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Ulaanbaatar to St. Petersburg

21 Days

28 February 2019 - 20 March 2019 26 December 2019 - 15 January 2020

27 February 2020 - 19 March 2020

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LAKE BAIKAL - EKATERINBURG - KAZAN -

NIZHNY NOVGOROD - MOSCOW - ST. PETERSBURG

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ItineraryMoscow

Kazan

Irkutsk

Ulaanbaatar

Day 1 – 2 – Terelj National Park

Day 3 – Ulaanbaatar –Irkutsk, Russia

Day 4 – 6– Lake Baikal & Irkutsk (Lake Baikal)Day 7 – 8 – on board

Day 9– YekaterinburgDay 10– Yekaterinburg – Kazan

Day 11 – 12 – Kazan

Day 13– 13– Nizhniy Novgorod

Day 15 – 17 Moscow

Day 18 – 21– St Petersburg

Yekaterinburg Nizhniy Novgorod

• Breakfast, Explore Terelj National

park

• Hiking; horse riding

• Turtle Rock, Lunch with a nomadic

family

• Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex

• Transfer to Ulan Bataar

• Dinner & overnight

• in a hotel.

• Breakfast

• Gandan Monastery

• National History Museum

• Lunch

• Transfer to railway station

• Departure to Irkutsk

DAY 3

DAY 2

DAY 4

• Arrival at Irkutsk at 14:37

• Transfer to your hotel

• Irkutsk City tour

DAY 1

● Arrival at Ulaanbaatar

Transfer to Terelj

National Park (80km)

● Camel riding

experience

● Dinner & Overnight at

Terelj National Park

DAY 7• Train ride continues

for 2 days and 5

hours

DAY 6• Early breakfast

• Taltsy Siberian

culture museum

• Boarding the train to

Ekaterinburg DAY 8

DAY 7-8

DAY 9

• Breakfast • City tour Ekaterinburg

• Museum of Minerals

• Cathedral on the Blood

• Europe-Asia Border

DAY 10

• Breakfast

• Transfer to railway station

• Board the train to Kazan

• Departure at 10:12 train 015E• Arrival to Kazan at 21:37 and check in

• FOR XMAS GROUP DEPATURE: RUSSIAN Christmas city celebration

• Breakfast, transfer to Lake Baikal

• Shaman Rock and observation point

• Dog sledding tour

• Visit local souvenir market

• FOR XMAS GROUP DEPARTURE:

• NEW YEAR IN RUSSIA! Dinner & Party

DAY 5

• Arrival at

Yekaterinburg at 22:05

• Meet and greet at railway station

• Transfer to hotel

• Check-in

• Arrival at Nizhny Novgorod at 06:55 and early check-in

• Guided tour to Gorodets, exploring Central Russia

DAY 12

• Breakfast

• Guided tour in Kazan

• Board the train to Nizhny Novgorod

at 21:41

DAY 11

DAY 13 DAY 14

• Breakfast

• Guided tour in Nizhny Novgorod

• Board high-speed train to Moscow

• Transfer to hotel and

check-in

• Breakfast

• Guided tour in KazanDAY 15

• Breakfast

• A visit to the

Moscow Kremlin

including the

Armoury and to the

Red Square

• Moscow Metro tour,

excursion in

Novodevichy

Convent & and

Sparrow Hills

• Breakfast

• Tretyakov State Art Gallery

• Stalin's skyscrapers, the VDNKh &

Museum of Cosmonautics

DAY 16

DAY 18DAY 17

• Breakfast

• Transfer to railway station,

board high speed bullet

train for 4 hours journey

to St. Petersburg

• Meet and greet at St

Petersburg railway station

• Transfer to your hotel in

the downtown

• Breakfast

• Visiting the Winter Palace and the

Hermitage

• Visiting Isaac Cathedral, Kazan

Cathedral,

• Visiting the Church of the Savior on

Spilled Blood

• Faberge museum (audio guide)

DAY 19

• Breakfast

• Check out from the hotel

• Transfer to the airport for departure flight

DAY 21

• Breakfast

• Visiting the royal

Catherine’s Palace

• Amber Room

DAY 20

• Breakfast

• Visiting Russian Museum

• Visiting Yusupov Palace

(audio guide)

Day 1: A glimpse of Mongolia

• Arrival at Ulaan Baatar

• Transfer to Terelj National Park (80km)

• Winter camel riding, exploring ancient

nomad routes

• Dinner & Overnight at Terelj National Park

Terelj National Park is the most popular destination and the third biggest protected area and one of the most beautiful places in Mongolia. The scenery, the snow, the winter , the

swirling freezing fog, the camels...Winter tours to Mongolia have a very special taste! It is a

rare opportunity to explore ancient nomadic routes and watch the way of life which might

soon disappear at all.

