Deluxe Escorted Trips - Eastbound
There are two trips running from Moscow this summer where you can join our office manager on his return run to Beijing. The first trip, starting in July, lasts 24 days and the second trip, in September, lasts 21 days. This includes 2 nights in Moscow before, and 2 nights in Beijing after the train journey.
Trip M1 offers the main stop-over options, including Lake Baikal and Mongolia, plus the Ural Mountains and Ulan Ude. While trip M2 is a slightly shorter trip and includes the Circum-Baikal railway instead of Ulan Ude, but other tours are similar.
If you are flexible on dates and start position, have a look also at our Westbound Escorted trips if you haven't already.
- Escorted M1 - 24th July
- Escorted M2 - 6th September
Escorted M1 - Moscow to Beijing
deluxe escorted trip
4,490
ITINERARY: After (2 nights) in Moscow, you will spend (3) nights in Ekaterinburg and the Ural Mountains - the natural border of Asia/Europe. Then relax on the shore of Lake Baikal (2) and Irkutsk (1) before heading to the other side of the Lake at Ulan-Ude (2) to see Old Believer's religion, Buryat customs and Buddhist monasteries. Into Mongolia and a jeep tour to Hustai National Park (2) and Elstei Ger Lodge (2) for horse-riding and a cultural performance. (1) night in Ulanbaatar before crossing the Gobi into China and finally a tour of Beijing (2 nights).
PRICE: First Class from € 4,490*
OUR SAY: This trip really includes the best of any Trans Siberian tour seeing 8 different locations with 16 nights on tour, 7 nights on a train and 24 days with your tour leader!
DATES: 24 day tour starts in Moscow on Saturday 24th July 2010.
PRICE: First Class € 4,490
PRICE: Single Person Price € 4,690
PRICE: Single Supplement € 700
Local food seller
on the platform
HIGHLIGHTS:
- 2 nights downtown 5* hotel in Moscow
- City Tours in Moscow, Ekaterinburg, Ulan-Ude, Ulaanbaatar and Beijing
- Museums and guided trips
- Trip into the Urals
- Activity day in Listvyanka
- 2x lunch in Ulan-Ude - with Buryat family and traditional Old Believers
- See Przewalski's horses in Hustai
- Horse trip in Elstei
- Cultural performance in Mongolia and Beijing
- Special dinner-night out with Monkey in Moscow, Ekaterinburg, Ulanbaatar and Beijing
- 2 nights 4* central in Beijing
TOUR INCLUDES: tour leader, local guides, cultural excursions, train ticket in first class for 7 nights, 13 nights 4/5* hotel accommodation, 3 nights in a comfortable Ger, city tour in Moscow, Ekaterinburg City tour and countryside excursion, excursion to Listvyanka on Lake Baikal and Irkutsk city tour, 2 day City tour in Ulan Ude, jeep tour to Hustai and Elstei, city tour in Ulanbaatar, city tour in Beijing
EXTRAS: Not included in the price are visa costs, onward travel, meals on train, dinner when in City except where listed, gratuities.
