DESTINATIONS:

 
 
The rails.
 

 

Trans Siberian Railway, the longest in the world

 

Moscow - Irkutsk – Ulaan Baatar

Budget package, 10 days/9 nights

The map of Russia with Transsib.

 

Grade of difficultyeasy (sightseeing)

Land cost:  available on request.

The price includes:
Accommodation (3 nights in hotels B&B, 6 nights in the train), Train tickets Moscow - Irkutsk, Irkutsk – Ulaan Baatar; Transfers according to the itinerary. All excursions, entrance fees and tours according to the itinerary, including city tours in Irkutsk and Listvyanka; Lunches and dinners according to the itinerary: 2 lunches in Listvyanka

Airplane tickets, Insurance, Visas, Tips are not included.

*Schedule of the sightseeing train down the Round Baikal railway is subject to changes some changes may be required to Irkutsk section of the itinerary.

Also we can arrange the extensions to the route — for example, you can start from Saint-Petersburg or Helsinki, or continue to Beijing.

 

After comprehensive sightseeing programs in Irkutsk and on the Lake Baikal you will arrive to Ulaan Baatar — capital of the country that many think of as true “back of beyond”, where many families still follow the traditional nomadic way of life.

The wooden house in Irkutsk.

  • Irkutsk — the capital of the East Siberia

  • Baikal lake boat trip

  • Travelling down the Round-Baikal Railway

  • Folklore village – Russian and Buryat wooden architecture

 

ITINERARY

Day 1. Board the train N2 Moscow - Irkutsk. Overnight in the train.
Day 2-4. Travel to Irkutsk via Perm, Yekaterinburg, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyask. Cross the Volga and Irtish rivers and the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia in the hills of Southern Ural.
Day 5. Arrive to Irkutsk. Breakfast. Transfer to Listvyanka village at the Lake Baikal (2 hours). On the way – lunch and visiting folklore village “Taltsy” (Russian and Buryat wooden architecture). Accommodation in lodge. Free time to relax and explore the village, Lake Baikal sightseeing. Overnight in the lodge.

Day 6. Breakfast. Stay on the lake. Guided boat trip with lunch, Lake Baikal sightseeing. Overnight in the lodge.

NB! If the weather is bad boat trip might be substituted by excursion to Taltsy museum or some other activity

Day 7. Early morning breakfast. Cross the Angara river by ferry, arrive to Port Baikal. Guided tour along the Baikal lakeside (if the weather is good you will see Khamar-Daban mountain range on the opposite side of the lake) by sightseeing train. You will explore Old Round Baikal Railway with its famous tunnels and bridges. Arrive to Slyudyanka with its one-off railway station built entirely from white marble. Free time for you to rest on the lakeside and explore the village — local people will undoubtedly offer you to buy famous smoked Baikal omul. Transfer by commuter train to Irkursk. Check-in and overnight in the hotel.
Day 8. Breakfast. 3 hours sightseeing tour: historical center of the city, 19th century architecture, wooden cottages, houses of exiled Russian noblemen — rebellious Decembrists who lived there after years of hard labor in even more God-forsaken places. Return to the hotel. In the evening transfer to the railway station to board the train to Ulaan Baatar. Overnight in the train.
Day 9. Travel by train from Irkutsk to Ulaan Baatar via Ulan Ude. Several hours the train runs along the Lake Baikal.
Day 10. Arrival in Ulaan Baatar.

 

FOR TRAVELLERS:
General information
Maps
Accommodation
Food on the train
History of Transsib
Information about the cities
Activities in the cities
FAQ

 

ITINERARIES, FULL PACKAGE:
Novosibirsk - Irkutsk - Ulan Ude - Vladivostok.
Moskow - Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - Vladivostok.
Moskow - Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - Vladivostok Extended.
Moscow – Irkutsk – Beijing.
Moskow - Irkutsk - Beijing Extended.
Moskow - Irkutsk - Ulaan Baatar.

 

ITINERARIES, BUDGET PACKAGE:

Novosibirsk - Irkutsk - Ulan Ude - Vladivostok.

Moskow - Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - Vladivostok.
Moskow - Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - Vladivostok Extended.
Moscow – Irkutsk – Beijing.
Moskow - Irkutsk - Beijing Extended.
Moskow - Irkutsk - Ulaan Baatar.

 

ITINERARIES, BASIC PACKAGE:
Novosibirsk - Irkutsk - Ulan Ude - Vladivostok.
Moskow - Yekaterinburg - Irkutsk - Vladivostok.
Moscow – Irkutsk – Beijing.
Moskow - Irkutsk - Beijing Extended.
Moskow - Irkutsk - Ulaan Baatar.

 

 

Wild Russia / Neizvedanny Mir Company
Saint Petersburg, Fontanka embankment, 59

+7 812 703-3215

+7 812 703-3216

+7 812 703-3249

Email: info@wildrussia.spb.ru

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