Day
1 - 3* hotel moscow
Arrival to Moscow. Car
to accommodation. 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.
Lunchtime car transfer to station, for train departure
to Ekaterinburg.
Day 4 - family stay ekaterinburg
Across the Ural Mountains…arriving
mid evening to Ekaterinburg, car to Family Stay,
Supper and overnight. HOTEL OPTION available at
extra cost see below and on page 29 (highly recommended).
Day 5 - family stay ekaterinburg
Buddy for the morning to
explore the city, own lunch, free afternoon. Supper
and overnight.
Day 6 - CLUBBING/ON BOARD
DAY TRIP included
in the trip price details of choices here.
Return to Ekaterinburg.
Visit the city’s most exclusive nightclub
and dine and dance the night away until we take
you to the station for the early 04:00 train to
Irkutsk
Days
7-8 - on board
On board.
Day 9 - family stay listvyanka
9 Morning arrival to Irkutsk.
Car to family stay in Listvyanka village. Lunch.
Guided walking along the
shores of Baikal, including a visit to the Baikal
Lake Museum and Orthodox church. Sauna, supper
and overnight.
Day 10 - family stay listvyanka
Breakfast. Free time today
to explore the village and surrounding area. You
can arrange activities locally with our staff.
Your family will provide a picnic lunch in the
summer if you wish. Sauna, supper and overnight.
want the 23 day trip
then add an extra night in lake baikal making
the train departure day 12
Day 11 - on board
11 Breakfast. Car to Irkutsk.
Our staff can arrange for luggage storage. Free
time to explore the city. Return to Irkutsk office
for your car transfer to the station early evening.
Train to Ulan Uday.
Day 12 - family stay Ulan
Ude
12 Arrive Ulan Uday early
morning. Car to family stay in Ulan Ude. Guided
trip Atsagatski Datsan. Lunch with Buryat family
and a tour of the village. Return to Ulan Ude.
Supper. Overnight.
Day 13 - family stay ulan
ude
Breakfast. Guided trip
to the Ivolginski Datsan. Lunch. City walking
tour. Visit the Centre of Eastern Medicine. Supper
and Overnight in Ulan Ude.
Day 14 - on board
Early breakfast and onto
the train. All day and night on board…
Day 15 - 3*hotel UB
Morning arrival (subject
to border delays) in Outer Mongolia! Car to hotel.
Optional guided walk. Transfer to Ger Supper and
overnight in Gers with herdsmen.
Day 16 - herdsmen
Breakfast. Jeep trip into
Bayan Gobi (meals included). Supper and overnight
in Gers with herdsmen.
Day 17 - herdsmen
Breakfast. Jeep trip to
Karakorum (8 hrs off-road driving), lunch en-route.
Supper and overnight in Gers with Herdsmen again.
Day 18 - ger camp
Breakfast. Jeep trip sightseeing
in Gobi, returning to UB (6 hrs off -road driving
and then onto Ger Camp. Supper and overnight in
Gers.
Day 19 - ger camp
19 Breakfast. Day free
to go walking, horse-riding (arrange locally),lunch,
supper and overnight in your Ger gazing at the
stars!
Day 20 - 3* Hotel Ub
Breakfast. Return to UB.
Free time. Supper and overnight at 3*hotel.
Day 21 - on board
Car transfer to station
for morning departure on train to Beijing. Across
southern Mongolia to the border. Midnight border
crossing.
Day 22 - end of itinerary
Arrival into China, via
the Great Wall (mid-day approx.) Arrival to Beijing
scheduled for mid-afternoon. |