Tour Details
- Starts in: Moscow / Ends in: Vladivostok
- Departs: Mondays - year round
- No local payment required
- Breakfast:12, Lunch: 5, Dinner: 7
- Hotel Rating: 3 star (+ homestay)
- Tour Guide: Yes - for stopover arrangements
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Destination Vladivostok - 19 days
The original Trans-Siberian journey all the way to the end of the line at Vladivostok on Russia's Pacific coast. Kicking off in Moscow, ride the rails some 9288km with stops in Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk (for Lake Baikal) & Ulan Ude - Buddhist bastion of Eastern Russia.
Day 1: Moscow
Monday. Welcome to Moscow! Arrival transfer from Moscow Sheremetyevo or Domodedovo airport to our hotel. Overnight - Moscow
Day 2: Red Square
The setting for the plots of countless espionage novels, today’s Moscow is less ‘cloak and dagger’ and more ‘welcome and smiles’. Enjoy a guided walk in the centre, taking in the sights of Red Square - the brightly coloured St Basil’s cathedral, the ritzy GUM department store and if open Lenin’s mausoleum, where you can pay your respects to the grandfather of Communism himself. The rest of day is free for you to explore Russia's lively capital city. Overnight - Moscow (B)
Destination Vladivostok - 19 days Go Guide : :Check out the go guide for details of the tour, info on visas, climate, money, what to bring and more!
Day 3: Moscow
Moscow - Yekaterinburg. A free day for you to explore the capital. Perhaps jump aboard the Stalinist era metro and see the beautifully decorated stations. Tonight - included transfer to rail station for train departure.
Overnight - train (B)
Days 4 - 5: Yekaterinburg
On the evening of day 4 the train pulls in to Yekaterinburg. Transfer to accommodation. On day 5 enjoy breakfast and then a city tour which takes in the new monastery that marks the site of the Romanov family’s execution in 1918 and Ganina Yama - a beautiful monastic complex built on the site where their bodies were discarded and later found. The tour also takes you to the Europe/Asia border where you can stand with a foot in each continent! Overnight - homestay (B:1, D:2)
Day 6: Optional activity
Today you can choose one of the optional activities available. This evening enjoy dinner and relaxation at the homestay before transferring to the train station shortly after midnight. Overnight - train (B, L, D)
Days 7 - 8: Train to Irkutsk
Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk. The train departs in the very early hours of the morning on day 7 for your onward journey to Irkutsk. Relax on board and enjoy the views! Overnight - train (B:1)
Day 9: Train - Lake Baikal
Irkutsk & Lake Baikal - Arrive Irkutsk and transfer to Listvyanka village. Offering striking views of the lake, Listvyanka is your base. Enjoy lunch, a guided walk and a visit to the interesting Lake museum. Tonight experience a Siberian banya (sauna). Overnight - homestay (L, D)
Days 10 - 11: Irkutsk & Lake Baikal
Two days at leisure. Why not choose one of the optional activities available? *Please note: Lunch is provided on day 10 on all optional activities apart from 'Lake Baikal at Leisure' Overnight - homestay (B:2, L:2, D:2)
Day 12: Train to Ulan Ude
Irkutsk - Ulan Ude. Evening departure to Ulan Ude, with partial overnight aboard train. Overnight - train (B)
Days 13 - 14: Ulan Ude
Very early morning arrival and transfer to homestay. Later, enjoy 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. Enjoy a traditional Buryat dinner on Day 13. On Day 14, breakfast, then free time until afternoon transfer to rail station for the train to Ulaan Baatar. Overnight - homestay (1) train (1) (B:2, D:1)
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. Overnight - train
Days 17 - 18: Vladivostok
Arrive in 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 - hotel (B:1, L:1)
Day 19: End of the Line
Friday. The trip ends after breakfast.
See the 'Costsaver' tab above, for the content of our Costsaver journey
Hotels: 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 home 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.
Train schedules: Chinese and Mongolian Railways do change their schedules from time to time, which could alter the itinerary. Please check with us at time of booking. (B)
See the 'Costsaver' tab above, for the content of our Costsaver journey
Hotels: 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 home 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.
Train schedules: Chinese and Mongolian Railways do change their schedules from time to time, which could alter the itinerary. Please check with us at time of booking. (B)
Choose your Adventure
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Make the most of your time in Yekaterinburg by choosing one of our optional activities that most appeals to you. Please specify your preference at time of booking. Please note that optional activities are only available on Classic Adventures not Costsaver. |
Whilst in Vladivostok visit the Siberian Tigers!
Take a day trip from Vladivostok to the only Siberian Tiger reservation in the world. The area is the last stronghold of these magnificent creatures.
