Highway to Moscow - 14 days
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Highlights
- Beijing, China’s bustling capital
- Trans-Siberian, Mongolian & Manchurian route
- Irkutsk - former Cossack garrison & trading centre
- Views of Siberian forest, Gobi Desert and Lake Baikal en route
- Ulaan Baatar - set on banks of the Tuul River
- Moscow - extend your stay to visit the sights
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- 7 breakfasts
- 2 nights 3 star hotel in Beijing
- 3 nights 3 star hotel in Irkutsk
- 2 nights 3 star hotel in Ulaan Baatar
- 6 nights on board train (2nd class, 4 berth sleeper cabin)
- Train journey: Beijing - Moscow
- Beijing airport arrival transfer on day 1
- Transfer to Beijing train station (not platform) on day 3
- Return rail station transfers in Irkutsk and Ulaan Baatar
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Beijing. Arrival transfer from Beijing airport to your hotel. Enjoy free time in China’s bustling capital.
Spend the day at leisure, independently exploring Beijing or book an optional sightseeing tour of the Great Wall, Tiananmen Square and the vast Forbidden City, which includes lunch.
Beijing - Ulaan Baatar. Transfer to the Beijing rail station this morning to board the train to Ulaan Baatar, capital of Mongolia, one of the most elevated countries in the world. Leaving Beijing behind and crossing the border the train enters the flat, dry and sparse...
Ulaan Baatar - breakfast (days 5 & 6). Day 4, mid-afternoon arrival into Ulaan Baatar. The pine-covered mountains, wide boulevards, vast public squares and parks give the capital a feeling of spaciousness, while the ger communities, Buddhist temples and bustling m...
Irkutsk. Mid afternoon arrival into Irkutsk, a town with the Asiatic influences of nearby Mongolia and China and curious architecture - which is a legacy of Siberia’s exiled aristocrats. Spend the next three days at leisure exploring the town or book one of the follow...
Irkutsk - Moscow. Late afternoon transfer to the rail station for the onward journey to Moscow across tracts of Siberia and the Ural Mountains. Enjoy views across tracts of Siberia and the Ural Mountains before continuing west and on to mighty Moscow.
Moscow. A very early arrival into Russia’s capital, at approximately 4am, when your journey of a lifetime ends. Although schedules dictate an early morning arrival into Moscow, we recommend spending at least one night in the capital in case of delays. Please contact us for Moscow stopover rates.
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Logistics
What's excluded
- Flights and visas
- No meals aboard the train
- Laundry, drinks and items of a personal nature
- This journey is semi-independent and is unescorted. It is not a group departure and you will not have a tour guide.
Accommodation
Children can travel aboard the Trans-Siberian however this style of trip is really only suitable for older children who are able to occupy themselves on the train where there is little to do and not much room to run around.
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