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Dates and prices are subject to change. For booking, availability, and detailed itineraries, consult your travel agent or check online. Epic Trans-Siberian Journey RAIL Highlights › › Marvel at Moscow's Kremlin › › Immerse yourself in bucolic Suzdal › › Watch the countryside glide by from your Trans-Siberian train compartment › › Meet the locals at Lake Baikal › › Discover Buryat cuisine and history in Ulan Ude › › Travel west to east across this massive country What's Included Kremlin and Armoury guided tour (Moscow). Suzdal tour. Orientation walk (Vladimir). Trans-Ural Railway. Yekaterinburg city tour. Trans-Siberian Railway. Lake Baikal stay. Homestay experience (Listvyanka). Irkutsk walking tour. Decembrists Museum guided visit. Local Buryat lunch (Ulan Ude). Vladivostok sightseeing tour. Local meal suggestions and language support throughout. All transport between destinations and to/from included activities. ACCOMMODATIONS Hotels (10 nts), homestays (1 nt), sleeper trains (5 nts) TRANSPORT Train, private van, metro, taxis, walking GROUP LEADER CEO throughout, local guides MEALS 1 breakfast, 1 lunch, 1 dinner. Allow USD705-920 for meals not included. ITINERARY Imagine trying to cover ground across Russia far west to far east – a crazy thought, huh? The solution: Get on the Trans-Siberian with us and watch this epic land glide by through the window of a comfortable train. After visiting the historic sights of Moscow, take the train through the Ural Mountains (and cross into Asia!) to Yekaterinburg, before heading to the heart of Siberia in Irkutsk and Lake Baikal. Learn about Buryat culture in Ulan Ude before heading to the coast in Vladivostok. The whole trip covers 9,300km (5,778 mi) and crosses seven time zones. Whether you go in the summer or winter, this trip is the definition of epic. DAY 1 MOSCOW Arrive at any time. DAY 2 MOSCOW Enjoy a guided tour of the Kremlin and Armoury. Spend a free afternoon visiting St Basil's Cathedral, Red Square, or exploring the fascinating Moscow metro. DAY 3 SUZDAL Travel to Suzdal, one of the bucolic villages in the Golden Ring. Tour the Kremlin and visit a folk village museum. Opt to taste local mead (honey beer). DAY 4 SUZDAL/TRANS-URAL RAILWAY Enjoy more time in Suzdal before a drive to nearby Vladimir to board a train for the roughly 26hr ride to Yekaterinburg. DAYS 5-6 TRANS-URAL/YEKATERINBURG Enjoy a full day on the train crossing the Ural Mountains and the border between Europe and Asia. Arrive in Yekaterinburg in the evening. Explore the sights around Yekaterinburg, including the Church of All Saints and the Romanov Burial Site. Enjoy free time in this Soviet-style city before boarding the Trans-Siberian for Irkutsk. DAYS 7-8 TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY Wake up to the rhythm of the Trans-Siberian Railway. Spend two full days travelling through the Siberian taiga forests. Make some new friends or catch up on your reading. DAY 9 IRKUTSK/LISTVYANKA Arrive in the morning to Irkutsk and drive to a small town on Lake Baikal, Listvyanka. Enjoy a homestay on the lake with the options to go for a boat ride (in summer), take a short hike, or enjoy a true Russian experience, a banya. ( 1D ) DAYS 10-11 IRKUTSK Drive back to Irkutsk for a walking tour of the city including a visit to the fascinating Decembrists Museum where you'll learn about the revolution the city was built on. Enjoy free time exploring streets lined with wooden houses or haggling at the central market. Hop on an overnight train to Ulan Ude in the evening. ( 1B ) DAYS 12-13 ULAN UDE Enjoy a train ride around the coast of Lake Baikal and through the taiga forests to Ulan Ude, a city with the largest Buddhist population in Russia. Here, learn about the indigenious people, the Buryats, and how they survive in such a harsh environment. Enjoy a local Buryat lunch. ( 1L ) DAYS 14-16 TRANS-SIBERIAN RAILWAY/ VLADIVOSTOK Board the last train of the trip very early and settle in for the 55-hour ride. Watch the scenery go by, practice your newly acquired Russian skills and relax to the rhythm of the train. Arrive in the evening in time for an optional final dinner with the group to recount this truly epic journey. DAY 17 VLADIVOSTOK Depart at any time. Guaranteed Departures Number of IF YOU'RE BOOKED, YOU'RE GOING | departures / month. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■›■ J F M A M J J A S O N D 17 DAYS—MOSCOW TO VLADIVOSTOK FROM $ 3649 TOUR CODE: ARVR IS THIS TOUR FOR ME? See back foldout. TYPE: SMALL GROUP – MAX 16, AVG 12 SERVICE LEVEL: STANDARD PHYSICAL DEMAND: LIGHT ASIA›› RUSSIA C H I N A R U S S I A Irkutsk Listvyanka (Lake Baikal) Moscow Suzdal/ Vladimir Vladivostok Ulan Ude Yekaterinburg Trans Siberian St Petersburg Express Experience this cultural centre for two nights with the guidance of a CEO. Enjoy a walking tour, visit the famed Hermitage, and cap it off with an overnight train to Moscow, leaving some free time before your tour begins. From $369 66