Don`t miss a unique chance to get acquainted with true Russia traveling by the Trans-Siberian Railroad, a perfectly equipped railway through the whole continent, which connects European Russia with Siberia and Russian Far East.
During this travel you will enjoy the beauty of Ural, Siberia and Baikal region nature and get acquainted to Russian culture and be amazed by a great Asian country - China. This journey, which lasts 14 days, will give you unique unforgettable impressions and experience.
Moscow - Irkutsk - Beijing (through Manchuria),
14 days / 13 nights
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Itinerary:
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Day 1 (Tuesday) Moscow In the evening departure to Irkutsk by train (2nd class) |
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Day 2 - 4 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday) on the train |
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Day 5 (Saturday) Irkutsk Morning arrival in Irkutsk Transfer to hotel Accommodation at hotel Irkutsk*** (std rooms) Breakfast City tour with visit to Decembrists museum Lunch Transfer back to hotel |
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Day 6 (Sunday) Irkutsk Breakfast Full day Circum Baikal railroad tour with lunch Transfer back to hotel Dinner |
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Day 7 (Monday) Irkutsk Breakfast 10.00 Baikal tour excursion with visit to Lymnological and Taltsy museums Lunch Rise to Cherski Peak by chair lift 1 hour boat trip in summer/ 1 hour amphibious boat Khivus trip in winter Transfer back to hotel |
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Day 8 (Tuesday) Irkutsk Breakfast 10.00 Excursion to Angarsk Transfer back to hotel |
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Day 9-10 (Wednesday, Thursday) on the train |
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Day 11 (Friday) Beijing Arrival in Beijing Transfer to hotel Accommodation at hotel Shatan*** (std rooms) Free time |
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Day 12 (Saturday) Beijing Breakfast 10.00 Full day GROUP city tour with lunch (Forbidden City, The Temple of Heaven and Summer Palace) Transfer back to hotel |
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Day 13 (Sunday) Beijing Breakfast 10.00 Full day GROUP city tour with lunch (Great Wall and Ming Tombs) Transfer back to hotel |
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Day 14 (Monday) Beijing Breakfast 12.00 Check out Transfer to the airport |
Highlights:
 Baikal Lake is the oldest (25 million years) and the deepest (1,700 m) lake in the world. It contains about 20 per cent of the world`s total freshwater reserve. This beautiful lake is located in the South-Eastern part of Siberia and is famous for unique clarity of its waters and diversity of flora and fauna: it contains more than 1,700 species of plants and animals. In 1996 the Baikal Lake was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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 The Taltsi Museum of Architecture and Ethnography is located on the Angara 47 km south of Irkutsk. It is an open-air museum of Siberian traditional architecture. The museum contains numerous unique historical wooden buildings from villages in the Angara valley which have been flooded after the construction of the Bratsk Dam and Ust-Ilimsk Dam and have been transported to the museum and reassembled there.
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 The only architectural structure visible from space, the Great Wall is a grandiose monument to the ancient Chinese civilization. The construction of the wall, which was to hold off the invaders from the numerous militant tribes, was started in the 7th century B.C. The total lengh of the wall is 6,700 kilometers.
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 The Forbidden City in the centre of Beijing was the Chinese imperial palace during the Ming and Qing dynasties. Today, the Forbidden City is a public museum and attracts millions of tourists from all over the world. In 1987 The Forbidden City was declared a World Heritage Site and is listed by UNESCO as the largest collection of preserved ancient wooden structures in the world.
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 The Temple of Heaven is the largest existing complex of Taoist buildings in the southeastern part of central Beijing. The Temple was built in 1420 A.D. The Emperors of the Ming and Qing dynasties annually visited the Temple for ceremonies of prayer to Heaven for good harvest. The principle buildings include the Altar of Prayer for Good Harvests, Imperial Vault of Heaven and Circular Mound Altar.
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 The Summer Palace, situated in the western outskirts of Haidian District, is the largest imperial park in the world. It covers expansion of 2.9 square kilometers, three quarters of which is water. In 1860 the most buildings were destroyed by the plundering of foreign troops, but in 1888 the buildings were renovated by Empress Dowager Cixi.
In 1998 this genuine museum of classical Chinese garden architecture was listed as one of the World Heritage Sites by UNESCO.
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 The Ming Tombs are located 50 kilometers northwest from Beijing at a specially selected site. The Ming Tombs are the mausoleums of 13 emperors of the Ming Dynasty (1368 - 1644). Only the Changling and Dingling tombs are open to the public.
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Prices
| Number of Tourists | 1 | 2 | 3 - 5 | 6 - 9 |
| Price | 2404 | 1746 | 1642 | 1500 |
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Price in EURO per person per trip
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Price includes:
Please note, in Beijing GROUP city tours price is included into the program! Please inform us if you want individual city tour!
Additional payment for individual city tour in Beijing
1 pax - 220 Euro per ONE day city tour
2 pax - 127 Euro per person per ONE day city tour
3-5 pax - 100 Euro per person per ONE day city tour
6-9 pax - 85 Euro per person per ONE day city tour
Services Not Included:
Payment Conditions: 100% pp required 90 days prior to the program
Cancellation Conditions:
up to 66 days - 0 EURO per person
66-45 days - 15% per person
44-35 days - 30% per person
34-21 days - 50% per person
20-11 days - 80% per person
10 days and less - 100% per person
All rates are NET and given in EURO.
All local taxes are included. All rates are subject to change.