| 24-07-10 | Tour start date. check-in to Hilton Hotel if you haven't booked previous days. Meet the group for a City tour, introductory dinner and a optional trip to the Ballet. (B|D) |
| 25-07-10 | Breakfast at hotel and tour to Kremlin and the Armoury, free afternoon and dinner option. (B) |
| 26-07-10 | Free morning or optional metro tour, meet at 15:00 for transfer to station and departure on train #16 at 16:50 (B) |
| 27-07-10 | Arrive Ekaterinburg at 20:15, transfer to Chekhov hotel |
| 28-07-10 | A day to explore the City of Ekaterinburg with your guide. Own arrangements for lunch and dinner option (B) |
| 29-07-10 | Escape to the countryside: today you have a choice of 3 excursions with your local guides to the Ural Mountains, prebook a tour to Tavolgi, Wilderness Trip, or a country village (B|L). Optional dinner. |
| 30-07-10 | Free morning and transfer to station for departure on train #44 at 11:58 (B) |
| 31-07-10 | On train crossing Siberia |
| 01-08-10 | Arrive Irkutsk at 20:12, transfer to Angara Hotel |
| 02-08-10 | Today is a highlight of the trip so far. Head down to beautiful Lake Baikal and Listvyanka Village. You will visit the museum to learn about life on the lake, have lunch by the lake, explore the lakeside, check-in to the Terema wooden Hotel and have a free afternoon to stroll around Listvyanka. Have a traditional banya in the hotel followed by a group dinner. (B|L|D) |
| 03-08-10 | Another fun day at Lake Baikal. Choice of activities (quad biking, hiking in the hills, diving on Lake Baikal). A packed lunch will be supplied as you'll be away most of the day. Relax in the hotel banya. Optional Dinner. (B|L) |
| 04-08-10 | Return to Irkutsk, stopping on the way at the Architectural Museum and then have a city tour. Free afternoon for souvenir shopping or to explore the old town. Meet at the hotel around 8pm for transfer to train station and departure on train #362 at 21:50 (B) |
| 05-08-10 | After a relatively short overnight train journey you arrive Ulan-Ude at 06:15, with transfer to hotel for breakfast and to freshen up. Full day tour to Atsagatski Datsun, lunch with Buryat family. Return to Ulan-Ude, dinner, overnight (L|D) |
| 06-08-10 | Another day in Ulan Ude and another full day tour out of the city. Tour to Ivolginski Datsun, visit Old Believer village, church and museum. Lunch with family. Return to Ulan-Ude, dinner, overnight (B|L|D) |
| 07-08-10 | Early breakfast and depart Ulan-Ude at 06:55. This is your final day in Russia and you will spend a few hours at the Russian / Mongolian border, immigration formalities, changing the train, etc. |
| 08-08-10 | Another memorable day! Arrive Ulaanbaatar at 06:10, meet your local guide and a quick stop for breakfast. Head out to the wonders of Hustai National Park in the foothills of the Khenti Mountain Range. You will travel by jeep, sleep in comfortable but traditional Mongolian tourist gers (yurts) and enjoy a local dinner in the ger camp. Take time to enjoy the surroundings and star gaze! (B|L|D) |
| 09-08-10 | A great day in Hustai National Park. Explore the mountainous area and wander among the wild Priwalski horses, opportunity to ride Mongolian horses and learn the unique Mongolian saddle. Dinner and overnight at the Ger camp. (B|L|D) |
| 10-08-10 | Back in the jeeps for a trip across the Open Steppe to another part of the grasslands. You will spend the night at Elstei Ger camp which is a comfortable ger lodge. Your local guide will be on hand to teach you local customs, there's more opportunities to go horse-riding, visit the nearby Monument to Chinghis Khan. You will experience a traditional cultural show in the evening. (B|L|D) |
| 11-08-10 | Another day at Elstei Ger Lodge, a day to take it easy and enjoy the solitude and natural beauty of the area, or if you want to get active, a visit to local nomads on horseback. (B|L|D) |
| 12-08-10 | Drive back to the City and check-in to the Bayangol 3* hotel. Have a city tour, visit local museums, buy souvenirs (cashmere, Mongolian rugs, etc). Free time before a Mongolian Barbecue dinner. (B|D) |
| 13-08-10 | Your last day in Mongolia. An early start and transfer to station for departure on train #24 at 08:05. You will pass the Gobi Desert this afternoon before arriving at the Mongolia/Chinese border. Again a lengthy stop as border formalities are carried out, and the bogeys on the train are changed for the wider gauge in China. |
| 14-08-10 | Wake up in China! Keep an eye on the view as you will get your first glimpse of the Great Wall late morning. Arrive in Beijing in the afternoon and check-in to the comforts of the Paragon 4* Hotel. Afternoon tour to the old part of Beijing, enjoy a rickshaw tour around Lake Houhai, which is a great place to have dinner amongst the old hutongs. |
| 15-08-10 | Full day tour of Beijng today. Visit the main sights including the Temple of Heaven, Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square. Free afternoon and then a group dinner at a famous Peking Duck restaurant and a Chinese Acrobat show. |
| 16-08-10 | End of group tour. Possible extensions in Beijing, tours to the Great Wall and etc. |
Minimum group size is four people for this tour to run. The standard price is based on two people sharing on a group tour. If you are a single traveller you will pay a single supplement for hotel rooms and train cabin, or if you specifically request single accommodation. Train travel is based on first class two berth cabins.
Reservations without commitment will be held for a maximum of one month. A non-refundable deposit is required upon booking of € 750 per person. Bookings accepted as per our usual terms and conditions.
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