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The Trans-Siberian Journey & Mongolia Reverse | Ulan Bator - Baikal - Moscow
Ulan Bator
mnMongolia
1 night
Your program overview

Day 1: Arrival
Upon arrival your driver meets you and takes to your centrally located hotel for check-in. The rest of the day is at your leisure.

Optional pre-tour extension available: begin your journey in Beijing and spend 4 days exploring this Chinese gem or to Vladivostok to visit one of the most significant Russian ports located on the western shores of the Sea of Japan. Contact your travel specialist for details.

Day 2: Visiting the Gandan Monastery & Trip to Gorkhi-Terelji National Park
Following breakfast you check out from your hotel, meet your guide and explore the legendary Mongolian Buddhist Gandan Monastery in Ulan Bator. You then depart from the capital and in about 1.5 hours arrive to the camp.

Day 1 Ulan Bator
Best Western Tuushin Hotel
Best Western Tuushin Hotel
MN, Prime Minister Amar street 15, MN- 14200, Ulaanbaatar
Deluxe Double Breakfast included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Day 2 Ulan Bator
Best Western Tuushin Hotel
Included
Tour to the Gandan Monastery
Included
Half day
Private tour
Tour to the Gandan Monastery
Car from Ulan Bator to Gorkhi-Terelj National ParkPrivate Transfer Minivan
Departure
Ulan Bator, MongoliaUlan Bator hotel
1 h 30 min
Arrival
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, MongoliaGorkhi-Terelj National Park

Description for connection

You depart from the capital for Gorkhi-Terelji National Park.
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
mnMongolia
1 night
Your program overview

Day 2: Gorkhi-Terelji National Park Tour & Meeting a Nomadic Family
Upon arrival, you enjoy traditional lunch.

Later you take the tour of the picturesque Gorkhi-Terelji National Park and visit its most popular attractions, including the famous Turtle Rock and the Aryabal Temple located on a steep hill. At the entrance to the temple’s grounds there is a long walking path leading to the set of 108 steep stairs that symbolize the elephant’s elongated trunk. You can rise up to the temple and enjoy the magnificent view of surrounding valleys.

In the afternoon you visit a nomadic family to learn more about their culture, authentic lifestyle and traditions. In the evening you enjoy a 1-hour pony riding and have dinner at the camp. You spend this night in a traditional Mongolian yurt.

Additional meals: Lunch, Dinner

Day 3: Tour on the Way to Ulan Bator
Following breakfast at the ger camp, you meet your guide and depart from ger camp.

Day 2 Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
Buuveit Ger Camp
Buuveit Ger Camp
MN, Galuut bag, Bayandelger soum (county), Tuv province, Mongolia
Standard Double Breakfast included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Day 3 Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
Buuveit Ger Camp
Included
Guided Horseback Riding
Included
Guided Horseback Riding
Trip to Gorkhi-Terelji National Park & Visit to Nomadic Family
Included
Full day
Trip to Gorkhi-Terelji National Park & Visit to Nomadic Family
Car from Gorkhi-Terelj National Park to Ulan BatorPrivate Transfer & Exploring Genghis Khan Statue
Departure
Gorkhi-Terelj National Park, MongoliaGorkhi-Terelj National Park
6 h
Arrival
Ulan Bator, MongoliaUlan Bator hotel

Description for connection

You head for the banks of the Tuul River where an iconic 40-meters tall equestrian statue of Genghis Khan is located. During the tour you explore the interiors of the statue, see a replica of Genghis Khan’s legendary golden whip and walk through the chest and neck of the statue's horse up to its head. At the top you enjoy an excellent view of the complex area and the surrounding scenery. After a break for lunch, you make your way to the famous Zaisan Hill which offers the best panorama of Ulan Bator and then to the cashmere factory where you learn how raw materials are being transformed into thread and then into clothing. Later you are transferred to your hotel in Ulan Bator.
Ulan Bator
mnMongolia
1 night
Your program overview

Day 3: Folk Show
After the tour you are transferred to your hotel in Ulan Bator for check-in. In the evening you attend an amazing Mongolian folk show at the State National Song and Dance Academic Ensemble of Mongolia (transfers are included). After the show you are invited to the restaurant to have dinner with your fellow travelers.

