Big Rail Tripper - 18 days
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Overview
Highlights
- Beijing - home to Tiananmen Sq. and the Forbidden City
- Trans-Siberian, Mongolian & Manchurian route
- Ulaan Baatar - set on the banks of the Tuul River
- Ulan Ude - capital of the Russian Republic of Buryatia
- Irkutsk - former Cossack garrison & trading centre
- Views of Siberian forest, Gobi Desert and Lake Baikal en route
- Yekaterinburg - gateway to the Ural Mountains
- Moscow - extend your stay and visit Red Square
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Trip includes
- 11 breakfasts
- 2 nights 3 star hotel in Beijing
- 2 nights 3 star hotel in Ulaan Baatar
- 1 night 3 star hotel in Ulan Ude
- 3 nights 3 star hotel in Irkutsk
- 3 nights3 star hotel in Yekaterinburg
- Return rail station transfers in Ulaan Baatar, Ulan Ude, Irkutsk and Yekaterinburg
- 6 nights on board train (2nd class, 4 berth sleeper cabin)
- Train journey: Beijing - Moscow
- Beijing airport arrival transfer on day 1
- Transfer to Beijing train station (not platform) on day 3
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Beijing. Arrive into Beijing for the start of your epic adventure. Arrival transfer from Beijing airport to your hotel. The remains of days 1 and 2 are free for you to explore the sights of Beijing. On day 2 there is the option to embark on a Beijing sighseeing tour. ...
Beijing - Ulaan Baatar. Transfer to Beijing rail station this morning to catch the train bound for Ulaan Baatar, the capital of Mongolia. Leaving Beijing behind, the train enters the flat, dry and sparsely populated landscape of the Gobi desert before travelling north through landscapes of uninterrupted steppe, with the occasional nomad, camel and ger dotting the landscape.
Ulaan Baatar. After crossing the border into Outer Mongolia in the early hours of the morning on day 4, you'll arrive into Ulaan Baatar in the afternoon and transfer to your hotel. Mongolia is a country of unspoilt natural beauty, with endless steppe, nomadic trib...
Ulaan Baatar - Ulan Ude. Transfer to the station for the afternoon departure of your train to Ulan Ude in Russia. In the evening the train will reach the Mongolia border point at Sukhe-Batorcross and after inevitable customs and immigration formalities and delays, you will cross the border into Russia after midnight (day 7).
Ulan Ude - Irkutsk. Early morning arrival into Ulan Ude and transfer to your hotel. Days 7 and 8 are free for you to independently explore the city or take an optional Ulan Ude city tour. Thanks to its proximity to Mongolia and China, the indigenous people of the regi...
Irkutsk. Morning arrival into Irkutsk, a town with the Asiatic influences of nearby Mongolia and China, and curious architecture, which is a legacy of Siberia’s exiled aristocrats. Spend the next three days at leisure exploring the town. Or choose one of the following...
Irkutsk - Yekaterinburg. Spend day 12 at leisure in Irkutsk before your late afternoon transfer to the train station for your onward journey to Yekaterinburg across the tracts of Siberia.
Yekaterinburg. Late on the evening of day 14 the train pulls into Yekaterinburg. Transfer to your accommodation and spend the next two days at leisure exploring the city. On day 15 there is an optional city tour, which takes in the new monastery that marks the site of...
Yekaterinburg. Early morning transfer to the train station for your overnight journey to Moscow, Russia's capital.
Moscow - This morning, the train reaches Moscow which marks the end of your epic Trans-Siberian adventure. Extend your stay to explore the capital. SPECIAL NOTE: Schedules dictate a morning arrival in Moscow on day 18, however we recommend that you to stay at least one night in Moscow to avoid the risk of missing your onward international flight in case of delays.
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The total tour cost includes the tour price (regular or promotional) and the compulsory local payment. The promotional price is subject to change. Check directly with the operator for the latest price offer. The tour operator requires you to pay only the tour price to purchase your travel. The compulsory local payment will be paid when you join the trip. All prices are based on double, twin or triple share occupancy. Solo passengers will be accommodated in a double, twin or triple room according to availability with a passenger(s) of the same gender. Single supplement only needs to be paid if the passenger does not want to share and requests their own room. Discounts can only be applied at the time of booking and cannot be added at a later date, regardless of any changes made to the original booking.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Flights and visas
- No meals aboard the train
- Laundry, drinks and items of a personal nature
- This journey is semi-independent and is unescorted. It is not a group departure and you will not have a tour guide.
Accommodation
Children can travel aboard the Trans-Siberian however this style of trip is really only suitable for older children who are able to occupy themselves on the train where there is little to do and not much room to run around.
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