traditions of the destinations, this trip is more adventure driven and packed with outdoor activity! It even operates year round, including husky dog sledding in the Ural Mountains. There’s hiking at Lake Baikal in summer – or snowmobiles in winter. A little shot of vodka afterwards will warm you up!

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Trip overview

DAY 1 – Arrival in Beijing

Make your own way to the hotel. Free time to explore one of the world’s fastest growing capital cities.

DAY 2 – Departing Beijing

Own transport to Beijing Central Station where you will board the Ulanbaatar bound train.

DAY 3 – Arrival in Ulaanbaatar

Transfer to a hotel where you have the opportunity to freshen up and have a light snack before departing for your city tour.   Then transfer to Elstei Ger Lodge..

DAY 4 – Free time at Elstei Ger Lodge

Free time at Elstei Ger Lodge. Throughout the day you will have the opportunity to partake in optional activities.

DAY 5 – Return to Ulaanbaatar

After breakfast transfer back to Ulaanbaatar and check into the Bayangol Hotel.   Free time to explore Ulaanbaatar.

DAY 6 – Departing Ulaanbaatar

Day at leisure in the capital before your evening transfer to the station where you will board the Irkutsk bound train.

DAY 7 – On board The Trans-Sib

Midnight border crossing.

DAY 8 – Arrival in Irkutsk

DAY 9 – Choose one activity from the list

DAY 10 – Return to Irkutsk

DAY 11 – On board The Trans-Sib

Onwards via Novosibirsk.

DAY 12 – Arrival in Ekaterinburg

Transfer to the hotel. City tour with local expert guide.

DAY 13 – Your choice of Ekaterinburg activities

Please make a choice of one of the day trip options, it’s all included in the trip price.

(A) Romanov Graves & Europe Asia Border (B) Siberian countryside and historic village (C) Mountain biking in the Urals (D) Siberian wilderness adventure (E) Skiing (F) Ice-fishing (G) Siberian Husky dog sledding (min 2 persons for Husky dog sledding) 

DAY 14 – Departing Ekaterinburg

Transfer to the station where you will board the Moscow bound train.

DAY 15 – Arrival in Moscow

We transfer you directly to your hotel. Today there’s a three hour walking tour, to introduce the city (and its public transport system) and to get your sightseeing off to a flying start.  The rest of the day’s your own. 

DAY 16 – Explore Moscow

The day is free to explore Moscow independently.

DAY 17 – End of Trans-Siberian journey

You will need to check out of your room by 12 noon. Own transport to the airport or station on departure.

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.

For full details of what's included in the trip price; "full on" and "no frills" please download the trip itinerary - the link can be found at the right hand side of this page.

Extras

The journey you have chosen has some “extras” that are necessary and then “extras"  that will enhance your trip. We cannot re-iterate too much that at Russia Experience we pride ourselves on making the trip you have chosen the best it can be – so if we don’t mention something you want, ask us and we’ll try our best to make it happen! In return, we try to inform you about any great “extras” along the way, so that you have the chance to try them if you want! Visas are a necessary extra and needed for all the countries you travel through and the current costs and what is needed can be found under Visas.

Upgrading to 2- berth compartment

Upgrading to 2- berth compartment on the train is also an option, you will see under Prices. This service is becoming more popular every year and not helped by the train operators only confirming this request 30 days or less prior to your departure. We have however devised a workaround for this that’s proving very reliable. We request a 2-berth at the time of booking but if this comes back not possible we block out a 4-berth compartment for 2 person occupancy. The standard of these cabins remains the same, and you get the extra space and privacy one way or the other.

We offer a range of unique day trip options

We offer a range of unique day trip options in and from St. Petersburg and Moscow which we recommend you pre-book prior to departure to avoid disappointment. We cannot guarantee them as an option to book locally in Russia (as the specialist local guides will probably already be allocated to pre-booked clients). The options and costs be will found under Russian Cities.

Starting or ending in China

We have a range of services for passengers wanting to stay or continue their journey into China at the start or end of their journey.

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