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| Adventure on the Trans-Siberian
A 17-Day tour starting from $5,049
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HOTEL INFORMATION:  Prime HotelHotel Class: Deluxe The Prime Hotel is located in the city center, on the famous Wang Fu Jing Avenue. The Prime Hotel is within easy reach of the Forbidden City as well as the popular shopping district. All rooms are equipped with air-conditioning, satellite TV, internet access, mini-bar, telephone, and radio. Other hotel amenities include four different restaurants, lounge, cocktail bar, gymnasium, indoor pool, and sauna.  Ger CampHotel Class: Tourist Class Set up as a traditional Mongolian tent city, guests at the Ger Camp stay in authentic family tents in the Gobi desert. Accommodations include restaurant, restroom, showers, electricity, and souvenir shop. The Ger Camp restaurant serves traditional Mongolian cuisine as well as Asian and European specialties.  Baikal HotelHotel Class: First Class Set on the bank of the Angara River, guests of the Baikal Hotel can absorb the city’s cultural life, go sightseeing, or shopping. All hotel guest rooms have satellite TV, minibar, telephone, and climate control. Additional amenities include cocktail bar, restaurant, and parking.  Hilton Moscow LeningradskayaHotel Class: Deluxe Located next to the Garden Ring in the heart of Moscow and only three miles from Red Square, this hotel is ideal for both business and leisure. The property includes hair salon, ATM and currency exchange, a restaurant, bar and room services, fitness center and pool. Guest rooms are decorated in cool tones and feature a television and internet access.  Hotel SibirHotel Class: Superior Tourist Class The Hotel Sibir is considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the city, and is located at the very heart of Novosibirsk, close to museums and main cultural attractions. The 258 guest rooms all have minibar, telephone, TV, and air-conditioning. Additional hotel amenities include restaurant, bar, and sauna.  Ulaanbaatar HotelHotel Class: First Class Ulaanbaatar Hotel which was established in 1961 is considered as a pioneer of contemporary hotel business in Mongolia. Located centrally in the heart of Ulaan Baatar City, the hotel within walking distance of cultural, entertainment and shopping centers. The 106 guest rooms include mini-bar, satellite television, air conditioning and direct dial telephone. The property provides guests with a hair salon, room service, parking, sauna, massage and fitness center, and several dining choices.  Hotel GeserHotel Class: Superior Tourist Class Located in the historicalheart of the Ulan-Ude, the Hotel Geser is near sightseeing, shopping, and cultural activities and is considered the coziest hotel in town. All rooms have TV, telephone, and minibar. Additionally, the hotel has internet access, sauna, and a bar.
Day 1 - Moscow, Russia
Check in to your city-center, deluxe hotel. Hilton Moscow Day 2 - Explore Moscow Visit Red Square#WHS# and see St. Basil’s Cathedral Drive by Novodeyvichy Convent#WHS# and ascend Sparrow Hills. A tour of the Kremlin#WHS# includes the Cathedrals and Armory Museum. Meals B,D Day 3 - Moscow / Fly to Novosibirsk, Siberia Fly to Novosibirsk and check-in to your comfortable superior tourist hotel. Meals B,D Hotel Sibir Day 4 - Novosibirsk / Akademgorodok / Trans-Siberian Railway See the Opera House and Chapel of St. Nicholas. Visit the Railroad Museum and Akademgorodok – a secret, Soviet-era think tank. This evening, board the Trans-Siberian Railway. Meals B,L Trans-Siberian Railway Day 5 - Trans-Siberian Rail Journey “There is no railway journey of comparable length,. The Trans-Siberian is the big train ride.” – From The Big Red Train Ride, by Eric Newby. Day 6 - Arrive Irkutsk Disembark in Irkutsk, an old Cossack outpost, for breakfast and a free morning at your hotel. Later, see richly-carved homes, St. Savior Church, Znamensky Convent and the market. Meals B,D Baikal Hotel Day 7 - Experience Lake Baikal #WHS# Explore the pristine, forested shores of Lake Baikal aboard the 100-year-old Circum-Baikal scenic railway. See the longest tunnel on the Trans-Siberian and journey on the lake to the village of Listvyanka for a tranquil overnight. Meals B,L,D Listvyanka Hotel Day 8 - Lake Baikal / Trans-Siberian Rail Tour Listvyanka and the local museum and ascend Chersky Peak by chair lift for a short hike and great views. Sample Baikal specialties at lunch and then visit the Taytsy Open-Air Museum of Wooden Architecture en route to Irkutsk where you reboard the Trans-Siberian train. Meals B,L Trans-Siberian Railway Day 9 - Ulan Ude / Make-A-Friend Arrive Ulan Ude. Transfer to your hotel and visit Ivolginsk Datsan, an active Buddhist monastery. Our Make-A-Friend program introduces you to a family in an Old Believers village. Meals B,L Hotel Geser Day 10 - Ulan Ude / En route to Mongolia Visit the Museum of Ethnography and then board the train bound for Mongolia. Meals B,L Trans-Siberian Rail Day 11 - Ulaanbaatar / Meet Mongolian Nomads in the Gobi Desert This morning we fly to the Southern Gobi Desert and visit Bayan Zag, the Flaming Cliffs, renowned for the discovery of dinosaur fossils. Next, we visit with the local Nomads to discuss their lifestyle and have a camel riding adventure. Tonight, experience a sunset in the desert and overnight in a traditional-style felt and wooden ger tented camp. Ger Camp – Meals B,L,D Day 12 - Ulaanbaatar / Gobi Desert Fly to the Gobi Desert and visit the Flaming Cliffs, where the first dinosaur eggs were discovered. Visit with local Nomads and overnight in a traditional ger tented camp. Meals B,L,D Ger Camp Day 13 - Gobi Desert / Ulaanbaatar Return to Ulaanbaatar and visit the Bogd Gegen Palace, home of the last Khan. Meals B,L,D Ulaanbaatar Hotel Day 14 - Ulaanbaatar / Beijing, China Fly to Beijing and transfer to your hotel. Meals B Prime Hotel Day 15 - Beijing & Summer Palace Explore Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City#WHS#, Summer Palace#WHS#, and the Beijing Zoo’s Panda Hall. Meals B,L Day 16 - The Great Wall & “Make a Friend” Visit the Great Wall#WHS#. Explore a city Hutong by rickshaw and visit a local school on our Make-A-Friend program. Gather tonight for a farewell dinner. Meals B,L,D Day 17 - Beijing Your tour ends today, or extend your stay with our FreeStyle Travel. Meals B
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