Imperial Russia - 1
Imperial Russia - 1
От 5150 euro15 days/ 14 nights
Moscow-Beijing 21.08. - 04.09.2016, Beijing-Moscow 29.08.-12.09.2015
The route of the tour: Moscow – Kazan – Yekaterinburg –Novosibirsk – Irkutsk – Lake Baikal – Ulan-Ude – Ulan-Bator – Erlian – Beiiging
To crossalmost all Russia from the West to the East by the train, what can be moreinteresting? This is a possibility to realize how our country is great andrich, how it is diverse and unified at the same time. But participation in thistour will permit you to realize another grandiose idea – to make a trip fromCentral Russia through Mongolia to China. Going forward to the Pacific Oceanyou would feel how western civilization loses its positions and give way to theoriental colouring.
Services included:transferairport – hotel – airport; services ofthe porter at the hotel and the railway station; hotelaccommodation in Moscow and Beijing, a night at the Mongolian yurt;accommodation onboard the “Imperial Russia Train (including towels, bathrobeand slippers; water, tea, coffee;excursionsin Russian, French, English and German with local guides according to theprogram (other languages are possible upon request);full boardaccording to the tour program (except the first and the last day); briefinformative lectures on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, geography and history ofthe Russian Federation; entertainment program onboard the train (board games, live music).
1 Day – Moscow
Arriving in Moscow, transfer from airport to hotel.
2 Day – Moscow
Grand city tour
Lunch.
Visit to the Moscow Kremlin
Walk along the Arbat Street, visit to the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour and sightseeingtour of Moscow metro stations.
Departure from Moscow to Kazan by the train “Imperial Russia”.
3 Day – Kazan
Arriving inKazan.
City tour “OldKazan”.
Interactive program in the shoping and entertainment complex “Tugan Avalim”: performance ofthe tatar songs and dancing, playing on the national instruments, learning tatar words and dance movements.
Kazansightseeing (Kremlin).
Lunch and a master class “Secrets of tartar cuisine”.
Departure toYekaterinburg.
Dinner onboard.
4 Day – Yekaterinburg
Arriving inYekaterinburg.
City Tourdedicated to the tragic historical events of the Russian history of the beginningof the XX-th century and the destiny of the tsar dynasty of the Romanovs.
Visit to the Church on Blood, Patriarchaltown church, the chapel of Saint Elizabeth.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Visit of the boundary of Europe and Asia.
Departure from Yekaterinbourg.
Dinner on board.
5 Day – Novosibirsk
Arrival in Novosibirsk.
Sightseeingtour of the central part of the city (Railway museum, Ballet and Opera House),walk along the old small streets and the quay of the Ob river.
Lunch in arestaurant.
City tour continued.
Dinner in a restaurant.
Leaving for Irkutsk.
6 Day – in the train “Imperial Russia”
Breakfast,lunch, dinner on board.
7 Day – Irkutsk.
Arrival in Irkutsk.
Tour to the historical city center including a visit to the Decembrist House, the “woodenlace” house, also called the “House of Europe”.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Visitto the Taltsy Museum of Architecture and Ethnography, whichis located in a picturesque place on the right bank of the Angara River.
Free time atthe “130 quarter” – “Irkutskaya Sloboda”, a quarter with reconstructed citybuildings of the 19-20-th centuries.
Dinner in a restaurant.
Leaving forBaikal.
8 Day – Baikal.
Arrival in port Baikal.
Trip to Listvyanka village.
Visit to theobservation point “Chersky Stone” with beautiful view on the southern part ofthe lake Baikal and the source of the Angara River.
Visit toBaikal Museum.
Village sightseeing.
Visit to local fish and souvenir market.
Dinner in a form of a picnic onthe shore of the lake.
Leaving for Ulan-Ude.
9 Day – Ulan-Ude.
Arrival in Ulan-Ude.
City tour.
Visit functional churches: Ivolginsky Datsan, Odigitria Cathedral, Holy TrinityChurch.
