13 Days Trans – Siberian Express (Eastbound) By private Train Tsar`s Gold From Moscow via Lake Baikal throught Mongolia to Beijing A journey on the legendary Transsiberian Railroad is one of the last great travel adventures in our world. Set this dream of a lifetime on the tracks with our Private Train and experience Russia, Mongolia and China in the safest, most comfortable and fascinating manner. The historic route between Moscow, Lake Baikal and Beijing is the heart of all travel variants: The exciting days of your journey are delivering three of the world’s largest countries directly to your compartment. Lean back to enjoy the dramatic changes of scenery and savour a choice of Europe’s and Asia’s most superb and splendid landscapes! Highlights Of The Tour :- - 2 extensive stop at Lake Baikal - 40 hours at Lake Baikal Boat Trip on the Greatest river, the VOLGA - Boat ride at Lake Baikal - Glorious for Icon and Cathedrals - Experience the “Tsar`s Feast” Visit typical Siberian Village - Mongolian Horse Show Traditional greeting with bread, salt and balalaika - Caviar and Vodka Tasting Picnic at Lake Baikal - Guided tour in Kremlin, Night Tour & Subway Visit the Typical Russian Market - Visit the open air Museum in Irkutsk - Visit Kazan,Ekaterinburg, Ulan Bator, Novosibirsk and Irkutsk
Day 1 Welcome to Moscow D After having arrived in Moscow, your tour guide welcomes you at the airport and accompanies you to your hotel. The Russian capital presents itself in wonderful illumination on your "Moscow by Night" city lights tour. Afterwards you can stroll across the famous Red Square with your tour guides and experience Moscow’s Metro stations in all their splendour and beauty. At night, the beds in your first class hotel spread comfort. Day 2 Sightseeing Moscow B/L/D Your grand city tour starts in the morning with the Kremlin, including one of the magnificent cathedrals still left from the time of the Tsars. Towards evening, your train departs from the Kazan Station. Day 3 Kazan B/L/D In the morning arrival in Kazan, ancient capital of the Tartars, where you visit the city’s Kremlin. A boat trip will make you familiar with Europe's greatest river, the Volga. Your Private Train resumes its journey in the evening. Day 4 Ekaterinburg B/L/D In the afternoon halt in Ekaterinburg and short city tour. In the course of the city tour you will see the newly erected Cathedral-on-the-blood, built in memorial of that tragic historical event. Back on the train you enjoy your view on the fascinating landscape and in the course of a caviar and vodka tasting you get acquainted with the traditions of Russian hospitality. Day 5 Novosibirsk B/L/D You reach Novosibirsk, heart of Siberia, where you will be welcomed in the traditional Russian manner with bread and salt. Your city tour includes a visit to the lively market. After dinner, the train continues its ride eastwards.
END OF TRAIN SERVICE ON DAY 13 Day 6 Across Siberia B/L/D Your Private Train, by now your second home, proceeds onward over the Yenisei River through Siberia. The on-board restaurant cooks once again demonstrate their skills with the speciality meal "Tsar’s Feast". Day 7 Irkutsk B/L/D Today the train reaches Irkutsk, capital of Eastern Siberia. During a city tour you will see the new statue of Alexander III. After lunch, you undertake an excursion to the open-air museum "Life and Work in the Time of the Tsars”. A taiga dinner in a Siberian forest restaurant is the excursion’s romantic finale. Spend the night in a centrally located standard hotel in Irkutsk. Day 8 Lake Baikal B/L/D Today you will visit a Siberian village by bus. A boat takes you across the deep waters to Port Baikal, where your Private Train awaits you. On ancient tracks it takes you directly along the shore of Lake Baikal for several hours. Dinner is served in typical local style as a picnic on the shores of the lake (weather permitting). Day 9 Ulan Ude B/L/D This day takes you along a different part of the shore of the mystical Lake Baikal, and then onwards through the wild and lonely mountain steppes of Eastern Siberia. On the way to the Mongolian border the train will stop in Ulan Ude, where you attend the city tour. Day 10 Ulan Bator and Gandan Monastry B/L/D In the morning you arrive in Ulan Bator. In the course of a city tour you will see the impressive Buddhist Gandan Monastery, the open air railway museum and the Lama Museum. In the evening, your tour guides show you the best beer garden in the city. You spend the night in a centrally located standard hotel in Ulan Bator. Day 11 Ulan Bator and the Mongolian Alps B/L/D Today you attend a tour to Mongolian Switzerland. After breakfast, a bus trip reveals the beautiful countryside. You take lunch within the typical tent settlements of nomadic herdsmen. A Mongolian horseback riding show will be performed especially for you. In the evening your Private Train will travel onward to the Chinese border. Day 12 Through the Gobi desert B/L/D In the early morning your train halts in the middle of the Gobi Desert, some time ago one of the favourite settlements of dinosaurs. Towards noontime, you reach the Chinese border, where your Chinese train is ready for departure. (The Chinese train has no Nostalgic Comfort and Bolshoi cars, but is furnished in a modern and practical manner. You sleep in compartments with either two or four beds.) Day 13 Welcome to Beijing / Kuala Lumpur B After observing impressive scenes of Chinese rural life from your compartment window, you arrive in Beijing in the morning, Today a wonderful trip filled with unique and unforgettable experiences comes to its end. Note – own transfer to airport for your flight home or you may wish to extend your stay in Beijing. (transfer to airport on day 13 is not included in Train Package) END OF TRAIN SERVICE ON DAY 13
Compartment Category I (4-Bed Cabin) Compartment Category II (Standard Plus) Compartment Category III (Nostalgic Comfort) Compartment Category IV (Bolshoi) Compartment Category V (Bolshoi Platinum)
Transsiberian Date / Rate 2011/2012 Tsar`s Gold From Moscow to Beijing Moscow to Beijing 2011 :- 16 Aug – 31 Aug 09 Sep – 24 Sep Moscow to Beijing 2012 :- 15 May – 30 May 12 Jun – 27 Jun 10 Jul – 25 Jul 07 Aug – 22 Aug 28 Aug – 12 Sep 04 Sep – 19 Sep Compartment Category I (Standard 4 berth Compartment) Rm 26,000 Supplement if the Compartment use by 3 person. Supplement per person. Rm 2,835 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Compartment Category II (Standard 2 berth Compartment) Rm 31,600 Supplement per person. Rm 5,500 Compartment Category III (Nostalgic Comfort) (Standard 2 berth Compartment) Rm 38,200 Supplement per person. Rm 12,780 Compartment Category IV (Bolshoi) (Standard 2 berth Compartment) Rm 51,200 Supplement per person. Rm 19,800 Compartment Category V (Bolshoi Platinum) (Standard 2 berth Compartment) Rm 59,300 Supplement per person. Rm 20,600 High Season Sur Charge for Jul , Aug , Sep Rm 750