20th Anniversary Special Deals
To celebrate our 20th Anniversary in 2008 we have looked at our most popular trips over the last few years, combined these with some of the best we have to offer for 2008 and come up with a range of set itineraries, with some very special prices to help everyone celebrate our Anniversary Year;) Deals are currently only available on our East to West routes.
| DEAL 3 | Deal Price - €1,699 Normal price - €2,034 |
 
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| Same route as Deal Two, but with a longer jeep tour to Karakorum in Mongolia, and to Krestovaya Bay on Lake Baikal. 17 (or 18) days, with options to extend the trip in Moscow and St Petersburg. Deal based on Route BM8 | ||
| DAY 0 Arrival |
Beijing Options Arrive Beijing - you can either make your own accommodation arrangements or book from our brochure options. Allow yourself at least a few days to see the highlights including the Forbidden City and Great Wall. |
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| DAY 1 | Train, China Depart Beijing by train #23 at 07:45. The train journey passes the mountains north of Beijing before heading into the plains of Inner Mongolia reaching the Chinese border in the evening. |
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| DAY 2 | Elstei Ger, Mongolia Up early and you will see the Gobi and, if lucky, some camels before crossing into the grasslands and Steppe arriving Ulaanbaatar at 13:20. Your guide will meet you at the station and give you an orientation sight-seeing tour around the city, including the Gandan Monastery, Zaishan Hill and Sukhebaatar Square. Transfer to Elstei Ger resort. Your guide will explain local customs and introduce you to traditional living in a Ger. Dinner. Overnight. |
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| DAY 3 | Burd Sum Ger Resort, Mongolia Departure to Karakorum (425km). Travel via the Bat Khaan mountain with a picnic lunch on the way. If available, stop at camel and horse breeding herds. Overnight stay at Burd Sum Ger Resort (80 km to the east of Karakorum). |
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| Extra Day* | Elstei Ger Resort, Mongolia On some tours an extra day is spent at Elstei Ger resort (making it an 18 day trip) so the itinerary fitsS with an odd numbered departure date from Irkutsk. |
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| DAY 4* | Karakorum Ger Resort, Mongolia After breakfast leave the resort and head to Karakorum, you visit the Erdene Zhu monastery and horse breeding herds. Overnight at the Karakorum ger resort. |
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| DAY 5 | Karakorum Ger Resort, Mongolia Day trip to Ugii Lake and old Turkish Inscribed monument of the Turkic State (6th to 8th Centuries A.D). 70km along a good road to the west of Karakorum. |
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| DAY 6 | 3* Hotel, Ulaanbaatar Early morning departure from Karakorum to travel directly back to Ulaanbaatar (360+kms). On return to Ulanbaatar you will stay at Bayangol 3* hotel (no dinner). |
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| DAY 7 | Train, Mongolia Breakfast at hotel and free time to explore the sights and museums of the Capital as well as do some shopping and Internet before transfer to station for departure on train #263 at 18:40, reaching the Mongolian-Russian border late in the evening. |
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| DAY 8 | Train, Russia After a morning at the Russian border continue your journey to Irkutsk via Ulan-Ude. |
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| DAY 9 | Krestovaya Bay, Lake Baikal Arrive Irkutsk at 08:10. Transfer from the Railway Station to a family stay in Irkutsk for breakfast and a chance to shower and rest. Free time and own lunch arrangements. Take the 3pm bus with a guide to Krestovaya Bay (215km and 3 to 4 hours). Accommodation at the resort. Dinner and overnight. |
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| DAY 10* | Krestovaya Bay, Lake Baikal Breakfast. Guided walk to Dain-Choshum rock and see the ruins of the old watch tower from the Kurikan age (5th to 11th Century). Lunch. Afternoon excursion by car to Sagan-Zaba rock (5km) to see the oldest rock paintings in Asia (4,000 to 5,000 BC). Sauna (Banya) and dinner. Overnight. |
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| DAY 11 | Krestovaya Bay, Lake Baikal Breakfast. Take a car excursion to the black sandy beach (8km) and relax there before returning to the resort for lunch. After lunch relax, explore the area, enjoy the views or have a swim. Dinner and overnight. |
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| DAY 12 | 3* Hotel, Irkutsk Breakfast. Transfer by bus back to Irkutsk to check in at the central Angara Hotel. Free time in Irkutsk, where there is plenty to explore and availability of Internet cafes. |
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| DAY 13 | Train, Russia Free day in Irkutsk to explore the wood architecture, shops or relax in cafes. Transfer to the station to depart train #9 at 16:35. |
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| DAY 14 | Train, Russia A day to relax on the train watching the Siberian scenery pass by. |
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| DAY 15 | Train, Russia Today your train journey to Moscow continues passing the large cities of Krasnoyarsk, Novosibirsk and Ekaterinburg. |
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| DAY 16 | 3* Hotel, Moscow Arrival in Moscow at 16:42 where a driver and an English Speaking guide will meet you and transfer you to Maxima Zarya Hotel. |
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| DAY 17 | Tour and Extension Options After breakfast your guide will give you a 3 hour orientation tour of Moscow by foot and metro to ease you into life in this huge city. Options to extend your stay in Moscow and St Petersburg and Golden Ring tours as per our brochure. |
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Price Notes
* The trips schedule is fixed as described in the itinerary but you can add on additional services after the first night in Moscow as well as Beijing accommodation, first class upgrades and onward tickets from Russia.
* Visa costs are also additional.
* This deal cannot be used in conjunction with any other special offers or discounts advertised by us.Booking Notes
* We need a minimum of 2 people to run these tours and the maximum group size is 8 people.
* Bookings must be accepted by us and full payment made 60 days before departure.
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