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destination vladivostok - 19 days

Tour Information
Starts: Moscow
Ends: Vladivostok
Prices and Departures: Click Here
Breakfast: 12
Dinner: 4
Hotel Rating: 3 , homestay
Local tour guide: Yes
Entrance Fees: Not Included

CLASSIC ITINERARY:

Day 1: Moscow
Welcome to Moscow! Arrival transfer from Moscow Sheremetyevo or Domodedovo airport to our hotel. Overnight - Moscow.

Day 2: Red Square
Moscow - breakfast. Former nerve centre of the Evil Empire! To legendary Red Square by Metro, for a guided walk. Rest of day free. Overnight - Moscow.

Day 3: Moscow
Moscow - Yekaterinburg - breakfast. Free day. This afternoon, an included transfer to rail station for train to Yekaterinburg. Overnight - train.

Days 4 & 5: Yekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg - Tonight the train pulls into Yekaterinburg. Transfer to accommodation for supper. 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 where dumped and later found. Rest of the day free. Breakfast - (1), supper & overnight (2) - homestay.

Choose your Adventure

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,
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Day 6: Optional activity
Yekaterinburg - breakfast. Choose one of the optional activities. Supper and overnight - homestay.

Days 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.

Days 10 & 11: Optional activity
Irkutsk & Lake Baikal - breakfast. Choose one of the optional activities. Lunch - (1), supper and overnight (2) - homestay.

Day 12: Train
Irkutsk - Ulan Ude - breakfast. Evening departure to Ulan Ude.

Days 13 & 14: Ulan Ude
Ulan Ude. Early morning arrival. Transfer to homestay. Later, a city tour. Visit Ivolginsky Datsan - a Buddhist temple and also a museum dedicated to the lives of local people. On Day 14, breakfast then free time until your transfer to rail station for the train to Vladivostok. Traditional Buryat dinner (Day 13) & overnight (1) - Ulan Ude - homestay.

Days 15 & 16: Train
Aboard train - Settle into life aboard the train as it enters Russia's Far East region; this also where Siberia officially ends. Via Kharbarovsk, the train pushes on, sometimes within 10km of the Chinese border.

Days 17 & 18: Vladivostok
Vladivostok. Welcome to the end of the Trans-Siberian line. Checking into your hotel, enjoy a city tour with lunch and visit to Vladivostok port and a decommissioned submarine, the S-56, which sank 10 enemy ships in its day! On Day 18, enjoy breakfast and an excursion to Vladivostok Fortress, where, every day at noon a giant gun is fired, or the Okeanarium, dedicated to interesting local species. Overnight (2) - hotel.

Day 19: End of the line
Vladivostok - breakfast. The trip ends after breakfast. See 'what you get' for content of costsaver adventure. If wishing to travel by train from Vladivostok onwards, there is a twice weekly train service to Harbin. Why not combine this trip with our A Chinese New Year that celebrates the New Year with the Harbin Snow Festivals - amazing sculptures, some of which you can even walk on to and climb on! Please contact us for further details.

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.

On the go is a specialist operator of cultural overland adventures by Trans-Siberian train from Moscow to Beijing and vice versa. Fun and informative, from the express route of some 7 days to an 18 day journey studded with awesome stops at Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk and Lake Baikal, Ulan Ude in Eastern Buryatia and Ulaan Baatar in Mongolia plus the original route all the way to Vladivostok, on the go offer 2 types of Trans-Siberian train packages with a range of inclusions to suit all pockets. A 2-night stay is included at the departure city of Moscow or Beijing, and accommodation offered at stops ranges from home stays or hotel stays to Mongolian gers at Terelj National Park. Catch a ride on the greatest train of all – the Trans-Siberian.