big ticket - 19 days
 Tour Information
Starts: Moscow
Ends: Beijing
Length: 19 Days
Prices and Departures: Click Here
Breakfast: 13
Lunch: 2
Dinner: 7
Hotel Rating: 3  , Mongolian ger camp, homestay
Local Tour guide: Yes
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CLASSIC ITINERARY:
Day 1: Moscow
Moscow - Arrival transfer from Moscow Sheremetyevo or Domodedovo airport to our hotel. Overnight - Moscow.
Day 2: Kremlin & Red Square
Moscow - breakfast. To legendary Red Square by Metro, for a guided walk of Moscow's highlights. Rest of day free. Overnight - Moscow.
Day 3: Moscow
Moscow - Yekaterinburg - breakfast. Free day. Tonight included transfer to rail station. Overnight - train.
Days 4 & 5: Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg - Tonight the train pulls in. Transfer to accommodation. Following the trail of the Romanovs, it was here that Tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed in 1918. Breakfast, then a city tour on Day 5 takes in the new monastery that marks the murder site and Ganina Yama - a beautiful, rural monastic complex built where the family's remains were dumped and later found. Rest of the day free. Supper and overnight (2) - homestay. |
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Choose your Adventure |
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Make the most of your time in Yekaterinburg and Irkutsk by choosing one of our optional activities that most appeals to you. Please specify your preference at time of booking. For more information,
please click here.
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Day 6: Optional activity
Yekaterinburg - breakfast. Choose one of the optional activities. Supper and overnight - homestay.
Day 7 & 8: Train
Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - packed breakfast (1). Very early morning transfer on day 7 to rail station for onward train to Irkutsk. Overnight (2) - train.
Day 9: Lake Baikal
Irkutsk & Lake Baikal - Arrive Irkutsk and on to Listvyanka village. Offering striking views of the lake, Listvyanka is our base. Enjoy lunch, a guided shorewalk and visit to the Lake musem. Siberian banya (sauna), supper & overnight - homestay.
Day 10 & 11: Irkutsk
Irkutsk & Lake Baikal - breakfast. Why not choose one of the optional activities available? Lunch - (1), supper and overnight (2) - homestay.
Day 12: Train
Irkutsk - Ulan Ude - breakfast. Evening departure to Ulan Ude, with partial overnight aboard train.
Day 13 & 14: Ulan Ude
Ulan Ude. Very early morning arrival. Transfer to homestay. Later, a city tour. Thanks to its proximity to Mongolia and China the indigenous people of the region, the Buryats, clung on to their Tibetan-Buddhist faith through the Communist era. Visit Ivolginsky Datsan - a Buddhist temple and a museum dedicated to the lives of local people. On Day 14, breakfast, then free time until afternoon transfer to rail station for the train to Ulaan Baatar. Traditional Buryat dinner (Day 13) and overnight (1) - Ulan Ude - homestay.
Day 15 & 16: Ger camp
Ulaan Baatar (Outer Mongolia) - Morning arrival (subject to border formalities and inevitable delays) in Outer Mongolia. A country of unspoilt natural beauty, Mongolia is a popular stop on the Trans-Siberian. On arrival, transfer to centre, before a drive to nearby Terelj National Park for a 2 night stay in a Mongolian ger (a sturdy wood and felt type tent). Lunch, dinner and overnight (2) - Mongolian ger camp.
*Please note: Due to extreme weather, clients undertaking a classic adventure during the winter will be accommodated in permanent accommodation and not Mongolian gers.
Day 17: Ulaan Baatar
Terelj NP - Ulaan Baatar - breakfast. Return to Ulaan Baatar. Enjoy free time exploring the sights on and just off Sukhbaatar Square. Dinner and overnight - hotel.
Day 18: Train
Ulaan Baatar - Beijing - breakfast. Morning transfer to rail station for onward train. Overnight - train.
Day 19: Beijing
Beijing. Today marks the end of this momentous journey. This afternoon, the train reaches Beijing.
NOTE:
Flights, visas and entrance fees not included. No meals aboard the train. Click here for visa information.
In Russia on the go use 3 star accommodation as classified by the Russian Ministry of Tourism. However, please be aware that the 3 star standards throughout Russia vary greatly and cannot be compared to hotels of a similar standard in Western Europe or, and in particular, the United States.
Homestays - Our homestays vary, you may be staying with a local family, couple or single person. In some cases the home owner may actually move out so that you have the house to yourself. The local homes we use are generally very simple and basic with shared bathroom facilities. Please note that if you are travelling in a larger group it may be necessary for you to stay in separate houses because most homes are small and only have room for one or two guests. | 
