Top Eastern Europe Cultural Tours & Packages In 2025/2026

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• 4,000 miles along the Silk Road between Moscow and Beijing, with Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan
• Ride camels in the Gobi Desert, marvel at the Terracotta Warriors, and soak up Islamic architecture in Khiva
• Opt for an abridged 13-day trip aboard the Golden Eagle from Moscow to Almaty (or reverse)

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• The Great Wall of China, the Ming Tombs, Avenue of the Spirits and a pearl cultivation farm
• Beijing, the Temple of Heaven and the Forbidden City
• Pass through the Gobi Desert
• The museums of Ulaanbaatar
• Ulaanbaatar and Gandan Monastery, the seat of Buddhist activity in the country

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• Explore the mustical,Gobi Desert, Flaming Cliffs,Tugrugiin Shiree,Yol Valley and Mol tsog Els.
• Trans-­Siberian Railroad with exclusive photo stops.
• Daily lectures about countries, people and cultures.
• Pristine Siberian villages and landscape.
• Train ride along the traditional Trans-­Siberian railway with 2 exclusive photo stops.

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• Discover the Kremlin, Russia's political centre
• Ride a high-speed train through Russia's Countryside
• Marvel at the magnificent St Basil's Cathedral
• See artistic treasures at the Hermitage
• Tour Catherine the Great's opulent palace

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• Explore the city of Berlin
• Visit Wroclaw, Situated on the River Odra
• Explore Krakow, Situated at the foot of the Carpathian Mountain
• See Royal Wawel Castle, St Mary’s Basilica and the Renaissance Cloth Hall
• Visit to Spilberk Castle and Saint Peter and Paul’s Cathedral on Petrov Hill

Highlights

• Moscow’s 850-year-old Kremlin and Red Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Tour of the Armory Museum, housing Russia’s national treasures, or the world-class Tretyakov Gallery of Russian art
• UNESCO-listed Kazan Kremlin, once a fortress of the Golden Horde
• Church on the Blood in Ekaterinburg, where Nicholas II and his family perished
• Largest opera house in Russia, in Novosibirsk

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• Christopher Wood, with the assistance of Dr Christopher Gribbin shows how Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Croat, Venetian, Austro-Hungarian and Turkish culture and trade travelled the sparkling Adriatic as you journey along Croatia’s magnificent panoramic coastline.
• Chart the Roman Empire’s Balkan history through grand monuments like Pula’s huge amphitheatre and Diocletian’s monumental palace at Split, later transformed into a medieval fortified town.
• Visit a masterpiece of the Byzantine world in the Euphrasian Basilica in Porec, with mosaics to rival Ravenna.
• Journey through the Plitvice Lakes National Park, one of Europe’s scenic wonders.
• View some of Europe’s greatest Romanesque monuments in Zadar and the tiny island city of Trogir, with its superb cathedral portal sculptures.

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• Master cooking class at Taste of Russia cooking school
• Cook’s tour of Moscow, a treasure-hunt for culinary highlights
• Private tour and tasting of Russia’s best at the Cristall Vodka Museum
• Moscow’s 850-year-old Kremlin and Red Square, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
• Exploration of the Armory Museum, housing Russia’s national treasures