The Original Trans-Siberian Railway - Private Trans-Siberian Rail Journeys

Your Itinerary

Welcome to Vladivostok

DAY

1

In the morning you will arrive in Vladivostok. In the afternoon a guided bus tour of the city will include the Submarine Museum. You will have a fantastic view over the city from the “Adlernest” hill.
Overnight: Versailles Best Eastern (or similar). Meals included: lunch (L) and dinner (D).

DAY 2

Vladivostok and Train Departure

DAY

2

In the morning you will visit the Oceanarium and learn about the Pacific sea life. Afterwards, you will go on a boat excursion around Russia’s largest Pacific port. In the evening the regular train is departing and you will be welcomed in the private railway car for your group.
Overnight on board. (BLD)

DAY 3

Khabarovsk on the Amur River

DAY

3

Today you’ll arrive in Khabarovsk. During the guided bus tour of the city you’ll visit the Regional Museum as well as the bluff over the Amur River with its wide sandy beaches.
Overnight: Parus Best Eastern (or similar). (BLD)

DAY 4 & 5

Trans-Siberia

DAY

4 & 5

You continue your train journey westbound and cross the Amur river over one of Russia’s longest bridges. You also pass by the former penal colony of Svobodny, the junction to the Baikal-Amur-Magistrale as well as the junction to the Trans-Manchurian Railway in Chita.
2 overnights on board. (2xBLD)

DAY 6

Ulan Ude

DAY

6

Arrival in Ulan Ude in the morning. You enjoy an informative city tour and visit the Datsan monastery, a Buddhist temple close to Ulan Ude. In the evening you continue the trip to Irkutsk.
Overnight on board. (BLD)

DAY 7

Lake Baikal

DAY

7

After arrival in Irkutsk in the morning you drive to the remarkable natural phenomenon of Lake Baikal, the largest reservoir of freshwater in the world. A short boat excursion takes you out onto the lake. Take a swim if you wish and visit the picturesque village of Listwyanka. Dinner is a Baikal-style picnic on the lakeshore with a view of the incredible natural surroundings (weather permitting).
Overnight: Hotel Mayak (or similar) TBD. (BLD)

DAY 8

Irkutsk

DAY

8

In the morning you pay a worthwhile visit to an open-air museum with a focus on life and work in historical Siberia. Afterwards, we go to Irkutsk, the capital of Eastern Siberia in tsarist times. During your city tour you see the Okhlopkov Drama Theatre, the new memorial to Tsar Alexander III, and the photogenic market hall. In the evening the train departs for Novosibirsk.
Overnight on board. (BLD)

DAY 9

Trans-Siberia

DAY

9

In the late afternoon the train arrives in Novosibirsk, the largest city in Siberia. You are taken on a tour of this most Soviet of cities along your entire route, including the chance to see the mighty Ob River.
Overnight: Middle-class hotel (Azimut or similar). (BLD)

DAY 10

Novosibirsk

DAY

10

Small city tour, with possibility to see the market and the opera house. In the afternoon you continue your journey.
Overnight on board. (BLD)

DAY 11

Yekaterinburg

DAY

11

Your train stops in the afternoon in Yekaterinburg, the capital of the Ural Federal District. The city is known as the place where the Russian tsar Nicholas II and his family were murdered in 1918 (site visit TBD). Also, Yekaterinburg is the frontier between the European and the Asian continent. We visit the obelisk monument which serves as a reminder of this fact. Back on board, you enjoy views of the Urals landscape. The train is already rolling across the European continent.
Overnight on board. (BLD)

DAY 12

Kazan

DAY

12

After breakfast you reach Kazan, the Tatar capital on the banks of the Volga. On your city tour you see Tatar mosques and the most famous Russian Orthodox cathedral. You also take a tour of Kazan’s Kremlin, where you learn about the turbulent history of the relationship between the Tatars, the Cossacks, and the Russians. Afterwards you enjoy lunch in a city restaurant.
Overnight on board. (BLD)

DAY 13

Welcome to Moscow

DAY

13

Around noon, you arrive in the Russian capital of Moscow, now a thriving, prosperous city, and are accompanied to your hotel. At noon you visit the Kremlin grounds with its magnificent cathedral. Several of the building interiors can also be viewed. After dinner, discover the city’s magic during an hour-long “City of Lights” tour, including a stop at Red Square, and a ride on the underground to view two of Moscow’s particularly beautiful metro stations.
Overnight: InterContinental Tverskaya OR Grand Marriott (or similar). (BLD)

DAY 14

Tour of Moscow & flight home

DAY

14

After an ample breakfast at your hotel, your tour of the city takes you to the reconstructed Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Lomonossov University, the New Maidens’ Convent (Novodevichy Monastery), and Red Square with its colourful St. Basil’s Cathedral, as well as to the notorious former KGB headquarters and the White House. This then marks the end of your memorable journey and the time has come to head to the airport. We accompany you to the airport and bid you bon voyage. (B)

Tsar’s Gold Original Trans-Siberian

Vladivostok to Moscow

Your Itinerary

Details

Highlights of Your Journey

Hotels Planned

Dates & Prices