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Tour 511, Going East:
The Big Transsib

Duration: 18 days / 17 nights
Countries: Russia, Mongolia, China
Stops: Moscow, Yekaterinburg,
Irkutsk (lake Baikal), Ulan Uday,
Ulaanbaatar (steppe), Beijing
Price: from 1534ˆ p.p.



DAY 1 - Moscow

Arrival to Moscow and transfer to the hotel by minibus. Check in and meet the company representative to have a trip briefing, receive all the papers and get some valuable advices. Free time. Overnight in the hotel.
DAY 11 - Irkutsk

Check out. Free time. Transfer to Irkutsk. Guided tour to the museum of wooden architecture on the way. Irkutsk city tour. Free time accompanied by a buddy-guide. Late evening transfer to the train station. Overnight on the train.
DAY 2 - Moscow

Classic guided city tour – Red Square, Kremlin, Lenin’s tomb, St. Basil’s, Bolshoi and much more... Free time. Choice of optional tours, excursions and evening entertainment. Overnight in the hotel.
DAY 12 - Train - Ulan Uday

Morning arrival to Ulan-Uday. Guided city tour including a visit to a traditional medicine center. Transfer to hotel. Optional tour to a Buddhist temple. Overnight in the hotel.
DAY 3 - Moscow - Train

Hotel check out. Free time. Choice of optional city tours and excursions. Evening transfer to the train station by minibus.
DAY 13 - Ulan Uday - Train

First half of the day free. Hotel check out. Transfer to the station by minibus. Cross Russian-Mongolian boarder by train.
DAY 4 - Train - Yekaterinburg

Late evening arrival to Yekaterinburg. Transfer to the hotel by minibus. Overnight in the hotel.
DAY 14 - Train - Mongolian Steppe

Morning arrival to Ulaanbaatar. Transfer to the ger-camp by minibus (1 hour). Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all included. Free time. Choice of optional activities at the camp or excursions to the surrounding sights. Overnight in gers.
DAY 5 - Yekaterinburg

Classic guided city tour around the city centre. Choice of optional city tours and excursions. Overnight in the hotel
DAY 15 - Mongolian Steppe

Breakfast, lunch and dinner in the ger-camp. Free time. Choice of optional activities and excursions. Overnight in gers
DAY 6 - Yekaterinburg - Train

Free time. Choice of optional city tours and excursions. Late hotel check out. Late evening transfer to the train station by minibus.
DAY 16- Mongolian Steppe

Breakfast. Transfer back to Ulaanbaatar. Hotel check-in. City tour to the main historic sights. Free time. Overnight in the hotel.
DAY 7-8 - Train

On board of the train. Enter Asia and pass Siberian cities of Omsk, Novosibirsk and Krasnoyarsk
Day 17 - Ulaanbaatar - Train

Breakfast. Morning transfer to the station. On train towards China.
DAY 9 - Train - Irkutsk - Lake Baikal

Morning arrival to Irkutsk. Transfer to Lake Baikal by minibus (1 hour). Rest and free time. Guided walking tour around Listvyanka village and surrounding sights. Overnight in a private guesthouse.
Day 18 - Train - Beijing

Mongolian – Chinese boarder crossing. Pass the Great Wall of China. Afternoon arrival to Beijing. End of program.
DAY 10 - Lake Baikal

Free time to rest or explore. Choice of optional tours or trekking at the side of the lake. Overnight in a guesthouse.


    Class C includes:
    • Accommodation according to the program:
      • 2 nights in Moscow
      • 2 nights in Yekaterinburg
      • 2 nights in Listvianka village
      • 1 night in Ulan-Ude
      • 2 nights in a ger camp in Mongolia
      • 1 night in Ulaanbaatar
    • Transfers in each city
    • Train tickets from Moscow to Beijing (without meal)
    • City tour in the cities (Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Ulan-Ude, Ulaanbaatar)
    • Breakfasts in the hotels and full board in Mongolia

    Class B includes:
      Class C +
    • Excursion to Novodevichy Convent in Moscow
    • Excursion to Suzdal – Vladimir in Moscow
    • Excursion to Ganina Yama in Yekaterinburg
    • City tour in Listvianka village
    • Excursion to “Taltsy Museum” near Irkutsk
    • Excursion to Buddhist Datsan in Ulan-Ude
    • Trekking in a ger camp in Mongolia

    Class A includes:
      Class B +
    • Excursion “Moscow by night”
    • Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow
    • Boat trip on Krugobaikalskaya Railroad
    • Rafting in ger camp in Mongolia

    Best available hotels:
    • Moscow – Metropol
    • Yekaterinburg – Atrium Palace
    • Listvianka village – Anastasia
    • Ulan-Ude – Sagaan Morin (suite rooms)
    • Ulaanbaatar – Khan Palace

    Tourist class hotels:
    • Moscow- Izmailovo
    • Yekaterinburg – Sverdlovsk
    • Listvianka village – Nataly
    • Ulan-Ude – Saagan Morin (standart rooms)
    • Ulaanbaatar - Seoul


    Travel category

    Train category

    Hotel category

     2-3

     4-7

     8-12

    Class-C

    1st

    tourist

    2728

    2381

    2128

    best available

    3447

    3100

    2901

    2nd

    tourist

    2134

    1787

    1588

    best available

    2853

    2506

    2307

    Class-B

    1st

    tourist

    3355

    2802

    2482

    best available

    4074

    3521

    3201

    2nd

    tourist

    2761

    2208

    1888

    best available

    3480

    2927

    2607

    Class-A

    1st

    tourist

    4031

    3241

    2812

    best available

    4750

    3960

    2506

    2nd

    tourist

    3437

    2647

    2219

    best available

    4156

    3366

    2938

    Sngl supplement for tourist hotels

    247

    Sngl supplement for best available hotels

    808

    All prices are stated in EURO per person and include all taxes and reservation fees.




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