Additional meals: Dinner

Day 4: Ulan Bator Sightseeing Tour
After breakfast you check out from the hotel and go on an exciting walking city tour around the most interesting attractions of Ulan Bator. 

During the tour you visit the National Museum of Mongolia, one of the leading museums in the whole country and the one which is responsible for preserving Mongolian cultural heritage. You also stroll along the main streets of the city, see the Parlament house and walk through the central Sukhbaatar Square formerly known as Genghis Khan Square.

After the tour you return to the hotel for your baggage, and your driver transfers you to the train station. Your journey will begin in a first-class sleeper in a regular train car taking you to Ulan Ude where you will change to the first-class sleeper in a private train car for the second part of your trip. 

The private train car is detached during stops with stays overnight in hotels. The private car is locked, thus you will be able to keep your large luggage locked on the train and go to the hotel with only small overnight bags

Day 3 Ulan Bator
Best Western Tuushin Hotel
Best Western Tuushin Hotel
MN, Prime Minister Amar street 15, MN- 14200, Ulaanbaatar
Deluxe Double Breakfast included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Day 4 Ulan Bator
Best Western Tuushin Hotel
Included
Half Day Private Walking City Tour
Included
Half day
Private tour
Half Day Private Walking City Tour
Folk Show with Transfers
Included
Half day
Group tour
Folk Show with Transfers
Train from Ulan Bator to Irkutsk1st Class Sleeper
Departure
Ulan Bator, MongoliaCentral Station
23 h
Arrival
Irkutsk, RussiaCentral Station

Description for connection

You board a train that takes you to the next destination - Irkutsk. You spend this day on board your train enjoying fantastic scenery passing by your window.

Irkutsk
ruRussia
1 day
Your program overview

Day 5: Transfer to Lake Baikal
In the afternoon your train arrives in Irkutsk. Upon arrival, you are transferred right to the Lake Baikal shore and check in to your hotel.

Day 5 Irkutsk
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Car from Irkutsk to ListvyankaPrivate Transfer Minivan
Departure
Irkutsk, RussiaIrkutsk Hotel / Station
1 h
Arrival
Listvyanka, RussiaListvyanka Hotel
Listvyanka
Listvyanka
ruRussia
1 night
Your program overview

Day 5: Transfer to Baikal & Lake Baikal Cruise
After lunch at a local restaurant we invite you for an exclusive experience - a private 3-hour cruise on Lake Baikal. Together with the guide you board a ship that takes you to one of the first Baikal railroad stations. After you get ashore, you walk to the tunnels of the old railroad and take magnificent pictures. On the way back you relax on the open-air deck with a cup of hot Siberian tea and local candies, listening to the stories about the life of locals.

After the cruise you return to your hotel and have the rest of the evening free.

Today you have a chance to attend a traditional Russian banya or sauna (at your choice) at the hotel.

Additional meals: lunch

Day 6: Listvyanka Village Tour & Trip to Taltsy Village
Following breakfast  you check out, meet your guide and driver and enjoy a tour around Listvyanka Village. During the tour you visit the Baikal Limnological Museum and Aquarium that houses an interesting display of the unique flora and fauna of the lake.

Then you take a chair-lift to the nearby viewpoint to take some magnificent panoramic pictures of Baikal, view the Chersky Rock and visit the 19th century wooden St. Nicolas church and spend some time at a local fish market where you see a great variety of fish and different ways of cooking it.

Then you say "Good-bye" to Lake Baikal and take a trip to the open-air museum of wooden architecture located in Taltsy Village.

This reconstructed Siberian village consists of a number of buildings that were threatened with flooding when the Irkutsk Dam was constructed on the Angara River. All the buildings at the Taltsy museum were rescued from the rising waters and brought here to serve as models of Irkutsk regional architecture.

After the tour you are transferred to Irkutsk.

