Small Group Deals
Overview
We started our deals in 2008 to celebrate our 20th Anniversary and they were so popular we continue to offer these set trips, with organised tours along the way and fixed departure dates. You can start these trips in either Beijing or Moscow.
The tours are available nearly every week and the idea is to have between 2 and 8 people on each trip, giving you some interesting company and fun while on the trains, but maintaining small group sizes so you aren't herded around the sites by your guide.
They are a mid-range option, with standard second class trains or the option to upgrade to two berth cabins, 3* hotels, car transfers and local, experienced English speaking guides for full City tours. Most meals are included, except on the train.
As with all our trips, you need to decide in which direction to travel.
Beijing to Moscow
We have 4 Set Trips to choose from this year. They last between 13 and 20 days.
Starting off with a summer seasonal trip to Mongolia only.
A very popular option to Mongolia and Lake Baikal available throughout the year.
A longer trip with Mongolia, Lake Baikal and the Ural Mountains, with different options depending on summer or winter travel.
Lastly, one of the biggest trips you can make, stopping at seven places - Beijing - Ulanbaatar - Ulan Ude - Irkutsk - Ekaterinburg - Kazan - Moscow, best in summer, but also available in winter, with some interesting winter activities.
Moscow to Beijing
We have 4 Set Trips to choose from this year. These trips last between 12 and 22 days and all include tours and stops in different places along the way.
Stopping in Mongolia only for three days to break the journey between Moscow and Beijing.
Next up is a tour with time at Lake Baikal and on the Mongolian steppe. This is a classic trip and a very popular choice. In the summer you can include a tour of the Gobi Desert as well.
You will stop three times on this trip and visit the Ural Mountains, Olkhon Island and Listvyanka at Lake Baikal as well as the Mongolian Open Steppe.
Lastly, a full-on 23 day tour stopping as often as possible between Moscow and Beijing: Kazan; Ekaterinburg and the Ural Mountains; Irkutsk and Lake Baikal; Ulan Ude and Buryat village; Ulanbaatar, the Mongolian Steppe and Hustai National Park!
