Excursions and special inclusions
Beijing
– Visit to the Temple of Heaven and Tiananmen Square
– Visit to the Great Wall of China and Ming Tombs
– Visit to the Forbidden City
Erlian
– Visit to the local market
Ulan Bator
– Visit to the Choijin-Lama temple
– Tour of the Gandan Monastery
– Visit to Alpine Mongolia including horse-riding demonstration
Lake Baikal
– Follow the ancient tracks along the shores of Lake Baikal, including village visit
– Boat trip on Lake Baikal
Ulan Ude
– City tour
Irkutsk
– City tour with visit to the market hall
– Visit to open-air museum
Novosibirsk
– City tour and traditional welcome with bread and salt
Ekaterinburg
– City tour with visit to the Church of the Ascension
Kazan
– City tour including guided visit of the Kremlin
– Boat trip on Volga River
Moscow
– Kremlin
– Night tour
– Tour of the subway
– City tour including Church of the Redeemer
Culinary Specialties
– Peking Duck
– Caviar and vodka tasting
– Picnic on Lake Baikal
– Tsar’s feast
We regret that due to the intricate logistics of this tour, changes are sometimes unavoidable.
Prices include: train and hotel accommodation, excursions, meals & transfers according to the itinerary
Not included: flights, fees for visa, tips and own expenses. |
Our service––Your benefit
- More than 25,000 satisfied guests have travelled Europe's most experienced Tour Operator on the Transsiberian Railroad with the know-how from over 20 years of operating tours in Russia and on the Transsiberian.
- The only Private Train on the Transsiberian awarded the TÜV quality seal of the official German technical inspection authority (constantly monitoring service quality).
- Obtain insights into Russian, Mongolian and Chinese culture––in just one epic journey.
- Dine in our lovingly designed restaurant wagons and enjoy finest local cuisine and drinks served by courteous waiters.
- 41 meals included during the tour according to itinerary (B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner).
- More than 20 excursions and performances included as well as all entrance fees.
- Professional threefold tour guide-system: Knowledgeable and dedicated tour director, a competent group guide (max. 26 guests per group guide) as well as local guides, all equipped with expert knowledge of the region.
- Individual special requests possible: Access to forbidden zones and extra opening hours.
- Alternating overnights in your train compartment and in first class and standard hotels.
- Choose from 5 different compartment categories: Standard (4-bed birth), Standard Plus (2-bed birth), Nostalgic Comfort (these newly built cars are nostalgically furnished in the Soviet Government Train style of the 50’s), Bolshoi (2-bed birth with en-suite facilities) and Bolshoi Platinum (even larger than Bolshoi cabins featuring the best available comfort on the Transsiberian Railway).
- Travel with guaranteed accommodation in the category booked onboard the Private Train from Erlian to Moscow; single accommodation is possible.
- From Beijing to Erlian (about 16 hours) accommodation in comfortable sleeping quarters (the Chinese train does not carry sleeping cars of the Nostalgic Comfort and Bolshoi category; single and double accommodation aren’t guaranteed except for categories Nostalgic Comfort and Bolshoi / Bolshoi Platinum).
- Extensive trip on the ancient rail lines of the Transsiberian Railway directly on the banks of Lake Baikal with photo stop.
- Two overnights in Beijing and one night in Moscow in first class hotels (Bolshoi guests reside either in standard rooms of deluxe hotels (5 star) or in deluxe rooms or suites of first class hotels (4 star).
- One overnight each at centrally located standard hotels in Ulan Bator and Irkutsk (Bolshoi guests reside in deluxe rooms or suites of standard hotels).
- All transfers at your travel destinations (on arrival and departure day only during specific times).
- Luggage service at all train stations.
- Detailed travel documents, travel guides and personal log book.
- On-board programmes: Entertaining lectures on local culture, history and everyday life.
- Caviar and vodka tasting on board the train.
- Doctor on board (from the Chinese border to Moscow).
- Showers on board.
- Traditional Russian welcoming ceremony with bread, salt and Balalaika music.
- Special Peking Duck dinner at one of Beijing’s leading theme restaurants.
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