Please note: chair-lift is not available on Monday

Day 5 Listvyanka
Anastasia Hotel
Anastasia Hotel
, Irkutsk
Standard Twin Breakfast included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Day 6 Listvyanka
Anastasia Hotel
Included
Half Day Tour of Listvyanka
Included
Half day
Private tour
Half Day Tour of Listvyanka
Half Day Trip to Taltsy Village
Included
Half day
Private tour
Half Day Trip to Taltsy Village
Lunch in Listvyanka
Included
Private tour
Lunch in Listvyanka
Private Baikal Cruise (from Anastasia Hotel)
Included
Half day
Private tour
Private Baikal Cruise (from Anastasia Hotel)
Car from Listvyanka to IrkutskPrivate Transfer Minivan
Departure
Listvyanka, RussiaListvyanka Hotel
1 h
Arrival
Irkutsk, RussiaIrkutsk Hotel / Station
Irkutsk
ruRussia
1 night
Your program overview

Day 6: Arrival

Upon arrival, you check in to the centrally located hotel and have the rest of the day free.


Day 7: Irkutsk City Tour

After breakfast you check out from your hotel and have morning at leisure. After time for lunch (not included) you meet your guide and driver in the hotel lobby and have a guided tour around the most remarkable city's attractions.

You first walk along Angara River embankment - the most popular meeting place among the locals - to an eternal flame and the monument to explorer Yakov Pohabov, the founder of the city. You proceed to the only Catholic Cathedral in Irkutsk, the beautiful Polish Roman Church, located in the historical part of Irkutsk.

You are then driven to one of the main monasteries in Siberia - Sign Monastery also known as the Znamensky Monastery. You also explore the Kazan Church, which with its Byzantine style decorations looks like a fairy tower, and Block 130, the historical zone with many colorful wooden houses and buildings constructed in the 17th century.

After the tour you are transferred to the train station, board your private train car and continue your Trans-Siberian journey further to Yekaterinburg. 

Day 6 Irkutsk
Marriott Courtyard Irkutsk City Center
Marriott Courtyard Irkutsk City Center
RU, Chkalov Street 15, Irkutsk, 664025
Deluxe Double Breakfast included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
25 m²
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Day 7 Irkutsk
Marriott Courtyard Irkutsk City Center
Included
Half Day Private Guided Tour
Included
Half day
Private tour
Half Day Private Guided Tour
Train from Irkutsk to Yekaterinburg1st Сlass Sleeper
Departure
Irkutsk, RussiaCentral station
2 d 2 h
Arrival
Yekaterinburg, RussiaCentral station

Description for connection

At the station you board a train to Irkutsk to continue your Trans-Siberian journey. You spend these days onboard enjoying fantastic scenery passing by your window.

Yekaterinburg
ruRussia
2 nights
Your program overview

Day 9: Arrival

Upon arrival in Yekaterinburg, your driver meets you at the train station and transfers you to your centrally located hotel for overnight.

Day 10: Exploring the Highlights of Yekaterinburg

After breakfast you meet your guide and enjoy a sightseeing tour around the most remarkable city landmarks.

During the tour you take a walk through the historical city center, visit Ural Craftsman Lane where you can buy some traditional hand-made souvenirs, see the magnificent architectural ensemble of the Rastorguev - Haritonov House, admire Sevastyanov's House - the symbol of the city, and take a trip to the famous Europe-Asia monument where you can happily experience being at two places at once putting one foot in Europe and the other in Asia.

The second part of your tour is dedicated to the last days of the Russian Imperial Family. You visit the Church on Blood built on the site of the notorious Ipatiev House, where the last Russian Emperor, Nicolas II, and his family were executed by the Bolsheviks in 1918.
Your guide also takes you to the first burial place of the tsar’s family - the Monastery Complex “Ganina Yama” that now consists of seven chapels - one for each member of the royal family.

The day is crowned with a visit to Boris Yeltsin Center, a modern high tech complex where you explore the museum dedicated to the first Russian president and learn about the contemporary history of Russia starting with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the period often described as “the wild 90s”.