3* lodging: winter Ger Camp

4* lodging: winter Lodge

The park is located 80 km away from Ulaan Baatar and is

one of the most beautiful places in Mongolia

Day 2: Discover Mongolia

• Terelj National Park Exploration:

• Hiking and horse riding

• Turtle Rock

• Lunch with nomadic family

• Chinggis Khaan Statue Complex

• Return to Ulan Bataar

• Dinner & overnight at hotel

Day 3: Ulaan Baatar and

train to Russia

• Breakfast

• Visting Gandan Monastery

• Visiting National History Museum

• Lunch

• Transfer to railway station

• Departure to Irkutsk

• Arrival at Irkutsk, transfer to your hotel and rest

• Shaman Rock & Observation point• St. Nicolas Russian Orthodox Church

• Dog sledding tour

• Visit local souvenir market

• Optional activities:

• snow mobile safaris, ice diving

• For XMAS group departure: New Year in Russia! Dinner and Party

Day 4: Arrival at Irkutsk

Day 5: Discover Baikal

We will visit the source of mighty Siberian river, Angara and a legendary Shaman

stone, a home of Buryat Gods. We will rise on the rope elevator to the observation

deck to enjoy the remarkable view of Baikal and snow-covered tops.

Dog sledding is one of the most popular winter sports at Baikal. This is an exciting and fascinating winter entertainment!

Frosty day, scintillating snow and you with a team of Baikal huskies, unforgettable impressions are guaranteed!

Day 6: Taltsy & Irkutsk

Mysterious Russian soul revealed! With songs, dances, various cheerful competitions in

surroundings of the historical Siberian village of XIXth century - what is not to like about

Russian winter, after all? Visit an extensive museum exposition devoted the Siberians.

Horse riding through winter forest, on snow-covered fields, snowballs fight, figure

skating - there is so much to explore! Transfer to Irkutsk and city tour before boarding

the train to Ekaterinburg.

Day 7 - 8: On board

• Train ride continues 2 days and 5 hours

• Arrival at Ekaterinburg late evening day 8

• Transfer to your hotel and rest

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Day 9: Discover Ekaterinburg

Day 10: Train to Kazan

• Breakfast

• City tour

• Ipatiev House/Church on Blood

• Stone carving museum

• Europe-Asia Border

• Transfer to train station

• Arrival at Kazan late evening, transfer to hotel

• FOR GROUP DEPARTURE: RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS

Guided tour to UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kremlin of Kazan. Built by Ivan the Terrible on the ruins of the palace of the Kazan Khanate that he destroyed, the Kremlin of Kazan reflects the ethnic mix of Tatars and Russians, Muslims and Christians, that merged into one nation centuries ago.

Day 11: Discover Kazan

• Breakfast

• Full day guided tour in

Kazan: Kazan Kremlin, Kul

Sharif Mosque

• National Museum

• Syumbike tower

• Christmas markets

Day 12: Discover Kazan

• Breakfast

• Chak-chak museum

• Old Tatar village,

• Tatar cooking master-

class &

• Degustation

• Tuvan Avalyn folk show

• (for group departures)

• Boarding overnight

train to Nizhny Novgorod

Day13: Discover Central Russia

• Arrival at Nizhny Novgorod, transfer to the hotel and check in

• Full day guided tour to Gorodets: Pryaniki Museum & Russian tea ceremony;

Samovar Museum

Day 14: Discover Nizhny Novgorod

• Breakfast

• The Kremlin

• City Tour

• Novgorod Fair

• Evening bullet train to Moscow (4 hours ride)

• Transfer to the hotel and rest

• A visit to the Moscow Kremlin

including Armoury

• Red Square, St Basil’s Cathedral

• Metro tour

• Novodevichy Convent

• Sparrow Hills

Day 15: Discover Moscow

Lets visit the adjoining Novodevichy cemetery, the final resting place of many

Russian icons from the worlds of art, science and politics – including Boris Yeltsin,

Nikita Khrushchev, Molotov, Stanislavski and Chekhov.

