East-West Original Trans-Siberian via Irkutsk

12 nights/13 days. PRICE FROM: £800

start day 2005

Jan 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23

Feb 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27

Mar 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,

Apr 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23, 25, 27, 29

May 05 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,

June 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29

July 05 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,

August 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23

Sep 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29

Oct 05 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,

Nov 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29

Dec 05 7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23

Trip Price

	1 person	2 people	3-9 people
FULL ON	£1140	£950	£900
NO FRILLS	£1040	£850	£800

SPICING IT UP	1 person	2 people	3-9 people
FULL ON Extra Night Moscow	£55	£45	£45
FULL ON Extra night Vladivostok	£90	£50	£45
NO FRILLS Extra Night Moscow	£35	£35	£30
Upgrading to 1st Class 2-berth Rail	£349	£349	£349

YOUR Itinerary Runs like this

DAY 01

Arrival in Vladivostok. Make you own way to hotel. Free time. Your train tickets will be delivered to your hotel after check in.

DAY 02

Free time to explore Vladivostok. Own transport to the Station for early evening departure to Irkutsk. Overnight onboard.

DAY 03-04

The train makes several unscheduled stops, allowing you only time to make a quick purchase from the locals of home cooked produce or replenish your drinks cabinet.

DAY 05

Arrival in Irkutsk.

No Frills: Car to B&B homestay for 3 nts in Irkutsk -Car transfer to the station on departure.

Full On: Car (1hr) to Listvyanka Village (shore of Lake Baikal). Walking tour of the village including Lake Wildlife Museum. Then get it all off your chest the Siberian way - in the banya! (sauna). You’ll be ready for your homecooked supper after all that – then sleep like a log in a log cabin

DAY 06

chose one activity from the list, it’s all included in the trip price!

(A) TAKING A SHORT SOFT TREK With a local guide in the Baikal-side forests. (May-Oct)

(B) TAKE A FRESHWATER SCUBA DIVE in Lake Baikal (they say you gain a year of life if you dive in!) with highly qualified CMAS-instructors (requires PADI-1.) (May-Oct.) 2 dives included (Feb-Mar.) Ice Dive. 1 dive included.

(C) TAKE YOURSELF FOR A WALK out of the village with a packed lunch and a book, and contemplate the vastness of the world's hugest lake. 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 07

Car to Irkutsk (110km) 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 08

Breakfast. Free time. Car transfer to the station for afternoon departure. Overnight onboard.

DAY 09-10

On board The Trans-Siberian train taking you across the River Yenisei, at Krasnoyarsk.

DAY 11

Arrival in Moscow! We whisk you by car directly to your hotel – your first night in Moscow

DAY 12

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 13

Breakfast. Your Trans-Siberian adventure comes to an end.

+Not included on no frills version of your trip

Included in the trip:

FULL ON TRIP VERSION						NO FRILLS TRIP VERSION
2-Class 4-berth rail for complete journey.						2-Class 4-berth rail for complete journey.
Vladivostok. 1 night room-only 3* Hotel.						Vladivostok. 1 night room-only 3* Hotel.
Lake Baikal: Choosing to stay out of the City and up at the Lake gives you the option to choose a free activity.						Irkutsk: Car trf arrival/departure. 3 nights family stay accommodation. Bkfst & evening meal.
Moscow: Car trf arrival. 2 nts 3* Hotel B&B, buddy guide 3 hour Tour.						Moscow: Car trf arrival. 2 nts 1* Hotel room-only
VISAS REQUIRED FOR: Russia.


	Route
	Vladivostok Irkutsk Moscow