day 01
Arrival in Moscow! We
whisk you by car directly to your hotel – your first night in Moscow.
day 02
Moscow Calling! Your
Moscow Buddy is on hand to smooth your path... at least until lunchtime!
Afternoon and evening – it's all in your hands!
day 03
A full free day take
your pick of the best of Moscow! Mid-evening we take you † to your waiting train
– to Siberia!
day 04
The Trans-Sib line leads
you past Kazan and Ekaterinburg...
day 05
Then onwards into
Siberia itself, via Novosibirsk...
day 06
across the River
Yenisei, at Krasnoyarsk...
day 07 - 10
No Frills:
Car to homestay for 3 nts
half board in Irkutsk. Transfer to station on departure.
Full On:
DAY 07
Car directly from
Station (1hr hour transfer) to Lake Baikal. Stay in an authentic Siberian log-cabin izba as part of the
extended family. Lunch. See the village, the old Church, and the Lake Wildlife
Museum – with your friendly
local guide. Then get it all off your chest the Siberian way – in the
banya! (sauna). You'll be ready for your home-cooked supper after all that -
then sleep like a log in a log cabin.
DAY 08
Choose one activity from
the list, its all included in the trip price!
(a) Snowmobile Trip (2 hrs)
with a local guide - through the forest, or even out over the deep-frozen
lake! (Dec-Apr only).
(b) Softies Trek through the
Taiga Forest - and a Forester Guide to explain the wildlife, ecosystem and lore
of the Taiga (May-Oct).
(c) Siberian Scuba a freshwater
dive in the world's Greatest Lake, with top CMAS-qualified instructors and
pro-level gear (requires PADI-1). (May-Oct) 2 dives included. (Feb-Mar) Ice diving 1 dive included.
(d) Or Do Your Own Thing maybe
take off on a Cliffside walk, mosey around the village, ride the local
hydrofoil, or gain a year of life (so they say?) by taking a dip in
Baikal. Sauna and Supper
after your exertions - & maybe try the local bar?
IF YOU'VE CHOSEN THE 14-DAY
VERSION OF THE ITINERARY, THIS IS YOUR
EXTRA DAY!
DAY 09
Entirely free at
Listyvanka (Breakfast & Supper included).
IF YOU'VE CHOSEN THE 13-DAY
VERSION OF THE ITINERARY, YOUR
ITINERARY CONTINUES LIKE THIS:
Day 09 (10)
Car to Irkutsk
(1hr) and stay in a city apartment with a local family, in soviet-modern city
style. Day free to explore the city, dinner with host family. (Or upgrade to
tourist-class hotel if you rate comfort over authenticity, and prefer to dine
out this evening instead?).
Day 10 (11)
Early morning car
transfer to the station - you're heading out of Siberia tonight
day 11 (12)
On board the Trans-Manchurain Express
via Far Eastern Siberia to the Chinese border.
day 12 (13)
On board through
Manchuria sightings of the great wall
and onwards to Beijing.
day 13 (14)
Thunder on across China Mid-afternoon
arrival into Beijing Central Station. Your trans-siberian journey comes to an end. For services in China and
beyond please click here.
† not included on the no-frills
version of the trip
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