Trans - Mongolian Adventure tour

Arrival in the early morning and upon arrival at Beijing airport, you will be met be private English-speaking at the baggage claim area or exit and transferred to hotel. City tour:  visit Tiananmen Square,  Forbidden City, and Temple of Heaven. Hotel 4* overnight L

The highlight today is to conquer the Badaling Great Wall, a symbol of the Chinese ancient civilization and is the spirit of Chinese people: Hardworking, Brave and Clever. You will have a walk up to the Wall and enjoy the views there (cable car is available but optional). Stopover at Jade Factory for a few minutes. After that you will stopover at Bird Nest and Water Cube on the way to downtown. Then, visit largest and the best preserved royal park in China--- Summer Palace, which was a summer resort of Empress Dowager Cixi in Qing Dynasty. After that, there is a stopover at the Pearl Souvenir Factory for a few minutes.  Hotel 4* overnight B+L

In the morning, you'll be transferred to the train station and catch train to Mongolia.  Overnight train, B

You'll cross the estern part of the famous Mongolian Gobi desert and arrive in Ulaanbaatar in the afternoon, you'll be picked up from train station and welcome lunch at Mongolian restuarant. And then, we head for Terelj national park, visit to big Turtle rock and meditation temple. Horse riding for 1 hr. Ger camp overnight L+D

Today, we head to Hustai national park and on the way, we visit the giant Genghis monument. Then transfer to Hustai National Park, where the Takhi wild horses graze peacefully with other wild animals. Hiking around and enjoying the beautiful serene nature. Visit a local nomad family, experience their lifestyle and tradition. Ger camp overnight B+L+D

Drive to Karakorum; visit the historic sites such as the legendary Erdene-Zuu monastery and its surroundings like ruins of Tumen Amgalant Palace, Museum of Karakorum, King’s Monument and the Phallic Rock. Ger camp overnight B+L+D

WE drive back to Ulaanbaatar via Elsen tasarkhai through the green grassland, arrive at the stunning sand dunes, streams and rocky mountains, enjoy camel riding for 1 hr. In the early evening, we'll arrive in Ulaanbaatar, transfer to the hotel and rest. Hotel 4* overnight B+L

Meet with your guide at 09:00 am in the hotel lobby and city sightseeing tour: visit to Gandan monastery, National History museum and Sukhbaatar main square. Evening folklore concert followed by farewell dinner in Mongolia. Catch train to Ulan-Ude at 21:10.  Trans - Mongolian train overnight B+L+D  

Arrive to Ulan-Ude on Train 361 at 21-40 local time. Transfer to your hotel for overnight. Best available hotel 

Breakfast. City-tour of Ulan-Ude with its merchants' houses of the XVII-XIX centuries, churches and the largest Lenin's head monument in the world. Guided tour to Ivolginskiy Datsan. Lunch (your own arrangements). In the afternoon, visit to the village of Semeyskies’ family of the Old Believers. Excursion around the village to see the old church, authentic Russian wooden izba (huts) with painted window shutters, etc. Dinner in a host family. Folk program with traditional Russian songs and dances (~5 hrs). Return to Ulan-Ude for overnight. Best available hotel, B+D

Breakfast. Transfer to the railway station to board a train to Irkutsk. Spend 8 hrs in a Trans-Siberian train running along the lake shoreline. One may enjoy the views of the lake right from sleeping car’s windows. Guide will meet you at Irkutsk railway station. Transfer to a hotel in Irkutsk for check-in. Time to rest. Overnight. Hotel 4* overnight B- Train 069. Daily. Departs Ulan-Ude at 9:48 am local time and arrives Irkutsk at 17:53 local time after 8 hrs  05 mins 

Take a city tour around all of Irkutsk major historical sites including Znamenskiy Orthodox Cathedral, the Monument to the Pioneers of Siberia topped with the bronze statue of Russian Emperor Alexander III, Angara ice-breaker . We take a private transfer to the village of Listvyanka by the Lake Baikal with visits to the Wooden Architecture Museum. Local lodge  B+L

Visit the functioning Russian Orthodox church of St. Nicholas-the-Miracle-Worker (the XIX-th century) and shop at the local fish and souvenir markets. Proceed with a guided excursion to Baikal Museum with the diverse collection of Baikal flora and fauna. You will also see here aquaria with some of Baikal endemic species including Baikal nerpa, the only fresh water seal in the world. Lunch in a local fish restaurant. Return transfer to Irkutsk. Depart Irkutsk by Trans-Siberian train. Overnight train B+L−         Train 069. Daily. Departs Irkutsk at 18:28 local time and arrives Yekaterinburg at 22:07 after 54 hrs 39 mins

You will spend over 2 full days on board of a train running along the famous Trans-Siberian Railway on the way to Yekaterinburg.

Train 069 arrives Yekaterinburg at 22:07 local time. Transfer to your hotel for check-in and overnight.

Breakfast. City tour around Yekaterinburg: old central streets and squares with statues of Ekaterinburg’s founders and communist leaders, Church of Spilled Blood at the Romanovs’ Death Site and the Chapel of St. Elizabeth etc. Lunch in a restaurant. Excursion out of the city (15 km) to the Monastery dedicated to the Romanov’s Tsar family, visit to "One foot in Europe, another one in Asia" landmark, "The Memorial of Victims of GULAG", reach the Main Obelisk "Between Europe & Asia". Get a special certificate and glass of sparkling wine to commemorate your visit to the place where West meets East. Return to your hotel. Hotel 4* overnight B+L

Breakfast. Transfer to the railway station. Departure to Moscow. −         Train 015/059. Daily. Departs Yekaterinburg at 10:12 am local time and arrives Moscow at 9:23 am after 25 hrs. 11 mins

City tour: St. Basil's Cathedral, the State Historical Museum, the Cathedral of the Christ the Savior, Moscow State University,  the Sparrow Hills. Lunch in one of the city restaurants featuring Russian cuisine. Today’s excursion program also takes you for a hiking tour to the heart of the city, the Kremlin grounds. In the Kremlin visit one of the Cathedrals for an introduction to the Tsars who ruled from Moscow. Hotel 4* overnight B+L

Say goodbye to Trans - Mongolia adventure tour.  B