Trans-Siberian Railway Inclusions

Travel

• Economy class flights between Australia, Beijing and Moscow
• Airport transfers on the first and last day of tour
• Travel by modern Chinese train from Beijing to the Chinese border and from the Chinese border to Moscow on our private train, the Tsar's Gold
• All touring conducted in air-conditioned coach

Accommodation & Meals

• 5 nights in good quality hotels (4-star)
• 1 night in a traditional Mongolian Ger (felt-lined tent) with shared facilities
• 8 nights on board the Tsar’s Gold private train in a 2-berth Category II Standard Plus sleeper cabin (with shared facilities), 1 night on board a Chinese train in a 4 berth sleeper cabin (with shared facilities)
• 15 breakfasts, 13 lunches and 14 dinners, including group welcome and farewell dinners as well as 3 specialty dinners including a Peking Duck banquet in Beijing, a Tsar’s Feast on board the train and a picnic dinner on the shores of Lake Baikal (weather permitting)

Sightseeing

• On-board talks about the culture, countryside and people, including a special caviar and vodka tasting session
• English-speaking tour director and expert English-speaking local guides

Extensive tour of Beijing

• Visit the unbelievable Forbidden City, Tiananmen Square, the Temple of Heaven and enjoy a full day visit to the Great Wall and Ming Tombs, the necropolis of the Ming Dynasty

Stunning scenery in Mongolia

• Journey across the incredible Gobi Desert, a rain shadow desert formed by the Himalaya range blocking rain-carrying clouds
• Enjoy a city tour of the Mongolian capital Ulan Bator
• Spend the day touring the highland region of Mongolia where the rugged mountain scenery is home to nomadic herdsmen, horses and shaggy yaks. We visit a local village and see a demonstration of local horseback riding skills.

Explore Lake Baikal and its spectacular surrounds

• Incredible day of touring around Lake Baikal on our private train and by boat. We stop the train at two particularly beautiful spots so we can get out and admire the scenery. We enjoy a boat trip on the lake and visit a local village.
• City tour of Ulan Ude where the legendary Trans-Mongolian and Trans-Siberian railway lines meet

Discover the isolated beauty of Siberia

• Travel through the vast birch forests and lonely mountain steppes of Siberia
• Overnight stay in the Siberian city of Irkutsk where our sightseeing includes the excellent open-air museum Life and Work in the Time of the Tsars
• City tour of Novosibirsk, the heart of Siberia, where we are given a traditional welcome of bread and salt.
• City tour of Yekaterinburg, famous as the city where the last tsar, Nicholas II, and his family met their untimely end
• City tour of Kazan, including a guided tour of the Kremlin and a boat trip on the mighty Volga River

Magnificent Moscow

• Spend 2 unforgettable days in Moscow with extensive touring of Red Square, Saint Basil’s, the Kremlin, the Underground and a Moscow-by-night tour

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