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1
Type
Regional operator
Service level
standard
Travelers age
5 — 65
Trip prices
$5,670 — 5,670
Tour languages
Unknown
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Editoral Review of Transsiberian
Transsiberian began when its founder, Hans Lernidee, organized a Russian language course on the Trans-Siberian Railway in 1986, eventually leading him to found his tour company.
What Makes Them Stand Out?
Transsiberian aims to combine travel with getting to know a destination, through fascinating experiences and cultural and historical insights. Its founder and tour operators travel often in search of inspiring and fresh ideas for new tours.
Who Travels With Them?
Transsiberian tours are tailor-made for small groups, private groups, and individual travellers.
Where Do They Operate?
Transsiberian operates tours in several locations. Popular tours include the Trans-Siberian railroad, travel across Africa with Rovos Rail, riding the Orient-Express, and a railway journey through Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru.
Why Travel With Them?
Transsiberian presents classic destinations from a new perspective into less-familiar terrain. They add new tours each season and experienced product developers travel the world to research and develop innovative journeys. Local guides on each tour are familiar with the countryside to offer guests fascinating and authentic insights into everyday life.
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About the company
Lernidee Trains & Cruises organises extraordinary trips to fascinating locations. Our more than 100 different train journeys, ship cruises and discovery tours are aimed at people who love to discover new places or experience classic destinations from wholly new perspectives.
Lernidee’s success story started back in 1986 when the company’s founder Hans Engberding organised a Russian language course on the Trans-Siberian Railway. The course soon became a hit and earned Lernidee its prestigious reputation. Lernidee’s philosophy is based on combining travel and getting to know new places with fascinating experiences and cultural and historical insights. We provide:
- Opportunities to discover routes and destinations off the beaten track
- Journeys organised by an experienced tour operator with an eye for detail
- Authentic experiences and encounters
- Personalised attention, planning and supervision
We draw on the creativity, experience and know-how of the 50 staff members of our team to develop unique tours we are implementing in cooperation with reliable partners. Lernidee founder and owner Hans Engberding travels around the world in a constant quest for inspiring and fresh ideas for new tours. Year after year he joins several of our tours inspecting their quality and getting to know the likes and dislikes of our guests.
Why travel us?
Most of our well-elaborated journeys are characterised by a set of special features you will find uniquely with us:
- Choice of numerous different dates and possibilities to combine with your favorite pre- and post-tours
- We comply with all individual special requests possible: Access to forbidden zones and extra opening hours
- Sophisticated on-board programmes and comprehensive excursion and sight-seeing packages
- Professional threefold tour guide system: knowledgeable and dedicated tour director, a competent group guide as well as several local guides, all equipped with expert knowledge of the regions
- Alternating overnights in your train compartment/ship cabin and in deluxe or first class hotels
- Profound insights into the cultures of unknown countries
- Numerous exciting excursions included with every journey
- Luggage service where available
- All transfers at your travel destinations
- Doctor on board of our private trains
- Many/all meals included, as well as menus with culinary specialties
- Entertaining lectures on local culture, history and everyday life
- Detailed travel documents, travel guides and personal log book
- Extras of your personal choice
Our Tours:
Our guests are sophisticated and discerning. They relish new experiences and like to return home with new insights and broadened minds. Our journeys are genuine discovery tours for adventurous spirits and explorers at heart. We take our guests to natural wonders and significant cultural sites and provide them with the authentic flavours of local life. On our exclusive tours, fascinating lectures, exciting excursions and delicious local dishes allow our guests to get a genuine impression of the travelled regions. Guests receive professional, personalised attention from highly qualified tour guides.
Tailor-made for small groups:
Our expeditions present classic destinations from a new perspective and venture off the beaten tracks into less familiar terrain. Most of our journeys are tailor-made for small groups, private tour groups and individual travellers, ensuring truly memorable experiences. The great strength and passion of our team lies in creating and organising one-of-a- kind journeys. We take great delight and pride in tailoring travel plans to suit the wishes of our guests and devising unique dream tours. And this is available starting from one individual traveller!
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