DAY 01
Arrival in Beijing. Make your own way to hotel. Free time to explore one
of the worlds fastest growing capital cities.
Your train tickets will be delivered to your hotel after check in, with
instructions to the station in English and Chinese.
DAY 02
Own transport to Beijing Central Station for early
morning departure, to Ulaanbaatar. Thunder on
across China. Through Manchuria sightings of the great wall – Overnight on board
DAY 03
On board the
Trans-Manchurain Express.
DAY 04
On board.
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). Lunch, 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 home-cooked supper after all that – then sleep
like a log in a log cabin
DAY 06
Choose one activity from the list, its 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.
(D) SNOWMOBILE TRIP (2 hrs) with a local guide
- through the forest, or even out over the deep-frozen lake! (Dec-Apr only).
IF YOU'VE CHOSEN THE 14-DAY VERSION OF
THE ITINERARY, THIS IS YOUR EXTRA DAY!
(DAY 07) Day entirely
free at Lake Baikal – breakfast and
supper with your host family – overnight
IF YOU'VE CHOSEN
THE 13- VERSION OF THE ITINERARY, YOUR ITINERARY CONTINUES LIKE THIS:
DAY 07 (08)
By 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 (09)
Breakfast. Free time. Car transfer to the station for afternoon
departure. Overnight on board.
DAY 09 (10)
On board The Trans-Siberian train taking you across the River Yenisei, at Krasnoyarsk.
DAY 10 (11)
on board The train makes several unscheduled stops, allowing you only
time to make a quick purchase from the locals of their home cooked produce or
replenish your drinks cabinet.
DAY 11 (12)
Arrival in Moscow! We whisk you by car directly to your hotel
– your first night in Moscow
DAY 12 (13)
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– take your pick of
the best of Moscow! Evening free.
Overnight.
DAY 13 (14)
Breakfast. Your Trans-Siberian adventure comes to an end.
+Not included on no frills version of your trip. |