The cemetery is beautifully located next to the lake said to have been the

inspiration behind Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ballet.

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Day 16: Discover Moscow

• Breakfast

• The Tretyakov State Art Gallery

• VDNKh Soviet heritage

• Museum of Cosmonautics

• Red Square skating

• Breakfast

• Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo 5 hours tour

• Catherine’s palace & Amber Room

• Afternoon free at leisure

Catherine’s palace - the most famous palaces of the countryside. You will see

renowned palaces of the Romanov imperial family Pushkin/Tsarskoye Selo, now a UNESCO World Heritage site. Private car at disposal for this day

Day 18: Discover St. Petersburg

Day 17: Train to St. Petersburg

• Transfer to the

train station

• 4 hours bullet

train to St

Petersburg

• Transfer to the

hotel and rest

• .

• Breakfast, Followed by 8 hours full day guided tour

• Visiting the Winter Palace and the Hermitage

• Visiting Isaac Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, visiting the Church of

the Savior on Spilled Blood

• Visiting the Faberge museum (with audio guide)

Day 19: Discover St. Petersburg

• Brreakfast

• Russian museum

• Yusupov Palace (with

audio guide)

• Afternoon free at leisure

Day 20: Russian Museum & Yusupov Palace

Day 21: DEPARTURE • Breakfast

• Transfer to airport for your departure flight

INCLUSIONS:

• Accommodation 3* / 4* / 5* hotels, central locations, sharing, with breakfast included:

– 2 nights in Mongolia, 2 nights Lake Baikal/Irkutsk,

– 2 nights Ekaterinburg, 2 nights Kazan, 1 night (plus early check-in) in Nizhny Novgorod

– 3 nights Moscow, 4 nights in St Petersburg in centrally located hotels;

– 5 nights on board the trains

• Full breakfast in the hotels; Full board in Mongolia

• Transfers as per program: airport-hotel, hotel-train station, train station– hotel, hotel–airport;

• Sightseeing program: 1 full day tour, 2 half day tours in Ulaanbaatar & Terelj National park, Mongolia; Irkutsk & Lake Baikal 1 full day, two half day tours; Ekaterinburg one half day tour (5 hours), Kazan 1 full day tours, one half day tour (4 hours), Nizhnhy Novgorod 1 full day tour, one half day tour (4 hours), Moscow 2 full day tours, St Petersburg 2 full day tours, one half day (5 hours) tour with professional English- speaking guides

Private Tour, 2 people (1st / 2nd Class train)Rate per person (3* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 8,640/ 7,690 AUDRate per person (4* hotels, sharing 1 twin/double room) 9,575 / 8,650 AUD

Group Tour Rate per person (3* hotels, 1st / 2nd Class train, sharing 1 twin/double room) ) 6,780/ 5,860 AUDRate per person (4* hotels, 1st / 2nd Class train, sharing 1 twin/double room) 7,590 / 6,690 AUD

Group Tour Christmas depature 26 Dec 2019

Rate per person (3* hotels, 1st / 2nd Class train, sharing 1 twin/double room) ) 7,290 / 6,360 AUD

Rate per person (4* hotels, 1st / 2nd Class train, sharing 1 twin/double room) 8,125 / 7,190 AUD

NOT INCLUDED:

• International flights;

• Visa fees;

• Extras of personal nature;

• Lunches and dinners not

mentioned.

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• All entrance tickets as per program

• Transportation on tours

• Activities: camel and horse riding in Mongolia, dog sledding in Russia

• Meet & greet, transfer from/to train station at every city

Train tickets: (as per itinerary*)

✓ Ulaanbaatar – Irkutsk *

✓ Irkutsk- Ekaterinburg

✓ Ekaterinburg- Kazan

✓ Kazan-Nizhny Novgorod*

✓ Nizhny Novgorod – Moscow

✓ Moscow-St Petersburg*• Full metro pass in Moscow;

• 24/7 English-speaking support line in Russia

• Local sim card with data in Russia

• Russian & Mongolian visa supporting documents

• Group tours are escorted by bilingual English-Russian speaking travel coordinator. Group size 20 people maximum

*1st class is subject to availability