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23 DAYS
22 DAYS ADVENTURE 12 NIGHTS HOTEL 4 NIGHTS GER TOURING 6 NIGHTS TRAIN
15 BREAKFASTS, 8 LUNCHES AND 11 DINNERS
IMAGE: The Trans Siberian train crossing the steppe in Mongolia | John Higgins
trans siberian explorer
journey by rail from beijing to st petersburg via mongolia on this fully escorted trip
WHEN TO GO
GRADE | ADVENTURE TOURING 2
REGULAR DEPARTURES
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highlights
• Undertake an epic train journey, traversing China, Mongolia & Russia
• Explore Tiananmen Square, Forbidden City and Summer Palace in Beijing
• Day trip to remote section of The Great Wall
• Delight in a traditional Beijing Duck dinner in Beijing
Park 9 | Terelj National Park 10 | Return to Ulaanbaatar 11 | Board train to Irkutsk 12 | Arrive Irkutsk, to Lake Baikal 13 | Lake Baikal 14 | Lake Baikal, return to Irkutsk 15 | In Irkutsk, board train to Moscow 16/17 | On train 18 | Arrive Moscow 19 | In Moscow 20 | Overnight train to St Petersburg 21 | Arrive St Petersburg 22 | In St Petersburg 23 | In St Petersburg, trip concludes
inclusions
MEALS: 15 breakfasts, 8 lunches and 11 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 12 nights in comfortable hotel accommodation in Beijing, Ulaanbaatar, Irkutsk, Moscow and St Petersburg on a twinshare basis • 4 nights ger accommodation on a multi-share basis in Mongolia • 6 nights in a 2nd class sleeper train travel in 4 berth cabin (option to upgrade to first class) GUIDES: fully escorted from Beijing to St Petersburg and local guides in each region EQUIMPENT: medical kit PLUS: sightseeing and entry fees as listed in itinerary
J F M A M J J A S O N D
TRIP CODE: TSM
For competitive airfares to Beijing and stop-over ideas contact our expert staff today for a detailed quote
NOTE: We also offer a departure which coincides with the Naadam festival in Mongolia, see our website for details.
• Overnight with a local nomadic family in Ger camps in Mongolia
• National Park visits in Mongolia including Khustain National Park home of the takhi (Mongolian wild horse)
• Venture to Lake Baikal in Siberia
• See the sights of Moscow's Red Square,
St Basil's Cathedral & Kremlin
• Experience The Hermitage & Nevsky Prospect
brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Join Beijing 2/3 | In Beijing 4 | Train to Ulaanbaatar 5 | Arrive Ulaanbaatar 6 | To Khustain Nuruu National Park 7 | To nomadic family home 8 | To Terelj National
St Petersburg Moscow
Russia
Irkutsk Ulaanbaatar
Beijing
China
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