After the tour you return to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.


Day 11: Departure

In the morning you check out from your hotel and your driver takes you to the train station where you board your private train car and head for Moscow.

Day 9 Yekaterinburg
Four Elements Yekaterinburg
Four Elements Yekaterinburg
RU, Lenin Avenue, 9А, Yekaterinburg, 620014
Standard Double Breakfast included
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
25 m²
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Transfer Minivan
Day 10 Yekaterinburg
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 11 Yekaterinburg
Four Elements Yekaterinburg
Departure: Private Transfer Minivan
Included
City Highlights & Last Days of Russian Imperial Family
Included
Full day
City Highlights & Last Days of Russian Imperial Family
Train from Yekaterinburg to Moscow1st Class Sleeper
Departure
Yekaterinburg, RussiaCentral station
1 d 2 h
Arrival
Moscow, RussiaYarolsavskiy station

Description for connection

At the train station you board a train running to Moscow.

Moscow
ruRussia
2 nights
Your program overview

Day 12: Exploring the Kremlin, Armoury Chamber & the Heart of Moscow

In the morning your train arrives in the legendary capital of Russia - Moscow. Your driver meets you at the train station and your tour leader takes you to a centrally located hotel to leave luggage and have breakfast. 

You then say good-bye to the tour leader, meet a local guide in the hotel lobby and go to the Kremlin territory where you have a chance to explore the gems hidden behind the Kremlin walls such as the Cathedral Square and the Assumption and Annunciation cathedrals.

Then you visit the famous Armoury Chamber that houses a unique collection of crown jewels, stunning coronation finery, hand-forged armor and weapons, royal carriages and sleighs, and world-famous Fabergé eggs.

After a short break for coffee you take a walk through the beautiful Red Square, go inside the colorful St. Basil's Cathedral and explore the famous GUM department store.

After the tour you return to the hotel and have the rest of the day free.

Day 13: Visiting the Tretyakov Gallery & Moscow Subway Ride

Following breakfast you meet your guide and driver and enjoy a tour of the world-famous treasure trove of the Russian fine art, the Tretyakov Gallery, where you have amazing time viewing the gems of its collection, including the famous masterpieces of Ivan Aivazovsky, Mikhail Vrubel, and Viktor Vasnetsov.

After the tour of the Tretyakov Gallery you have a quick subway ride to explore the most beautiful stations of Moscow Subway, which is known to be one of the most beautiful and efficient metro systems in the world. Then you see the spectacular Cathedral of Christ the Savior and learn the story of its destruction and reconstruction.

Today you also have a chance to enjoy one of the best city views at Sparrow Hills and see the grand building of Moscow State University, the highest of seven Stalinist skyscrapers of Moscow.

After the tour you are transferred to your hotel and have the rest of the day free.

Day 14: Departure
Following breakfast you check out from your hotel, and your driver transfers you to the airport. We wish you a safe flight and hope to work on your future trips!

Optional post-tour extension available: continue your journey further to the legendary Venice of the North and the brilliant Northern capital of Russia - St. Petersburg. Contact your travel specialist for details.

Day 12 Moscow
Marriott Courtyard Moscow
Marriott Courtyard Moscow
RU, Voznesenskiy Pereulok, 7, Moscow, 125009
Standard Double
Up to 2 guests
1 double / twin beds
26 m²
Breakfast included
2 Adults
1 Room
Arrival: Private Transfer Minivan
Day 13 Moscow
You don't have any pre-planned program for this day
Day 14 Moscow
Marriott Courtyard Moscow
Departure: Private Transfer Sedan
Included
Walking Tour of the Kremlin, Armoury Chamber & the Heart of Moscow
Included
Half day
Private tour
Walking Tour of the Kremlin, Armoury Chamber & the Heart of Moscow
Full Day Private Panoramic City Tour, Tretyakov Gallery & Subway
Included
Full day
Private tour
Full Day Private Panoramic City Tour, Tretyakov Gallery & Subway
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