| Day
1 - 3* hotel moscow
Arrival to Moscow. Car
Transfer to accom. Balance of day free in Moscow,
overnight.
Day 2 - 3* hotel moscow
Buddy assistance half day
to get your sightseeing off to a flying start.
Overnight.
Day 3 - on board
Morning free in Moscow.
Car Transfer to station for evening departure
to Irkutsk.
Days 4–6 - on board
Day 7 - family stay irkutsk
Morning arrival to Irkutsk.
Car transfer to family stay. Breakfast, free time
to explore Irkutsk, own lunch. Return to family
stay, supper, preparations for trekking (baggage
can be left with family).
Day 8 - camp
Bus to Listvyanka village,
trekking up the Primorsky Mountain in the direction
of Bolshie Koty. Picnic lunch. Continue trekking
through the forest to Srednaya Bay, make camp.
Free time to swim. Campfire supper, overnight
in tent. Distance 10km, some uphill climbing involved
(sleeping bag required).
Day 9 - family stay irkutsk
Bkfst. Free time to walk
by lake, swim, relax. Picnic lunch. Trekking back
to Listvyanka along the lakeshore (10km). Bus
back to Irkutsk Family Stay, supper and overnight.
HOTEL OPTION available at extra cost see below
and here
(highly recommended).
Day 10 - on board
Bkfst. Day free in Irkutsk
(our staff offer guided excursions which you can
arrange locally). Car to station for train to
Ulaanbaatar on the local slow train. (standards
on this train are not as good as the “international”
express trains and there is often no restaurant
car – our local suppliers shall advise you
so you can organise your snacks for the trip).
Want the 19 day trip
then add an extra night at Lake Baikal here making
the train departure on day 11
*This changes Siberia stay
to two nights at the lake (full board), 1 night
camping and 1 night in Irkutsk.
Day 11 - on board
Train to Ulaanbaatar
Day 12 - ger camp
Morning arrival (subject
to border delays) in Outer Mongolia!! Shower and
freshen up. Guided walk. JEEP TRIP into Bayan
Gobi, supper and overnight in Gers with herdsmen.
Day 13 - ger camp
Bkfst. Jeep trip to Karakorum
(8 hours off road driving), lunch en-route. Supper
and overnight in Gers with herdsmen.
Day 14 - ger camp
Bkfst. Jeep trip sightseeing
in Gobi, returning to Ulaanbaatar (6 hours off-road
driving) and then onto Ger Camp. Supper and overnight
in Gers. Large Ger Felt Tents
Day 15 - ger camp
Bkfst. Day free to go walking,
horse-riding (arrange locally), lunch, supper
and overnight in your Ger Camp. Large Ger Felt
Tents
Day 16 - 3* HOTEL ub
Bkfst. Return to Ulaanbaatar.
Free time. Own lunch. free time. Supper and overnight.
Day 17 - on board
Car transfer to station.
Morning departure on train to Beijing. Across
southern Mongolia to border. Midnights border
crossing.
Day 18 - END OF ITINERARY
Arrive into China, via
the Great Wall (mid-day approx) Arrival in Beijing
scheduled for mid-afternoon. |