Reception in the traditional buryat yurta with folklore program.
Leaving forUlan-Bataar.
Dinner onboard.
10 Day – Ulan-Bator
Arrival in Ulan-Bator.
Visitmain square and Zaisan
Transfer to the camp of the national park “Gorkhy Terelj”.
Lunchat the yurt camp.
Visit to the national park.
Dinner.
Accomodationin yurts.
11 Day – Ulan-Bator
Breakfast in the camp
Transfer to Ulan-Bator.
VisitGandan Monastery, Mongolian Natural History Museum and Winter Palace of theBogd Khan
Folk show.
Lunch Mongolian BBQ.
Leaving for Erlian.
Dinner onboard.
12 Day – Erlian
Arrival in Erlian (the last station of the train “Imperial Russia”.
Change for Chinesetrain.
Dinner on board.
13 Day – Beijing.
Arriving in Beijing.
Transfer to hotel.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Visiting Tian'anmen Square.
Visiting theimperial palace Gugun (Forbidden City).
Dinner in a restaurant.
14 Day – Beijing.
Breakfast atthe hotel.
Visiting ofthe Great Chinese Wall.
Lunch in a restaurant.
Visiting the Summer palace.
Dinner in arestaurant.
15 Day – Beijing.
Breakfast inthe hotel.
Transfer to the airport.
Please note!Tour program changes are possible.
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CATEGORY |
Moscow – Beijing Beijing – Moscow (Price, EUR) |
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VIP |
9 805 |
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FIRST CLASS PLUS |
5 950 |
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FIRST CLASS |
5150 |
Supplement payments
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CATEGORY |
Moscow – Beijing Beijing – Moscow (Price, EUR) |
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For single use of VIP compartment |
5 580 |
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For single use of FIRSTCLASS PLUS compartment |
2 055 |
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For single use of FIRST CLASS compartment |
1 775 |
Description of the cars
VIP CARS (1 to 2 passengers per compartment)
Consists of 5passenger compartments, 2 seats in each. Berths: one upper, one lower one. Atable with an armchair. An LCD TV set. An inbuilt cabinet for clothes andluggage and individual air conditioner. An individual water closet with ashower booth and a washbowl.
A compartment has a comfortable transformable sofa and a foldaway upperberth.
FIRST CLASS PLUS SLEEPING CAR (1 to 2 passengers per compartment)
Consists of 8 passengercompartments, 2 seats in each. Berths: one upper, one lower one. A table withan armchair. An LCD TV set. An inbuilt clothes cabinet. Between each two compartmentsthere are rooms with washbowls and shower cans. In compartment 9 there is anauxiliary room for storing luggage. Two water closets: in the beginning and inthe end of the car. The air conditioning system is general, with an option ofadditional temperature control in each compartment.
FIRST CLASS SLEEPING CAR (1 to 2 passengers per compartment)
Consists of 8 passengercompartments, 2 seats in each. Berths: all lower ones. A table. An LCD TV set.In compartment 9 there is a shower booth with a washbowl. Two water closets: inthe beginning and the end of the car. The air conditioning system is general,with an option of additional temperature control in each compartment.
Prepayment:
● 1500 EURincluding value added tax – per person in VIP compartment
● 900 EURincluding value added tax – per person in FIRST CLASS PLUS compartment
● 900 EURincluding value added tax – per person in FIRST CLASS compartment
Services not included:
Flights International and Domestic.
The cost of entryvisas (“Russian Railway Tours” is not responsible for passengers who haveincorrect or expired visas)
All drinks orderedin the bar car
“Tailor made”excursions. You have possibility to extend your Tour. We offer additionalexcursions in every city within the Tour and in other cities of Russia
Meals on the dayof arrival, departure
Tips and personal expenses
Insurance (everypassanger is oblighed to have a medical insurance for the whole duration of theTour)
Vaccination:consult your doctor or medical center for specific health advice, due to visitof different countries in terms of this Tour)